C68 (1/2)

The two of them were about to leave when they saw the person in front of them. Xia He cried even harder. The pomegranate gritted its teeth, then flew into the air. It directly attacked towards Liu Feng.

Liu Feng saw her and the two of them started fighting.

Liu Hao and Liu Shixuan also joined the team. However, he couldn't defeat these three people, let alone the fact that this was the prison of the Prime Minister's Mansion.

As expected, pomegranate was defeated very quickly. They were suppressed by Liu Shixuan, ”Speak, who sent you here? Does the Prime Minister's residence still have any of your accomplices? What is your purpose ”?

Looking at Liu Shixuan's pale face, pomegranate smiled.

Just as he was about to crush the poison in his mouth. Liu Shixuan pinched her face, ”Do you want to commit suicide?”

Liu Shixuan smiled coldly, ”Men, tie her mouth up with a piece of cloth. Don't let her bite her tongue to commit suicide. As long as she does not confess, she will use them one by one until she dies. ”

pomegranate's mouth was quickly stuffed. It looked at Liu Shixuan with eyes full of grief and indignation, obviously not expecting him to be so ruthless. Soon the pomegranate was tied to it.

The first one he tried was the iron furnace. He imprinted the red-hot iron on his skin. Xia He trembled in fear as he looked at the pomegranate with a vicious gaze. In his heart, he silently said, ”I will definitely avenge you.”

The pomegranate cried out loudly. The painful struggles and the sounds of the iron chains wailing could not be heard.

Seeing Xia He's expression, Xuanyuan Yu sneered in her heart.

The few of them walked out. Xuanyuan Yu looked at the absent-minded Xia He and gently said, ”You must have been scared witless just now right? Actually, we did not plan to have you accompany us in death. It was just that the situation just now scared her and she had to confess. ”

Xia He sneered in his heart. If only pomegranate hadn't confessed just now, there would be another one of her now! He covered his face and said gently, ”Thank you, my lady.”

Xuanyuan Yu nodded her head and patted her hand. ”You're back. Have a good rest.”

Xia He bowed slightly, ”Many thanks Miss.”

Xuanyuan Yu nodded and turned to leave.

Liu Shixuan also nodded at Xia He. Liu Feng also smiled at Xia He. The three of them left together.

Looking at the backs of these three people, the second time Xia He felt such hatred. The first time was when she became a killer and she didn't want to kill anyone, but those people forced her to do so. If they did not obey, they would be beaten to death. In the end, he became a homicidal maniac because he had killed many people and was very outstanding. He was selected by the empress dowager and chosen here, and pomegranate was her blood sister. He watched as his little sister, for his sake, stared at the distant prison. Xia He looked at Xuanyuan Yu's back and it became even more vicious. As if Xuanyuan Yu had seen through it, she suddenly turned her head. He said loudly to Xia He, ”Hurry up and go back to rest. Don't be late!” He turned his head and continued walking.

Xia He suddenly felt a little cold, a little creepy. It was too late to think about it further, so he quickly left the place. However, when he turned around and looked at the Celestial Prison, the cold light in his eyes made even the ghosts tremble in fear.

The three of them walked together.

Liu Shixuan suddenly said, ”Yu'er, do you feel that Xia He is a little strange?”

Xuanyuan Yu gave a faint smile. Even First Uncle could tell.

Liu Feng also said on the side, ”I also feel that it's very strange.”

Xuanyuan Yu giggled, ”Tell me about it.”

Liu Feng couldn't help but roll his eyes at her: ”Don't always treat me like a child, I'm your cousin.”

”Yes, yes.” Xuanyuan Yu firmly nodded her head.

Therefore, he said, ”Logically speaking, if your enemy harms you, no matter how pitiful he is, it shouldn't be sympathy, but also hatred and fear. However, I didn't notice these two things from her expression just now.

