Gel makeup

Chapter 276
However, I'm afraid King Xiaojing and Princess Xianju would not expect that even if they expose their identities as conspiracy, even if they die, Xiao Yi still refuses to reverse the case for Duke Jing, Yu Yunhe.Until now, everything has finally pointed to himself.

At this time, she still dare not rejoice that Fu Linchuan has left, although it is not easy to find someone who goes back to hermit.Yan Mowei, the daughter of Lord Jingguo, has passed away, and Gu Heng has left Beijing. If everything goes in the worst direction, will they really be spared?

After the banquet was over, Xiao Yi sat in his original position without moving. He was waiting for Siqing to come to see him, and softly said: "Your Majesty, the empress is back to play in the Moon Pavilion."

Xiao Yi closed his eyes, thinking that as long as she was willing to ask, he would explain to her, but she didn't.

Xiao Yi sat in the Chengming Hall for half an hour, but still dismissed his attendants, and went to Wanyue Pavilion alone.When he entered the front yard of the pavilion, there was no one there, and the door of the pavilion was closed tightly. He raised his hand to knock, but paused again.

The cabinet was quiet, he couldn't help but pushed open the door, and there was no one in the cabinet.He walked out of the pavilion in a daze, and said to the attendant in the central palace who stayed behind: "Don't tell the queen that I have been here."

At the same time, Siqing asked the waiter in front of the building, "Is the Holy Majesty there?"

The servant said: "Go back to your mother, Your Majesty has gone to the lake, and don't let the younger ones follow."

They all thought of Xining around the Mid-Autumn Festival in 23 years, she desperately went to Weiyang to find him.They traveled through South Zhili, and the Linhu Inn was destroyed by fire on the way back north. At that time, they all wanted to push each other out of danger first.

The full moon is still bright, but people's hearts are different.

Siqing wanted to return to Wanyue Pavilion, but Xiao Yi wanted to go east to read the building.The moonlight reflected the two going in completely opposite directions.

On the second day after the Mid-Autumn Festival banquet in Xining's 26th year, Siqing lived in Wanyue Building in Xiyuan.After finally calming down, she was opening the letter Jiang Feng sent from Jinling. Who knew that Lianying rushed in to report: "Madam, I heard that many courtiers have received anonymous letters, and they are talking about you."

Siqing sighed and asked, "Where is Your Majesty?"

At this time, Concubine Zhou hurriedly came to play with the Moon Pavilion, "My Lady..."

"Go back," Siqing said calmly, "We won't see each other anytime soon."

After the banquet, Xiao Yi lived in Yueshi Building in Xiyuan. When Siqing approached, he could hear the sound of silk and bamboo.Heshun stepped forward to pay respects, Siqing saw this and asked, "Where is Concubine Pei Kang?"

He Shun said: "Yes, Mrs. Pei is playing the piano."

Siqing nodded, but didn't go in.In a trance, I remembered a night many, many years ago, when the Empress Dowager was still alive, and the moonlight was like water. They hid in the flower forest of Xiyuan, and the flowers fell in the spring breeze. It has something to do with the remnants of a case, will third brother still help me?"

Xiao Yi said: "On the day you entered the palace, I stood at the height of Zhanyun Tower and watched you move into Ninghua Hall. I thought I was too cold at the height here, and finally someone came to talk to me. No matter what evil you are with If there is a relationship, I will join hands with you for the rest of my life and never part."

Today, she really wants to ask Xiao Yi herself if she still remembers the original promise.

She looked back at the brightly lit Yueshi Building, turned around and went down the hill where the Yueshi Building was located, and went back to the Moon Pavilion alone.

The next day Lianying inquired about the news and came to Si Qing and said: "I heard that His Majesty ordered Du Sizhong to go south to investigate the rumors. Put this matter to rest."

"Check out the rumors?"

"Yes."

Du Sizhong is just a cover on the surface, who is manipulating everything in the dark?
After countless times of expressing, hinting, questioning and suspicion, Si Qing has given up asking Xiao Yi why he refused to reverse the Yasukuni case.However, if one day is not for the Yasukuni Mansion, if not for Yu Yunhe to reverse the case, Siqing will be trembling all day long, like walking on thin ice, like a fish on someone else's chopping board.

Maybe this time Yang Wanquan didn't leave any evidence, Xiao Yi sent Du Sizhong to make peace with Xi Ni, and Du Sizhong, who knew the inside story, naturally could only whitewash as the first priority.But next time, if the next time the evidence points directly to Fu Linchuan as Lu Yuan, until he is Lu Yuan's adopted daughter, then how should he get out?

In other words, when he needs to disappear, the evidence will appear naturally. At that time, no one will whitewash everything for him, and Du Sizhong, who is the only one who knows the inside story in the imperial capital, will also become the target of public criticism because of whitewashing for him.

