As the night got darker, two figures sneaked into the idealistic tower. The lights on the walls were swaying. The dark passages extended to the depths. The tower exuded a smell of moisture and rust, and further inside there was a smell of moisture.
The two people were obviously a little anxious due to the stench of rotting meat. They hurriedly walked deeper into the room. They saw a person curled up on a bed made of straw in the innermost room. He was in ragged clothes and unkempt hair, with his back to the visitor.
, seemed to be asleep, and there were some spiders and cockroaches crawling around him from time to time, fragments of bowls scattered in the corner, and a few mice.
"Master." Hongju shouted softly. The person who had his back turned heard someone calling, and his corpse-like body suddenly moved. When he heard another call, he stood up and turned around suspiciously, and through the darkness,
Turning on the light, I saw the person wearing a black cloak outside the door. He took off his hat when he saw the person coming, and his dead-grey eyes radiated light. He saw hope and hurriedly ran to the door, "Hongju, did my sister ask you to take me back?"
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"Take me back quickly! I don't want to stay in this wretched place, I want to go home! I want to go home!" Guan Haibao said excitedly, while Hongju hurriedly comforted her and said, "Master, please calm down first and keep your voice down!
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Guan Haibao calmed down, looked at Hongju, looked around, lowered his voice and asked, "Did sister ask you to take me back?!"
"Young Master, how dare I take you out without an imperial decree!" Hongju said, "The Queen has asked for love in front of the Holy One many times, but the Holy One did not agree because of the face of the Queen Mother and the Lord of Qingyang County. Now the Lord of Qingyang County is back.
, the empress is worried that you will suffer in there, and secondly, she is worried that someone will do something to you, so she asked this slave to come and take you back."
"But you said there is no imperial edict? How can I go back? You will be beheaded! It will affect your sister and father!" Although Guan Haibao was confused, he could still distinguish the pros and cons of some things clearly.
"The empress has made arrangements." As Hongju said, she clapped her hands gently, and a man appeared out of nowhere carrying a sack. The man opened the sack, revealing a face exactly like Guan Haibao, but
His face was pale, his lips were purple, and he had long since lost his breath. Guan Haibao took a few steps back in fright, looked at Hongju and asked, "Who is he? Why does he look exactly like me?!"
"Don't worry, young master, this one is just similar in body shape to yours, his face is disguised." Hong Ju said, "The empress wants you to fake death and escape."
"Fake death?! Then I will never be able to return to the capital?! I can't go home?!" Guan Haibao said.
"Your Majesty has met an expert who is proficient in the art of face-changing. After a while, when the limelight has passed, you can change your appearance and go back as the adopted son of the Guan family. You can still serve me and my wife."
"Master, hurry up, we don't have much time!" Hong Ju said. Guan Haibao looked at the corpse on the ground, took the clothes handed over by the person behind Hong Ju, put them on, and followed Hong Ju out, leaving behind
The man put the body on the straw bed with his back to the door. When moving the body, he accidentally scratched the body's neck. Hearing the movement outside the door, he hurriedly followed him out.
For the first time in such a long time, Guan Haibao breathed the outside air without the stench of rotting meat and rust. Sitting in the carriage, Hong Ju took the medicine and applied it to him. She said distressedly, "They are too cruel. It's a shame."
The empress also gave them a lot of money, so this is how you will be treated!"
"When I go back, Master, I must punish these dog slaves!" Guan Haibao said viciously, "Hey... be gentle!" Hongju relaxed her hand. The carriage slowly drove to a house in the suburbs.
He stopped inside and was greeted by two young men who had been waiting at the door. The house was brightly lit, and a couple sat in the lobby, looking forward. When they saw two young men leading Guan Haibao in, they hurriedly got up and welcomed him.
Going up, the woman cried, "My baby."
Guan Haibao knelt down in front of the two of them with a plop and said, "Mom and Dad, your child's unfilial piety worries you." Although Guan Haibao eats, drinks and has fun, in the end he is still filial.
Mrs. Guan hurriedly helped him up and looked at the injuries on his face with distress, "My child, you have suffered." Mrs. Guan also had tears in her eyes and patted his shoulder and said, "It's good to come back. Just come back."
Okay." How could he, the only child, be willing to scold him?
After calming down, Mr. Guan sat in the main seat and said, "Bao'er, you can stay here for the next few days. I have found a few smart people to serve my father. When the news is over, you can go back. It's just that
I’m going to wrong you.”
"As long as the child can serve me, I won't be wronged at all." Guan Haibao said. Master Guan nodded with joy. Mrs. Guan looked at her own flesh and blood with distress, and her hatred for Princess Luo'an and County Master Qingyang became even stronger.
News of Guan Haibao's sudden death reached the capital within a few days. Mrs. Guan fainted on the spot. Concubine Xian was so sad that she fell ill in bed. In order to comfort her, Emperor Xuanrui gave Guan Haibao the posthumous title of "Xiao Wen".
