Lady Changning

Chapter 201 Everyone is a Prey
Originally, Mo Lian planned to send Xi Yu to the palace gate and let him wait for Prime Minister Xi to go back together, but he was stopped halfway.

"The maidservants see Concubine Lian, Concubine Hua heard that a relative has come to her house, she is very worried, so please invite Master Xi to catch up on the old days."

The person who spoke was a court lady in green dress, she looked familiar and obedient, and she knew that it was Hua Concubine Xi Lingyan who sent someone.

But Mo Lian didn't dare to let Xi Yu go. If she didn't know that Xi Yu had such important information, she might think that Xi Lingyan was because of the love of her siblings, but now I'm afraid it's not just the case.

"Young Master Xi is a guest invited by the empress, and I will see you off on her behalf. Prime Minister Xi will come out later, and I will not be able to explain if I don't see Young Master Xi. If Concubine Hua is interested, it is better to talk about it another day."

"Concubine Lian was joking, Young Master Xi and Concubine Hua are two siblings, Prime Minister Xi is Concubine Hua's father, why should there be so many rules when meeting relatives?"

From what Mo Lian heard from this girl, it seemed that she had already talked with Xi Lingyan before she came here. Others are relatives, and it is normal to meet her.

But when Xi Lingyan appeared at this time, his motives were obviously impure.

"Sister Lianfei, you can go to my fourth sister and tell me. I may not have seen my second sister for a long time, and I miss you very much. My family is not in the way."

At such a young age, she talks one way and another, and she still doesn't forget to wink at Mo Lian. This eccentric look reminds Mo Lian of the fifth aunt in Xi's mansion who has no rules and no distance.

"Sister Lianfei, don't worry, this is the imperial palace, so many people are watching. My second sister doesn't dare to do anything. Calling me must be trying to trick me. Go and tell fourth sister, she must have a way."

Xi Yu suddenly approached Mo Lian dressed in a dress and said goodbye, but in fact he was telling Mo Lian what he said.Still complacent in her heart, to see if Fourth Sister dares to underestimate him.

In fact, he doesn't understand the struggle between Xi Changning and Xi Lingyan, but the only one he admires in his heart is Xi Changning, so no matter what he does, he can always think of Xi Changning.As for the second sister, Xi Lingyan, she didn't know her like she did the last time she returned home.From his mother's sighing words, it's not difficult to hear that the second sister seems to have betrayed the fourth sister, and now the two are even more incompatible.

"Master Xi has entrusted you with this palace. I will report this matter to the Empress Empress. You guys should go too."

Mo Lian thought about it carefully, and what Xi Yu said was not bad, so he was relieved to let him go, so that he could go back in time and tell Xi Changning to think about countermeasures.

Xi Lingyan's maid took Xi Yu away, and Mo Lian hurried towards Fengzao Palace.

When Xi Yu arrived at the dormitory where Xi Lingyan was, Xi Lingyan must have been preparing some tea and fruit, and he happily called Xi Lingyan, like a harmless child.

"Second sister."

"Don't be rude, you should call Concubine Hua." A palace maid stopped her.

"Okay, okay, Yu'er is already this big. I am your second sister, so you can call me whatever you want." Xi Lingyan was deeply moved by Xi Yu's "Second Sister".

"Before entering the palace, you loved these snacks the most and often went to Tayue Pavilion to steal them. Here are all your favorite foods. Sit down."

Xi Lingyan asked Xi Yu to sit down, but Xi Yu was not polite. He ate like a child when he sat down.

"Second Sister, you are so kind." While eating, Xi Yu still kept his mouth sweet.

"Yu'er, why did you think of entering the palace this time? You didn't come to see the second sister, but went to the queen first."

Xi Lingyan approached the topic slowly, afraid that Xi Yu would notice something, but also felt that Xi Yu in front of him was so childish that he probably didn't understand scheming.

Xi Yu lowered his head, rolled his eyeballs, and immediately smiled.

"It's not my father. He was afraid that I would cause trouble, so he gave me a while to enter the palace, and said that I should go to see the empress first according to the rules. It was late when I came out of Fengzao Palace, and I was in a hurry to see my father. .”

