Mrs. Jiang's pink jade is as white as snow, with dots of solidified white light that pierce people's eyes. It is like white jade stained with turbidity, and porcelain placed on the snow. What she meets is an expression of neither joy nor sadness.
Another Mrs. Jiang, whose eyes were three-thirds humble, whose lines were two-part sad, and whose brows and eyes were at a loss, accounted for the majority. She put clothes on the naked Mrs. Jiang.
Finally, there was Bi Yuewu, whose proud body was wrapped in black gauze. She was the only woman with a smile. She teased Zhuang Xun and said:
"Wake up. You had a good time last night, but you missed a rare sight that you won't see in a thousand years."
"Two Mrs. Jiang...this..."
Zhuang Xun couldn't care less about the teasing and strange sights. These were two Mrs. Jiang. He still clearly remembered the touch from yesterday.
I don’t know how much hard work I put in, how much effort I put in, and how many times I sent the beauty to heaven. I was satisfied and expressed my love, but Mrs. Jiang, who was obviously hurt, didn’t seem very happy.
"Do you think I should do it?" Bi Yuewu said with interest as he sat beside Zhuang Xun's bed, looking at the two identical people.
Both of them were silent. One had a cold expression on his face, unable to recall yesterday's sentimentality, and the other was embarrassed by being caught by his parents.
"This is Mrs. Bai Yueguang Jiang whom you have always liked, and this is her maid Lan Qiu. It was Lan Qiu who actually rescued you from the Kingdom of Zhao."
Bi Yuewu first pointed at the expressionless Mrs. Jiang and then at the humble Mrs. Jiang, and explained to Zhuang Xun.
"Ah, this, this, this..." Zhuang Xun pinched the quilt and was stunned at the scene, speechless.
"Because I promised to marry you, the clever Mrs. Jiang gave you a substitute. This is Mrs. Jiang, also known as Lan Qiu. He helped you escape and wanted to ask Mrs. Jiang to apologize, but I stopped him... "
Bi Yuewu revealed the situation between the two of them. Zhuang Xun understood and slowly frowned.
"So it was Lan Qiu who rescued us from Zhao State, and Mrs. Jiang... was so cooperative last night."
He looked at the expressionless Queen Mother Jiang, who ignored him at all. She didn't know whether she was arrogant or pretending to resist.
His stomach was obviously full and he cooperated in the second half, but why did he become like this after wearing shoes?
"She wants to kill you. She snatched you from the Chengguo people yesterday just to kill you."
Bi Yuewu revealed that Zhuang Xun was stunned and said intermittently in disbelief: "But last night, last night..."
"Weak and weak, you took advantage of me... I am worthy of the voice of willingness." Bi Yuewu chuckled, and Zhuang Xun could see the water ripples on Queen Mother Jiang's calm face, showing shame and helplessness.
"Ah? You saved me too?" Zhuang Xun looked at Bi Yuewu who was smiling evilly, and said with a little doubt, judging from Bi Yuewu's idea that Mrs. Jiang wanted to kill him.
"No, she deserves to be molested. Before I wanted to save you, the Emperor Star appeared, and the corresponding Emperor Veins softened this woman. That's why you were allowed to toy with her without any resistance."
Bi Yuewu didn't take any credit, and told the truth. At the same time, a mirror showed the scene of Empress Dowager Jiang's attempted assassination last night.
Bi Yuewu watched Zhuang Xun being taken away by Queen Mother Jiang. She watched Queen Mother Jiang's movements and recorded them as evidence of Madam Jiang's murder. Just before she was about to take action to stop him, the Emperor's Star shone, inducing a deep sleep. The resonance of the emperor's veins
The Queen Mother Jiang, who was holding a sharp knife, was numbed, and she fell into Zhuang Xun's arms and was stabbed by Zhuang Xun. Zhuang Xun looked at the tainted Queen Mother Jiang's resisting expression in the mirror, and then looked at the humiliated Queen Mother Jiang, who was in a trance. .
"You want to kill me?" After watching Mrs. Jiang's assassination process, most of the charm in my heart has disappeared. In addition, I took out a month's worth yesterday, and now my mind is very clear.
"Yes, you are a threat to Zhao State, so I want to kill you." Queen Mother Jiang looked at him and said calmly.
"I also gave you the opportunity to return to the Kingdom of Zhao, but you didn't cherish it. You have the ambition to unify the nine states, and I also have the ideal to unify the world. We are enemies."
There was no begging for mercy or kneeling down to beg for mercy. Queen Mother Jiang calmly stated her decision, not impulsively, but after careful consideration. She did not regret her decision.
She had never expected that there was an idle god following Zhuang Xun, and his every move was in the eyes of others. She knew that there was a Yama behind Zhuang Xun, but she had already shielded it.
She didn't even expect that Zhuang Xun would actually have the emperor's bloodline. Just as the emperor's star appeared, she suffered a backlash from the fate of the country.