Since Qiuyuan Lingbo became the general of the Jingwei Jiangnan Division in the 23rd year of Xining, the two have not communicated with each other again.

In the early 26th year of Xining, Tang Peng, commander of the Yulin Guards, was ordered to go to Jiangnan to do business. After returning to Beijing, he once brought Siqing a gift from Yuan Lingbo. It was just an ordinary jewel, but he did not escape before it was in Siqing's hands. Live the fate of being unpacked.

Trembling, Siqing opened the box containing the pearls and emeralds presented by Yuan Lingbo, blew out all the candles, and skillfully manipulated the mechanism of the box in the dark.There was the sound of paper shaking, it was the secret letter hidden by Yuan Lingbo.Siqing did not light the lamp, because she had already read the letter countless times, and because she had endured countless nights.

At last she relighted the candle, and burned the letter with it.

After the Mid-Autumn Festival, there was a lot of discussion about this matter in the court, so Siqing didn't go to see Xiao Yi again, and Xiao Yi didn't come to look for her.There are some unpleasant words in the court, and now Siqing has lost her eyes and ears, and she can't hear clearly, but she is pure.Probably the most fortunate thing is that it has not been revealed that Fu Linchuan is Lu Yuan and Lu Yuan is a fugitive in the Yu Yunhe case, and there is no evidence for Ye Xiufeng's rumors related to the Yu case.

But after all, Siqing is the daughter of the notorious Zaifu, the queen who Zeng Yuezu fought against the Zongwang and insisted on her own opinion to intervene in the army. , but you can also guess what the rumors will say.

She used to think that all she needed to reverse the case of Lord Yasukuni and Yu Yunhe was an opportunity, but now she doesn't even mind her posthumous reputation, she doesn't mind being an opportunity, only by overturning the case can she gain long-term stability.But Xiao Yi was just covering it up, he just acquiesced that there was no grievance in the Yasukuni case.Ever since he pacified the Southern Domain and the Northern Territory, he only had suspicion and guard against her.

If you want to use these 13 years of relationship to bet that Xiao Yi will cover up for her for the rest of your life, she is anxious and feels that she can't afford to bet and wait.Blindly covering up consumes far more energy than overturning an unjust case now, why does Xiao Yi expend more energy to do so?If she really has to wait until the day when the sword is pointed at her throat, will she still have room to resist?

Two days later, on August [-]th, Xiao Yi lived in Yueshilou, Xiyuan.Siqing, who hadn't taken the initiative to meet Xiao Yi for a long time, came to see you upstairs.

It was because the incense pills in the building were burned out, Xiao Yi used to like to stay by himself, and there were no palace people around to come forward to add incense.Siqing lifted her long skirt and slowly entered the inner room, and saw Xiao Yi looking at the painting under the lamp.Siqing came in, but he didn't respond. The two of them were silent for a while, and Xiao Yi finally said softly, "You're here." Seeing that Siqing was alone, he asked again, "Why didn't you bring a palace man? Lingzhen didn't come back either. look at you."

Si Qing said: "The chess is all over, what are you still thinking about the old chess pieces for?"

Xiao Yi was startled, but Si Qing smiled slightly, untied the string on her purse, and prepared to take two incense pills, Xiao Yi said: "There is no need to add incense. I remember that you didn't like burning incense before."

Siqing was disappointed, "I don't like burning incense? That seems to be a long time ago."

Siqing then took back her purse, found a seat and sat down by herself. The two of them still didn't have a word, just sat quietly.Xiao Yi didn't know whether he was looking at the painting or was distracted. After a while, he slowly rolled up the painting and tried his best to keep calm and said: "Siqing, we were not like this before. You always have endless things to say. Why do we meet now? So silent."

Siqing didn't look at Xiao Yi either, her eyes were glazed, she didn't know what she was looking at, and she said flatly: "Now that you're talking, you suspect me, and I suspect you too, I don't like it."

Xiao Yi was taken aback, "It's been a long time since I heard your truth."

"So what about your sincerity?" Siqing asked back, "I want to know, when was the last time you told me your sincerity?"

Xiao Yi seemed to want to test Si Qing, "I don't understand what you mean."

"Don't understand?" Siqing was puzzled, "I never guess riddles when I talk, but your words are unpredictable. I know that you need to 'do nothing but do everything, the king is supreme, and the gods and ghosts are unpredictable'. But I still want to Ask, when was the last time you told me the truth?"

In the past, he had nine points of admiration for her and one point of taking advantage of her.When he quelled Dingfan, he had three points of love for her, five points of use, and two points of wariness.King Xiao Jing and Princess Xianju betrayed the court one after another, and at this point, he probably only has half of his affection for her, half of her use, and nine parts of his wariness.

