Chapter 193 Xiao Jiuniang’s regret, the situation changes
After Gao Yanzong left, Xie Yuxuan cleaned Xiao Jinyu's wound again and applied medicine. Fortunately, Xiao Jinyu made an ointment and applied it for seven days, and the wound gradually healed. However, the arrow wound penetrated the body after all, although it was not injured. However, it also caused great damage to the body. Today, Xiao Jinyu still feels pain and looks pale and haggard.
Xie Yuxuan felt very distressed and put her back into clean silk clothes. After putting on her clothes, she scolded: "You don't care about your body even more now. You have left such a precious and flawless body covered with injuries." …”
Xiao Jinyu didn't seem to hear her words and interrupted: "Axuan, have you sent me the letter I wrote to Chang Gong?"
"Sent it! I know you are worried about your county prince, for fear that he will be trapped by those treacherous villains!"
Xiao Jinyu said hello, was silent for a while, and suddenly said: "Axuan, please accompany me to the Dali Temple Prison!"
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In Dali Temple Prison, Xiao Jiuniang, who is now Chen Rumeng, was imprisoned in a very dark and cramped cell.
Not far away, you can still hear the sarcastic laughter coming from other cells.
They were laughing at her for being a slut with no sense of shame, and for trying to seduce His Royal Highness King Hejian. He was a noble person in the royal family of Qi who existed like clouds and moons in the sky, and she was not the same as a trick like her who was sold into Fengyue Tower. The difference between mud!
Oh, what is the difference between cloud and mud? But she was originally a noble daughter of the Chen Kingdom and could marry into the royal family. There was no one she was not worthy of!
What changed all this?
Yes, it's all because of her!
Because of her appearance, because of that humble maid who returned to Jiankang from Qi State and existed like a dazzling light no matter where she was, her life was completely overturned!
It was obvious that that wretched maid, that illegitimate daughter, was the one who should be trampled into the dirt, so why did it turn out to be her?
But that woman is now standing on a high place that she can't even look up at, living a wanton and proud life. Everyone is doting on her, even the king of Lanling, who has a peerless appearance, regards her as a treasure, even for her. He rejected the legitimate daughter of the Zheng family in Xingyang and no longer accepted any other women.
Aren't these dignitaries in Qi all dissolute and wanton? No matter how beautiful a woman is, she is not just a commodity that can be given away or exchanged at will!
Why can she meet different men?
Why does she have such a good life?
Why did all the misfortune and bad luck happen to her, Chen Rumeng?
Thinking like this, Chen Rumeng felt his heart twisting, his face distorted, and even a little crazy.
"I want to see Princess Lanling Xiao Jinyu, I want to see her! Now I'm about to die, can't I see her again before I die?"
She shouted loudly to the jailer outside the cell.
The jailer guarding outside whipped her hard and said with disdain and ridicule: "Did you not get enough of the punishment just now? If a lowly concubine like you still wants to see Princess Lanling, then what? But not everyone can see a fairy-like figure if they want to. I haven't seen it yet, and you still want to see it!
Don’t you think about who you are? "
The jailer was chattering, and two people suddenly appeared behind him. One of them was wearing a silk hat and black clothes. He was tall and slender. He couldn't tell who he was. The other one was a handsome man with a bit of heroic spirit. A beautiful woman, dressed in purple, looks cold and noble.
"Are you guys?"
As soon as the jailer saw the visitor's attire, he knew he must be someone with an unusual status, so he asked respectfully.
The voice of Sima Maozong, the minister of Dali Temple, came from behind: "People from Prince Lanling's palace, please let them meet this Chen family. You two nobles have something to ask!"
"yes!"
The jailer immediately nodded and stepped aside.
As soon as he heard about the people in Prince Lanling's palace, Chen Rumeng climbed to the iron railing and looked at the two people who were slowly approaching.
But I was disappointed that I didn't see the familiar person.
However, it was said that she was extremely beautiful, which shocked all the guests who attended her wedding ceremony, but she, Chen Rumeng, had never seen her true face.
"Are you Princess Xiao Jinyu of Lanling?" Finally, she turned her attention to the man in black clothes and a silk hat.
"I am!" Xie Yuxuan answered first and asked sarcastically, "Are you the concubine of King Hejian, who risked your life to frame King Hejian?"
Chen Rumeng laughed: "Xin Zuo? Ha, you think I want to be this Xi Zuo. If I hadn't been forced into desperation, I wouldn't have reached this point. I thought Gao Xiaowan would treat me in the slightest when he brought me into the palace. In fact, as long as I have a little bit of love for him, I will not betray him.
I, Chen Rumeng, do not have high requirements. Even if I am a concubine, as long as I can get a little love and care, I will be satisfied. I will regard him as my husband and serve him carefully for the rest of my life.
It's a pity that he was so cruel. Ever since he brought me into the Hejian Palace, he never looked at me again and allowed me to be bullied by the servants in the palace! "
Speaking of this, a self-deprecating yet spiteful chuckle appeared in her eyes.
