The Beloved in the Palm

Chapter 254 She knows how to pierce the heart

Prince Wei's Mansion.

Concubine Jiang got up from the pool in embarrassment, but the two women, with sullen faces, held her shoulders and shoved her into the water.

"Ahem, cough, cough... Princess... Princess treats me like this. Aren't you afraid that Your Highness will settle accounts with Princess when she comes back?" Concubine Jiang struggled to raise her head, squeezing out a sound from her throat.

Liu Yuerong was sitting not far away. She put down the tea cup in her hand: "A concubine dares to break the rules and speak out to accuse me. Palm."

When the maid beside her heard this, she immediately walked up to Concubine Jiang and slapped her with a rounded hand.

Concubine Jiang was in pain and angry, screaming and cursing.

Mammy walked in with a lacquer tray, took in this messy scene, and immediately frowned and said, "Princess."

Liu Yuerong looked in the direction of her grandma with a look of disgust, but she quickly covered it up.

"Your Highness is not in the palace, and I, a slave, shouldn't say anything. But the princess brought the servants of the Liu family into the palace first, and they took over many places in the palace. I don't know whether this is the palace of Prince Wei or the Liu family." Mammy was unhappy. typical.

Liu Yuerong cursed in her heart, you know you are just a slave.

In the past, Concubine Wan was still Concubine Wan, and you, an old slave, were able to rise with the tide and take up the position of your master. Do you still want to teach me a lesson today?

"Mommy also knows that since the child was gone, I can't sleep well every day, and it hurts my heart. My mother-in-law family thought about my suffering, so they sent some of the usual maids and women..." Liu Yuerong wiped the corners of her eyes. road.

She had just lost her baby, and she really almost went crazy. Auntie wanted her to hold back and not go to the emperor to complain about Qiao Xinyu's condition.

She really hates it, hates it to the core.

Mrs. Liu came to visit her in the mansion and said: "It's a foregone conclusion that you can't keep her. What you have to do now is to clean up your mood and take advantage of your mother-in-law's loss of power and King Wei's absence in the mansion to support your own power and control the entire palace. Take firm control in your hands, manage those concubines obediently, and establish the majesty of your princess.

"When the King of Wei comes back in the future and knows how painful it is for you to lose your son, you can use the opportunity to say a few gentle words. The relationship between husband and wife will actually be enhanced. From now on, you and the King of Wei will be of the same mind. After all, you are still young, and the child will take two more years." Three is not difficult.”

Liu Yuerong had lost her backbone at that time, and it was rare for her to listen to Mrs. Liu's words. So immediately they took action to rectify the whole palace.

Because of the pain of losing her son, no one in the house dared to disobey her for a while.

Liu Yuerong was now in the mansion and had a real taste of what it was like to be the master.

"Princess, please take medicine." Grandma's voice rang in her ears again.

Liu Yuerong came back from her thoughts and looked up to face her grandma again.

Mammy's face was filled with sullen anger, but she couldn't get angry. She just moved the medicine bowl on the lacquer plate forward and said, "Princess, please."

This is medicine to condition the body.

A slippery fetus can harm your body...if you don't take care of it carefully, you may have trouble getting pregnant in the future.

Liu Yuerong had no choice but to hold her breath, took the medicine bowl and drank it in one gulp.

Grandma took the empty medicine bowl back and didn't bother to worry about it anymore. Anyway, when King Wei comes back, it will be good for Princess Wei to be pregnant again... The Prince of Wei's house also has greater hopes.

But this thought has just come to this.

"Princess! Princess!" The palace man stumbled into the door, his face pale and blue, as if the sky had fallen.

"In the palace...someone is coming from the palace..." the palace man said.

Liu Yuerong stood up and felt a little unsure when she saw this: "What's going on?"

Could it be that all the news about her troubles in the palace reached the ears of her father?

Faced with her questions, the palace servants looked panicked and did not answer.

At this time, the chamberlain from the palace also entered the door. He looked heavy and said: "Urgent report from Yizhou, His Highness the King of Wei... has passed away."

The courtyard was extremely silent.

It was as if all the sounds in the world were taken away in an instant.

Concubine Jiang faced the slap mark and was the first to come to her senses. She screamed: "Impossible! You...where did you come from? You, you are talking nonsense! How dare you talk about the emperor's heir like this?"

The bitterness in Liu Yuerong's mouth has not completely dissipated.

