It was already late at night in Ning He Palace, but the lights in Ning He Palace were still bright, as if it was daytime.
Yelu Long Hao placed his hands behind his back and walked back and forth as if he was waiting for someone.
After a while, two eunuchs accompanied by a maid walked over." Your Majesty, the medicine is ready."”
"Yes! Bring it over."
Yelu Long Hao personally took the medicine and was about to enter when the eunuch suddenly spoke.
"Emperor, we have already found Xun Er.”
Yelu Long Hao paused," Oh? Where did you find her?"
"Kunming Lake. She was strangled to death and thrown into Kunming Lake. It was discovered by the eunuch in the study room.”
"I understand. You can leave now! Remember to guard the door and not let anyone enter the Condensing Harmony Palace, understand?”
"Yes, sir."
After giving the instructions, Yelu Long Hao entered the inner hall with the medicine. He saw Duanmu Xiji lifting the blanket and getting up.
"Xi 'er, why are you up? Lie down and rest more." He quickly put down the medicine and rushed forward, pressing Duanmu Xiji back onto the bed." You're not well yet. Don't get out of bed."”
Duanmu Xiji pushed his hand away." Emperor, where's Xun Er?”
Yelu Long Hao was stunned," Xun Er? Why are you looking for Xun Er?"
Unexpectedly, Duanmu Xiji blushed." I…I have something to talk to Xun Er about.”
"You don't need Xun Er. I'm here for everything.”He sat down by the bed and looked at her gently." Tell me, what do you want to do?”
Duanmu Xiji was obviously not used to the sudden gentleness of Yelu Long Hao. She stuttered," I... I want to..."
"What are you thinking about?"
She lowered her head shyly." I want to pee."”
Yelu Long Hao pursed his lips and walked to the side to take a chamber pot and put it on the ground. He then carried Duanmu Xiji to the chamber pot," Can you do it?" Do you want me to help you?"
Duanmu Xiji quickly shook her head." No, I... I'll do it myself..."
He nodded and waited with wide eyes.
Seeing that Yelu Long Hao was actually standing and watching her urinate, Duanmu Xiji was at a loss as she shouted,""You…turn around."
Yelu Long Hao was stunned again, but he still turned around obediently.
After a while, Duanmu Xiji shouted in a low voice,""I…I'm done."
When he heard this, he carried her back to the bed without a change in his expression. Then, he picked up the bowl of black medicine and brought it to her lips." Drink it."”
She shook her head subconsciously." No, that medicine is bitter. I've already drunk it. Don't drink it again."”
"No, you have to drink it, or your body won't get better.”
"But…"
"No buts, drink! Otherwise, I'll feed you."
Duanmu Xiji blushed again. She remembered how he forced her to drink the medicine in front of Ouyang Che in the afternoon. That scene was really embarrassing!
She opened her mouth helplessly and took small sips. When she finally finished the medicine, Ye Lui Long Hao stuffed a black thing into her mouth, making her face scrunch up.
"So sour!"
"This is to keep you awake, so that you won't be groggy all the time.”
Duanmu Xiji looked at him speechlessly, her eyes filled with confusion and doubt.
Yelu Long Hao saw it." What's wrong? Look at how dazed you are."
"Your Majesty, if you had treated me like this from the start, I would have been willing to die!" she said faintly.”
Xi 'er, you..."
"I always thought that you didn't love me and that you were only with me for my body. After a long time, when you were tired of me, you would return to those concubines.”
"Silly, why would you think that? Don't you know how much I like you? Ever since the first time I saw you on a horse, I've already fallen in love with you. I'm so in love with you that I can't extricate myself. I can't even believe it myself, but you actually think that I only want you for your body?”
"But…but your actions made me think that you didn't love me at all, especially after Zhong Ying came. You acted like you were crazy and didn't listen to my explanation at all, I…"
"That was because I was so jealous that I almost went crazy. That's why I hurt you like that.”
"Zhong Ying and I are innocent. Emperor, you have to believe me.”
Ye Lui Long Hao narrowed his eyes, obviously not believing him." Xi 'er, can you tell me why you let him kiss you?”
"I…I did it on purpose."
"On purpose?"
"Yes! Because every time I'm with the emperor, I always feel like a slut. Otherwise, why would I…why would I…"
"So you want to try?"
She nodded, so ashamed that she couldn't even speak.
"And the result?"
She didn't say anything, but her body fell softly into his arms, and this was the answer.
However, he was not satisfied." Let me ask you again. Have you ever loved Luo Zhongying?”
" I'd be lying if I said I didn't. After all, we grew up together, and it seemed very natural for us to be together. But seriously speaking, my feelings for him are more like brother and sister than that of a man and a woman, and you..."
"What about me?"
"You taught me what love is between a man and a woman, and you taught me to be a woman. But at the same time, you also taught me what despair and heartbreak are.”
