Mistress

Chapter 84

The man in gray took out a dagger from his arms and stabbed at Li Yan. Li Yan screamed in shock. She instinctively got up and ran to the side, ignoring her shoes, and ran towards the screen with her bare feet. place to run.

Cui Nanny and Qi'er heard Li Yan's scream, and rushed towards this side.

Both Jun'er and Yue'er were stunned, and hurriedly got up to grab the man in gray.Unexpectedly, the man in gray ran faster than Li Yan. He grabbed Li Yan's long sleeve with his left hand, and when he held a dagger in his right hand and was about to stab Li Yan's chest, a dart whizzed in from outside the door.

The man in gray let out a scream of "ah", his eyes glared at Li Yan angrily, but his hands were already powerless to stab.Li Yan yanked hard, pulled out her sleeves, and jumped to the side.

The man in gray fell to the ground, the dagger still tightly held in his hand.

"There are assassins! There are assassins!" Qing'er shouted, and Su Bai had already entered following the dart he just threw.

Nanny Cui and Qi'er hugged Li Yan from left to right, looking at the assassin on the ground in panic.

Jun'er and Yue'er threw themselves on the man in gray, crying, "Mother! Mother!..."

Li Yan was stunned, this servant in men's clothes and hair tied up turned out to be Zhang Yuliu?
She came over and stretched out her hand to peel off the dark skin of the man in gray, revealing Zhang Yuliu's face.Zhang Yuliu was angry, but still looked at Li Yan in front of her angrily. She wanted to speak but couldn't speak. She just opened and closed her mouth and breathed out a few words that no one could understand.

Li Yan looked at her lips, and seemed to know what she wanted to say: Li Nianyun, if I can't kill you, I won't die!

Zhang Yuliu really did not rest in peace, because her mouth could not even open and close. She died, but her eyes were still staring at Li Yan bitterly.

Jun'er cried: "Mother, didn't you agree to the baby, just to see the father, why can't you let go of the hatred in your heart, mother!..."

Yue'er cried so loudly, "Mother, we finally got together, we can go to Yongcheng to live a peaceful life, you have already promised me and brother, why do you go back on your word, mother! Mother!..."

For some reason, Li Yan also began to cry, she really couldn't bear to see Jun'er and Yue'er watching their mother's tragic death with their own eyes.

She didn't know why Zhang Yuliu hated her to the bone, could it be that because Li Nianyun was Xu Cheng's wife back then, she Zhang Yuliu retired and became a concubine next?This was decided by Xu Guogong and Li Xiangrui while they were drinking in the army, and it wasn't Li Nianyun chasing after him, why Zhang Yuliu couldn't think about it!
Perhaps Zhang Yuliu was thinking that if it wasn't for the existence of Li Nianyun, she would have followed Mrs. Tai's arrangement to marry Xu Cheng as his wife, and now the Queen's position is hers, so she resented it.

Li Yan looked at Zhang Yuliu's unrepentant eyes, she stared horribly, Li Yan reached out to stroke her eyelids, and told her to rest in peace.

Su Bai killed Zhang Yuliu with a dart, he didn't know how to face Jun'er and Yue'er, he just stood aside in a daze.

Someone had reported to Xu Cheng just now, and Xu Cheng hurried over, seeing that Li Yan was fine, he was relieved.

He looked at the dead Zhang Yuliu, was silent for a moment, closed his eyes and sighed, and then told Eunuch Qu, "First carry Zhang Yuliu to the Shaohua Temple, and ask the master and the choir to rescue her."

Eunuch Qu and the young eunuchs probably had never seen a dead person before, they turned pale with fright, and tremblingly carried Zhang Yuliu down.

Jun'er and Yue'er knelt in front of Xu Cheng, crying so much that they almost passed out.

Xu Cheng sat down and asked: "Jun'er, you have to search carefully when you enter the palace. How did your mother bring the dagger in?"

Jun'er was startled, touched his body, then came to his senses, and said tearfully: "Just now, after entering the palace, the child was busy changing into the fine clothes given by the emperor, and took off the dagger for self-defense. At this time, I took it secretly. At that time, the boy was only focused on seeing if the fine clothes fit, and he had already forgotten about the dagger. He really didn't know that the mother would assassinate the empress. If he knew, the boy would never dare to bring her into the palace of."

If it was before, Xu Cheng might not have believed Jun'er's words, but now he really believed it, saying: "Whether it is the old dynasty or our Xu dynasty, there are no rules for searching the princes and princesses when they enter the palace. The lords and princesses consciously handed over the weapons for self-defense by themselves. And you... entered the palace and saw me wearing a self-defense dagger. In light cases, you committed a crime of treason and immorality. In serious cases, you are accomplices in treason. Do you know what's wrong?"

