C5

Zhen Mansion was much richer than before. The courtyard had been expanded, the furniture and furnishings were all meticulously made, even the number of servants had increased by a lot, not to mention the fact that porcelain tea bowls were used with the best quality of the day.

Seeing such an antique, only then did Liu Xi remember why, in her modern days, as Liu Yue, she could accurately determine whether or not these ancient characters were real or fake. It was probably due to the influence of this life.

Thinking about his life in the modern world, he couldn't help but worry about Zhou Chengming if he couldn't contact her. If she were to return to this world, the only thing she would worry about now was Zhou Chengming. If he had known that their fates were so short, he would have treated him better and left less regret behind.

She was lost in thought when she suddenly heard her mother say ?

"These things were sent by the Emperor. Although you are imprisoned in the Liu Chi Palace, the Emperor is very good to our Zhen Family. In the past few years, your father and brother have also been highly valued by the imperial court. "

"That's good."

Shuixi had already investigated and found out that Yin Su did not tell anyone that she had already jumped off a cliff and died. He only said that she had committed a crime and was imprisoned in the Liu Chi Palace. No one was allowed to go in or out, and no one was allowed to get near her.

"Xier, you have escaped from the Liu Chi Palace. If you are discovered, what should we do?"

General Zhen was naturally happy to see him, but he was also inevitably worried about this problem. In these past few years, the Emperor had hated Sixi to the bones. He hadn't even allowed himself to be mentioned in name, so he was very clear about this. Now, looking at her unkempt, disheveled, covered in dust, and wearing a slightly strange outfit, he was sure that she must have escaped from the palace on her own.

Because of her father's words, the atmosphere immediately became stifling. Father, mother, and brother all looked at her worriedly. After the joy of meeting each other for the first time, they had all calmed down.

Liu Xi hurriedly comforted her:

"It doesn't matter. No one in the Liu Chi Palace will be able to enter all year round, so no one will notice that I'm not here. I just miss you guys, so I'll just have to come back and visit you guys and find an opportunity to go back."

Although Shuxi was comforted, she was still very nervous. If she rashly returned to Zhen Mansion, would it bring about a fatal disaster for her family? It was all her fault.

"Xier, father has let you down. I have never been able to save you from the Liu Chi Palace!"

When Mother heard this, she began to sob.

"Although your father and brother have repeatedly achieved meritorious service on the battlefield, they are also highly regarded and highly regarded by the Emperor. However, I cannot mention you in front of the Emperor. A few years ago, when your father pleaded for mercy and mentioned your name, the emperor was immediately angered and his face turned ashen. He scared the civil and military officials in the imperial court into kneeling, even though your father had been fighting on the battlefield all his life. However, he was also frightened by the emperor's appearance until he came back and fell gravely ill. In the past two years, the Emperor's temperament had greatly changed. No one in the court dared to speak to him. Anyone who went against his wishes would be demoted from their position of Emperor, and those who were important would be dismissed from office. He was a prodigy who governed the world, but he was also a tyrant who was extremely arrogant. All the people in the dynasty gave him a thumbs-up. The world was peaceful, and the people's lives were a hundred times better than those in the previous dynasty. However, it's just that we, the ministers, are accompanied by a king like a tiger! "

Her mother wanted to continue, but her father stopped her ?

"Woman, don't say too much."

Her mother looked at her father and lowered her head. She looked at Hexi, but she could not help it. She still wanted to say ?

"Your father and brother won't dare to mention you in front of the emperor anymore. The people in the palace avoid Liu Chi Palace from fighting for the lives of beasts and flood snakes. Anyone who hears of this will have to avoid them. We can only worry, there's nothing we can do! "

"Xier, what crime did you commit that year to receive such treatment? Even though you were a little willful in the past, you still know the seriousness of it and would definitely not do anything out of line. "

It seemed that Zhen Mansion wasn't the place where she would stay for a long time, so she had to leave as soon as possible. She didn't know that Yin Su would hate her like this.