"Xi 'er!"
"At that time, I really hoped that you could kill me because I really couldn't stand the fact that you wanted the child but didn't want me! Do you know how much pain I felt when I saw you and Tuoba Mingzhen being intimate? I was so sad that I wanted to bite my tongue and commit suicide, but you actually wanted me to write an edict for her, you…"
"I know, but at that time, I thought that you had betrayed me and that you loved Luo Zhongying and not me. That was why I used that stupid method to provoke you, hoping that you would know who you loved.”
Duanmu Xiji shook her head repeatedly, her eyes filled with tears." Emperor, I beg you, don't treat me like this anymore, or else... or else I will..."
Ye Lui Long Hao hurriedly covered her small mouth and kissed her very gently and carefully," Silly girl, I know your feelings now. I will never let you shed a single tear for me." After this matter is settled, I will send all the concubines in the harem out. I only want you and no one else.”
Duanmu Xiji smiled through her tears." You're lying. Since ancient times, emperors have had three palaces and six courtyards. Who would marry only one wife like you?”
"Why not? Wasn't there only one now? Moreover, it was too unfair for so many women to be jealous of one man and live as a widow for one man, right? You are someone who has read the books of sages, how could you not understand this?”
Duanmu Xiji rolled her eyes at him." No wonder Ouyang Che wanted you to learn some manners."”
At the mention of Ouyang Che, Yelu Long Hao frowned." Xi 'er, are you really going to follow his plan?”
"Of course, if I don't do this, I'll never know the truth. There will always be a knot in my heart, so I have to find out. Moreover, if she really came for the Jade Kylin, she would definitely take the initiative to look for me, wouldn't she?”
"This is what I don't understand. Why did she look for you? If she wanted to find the Jade Kylin, she should have come to me, how could she…"
"Perhaps it's because you're Donghuang, the man she admires, so she can't bear to do anything to you. And I am a thorn in her side, and I am responsible for arranging documents and memorials for you. She can't help but think that I must know something.”
"But I'm still worried."
Duanmu Xiji smiled sweetly and nudged Yelu Longhao," Emperor, don't worry, I will protect myself and you will be watching from the side, right?”
Yelu Long Hao nodded, but his beautiful black eyes were still shrouded in a shadow.
A few days later, Yelu Long Hao left the palace with the excuse of going to the capital region. The huge palace city instantly became empty, as if Yelu Long Hao's departure had taken away all life.
Duanmu Xiji sat by the window anxiously, waiting for Tuoba Mingzhen to arrive.
15 minutes, 25 minutes, 35 minutes passed, but Tuoba Mingzhen did not do anything. Duanmu Xiji was a little confused. Did they guess wrong? Was it not her?
Just as Duanmu Xiji was confused, a commotion came from outside Ninghe Palace, followed by hurried footsteps. Then, Tuoba Mingzhen barged in with a group of palace maids and eunuchs.
Seeing her come, Duanmu Xiji slowly stood up and bowed. Because Yelu Long Hao didn't have an empress, she was the elder in the harem.
"Greetings, Imperial Concubine."
Tuoba Mingzhen looked coldly at Duanmu Xiji." Duanmu Zhaorong, there's a thief in the palace. Now that the emperor isn't here, I'll make the decision." Men, search!"
"Wait, Empress, may I ask what kind of thief has appeared?”
Tuoba Mingzhen didn't even bother to say anything.
" The string of pearls that the Emperor gave to the Imperial Concubine is missing," the eunuch beside her hurriedly said." The Imperial Concubine is very anxious. She is afraid that the Emperor will be angry if he doesn't see it when he comes back, so…"
"Why are you talking so much nonsense? Search!" Tuoba Mingzhen interrupted the eunuch. With a wave of his hand, a large group of palace maids began to search the Ninghe Palace.
Duanmu Xiji looked on silently. She knew that there was nothing she couldn't see, so she wasn't afraid to search. Moreover, if Tuoba Mingzhen wanted to frame her, then it would be useless no matter how she tried to stop him. Thus, she might as well stand where she was and let Tuoba Mingzhen do whatever she wanted. She wanted to see what tricks she could come up with.
After a while, a palace maid found a string of pearls under Duanmu Xiji's pillow." Your Highness, I found it!”
Tuoba Mingzhen took the pearls and looked at them." That's right, this is the string of pearls. This was given to me by the Emperor." Duanmu Zhaorong, tell me, why is this string of pearls under your pillow?”
Duanmu Xiji shook her head in shock." I don't know. I don't know why there's such a thing…"
"You don't know? The thing was clearly found under your pillow, and you still say you don't know? Someone, slap your face!"
Duanmu Xiji's face turned pale." No, I really don't know. You can't…Ah!”