"Don't you have any feelings at all?" Zhuang Xun sighed and said, ups and downs, feelings of loneliness, how happy I was yesterday, but how speechless I am today.
"I have already said that I have given you a chance. If we cannot achieve a win-win situation, we will have to fight with each other. Please kill me, otherwise Empress Xuannv will come to save me when she comes out of seclusion."
Empress Dowager Jiang's expression condensed slightly, and then Feng Yan said with a breathtaking aura that life and death no longer mattered.
"That's right, I can't beat Empress Xuannv." Bi Yuewu reminded her.
"She is protected by the fate of Zhao State. Yesterday, she could only protect you, but could not deal with her. She only planned to save you and leave. Thanks to the appearance of the Emperor Star, the fate of the country on her was temporarily shaken, and now she is under control. , you should make a decision early."
Bi Yuewu's expression was serious. Yesterday's situation was not as optimistic as she thought. She wanted to accurately tell Zhuang Xun this information so that he would not take any chances.
"Don't kill Madam, Your Highness, please." Looking at Madam Jiang's face, Lan Qiu knelt on the ground and begged with all her body.
"Is that Lan Qiu? Get up quickly." Zhuang Xun straightened up and wanted to get some clothes to wear, but Bi Yuewu took a robe and put it on him.
"For the sake of Lan Qiu helping His Highness escape from the Zhao Kingdom, please let Madam go. Your Highness has now been recognized by Heaven. He possesses the imperial lineage and is invulnerable to all attacks. Attacks by monks will cause backlash. Madam can no longer threaten His Highness." Yes, Your Highness, please let Madam go."
Lan Qiu put her head on the ground and begged Zhuang Xun. Zhuang Xun took a deep breath and accepted the information Lan Qiu said.
He is now a bit like the You King before. The monk's attacks, whether they are spells or physical attacks, will backfire on the monk himself.
"There is no need to beg him. I am willing to admit defeat. Lan Qiu, are you unwilling to get married? That's why you helped him escape from Zhao country? Or do you already like him?"
Queen Mother Jiang touched her belly. It was full of filth. It was half a habit. She had just crawled out from under Zhuang Xun, and then Zhuang Xun woke up. She didn't even have time to communicate with Lan Qiu.
She couldn't understand why Lan Qiu, whom she had raised since childhood, betrayed her and finally let her fall into such humiliation.
"Because Madam, you said that a monarch who allows the people to live and work in peace and contentment is a good monarch. I felt this in Jiannan, so I want His Highness King Xia to unify the nine states and make everyone in the world do the same."
Lan Qiu said firmly, but she was full of guilt because she betrayed Empress Dowager Jiang's trust and used Empress Dowager Jiang's power and identity to help people escape.
"So you can't believe my promise to you? After we unify the world, we will carry out reforms.
That's all, I don't need you to plead, just let him kill me, don't torture me like this. "
Empress Dowager Jiang's expression showed a look of disappointment. She was saddened by the betrayal of someone close to her, but her Taoist heart was unwavering and her character was arrogant. She firmly believed that her path was correct and she would die without regrets.
She is a person who cherishes life, but at this moment she just wants to die quickly.
The first is to recall the shame from yesterday to now. I have lost my shame. Now I still retain Zhuang Xun's yang energy, and I feel even more ashamed, even if I have convinced myself to get used to it.
The second is that she does not want to become a bargaining chip to threaten the Zhao State. Although she tried to use Zhuang Xun to threaten the Xia State, if it were her, it would be better to let her die.
"No, madam, I..." Lan Qiu looked confused. She was truly two-faced and she clearly didn't want the two of them to get hurt, but now that she helped Zhuang Xun, Queen Mother Jiang was humiliated.
"Madam, I will die with you. I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I..." Lan Qiu said incoherently,
"You don't have to be like this. You betrayed me and you still expect me to forgive you. Lan Qiu, don't be complacent."
Empress Dowager Jiang said coldly that she did not accept Lan Qiu's confession, ruined her careful plan, and put her in jail. It was only because of her mercy that she could not curse.
"I didn't expect that the fish I raised turned out to be a dragon. No wonder it is so extraordinary. It was also my contempt for you that caused my current situation. I already know that you like it. I don't accept it. You are not the kind of person who forces you. You bastard, have a good time."
Cream Puff felt uncomfortable, Queen Mother Jiang lowered her face and spoke to Zhuang Xun word for word, with a strong desire to die.
Zhuang Xun got out of bed, covered his private parts a little, and walked to Empress Dowager Jiang. Lan Qiu came over and hugged his thigh.
"Your Highness, please..." Lan Qiu didn't know what to do with her attitude, so she could only act like a person who seemed to be disliked by both parties.
Looking at the beauty with white spots on the dragon's spine, she seemed to think of last night's entanglement. Looking at Lan Qiu who was already crying, Mrs. Jiang's charm disappeared, and now she could easily distinguish the difference between the two.