In March of Yingfei, Emperor Qingyang's birthday, Emperor Xuanrui specially pardoned Princess Luo'an. Wu Xun's birthdays in the past ten years have been spent in Yaoyu Valley every time, but this time they were spent in Ji Zhai
, the Queen Mother and the Empress rewarded a lot of things, Danzhu cooked a table full of specialty dishes, Princess Ling'an came here specially from Maoyi, and all the people from Xuezhai came over. Although Wen Yan was involved in a murder case, she still did not delay her coming.
Not to mention joining in the fun, Ye Yili, ever since she found out that Wu Xun was Ye Fuxun, she couldn't wait to stay at Ji's house all day long.
This is the busiest time in the history of Jizhai.
"Sister Ye, this is my twenty-eighth birthday." Princess Ling'an raised her wine glass and said, "It's been a long time since it was so lively. I'm really happy today."
"This girl must have had too much wine," Wen Yan said with a smile. Ye Xiuan on the side silently put a hangover pill into her wine glass.
"I'm not drunk, I have a good tolerance for alcohol." Princess Ling'an waved her hand and walked to Princess Luo'an, "Su'er, you used to be small, but now you have grown so big."
"Sister Ye, you should worry more about Su'er. This child has had a hard time these past few years." Princess Ling'an said distressedly.
"Okay, I will definitely take good care of Su'er from now on, and make up for all the pain I have suffered in the past ten years. That's okay, right?" Wu Xun said following her words.
"No, no, Princess Ling'an is really drunk." Wen Yan said with a smile, "I'm happy today, so we won't talk about those sad things." He raised his glass and said, "I'd like to propose a toast to you. I hope we can meet you next year."
Still here.”
Wu Xun smiled knowingly and picked up the wine glass and drank it in one gulp.
Ji Ernuo glanced around but didn't find Ji Mianxi. When no one was paying attention, he left the table to look for her. He spotted a pink figure on the steps of a corridor, sitting with his knees in his arms. He didn't know what he was thinking.
Ji Ernuo walked to her side, lifted up his robe and sat down next to her, and asked with a smile, "Why are you sitting here alone? The taro chicken made by Danzhu today is delicious."
Ji Mianxi lowered her head and said nothing. After a long time, she asked, "Brother, when are we going back to Yaoyu Valley? I don't want to stay here anymore."
"Don't you like it here very much?" Ji Ernuo was stunned for a moment, then smiled, "You told me a few days ago that you liked the Queen Mother, why are you thinking about going back today?"
"The Imperial Grandmother is very kind, but this is not our home and we have to go back." Ji Mianxi threw away the small things in her hands and raised her head and said, "In the past, it was my father and us who celebrated my mother's birthday, but this year there are more
I have met so many people, and they are all people I don’t like!”
"Princess Ling'an saved you, and Aunt Wen Yan loves you the most. Why don't you like them?" Ji Ernuo asked, touching her little head.
"I hate that Princess Luo'an!" Ji Mianxi snorted coldly, "Mother is our mother, when will she have a daughter!"
"Xie'er!" A cold voice came. Wu Xun, who was wearing a light blue dress, was followed by Princess Luo'an who looked a little embarrassed. Ji Mianxi stood up and saw that Princess Luo'an felt very uncomfortable.
"Did I say something wrong?!"
"Apologise to your sister!" Wu Xun said to Ji Mianxi so sternly for the first time. Princess Luoan pulled her sleeves and said, "Mother, Xi'er is still young, you..."
"Who needs you to pretend to be kind!" Ji Mianxi was like a little leopard, all the hair on his body stood up, "I don't have a sister! I only have a brother! She is a bad person! I don't want to apologize to her, why should I apologize to her!"
"You don't have a family just because of her. You don't want my brother and me anymore, and you don't want your father! You are not mine either.
Mom is kissing..." Ji Mianxi became angry and began to speak indiscriminately.
"Xie'er..." Ji Ernuo hurriedly held her hand. Wu Xun was so angry that he was shaking all over. He raised his hand and slapped Ji Mianxi on the face. A red mark immediately appeared on the fair and tender skin.
The air suddenly froze, "Xie'er, mother..." Wu Xun looked at Ji Mianxi in panic, wanting to step forward to see Ji Mianxi's face, but Ji Mianxi pushed him away, with tears in his eyes, and ran away covering his face.
After opening the door, Ji Ernuo looked at Wu Xun reproachfully for the first time and said, "Mother, Xi'er is still young!" The look in Princess Luo'an's eyes became even colder.
Wu Xun looked at her hand in disbelief. Just now, she actually hit the baby she had hurt for seven years. Wen Yan and others were shocked when they saw this scene. Everyone sitting here was very clear about Ji Mianxi's position in Wu Xun's heart.
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"Xie'er." Ji Mianxi caught up with Ji Mianxi in a few steps. When he saw the little one with tears on his face, Ji Miannuo, as an elder brother, felt extremely distressed. He stretched out his hand to wipe her tears awkwardly and coaxed softly, "
Don't be sad, my mother was very angry just now."
Ji Mianxi raised her tearful eyes and said aggrievedly, "Brother, I hate her, I hate her. Why does mother protect her? I don't want her to be my sister."