Chapter 40: Assassinated

This sleep was so deep, I saw my mother faintly in my dreams, and the emperor grandmother who had died for many years. I vaguely returned to the carefree years under the grandmother Cheng Huan's knees ... I closed my eyes and smiled sweetly, not wanting to wake up so soon .
"I know you are awake, open your eyes, please open your eyes!" This sorrowful voice made my heart inexplicably ache, trying to break away from the slumber of sleep, trying to open my eyes, but in a misty light, I saw A pair of red eyes, red as blood. I trembled suddenly, the assassin, the sword light, the bloodstains, his horrified expression ... The horrifying scene swept back into my head, the spirit awakened me, and remembered the last sober thoughts, remembering his pale face, holding tightly Looking at me, full of horror.
I closed my eyes, opened again, and finally saw his face really.
"Ama ..." He stared straight at me, his eyes narrowed, as if he couldn't believe it, whispered my name.
Why his eyes were so red, I felt distressed, and wanted to raise his hand to caress his cheeks, but he was conscious that he had no consciousness all over his body, and his limbs and muscles were still there, but it seemed that they no longer belonged to me.
"You slept for a long time!" He looked at me momentarily, his fingers trembling across my cheek, "God finally gave you back to me!"
I looked at him, tears rolled down suddenly, but I lost all consciousness and couldn't move.
"Great doctor, too doctor!" Xiao Yan clenched my hand, and turned back and called in a hurry. The Physician hurried forward, drew his nerves, and breathed a long breath. "The princess's pulse is smooth, and the toxicity has been greatly relieved. It seems that the snow mountain iceberg flower is really effective. It only invades the meridians, but it has not been removed at the moment, and the limbs are paralyzed. Without consciousness. "
"Paralysis of the limbs?" Xiao Kun was furious, "How can I detoxify?"
Taiyi nodded his head, "The ice cream has a very cold anther. The princess's physique is afraid of being unbearable. Weichen can only take a risk and try to take the medicine with the seven flavors of the sun and the heat as the supplement. Take the medicine one by one. It ’s hard to guarantee that it wo n’t hurt the inner quarrel, Wei Chen did n’t dare to prescribe the medicine rashly.
I listened to it, faintly understood in my heart, the ice cream flower said by the doctor must be the wonderful snow mountain flower sent by He Lanzhen. The Turkic envoys called it a different treasure that day, which can detoxify and heal wounds. I never thought that today would really save my life.
But listening to Xiao Yan's anger, "I don't want to listen to these three words, no matter what medicine you use, be sure to make the princess recover!"
"Master Wang forgive sins!"
I smiled bitterly, but couldn't say anything. With only a slight movement of my fingers, I tried to tap his palm lightly. Xiao Xun looked down, and it touched my gaze, like sadness and madness. I had never seen such a stingy look in his eyes.
Bingyuhua has a very cold medicine. If I can't bear the effect, I will probably die. If I don't use this medicine, although I can live, it is just a walking dead. Compared with the two, Xiao Yan immediately understood my heart, and presumably what he thought was the same as mine-except that it was up to him to decide how difficult it was.
"I understand." Xiao Yan stared at me deeply and smiled decisively. "Since that's the case, let's go to a blog together!"
The doctor immediately prescribed the decoction, a bowl of thick medicinal juice, which Xiao Xiao personally fed me and drank.
The palace doctors and doctors all exited the outer hall. In the empty hall, the palace lights were low, throwing our shadows to the ground.
He lifted me up, leaned on the bed, and held me tightly in his arms. I do n’t know if it ’s a medicinal effect or a toxic effect. My eyes are dark and my mind is gradually faint.
"Ah!" He drank in my ear and shook me gently, but my body was still unconscious.
"I don't allow you to sleep, you give me eyes wide!" Xiao Yan raised my face, his voice choked, "I'm afraid you won't wake up once you fall asleep ... as long as you survive "I promise everything, and I won't make you sad again, okay?"
My heart felt like pain and sweetness, and I tried to open my eyes and give him a smile. His arms held me so tightly that he could hear his heartbeat even when he was unconscious. I want to say to him, I haven't seen enough of you, how can I be willing to go to sleep here; I also want to watch you grow white hair and grow old with me.
