The beloved Concubine Xue passed away.

In the palace, when their own interests are threatened, no matter what kind of relationship they have, they seem insignificant. They have lived in this cold and gorgeous golden cage for too long, and they have struggled too much in the center of power. After a long time, when their own situation is endangered, they will cut off their tails like geckos to survive. Whether it is the favor or the lingering affection, they are all so vulnerable.

Concubine Xue never expected that the person giving the order would be the emperor whom she once thought she had complete control over.

In the dim palace, the chamberlain and the emperor were standing. Their arrival often did not necessarily mean good news. It was more likely to deprive a person of the right to live and expose the darkness of human nature.

"Your Majesty, we need to do something practical to calm the people's hearts. In this situation, it is difficult for the people to be angry unless the Xue family is eliminated! Your Majesty!" What Su Bingchen said, the emperor did not understand. On the surface, he was talking about how the soldiers under his command were doing. He was unwilling to give in, but he was not warned that if he did not get rid of the Xue family, he would not send troops to protect him? It was clearly a deal that could not be changed.

He was an adult and there was nothing he couldn't understand, so he finally compromised.

"Your Majesty? Your Majesty! Ming'er is doing this all for the sake of the Emperor's happiness. Tell them to stand down, cousin?" Xue Mingyuan saw the old eunuch holding the poisonous wine standing in front of her. The tray containing the poisonous wine was inside Still holding the white silk and the dagger, fear suddenly appeared in his eyes, and he hurriedly ran to the emperor, knelt down and cried softly.

The poisonous wine was the most overbearing red rouge. It was specially brought by the emperor when he came. It was put in a large wine flask. It looked like some precious tribute wine. The fine porcelain cup next to it was The cold white luster on one side actually made the emperor dazzle for a moment. He looked down at the woman who had been shaking her head and crying to him, but there was no trace of pity in his heart.

At this time, Xue Mingyuan had no energy to cry. She was a daughter who had been pampered since she was a child. She was also a person whose destiny was determined early. She was a kite held in someone's hand, whether it was her father, her aunt, or even her cousin. They are all holding the fishing line, but she is still unwilling to give in! She is not willing to die like this, and is not willing to be sacrificed like this!

"Tomorrow, drink the wine. The red rouge is very domineering. The throat is sealed and the pain disappears. Do you listen to my cousin?" The emperor looked at Xue Mingyuan, then raised his head and glanced at the old eunuch holding the poisoned wine.

The old eunuch was also a smart man. He saw the sternness in the emperor's eyes and knew that the imperial concubine was probably going to die today. He could only sigh inwardly at the emperor's heartlessness, then stepped forward and placed the tray on the emperor's side. In front of you.

When the emperor saw that the tray had been placed in front of him, he reached out with one hand to pick up the wine jug. He held it with the other hand and poured it out. The clear water-like wine slowly flowed from the spout into the fine porcelain pot. In the wine glass, as usual. His legs were currently being held by Xue Mingyuan, so naturally he couldn't lift them up, so he had to bend down and pass the glass of poisonous wine to Xue Mingyuan.

Looking at the glass of poisonous wine in front of her, Xue Mingyuan trembled all over. She turned her eyes and looked towards the emperor. Her movements were as gentle as usual, but the coldness in her eyes was so uncomfortable. Cover it up. Yes, yes, he is just a new toy he found for a while. Why does he need to hide it when he wants to throw it away? But why?

Probably because he felt uncomfortable bending down all the time. After all, a ninety-five-year-old man like him would lose something of great value without having to bend down to find it himself. Now he has been bending down for such a long time for a woman.

After his waist fell, he gradually became impatient. After frowning slightly, he passed the poisonous wine in his hand towards Xue Mingyuan's mouth, and grabbed Xue Mingyuan's chin with his other free hand, intending to

Force it down.

However, she didn't expect that Xue Mingyuan kept struggling and even spilled all the poisonous wine in the glass on the ground. Then she pushed the emperor's leg with all her heart. Taking advantage of the emperor's staggering fall,

The moment she hit the ground, she stood up and ran towards the palace door outside, her hair even messed up in such a panic.

However, when she saw the sunshine outside the dormitory, a dagger passed through her chest, and the red drops hanging on it fell to the ground, like blood-red Bianhua flowers blooming here, paved with marble.

On the floor of the palace, the warmth mixed with the coldness brought an end to all the right and wrong in life.

The man holding the dagger was the emperor who had just been pushed to the ground. At this time, he was holding the dagger in his eyes with a cold light. He originally thought that Xue Mingyuan could drink the poisonous wine quietly.

, but he didn’t expect that he would have to struggle a lot before dying, that it would bother him so much, and that he would get someone’s life on his hands for no reason, which was very unlucky.