Jun'er kowtowed, "I know my mistake."

Seeing his son like this, Xu Cheng also felt very uncomfortable. He paused and asked, "Didn't your mother be dispatched to the southwest? Why is she with you?"

"The Ye Dynasty fell, and two officials of the Ye family in the southwest fled for fear of being implicated. Many of the people who were sent to the southwest fled. When the mother came to look for the boy, she dressed as a man. With a piece of jade, the child can know that she is the mother of Hai'er. The mother has only been here for five days, and no one in the rest garden knows that she is the mother of Hai'er and Yue'er. Seeing Father, my son... my son agreed to let her come with me."

After hearing this, Xu Cheng remained silent.

Li Yan was a little sad, and went to sit beside her bed silently.She felt that she couldn't live in this Chengyuan Palace anymore, and she was afraid that when she closed her eyes, she would think of Zhang Yuliu's death.

After a long time, Xu Cheng said to Jun'er: "I will send someone to bury your mother in the Xu family's cemetery."

Jun'er kowtowed, "Thank you, father."

Zhang Yuliu can still be buried in the Xu family cemetery, Xu Cheng has done his best, and it is all for the sake of the two children.

Xu Cheng said again: "I will not pursue your mother's crimes anymore, but you have done something wrong and you must accept the crime. Otherwise, where is the government and where is the law of Xu Dynasty?"

Jun'er originally only wanted to go to Yongcheng with his mother and younger sister to live a peaceful life. After being taught by Master Yinjia, he knew that there was a difference between his son and his concubine. Going against the sky, he imagined a happy life with his mother and younger sister all the way to the capital.

But now everything is shattered, his mother is dead, he no longer has the courage to think that he and his sister can live the rest of their lives well, because today's scene will make him regret for the rest of his life, all because of his negligence. With a self-defense dagger, he said: "My child asks for death."

Xu Cheng was slightly taken aback, "I won't allow it."

"Then ask Father to confine the child."

When Jun'er said this, Xu Cheng could already see that he was disheartened. If he was allowed to go to Yongcheng with Yue'er, maybe he would lose all hope and seek death.

Xu Cheng couldn't bear to see him like this, so he said: "You worship Master Yinjia as your teacher, go back to the rest garden, Yue'er goes to Yongcheng alone, I will send more people to take good care of her."

Jun'er thought for a moment, then nodded.

Jun'er and Yue'er left the palace and moved into the residence arranged by Xu Cheng earlier.All princes who have fiefs outside the palace, even if they come to the palace to meet the emperor, cannot live in the palace at night, so they have arranged accommodation for them outside the palace.

Originally, Xu Cheng had asked someone to prepare a night banquet, planning to have a reunion dinner with the whole family, but he didn't expect this kind of thing to happen.

Xu Cheng then ordered people to organize the funeral for Zhang Yuliu, and agreed to let Jun'er and Yue'er go to the mourning hall to cry. Go back to the rest garden, and Yue'er goes to Yongcheng.

After giving these orders, Xu Cheng came to Li Yan's side and asked, "Are you frightened?"

The ones who were still in shock were Nanny Cui and the others, but Li Yan was fine, she shook her head and said: "Although the concubine was frightened, it is not enough to be frightened."

Xu Cheng put a thick coat on her, picked her up and walked out.

Li Yan struggled in his arms and asked, "Where is the emperor taking his concubines?"

"Chunhui Palace! This place is no longer suitable for you to live in." Xu Cheng walked out with her in his arms.

"No, how can the concubines live in the same room with the emperor, the emperor's daily routine is different from the concubines, and the concubines are afraid of disturbing the emperor."

"It's normal for husband and wife to live in the same room. Since the daily schedule is not consistent, we should adjust it to be consistent." Xu Cheng hugged her all the way, and the palace people who followed behind were all sighing in their hearts. up.

Nanny Cui, Qi'er and Qing'er packed up the things that Li Yan needed on a daily basis, and then moved the things to Chunhui Hall together with the little eunuchs.

There are so many vacant palaces in the palace, the emperor wants to take Li Yan to Chunhui Hall, eat and live with her, this intention couldn't be more obvious, just to pamper her well.

Xu Cheng put Li Yan on the dragon bed, Li Yan suddenly jumped up and said with a sullen face, "Your concubine, don't sleep here!"

Xu Cheng held her down, "Don't make trouble."

