Harem: Biography of Concubine Qin

Chapter 122 Welcome Back
There are hundreds of elite soldiers ambushing in the woods, and there are only a dozen of them from Nanming.

This is not a battle, but a one-sided massacre.

In the end, a total of five people including Liu Lan and Hong Liu were captured alive, and the rest were killed because of their stubborn resistance.

Chen Wenyi handed over all the aftermath to Yu Jie, and he accompanied Chen Wenxin in a carriage back to the government office where the emperor was.

She seemed to be still sick, and it was really not suitable for her to be tired from riding a horse.

Chen Wenxin asked him, "Will they die?"

Chen Wenyi nodded, "They want the emperor's life, and they are the most intolerable for a king. In the eyes of the emperor, they are traitors."

"According to the law of the Qing Dynasty, those who plan to rebel and cause trouble will be executed!"

Why couldn't he see the hesitation in Chen Wenxin's eyes.

Because of her hesitation, he couldn't give her some euphemistic words to keep her hopeful.

"However, Hongliu and the others treated me well on the boat. They didn't intend to kill me either..."

She still couldn't bear it, they were caught and killed because of her.

After all, what's wrong with them?

Looking at it from the perspective of her modern people, there is no right or wrong in Nanming or Manqing.

The Manchus were a foreign race in the Central Plains. If Liu Lan and the others left their names in history, they would also be national heroes.

There is nothing wrong with the emperor, he is diligent in his administration and loves the people, and it is only natural that he wants to kill the traitors who rebelled against him.

So what the hell is wrong?
She covered her mouth and coughed twice.

Chen Wenyi followed her back, "It's fine to say this in front of me. It's better not to say it in front of the emperor."

A concubine was kidnapped by gangsters for several days, can the emperor still believe in her innocence?
Before leaving, he sensed the emperor's suspicion.

He looked at the clothes on Chen Wenxin and said, "Thanks to this clothes, I was able to find you. How did you let him buy this clothes?"

Chen Wenxin frowned slightly, "He is interested in me and wants to take me back to Nanming."

Chen Wenyi saw her complexion, she didn't seem to have been wronged, so he was relieved.

If that Liu Lan dared to treat her lightly, he would have to be torn to pieces.

She understood Chen Wenyi's worry, and said, "Don't worry, I'm fine. Although these people conspire against each other, they are not big treacherous people."

This is also true, just look at what they did on the night painting boat, you can see it.

Chen Wenyi said: "In this case, I will ask the emperor to give them a whole corpse."

Before killing them, they must be tortured and interrogated to prevent their accomplices from Jiangsu and Zhejiang.

Brother is right.

Based on treason alone, Liu Lan and the others are sure to die.

If she pleads for these people, not only will the emperor's heart be chilled, but the emperor will also misunderstand the relationship between her and Liu Lan...

Chen Wenxin leaned her head against the wall of the carriage.

She knows how to choose.

Chen Wenyi put his hand on her forehead, she shook her head lightly, indicating that she was fine.

"What you have to do now is to take good care of your illness. Get well soon, the second brother will take you to Suzhou to see gardens and eat squirrel mandarin fish."

As early as Gaoyou, Chen Wenxin clamored to go to Suzhou.

It is said that Suzhou gardens are unique in the world, and she has long wanted to see them.

The emperor also said that if she liked any garden in Suzhou, she would ask Huang Ji to draw it.

Take it back to the capital and build a garden like this for her to play in.

Apart from the gardens, what she likes most are several famous Suzhou delicacies.

Chen Wenxin rubbed her nose, and said with a nasal voice, "There are Yangcheng Lake hairy crabs, Taihu whitebait, sweet-scented osmanthus and chestnuts..."

The carriage stopped at the Yangzhou government office, Bai Lu and Bai Shuang were already waiting at the door, seeing the lights on Chen Wenyi's carriage, they rushed forward to meet him.

Chen Wenyi carried her out of the car with his own hands, fearing that she would become weak and unsteady and fall down.

Little Lizi had already rushed into the inner courtyard to inform the emperor.

Bai Lu supported her, and seeing that she was pale, she let her put all the weight on her body.

She smiled and said, "How can I be so delicate, my illness is almost cured."

It is true that she is getting better soon, but she has been frightened and worried recently, so her complexion is a bit ugly.

Two girls supported her from left to right, and walked towards the inner courtyard of the government office.

Chen Wenyi followed behind her, walking slowly.

In the main room of the inner courtyard, the emperor walked out quickly after hearing Xiao Lizi's announcement.

In order to find Chen Wenxin and facilitate the soldiers who come and go to report the news, the courtyard is brightly lit.

I saw Chen Wenxin walking in from the courtyard gate, her complexion was pale, her lips were bloodless, and she smiled when she saw him.

"Near!"

Seeing that she seemed to be still ill, the emperor hurriedly called to Xiao Lizi, "Come to Lu Zong, pass it on quickly!"

He wanted to hug her very much, but he saw the bright red pearl dress on her body.