It's justified here, after all, the status of the two is there, and when it comes to relatives, Xi Yu and Xi Changning are indeed closer than her.

"Did someone in that family ask you to bring a message to the palace, such as my mother, or your mother." Xi Lingyan observed Xi Yu, and found that Xi Yu was no different, he never frowned, a child is a child, how could he understand this.

"Yes, I have."

Xi Yu suddenly said something, which immediately attracted Xi Lingyan's attention. She always felt that she didn't need to be scheming when facing a child like Xi Yu, so if she really had something to ask, she should be able to ask it easily.

"What is it?" she asked urgently.

"The third aunt said, let the fourth sister and the second sister take care of each other in the palace and get along well. My mother just told me not to run around, understand the rules, and say hello to my sister by the way."

Although Xi Yu said these words in an immature tone, he also observed Xi Lingyan, and he also hoped that these would touch Xi Lingyan, but it seemed that the effect was not great, and Xi Lingyan was very dissatisfied with the result.

Xi Yu sighed in his heart, when did the second sister become like this?Could this palace really eat people?

"Then does your mother have anything to give to the empress? Or something special." Xi Lingyan's words were full of obvious clichés.

Xi Yu is not stupid, he understands why she asks this question. Thinking about it this way, the matter of stalking and reporting to the emperor that Mother told him last time may have nothing to do with the second sister.

He shook his head to indicate that he didn't know, Xi Lingyan didn't get the result he wanted, his face was ashen, but he couldn't press any further.

Originally, Xi Lingyan wanted to ask something else, but when Xi Jian appeared suddenly, he thought it would be Xi Changning who came to find Xi Yu, but unexpectedly it was Xi Jian.

"The humble minister is meeting with the concubine Hua."

"Father doesn't need to be too polite, he must be here to pick up Yu'er. We haven't seen each other for a long time, and it's rare for him to enter the palace today, so I asked him to come over and ask about my mother's recent situation."

Xi Lingyan didn't forget to wipe away her tears as she said that, whether it was true or false, these were just exaggerations.

Seeing Xi Lingyan exchanging greetings like this, Xi Jian took Xi Yu away, and Xi Yu was overjoyed. Sure enough, the fourth sister was smart enough to find her father, so that the second sister would let him go.

Thinking of Xi Lingyan's gloomy eyes, Xi Yu felt a little scared even thinking about it now.

"Tell me, what did your mother tell you to come into the palace?" Xi Jian spoke so abruptly that Xi Yu shrank his head in fright.

"Father, what are you talking about? I want to come and see the palace myself. Besides, did I do something wrong?"

"I'm telling you, don't get involved in the affairs of the two sisters!"

Xi Jian spoke as if they were not his daughters, as if he was afraid of getting angry.

Although she knows that Xi Hanxue is still alive in this world, Xi Changning has no way to do it. It is a big taboo to startle the snake, but she is deeply trapped in the palace, which is naturally not as good as Xi Hanxue's freedom outside the palace.

There was a slight sound outside the door. Xi Changning recovered from his chaotic thoughts. Looking at the figure printed on the door, Xi Changning immediately went to the table and blew out the candles. The whole room was plunged into darkness, and the sound outside the door lingered. After a few clicks, he left.

Huangfu Shenqian is sorry, she shouldn't have used him.

Xi Changning was in a slumber all night, she seemed to be laying out the layout by herself, and then overthrew her own layout step by step, and finally she couldn't get out of it.

She was so scared that she was covered in sweat and couldn't sleep anymore. She would rather sit there than torture herself in her sleep.She must end the affairs here as soon as possible, and leave here together with her hopeless heart, no matter where she goes to die.

She had to think of a situation that could solve everything at once, including the matter of the empress dowager that Huangfu Shenqian had been worried about, whether it was for herself or to return Huangfu Shenqian's favor, she had to come up with such a situation, because she not much time.

She pulled out the hairpin on her head and stabbed it with her fingertips, and the deeper blood flowed out little by little. It would be a matter of time before she got poisoned and died.

Xi Changning thought for a whole night and finally came up with some clues. Only by connecting all these people together can they be uprooted. The problem is that she has to do it all by herself, and she really has no way to bear the consequences for a few more years.