Li Yan pushed Xu Cheng away, "I really don't want to sleep here." She felt goosebumps all over her body, because a very bad picture came to her mind, a picture that made her angry.

Xu Cheng didn't know what was going on with her, and said, "This is my big dragon bed, it's comfortable and warm, why don't you sleep? Why not share the bed as a couple?"

Li Yan didn't want to talk about it at first, but Xu Cheng insisted on asking why, so she couldn't help but said: "The emperor and Yuyu are on this bed... that's too bad, my concubine should not sleep on this kind of bed."

After Li Yan finished speaking, her feet landed on the ground and she was about to leave. Xu Cheng hugged her on the dragon bed again and held her firmly, "You stupid woman, when did I sleep with Yuyu? At that time, I really wanted to sleep, but you are overbearing. The ground was shaking in my mind, and I let her go to sleep in Xiangfei Palace."

"The concubine doesn't believe it." Li Yan still sat awkwardly on the bed, feeling uncomfortable all over.

"You must believe what I say!"

At this time, Eunuch Qu, who couldn't listen outside, ran in. He really couldn't bear the emperor being wronged by the empress, and said: "Empress, the emperor did not come to Yuyu, and Su Bai was there at that time. The emperor was there every night." It's very lonely, but for the empress, the emperor has never been lucky with any woman, the empress should stop suffering the emperor."

Xu Cheng turned his head and glared at him, "Speak up!"

Eunuch Qu shrank his neck and hurried out again.

Li Yan stared at Xu Cheng for a long time, so what he said just now was the truth?But she has always wronged him so much in her heart.She turned to look at Xu Cheng with a little apologetic eyes, pursed her lips and said, "I didn't expect the emperor to be so patient."

"I'm not a tortoise. I haven't practiced Ninjutsu yet. From now on, the queen will serve the bed alone. If you don't want me to touch other women, then I will leave the work of serving the bed to the queen alone." Xu Cheng He looked at Li Yan with burning eyes.

Li Yan couldn't help shrinking back when she heard this, and then looked at Xu Cheng's strong physique, her heart trembled even more, and she said, "You...don't forget what Imperial Physician He said."

Xu Cheng poked her on the forehead, "You took it by yourself, so don't back down. After seven days, you won't be able to escape. You have to go to bed every day and you are not allowed to ask for leave."

daily……!Li Yan already wanted to back down.

She twisted her body again, and said, "No, I still can't sleep here. Even though you and Yuyu don't have that... that, but she must have sat or lay down. I have... cleanliness."

"Cleanliness?" Xu Cheng heard this word for the first time, "No matter what hobbies you have, you have to live here, and the bedding is changed every day. If you mention Yuyu again, I won't wait seven days later gone."

Seeing Xu Cheng staring at her closely, Li Yan looked a bit like a hungry wolf. She quickly shut up and stopped talking. She was really afraid that he would force her to do so. Then she would not be able to escape even if she wanted to. Imperial Physician He said She has to wait seven days later, she doesn't want to make fun of her body.

Xu Cheng saw that she stopped making trouble, and with a smile on the corner of his mouth, he ordered outside: "Pass the dinner."

The dinner came soon, Qi'er and Qing'er came in and set up a small table on the bed, then spread out the dishes, brought them to the table for Li Yan to eat by herself.Li Yan ate a blood-enriching meal, while Xu Cheng ate a normal meal, so they ate differently.

Xu Cheng asked, "Do you want me to feed you?"

Li Yan shook her head hurriedly, "These concubines eat for themselves these few days, so there is no need to bother the emperor."

Xu Cheng came to the table, deliberately chose a seat facing Li Yan, and then ate each other, occasionally looking up at each other from a distance, this feeling was like the period of time in the prime minister's mansion, they had a good relationship tacit understanding.

After dinner, Qi'er and Qing'er took care of Li Yan to wash up, while Xu Cheng went to a room next to her to take a bath.

When Xu Cheng came over, Li Yan smelled a fragrance from his body, and thought to herself, women only soak in flowers when they take a bath, so does he also soak in these?

Xu Cheng got under the quilt, and Li Yan sniffed it carefully, but it didn't seem like a flower fragrance.They were all lying sideways and looking at each other, Li Yan blinked and asked, "Your Majesty, what is the scent on you?"

Xu Cheng sniffed it himself, "This is ambergris, don't you like it?"

As he spoke, he reached out and took her in his arms.Li Yan curled up in his arms, clinging to his chest, feeling very solid and warm, and said, "I like it."