She didn't dare to let the servants know about her arrival, so her parents arranged for her to go to bed early. It was still her old boudoir. Above the attic, there was a window, and outside was a garden. Flowers, plants, insects, and stars filled the sky. She sat by the window, blowing on the cool breeze. Even at this moment, he still felt it was inconceivable.

Was she dreaming right now, or was her more than twenty years of modern life a dream? For some reason, she felt incredulous. A person really had a past life, but she had returned to that life.

Sitting in this attic, too many memories surged toward her. Yin Su had also sat in this position before. It was she who had secretly brought him here, and it was also this night that he had promised to give her a lifetime.

At that time, he was still the Third Prince. He was smart and studious since he was young, and was brave enough to fight. Following the former emperor on his trek to the north and attacking the city, at such a young age, he was already courageous and scheming. However, because his birth was not as good as the other princes', and even more so when compared to the First Prince's, and because his mother was only a palace maid, there was no distinction at all when she died.

"One year, during the Mizar Festival, Yin Su rode her to the outskirts of the city, threw handfuls of paper money into the river, pointed at thousands of miles of mountains and rivers, and said to her,"

"One day, I will build a Royal Tomb for her. I will have everyone in the world pay their respects to her."

His mother had been a palace maid, and there had been no place to die. At that time, when Yin Su said these words, Six-tentatively did not understand that his life had already been decided in his eyes. His hatred and ambition had all been firmly rooted in his heart.

Or perhaps she understood, but she would not accept it.

So, later on, when he wanted to marry the Bei Jue Country Princess Cang Ruoyu as his concubine, she did not eat nor drink, and threatened him with death.

"Do you remember how you promised me when you brought me into the palace? You gave me a proper life."

He said

"Ah Xi, this is only a temporary measure. I want to give you a proper life, but I have to fight for it. Even though there were many ministers secretly supporting me within the imperial court, it was impossible for my royal father to pass on the throne to me. The other imperial brothers were also eyeing me covetously, and many of them were staring at me, hoping that I would make a mistake so that I would be unable to recover. I need to get along with the Bei Jue Country, and I need their support. Ah Xi, give me some time. "

At that moment, she finally understood. She understood his ambitions and knew that in his heart, rivers and mountains and mountains were the most important for beauties. Why did he need Cang Ruoyu to be a beauty that could topple nations?

He said

"Ah Xi, I was born in the King's family. From the moment I was born, my life will forever be focused on fighting and seizing, and how to make myself powerful in the imperial court."

There was nothing she could do about his decision.

In the end, he still married Cang Ruoyu, and the opportune moment was only one reason, Cang Ruoyu was pregnant!

At that time, Shuxi had an unyielding and willful character. How could she tolerate Cang Ruoyu? She had made things difficult for Cang Ruoyu, and this was known to everyone.

In the beginning, Yin Su had allowed her to do whatever she wanted, but no matter how overbearing the actions she took, he had never cared about them. Until Cang Ruoyu suffered an accidental miscarriage and until that white jade peony hairpin pierced into Cang Ruoyu's chest, he was finally enraged.

She cried and made a ruckus

"I did not harm her. She fell down on her own and inserted the jade hairpin into her own chest. She's a vicious woman. "

But it was useless. The gaze Yin Su gave her at that moment did not contain any warmth, it was just an ice-cold look. No matter how much she cried, it did not loosen up.

Compared to her wailing, Cang Ruoyu's pitiful appearance was more treasured by men. Moreover, behind her back, there was a Prince of Bei Jue Country who wanted to seek justice for her.

Nobody cared if she lived or died. In the Liu Chi Palace, accompanied by Lone Lantern, the flow of her and Yin Su's flesh and blood finally stopped, and she died after jumping off the cliff.

Those days still made her shudder when she thought about it. Furthermore, right now, she was much calmer and more experienced than before. She no longer had a man as the center, and didn't want to depend on anyone to live.

She wanted to live.