When Mo Lian entered the dormitory, she found that the bedding on the bed hadn't been moved much, and everyone was sitting on the soft couch, and she could tell from her face that she hadn't slept all night.

"My lady, why are you spoiling yourself again?"

"Mo Lian thinks of a way, I want to see Xi Yu." It seems that only this person can attract Xi Lingyan's attention.

Mo Lian was slightly taken aback, didn't she not want to involve Young Master Xi in this matter?Why do you want to see him again all of a sudden?Could it be that Xi Changning thought of something?
"Mother, Mo Lian shouldn't have asked more questions, but don't you want Master Xi to be involved in this battle?"

Xi Changning looked at the cup filled with blood on the table without making a sound, and Mo Lian immediately stepped forward to check it knowingly, almost throwing the cup out after seeing it.

The color of the blood was very abnormal, Mo Lian saw the abnormality, and then thought of what Xi Changning had said, she stared at Xi Changning with wide eyes.

"I always thought that hatred was the reason why I persisted until now. Now that I think about it, I have done what I shouldn't do and what I should do. Hatred is just the end, and what I really want will never be obtained, yes Life!"

Xi Changning is not a person who resigns herself to fate, but at this point, she herself feels that she is just another joke made by God.

Xi Changning urged Mo Lian to do something, as if he was racing against the remaining time.

"Mo Lian, don't make any claims."

Mo Lian paused at the door, turned her back to Xi Changning, strode forward with a ruthless heart, saying that she could not let such a thing happen.She didn't try to find Xi Yu in a hurry, but tried to find another person, Huangfu Zimian.

After Huangfu Zimian became a prince, he moved out of the palace, and now it is even more difficult to see him, not to mention that Mo Lian is still a concubine, and seeing Huangfu Zimian alone would make people tongue-tied.

So Mo Lian had no choice but to find Princess Jing, but Princess Jing didn't seem to want to help her.

"Why should I help you? Are you waiting for you to tell Zi Mian everything, so that I will lose him." Princess Jing's face was very ugly, it seems that the incident has not been relieved until now.

"Could it be that you really didn't listen to what Princess Jing told you before?"

"You are the empress's person, of course I will help her. I will not help you, Empress Lianfei. You can go."

Princess Jing has entered a dead end, she is too scared, as long as Xi Changning appears in front of her, she will be terrified.

Mo Lian clenched the handkerchief in her hand, she was so angry that she couldn't speak, she thought that Princess Jing just loved Huangfu Zimian too much, but now it seems that she is just a selfish woman.

"Princess Jing, it's Bengong and the empress who misunderstood you!"

Before, Mo Lian thought that it would be a good thing if Princess Jing could be with Huangfu Zimian, but now it seems that she was completely wrong, love is inherently selfish.Xi Changning wanted to protect Huangfu Zimian, but Princess Jing wanted to take it for herself. That quiet princess no longer exists.

Princess Jing was seen through by Mo Lian's eyes. She lowered her head and tears welled up in her eyes. She knew that she was too selfish. Mo Lian must be in a hurry to get her to marry her, but she really didn't want Huangfu Zimian and Xi Changning to have anything to do. implicated.

Seeing Princess Jing leaving like this, Mo Lian felt helpless in her heart, and Xiao He who was beside her saw her master so distressed, so she took the initiative to persuade her, and said a way that was not too risky.

"Your Majesty, it may be difficult for you to meet the prince. But it's not difficult for you to meet someone, and didn't the empress ask you to look for it just now?"

Xiao He's words reminded Mo Lian that since the last time Huangfu Zimian was told to leave by Xi Changning, there was no news about her, and it was naturally inconvenient for her to come forward as a concubine.Now she makes her own claim to find him, but there is nothing she can do, but Xiao He's words make some sense.

Xi Yu is Xi Changning's younger brother, and he doesn't know anything about Huangfu Zimian and Xi Changning, so it seems feasible to ask him to help.

"Xiao He, this matter is up to you to handle. I have the Empress's badge here in this Palace, you should understand."

The waist card was given to Xi Changning by the emperor, I wonder if seeing Xi Changning so thin and unable to bear this waist card for going in and out of the palace is a comfort to her.

Xiao He understood the result of the waist card, and immediately went to do it.

