After tossing and turning for a sleepless night, the dawn of the next day quietly arrived. When the first ray of sunlight in the morning shone on the earth, the palace resumed its mechanical operation. The Emperor went to court, had breakfast, and then took a walk. Everything seemed especially calm, but who knew that it was just the calm before the storm? Perhaps there were only two people, and that was Consort Xian, Li Baoxian, who was walking beside the Emperor as if nothing had happened. There was also Zhang Zixun, the daughter of the Prime Minister of the Yi Lan House, whose expression was especially ugly at the moment.
"Miss, are you awake? Qing 'Er has brought you breakfast." At this moment, Zhang Zixun was sitting in front of the dressing table with a haggard face. She was thinking about the letter that she had read last night. Never would she have thought that Qing `er, whom she had always treated as a sister, who had shared weal and woe with her for so long, would actually be the person who had schemed to kill her from the very beginning. However, when she thought about everything that had happened in the past few days, she had no choice but to believe in this cruel reality. Tears fell silently onto the letter in his hand. He wondered how Xiao Ju was doing now. Had something bad happened? Suddenly, Zhang Zixun's heart skipped a beat." No, I can't just reveal that I already know everything. Otherwise, it will be a waste of Xiao Ju's painstaking efforts to warn me with her death!"”Thinking of this, Zhang Zixun immediately wiped her tears and put away the letter. She forced herself to be calm."Come in." After that, the door was pushed open. Qing `er still had an innocent smile on her face. She walked in and placed the tray in her hand on the table. She walked to Zhang Zixun's side and asked,"Miss, why are you up so early today? It's really rare!" She had a cheeky smile on her face, but in Zhang Zixun's eyes, it was so disgusting and shameless that she even felt her heart ache. Zhang Zixun did not reply. She just stared straight at her without any warmth or expression. Seeing this, Qing 'Er couldn't help but be startled.""Could it be that she knows something?" However, he still looked innocent and puzzled."Miss, what's wrong with you? Looking at me like this? Also, your face is pale and your eyes are red. Did you not sleep well last night? Or was it because his body had yet to recover? If that was the case, it was better to lie down on the bed and recuperate!”If it was before, Zhang Zixun would have been so touched by Qing 'er's words that she would have reached out to hug her. But now, she did not feel anything. He felt a sharp pain in his heart, as if thousands of sharp knives had pierced his heart. This was not the first time. In her previous life, Zhang Zixun was heartbroken because of her good friend's betrayal. She even thought of committing suicide. She thought that she could find a true friend here, but she did not expect it to be the same. Was this the human heart? However, she couldn't make a move now. Firstly, she hadn't recovered her magic power. Secondly, she had to find out why Qing 'er was treating her like this. She knew that she had not done anything wrong to Qing 'er these past few days. There must be another reason.
"Oh, I'm fine. Perhaps it was because he didn't sleep well last night and his body was too weak to recover his magic power.”Zhang Zixun said indifferently after her expression returned to normal.
"I see. Miss, then you should eat your breakfast first. This way, you can also replenish your strength!”As she spoke, Qing 'Er brought the breakfast to Zhang Zixun. Because she was sick, the food that Qing 'er prepared was relatively light. It was just millet porridge and some nutritious side dishes.
"Thank you, Qing `er, for thinking so much for me and personally cooking for me every day.”Zhang Zixun looked at the item in front of her and said deliberately. Hearing this, the latter's heart skipped a beat. However, he still replied calmly,"Miss, what are you talking about? Do you still have to treat me as an outsider?" Qing 'Er urged. He thought to himself, Hmph. You can thank me after you eat my food with wild goose sand!”However, she did not expect that this time, although her fierce expression only flashed for a moment, it did not escape Zhang Zixun's eyes. She smiled slyly and lowered her head to scoop up a spoonful of porridge. The Green Girl was secretly delighted when she saw this." Eat, eat quickly. This time, I added enough ingredients. With just one bite, everything will be achieved!"”However, just as Zhang Zixun was about to put the food into her mouth, she suddenly stopped at the last moment as if she had recalled something. He put down the spoon and looked up at Qing 'Er. The latter was disappointed.”
