Shocking Harem Road: The Legend of Concubine Yi

Chapter 78 The Storm 6
"Master, I want to set up a tablet for my family in the temple, is that okay?" She went to the main hall and asked a monk who was adding wax.

"Here, benefactor, please go to the master abbot with the little monk!" said the little monk. After Xinyi thanked him, he followed to the Buddhist hall behind the main hall.

Unexpectedly, she ran into Ming Xuanting, Wang Yi, who was chatting with the abbot.

When the two met, they were both stunned.

But the little monk told the abbot what Xinyi said just now, and Xuan Ting was shocked when he heard it.

It is very unusual to go to the temple to store the tablets of deceased relatives. If there is no special reason, most people will not do so.

"Since the benefactor has this intention, the old monk is of course willing to help! Please benefactor, please write down the deceased's surname and the time of life and death!" the abbot said.

Seeing Xuan Ting was there, Xinyi hurriedly said: "No need, master, no need!" After speaking, she wanted to leave, but Xuan Ting grabbed her arm.

She was very scared. She was negligent for a while and almost exposed her background.

But Xuan Ting said: "Since you have made such a decision, don't go back on your word!"

"No, no, my lord, I just, just asked casually!" She threw him away.

"I won't tell. Don't you believe me so much?" He knew her worry very well, although he didn't know the reason.

She smiled helplessly.

He took out a pen and paper from the abbot's desk and gave her: "Let's write!"

She reached out and gently pushed him away.

"I don't know why you did this. It must be because of your unspeakable secrets! Now that I recognize you, I won't do such a breach of trust. Here! I'll help you!" His attitude was firm, and she didn't know How to reject him again.

"Buddha saves a destined person!" The abbot just said so.

Xinyi stared at Xuan Ting.

Is he acting?Can you trust him?
Thinking of this, she said: "Master, among the relatives of the little girl, a family was wiped out, and now they have no descendants to commemorate, the little girl has been greatly favored by that family since she was a child, so she wants to set up a memorial tablet for them in the temple. If you can have all the masters chanting scriptures every day, their souls will surely rest in peace as soon as possible!"

"Receive the kindness of others and never forget to return it. The benefactor is really a kind person! Please rest assured the benefactor!" said the abbot.

Xinyi glanced at Xuan Ting, walked to the table, took a pen and wrote down "Deceased relative Zhuang" and the time of his death, but it was Zhuang Ziqing who signed the name!

The abbot had seen this kind of thing a lot, so he didn't ask any more questions. Xuan Ting looked at her, full of thoughts.

Xinyi thanked the abbot, took out 20 taels of silver from her pocket and gave it to the little master who brought her, saying it was money for sesame oil, and left the Buddhist hall.Seeing her leaving, Xuan Ting hurriedly said goodbye to the abbot and left.

"Wait for me!" Xuan Ting shouted behind her.

She stopped and waited for him quietly.

"Let's go together! It's getting late now, and I don't feel relieved that you are alone in this wilderness!" He said this and walked towards the temple gate.She followed quickly, feeling extremely uneasy in her heart.

When she walked to the gate of the temple, she realized that the carriage she rented was gone, and she stomped her feet angrily.

"This liar driver, who promised to wait for me, took the money and ran away!" she said.

"It's just that you trust others so much, you think they will wait for you here after taking the money? Fool!" He laughed.

As he spoke, he patted her on the shoulder and said, "Let's go, take my car, and I'll take you back to the palace!"

She stared at him questioningly, and he quickly explained: "I won't do bad things, don't look at me like that! If you have anything, I will be very disturbed!"

She showed disbelief again.

"Oh, I can't stand you, you don't believe me!" He sighed, "I don't like people swearing and cursing, so I won't do that. If you really don't believe me, I won't force it!"

She remained silent, but he grabbed her hand and walked towards the car, saying, "Even if you don't believe me, I have to send you back!"

"Okay, I'll go by myself!" she said, and he let go.

The space in the carriage was not very large, and the two sat side by side, but tried their best to keep a distance.

She kept her eyes out of the window, wondering where her brother was now.

He stared at her sideways, and the scene in the Buddhist hall just now kept replaying in his mind.

Why is she here?Why set up that tablet?

The dead relative Zhuang?Zhuang Ziqing?What does it have to do with her?Are they really relatives?However, judging by her appearance at the beginning, it doesn't look like she is setting up a tablet for a relative.Could it be—

He didn't dare to think in that direction, but she seemed to have a lot of secrets, which made him suspicious.

"My lord—" she pulled him back to reality.

"Huh?" he asked.

"Today's matter, please—" she said, and before she finished speaking, he responded, "Don't worry, I won't say anything about it. No one will listen to this kind of thing!"

The two fell silent.

"Recently, do you feel anything?" He asked suddenly.

Seeing his serious expression, she also knew that he was referring to the conferment of Yafu and the series of events after that, and replied: "How can I understand these things! I just feel, feel, that life is too erratic! Those adults who have accidents You guys, you were still in the imperial court one day, and you were sent to the prison of the Ministry of Criminal Justice the next day. After studying hard in the cold window for many years, in the end it was—" After she finished speaking, she let out a long sigh.

He shook his head helplessly and smiled wryly: "Fate is the same for everyone, no one knows what will happen next moment." She looked at him.

"Right now, you may not even be able to drink your saliva tomorrow! Now that you are so proud, your head may fall to the ground the next moment!" He also looked back at her, "It doesn't matter who it is!"

His expression was so gloomy, even though he was usually smiling——

She couldn't help but said sadly: "I thought I was the only person who felt uneasy about the future, but I didn't expect the prince to be the same!"

He laughed silently.

