"Qing'er, you and your brothers buried all the bodies in the woods," Zhu Yuyan nodded towards Wei Lianxiang who was walking over, and told Bai Qing'er, "Also, I caught a person in that carriage. This woman should be Miss Huang's maid. Get as much information about Prince Taihe's Palace from her as possible, and then clean it up after confirming it is correct."
"Master, don't worry, Qing'er will do it now!"
Bai Qing'er nodded solemnly.
"Junior Brother Wei, I leave the last step of this mask to you, Junior Brother." As she said that, Zhu Yuyan took out two masks as thin as cicada wings from her sleeves and handed them to Wei Lianxiang's hands, "Senior Sister, I took out all the inventory in my hand. , you must be careful and careful again.”
Zhu Yuyan asked worriedly.
"hey-hey."
Wei Lianxiang smiled arrogantly, and her wrinkled old face seemed to have a chrysanthemum on it, but her old eyes were still listless and dull, as if they were completely indifferent to everything in the world.
"Junior brother, it was not for nothing that he stayed in the Jin Palace for decades. The big Diao Yuan fell in love with the Emperor of Jin and worked hard on painting and wood carving, becoming almost a master of the school. Junior brother, these little yellow sects, I also learned a thing or two from the old people in the palace, and it’s just a human skin mask, it’s effortless, senior sister will just wait a moment.”
After that, he took the human skin mask from Zhu Yuyan's hand, squatted down in front of Huang Zixin's body, and looked at her face carefully.
After carefully checking the time of the incense stick, Wei Lianxiang stood up, went to the shade of the tree, closed her eyes and meditated.
After half a stick of incense, he took out a paintbrush and a carving knife from his body, and began to quickly draw and carve on a human skin mask.
For a moment, I saw countless tiny particles that were almost indistinguishable with the naked eye, falling from the mask, reflecting mottled light and shadow under the afterglow of the setting sun.
"alright!"
It was almost time for a cup of tea when Wei Lianxiang put away her brush and carving knife and handed the processed human skin mask to Yin Hanhan.
"Martial nephew, please put it on quickly and let your uncle take a look at it to see if there is anything inappropriate. I will correct it before it's too late."
Under Zhu Yuyan's eyes, Yin Hanhan stepped forward, took the processed human skin mask, and said sweetly.
"Uncle Wei, thank you for your hard work."
"Uncle, what's the hard work?" Wei Lianxiang smiled and waved her hand, "Uncle, the hard work is nothing compared with the future of our nephew."
While speaking, Yin Hanhan had already put the human skin mask on her head, and instantly transformed into another appearance.
Everyone around them couldn't help but marveled. Bai Qing'er even looked at Yin Hanhan and Huang Zixin's body on the ground, her tone full of disbelief.
"Sister Huanwan, you look almost exactly the same as Huang Zixin now!"
Yin Hanhan glanced at her junior sister speechlessly.
With her ice-snow intelligence, why couldn't she hear the strangeness in the other person's words?
Little Hoof, after Master and the others leave, Senior Sister, I will slowly teach you what it means to be superior and inferior!
However, Wei Lianxiang looked back and forth for a few times, then shook her head, took out the tool, and said:
"No, no, it still lacks charm. An acquaintance can easily tell something is wrong if you look closely. Master nephew, please don't move around. Uncle, I will directly operate the knife on your face. Don't worry, it won't take too long. I will never hurt you, my nephew."
Under Zhu Yuyan's stern gaze and the snickering of Bai Qing'er and other disciples, Yin Hanwan stood there helplessly and allowed Wei Lianxiang to do what he did to her face.
After a while.
"It's done. Even if Huang Jingming comes to see you now, he will never be able to tell that you are pretending to be my nephew."
Wei Lianxiang put away her tools, looked at Yin Hanhan's face that was almost identical to Huang Zixin's, nodded with satisfaction, and stepped aside.
"Junior Brother Wei, thank you for your hard work."
Zhu Yuyan expressed her gratitude to Wei Lianxiang, and at the same time motioned Yin Hanhan and Bai Qing'er to get on the carriage.
"My master has sent someone to report to the King of Shenjing, saying that the road is in disrepair and it will take a few days to delay arriving at the capital. In this way, we may be able to avoid the meeting between Wen'er and King Nataihe to the greatest extent. We will discuss the remaining matters on the way. .”
"Yes, Master."
The two women responded in unison.
Soon after, under night, a carriage guarded by a family member set off again to Shenjing.
…………
In the city of Shenjing.
The original General's Mansion has now been renamed Prince Taihe's Mansion.
In the study room of the palace, Prince Taihe Huang Jingming was discussing matters with his younger brother Huang Wenbo.
Pressing the letter in his hand with a paperweight, Huang Jingming frowned slightly and said:
"Zixin sent a letter from Fei Ge, saying that some sections of the road from Yongquan Mansion to Shenjing are in disrepair. I'm afraid it will take two to three days to get to Beijing at night."
"If you put it this way, wouldn't it mean that the eldest brother won't be able to see Zixin before leaving Beijing?" Huang Wenbo said in surprise, "Otherwise, the eldest brother will delay his departure for a day or two?"
Huang Jingming shook his head.
"You are also a veteran of the war, how can you say such a thing? The military situation is so fierce, how can you delay it for your own selfishness! If you really let Lu Linyuan cross the river because of your brother's delay for these few days, then what? If we drive him back to Jiangbei, it will be much more troublesome."
Speaking of this, Huang Jingming's tone was slightly uneasy.
"I just don't know why, I always have heart palpitations these days. I just think about it carefully, but I don't know where the mistake happened. If this palpitations are caused by Lu Linyuan, I should go to the front line to direct the battle as soon as possible. .”
Hearing what his brother said, Huang Wenbo's expression became serious.
"Since the eldest brother said so, it is better to leave as soon as possible just in case. As for Zixin's side, there is a younger brother protecting him, so don't worry, eldest brother."
"Um."
Huang Jingming nodded, thought for a while, and said:
"You also know Zixin's character. She has been used to being arrogant since she was a child. Once she enters the palace, she will inevitably have friction with the little emperor. If you have the opportunity, please persuade her more and let her control her temper as much as possible. This palace is more complicated than before. Not outside, sometimes, the little emperor still has to give him face."
"Don't worry, brother, I will explain it to Zixin."
Although he said this, a trace of disapproval flashed in Huang Wenbo's eyes.
Without the Huang family, the little emperor would still be a marquis in a remote state. How could he have the power and prestige he has today?
If these two people really have a conflict, it must be the little emperor's fault!
"After my brother leaves, I'd like to ask Wenbo to pay more attention to the affairs in the capital." At this point, Huang Jingming suddenly thought of something, pondered for a moment, and then said, "Although your majesty has made an oath, you can't get back the three rivers in Jiangbei." Although Weixiong and Your Majesty had already agreed to make Zixin the imperial concubine, after much thought, Zixin was my beloved daughter after all, so I couldn’t wrong him too much. Weixiong still wanted to Please give your majesty a favor and allow Zixin to enter the palace as a queen. I wonder what Wenbo thinks?"
"Brother, it's great to think so!"
Huang Wenbo nodded happily.
"What's more, since my eldest brother is about to go on an expedition, His Majesty should also express his views."
Although Huang Wenbo valued Zhao Yu, he still disapproved of it.
"It doesn't matter, I will give up this old face this time and let Zi Xin enter the palace in glory!"
Under Huang Wenbo's persuasion, Huang Jingming finally made up his mind and planned to raise the matter with Zhao Yu privately after the court meeting tomorrow morning.