She could not stay in Zhen Mansion for long, and she could not implicate her family. would continue to think that she was dead, while the rest of the family would continue to think that she was in Liu Chi Palace.

In the next two days, she chatted with her parents and brother, talking about everything that had happened in the past, but she no longer spoke about anything related to Yin Su.

She suddenly thought of someone and asked.

"Father, in the past few years of fighting in the Xuan Kingdom, have you ever seen Crown Prince Yelie?"

She was thinking that if she really had nowhere to go, she might be able to go to Yelie. Just like every single time, whenever she was in danger, Yelie would appear.

Yelie, Yelie, seemed to have forgotten an extremely important matter. It was just that, vaguely, it actually overlapped the faces of Yelie and the Master Wu Xuan.

The Xuan Kingdom had always been a mysterious country, proficient in medicine, poison, and magic. Their citizens held their own kings in high esteem.

After General Zhen heard the question, he thought for a while before speaking out ?

"When I went to Xuan Kingdom two years ago, I saw him from afar. At first, she only thought that he was just a modest scholar, and did not put him in her eyes at all. However, after a few battles, it had truly shocked us. His team was very disciplined and had high morale. Whether it was soldiers or generals, all of them listened to his commands. If it weren't for the fact that we have many people in the dynasty, with my ability, I would have lost to him. After a few exchanges, I had great respect for him. In the future, if we can get him to lead the Xuan Kingdom, it will be an even greater threat to our Sky Dynasty! "

General Zhen did not shy away from praising his opponent, his heart magnanimous. And Shuxi was happy to hear it. No matter what kind of identity she had with Yelie, deep down, she treated him as a close friend.

"Unfortunately, Yelie is not interested in power and position. He longs for freedom, and travels the world! "

General Zhen silently looked at Shuxi for a moment before continuing.

"Xier, I know you have a deep friendship with him. When you were young, you followed me to the Xuan Kingdom and were captured as a hostage. That's why you met him and were protected by him without suffering at all. Father is also deeply grateful to him.

"I know!"

In the past, when they were still in the palace, Shuixi had always kept her mouth shut about this. Yin Su did not know about his relationship with Yelie. After entering the Liu Chi Palace, Yelie had avoided the layers of palaces to see her a few times in the dead of night. It was snowing outside the window, and she was in the house lighting the stove and warming the rice wine and talking with him happily.

Thinking about it now, his heart was filled with warmth. that time, Xuexi, that time, Yelie, was so good.

But, with her father's reminder, she couldn't go to Xuan Kingdom anymore, otherwise she would definitely be blamed for selling her country.

Unexpectedly, he had already returned to this world from the modern world and had no place to return to.

In order to help his family, he had to tell a lie

"I'll return to the palace tomorrow. I wonder when I'll be able to see you again after this farewell!"

"Go back and wait for daddy to think of a way to get you out." Even if the Emperor wants my head, I will definitely do my best to save you! "

"Please don't! Even though I am a bit colder in Liu Chi Palace, my days are too peaceful. I don't need to fight with anyone else for it. It's just that we don't have to see each other that often, so there's no harm in it. I am satisfied with how well you all have been! "

She repeatedly said that her father and brother wanted to save her, otherwise, once they went to plead with Yin Su, they would be found out.

When his mother heard this, her tears flowed sorrowfully ?

"Xier, it's been hard on you!"

With just this one sentence, the tears that Shuxi had struggled to control almost burst out. In the past, they had once advised her that the back courtyard of the Six Palaces was filled with all sorts of troubles, and they were afraid that something would happen to her sooner or later due to her character.

The brother drink a glass of wine with a worried look on his face

"If the crown prince had succeeded to the throne back then, perhaps you wouldn't have to suffer so much. The crown prince has always been gentle and humble, serving the masses with virtue ?"

General Zhen stopped him in his tracks.

"Don't talk nonsense!"

She knew that there were definitely many loyal followers supporting the First Prince in the imperial court. It seemed that Yin Su's current position was still not stable.