Xuanyuan Yu nodded her head, ”That is indeed the case. ”They've been hiding it very well all this time, but now that they've suddenly lost control, I think there must be a connection between her and the pomegranate.”

Liu Shixuan nodded, ”What if she doesn't admit to it?”

”Then let's kill them together.” Xuanyuan Yu lightly said.

Liu Shixuan was unwilling to give up, ”What if that person is innocent?”

Xuanyuan Yu raised her brows. ”Then let's kill them together as well.”

Liu Shixuan was speechless. This little niece was too terrifying.

Liu Feng shook his head in disapproval, ”This kind of personality where you would rather kill a thousand wrongly than let a single one go is not good!”

Xuanyuan Yu looked at him and raised an eyebrow, ”If it was a hundred, it definitely wouldn't. If it was ten, it wouldn't matter. But if it was two or three, it would …”

Liu Feng angrily said to her, ”They are all humans.”

Xuanyuan Yu faintly smiled, ”I know they are human.”

Liu Feng was speechless.

Xuanyuan Yu then continued, ”I have never been one to cause trouble and I will not randomly kill people. The condition is that they do not provoke me. It's just that when I smelled that Xia He and the pomegranate also had the Wind Leaf Grass, I started to think, maybe there's only one of them, but I also thought just now, these maidservants have been together for so long, after so many years, the matriarch might not be able to find out about it, but these maidservants only know a little about it. Maybe not. Even if he switched out one of them, this pill wouldn't be effective. Furthermore, they had a very good understanding of each other and their relationship was also very good. It was unlikely that they would be unable to discover anything. This could only mean that there was something wrong between her and her. Or one of them. ”

Liu Feng stared at her blankly, obviously not expecting her analysis to be so thorough.

Liu Shixuan also looked at her in surprise.

Liu Shixuan suddenly felt bitter. They had always thought that he was a soft persimmon, that he was an unconscious monarch. But now, they finally understood how scheming the emperor was. They had placed a chess piece beside them, a bomb, and the matriarch herself had three bombs.

Just how many of them were pawns of the imperial palace? Would he really have to bury everyone in the Prime Minister's Estate before letting the matter go?

He looked at his father's hostile expression. Liu Feng asked, ”Father, what's wrong?”

Liu Shixuan shook his head, ”Nothing, I just suddenly thought of something.”

However, he had never shown himself in front of everyone, and the guards outside were still there. There were still three days left, and only three days before the Prime Minister's Estate ran out of food. At that time, it would truly be terrifying.

Seeing that they were not in a good mood, Xuanyuan Yu smiled and said, ”Everyone should go back and rest! ”If nothing unexpected happens, Matriarch He will wake up tomorrow.”

The three of them looked at her and all made a sound of acknowledgment. Then they all went back to their own rooms.

When they returned to the Yanran Pavilion, Xuanyuan Yu felt as if her entire body was going to fall apart.

When the maidservants saw her, they all surrounded her.

Liu Mei looked at her with a wronged expression: ”Miss, didn't you say you would come back after taking a walk? How did so many things happen ”?

Xuanyuan Yu was just about to return. Then, he heard Wan-Er say, ”Stop talking, prepare some food for the little miss. Liu Mei, Yang Liu, you two go get the little miss a bucket of water and bathe her.”

”Sigh, a few people are starting to get busy. Seeing them starting to get busy, Xuanyuan Yu also smiled.”

Not long after, the food was served. Xuanyuan Yu suddenly felt that the food was very fragrant. Although being in the prison wasn't bad, it was obvious that people's hearts were relaxed and felt exceptionally comfortable. After eating a bowl of rice and drinking a bowl of soup, he felt full. Liu Mei had the strong servant bring the bath up. Hot water was prepared inside. Sprinkle with roses. How fragrant. Not yet. Xuanyuan Yu then said, ”I will wash it myself. After I'm done, I will sleep. You guys can carry it yourselves!

The few of them agreed to withdraw.