But Xue Mingyuan, who was already lying on the ground, had never truly stepped into the light. The light she saw in her eyes was so dazzling and bright, but she could no longer possess it.

"I originally wanted to make your death look more beautiful, but I didn't expect you to be so disrespectful." The emperor pulled off the white silk on the old eunuch's tray and threw it on Xue Mingyuan's body. At this time, Xue Mingyuan's body looked like

It looked like something dirty, and he felt irritated just by looking at it.

However, some things seem to have their own destiny... Although Su Bingchen, the protector of the country, agreed to send troops, he still could not prevent the destruction of a country.

I don’t know if it was because the emperor rushed out when he heard that the city of Changyi was broken, and caught the cold, or for some other reason. After all, he fell ill and couldn’t afford it. The two little palace maids had just left the palace at this time.

After leaving the emperor's bedroom, he walked to a hidden place and looked around. When he saw that no one was around, he began to discuss in a low voice.

"Is the innocent soul of Concubine Xue coming back to claim her life?" One of the little maids held a tray in her hand and whispered in the ear of another little maid.

This sentence seemed too shocking, and the other person trembled. Her face turned pale for a moment and said: "Don't mention this. I don't know who heard someone crying in Luofang Palace in the past two days."

, the voice was very miserable, it sounded like the voice of a noble concubine, who later became ill."

Originally, Luofang Palace was the dormitory where Xue Mingyuan lived. Because the begonia tree in Luofang Palace was very beautiful, and the fallen petals spread on the road were also very beautiful, so it was given to Concubine Xue Guifei, but she was later sentenced to death.

That day was also in Luofang Palace, so it became a taboo for a while.

The Luofang Palace was considered peaceful some time ago, but from that day onwards, the sound of women sobbing could be heard in the palace every night. Occasionally, palace residents passing by could also see white shadows in the woods.

Floating past, and because the palace was deserted, the fallen petals were left unswept and turned into mud, which made it even more terrifying. From that day on, the emperor fell ill for no apparent reason.

Now, by spreading false rumors, this matter has become more and more terrifying. Who among the people below is not afraid?

The two of them muttered for a long time before walking out from the rockery. However, a shadow appeared behind them and passed behind the rockery. It was unclear who it was.

Seeing that the emperor fell ill and the imperial doctors treated him many times, but there was no improvement, how could Empress Dowager Xue not be afraid?

It was already midnight, but the Queen Mother, who should have gone to sleep long ago, was not as usual. She was sitting on a chair, stroking her forehead and temples with one hand, closing her eyes and thinking, not knowing what was going on.

Whatever you think about must ultimately be related to the previous dynasty.

"It seems that Jingjiang may not be able to be defended." Empress Dowager Xue said in a worried tone. The bright red hair dye formed a sharp contrast with the white forehead. It looked like it must have been dyed just in the past two days.

Eunuch Liu below was the old man next to the Queen Mother, so he could naturally speak more clearly. He looked at the Queen Mother, who was closing her eyes and looking sad, then bent down and opened his mouth and said: "Two days ago, Dr. Zhou came back and said, Your Majesty.

I'm afraid I'm not going well anymore. It's probably because I had too much sex in the past few years, and I'm afraid I won't be able to survive the typhoid fever this time."

Eunuch Liu's voice was low, and his speaking speed was neither urgent nor slow. He was talking, but there was no sadness on his face at all. It was as if he was talking about an unrelated civilian, or an object that was broken or not.

things.

When Queen Mother Xue heard this, she didn't even open her eyes. She just frowned her eyebrows slightly, raised her hand and said: "I knew in the past that he was ineffective. If he didn't get sick sooner, he wouldn't get sick later. But he got sick at this time. If he is

How can I, a widowed mother, be safe now that I am dead? My brother has already been dragged out and beheaded by those old ministers. Now it is just because the Ai family is the biological mother of the emperor that we have not pursued him further. He is really useless."

"That's exactly what the Queen Mother said. Then..." When Eunuch Liu heard this, he replied with a low eyebrow, opened his mouth to ask, and then listened carefully to Queen Mother Xue's instructions.

Queen Mother Xue opened her eyes and saw that Eunuch Liu had bent over and lowered his head in front of her. Then she lay down and whispered a few words in Eunuch Liu's ear. The look in her eyes was the same as when the emperor ordered Xue Mingyuan to die.

The light is exactly the same, it seems that she is the biological mother after all, and her nature is the same.

After listening to Empress Dowager Xue's whispering instructions, Eunuch Liu bowed and bowed before retreating. The two of them had already made plans.

But at this time, the emperor who was on the sick bed woke up coughing again in the night. When he opened his eyes, he looked around and saw that the hall was full of palace maids and eunuchs, but he did not find Dong Rong, so he coughed,

While shouting a few words in a low voice: "Dongrong? Dongrong!"
Chapter completed!