Tibetan beads

Chapter 465 Betrayal
That afternoon, Xu Yin's eyeliner at Taiyuan Palace received a message from Liu Xi'er.

She put it aside, still concentrating on her official duties.

The battle situation ahead was good. Yanling captured the Hongyuan Camp and wiped out the entire Qi County.If this line is opened, food, grass and supplies can be transported by water and quickly sent to the front line.This is related to the lifeline of the Southern Expeditionary Army. In comparison, Liu's aunt and nephew are not worth mentioning.

After being so busy for four or five days, the military affairs came to an end.After resting for half a day, Xu Yin found time to deal with this matter.

Liu Xi'er was so impatient, she was looking forward to it every day, and when she received the reply, she almost cried.

But she didn't dare to cry, so she washed her face and went to see Concubine Liu.

"Go to Da Guangming Temple?" Concubine Liu frowned, "It's fine, what are you going to do when you leave the palace?"

Liu Xier squeezed out a smile: "Last time Xu San took me to Daguangming Temple, and said that if I want to go next time, I just need to tell the guard at the gate. I think this is also a way, and it's better to walk around often. If one day my aunt needs me to go out of the palace to handle errands, it will also come in handy."

Hearing what she said was well-founded, Concubine Liu was relieved: "You have finally used your brain."

Afterwards, she wondered again: "It's really rare that you and Xu San are getting close."

Liu Xi'er bit her lips: "She is now the princess, and I am respectful, so there is no reason to embarrass me."

Concubine Liu readily agreed: "You wish you had thought about it earlier. Xu San is not what he used to be. He still holds the military power in his hand, and his heart is high! Hold it well, maybe it will be useful to her."

"Yes."

After leaving the room, Liu Xi'er felt her legs go weak.This was the first time she had lied in front of her aunt, but her aunt was more satisfied than ever, which was extremely ironic.

She cheered up, packed her things and went to the palace gate.

The imperial guards checked her badge, let her go out, and asked the same question: "Miss Liu, do you want a carriage?"

Liu Xi'er hurriedly said: "Thank you General, just a little way, just take a walk."

When we arrived at Daguangming Temple, Xu Yin was sitting on the corridor, seeing her coming, he pointed casually: "Here."

Liu Xi'er walked over quickly, making sure there was no one else, and hurriedly said: "The Princess has seen me."

Xu Yin pointed to the tea table next to him: "I let the servant girl go down, you can pour it yourself."

Liu Xi'er didn't have the desire to drink tea, she looked at it timidly: "Princess..."

Xu Yin felt a little helpless: "Okay, let's talk first."

Liu Xi'er hurriedly said Xie's words again, and finally asked: "Princess, what should I do? Shi Zifei has already said these words clearly, if I..."

Xu Yinqi said: "What's so embarrassing? Then don't even think about being the elder brother's concubine! My sister-in-law is not the kind of unreasonable person. As long as you don't think about it, she will be happy to help you find a good family to show yourself Generosity."

But Liu Xi'er wanted to cry: "What's the use of not wanting to? Aunt, she..."

Halfway through, she hurriedly stopped.

Xu Yin looked at her with a calm expression and said, "It turns out that the concubine wanted you to enter Yan's house!"

Liu Xi'er looked at her anxiously, and begged: "Princess, can you stop talking about this matter? Otherwise, my aunt will be angry."

Xu Yin didn't say yes or no, but asked: "Why did the concubine let you enter the Yan family? Do you want to win over the Yan family to maintain her glory and wealth? No need, just relying on the old friendship, the princess will naturally protect you. with her."

Liu Xi'er looked away: "My aunt said that the son will be extremely expensive in the future, and if I can be his concubine, I will be above ten thousand."

Xu Yin sneered, this is really what Concubine Liu can say.

"She is not willing to be trapped in Taiyuan Palace! After all, when she was a concubine, she was once above ten thousand people and held the Phoenix Seal."

Liu Xi'er did not refute, but acquiesced.

