Nightwatcher

Xu Qi'an handed the little mare to Yubayashi Wei, went straight into the palace, and headed for the forbidden area of ​​the palace - the harem.

The harem used to be a forbidden area for men, and even the inner guards were not allowed to approach it. Only women and eunuchs could move about in the harem.

But now, for Xu Qi'an, the harem is a place where he can enter and leave whenever he wants, and he doesn't have to worry about the next emperor getting angry. .

If the next emperor was angry, it was for another reason.

"Speaking of which, with such frequent changes of emperors, the harem will probably become a mess. Fortunately, Emperor Yongxing has only been emperor for less than three months, and Huaiqing is a woman."

Thinking of Yingying Yanyan who was as beautiful as a flower in the harem, Xu Qi'an thought of this question for no reason.

It can be said responsibly that if the world is peaceful after Emperor Yongxing ascends the throne, it won't be long before the concubines left behind by Yuan Jing will become Yongxing's playthings.

It has even been done.

The cause of the Concubine Fu case was that Yongxing drank a little wine and was invited by the little maid in the Concubine Fu Palace to be a "guest", which led to the Concubine Fu case.

Xu Qi'an would not believe that Yongxing didn't think about this imperial father's concubine.

In the harem, probably only the Empress Dowager and Concubine Chen Guifei, two detached existences, could avoid such a fate.

And if it was not Huaiqing who ascended the throne this time, but the Fourth Prince, then the young and beautiful concubines in the Yongxing Harem would surely be unable to escape the old pattern and become the new king's toys.

Similar examples in history books are not uncommon. It is common for an emperor to rob his daughter-in-law, sister-in-law, sister-in-law, father's wife, etc.

Soon after arriving at Jingxiu Palace, the old eunuch guarding the gate tremblingly said in a trembling voice:

"Xu, Xu Yinluo, please go to the inner hall for a while, slave, slave girl to inform the concubine"

After the extraordinary warrior nodded, the eunuch lowered his head and led the way without daring to breathe.

Xu Qi'an entered the inner hall, and just sat down, the eunuch went back and forth, bowing his knees:

"The concubine asked Xu Yinluo to talk inside."

Xu Qi'an got up immediately, without letting the eunuch lead the way, he walked around the front yard with ease, and came to the elegant courtyard where Concubine Chen lived.

The yard is not too big, with a few bare trees planted in the south, flower beds beside the trees, a small pond with turtles and koi in the west, and a red-painted two-story building in the north.

The courtyard was empty, and there were no court ladies and eunuchs busy.

Xu Qi'an walked through the small courtyard, stepped over the threshold, and saw the mother and daughter sitting on the soft bed in the living room.

Except for a personal maid from Lin'an, there was no one else in the house.

Concubine Chen was as beautiful as ever, with a complicated hair bun, a gorgeous headdress, and a finely tailored brocade dress. She was in her forties, and she had shallow crow's feet at the corners of her eyes, but it did not damage her appearance.

Instead, it has a special, indescribable charm.

It is precisely because of such good looks that the charming and affectionate Lin'an can be born, and Yongxing's appearance is also good.

Lin'an is wearing a red dress embroidered with gold thread, gorgeous and luxurious, with a dignified oval face, but her peach blossom eyes are charming and affectionate, her dress is exquisite and luxurious, and the room is full of brilliance.

The eye circles of both mother and daughter were red, as if they had cried a lot.

Seeing Xu Qi'an coming in, Concubine Chen's eyes flashed hatred, while Lin'an looked at him with grievance and pain, and looked away with moist eyes.

"Meet the concubine."

Xu Qi'an made a salute.

"Don't dare to be that!" Concubine Chen took a deep breath, said calmly with a cold face:

"Xu Yinluo looks down on the Central Plains. He can control the change of imperial power with a word. I'm just a girl, so I can't afford such a big gift like Xu Yinluo."

"What is the concubine looking for me for?" Xu Qi'an asked bluntly.

Concubine Chen did not speak, but glanced at Lin'an.

Lin'an pursed his lips and said nothing.

Concubine Chen's eyes suddenly sharpened, she stared at her viciously, Lin'an burst into tears, sobbing:

"Ning Yan, you, why did you treat the emperor brother like this."

The teardrops rolled down.

She was like a little girl who was betrayed and abandoned by her beloved, she had no choice but to cry, weak and pitiful.