The next day, Xi Yu entered the palace with a happy face. Although he was the queen's natal family, Xi Lingyan didn't think so. Although Xi Yu didn't say anything last time, Xi Lingyan still felt that this seemingly young brother , There is always something to hide in my heart.

As soon as Xi Yu arrived at the palace, he followed the maids towards the Queen's Fengzao Palace. Regardless of his young age, after what happened last time, he understood very well. Now he looks calm, but his bones are almost overwhelmed. If you want to help Xi Changning, you have to look the same as usual.

But the person next to him didn't feel that way. Such a sneaky action was against the way of a gentleman, but it was also a helpless move.This person is Huangfu Zimian.

When Xi Yu came to look for him, his mind was blank, and the words he said were extremely mature when he was still a child. He always felt that there was someone like this in his mind, but he still couldn't remember who it was.

Now he pretends to be Xi Yu's servant and follows him into the palace, this doesn't look like Xi Changning's behavior, could something have happened.

"My lord, I've wronged you. Sister Concubine Lian asked me to do this, so it's justified."

Xi Yu approached Huangfu Zimian in a low voice and said.

Huangfu Zimian lowered his head and let out a hum, and he was at peace with the situation.If Concubine Lian was looking for her, it must be because of Xi Changning's affairs. Could it be that something happened to her body?
Xi Changning's stubborn and pale cheeks appeared in his mind. If the people inside and outside the palace knew about her physical condition, he and Concubine Lian were probably the only ones.

As expected, before arriving at Fengzao Palace, Concubine Lian suddenly appeared.

"It turned out to be Young Master Xi. During those few days in Xi's mansion, your mother took care of her. I happen to have some small things for your mother. Why don't you take them with me?"

When Mo Lian was speaking, she glanced at Huangfu Zimian behind Xi Yu, wondering if Xi Yu could understand what she said.

"Sister Lianfei, my fourth sister is still waiting for me. How about I let this servant go with you?" Unexpectedly, Xi Yu understood everything, and pointed to the person behind him clearly.

Mo Lian nodded, and seeing Xi Yu pointing at the person behind her, she turned around and left, accepting the strange gaze behind her, she had to hurry up, otherwise Xi Yu would know about Huangfu Zimian when he went to Xi Changning matter.

Because Xi Changning's physical condition was inconvenient to tell Xi Yu, what she told Xiao He was just to evade and say it was the queen's will. Although he was curious about Huangfu Zimian and Xi Changning, he didn't ask.

What is the purpose of this, I am afraid only Xi Yu himself knows.

Back at Zhongcui Palace, Mo Lian immediately stepped forward to make amends. It was really rude to let Huangfu Zimian, who is a prince, enter the palace in such a state of embarrassment. Although Huangfu Zimian pretended to be an eunuch last time, it was voluntary. .

"My lord, Mo Lian really doesn't know who to turn to, but that time the empress spoke too loudly, and there has been no news since then. As a person in the harem, it is really..."

Mo Lian tried her best to explain, hoping that Huangfu Zimian could accept such words.

"Concubine Lian, did something happen to the empress?" His voice was a little worried, but he tried his best to restrain himself.

Mo Lian is very grateful that he doesn't hold grudges at the moment, but she also feels that it has hurt Xi Changning's thoughts. She put aside Huangfu Zimian's relationship to protect him.

"This time, Mo Lian is looking for you in private. The empress doesn't know about it. But I'm afraid she will understand in a short time. If the prince wants to, he would like to prescribe a good medicine for the empress."

Mo Lian's eyes were filled with tears, and her anxious heart could not be expressed in words.Maybe it's because she understands the suffering of this pair of lovers too well, seeing them together and watching them separate.

"I see."

His three words contain too much, there are reasons he understands, and there are too many reasons he does not understand.

Sure enough, Fengzao Palace sent someone to summon Concubine Lian, Mo Lian and Huangfu Zimian looked at each other, and went to Fengzao Palace together.

Huangfu Zimian sees Xi Changning again at this moment, and finds that she is even thinner than last time, the radiance that a girl should have can't be found in her body, pale cheeks, big empty eyes, all the time proclaiming that this life is passing by little by little .

(End of this chapter)