But in a flash, she thought of Zhang Yuliu again.Zhang Yuliu had just died, and she was lying on the dragon bed so intimately with Xu Cheng, if Zhang Yuliu could see this scene, what would happen to her, she would definitely vomit blood with anger.

Li Yan couldn't help but let out a sigh.

Xu Cheng kissed her on the forehead, put his arms around Li Yan's waist tightly again, and said, "What's wrong?"

"The concubine just didn't expect that Zhang Yuliu would hate the concubine so much. She can go to Yongcheng with her children to enjoy family happiness. Why do she have to take this road of no return? If the concubine is really killed by her Wouldn't she also die with Chen Qie? She must have thought about everything before she came, and she never planned to leave the palace alive. Chen Qie is just the difference between a concubine and a concubine, but It can make her hate so much, it seems that a man taking a concubine is really harmful, not only harming the woman who is a concubine, but also harming the child she gave birth to!"

Seeing her filled with righteous indignation, Xu Cheng hurriedly said, "Don't worry, I won't do this kind of thing anymore, it won't harm anyone, so don't be angry."

Li Yan looked up at him, and said with emotion: "Speaking of which, the concubine voted well and can marry you as his wife, and her life can be saved. If the concubine is only your concubine, I am afraid that the one who dies now will be I'm a concubine. The emperor said that he doesn't want to harm women anymore, but all the men in the world are still harming women. This kind of concubine atmosphere should be cured. Didn't the emperor say that he would introduce a new policy before, and that he would Ask the concubines what they mean, and the concubines have a lot to say just for accepting concubines."

Xu Cheng became interested, held her face in his hands and asked, "You mean that people in the world are not allowed to take concubines? Do you think all men in the world are as afraid of guilt as I am?"

Li Yan couldn't help laughing, and pushed him, "The emperor is not afraid of internal affairs, is it obvious that he is coercing and kidnapping, okay? Since the emperor's harem has only one wife, then all men from the officials to the common people should be treated like this." Take the emperor as a model. The emperor can add a clause in the new policy. Men can only marry wives and not take concubines. If a wife has not given birth to an heir at forty, she can only take a concubine after reporting to the government and after verification. Anyone who violates the new policy will have to go to jail One year, in addition to the fine, civilians are fined to pay one year's tax, students are not allowed to take scientific examinations, if they are officials, they have to be dismissed from their posts, and they will be fined another hundred taels of silver, and if they are merchants, they will be fined 200 taels of silver."

Xu Cheng looked at Li Yan in surprise, then nodded silently, "This method is feasible! It's just... what is a scientific research?"

Li Yan was secretly startled, she almost forgot, here is only the promotion of filial piety and honesty as officials, and there is no scientific examination system, she chuckled, "This is what the concubine thought of unintentionally." , palace examination, etc. to Xu Cheng, and then talked about scholar, Juren, champion and so on.

Xu Cheng is not just surprised now, but greatly appreciative, "It's my good fortune to have the empress help me implement the new policy. It seems that I have a discerning eye and know that the empress is beyond the reach of thousands of women, so I am willing to give up the harem." Three thousand, just to make you smile."

Li Yan was about to grit her teeth when she heard that, and said, "I'm so sour, don't mention the three thousand in the harem, if there are more than ten, I will toss you."

Xu Cheng was so excited by what she said, he blocked her mouth, and couldn't help rubbing his hands on her body.

Li Yan was limp in his arms, and he held her lips. The two of them were entangled with each other. When it was getting more and more intense, they heard Imperial Physician He asking outside: "Did the Empress take the medicine?"

Xu Cheng was angry, and cursed secretly, Doctor He, you are so haunted, you don't want your head anymore!
Xu Cheng let go of Li Yan and said, "You really seem to have forgotten to take your medicine."

In fact, Qi'er had already prepared the medicine, but seeing that the two of them were making out, she didn't have the nerve to bother her.

And Imperial Physician He learned that the emperor had carried the Empress into Chunhui Hall, so he purposely came here to remind him at this time.

Xu Cheng sat up, Qi'er came with the medicine, Li Yan took the bowl and drank it in one gulp, because the medicine was too bitter, it was more pleasant to be bored than to drink it one gulp at a time.

But Xu Cheng got up, and the little eunuch had already come in to dress him neatly.

Li Yan looked at him, "Is the emperor busy with something?"

"I'm going to sleep in the study, come tomorrow morning, you don't want to keep me." Xu Cheng left after saying that, as if he was afraid that he would go back on his word.

Li Yan couldn't help laughing, who wants to keep you.

(End of this chapter)