Concubine Chen also started to cry, holding a handkerchief and wiping her tears while crying:

"When you were a gong back then, Lin'an treated you wholeheartedly, pleading with the late emperor for you, and would not be stingy with giving gold and silver pills. I still remember the scene when she begged the late emperor for pills to heal your wounds.

"Who would have thought that in a blink of an eye, you would treat her like this. Your Xu family was in distress at the beginning, but now that you have come out ahead, you have abandoned the person who treated you sincerely. Your heart is as hard as a rock. ?”

When Lin'an heard it, his heart became more and more like a knife.

Concubine Chen cried:

"I know that Yongxing's situation is over, so I don't expect anything extravagantly. I just want you to let our mother and son leave for the sake of Lin'an. I know that, and you will say that you can take good care of Yongxing and save his life.

"But Huaiqing has endured for many years and is ruthless. He will never let Yongxing go, and you will not stay in the capital often. Even if she secretly kills Yongxing, what can you do?"

Talking and talking, weeping:

"I am such a son. If he dies, I will not live."

She didn't cry for Xu Qi'an, but for Lin'an.

This move is useless against Xu Qi'an, but against Lin'an, it can be said to be a piercing blow. After all, the bond of flesh and blood cannot be parted. Seeing his normally noble mother so lowly, Lin'an looked at Xu Qi'an with tears in his eyes:

"I, I know I'm useless, not as good as Huaiqing, but Xu Ningyan, can you let the emperor's brother go because of the previous affection?"

Xu Qi'an looked at Lin'an's face, looked at those tear-filled eyes, and asked:

"What if I don't agree!"

The light in Lin'an's eyes went out, she didn't speak, she didn't have an overly emotional reaction, she just lowered her head.

The maid beside her had never seen Her Royal Highness so humble, she gave Xu Qi'an an angry look, and then wiped her tears sadly.

His Highness fed the dog with all his heart.

Xu Qi'an went on to say:

"Da Feng is in the hands of Yongxing, and sooner or later it will perish. If I tell you that once Dafeng dies, I will die with me. Will you let me let Yongxing go?"

Lin'an raised his head in astonishment.

She didn't know about Da Feng's demise and Xu Qi'an's martyrdom.

Concubine Chen sees every stitch and sobs and says:

"Now that he is no longer the emperor, why are you still unwilling to show mercy?"

Xu Qi'an smiled and said:

"Leaving the capital with Yongxing, and then calling on armies from all over the country to rebel in the name of eradicating the rebellious party. Concubine Chen must have this idea."

Concubine Chen's face turned pale, she quickly recovered, and cried:

"Lin'an, he really wants to put your brother to death."

"Enough!" Xu Qi'an frowned and scolded:

"Chen Taifei, do you think that with Lin'an around, I won't kill you? I can even kill Joan of Arc, let alone you. Originally, I wanted to save some face for you in front of Lin'an, since you are shameless.

"Then I don't have to worry about anything."

He immediately looked at Lin'an, and said softly:

"Do you want to know the true face of your mother?"

Lin'an was taken aback.

"Chen Taifei, you are the one who instigated the case of Concubine Fu. You used the crown prince as a trick to draw out the absurd things that the uncle of the country did back then. The ostensible purpose was to bring down the queen mother. But the real goal is to tear Wei Yuan and Yuan Jing apart.

"Once Yuan Jing moves the Empress Dowager, Wei Yuan will definitely not sit idly by. When two tigers fight, there will always be an injury. No matter who wins or loses, it is a good thing for someone.

"This is not a strategy you can come up with. What is your relationship with Xu Pingfeng?"

Hearing the word "Xu Pingfeng" from his mouth, Concubine Chen's expression changed drastically.

She quickly calmed down and put on a pitiful gesture:

"What Xu Pingfeng, I don't know what you're talking about."

"Xu Pingfeng is one of the leaders of the rebellious party in Yunzhou. Concubine Chen colluded with the rebellious party. This will be delayed." Xu Qi'an said quietly.

Concubine Chen said sharply:

"It's nonsense, Xu Yinluo forced my son to abdicate, and now even the old man is going to be killed."

Xu Qi'an ignored her, looked at Lin'an, and explained:

"When we first investigated this case, a court lady in Jingxiu Palace was able to get away with my qi-watching technique because she had a magic weapon to shield qi.