"I'll tell you a story, okay?" He looked at me with an awkward smile, and for the first time asked to tell a story. Every time he was entangled in me, he had a big head. If the wise and mighty Regent is afraid of anything else, it must be entangled by his princess to tell stories. I smiled deeply and looked at him quietly, looking at his frowning thoughts, and only felt sour in my heart ... I thought silently that even if I would die before dawn, I would have no fear, just because he had been Stay with you.
"What is it good to say?" He muttered to himself in distress, but I laughed. He always told stories about battlefields and siege, bloody, not fun. But as long as it is his story, I will never tire of listening.
He hugs me tightly, his voice softer and softer, "Have I ever spoken and saw you for the first time?"
I opened my eyes wide. For the first time, it should be at the wedding ceremony ... He sighed and smiled before saying, "You were fifteen years old at that time, so young, almost a child."
He chuckled, "When you worship, you are still in a complicated palace costume, and you are still very petite. You still look like a little girl. Thinking of my age, I have to enter a cave with a little girl. It's even more difficult for me than taking down ten cities! "He laughed so horribly, I was embarrassed and embarrassed, and I could only stab him hard with his eyes, anxious to pounce on his shoulder.
"After that, it's been three years ... When I learned that you were hijacked, I couldn't think of what my princess looked like. I just thought of a child who was so scared and crying," he said, " The people I sent followed you all the way, and kept sending back news that you assassinated He Lanzhen and ran away in arson, and forced He Lanzhen to kill him ... I can't believe that these things were actually done by a small child. "
I couldn't speak, and tears came quietly.
"I can't forget it all my life. At that moment, the blood shines, you appear in the chaos ..." He closed his eyes suddenly, "You are so dazzling, the sword behind the lightsaber does not damage your radiance, and you kill your opponent. But there is no half fear. I have never seen a woman who could be so decisive and so fierce! "His voice trembled." At that moment, I knew I almost missed something! "
I looked at him, tears slipped, and my hair burst.
"I have always dreamed of a woman who can stand side by side and live and die with me. I had already got it, but I missed it for three years."
A little warm, dripping on my cheek, it was his tears. He hugged me tightly, and seemed afraid he would lose it if he let go; the warmth on his body gradually warmed up my cold body, and kept warming to the bottom of my heart.
I shuddered, the feeling of warmth was so clear ... really, I actually felt his temperature again, and had a weak consciousness. I tried my best to finally raise my right hand slowly, and covered the back of his hand with difficulty.
He was shocked and stayed for a moment, then startled suddenly, "You can move! Grandma, you can move!"
I was ecstatic too, and he still embraced me and couldn't speak.
As soon as the curtain was lifted, Ayue asked for the medicine to come in, and Yingying smiled, "Prince, the medicine is fried. You look much better today."
While talking and laughing, Aunt Xu came in calmly and saw me taking the medicine. She was busy and smiled, "The princess has been much better these two days. It seems that after taking this medicine, it should be great."
I left the medicine cup, took the white silk and wiped the corners of her lips to see her look, she had already guessed a few points under her heart, "Dali Temple has already judged the results?"
Aunt Xu stunned, "Yes, the identity of the assassin has been ascertained, it is indeed an old man from Xuanhe Palace, calling Liu Ying by name."
Xuanhe Palace, the house where Zilu lived in the past. That night, when I saw the beautiful maid, I felt very familiar. Now, when I want to come, it is vaguely a maid who was very favored by Ziru. Her days in the palace were long, but no one knew she was doing martial arts. Aunt Xu's face was heavy. "The old man from Xuanhe Palace had already been sent out. This Liu Yingyuan had been sent to the Huanyi Bureau, but was transferred by the official board a few days ago. The person who took her away was a deputy of the official board. He was called Li Zhong, who died of violent illness on the night of the incident. "
I didn't move, just smiled slightly. Although the killing action was fast, it was also expected.
There are many palaces and houses, and no one knows how many secrets are hidden in the palace.