"I was kicked out of the Xiao family and was bullied when I was wandering around. Later, I was sold to Fengyue Tower by my brother. Because I didn't want to sleep with those dirty men, I was whipped and humiliated. Now that I have arrived at the Hejian Prince's Mansion, I thought I had found this place. I have relied on you all my life, but I didn’t expect that in the end I would still be slaughtered and bullied.
How come she, Xiao Jinyu, can get the best of everything in the world, whether it is the love of relatives or the cherishment and care of men, but I can't even get a little bit of compassion! "
After hearing what she said, Xie Yuxuan was so angry that she really wanted to slap Mrs. Chen, so she sneered: "Ms. Chen, have you ever heard of the saying that if you sow good karma, you will get good results; on the contrary, if you sow evil karma, you will get bad results. If it weren't for your impure intentions and many evil deeds, how could you be here today?
The King of River Stream is not a fool, how could he not see your selfishness?
Why do you think that you can definitely get what others can get?
The reason why Princess Lanling is respected and loved by others is because she has given something herself. But if you don't want to give anything, you only want to get it, how can God fulfill your wishes? "
Chen Rumeng was stunned for a moment, then burst out laughing again.
"You want to get something without giving anything? How do you know that I haven't given anything?" As she said this, she looked at Xie Yuxuan with a ferocious face, "You said you are Xiao Jinyu, but why can't I see her shadow in you? ? "Who are you?"
Xiao Jinyu then asked: "Why did your brother sell you to Fengyue Tower? After leaving the Xiao family, where did you go? What did you do?"
"You? Who are you?"
Hearing this voice, Chen Rumeng became nervous and frightened. After she retreated into the cell, she murmured to herself:
"Leaving the Xiao family...yes, after leaving the Xiao family, we went to find His Majesty, our uncle, but he refused to see us and only asked General Fan Yi to take away the Xiao family's military governor's seal from his brother. , after giving us some money, he stopped paying attention to us.
Later, my brother took the money everywhere to eat, drink, gamble, and even escort prostitutes. It didn't take long before he squandered all the money. Everyone laughed at us for being bastards pretending to be members of the Xiao clan. They beat us, scolded us, and bullied us, but no one willing to lend us a helping hand,
I said I was the daughter of Princess Chen, but none of them believed me. They laughed at me, scolded me and insulted me. My brother was cowardly and just watched from the sidelines. He didn’t even say a word to defend me...
Later, we met a noble man who said that Lord Lu of Qi State was willing to take us in and give us a good place to go, so my brother took me to Qi State.
But after arriving in Yecheng, Qi State, he didn't have any money on him, so he sold me for a few taels of silver... and sold me to Fengyue Tower as a toy for people's entertainment...
Later, I met Lord Lu’s son Mutipo, who taught me how to attract the attention of King Hejian, how to seduce him, and force him to accept me into King Hejian’s palace..."
At this point, Chen Rumeng's face was full of tears, and his eyes were filled with a crazy and cruel smile.
"This is what I experienced when I left the Xiao family. Are you satisfied?"
"Xiao Jinyu, are you satisfied?" "If it weren't for you, I would still be the legitimate daughter of the Xiao family who was flattered by all the ladies in Jiankang City. It's because of you that everything I own is ruined! "
"It's all because of you, it's all because of you..."
Xiao Jinyu was silent and did not speak any more, but a deep sadness arose from deep in her heart. Xie Yuxuan wanted to scold her a few more times, but Xiao Jinyu stopped her, and the two left Dali Temple.
"Shilang Xie is really kind. How can such a lowly woman be qualified to receive the care of Shilang Xie when visiting the prison?"
When sending Xiao Jinyu and two others out of Dali Temple Prison, Bi Yiyun couldn't help but come up to them and smile.
"Your Majesty has agreed to allow her to leave with dignity, so before she dies, should we leave her some dignity?"
The implication of these words was to warn them not to use dirty methods to insult the woman Chen.
"Yes, we will definitely obey the order of the Master!"
"It's His Majesty's order!"
Xiao Jinyu corrected him coldly, and Bi Yiyun said yes.
The two of them walked out of the gate of Dali Temple.
After getting on the carriage, Xiao Jinyu didn't speak for a long time, but Xie Yuxuan kept mumbling: "I didn't expect that this Chen family's daughter would be so indifferent to right from wrong, selfish and vicious, and would only shift the responsibility to others. Ah Xuan is really It’s hard to imagine how she treated you, my sister, in the past, and how your sister managed to survive under the schemes of these vicious people?
It is not a pity for such a person to die. Sister, don’t you feel any guilt towards such a person? "
Xiao Jinyu said in a deep voice: "No, I just feel that it is not easy for a woman to survive in this troubled world. When someone holds her in the palm of her hand, she can be domineering and do whatever she wants. But once the protection of this status is lost, she becomes a duckweed or a mustard. Abyss, or deep mud,
No one cares about you anymore, life and death are not up to you! "
Xie Yuxuan felt a pain in her heart, so she hugged Xiao Jinyu and cried: "Yes! But fortunately, sister, you are still here!"