"Si Tianjian will definitely not give this magic weapon to your mother, so where did the magic weapon on the little maid of Jingxiu Palace come from?

"Reminiscent of the real target of the Concubine Fu case, Lin'an, if Wei Yuan and Yuan Jing break up, no matter who wins or loses, who will benefit? The Yunzhou rebels are happy to see it happen."

Lin'an looked at his mother in astonishment.

Concubine Chen said angrily:

"Don't believe him, it's not enough for him to harm your brother, he even has to deal with me, Lin'an, my daughter, why is your life so miserable."

Xu Qi'an sneered and said:

"I haven't finished talking yet. Ji Yuan has already explained that during the peace talks, you sent someone to contact him in private, hoping that he would show his respect. Therefore, he got a lot of information about the royal family, about me and Lin'an from you. intelligence.

"You are a concubine who lives deep in the harem, why do you think that the Yunzhou Mission will give you a little bit of face?"

He was almost sure that Concubine Chen was Xu Pingfeng's secret son, but after all there was no 100% proof, so he didn't say anything.

A mature Kuaishou will not tell his guesses, because once he makes a mistake, the criminals will find out your depth and mislead.

"The answer is clear. Is there any point in your sophistry? Do you need me to tell it in front of Lin'an?" Xu Qi'an held the truth in his hands.

When he said these words, he silently activated the power of heart gu, which affected Concubine Chen's emotions, and aroused her desire to confess, vent and tell.

With his current cultivation of Heart Gu, it is not difficult to guide an ordinary woman's mind.

"Mother Concubine, he, is what he said true?" Lin'an looked at his mother in disbelief.

Affected by the Heart Gu, Concubine Chen's complexion changed, and she suddenly screamed:

"Shut up!

"The men of your Xu family don't have any good things.

"Your father swore to me all those years ago that he would not marry unless I was the only one, so he turned around and urged my father to send me into the palace.

"Over the years, he has regarded me as a chess piece, and after draining all my value, he started a rebellion in Yunzhou, trying to seize my son's throne."

Xu Qi'an's expression froze for a moment, and he didn't know what expression to use for a short while.

He thought that Concubine Chen was Xu Pingfeng's Anzi, and this guess was correct, but he didn't expect that besides Anzi, there was another layer of identity.

Lin'an also forgot to cry, and stared at her mother dumbfounded.

"And you!"

Concubine Chen gritted her teeth: "You Xu Pingfeng bastard, your father betrayed me, and now you want to betray my daughter. If His Majesty didn't need to rely on you, I would agree to marry Lin'an to you?

"Now you are forcing Yongxing to abdicate, as long as I am still alive, you don't want to marry Lin'an."

"Mother, what are you talking about, concubine mother?" Lin'an choked up and said:

"How could this be, how could it be."

She never expected that her mother turned out to be her fiancé's father's old lover.

Xu Pingfeng left the capital twenty-one years ago and decided to kill his teacher. Before that, Lin'an was born, and at that time, Yuan Jing was about to reach the point of cultivating Taoism. Xu Qi'an's heart sank, and he said calmly:

"Lin'an was born by you and Xu Pingfeng?"

Back then, with Xu Pingfeng's cultivation method, he wanted to have an affair with Concubine Chen, and the possibility of success was extremely high. Jianzheng may not take care of these messy things, of course, if Emperor Yongxing is Xu Pingfeng's seed, then it is impossible for him to become the crown prince.

Therefore, Emperor Yongxing must be of royal blood, but Lin'an is not necessarily, because she is a princess and has no chance for the throne.

And although Lin'an has purple qi, his qi count is both innate and acquired.

If Yi Jie Cao Mang proclaims himself emperor, then he has purple energy in his body. Similarly, Lin'an has been a princess for more than 20 years, even if she is not of royal blood, she is also in purple energy.

Therefore, the Qi Wang technique can only look at the Qi number, and cannot do a paternity test.

Concubine Chen gave a "bah" sound:

"He deserves it too?"

Huh, that's good, that's good, Xu Qi'an felt relieved, he was also relieved when he saw Lin'an.

"How did you get in touch with him?" Xu Qi'an asked.

"There was someone arranged by him in Jingxiu Palace, but I drowned her after knowing Yunzhou's rebellion." Concubine Chen said viciously.

At this time, the effect of the heart gu passed away, and Concubine Chen showed a daze.

