Gongshang Confidante

"You're right, Lady Xi is indeed not your victim, because she is my second chess piece!" Zhou Chiyu smiled slowly at Concubine Xue, his eyes as cold as ice.

"There is not only one piece of strange sandalwood in the world, it just so happened that I found it.

The master craftsman Ling Xun's carving skills are superb, and it is not difficult to make a bracelet that is exactly the same as the Qitan Buddha beads he made for the Xue family back then! ".

"It's you! It's you who imitated the Buddha bead bracelet! It contained a mandala inside, killed the nobleman of Xi, and then framed it to me! At such a young age, you have such a cruel heart! Thanks to the emperor's love for you! You She actually killed the concubine in the palace!" Xue Ningrong screamed, stood up uncontrollably, the golden step on her head shook violently, she raised her chin and raised her hand high, wanting to slap Zhou Chiyu.

The corner of Zhou Chiyu's mouth mocked, and he didn't dodge it. He bent his fingers, and shot a chess piece at her. It hit her wrist precisely. Xue Ningrong frowned and covered her wrist in pain. She stared at Zhou Chiyu fiercely, wishing to tear her apart.

Zhou Chiyu didn't back down, his eyes were sharp, he stared at her, and said, "Your Excellency Xi already had the will to die at that time, and he was willing to use it for me. Compared with your cruel methods of persecuting your mother and concubine, it is nothing to mention!!".

"Get out! Get out! You framed me!", Xue Ningrong lost control, she picked up the teacup on the table, and threw it at Zhou Chiyu, Zhou Chiyu shot another chess piece with a curved finger, which hit her right shoulder, and her arm fell limply , Xue Ningrong sat softly on the chair.

"Unfortunately, even if the royal father hates and hates you in his heart after knowing the truth, and even abolishes the imperial concubine position and confines you in the hall, as long as the powerful Xue family does not fall for a day, the royal father will always show some kindness. I will do everything right." Zhou Chiyu's tone was full of disappointment and helplessness. What she wanted was not Xue Ningrong's confinement in the palace, but life for life!Only in this way can he offset the grievance and pain of being bullied for so many years due to the loss of his mother and concubine.

Even though Emperor Jing Hong was full of apologies and guilt towards Concubine Mei, he, who is so precious as the emperor, still had some scruples, thoughtful considerations, and could not act according to his heart.

Zhou Chiyu dropped a sunspot, and continued, "Xue Fei, the lord of Fengzhou City, your distant uncle, is cautious and suspicious. He is the main force in managing the officials of the Xue family in the court. He left a list of bribes for his own protection. , but it was hidden very secretly, and there were many masters in the house." Therefore, Zhou Chiyu stayed in Fengzhou for a long time that day, but he was still unable to find any evidence.

"But Xue Fei is greedy and stingy, making things difficult for the soldiers of the Fengying camp and reducing their salaries. In fact, among the soldiers of the Fengying camp, there are also many soldiers with the surname Xue. Some of the Xue family made big mistakes, or the Xue family was ineffective, or The unwelcome illegitimate children were all sent to Fengying, which is far away from Fengzhou. It is also interesting to say that the commander of Fengying also happened to be surnamed Xue, and his first name was mocking.

Xue Fei is the eldest son of the family, inheriting the position of the city lord, with a glorious lintel. Xue Fei's father is Xue Wu, a well-known prodigal son in Fengzhou.Not long after the child was born, the prostitute was forced to death by Xue Fei's mother, and the illegitimate child was also kicked out of Xue's house.

After all, it is Xue Wu's child. He found a slave to raise him behind his wife's back, sent him to Fengying, and named him Xue Chao, but that child thought that his birth was the biggest mockery of the Xue family, so he changed his name to Xue Xiao. He fought against the Jie tribe several times, made great achievements, and became the commander of Fengying."

"Xue Fei knew that Xue Xi was his half-brother, the illegitimate child of a prostitute, and said many insulting words to Xue Xi in public,"

Zhou Chiyu tapped the chessboard on the case with his fingers, and said lightly, "I was thinking, Xue Fei deliberately withheld military pay, used inferior military equipment as good, and refused to allow his request to return to the city. In battle, you will be defeated and perish!",

Zhou Chiyu shook his head and smiled, and said, "This seems to be the way of the Xue family. For the sake of selfishness, the survival of the family and the country are set aside, and the lives of the people are disregarded!",

"The soldiers of Fengying suffered three defeats in a row, and heard the rumors that the Jie people were ferocious and cannibalized raw human flesh. Xue Xiao had long harbored a strong hatred for Xue Fei, and Xue Fei refused to allow the soldiers of Fengying to retreat to Fengzhou. It aroused Xue Xiao's anger. It was just someone who provoked a few words in Xue Xiao's ear, and it really caused a violent conflict. Xue Xiao angrily beheaded Xue Fei and copied the inside and outside of the house!

And the crucial roster, of course, fell into Xue Xi's hands! ",

Shocking words, slowly spoken from Zhou Chiyu's mouth, calm and calm, not at all like her age, who can speak words.

Xue Ningrong, who was immersed in the intrigue among concubines in the harem all day long, never thought that Zhou Chiyu would dare to do such a thing as instigating Feng Ying soldiers to rebel and kill the imperial court official.