"Qing 'Er, why didn't I see that little girl Xiao Ju today? Didn't she usually chatter non-stop early in the morning? Could it be that he was still resting today? Help me call her. I have something to discuss with her.”"Oh, alright then." However, Miss, you should eat it first. Otherwise, it won't taste good when it gets cold.”She pointed at the things on the table.
"Got it. Go ahead." Qing 'Er left the room. At the same time, Zhang Zixun's expression changed. She quickly poured the things on the table into a secret place. She hadn't forgotten Xiao Ju's warning in her heart that she must never eat anything that Qing Er sent over, because…Inside was the world's most poisonous, incurable Falling Goose Sand. This was something that Xiao Ju had told her with her life, so how could she not remember? Just as Zhang Zixun was done with everything and returned to her seat, she heard a sharp scream from outside. He couldn't help but frown as he had a bad premonition."Could it be…" Ignoring the weakness in his body, he rushed out of the room. According to the source of the voice, she could confirm that the voice must have come from Xiao Ju's room, and this voice belonged to Qing 'Er.
"No, please don't! Xiao Ju, don't die!" Zhang Zixun herself did not know how she managed to run this distance. When she arrived at Xiao Ju's room, the scene she saw made her heart instantly fall to the bottom of the valley. On the beam in the middle of the room, a young life was hanging under a pure white silk. She could feel that the flower-like life in front of her had already disappeared and could never come back. This person was the purple-faced Xiao Ju. At this moment, everything that had happened to Xiao Ju over the past few days appeared in Zhang Zixun's mind like a movie.
"Miss. Why aren't you up yet?"
"Miss, thank you for taking care of me.”
"Miss, let's eat." Tears fell silently again.
"Xiao Ju, I harmed you. I shouldn't have kept you by my side. If you hadn't stayed by my side, perhaps this wouldn't have happened. I'm the one who harmed you!" For a moment, all kinds of emotions surged into his heart. Zhang Zixun's body had not fully recovered to begin with. Now that she saw this scene again, she felt anxious and dizzy. Standing in front of the door, her delicate body trembled and was about to fall.
"Miss, Miss, what's wrong? Are you alright?" The last scene before she fainted was Qing 'Er's anxious face. She had no idea what happened after that!
"Xiao Ju, Xiao Ju, don't! Don't go! No!" Zhang Zixun shouted loudly and suddenly woke up from her sleep. At this moment, she looked around in shock. It was still the familiar room. The person in front of her was the fourth prince, Zhao Zeyi, who was holding her hands tightly with a worried expression.
"Why are you here? Where's Xiaoju? Xiao Ju didn't die, did she?" Zhang Zixun said emotionally. Zhao Zeyi immediately comforted her, but she had to face the truth. Therefore, he pondered for a moment and said in a deep voice,"Zixun, don't be too sad. Xiao Ju is already dead."?Because you were too excited and you were already very weak, you have been unconscious for a day and a night!”Hearing this, Zhang Zixun smiled bitterly in her heart, Looks like this Goose Falling Sand is indeed very powerful. Even if I'm half a god, I've become like this after being hit by this!”
"Zixun, Zixun, are you alright?”Zhao Zeyi called out worriedly when he saw her dull eyes and bitter expression. At the same time, he handed her a glass of warm water. Zhang Zixun took it mechanically, but she immediately reacted. She grabbed Zhao Zeyi's hand and the teacup fell and shattered.
"You said I was unconscious for a day and a night?”
"That's right. To be exact, it should have been two days and one night, because the sky was already dark.”
"Let me ask you, where is Qing `er? Where is Qing `er?" Now, she had to find out what Qing 'Er had done while she was unconscious. When she ran into Xiao Ju's room and when she saw Qing Er's face, she saw a hint of a sly smile on the latter's face. Xiao Ju's death was not simple!
"Qing `er? You mean your personal maid?" Zhao Zeyi asked.
"Right, it's Qing `er."
