Chapter 68 - Loyal Servants (2/2)
”This is one of the people by Madam's side. The fewer people in the world who know about Madam, the better. If that girl isn't with you anymore, then His Majesty won't keep her life any longer!”
An Jinyan seems to had forgotten to silence Zi Yuan. An Jinyan and Madam Qin had even burned down her home, so how could they leave Zi Yuan alive? Once she understood what was going on, An Jin pretended to jump up in fright. She was pressed on the shoulder by Eunuch Xie, and then she sat still again.
”Alright.” Eunuch Xie saw that An Jinxiu understood his words and felt a little satisfied. He straightened his body and said to his subordinate, ”There's nothing else to do here. Let's go out.”
Once again, only the master and the servant remained in the room. Zi Yuan rushed in front of An Jin and said, ”I'm not leaving.”
An Jin got up and walked to the new bronze mirror in the room and said to Zi Yuan, ”If you don't want to leave, then don't. I can't kick you out either. ”The Grand Preceptor's coming over soon. Help me comb my makeup.”
An Jin look at herself in the bronze mirror. She whispered to Zi Yuan, ”Little girl, follow me. From now on, we won't be good people anymore.”
Zi Yuan said, ”Miss is not a bad person, so why can't we be good people?”
Currently, there was no one who could be trusted to escort Zi Yuan away from the capital. An Jinxiu could only bring her along with her, so she had to let her know about what had happened last night.
After Zi Yuan listened to half of An Jin's words, the comb in her hand dropped to the ground. She was so shocked that her soul almost left her body as she muttered repeatedly, ”How can they be like this? How can this be? ”
An Jin put on her makeup and waited for Zi Yuan to calm down.
Zi Yuan mumbled absentmindedly for a while, before pulling An Jin's hand as she put on her makeup. ”Miss, we can't just let it go like this!”
”Mm,” An Jinxiu said, ”We can't just let it go like this. Pick up the comb, we will not have the same life as before, and your temper can no longer be rough. ”
Zi Yuan bent down to pick up the comb that had fallen to the ground. She held it in her hand, but didn't move to comb An Jin's hair. ”Miss, we shouldn't have come here yesterday.”
Zi Xian bit her lips tightly. Her hands, which had been combing An Jin's hair, were trembling.
On the other hand, An Jinxiu cruelly narrated what had happened to her. Finally, she asked him, ”Do you still want to follow me into the palace?”
”Go,” Zi Yuan wiped her eyes and said with a tearful voice, ”Zi Yuan said that she would take revenge.”
Both Master and Servant were silent for a moment. One of them was wearing makeup while the other had her hair tied up in a bun. They were both absent-minded.
Grand Preceptor An was found in the justice courts by a court eunuch. When he heard that the eunuch wanted him to go to the monastery, he shook his head out of instinct.
The young eunuch didn't waste any more words with Grand Preceptor An, but said, ”This is His Majesty's intention.”
Even if he didn't want to see An Jin anymore, Grand Preceptor An couldn't even refuse.
”His Majesty wants the Grand Preceptor to go to the private hall?” Lord Wei said.
Grand Preceptor An could only smile at the old man. ”His Majesty spent the night in my Anshi Hall last night”
Grand Preceptor An came out of the justice courts, got on a palanquin, and headed straight for the monastery. As he sat in the sedan chair, Grand Preceptor An mused, ”What should I do when I face An Jin?”
In reality, the An clan had given up on this daughter of him and had chosen An Jinyan.
Hearing the voices outside the palanquin, Grand Preceptor An was filled with annoyance. He opened his mouth several times to call for the sedan bearers to turn around, but the Grand Preceptor didn't dare disobey the words of the Emperor.
Grand Preceptor An sat on the palanquin as if he were sitting on pins and needles. He really wished there was a eunuch from the palace who could catch up and tell him not to go. When the sedan chair landed on the ground, his own hall was right in front of him. Even Grand Preceptor An hadn't been able to wait for this eunuch.
After standing in front of the entrance for a while, Grand Preceptor An spoke to his followers. ”I'm going in. You guys wait here.”
The servants of the Residence of An saw the guard with a saber standing in front of the entrance to the main hall. They were all secretly shocked, not knowing what had happened inside the main hall. From yesterday to today, the events that had happened in the Residence of An had happened one after another. Although it was not enough to make their hearts palpitate in fear, they were still dazzled.
Grand Preceptor An walked up the steps. A guard with a saber opened the door for him. He had seen this guard at the side of the Emperor. He was one of the Emperor's personal bodyguards. The reason these people had come to watch over this hall was to ensure the safety of An Jin? Grand Preceptor An couldn't think of any other answer, nor could he ask. He could only enter the hall full of doubts.