——What did I say?

"Lin'an, come with me."

Xu Qi'an grabbed Xiao Hongqun's hand, and pulled her towards the layman.

Little Red Skirt follows suit, with complicated emotions.

"You can't take her away."

Concubine Chen stood up and tried to stop her, but two air attacks hit her knee indistinctly.

Both knees went limp, and then there was severe pain, Concubine Chen fell to the ground.

She screamed: "Xu Qi'an, don't even try to marry my daughter, I won't agree to your marriage even if I die."

Lin'an subconsciously turned around and cried out:

"Mother Concubine."

Xu Qi'an forcibly pulled her away.

After leaving Jingxiu Palace, Lin'an broke free from his hand, kept a relatively distant distance from him, and walked silently in the inner garden of the deep palace.

Xu Qi'an pondered for a while, and said softly:

"I told you, my father is a second-grade warlock, he stole the Great Blessing National Luck through the Battle of Shanhaiguan, and hid it on me.

"But I didn't tell you that I am connected with Dafeng's destiny, and if the country is destroyed, I will die. So I must save Dafeng, which is not only for the sake of the common people, but also for self-protection.

"Yong Xingde is unworthy, and the Great Blessing is in his hands, and he is doomed to perish"

He glanced at Lin'an, seeing her as cold as ice, alienated and indifferent, he smiled wryly:

"forget it. I'm done here.

"I still have things to deal with, so I won't send His Highness back to Shaoyin Palace."

Lin'an still didn't respond.

Xu Qi'an took a step back, turning into a shadow and disappearing.

As soon as he left, Lin'an's body immediately weakened, staggered, leaning against the wall and slowly wilting, she leaned against the red wall, hugged her knees, and cried loudly.

Jingxiu Palace.

Concubine Chen sat slumped on the soft bed, gritted her teeth and supported the coffee table, and murmured:

"Don't even think about marrying Lin'an, don't even think about it, you don't dare to kill me, just like you wouldn't kill Yongxing, as long as I'm still here, I won't let you succeed."

She would never let Lin'an marry someone who forced her son to abdicate.

She has nothing to do with Xu Qi'an, but Lin'an is her daughter, she is too familiar with it, and there are many ways to take revenge on Xu Qi'an through Lin'an.

At this time, a scolding sound came from outside the courtyard:

"Who are you, dare to trespass on Jingxiu Palace?"

The scolding immediately turned into screams.

Concubine Chen supported the coffee table and sat up, looking out of the house, just at this moment, an old eunuch walked in.

"It's you!"

Concubine Chen recognized at a glance that this was the eunuch in Fengqi Palace, and said calmly:

"What are you doing here, showing off for your master?"

The old eunuch shook his head, respectfully said:

"The old slave was ordered by the Eldest Princess to serve Concubine Chen.

"His Royal Highness asked the old slave to bring some gifts."

He screamed:

"Bring it up."

Two young eunuchs stepped into the room, each holding a tray in their hands, and there were two things in the tray:

Bai Ling and a jug of wine.

The old eunuch smiled and said:

"His Royal Highness said that she hasn't decided which of these two things to give, and she will store them in Jingxiu Palace first.

"One day the concubine becomes noisy and has no nostalgia for the world, so she chooses one from here and leaves decently."

Concubine Chen looked at Bai Ling and Poison Wine, her face turned pale.

Xu Qi'an will not kill him, but Huai Qing will.

Beside the palace wall, Lin An was so tired from crying, he stood up while leaning on the wall, but unexpectedly his feet were numb, he staggered and nearly fell down.

Fortunately, someone quickly supported him.

She thought she was a personal maid, but when she turned her head to look, she saw Xu Qi'an who had gone and returned.

He was wearing azure-colored costumes, his handsome face was expressionless, but there was helplessness and pity in his eyes.

Lin'an don't turn your head away.

The next moment, she was hugged by Da Heng, and his chuckle sounded in her ears:

"In our place, this is called the princess hug, and it's worthy of the name."

Lin'an buried her face in his chest, choked up and said:

"I hate you."

"Hate it! The more you hate me, the less you will leave me."

A gust of wind blows, and the green clothes and red skirts are encouraged by the wind, and the two walk by the long and quiet palace wall, gradually drifting away.

PS: 4800 words, as compensation for late updates. The typo will be corrected tomorrow.