After the assassination of the aunt that day, I used the opportunity of the palace change to clean the palace and remove all the forces of loyalty to the emperor. However, the intricate and intricate forces in the palace are intricate and complicated, in order not to involve too many people and cause people's hearts to float, and that cleansing was just the end. Later, the aunt's conspiracy defeated, and the people involved in the palace were very connected and killed. The old people in the palace were frightened and the whole palace was in panic. Taking control of the harem, I tried to soothe the mind and calm down the turmoil. Although the killing was stopped, the idea of ​​completely cleaning the palace was always in my heart, waiting for the right time to come.
Aunt Xu continued, "The prince ordered a strict investigation of the case, Dali Temple has taken the people involved in the Royal Diet Division into custody, and the Huanyi Bureau and Liu Ying are familiar with the past, and the Xuanhe Palace former prisoners."
I groaned for a moment and raised her eyebrows to look at her. "Since the Dali Temple has begun the trial, you might as well help them again."
Aunt Xu was surprised, "What does the princess mean?"
I narrowed my smile and said coldly, "The old party in the palace has not been removed. Now is the time to check it."
"Old slaves understand." Aunt Xu was startled, and then leaned deeply.
I slowly said, "If you continue to spread the word, anyone in the palace who has privately criticized the DPRK government, misbehaved, and had a close relationship with the old party, will give one penalty for each person who confesses it; if you do n’t report, you will be a disaster for the nine groups.
The most important thing in this palace is the viciousness of the human heart. In order to protect themselves, everyone will scramble to bite others.
What I want is that everyone is at risk, and the wider the issue, the better.
"Old slaves do it now." Aunt Xu bowed back.
"Slow." I stopped her and said indifferently. "There is a man, it's time to use it."
In the prison room that is not seen all year round, the smell of moldy and mildew blows at me, even if I stand at the door, it makes me feel cold all over the body.
"This place is so filthy, the princess still keeps walking, and let the slaves bring people to trial, right?" Instructed Si to humorously accompany him.
I frowned. "Aunt Xu came in with me. Others stay here and cannot enter without being subpoenaed."
Aunt Xu led the way in the premise, crossed the dim aisle, and the more it got colder and harder. In front of the last narrow sill, only a half-foot square window hole leaked a little light, faintly seeing a pile of slightly creeping things. Aunt Xu dialed a bright light, and it was bright and glorious. A dark thing in the corner was suddenly shocked by the light, and crawling under her feet, it turned out to be a huge spider. I whispered and hurried back.
"Prince, be careful." Aunt Xu helped me.
Amidst the pile of straw on the ground, a sneer sneered suddenly, hoarsely like a human voice, "Little county master, are you here?"
If I do n’t look closely, I can hardly recognize the skinny woman hiding in the dirt, the waxy-yellow face that I once knew, slowly raised from the mess, and stared deep into my eyes, " I know that you will come sooner or later. Jiner will be waiting for you on Huangquan Road! "
I looked at her through the light, and wanted to find a trace of the past on this face, but it was in vain after all. The man is dying, and his words are good. At this moment, she still can't let go of her resentment. "Jiner, you can go on the road with peace of mind." I looked at her quietly. "I have the child in place, and my son-in-law, I will give him an account."
Hearing this "on the road", Jin'er trembled suddenly, leaning softly on the pile of broken pieces, his eyes straightened. There was a slight sorrow under my heart, "You have unseen wishes, you can tell me now."
"What kind of good man is still posing in front of me at this time? But unfortunately Your Highness misunderstood you, you are the most poisonous one!" She sneered, spitting in front of me. "Bold!" Aunt Xu scolded.
I will definitely look at the woman who looks like a madman in front of me. For a long time, Fang slowly said, "As you said, Wang Xi has never been a good person. Otherwise, the person who is in prison today will not be you, but you I, even my Wang family, are full of doors. "" Do you think that riches and glory come at no cost? "I laughed at myself," In these years, you have only seen my infinite scenery, but I have never seen me as thin as ice and scared. Trembling is not the only fate of Su Jiner. There is a scene in this world, and you have a hard time behind it. You have had a world of your own. Why are you jealous of others? "Jin Er smirked." My world, how have I ever had Your own heaven and earth ... If you turn around you, you will be heaven and earth. If you want it, leave it alone ... I can't find it in my dreams, it is worthless in your eyes; Even if I give up my life, I ca n’t stop him from taking a serious look at him, but you are so practised that you force him to die for you!