The medicine I just drank seems to be regurgitating.

The bitterness in her mouth became more and more painful, and her chest felt suffocating, and then she fell on her back.

The man she fell in love with at first sight when she was young.

She longs for the man she wants to marry.

He left a child for Qiao Xinyu and then passed away...

What about her?

What about her!

Liu Yuerong squeezed out a scream from her throat. The scream was intermittent and eventually turned into a sharp wail.

In the blink of an eye, everyone in the Wei Palace was crying.

The cry could be heard far away.

The news of King Wei's death spread far and wide, even to the Xu family.

However, the Xu family had no intention of feeling any emotion about King Wei's death.

At this time, the atmosphere in the Xu family was tense, because of another thing...

"It's a shame that I'm not by Qingyin's side." Xu Zhi's eyes were red, "How could she endure such suffering when her body is so weak? I'm just afraid that her body won't be able to hold on... and she will lose her life in Yizhou."

Xu Qi also wiped his tears: "Why don't you write a letter and ask how things are going now."

"We're still at war, so I'm afraid I'll miss something important." Xu Zhi choked up.

She knew she wasn't smart enough, so how could she cause trouble again?

While they were talking, a boy ran in quickly and shouted out of breath: "Auntie! Auntie!"

He quickly stood in front of the Xu family and said: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty has given a great reward to His Highness King Xuan. The reward team has already left Beijing for Yizhou."

Xu Zhi forced a smile.

It is naturally a good thing to receive divine favor.

But she still cares more about her daughter's health than whether to reward or not.

The boy swallowed, took a breath, and continued: "What a coincidence, there is something sent from Yizhou for my aunt."

How can Xu Zhi still sit still? He quickly stood up and urged: "What is it? Where is it? Get it quickly!"

The boy took out a letter from his sleeve and handed it to Xu Zhi.

Xu Zhi took it and opened it in a hurry.

"...it was written by King Xuan himself." Xu Zhi said with a complicated expression.

Xu Qi didn't dare to look, half-squinted his eyes, and asked cautiously: "What, how do you say it?"

Xu Zhi said: "Qingyin is fine..."

Not much else to say.

Then he folded the letter and ordered someone to get the candle and burn it out.

When Xu Qi saw this, he didn't dare to ask anymore.

So...what was written in it? Are you really okay?

Xu Zhi murmured: "King Xuan is really serious. The letter can be received in my hands today. It can be seen that when the military information was sent to the capital, he also sent people to set off immediately. In order to avoid the news that I have Qingyin Slip. Afterwards, I felt extremely sad.”

When Xu Qi saw this, he thought that he was really fine!

He knew how much his sister loved Qingyin. He was deeply relieved that she could say this.

Xu Qi couldn't help but follow: "Yes, not to mention Prince Xuan Tianhuang, there are few ordinary men in this world who can be so appropriate."

He secretly murmured in his heart that if his daughter could find a good one, he would be relieved!

"I heard that King Wei is dead..." Xu Zhi finally had the time to talk about other things.

Xu Qi's mood went through a big ups and downs, and it was completely different when he heard that King Wei was dead. He slapped the table and said, "Today let's cook wine around the stove."

He didn’t say joy on his lips, but every word was filled with joy.

Xu Zhi also took a breath and said with a smile: "Okay."

It's getting late.

The Xu family gathered around the stove and ate the Bo Xia Gong.

Xu Qi sighed: "This is another new thing from Qingyin's village. Although she is not in the capital, we are still benefiting from her. After eating this hot food, we will eat a bowl of cold food. It's really It’s so comfortable.”

Xu Zhi nodded, enjoying hearing others praise Xue Qingyin.

While talking, the maid suddenly walked up to Xu Zhi, lowered her voice, and whispered a few words to her.

Xu Zhi stood up immediately.

Xu Qi hurriedly asked: "What's the matter?"

Xu Zhi smiled and said, "I remembered that I should ask the messenger to bring something back to Yizhou."

Xu Qi slapped her thigh: "Oh! Exactly! Look at my memory, then hurry up..."

Xu Zhi said: "I'll just go and you can eat."

Xu Qi was originally very enthusiastic, but she was afraid that she would not have a chance to express herself. But when I think about it, only Xu Zhicai understands Qingyin’s preferences and current needs better...

"Then go quickly." Xu Qi said.

"Um."