"Don't worry, she's fine. She was now helping to deal with Xiao Ju's funeral. Originally, the death of a servant girl in the palace was not a big deal. The next day, a eunuch came to carry the body. Qing 'Er saw a eunuch coming over to carry the body and asked where to carry it? Unexpectedly, those snobbish eunuchs disdainfully told her that if a palace maid died, she would be thrown into a mass grave as usual. Unexpectedly, Qing 'er did not agree to it even if she died. She said that she liked Xiao Ju very much and did not want to see her thrown into the mass grave like this. This matter was later brought to Imperial Father, and Imperial Father personally came to see you. Oh, that's right, it was Consort Xian who pleaded for Imperial Father to give Xiao Ju an explanation.”Hearing this, Zhang Zixun instinctively felt that something was wrong. If Qing 'er and Consort Xian wanted to get rid of Xiao Ju, why would they do this? This matter was not simple. She subconsciously raised her right hand. When her gaze moved to her wrist, her expression immediately became extremely ugly.
"Zixun, what's wrong? Is there something wrong with your hand?" Zhao Zeyi asked.
"It's me. In my hand. Where's the thing in my hand?"
"What is it?"
"It's the bracelet that I've been wearing all this time! Why is it gone?" Hearing this, Zhao Zeyi suddenly looked at her with a strange expression.""Didn't you promise to give it to Xiao Ju as a burial gift? Why don't you remember?" "Who said that?!" Zhang Zixun was shocked.
"Qing `er! Just yesterday, when you were still unconscious, after the coroner's examination, it was confirmed that Xiao Ju had committed suicide. Imperial Father issued an edict to bury her properly, which can be considered as fulfilling one of your wishes. So Qing 'Er personally took it off from your wrist. Did you not agree?" Zhao Zeyi explained in detail. "Oh, it's me." Zhang Zixun was stunned and replied. I agreed."
"As expected." Zhang Zixun thought to herself. Things went back to the night when Xiao Ju came to visit her. When she saw the letter, she really didn't know what to do. At this moment, the purple light on her wrist flashed and a white figure appeared in front of her. It was Heavenly Court's Grand Supreme Elder. It turned out that he already knew everything and sent Zhang Zixun the antidote to the wild goose sand. Therefore, everything was actually under Zhang Zixun's control. Zhang Zixun did not know what to do, so she asked him for advice. However, Grand Supreme Elder took the purple butterfly dream from her hand. He even gave her a fake one. The reason was that the purple butterfly dream had consumed too much energy and needed to be replenished with the pure immortal energy in the sky. As for when he would return it, he did not say. Therefore, if it wasn't fake, no one could take it down unless the owner personally took action or was willing.
"Zixun, what's wrong with you? Are you alright? It was a fact that Xiao Ju was dead. I know that you have always doted on the servants around you, but you can't be depressed because of this! Don't forget that you still have a bedridden father at home who needs you to take care of! His father had decreed that everything would be the same when Premier Zhang was bedridden. He had also given him a lot of precious tonics. This was the greatest favor since the founding of the country! There was also Xiao Ju. The Emperor had also decreed that she should be buried, and her family would be taken care of for life. She was the most glorious palace maid!”Hearing this, Zhang Zixun immediately became furious. She glared at him and roared,"I'd rather she didn't get this kind of glory!”She shook off his hand and got out of bed to put on her clothes.
"I'm sorry, I didn't consider your feelings.”Zhao Zeyi said apologetically.
"Sigh. I'm fine. You can go back first. It's already late. It's not convenient for you to stay here.”Zhang Zixun immediately ordered him to leave. Because she had more important things to do now. After removing the wild goose sand, she still needed to regulate her breathing. However, she had been unconscious for the past few days. On the day that Xiao Ju died, she did not take care of it, which led to her coma.
"Alright, then I'll leave first. You can rest for a while and don't let your imagination run wild.”Zhao Zeyi hesitated for a moment before walking out of the door.