Her words, with a single voice, stabbed into my heart, piercing the flesh and blood. . "Yes, what you said is all right." I was still laughing, but my mouth was so dry that it didn't sound like my own voice. "This is life, you and your son-in-law, one who will not die, one who will die to death, what will happen in the end? There are always things that have to be argued, and there are always things that you have to give up ... Even if you were born like me as a golden branch, and you do n’t know what to choose from, you still end up like this now. "
"You just have a good life, why do you take everything!" She fell on the pile of shuffles and hissed, "Even if I can't be a golden branch and a leaf in my life, I would rather be a pig and a dog than a girl!"
Her screaming cry echoed in the cold prison cell and forced me from all directions.
I turned around suddenly, flicking my sleeves, "Send Mrs. Su on the road."
Su Jin'er was convicted of assassination and was condemned to death in a prison by a white cricket, and her handprint was pressed on the accomplice's roster.
The case of Liu Yingxing's assassination had nothing to do with Su Jiner's assassination. The only thing I knew was that Su Jiner offended the royal family and committed the crime of death, but I didn't know that I dragged her into this assassination and executed it on the charge of conspiracy. Then it became logical for Jiner to become a chess piece referring to identity conspiracy-and it was a dead chess with no evidence of death. The person who had "confessed" before her death, even with her mouth full of words, could not argue.
The imprisoned Imperial Diet Secretary and the staff of the Huanyi Bureau heard that Su Jiner pleaded guilty to Fu Xi, one by one, scared and stunned, lest he got involved with the inverse party, and couldn't wait for the real punishment of the Dali Temple. He had already started civil strife and bite each other. Evil is more capable of killing people than the sharpest weapon in the world. For a while, the number of people involved in the case continued to increase, and the list of accomplices was sent to my eyes, and the entire palace was enveloped in fear and confusion.
Aunt Xu stood up and kept silent. A thin list of books spread out in front of me, filled with detailed names, and this was the list of accomplices that were finally determined after selection.
I have carefully read the names one by one. Most of the names are the old confidantes of the royal family. They are also people who I have longed to clear. Now it is just a matter of tasting Yingliu.
Who would have expected that the cause of this storm was nothing but the obsession of a weak woman.
That Liu Ying came from the gate and entered the palace from an early age. He was with Zilu by his side. He was a servant of Ji and Jiji, who had a deep love for Zilu. If it was the Taiping years, she would be concubineed by the king and conquer her as a side chamber. In the midst of troubled times, Zilu rebelled and fought, and Fuxi stood in front of him, and ended up in ruins. Ordinary women are stunned by death. It is a pity that Liu Ying was so loyal and fierce, secretly forbearing, waiting for the opportunity to stab Xiao Xiao, and avenge Zilu.
Even though Xiao Xiaogong people are so desperate, once they reach desperation, they will fight with their lives, and they have amazing power.
It was only by her own power, how could she walk freely in the deep palace if no one assisted him. Transferring from the Huanyi Bureau to the Imperial Diet Division is the first step to approach Xiao Yan; in the Imperial Diet Division, being promoted from miscellaneous service to serving meals is the second step; in the end, the secret is highly toxic, poisoning the food first, and stabbing with arms. Later, although this plan of assassination was not very clever, it was also step by step. Presumably all the way along, all the experts assisted in secret, opened up her joints, and concealed her.
The old confidants who are loyal to the royal family like Liu Ying are not in the minority in the palace, and there are only a handful of people with this ability who secretly hold each authority. These people gathered in secret, thinking of the old master, and had long been grieving against the vassals of the powers and warriors. Although they did not have the courage and ability to rebel, they acted like opportunists in the night.
Turning to the end of the roster, I was shocked to see two familiar names, and my palm oozed cold sweat.