Xu Zhi walked quickly back to her courtyard. After entering the door, she turned out of the side door and came to the small door of Xu's house.

She raised her hand to open the door and said helplessly: "Why do you always take this door?"

The weather was already getting colder, but there was no sweat on the visitor's forehead.

Only the wet temples revealed how much sweat he had shed along the way.

It's exactly Ning Que.

He sighed and said, "Take the main entrance?" He paused and said, "I want to, but I can't."

Xu Zhi was helpless and felt funny in her heart.

"I heard that Princess Xuan didn't keep that pregnancy..." He moved his lips and said in a low tone while looking at Xu Zhi's expression.

Xu Zhi suddenly said: "You are looking for me because of this matter."

"I think you might be sad..."

"It doesn't matter. She is much better now. It would be better to get pregnant after leaving the capital." Xu Zhi said in a calm tone.

Ning is indeed a smart man, so he doesn't ask any more questions when he sees this.

Xu Zhi remembered something and asked, "Is the King of Wei dead?"

Ning Que responded: "Yes."

Xu Zhi frowned and said nothing.

Ning Que took the initiative and asked: "Are you worried that His Majesty suspects that King Xuan did it?"

Xu Zhi sighed: "Yeah." She really didn't understand the twists and turns of the royal family, but fortunately there was Ning Chu who could ask.

"No." Ning Que said firmly: "The reward given to Chu Jing is the best proof."

Xu Zhi was puzzled.

But I think Ning really won't fool her.

"Then I'm relieved, you can go back." Xu Zhi said.

Ning Que stood still without moving.

Xu Zhi looked at him and felt that he was not quite right. He walked so many miles and hid from so many people before he came here... After saying only a few words and asking only about Qing Yin, he sent them away.

Xu Zhi hesitated for a moment, then turned around and asked the maid to bring him a bowl of herbal tea.

Ning Que took it with both hands, drank it all in one gulp, and said: "Sacred object to relieve summer heat, thank you madam."

Xu Zhi: "...are you leaving?"

Ning Que paused and said, "Madam, you don't have to worry too much about King Wei's death."

Xu Zhi said happily: "You want to mediate in the court?"

Ning Que hesitated and said: "I...can't. But please believe me, madam. There will be no worries about this matter." He thought for a moment and then added: "If you have a trump card, you can't let it out at the beginning."

Xu Zhi seemed to have a clear understanding: "Take it out at the critical moment to maximize the benefits. ... The same is true in business."

Ning Que breathed a sigh of relief: "Yes."

Xu Zhi paused, turned around and said, "Get some more snacks."

Then she gave the snack to Ning Que.

Ning Que took it and held it in his hand. He didn't say goodbye, but turned around and walked into the night again.

Xu Zhi also went back to eat the Bo Xia offering.

The maid followed her closely and whispered: "This man is indeed more useful than the master..."

Xu Zhi laughed out loud and glanced at her angrily: "Don't talk nonsense in front of others."

The maid smiled and said: "I have been with you for many years. You know that I have a mouth that I can control in front of others."

Xu Zhi smiled helplessly and walked forward, her steps gradually becoming more brisk.

Xu Zhi was really ready to take something with her to Yizhou.

In addition to the ones for King Xuan and Xue Qingyin, there were also some for He Songning.

I wonder if An Ning will be implicated if King Wei dies... Xu Zhi frowned and suppressed the worries in her heart.

The next day.

Mrs. Liu came to Prince Wei's Mansion to visit her daughter.

Everyone in the palace feels like mourning their heirs.

Liu Yuerong seemed to be seriously ill again, leaning against the bed, in a daze.

Mrs. Liu grabbed her shoulders and said in a deep voice: "The matter is now over. No matter whether you cry or make trouble, your husband will not come back from the dead."

Mrs. Liu said with an ugly face: "Even...the Liu family has lost hope since then following the Wei Palace."

Liu Yuerong came to her senses and pushed Mrs. Liu's hand away: "Are you still worried about the future of the Liu family now?"

"Isn't it right? Yuerong, you married the wrong person, and the whole family will be affected!" After Mrs. Liu said this, she calmed down her anger, "Now you have to think about how to find a way out for yourself... "

"How to plot?" Liu Yuerong murmured, "Everyone is gone, how to plot? I won't have a second child."

"Who said there won't be another one?" Mrs. Liu said calmly.