Seeing her cowardly appearance, Xu Yin scolded unceremoniously: "You are willing to be her puppet? Even if it is as she expected, you will be above ten thousand people in the future, then what? Why don't you let her hold you and move with you? What's the difference today? Not to mention, if you want to achieve that goal, you have to suffer a lot. In the end, you will suffer, and she will enjoy the rewards. This is a good deal!"

That's right, my aunt only said that she wanted her to enter Yan's house, but how could she know how frightened she was?Liu Xi'er couldn't help feeling a trace of complaint in her heart.

"Princess, what should I do?" Liu Xi'er had no choice but to hold on to Xu Yin's life-saving straw.

Xu Yin looked at her coldly: "I thought you didn't understand, so I woke you up. Now that you understand, then reject the concubine yourself! You can't expect me to help you against the concubine, right? I have nothing to do with her." Resentment without hatred, is it because of you to refute my mother-in-law's affection?"

"Princess!" Liu Xi'er's legs softened and she almost knelt down.

She clutched Xu Yin's sleeve tightly, her heart was in a mess.

At one time it was Concubine Liu's cold and mean face, at another time it was the appearance of Mrs. Xie hiding a knife in her smile. In a panic, she opened her mouth and said, "Princess, this is just for the princess!"

Xu Yin's heart skipped a beat, but his expression remained calm, and he even frowned: "What is it for the princess? Why are you messing things up?"

Liu Xi'er struggled, seeing Xu Yin lost her patience and got up to leave, she was in a hurry and blurted out: "Aunt, she wants to replace the princess!"

……

As the sun set, the verdant Taiyuan Palace soon became dark.

Candlelight was lit in the palace, and Concubine Liu sat in front of the mirror and looked at her face.

In the makeup box, there are the best Luozidai, the brightest rouge, and the most translucent makeup powder, but she can't use any of them during the day.Because she is a widow, a concubine who kept festivals for the late emperor, and a widow who has no hope for the rest of her life.

She could only open the makeup box on such nights, slowly put on makeup on herself, and sigh while looking at her still bright face in the mirror.

Mrs. Dong was older than her, and she wore bright and luxurious clothes every day, but she had already withered.

This is fate, an unfair fate.

She thought of her elder sister who had passed away for many years, and at this moment, she felt more and more the unwillingness in her elder sister's heart.

Why is Dong such an ignorant person, but has the best life?

It's a pity that the eldest sister failed and ended up dying young.She also almost failed, but it doesn't matter, there is still a chance to save.

There was a noise outside, Concubine Liu asked, "What's the matter?"

A palace official came in and said, "Go back to your mother, Miss Liu is back."

Concubine Liu frowned, looked at Liu Xi'er who came in, and said displeasedly: "Why did you come back so late?"

Liu Xi'er held up the hem of her skirt, which was covered with grass clippings and plaster, and replied embarrassingly: "Auntie, I'm sorry, but I fell on the way back, which delayed the time."

Since it was fine, Concubine Liu didn't bother to inquire, and waved her hand and said: "Okay, hurry up and clean up, when will this reckless temper change."

Liu Xi'er bit her lip, not daring to refute a word, she bowed her head and went back to her room.

When the door was closed, her body slid down against the door as if she lost her strength, she couldn't believe what she had done.

She betrayed her aunt.

　There is a little bit of mystery in the plot, let's think about it.

　　Concubine Liu in her previous life relied on Emperor You and used the affairs of the Yan family as a way to please her. Would such a person really love her nephew Yan Cheng?Obviously impossible.To her, Yan Cheng was no different from Emperor You in the previous life, just a backer who was attached to by her.

　　Her ultimate goal is not to stabilize Yan Cheng's position, but to use Yan Cheng to climb the ladder again.She hoped that Yan Cheng would treat her like a mother, so that she would have a unique status, and the existence of the princess would become an obstacle.

　　As for being a stepmother, this is not her ultimate goal, but if there is an opportunity to stabilize her position, she will not let it go.

　　The above is her code of conduct. Yan Cheng's background was hidden too well. Xu Yin didn't know this. She guessed Liu Taifei's motives correctly, but she didn't know the whole picture, so she leaned in the direction of her stepmother.

　　
　
(End of this chapter)