"How do you know I'm not a coercive bastard? Ask Biyue." Queen Mother Jiang picked up a strand of hair and admired his dreamy face.
The pride of having realized his dream was not much left now, because Queen Mother Jiang was truly ruthless. He was affectionate, but now he had to tell himself that he was ruthless.
"..." Looking sideways at Zhuang Xun, Empress Dowager Jiang has finished speaking and looks like she is at your disposal.
"I won't kill you, it's just..." Zhuang Xun rubbed his hair with his fingertips, thinking about what he wanted to say.
"No, she is not me. Empress Xuannu will save her and leave, so don't think about it..."
Because of Zhuang Xun's teasing words, Bi Yuewu seemed to have misunderstood something and interrupted Zhuang Xun's thoughts.
"What are you talking about?" Zhuang Xun was disrupted. He originally wanted to explain his relationship with Queen Mother Jiang.
He wanted to let Mrs. Jiang go, but he was just thinking about how to say it. It wasn't his holy mother or the woman he had slept with that he couldn't bear to kill. He was sure there was no emotion and he wouldn't feel the knife in his hand was dull.
There are several reasons. First, Xuannv is the first to bear the brunt. She doesn’t look at the monk’s face and looks at the Buddha’s face. Xuannv’s kindness to Zhuang Xun has already been explained. Although most of them are paternalistic and think that this is good for you, but it is true. It's really a matter of caring and spending resources. If you want to kill her important followers, are you prepared to completely oppose Xuannv?
Second, it was Lan Qiu who was holding his thigh. He understood that the woman who took her out of the Zhao country was for morality. How should I put it? If someone sacrifices their family relationship to help you, you will kill their family members. If there is indeed a threat, forget it. The Emperor Star appears and the Emperor Veins protects her, let alone Madam Jiang. Xuan Nu will not be able to do anything to her anymore, and Madam Jiang is no longer a threat.
Thirdly, it is also his own. He is also conflicted. Mrs. Jiang's help to him in the early stage was real. She promoted filial piety and integrity, and Wanshou Banquet came to the rescue. She wanted to take him out of the Yu Kingdom, protect him and support him in Chengguo's coup. With the establishment of Jiannan Road, Zhuang Xun was able to transform from a fish into a dragon. It can be said that Mrs. Jiang’s help accounted for 50% of the credit. Zhuang Xun grew up on her milk, so why is he regarded as Bai Yueguang? Because Zhuang Xun Please repay your kindness.
Now that Bai Yueguang has turned black, Zhuang Xun can't feel sympathy for the woman who has murderous intentions towards him, but if he wants to send Mrs. Jiang to see the King of Hell, he also has to do some psychological construction.
After weighing various interests, emotions and morality, he could let Mrs. Jiang go this time, just once, which would be a break from the past.
"Lan Qiu, get up. For your sake and the help Mrs. Jiang gave me before, I will not kill Mrs. Jiang. You have saved her, so don't blame yourself so much."
Pulling Lan Qiu up, Zhuang Xun expressed relief as he saw that Lan Qiu was the kind of person who liked to blame himself.
Lan Qiu then stood up and kept thanking her, but Zhuang Xun didn't pay much attention because he looked at Empress Dowager Jiang and said the organized words one by one:
"Mrs. Jiang, I will not kill you, I will let you go. The kindness between you and me is severed, and the kindness between you and Lan Qiu is also severed. Now we no longer owe each other."
After saying that, he looked at the water mirror made by Bi Yuewu, which was repeating the scene where Mrs. Jiang assassinated him. All the good things about Mrs. Jiang were destroyed by this stabbing.
"Okay!" Without any hesitation, Queen Mother Jiang agreed because she had already thought about it before assassinating Zhuang Xun.
"Lan Qiu, since you have chosen, then be firm in your choice and wish you good luck."
At the same time, she cut off from Lan Qiu. Empress Dowager Jiang gave her advice that she was still very angry about Lan Qiu's betrayal. She was noncommittal about Lan Qiu's choice of Fu Long. Every monk had his own choice.
Lan Qiu didn't speak. She stood next to Zhuang Xun, her eyes glazed over. This kind of break was lightly let go. She, who was already determined to die, couldn't adapt to it now.
"Is this a good place to let her go?" Zhuang Xun glanced out the window. He was no longer in Jidu. It was a shipping town. This was the height of his third floor. There was a lot of traffic and crowds of people below, and groups of two and three were still talking. Yesterday’s purple star was brighter than the moon.
"It's not appropriate at the moment. Thank you to King Cheng for letting us escape, but we are still in the heart of Chengguo. At least we have to wait until we leave Chengguo before we can let her go."
There was no surprise that Zhuang Xun let Queen Mother Jiang go, because if Zhuang Xun really killed Queen Mother Jiang with evil intentions, he would not be the Zhuang Xun she knew.
"Just right, I'm still holding my breath anyway."
(End of chapter)