"Brother Huang, you must be very busy right now?" He asked.

"That's natural, such a big thing happened in the court!" She replied.

"I'm afraid he is also very disturbed!" He smiled sadly at her, "It's not just the two of us, he is also the same!"

She bowed her head in silence.

"The current situation, what will happen in the future, I really can't guess! I, why don't I shave my head, accept the precepts, and come to this temple to become a monk! Save one day and be beheaded!" He said sadly.

"My lord, why? Why do you think so?" She hurriedly persuaded.

"It seems that you and I are all in the dark!" He said to her, "We are all too close to there, the closer we get, the more we can't see clearly what those people are doing."

She wanted to say something, but didn't know what to say.

After a moment of silence, he stared at her and said, "If one day you get into trouble, if you don't dislike my incompetence, come to me! Anyway, I have some solutions than you!"

It seemed that something was stuck in her throat, she didn't know what to say to him, she just looked at him blankly.

But he smiled wryly: "If I was pushed to the Meridian Gate and beheaded one day, as a friend, you should come and burn some paper money for me! In that life, what should I do if I have no money to spend?"

"Don't say such nonsensical words! It won't be like that!" Tears rolled in her eyes.

Just when she lost her mind, her body was pulled into his arms.

Perhaps because of the same fear in her heart, she leaned against his chest quietly, and the two remained silent.

The thick cloud that shrouded the court, at this moment, also weighed on their hearts.

After a long time, she quickly pushed him away and sat back in her seat.

From that moment on, they didn't speak a single word until they reached the gate of the West Palace.

She got out of the car, said goodbye to him, and walked towards the palace.

He raised the curtains and watched her go through the tall red door before turning back home.

Back at Qianqing Palace, Xinyi entered the main hall only to find that Yang Dezhang was talking to the emperor. There were other officials in the hall, and the atmosphere was quite depressing.

"Your Majesty, please stamp your seal! These people should be beheaded tomorrow!" Yang Dezhang said, and as he spoke, he took the written edict in front of Ming Xuanyu and spread it on the imperial case.

But Ming Xuanyu said: "Prime Minister, this, before the investigation is clear—"

Seeing that the emperor did not move, Yang Dezhang took out the jade seal on the table and stamped it heavily on the edict.

Ming Xuanyu clenched his hands tightly in his sleeves, but his expression was calm.

Everyone present was watching this scene in amazement, no one dared to say a word, let alone a word, not even a loud gasp.

Xinyi stared at Yang Dezhang, saw that he had finished stamping the seal, saluted Ming Xuanyu, and walked away. The rest of the officials also knelt down and kowtowed, and all left the hall.

Soon, only the inner court servants were left in the hall.

Ming Xuanyu closed his eyes, took a deep breath, and then walked quickly into the East Nuan Pavilion.

No one dared to follow, including Zhang De.Xinyi chased in and closed the door.

He stood leaning on the desk with his eyes closed.

She walked over to caress his back, silent.

That night, he didn't say a word, and he lay on the bed without even changing his clothes. She was the only one by his side for the whole night.

The two snuggled together, and she held him in her arms, just like the night Lan Zhen died, silently guarding him.

The next day, still not going to the court, the court has completely stopped cutting the vassals, and the prime minister's energy is all focused on eliminating dissident officials.

Just at three o'clock in the afternoon, all the officials whose names were written in the edict, a total of eight people, were all beheaded at the Meridian Gate.

The development of the current situation was completely beyond King Yu's control. Seeing Yang Dezhang killing officials so recklessly, he began to feel lingering fear.Not only that, he thinks that his goal has been achieved, which is to make the matter of reducing the feudal clan come to naught.Now the situation in North Korea and China is obviously in line with his wishes, so he has already won the first stage.Although there was a deviation from expectations, he could still continue with his plan.

Next, he will have a good talk with Yang Dezhang.The person in the passive position is Yang Dezhang, not Yu Wang. He is fully confident that Yang Dezhang will accept his proposal.After all, it's better to break up enemies than to tie them up. They have been in the officialdom for many years, and they still know how much bargaining chips the other party has.

When King Yu's envoy came to the Prime Minister's Mansion, Yang Dezhang was greatly surprised, and the news reached Ming Xuanyu within half a day.

"They finally formed an alliance!" As soon as he let go of his hand, the piece of paper fell to the ground.

Xinyi quickly picked it up, the dense content on it made her tremble all over!
For Ming Xuanyu, is it really a cocoon?
Xinyi, Zhang De, and Fang Xin stood quietly behind Ming Xuanyu, and everyone was silent.

She put the paper on the imperial case, looked at his dignified expression, and suddenly felt a sense of relief in her heart.

It was late at night, and he went back to the dormitory to rest. When he was lying on the bed, Xinyi asked everyone to go down, and only she was by his side.

There was silence in the room, and the whole room was brightly lit by candles.

"Your Majesty, please forgive me..." She finally opened her mouth. That secret has kept her from breathing normally for a long time. Now it's time to confess, she said quietly, looking up at his handsome face...

Candles burst and no one spoke.

This night was as silent as death.

In the early morning of the second day of May, Zhang De read out the emperor's oral order in front of all the courtiers in the Qianqing Palace to expel Zhuang Xinyi, the imperial court lady, from the palace!
The crowd was in an uproar!

Xinyi changed into casual clothes and carried a bag with only a few clothes and some bank notes inside. She looked back at the familiar Qianqing Palace and smiled faintly.A gust of wind blew by, and a tear fell to the ground.

Her figure gradually moved away from the Qianqing Palace...

He stood in front of the window, watching her figure slowly go away until she could no longer be seen!

(End of this chapter)