I looked up at Aunt Xu, "Who has seen this roster except you and me?"
"No one has ever seen it." Aunt Xu slumped back and looked dumb.
With a snap, I raised my hand and tossed the roster to her feet, "Aunt Xu, you are so confused!"
On the last page of the roster, the names of the two principals in Yong'an Palace are impressively written. Although the two of them are not the old royal party, they are also deeply resentful to Xiao Yan because of the empress and queen mother. My aunt has been blind for a long time, and the uncle beside her was involved in the case without permission. Once it was spread out, how could the Empress Dowager get rid of the relationship.
At noon on the day, I stepped into Yong'an Palace, without an attendant beside me, and only led Aunt Xu and other close people.
Everywhere I passed, everyone bowed their heads, and in the silent hall, there were only skirts swaying to the ground, the sound of brocade slipping through the jade bricks, and the ringing ring admiringly.
The Empress Dowager was taking a nap, and I did not alarm her. Even if she woke up, she was just in another dream. Looking at my aunt being old and dry, but quiet and peaceful, I don't know if I should be envious or sad.
The two puppets were already dressed in plain clothes, exhaling crickets, and knelt motionlessly in front of the temple. She and her aunt have been with her for many years, and today she lost the governor. She has no luck, but she wants to die quickly.
I took Bai Ye from Aunt Xu and left them in front of them. "You have served the Empress Dowager for many years. You can do what you can and you have compassion. I give you both to be buried."
The palace man who was condemned to death had to sweep the corpse on the grass and bury the countryside. If he could leave the whole corpse and return to his hometown, it would be a great blessing. The two uncles stared at each other, straightened calmly, bowed their heads towards me, and then bowed to the inner temple for three more years.
Wu Min picked up Bai Ji and looked back at Zheng Zheng with a smile, deep wrinkles in his eyes, and stretched calmly, "I'll take a step first."
"I'll come later." Zheng Zheng smiled, his expression as calm as the young girl.
Aunt Xu didn't overdo her head, her face dropped, her shoulders trembling slightly.
Wu Xuan held Bai Xuan, and slowly walked into the apse with two internal supervisors.
Two concubines at Yong'an Palace died by neglecting etiquette to wait for the Empress Dowager ’s inefficiency.
The case of Liu Ying implicated the deacons in the palace, and there were more than 300 accomplices. The 138 people listed on the roster were either heirs of the royal family or had slanderous criticism of the government, and they were all disciplined to prison. Most of the others waited for each other to contaminate each other and had insufficient evidence, so I ordered forgiveness. The releaseees, etc., survived some dying and were grateful for Dade, trembling.
The Dali Temple searched the nine families of Liu Ying and found out that the Liu family had a cousin, and marry their daughter to marry Xiangdong.
The only remaining remnant of the imperial family in the North Korea is the family members headed by the Eastern Hunan princes, who on the surface belong to Xiao Yan, but in fact they gathered to discuss it in private, dissatisfied with the military man's power. This insidiousness, in the chaos of the Yang Feng Yin, against Xiao Xun from time to time, ironically samurai military riots, instigating the family members' unwillingness, so Xiao Xun already had a killing heart. It was only that Xiangdong Hou was so cautious and cautious that he kept his eyes hidden, so that Xiao Xie was spread all over the eyes and ears of the court, and he couldn't catch any trace of him.
As soon as the rebellious case of Gongzhen went out of the special district, the connection between Xiangdong Hou and Hengdong was misguided, leading the misfortune from Gong Yao to Chaotang. The spearhead pointed to the remnants of the Royal Party. I am afraid that Xiangdong Hou could not dream of it. He I was savvy and exhausted, but lost a life due to a maid in the house.
Under the guilty evidence, Xiao Xuan immediately ordered the imprisonment of Xiangdong Hou Manhou, and was beheaded in the city seven days later. Fifteen related offenders were executed together, and the remaining persons involved were exiled and derogated in accordance with the law. A stabbing storm lasted for more than a month, and it finally subsided by killing. After this case, from the court to the chapel, like a thunderstorm, the stubble leaves were washed away and the old party's indignation was completely wiped out.