These words were followed by a long silence.
In the vast silence, the polished bricks as smooth as mirrors are filled with bright candlelight. When the wind blows, they are like broken stars carelessly scattered by the gods, producing countless rhymes of light.
Mrs. Peng was almost dazzled as she knelt on the ground, and even felt confused as if she had entered a different world.
She suddenly began to reflect, why did she come?
Why did the legitimate daughter of the imperial family and the wife of the founder of the country come here, to this cold front minister who can eat people without spitting out their bones?
She was thinking in confusion, and she didn't know how much time had passed before she heard a short and slight sound in her ears - the sound of people getting off their seats and the soles of their shoes scraping the ground.
Realizing this, Peng lowered his body further and tensed his back in an enlightened manner, and the hand that was placed in front of his forehead became more and more motionless.
In the blink of an eye, Xiao Yichen's shoes appeared in front of her eyes. Because they were so close, Peng could still see the surging cloud patterns on the shoes. She stared at them, trying to ignore the rays of light on her back. gaze.
There was a sudden light on the hand, and the quotations were pulled by Xiao Yichen in his hand, making a clattering sound, "Madam, are you calling me Mingjian, or are you trying to drag me to death?"
A cold cry made Peng's body and mind freeze. She raised her head in disbelief and fixed her eyes on Xiao Yichen.
Xiao Yichen stood there, with his raised eyes slightly squinting, lit by the bright candlelight, like the deep sea, with Peng falling into it, like a person about to drown, and an uncontrollable feeling of panic arose.
A boundless, vast fear wrapped around her neck like a snake, making her face turn pale.
Xiao Yichen saw it, but said without any consideration: "Mrs. Peng has lived enough, but I haven't lived enough yet. How can I dare to commit a crime like this?"
The drawn-out tone had a calm and leisurely tone, which made Peng suddenly become anxious, "If that's the case, then why did Commander Xiao postpone the trial? If it's clear, isn't it..."
Xiao Yichen suddenly turned his eyes, and cut off her last words like a Qinglong Yanyue knife, "Isn't that what it was?"
Mrs. Peng choked, and the feeling of defeat made her feel boundless anger. The boundless anger gave rise to boundless courage. She bravely said: "Commander Xiao, the world is in great power now. On the surface, the river is clear and the sea is clear, but behind the scenes there are many hidden things." Dirty man, you are an important minister and the center of the whirlpool of power. You know better than I do, and you know better that officials protect each other, and there are countless ways to love power and greed for merit. Although you are highly used by officials, you vow to eradicate these five troubles, but When the water is clear, there will be no fish, and when people are careful, there will be no disciples. Sometimes, if you turn a blind eye, you can still take many paths!"
Xiao Yichen narrowed his eyes and said, "Open one eye or close one?"
He pondered, and suddenly raised his voice as if suddenly enlightened, "It turns out that those things that Mother Zheng said... are all true! I'm also afraid that my wife will suffer unjustly like my father and become a sinner. E is not feeling well."
He sighed grandly.
Peng's face turned blue and she couldn't say a word.
But he turned his head, with a gleam of cold light in his squinted eyes, which was directed towards Mrs. Peng, "Madam, you'd better go home and wait for the news. As for what you just said, I pretend I haven't heard it, but I still want to advise Madam that you, a prostitute, should not get involved in things like officialdom."
Mrs. Peng raised her eyes and saw a thick pile of quotations lying in front of her eyes. She took it with trembling hands.
At this moment, Xiao Yichen laughed, "Madam, do you prefer a cutting board mop or an oil tank?"
Peng was startled and looked at him nervously.
Xiao Yichen slowly curved his lips, "After all, we will meet again soon."
In the dancing light, his smile gradually twisted into the shape of a bull's head and a horse's face, as if the next moment he would throw out the iron tool of seduction and hook her into the boundless mud plow.
Mrs. Peng trembled uncontrollably.
I don’t know how she walked away later. Mrs. Peng only remembers that when she stepped out of the front door of the palace, it was as if she had just stepped out of the oil pan. Her whole body was fried to a crisp, dripping with oil, and she had to endure every step she took. The pain that radiated from my bones.
So much so that when I returned to Yinglou Pavilion, my face was pale, and I leaned on the pillow and fell asleep.
She also slept uneasily. She vaguely heard the sound of banging bangs outside, entwined with the wind. One by one, it became lighter and lighter, as light as the spring breeze. Gradually, she could not feel anything. She seemed to He was put into the boat and slowly swayed and swayed.
There was a sudden jolt, and she opened her eyes and saw Xiao Yichen standing high in front of her. His body was as broad as a mountain, blocking all the light and casting a huge shadow.
She knelt in the huge, boundless shadow, as small as an ant, and Xiao Yichen's eyes were thick and hazy, like thunder waiting to strike in the vast dome.
He squinted slightly, and a thunder struck.
She was so horrified that she tried her best to run away, but she couldn't get out of the shadow. Even Xiao Yichen's voice sounded like a cymbal behind her.
"It turns out you did all this!"
"It turns out you killed Mother Wang!"
"It turns out it was you who poisoned Du Xiaoniang!"