His eyes hesitated for a moment.

For a moment, Chen Wenxin froze, and Chen Wenyi frowned.

It was too late to say, but soon, the expressions of the three of them returned to normal in an instant.

Some subtle emotions are contagious, knowing each other, but pretending not to know.

The night is like water, no matter how many candles are lit, it will still be dim and mottled.

In this twilight, how many dark and unclear thoughts are hidden.

The emperor held her hand and said, "Quickly go into the house and rest."

Bai Lu called hot water to wash her face and wash her hands, she untied her hair, and handed her the coat to Bai Lu.

Since the emperor doesn't like to see it, why should she keep her clothes in the way of his eyes.

There was a gauze curtain in front of the bed, and her hand protruded from the gauze curtain, resting on a fine gold silk wrist pillow.

Lu Zong cut her pulse and asked, "Is your face pale, your lips are bleeding, and your eyes are tired?"

The complexion is indeed like this, whether the eyes are tired or not, this is something that others may not be able to see for sure.

Bai Lu opened a corner of the curtain to look at her, and she nodded.

Bai Lu nodded to Lu Zong again, and Lu Zong withdrew his hand.

"Your Majesty, this is the sequelae of the wind and cold, coupled with worrying and thinking, and lack of sleep at night. Therefore, the body is weak, so you need to calm down and take care of it."

The wind chill is caused by soaking in the river water for a long time at night, worrying a lot, and sleeping less at night, is it because she is afraid that she can't sleep peacefully?

The emperor breathed a sigh of relief, "You can prescribe medicine for your empress."

He walked to the bed and lifted a corner of the gauze curtain.

She had already untied her hair and changed her clothes, and there were other people in the room, so it was inconvenient to open the curtains and let her see people like this.

So the emperor only turned one corner, looked at her face, and said: "You have suffered a lot these days, rest first, and we will talk about everything after you wake up."

She hadn't had a good night's sleep for several days.

She nodded, tiredness in her eyes.

The emperor lowered the curtain, and everyone except Bai Lu Baishuang walked out of the room.

The emperor walked outside her room and hesitated for a while, wondering whether he should ask her some questions earlier.

Asking, afraid that she will be sad, which will not help her recovery.

Don't ask, his heart is blocked and he can't sleep.

"Where are those traitors now?"

He lowered his voice and asked Chen Wenyi, who cupped his hands and said, "Killed 13 people on the spot, and captured five of them alive. Among the five were the leader, the pearl merchant, and the red willow who played the pipa that night."

Hearing that the pearl merchant was still alive, the emperor frowned slightly.

"Niannian is in their hands...how did those people treat her? Did she say anything on the way back?"

Chen Wenyi raised his head and glanced at the emperor, he understood what the emperor cared about.

"Your Majesty, don't worry, Nian Nian is on the boat and has always been taken care of by Hong Liu."

"Although those rebels are rebellious, they are also somewhat benevolent. They know that Nian Nian helped the victims in Suqian, and they all respect her."

When he said this, the emperor finally looked better.

"Strictly interrogate those rebels, find out whether they still have accomplices, and where are the other remnants of Nanming."

"Yes."

Chen Wenyi said with a smile: "Think of everything being safe, this cold will soon recover. Your Majesty has been exhausted recently, go and rest soon."

The emperor patted him on the shoulder and said comfortingly: "Thanks to you, Niannian is safe and sound. You should go back to rest quickly, you have worked hard these few days."

After the emperor left, Chen Wenyi suppressed his smile.

He did not go back to his room to rest as the emperor said, but sat down outside Chen Wenxin's bedroom door with his back against the wall.

Lu Zong said that she was worried and thoughtful and slept less at night.

It was definitely more than just fear.

She must have tried her best to gain the trust of those Nanming people.

I can take her back to Nanming with confidence, I can buy her a pearl dress, I can let her openly walk on the deck of the ship, I can let her take the red willow into the woods...

How she opened her eyes wide at night, listening to the movement outside the house, thinking about how to report to them.

How she carefully planned every action and every word to conceal her true thoughts.

He seemed to be able to see all of these.

After she entered the palace, the emperor blessed her, and she went smoothly.

Even if her family was poor before entering the palace, she was still the family's favorite apple.

In her life, she had never been wronged like this.

Chen Wenyi listened to the movement in the house. In the quiet night, all the sounds were very clear.

He heard her tossing and turning unconsciously on the bed.

I heard that she seemed to be having a nightmare, and in the dream she was calling "Emperor" and "Second Brother" in a low voice.

He was about to wake her up from her nightmare, when she sat up on the bed, the bed board creaked.

"Near."

He called her softly through the window, and said: "Second brother is watching you under your window, you can sleep peacefully, don't be afraid, ah."

Hearing his voice, Chen Wenxin only felt that the surroundings were safe.

There is no dark and cold river in the dream, no Nanming people that she needs to beware of.

Second brother is here, she is not afraid...

(End of this chapter)