If you really think about it carefully, because you were blinded by jealousy, resentment, and greed back then, and murdered Concubine Mei, now, not only your own life, but the entire family of Xue's family has been implicated! !

Zhou Chiyu like this is too scary!

Xue Ningrong's face turned pale and red, red and white again, her expression was full of panic, annoyance, and remorse... She looked out the window and clenched her fingers...

Zhou Chiyu lowered his head, took out a white piece from the chess urn, rubbed it on his fingertips, hesitating for a long time, and did not drop it for a long time...

And tonight, her original firm eyes showed hesitation for the first time.

"The third chess piece..." Zhou Chiyu held the third white piece between his fingers, pursed his lips and said nothing, his eyes froze, "Who is it?!" Xue Ningrong asked absent-mindedly with some anxiety, she looked out of the window again see.

Zhou Chiyu remained silent, the faint flames were constantly jumping in the reflection of her deep eyes, and that person's faint voice seemed to ring in her ears, no matter what, you just know that I will definitely help you.

The man impeached Cao Ping for the crime of seizing the people and horses and Liu Mingqing's shelter, which made the emperor feel bad for the Xue faction;

The man was in danger in the palace, and he took the plaque with Xue Cheng's name engraved on it, and ordered the emperor to cut off his official position and cut off Xue Guihe's left and right arms;

That person wrote to Emperor Xue Fei that he was guilty of withholding autumn grain;

The man made a plan to take back the bribe list from Xue Xiao, and delivered it to her overnight;

What that person would say, what he would do, everything that would happen in Fengzhou, Zhou Chiyu had already expected when he invited her to go with him.

Su Muxue, the three words were clearly about to appear, but it was difficult to utter them from Zhou Chiyu's mouth.

"The wine in Fengzhou is full-bodied and fragrant. I'm greedy, but you will blame me for messing around?" She coaxed her to go with her coquettishly, but she said without any doubt, "If you want to go, I will ask the emperor to follow you." go together",

Knowing that Fengzhou is about to be in chaos, knowing that the rebellious army has sealed off the city, knowing that she will do everything possible to obtain the roster, knowing that she will send the roster to herself regardless of safety;

But she was still put in a life-threatening situation.

Inexplicable anger rose from the dark eyes, Zhou Chiyu dropped the white pieces heavily, and knocked the chessboard crisply. She moved her ears, stood up, and said slowly, "You don't need to know too much! Xue Ningrong! You are planning Harm mother and concubine! Tonight is the time for you to pay for your life!!".

Xue Ningrong lowered her head, played with the jade pendant in her hand, sighed, and said, "Unexpectedly, Princess Zhaoning is still young, but she has deep plans and a cruel heart. I should be glad that you are not the prince, otherwise, I will Yue'er's life is in danger!",

The sound of small footsteps coming from the roof made Xue Ningrong twitch her brows, she remained calm but her eyes blinked quickly, she tightened the jade pendant in her hand,

There was a whisper from outside, Zhou Chiyu suddenly shouted loudly, "Xue Ningrong, you are so brave!".

Xue Ningrong was startled by her sudden opening, the corners of her mouth twitched stiffly, and said sternly, "I see that you are the one who will die tonight!" After finishing speaking, Xue Ningrong retreated straight to the door, staring fiercely at Zhou Chiyu.

Zhou Chiyu laughed back angrily, "Why do I talk so much to you tonight?! On the way back to Beijing in Fengzhou that day, you sent someone to assassinate me. Tonight, you are even more daring!",

As soon as the voice fell, I heard hurried footsteps on the roof, gradually approaching, and fell to the ground. The door was pushed open forcefully, and two women in black dresses came in, holding swords in their hands, with calm eyes.

Hua Yi stood beside him in distaste, while Hua Yu carried a limp, blood-soaked corpse of a man in black, and threw it on the ground. The mask was lifted, and Xue Ningrong saw that his figure was shaking, and he barely stood up against the wall.

"Your Highness, all the assassins near Ningrong Hall have been cleared out! There are still a few people who want to go to Xue Guihe's prison, and they were taken down by the imperial guards," Hua Yu said,

Xue Ningrong's legs went limp, and she slumped on the ground in despair. The fear of death struck her heart, and her whole body trembled uncontrollably.

"Xue Ningrong, you should be lucky! If you succeed tonight, have you ever thought about what will happen to Zhou Yue?!" Zhou Chiyu said, Xue Ningrong shook his head and kept muttering to himself, "I don't want to die, I don't want to die, I don't want to die ...",

"Bai Ling and Dagger's death is terrifying. I chose it for you. Let's drink poisonous wine." Zhou Chiyu looked at the little eunuch who walked in, and said, "Xue Ningrong, good and evil will be rewarded! For the sake of the third brother, let's go on the road!" , After finishing speaking, go outside.

"No! I don't want to die!", Xue Ningrong shed two lines of tears, raised her voice and screamed, and quickly covered her mouth, letting out a dull weeping sound, which resounded in the dead Ningrong Hall...

The next day, the eunuch reported back to Emperor Jing Hong that Xue Ningrong died in the palace by drinking poisoned wine.

Later, Xue Guihe, Guo Heng and others lost their officials and exiled to the frontier with their families. Three months later, Xue Guihe fell ill and died on the way.

On the night of Xue Ningrong's death, Zhou Chiyu led Huayu, Huayi and others to rush to Fengzhou overnight.