Xuanyuan Yu took off her clothes and soaked them in the bucket. It was very comfortable. As expected, people can't get used to it. After getting used to a pampered life, they even feel that something isn't right when they occasionally suffer a little bit of hardship. After properly washing themselves, they would lie down on the bed. He fell asleep the moment he laid down on the bed. He had slept very well, but had begun to dream after midnight.

He dreamt that his mother, whom he had never met before, had passed away. Then, he dreamt of being bullied by Xuanyuan Qing and his stepmother. He also dreamt of the Prime Minister's Mansion. In his dream, Ouyang Shaojie had spoken sweet words to him, but he had suddenly stabbed him with a knife. All of the dreams flashed by, and Xuanyuan Yu suddenly woke up from her dream, only to discover that she was sweating cold sweat.

He looked out the window. It was still dark outside and he could not fall asleep. He walked to the window by himself. The cold wind blew. It was already September. The weather had already started to feel slightly cold, but Xuanyuan Yu couldn't feel it. Perhaps it was because she was busy with matters of the Prime Minister's Estate every day, so she should face this person tomorrow. She needed to find him to have a good chat. Regardless of whether the people in the Prime Minister's Estate were good or bad, she had to at least protect her grandmother. She didn't care about others, nor did she care about them.

After staring blankly for a moment and feeling sleepy once more, he walked to the bed and fell asleep. This sleep lasted until the next day.

Night: the Palace of Tzu Ning.

”All of you, go call over Young Jie.” The empress dowager sat on a chair as she spoke lazily to Little Fortune.

”Chirp.” Little Fortune agreed to go out.

They rode their horses all the way out of the palace and directly arrived at the Fifth Prince's estate.

”Dong Dong.” Dong dong.

”It's here, it's here!” When the old uncle opened the door, he saw that it was little Fu. ”Aiyo, why is Young Master Fu here? Why are you so late?”

”The empress dowager wants Fifth Brother to enter the palace now, hurry up.” Little Fu said anxiously.

The old uncle immediately entered and announced, ”Young master, young master!”

Shaojie was currently reading in her study room. When she saw her uncle in such a hurry, she couldn't help but frown. ”Uncle, it's already so late. What are you doing in such a hurry?”

The old uncle knew he was being rude and hastened to stand up. ”Young master, someone from the palace arrived. Young master Fu, who was by the empress dowager's side, has allowed young master to enter the palace right now!”

Ouyang Shaojie frowned. He obviously knew what was going on. He said to his uncle, ”Go to the main hall and entertain Young Master Fu. I'll go and change my clothes.”

”Sigh.” ”Yes,” the old man replied.

Ouyang Shaojie directly walked out to change his clothes. At this moment, his brows were tightly knitted, and several maids were helping him change his clothes.

After changing his clothes, he walked straight out. When he reached the main hall, he saw little Fuzi sitting down below, eating tea.

When Little Fu saw Ouyang Shaojie walk in, he cupped his hands and greeted, ”Fifth Master.”

Ouyang Shaojie nodded. ”Let's go.”

The two of them entered the palace in a sedan.

Lil 'Fu was the first to walk in. ”Esteemed Empress Dowager, Lord Fifth has arrived.”

Empress Dowager, she said softly.

Only then did Ouyang Shaojie walk in. ”Greetings, Empress Dowager.”

The empress dowager pursed her lips into a smile. ”Shaojie's here!”

Xiao Fu took the maidservant and left automatically. The door closed.

Seeing that she had left, the empress dowager smiled. ”Shaojie, you've done very well.”

Ouyang Shaojie pursed his lips. ”I don't know why grandma is calling me here so late. What's the matter?”

He looked at Ouyang Shaojie with an expression that was not too friendly. Her Majesty's face changed. Walking down from his seat, he walked up to Ouyang Shaojie. He said in a cold and harsh voice, ”Young Jie, up to today, I hope you won't forget how we made it all the way here. ”Don't delay matters for the sake of your children's personal relationship.”

