Jiang Yunxu rubbed her eyelids. Her eyelids had been twitching violently today. She tossed and turned on the couch and squinted her eyes, but she was not sleepy at all.
"Princess, are you feeling unwell?" Shang Qing asked cautiously, leaning her head.
Jiang Yunxu lifted the quilt and sat up. Upon seeing this, Shang Qing quickly lit a candle and served him a cup of hot tea.
"Why is there still movement outside?" Her hearing was good. It was already quiet outside so late at night, but she could always hear the messy footsteps.
Shang Qing said: "There are many imperial guards on the street tonight, and the county government's mansion has been surrounded. It is said that the emperor personally went to the county government's mansion."
Hearing this, she paused when she reached out to hold the tea, and asked in surprise: "Is there such a thing?"
"Elder Princess, will the fact that we framed the county lord be exposed?" Shang Qing's eyebrows were full of worry.
If you get involved in unnecessary trouble, it will be too late to regret.
Jiang Yunxu took a sip of tea. The warm tea moistened her throat and felt very comfortable. She carelessly put the tea on the table and said: "Then let's see if the county master's status in the emperor's heart is enough."
It’s important. If you can’t survive this little difficulty, how can you become my patron in the future?”
Shang Qing was quickly convinced by the other party and did not speak again.
However, Jiang Yunxu soon heard the slight movement outside. She put the tea in her hand next to the table, yawned and waved to Shang Qing: "It's getting late, please step back, I want to
Rest."
Shang Qing left without doubting that he was there.
The candlelight in the room swayed gently, and after a moment, a broad figure enveloped her. Chu Xuazhi wrapped a hand around her waist, buried his head on her shoulder, and said in a hoarse voice: "It's so late.
sleep?"
Jiang Yunxu put her fingertips on his arm, and the corners of her mouth curled up: "You are so busy, and you don't stop at night. I haven't seen you for a few days, but I have lost weight again."
Hearing this, Chu Xuazhi smiled angrily and hugged her tighter, as if he wanted to rub her into his bones and blood: "Xu'er, you have shouldered too much these days. If you marry me, you will never live a single life."
It's a good day, but I can't help you."
For him, he owed Xuer too much.
If Xu'er hadn't married him, according to Xu'er's ability, he could have led Feng and Brother Tuan to live a good life, travel around the mountains and rivers, be free and comfortable, and definitely not be trapped within the small palace wall.
.
Let alone let her lose her mother.
Jiang Yunxu's sleepiness swept over her head. She smelled the faint fragrance on his body and closed her eyes with satisfaction.
, hummed twice, found a comfortable position in his arms and quickly fell asleep.
When Jiang Yunxu woke up the next day, there was already nothing around her. She called for someone, and then Shang Qing pushed the door open and walked in, with a strange look on her face, a hesitant expression.
"What happened outside?" she asked.
While dressing her up, Shang Qing said with lingering fear: "Elder Princess, let's stay in Lingyi for a while and then leave. This Emperor Lingyi doesn't care about family ties too much. Last night Emperor Lingyi went to the county magistrate's house.
The government gave me a cup of poisonous wine and today I am the eldest princess of Jinghua and I will be buried with the ceremony of the eldest princess."
Hearing this, Jiang Yunxu was a little disbelieving: "Jinghua is dead?"
"Yes, you said that Emperor Lingyi was willing to attack even the closest people. I am really worried about your safety." Shang Qing was frightened when she heard the news in the morning, and she wanted to pack her bags and leave Lingyi immediately.
The smile disappeared from Jiang Yunxu's face, and she decided to go to the county lord's mansion, which is now the eldest princess's mansion, in person to see what was going on.
Not caring about breakfast, she hurried over with her veil covered.
The huge eldest princess's palace was guarded by rows of guards, and it was extremely quiet. The guards did not stop her when they saw her coming, and just let her go.
When I walked into the large courtyard, I saw two people lying on top, who looked like Jinghua and Sister Yi.
Sister Yi was found from the secret passage last night. Yin Feng personally gave her wine. After making sure that she was dead, she put it on a shelf, waiting to be burned at any time.
"Why did the emperor grant the death of two people?" Jiang Yunxu couldn't figure it out. She just felt that everything was too sudden and caught her off guard.
"The Emperor has found out that the eldest princess sent a secret letter to the Queen Mother, and found out that the person who informed the letter was Lian Ye, the personal maid next to Mrs. Song. Lian Ye has always been the spy placed by the eldest princess beside Mrs. Song, but was caught by the emperor.
After realizing it, the emperor knew a lot of things." Yin Feng explained: "The emperor did not show mercy last night."
Jiang Yunxu suddenly realized, no wonder he went to look for her in the middle of the night last night, no wonder she didn't notice anything strange about Chu Xuanzhi and actually fell asleep.
Jiang Yunxu was very surprised and shocked that Chu Xuazhi could make this decision. She even thought that Chu Xuazhi would ask her to spare him during the confrontation one day. After all, she was his biological sister and she had the grace to save her life.
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She was still trying to figure out whether she should do nothing if this situation really happened, or should she fight to the end and let Jinghua pay for her life.
Now all her doubts were gone. The man she chose stood by her without any scruples, giving her a sense of security.
Jiang Yunxu's eyes were filled with tears. He took the torch from Yin Feng and threw it directly into the fire. He watched the fire burning, and his face was still a little hot when he got closer.
She sighed and turned around to leave, the knot in her heart unknowingly unraveling.