"Wait, tell me, where is Xiao Ju buried?”Zhang Zixun shouted the moment Zhao Zeyi stepped out of the room. This time, the latter did not turn around. He only sighed and replied,"In the west of the city, there is a quiet place. There is only one grave of Xiao Ju. It was Imperial Father's decree." With that, he left. The moment Zhao Zeyi left, Zhang Zixun could not help but cry again."Xiao Ju, I will think of a way to let you join a good family in your next life. You will no longer be a servant and live a carefree life.”After he finished speaking, he calmed himself down and returned to his bed. He sat cross-legged and began to regulate his breathing. He secretly made up his mind to make these people pay the price!
It was late at night, and there was only a faint moonlight shining down from the sky. Everything seemed so strange. In the Imperial Palace, in Consort Xian's bedroom, the Hall of Pleasure.
"Empress, we have already obtained the Primordial Divine Artifact. Zhang Zixun also fell into a coma. Shouldn't you fulfill your promise and teach me the Great Demon Transformation?”A girl's voice was heard. However, his tone was extremely cold and emotionless. As the distance between them narrowed, it was none other than Zhang Zixun's servant girl, Qing 'er. In front of her sat a luxuriously dressed lady. She was playing with a bracelet in her hand. When she looked again, wasn't it the purple Butterfly Dream that Zhang Zixun had been wearing? The lady was smiling, and her eyes never left the thing in her hand. This person was the blue python Mei Ji. She should be called Consort Xian now. She carefully observed the thing in her hand and did not answer Qing 'Er's question. Instead, she asked without raising her head,"You've been with her for so long. Do you know how to use this thing?”
"I don't know. I only know that it will automatically light up every time I'm in a difficult situation, forming a protective energy barrier to protect Zhang Zixun. Sometimes, it even forms armor." Qing Er replied calmly. Concubine Xian frowned and her face turned vicious. She looked at the wound on her foot and said coldly,""Since that's the case, let's ignore it for now and deal with that b * tch first! If it wasn't for the fact that the cold air left behind by the Heaven Underworld on my legs was too strong, I would have personally taken care of that b * tch long ago! Humph! Without this thing, let's see how you can fight me!”
"Niangniang, you still haven't answered my question? When are you going to teach me mo skills?" Qing `er asked again. Concubine Xian slapped the armrest of her chair and stood up abruptly. She walked towards Qing` er with a cold expression on her face,"Do you think you have the right to negotiate with me now? You're just a mortal. If you obediently work for me, I will consider whether to teach you in the future. But if you don't listen to me, I can crush you like an ant! Get out!" Consort Xian waved her sleeves and said.
"You." Qing 'Er's face turned ashen with anger. She didn't expect Consort Xian to be such a person. Monsters really couldn't be trusted! Burning bridges after crossing the river.
"What, you're still not convinced?" Consort Xian teased. Qing 'Er clenched her fists tightly, her heart burning with rage. He had no choice but to endure it. Who asked him to be a useless mortal?
"This servant does not dare!" As he spoke, he retreated.
"Humph! A mere abandoned person of the Heavenly Court dares to negotiate with me? He's just a chess piece in my hands. He's useless now, so I can only. Throw it away!" Consort Xian's face was filled with ruthlessness. Right at this moment, a black wind swept past and a black shadow appeared in front of Concubine Xian. "Is everything settled?" the latter asked calmly.”
"Replying to Niangniang, the Empress is already in our grasp. That girl Zhang Zixun can't escape. However…" The man suddenly looked troubled.
"But what? Speak!" Consort Xian shouted. The man's body trembled and he immediately knelt down."There was a slight mistake. Just as I was forcing the Empress to submit, I was seen by that girl Li Nuonan. I have already knocked her unconscious and placed her under house arrest.”
"Why don't you just solve it directly? Are you used to being someone else's father? Feelings? Can't bear to? Ah!" Consort Xian shouted as she approached.
"No, I didn't. I just…" That person spat.
"But what? All those who hinder my plan must be eliminated! I'll give you a deadline to deal with her tomorrow.”The corners of Consort Xian's mouth revealed a dangerous smile.
"Yes, Empress!" the man replied immediately.
"On account of you saving me, I won't hold it against you this time. If there's a next time, you know the consequences, my brother, the Prime Minister!”That's right, this person was the current Prime Minister, Lord Li Hun!
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