How could Ouyang Shaojie not understand? He and the empress dowager were direct relatives. Although her mother was very young and spoiled, her beauty had died young. Leave him. Her Majesty had always been good to him, and he knew how much effort they had put into this.

The empress dowager continued, ”With so many princes eyeing them covetously, who knows what would happen? Especially the eighth prince, Ouyang Lengxie. Mother's status isn't high, but she's raising such a ruthless son. His influence outside is great and should not be underestimated. ”

Ouyang Shaojie nodded. He too, had discovered this matter.

The empress dowager smiled again. ”If the Prime Minister's estate falls this time, then your contributions will be of the highest order. When the time comes, I'll blow some wind by the emperor's side.” The throne belongs to you. ”

Ouyang Shaojie nodded. ”Yes.”

The empress dowager spoke again, ”Last time, that Xuanyuan Yu went to find you.”

Ouyang Shaojie knew that many of the people in his mansion were the empress dowager's men, so he didn't hide anything. ”Yes, she's looking for me to get the Gold Medal for Exemption.”

The empress dowager raised her eyebrows. ”She knows you did it.”

Ouyang Shaojie didn't deny it.

The empress dowager continued, ”In such a short period of time, you were the one who did it, and even went to the estate. It can be seen that this girl is rarely smart. I've seen her methods before. Xuanyuan Zhi is such a cunning person, but he was forced by her to tell her everything. Through the matriarch to find me and the emperor. Find all five of them. This is intertwined, especially to let us so coincidentally hear it. This girl was definitely not an ordinary person. ”She cannot stay. If she stays, she will definitely become a huge threat.”

Ouyang Shaojie immediately knelt down. She pursed her lips. ”Empress Dowager, if the Prime Minister's estate falls. Could he leave Xuanyuan Yu's life ”?

The empress dowager looked at him and said sternly, ”This won't do. This girl is so young, yet she's so scheming and scheming. It would be a disaster to keep her here in the future. People who do big things must never be soft-hearted. ”

Ouyang Shaojie bit his lips. ”Grandson will not show mercy.”

Her Majesty looked at him and nodded in satisfaction.

”You can leave!”

”Grandson will take his leave.” As he spoke, he withdrew.

”Isn't the emperor's name Lord Fifth?” The eunuch at the emperor's side said.

The emperor looked carefully, ”It's not Fifth Brother …” Coming out of the Palace at this late hour. He then said, ”Let's go to the Palace of Tzu Ning to take a look as well.”

”Chirp.” The six children followed the emperor towards the palace.

Only then did the mama and maidservants by the empress dowager's side walk in. He returned to his seat.

”Majesty. Do you think the Fifth Prince would listen? ”

The empress dowager smiled confidently. ”Of course, he will definitely listen. I watched him grow up, so I know his personality very well. The throne was too important to him. Otherwise, how can I make up for the suffering I endured when I was young? ”

Beside her, Sun mama gave a flattering smile. ”This was even due to the empress dowager. If the empress dowager hadn't intentionally set up such a barrier, the Fifth Prince wouldn't have understood so quickly.”

The empress dowager nodded in satisfaction. ”I've endured so many years under the Grand Matriarch's sarcasm. If he was not given such a heavy burden, and if he knew that survival was not that easy, how could he have ambitions? Right now, let alone a Xuanyuan Yu, even I have no way to stop his ambitions. ”

Sun mama nodded. ”But what if I don't listen when the Fifth Prince ascends the throne?”

A cold light flashed in the empress dowager's eyes. ”Then —” Just as he was about to speak, the little Fu Zi outside reported, ”The Emperor has arrived.”

Senior Servant Sun naturally stood to the side.

Her Majesty drank her tea as if nothing had happened.

Seeing that the emperor had arrived, he put down the teacup and nodded with a smile.