She covered her ears and shook her head vigorously, "I didn't, I didn't..."
She screamed in panic, and the voice behind her suddenly changed into Gu's voice, shouting in a high-pitched and thin voice, "It's you! It's you who killed me!"
"I don't!"
Peng rolled over and sat up, breathing heavily.
Next to her was Shen Nanyi, who was shocked, and Fang stared at her.
Mrs. Peng was startled, her mind was buzzing, and it took her a moment to realize that it was a dream. She breathed a sigh of relief, not sure if Shen Nanyi heard it, and glanced out the window, and asked with some guilt: "Why did you come here so early in the morning?" ”
Shen Nanyi came back to her senses at this time, grabbed her arm and shook her, crying intermittently, "Mother, are you awake? You are finally awake! Do you know? I just heard Ming Zheng say that Shen Nanbao's bastard hooker Commander Xiao! No wonder Commander Xiao is targeting you so much! It’s all Shen Nanbao who is behind the instigation, it’s all her! What should we do! Now Commander Xiao is really going to cut us into pieces with a thousand knives. The mud plow will never be reincarnated!"
Peng's back suddenly straightened up, her mind buzzing as she stared at Shen Nanyi, "What...what did you say?"
Shen Nanyi sobbed, "That shameless Shen Nanbao! Why! It was her mother who killed my fourth brother. It was her mother who deserved to die. Why should she blame us!"
Each sentence was like a sharp moth inserted into Peng's mind, instantly making her stiff brain become more active.
She finally realized how inappropriate her trip yesterday was.
I finally realized what the feeling that had been lingering in my heart had been since I entered the palace.
It's regret, it's resentment!
Why should she listen to Bai Shi!
The arm was still in Shen Nanyi's hand, being shaken like a rattle, and Peng's body was also shaken along with it, one after another, causing Peng's stomach to cramp.
She couldn't help it and vomited it out.
Bai Shi, who happened to come in, saw this and hurriedly put the copper basin over. He patted Mrs. Peng on the back and said earnestly: "Madam, okay, why are you vomiting? Is it because of the cold last night?" I’m sick of my stomach…”
Before she could finish speaking, Mrs. Peng had already pinched her neck, "It's you! You deliberately encouraged me to go to the Dianqiansi, and you deliberately let me fall into a trap! You bitch!"
Everything happened so fast.
By the time Shen Nanyi came back to his senses, Bai Shi had fallen to the ground, stretched out his limbs, and widened his eyes.
As if Mrs. Peng didn't notice, she was still holding her down and repeating, "I'm going to kill you, kill you..."
I can't tell what emotions they were, panic, fear, despair, or all of them. At this moment, following Peng's words, they poured into Shen Nanyi's ears, and two hands suddenly appeared in Shen Nanyi's heart. Torn open.
Ana Shen screamed uncontrollably.
The sound was so loud, it was like boiling hot oil being suddenly hit by cold water. It crackled and alarmed everyone in the house.
When Mrs. Yin was sitting in front of the hall, she saw Shen Nanyi shaking uncontrollably while hiding in Ming Zheng's arms, and Peng Shichai, who was kneeling on the carpet, shaking her hairpin and smiling unruly.
The words that came out of Peng's laughter made people feel terrified. Even Shen Shi frowned, pointed at Peng and cursed angrily, "Crazy woman, she is simply a crazy woman!"
After all, Mrs. Yin had been alive for a long time, and she was still calm. She asked the people around her, "What happened?"
They are all discerning people. They know that Peng is crazy at this moment and will never be able to make trouble.
Therefore, the bullying I suffered from Peng in the past must now be repaid one by one.
Then everyone came forward to tell the details of the matter.
"Reply to the old lady, the eldest lady strangled Bai Shi to death!"
As soon as he said these words, Shen Nanyi, who was crying, straightened up immediately, "You're talking nonsense! It was Bai Shi who accidentally fell down the stone steps and died! It's none of my mother's business!"
The eldest girl's words were slightly more powerful, and everyone fell silent for a moment.
But these words had no effect on Shen Nanwan. She even waved her fan and sneered, "Sister, you have to think twice before speaking. Who can't tell that Bai Shi was strangled to death with such obvious pinch marks on her neck?"
With Shen Nanwan's encouragement, the crowd that had been quiet just now became commotion again.
"No, you fell to death, but your head wasn't even scratched?"
"Bai Shi was strangled to death by Madam!"
"I've had this feeling for a long time. Look how Madam treats us on weekdays. Even if we don't like the tea, we can spank our butts to bloom!"
"I still feel it! After all these years, how many lives have you lost at the hands of Madam?"
"That's right. If you have a lot of lice, you won't be itchy. If you have a lot of debt, you won't have to worry about it!"
Every word you say to me is like salt, sprinkled on Shen Nanyi's heart. She can't even refute, she can only keep crying, "You are all talking nonsense!"
Turning her eyes, through a layer of tears, Shen Nanyi saw Shen Nanbao standing by the side. Her overwhelming hatred was finally vented at this moment. She screamed and ran over to scratch Shen Nanbao's face.
"It's all you! It's all you! Why don't you die!"