Liu Yuerong sat up and came to her senses: "You mean...Qiao Xinyu?"

Mrs. Liu frowned: "No... You can't let her return to the capital alive. Her father did not die in this war, and he will still be the Jiedushi in the future. She has her father as her backing and her heirs..."

Liu Yuerong smiled coldly and interrupted: "I am the real wife, and I will take care of her under my knees."

Mrs. Liu scolded: "Idiot. The love of flesh and blood, the connection of blood, how can you let go of it just because you raised it under your knees? The child will always know who his biological mother is. So... you can't keep it. If you want a child, just take it from me. Just pick one up from other places.”

Liu Yuerong was stunned.

Mrs. Liu was already a little impatient. How could she raise her daughter to be so stupid?

"How? Haven't you thought about it yet? Everyone knows what King Xuan is capable of. It won't take many days to drive the Meng people back to their hometown. When the time comes, Qiao Xinyu will return to the court with the army..."

Liu Yuerong was excited: "Yes, I want to kill her. While she is still in Yizhou, the sky is high and the emperor is far away..."

Mrs. Liu thought for a moment and said, "Kill them on the road."

Liu Yuerong's thoughts were in a daze again: "It would be great if Xue Qingyin could be killed as well."

Madam Liu said angrily: "Why are you still thinking about being jealous of Princess Xuan? She is someone else's wife after all!"

Liu Yuerong covered her face and cried: "But...but why? My husband is dead. But her husband can win and get rewards. In the future, I will really be crushed by her and never be able to stand up again."

Mrs. Liu held her shoulders: "You're a worthless thing. The days are still long. I think in a few days, your mother-in-law will also be released. As long as she is not confused, she will know that she has to help." you……"

Mrs. Liu pointed out the window, pointing to the majestic palace: "You can see it clearly. It's nothing to fight for a good husband, that is the final destination!"

Liu Yuerong was shocked.

Does mother mean that she... will be the empress dowager in the future?

*

After all, Qiao Teng was the governor of Yizhou. He was extremely familiar with Yizhou and even the prefectures and counties near Yizhou.

With him as a guide, King Xuan's army became even more powerful.

On the day when the reward arrived, he had already captured three cities in a row.

Along the way, the people all bowed their heads and kowtowed.

Hou Qiyun was horrified to see this while riding on his horse.

He suddenly realized that... after this military disaster, the soldiers and people of Yizhou respected King Xuan even more, even to the point of being submissive.

King Xuan did not need to wield his sword at the ferocious mountain people.

The so-called killing of chickens to scare monkeys.

It is also said that the kindness of saving a life is as heavy as a mountain.

As long as he kills a few more Mon soldiers, even the most cunning mountain people in Yizhou will immediately surrender to him...

This place has become his own kingdom.

The more Hou Qiyun thought about it, the more his scalp became numb... Would Your Majesty have thought of this scene?

Thinking of this, he couldn't help but look back to search for King Xuan, but he couldn't see it.

On the other side, Xue Qingyin temporarily moved into a new residence.

She thought that the capital might already know the news of King Wei's death, so she took Yun Duo and A Zhuo to look for Qiao Xinyu.

Waiting to cross one door after another.

Before he saw Qiao Xinyu, he saw He Songning being supported by two soldiers.

"Qingyin." He Songning called her and asked the soldiers to step aside.

Oh, now I can stand on my own.

Xue Qingyin turned around and left without even looking.

She wanted to grab his wound and press it a few more times... But King Xuan went crazy on the bed after seeing it.

"...Qingyin, don't you have anything to say to me?" He Songning's voice sounded again.

Xue Qingyin paused.

If you insist on asking...

She turned around and lowered her voice: "I regret it a little," she said.

regret……?

He Songning's eyes flashed, and his breath skipped a beat.

Unconsciously and uncontrollably, a thought came to his mind - regret killing him?

Xue Qingyin tilted her head and lowered her voice: "It's my fault that I have never killed anyone before. The first time was on you. So my hands and feet were not sharp enough..."

He Songning's eyelids jumped, and the corners of his mouth turned down.

"Next time I will know, the first cut should be on your throat. ... I will let King Xuan teach me well."

He Songning's expression changed, and his eyes were sinister.

She wanted King Xuan to teach her how to kill him?

She wanted King Xuan to teach her how to kill him.

"Qingyin, you know how to make people sad." He squeezed out a gloomy voice from between his teeth.