"So you've been suspicious of me?"

"You never told me the truth!"

Xiao Yi said, "I still can't figure out why you came to question me."

Siqing said in her heart: I also can't figure out why we can share hardships but not joys.She didn't know if she was delusional, and she also knew that Xiao Yi would not admit it, so she said, "I came to ask you because I couldn't figure it out."

Xiao Yi probed, "For Pei Kangbi?"

Siqing felt chilled, but instead smiled, "If it was for her, I wouldn't have forced you to canonize her."

"So you don't care about me at all," Xiao Yi said, "The only thing you care about is whether you are living well here."

Si Qing said: "Yes, I have been a selfish person from the beginning to the end. I admit it."

Xiao Yi seemed to be trembling, and Si Qing said: "I just hope that my life will be smoother and smoother. I don't think I did anything wrong, because I have never hurt you. We have known each other for 13 years. I didn't expect 13 years to pass. , The question you asked me is still 'Do I care'." She smiled slightly, "Can I be blunt? I think this question is ridiculous. Then can I ask the third brother in turn, do you care about me?"

Xiao Yi's expression seemed to say that there is no need to ask?He tried his best to suppress his anger and said, "Of course."

Siqing smiled and said: "I know, I understand, I can feel that you care about me. But this care is too heavy, so heavy that it will overwhelm me. How much do you care about me? In the fall of Xining 21, you Going to Xijing, knowing that you will cause trouble once you leave the imperial capital, you still let me stay in the imperial capital as bait, do you really care about me, or do you care if I can catch big fish for you? I know, I can have today The honor and everything are gifts from His Majesty. Since I am the empress of the country, this is what I should do. Since I am the wife of the third brother, this is the kindness I should repay. But the third brother, I just want to compete with this. You clearly know that if I stay in the imperial capital, Dingfan will cause trouble, but you still choose to keep me, once, twice, and a third time. Do you care about me or you? country?"

Xiao Yi was about to speak again, but Si Qing said: "I know this question is outrageous. If Your Majesty wants to be a wise ruler of the world, he must put the country and the country first. But I still feel unhappy when I dream back at midnight. The third brother said he wanted to hear me Honestly, this is my truth."

Xiao Yi was silent for a while, "The world will be settled, the feudal clan will be eliminated, and the Queen Lai will be allowed to complement each other."

"So the world will be settled, and the feudal clan will be eliminated. Your Majesty will no longer need me."

"Siqing!"

Siqing said: "For a long time, I have been having a nightmare, often waking up from the dream, dreaming that I left this world without a sound and became a cold tablet in the ancestral temple. I admit that I am afraid of death, I want to live well , I don’t want to disappear like the first queen.”

Xiao Yi couldn't suppress his anger and said, "What are you talking about?!"

The former queen has always been a taboo topic.

Today, Siqing insisted on saying everything, so she said: "I know you don't like people mentioning the first queen, but the more obscure it is, the more painful it is for you and for me. Today you will be my Crazy, let me ask you, the answer I want to know, to solve my nightmare."

Xiao Yi didn't speak, and Si Qing continued: "The third brother is not a heartless person, so he shouldn't be so indifferent and suspicious of Concubine Zhou who has been with you for the longest time. But then I thought, what you are suspicious of is not Concubine Zhou, but you Own."

Xiao Yi couldn't help explaining: "I..."

"I don't know about the past of the Empress Dowager. Except for the Empress Dowager herself, the Empress Dowager suspected the Empress because of her relatives. The He family had been famous for many years, and they had disagreements with the Empress Dowager. Later, the Empress Dowager was dissatisfied with the Empress herself, and Dissatisfied with the relatives of the first empress. The best way is for the first empress to disappear without a sound... She disappeared. The Empress Dowager asked you to poison her with Concubine Zhou to help her disappear. The Empress Dowager did this because Forcing you is also testing you."

Xiao Yi stood up abruptly and swept away everything on the desk, but no palace guards probed.

Si Qing said: "Let me finish, I know you can't help yourself, but I'm still curious why the third brother can't fight for her, she is your first wife and the birth mother of the crown prince."

"Why do you have to say this?!" Xiao Yi asked outburst.

Siqing remained calm, "Because this is the source of my nightmares."

"You mean you think I'll kill you one day too?!"

"In the 20th year of Xining and the 21st year of Xining, there were two accidents in the imperial capital. The Dingfan spy network was linked with the forces in the court. You left me in the imperial capital. Didn't you think that I would die?!"

"You won't, if they let you have an accident, I will kill them to be buried with you!"

Siqing smiled, "Buried with him? What's the use of being buried with him? The first emperor was buried with someone else, and no one worshiped the Qin Mausoleum. Emperor Hanwen was frugal with himself, and there were countless worshipers in Baling."

(End of this chapter)