"Fortunately, Ah Xuan can protect herself! It makes me feel relieved!"
Xie Yuxuan burst into laughter again, and suddenly changed the subject: "However, Chen's end today is not only his parents' responsibility, but also the hypocritical man Chen Xu. I can never forgive him for what he did to Ah What my sister did..."
As she said that, she looked at Xiao Jinyu with sadness and seriousness and said,
"Ever since Ling Ye told me the news, I have been thinking about it all the time. One day, I will send my army south to destroy Chen Xu. I vow to kill Chen Xu with my own hands and avenge my sister!"
When he said this, Xie Yuxuan's eyes seemed to be burning with hatred and anger, but in the blink of an eye, when she saw Xiao Jinyu, her eyes became as nostalgic as a deer.
Xiao Jinyu felt her heart tremble.
"Sister, don't tell me the truth about being loyal to the emperor and serving the country! Our Xie family has been loyal to the emperor for hundreds of years, but we have not received any good results. In these troubled times, whoever can give the people of the world a stable home will be He is a truly worthy monarch. I don’t think Chen Xu will be a qualified monarch. Based on what he did to his sister, Princess Yunyin, and even his nieces and nephews... How can he love such a cold-blooded person? People of the world?”
Chen Xu is indeed a cold and callous person. If he can even kill his own sister, how can he really care about it?
Xiao Jinyu smiled and said: "Axuan is right, I can't teach you now. Axuan already has his own ideas and ambitions. I will not stop you from doing anything you want to do!"
"Really? Sister, you are so kind!"
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The next day during the imperial meeting, Gao Zhan announced three imperial edicts in the Taiji Hall. Each imperial edict was almost like thunder, causing the entire imperial hall to explode.
The first is to make Xie Zhen the crown prince's chief governor and the prince's young master. He will be given a mansion and a hundred taels of gold, twice as much as silver.
Secondly, Gao Xiaowan, king of Hejian, was appointed as the right prime minister of Xingtai in Heyang, and together with Dugu Yongye, Shangshu of Xingtai and governor of Luozhou, built a military town to guard Luoyang!
The third is to deprive Lu Lingxuan of the title of Junjun, and he will not be allowed to enter the East Palace again without an edict.
For a time, there was a lot of discussion in the court. Although the prince was preparing to be the governor, he was a fifth-grade official, but he was in charge of the East Palace guards, had certain military power, and was also the prince's junior division. This was to train Xie Zhen as an assistant minister of the East Palace. Yes, it can be seen that His Majesty favors him very much.
Although sending Gao Xiaowan to Heyang makes people unable to guess the emperor's thoughts, depriving Lu Lingxuan of the title of Junjun has to make people wonder whether the situation in the court will change again!
What happened one after another in Yecheng reached Jinyang as quickly as possible.
Especially when he heard the news that the emperor was assassinated and that Xie Zhen blocked an arrow for the emperor Gao Zhan, Gao Changgong felt his chest stagnant, like a pain like thousands of arrows piercing his heart. An uneasy premonition was already lingering in his heart. A few days later, when the news was actually received, this fear and uneasiness made it even more difficult to sleep.
But at the same time, Lu Yu sent him another letter!
"Your Majesty, this is a letter from the princess. I heard that Xie Zhen is fine. Your Majesty, you don't need to worry too much!"
Gao Changgong opened the letter eagerly and saw that it read:
"Chang Gong, the cold winter is approaching. In order to protect the soldiers from the cold weather and freezing ground, Ayu has refined a medicine that can effectively treat chilblains and knife wounds. Gao Xiaowan, the king of Hejian, will be arriving in Luoyang soon. Ayu This batch of medicine will be handed over to His Royal Highness King Hejian and asked to be sent to Jinyang on her behalf.
In order to fear that Yuwen would protect his words and break the covenant without faith, Changgong needs to be more careful and take care of himself.
Although the emperor blocked an arrow, Ayu is no longer in harm's way, and now he has gained the emperor's trust. This is a blessing, Chang Gong does not need to worry!
I hope that we will live forever and share the beauty of the moon thousands of miles away. Ayu will wait for you to return when the New Year is approaching and drink and have fun with you! "
After reading the letter, Gao Changgong's eyes seemed to be filled with tears. After reading it several times and confirming that she was really fine, he slowly let go of the fear and haze in his heart.
"I said that the young lady is very powerful. Jiren has her own destiny. Moreover, she has now become the prince's deputy governor and the prince's young master, and she has gained the respect of the emperor.
Prince, don't be too scared. I believe she will protect you. Moreover, His Royal Highness Prince Ande is here. She also has sword masters like Ling Ye and some private soldiers beside her. She will be fine. ! "
Gao Changgong didn't speak for a long time, but while he was relieved and happy, he secretly felt endless guilt and regret in his heart.
If I had known this, should I really have brought Ayu to Jinyang?
(End of chapter)