”See you, Imperial Concubine.”

The empress dowager smiled. ”The emperor came to sit by This Dowager's side. Why did he come back so late?”

The emperor walked over very naturally and sat down at the side. ”Your child won't be able to sleep, so come visit my imperial concubine.”

The empress dowager looked at him worriedly. ”Don't worry too much, Your Majesty. You have to think for your own health as well.”

The emperor smiled faintly and said, ”I saw Shao Jie leave this place just now. Why is he so late? He's still at the Palace of Tzu Ning, is there something the matter?”

The empress dowager's expression flickered with dissatisfaction, and a smile appeared on her face, ”Sigh, wasn't it all for the matter with the Prime Minister's estate? That Xuanyuan Yu ah, last time she asked Shaojie for a gold medal. Shaojie didn't give it to you because of our imperial family, and now she's very worried about your health, saying she wants to supplement the Emperor.”

The emperor smiled in satisfaction. ”Young Jie, you're too considerate.”

Yes, even I, as a grandmother, was jealous. He said he wanted to give it to you, but he was afraid of making people speechless.” So, leave it with me, and give me time to remind the Emperor to eat on time. ”Don't work too hard. Just now, he even brought over a bird's nest. Although there is a lot of bird nest here in the royal family, it is rare to find such a heart.

The emperor nodded in satisfaction.

”Among so many princes, Shaojie has the most filial piety.”

The empress dowager's face was full of smiles as well. ”That's right. Not only is she filial, her talents and abilities are outstanding.”

The Emperor nodded.

The emperor's expression didn't look too good. The empress dowager had a straight face as well as she asked, ”That Imperial Concubine Liu is still very noisy.”

The emperor sighed helplessly. ”Ever since the Prime Minister's Estate sent troops over, only she refused to let me into her room. Every day, she would only refuse.” He still felt helpless. After all, Imperial Concubine Liu's looks couldn't be compared to ordinary people.

The empress dowager gave a cold snort. ”She really did put on airs. The Prime Minister's estate is already getting used to it. For a noble concubine to not let the emperor enter the room and let him sleep with her, it makes her the one I like.” He then said to the Emperor, ”Your Majesty, don't be too infatuated with her. There are so many women in this world.” With that, she clapped her hands again. Senior Servant Sun and two other women came up.

The two women dressed very coolly. The undergarment could be seen from the inside. The skirt underneath was also transparent, and the thighs inside could be vaguely seen.

The two women knelt down. ”Greetings, Your Majesty.”

The Emperor immediately felt the blood rush to his head.

The empress dowager looked at the emperor's expression and smiled in satisfaction.

He said to the Emperor, ”I'll give these two women to the Emperor.”

The emperor laughed excitedly. ”This, this. How could he be so embarrassed? ”May I trouble Your Majesty?” As he spoke, he glanced at the two women.

The empress dowager smiled gently. ”It's only right. There are rooms to the west. Sun mama brought the emperor over. ”

The emperor chuckled. ”Truly, I'll have to trouble Your Majesty.” As he spoke, he put his arm around the woman's shoulders and walked into the house.

The empress dowager smiled coldly as she watched the emperor's back.

When Xuanyuan Yu opened her eyes, she felt that the light outside was exceptionally glaring. ”Liu Mei, Yang Liu — —” Xuanyuan Yu shouted.

Not long later, Liu Mei walked in with a smile. ”Miss, I've woken up. Do you want me to help you wash?”

Xuanyuan Yu softly replied, ”What time is it now?”

Liu Mei's face was full of smiles as she said, ”It's almost noon.”

Xuanyuan Yu was surprised for a moment. ”It's already noon, why didn't you wake me up?”

Liu Mei felt wronged as she said, ”We haven't had a good rest recently, so we hope that you can take a good rest. That's why we woke you up.”

Xuanyuan Yu wrinkled her brow and said nothing.