Before she could defend herself, several palace maids immediately came forward to stop her and started fighting without any explanation.
Duanmu Xiji's cheeks were red and swollen, and there was blood at the corner of her mouth.
"Duanmu Zhaorong, why do you think this string of pearls is in your hands?”
Duanmu Xiji fell to the ground in a sorry state." I don't know. You deliberately framed me. You should ask yourself!”
Tuoba Mingzhen's face turned ugly." Men, take off her clothes!"”
The palace maids suddenly rushed forward and pulled Duanmu Xiji's clothes.
She struggled with all her might." No, let go of me. What do you want to do? Let me go, let me go!"
Tuoba Ming smiled coldly and picked up the unlit candle from the table." Light it."”
Duanmu Xiji stared at her in panic." What do you want to do?”
"What are you doing? Turn her over."
Duanmu Xiji was forced to lie on the ground, exposing her smooth back.
"I heard that the emperor likes your back very much, almost unable to put it down, right?”Tuoba Mingzhen walked forward with a candle in his hand." I want to see if the Emperor will still like your back in the future."”
Then, he dripped the wax on Duanmu Xiji's back. It was so painful that she almost fainted.
She panted and endured the pain as she said,"If you dare to use such a method, the emperor will not forgive you when he returns!”
Tuoba Mingzhen laughed and kicked Duanmu Xiji in the stomach." Do you think the emperor still wants you? You already have no child, will the emperor still want you?”
Duanmu Xiji hugged her stomach in pain." You... It was you. You drugged the bird's nest porridge. You... Why did you do that?"”
"Why? Of course, it's to protect my position. Think about it, if I let you give birth to the prince first, would I still have a place in the palace? Besides, it's still very suspicious whether the child in your stomach is the emperor's!”
"What do you mean by that?"
"What do you mean? You'll know in a while! Men, beat her until she tells the truth.”
"No, you can't…Ah!"
The merciless whip hit Duanmu Xiji's smooth back again and again. Every hit was like a fire burning. It was so painful that she almost died. Her vision was dark.
Before she fainted, Yelu Long Hao's figure flashed past her eyes," Emperor, save me, come and save me…"
Duanmu Xiji thought she was dead! If it wasn't for the sounds of a man and a woman arguing, she would have thought that she had already gone to hell to meet the King of Hell.
She slowly opened her eyes and tried to move her body again. However, it was fine if she did not move. When she moved, every inch of her bones and skin felt as if they had been burned. It was so painful that she cried.
At this moment, the sound of a man and a woman quarreling came from the outside and gradually came in Duanmu Xiji's direction.
Upon hearing the man's voice, Duanmu Xiji subconsciously thought it was Yelu Long Hao, but after listening carefully, she realized it wasn't. That man was not Yelu Long Hao, but a voice that she seemed to be very familiar with.
Duanmu Xiji quickly dismissed this thought and told herself that he wouldn't do this to her. He wouldn't.
However, the heavens seemed to be joking with her. Just as she dismissed this thought, that man actually walked to her bedside." Tuoba Mingzhen, tell me, what exactly is going on? Why is Xi Ji injured like this?"
Tuoba Mingzhen laughed." What happened? Luo Zhongying, you're a discerning person. You should know at a glance. Why ask me?”
Luo Zhongying grabbed Tuoba Mingzhen's hand angrily." It's you. You beat Xi Ji up like this, right?”
"So what if I am? So what?"
"You…you deserve to die!" Luo Zhongying slapped Tuoba Mingzhen hard, causing her to fall heavily onto the ground.
"You…you hit me? My father and Yelu Long Hao didn't hit me, yet you hit me?”
"Hit you? I want to kill you!"
Tuoba Mingzhen charged at Luo Zhongying and beat him up." Kill him! Kill me! You were the one who said that you would do anything to bring Duanmu Xiji out. Now that I've brought her out, you want to kill me?”
Luo Zhongying grabbed her hands fiercely." I wanted you to bring Xi Ji out, but I didn't want you to hurt her like this…"
"What's wrong? Can't bear to? Let me tell you something that you can't bear to part with, your Xi Ji has a miscarriage!”
"Miscarriage? How is that possible…"
"She was pregnant with Yelu Longhao's child. For me and for you, I killed the child with medicine!”
Luo Zhongying's eyes darkened." For me? What do you mean?"
"Don't you want her? If she's pregnant with Yelu Longhao's child, you'll have to be the father of someone else's child. You definitely don't want this to happen, right? So I took care of it for you."
"Oh? In that case, I should thank you?”
"Of course. For you, I didn't hesitate to turn myself into an executioner and a bad woman, but you…not only are you not grateful to me, you even hit me for her. You…you men are all the same!”
Tuoba Mingzhen hit Luo Zhongying again. Luo Zhongying suddenly grabbed her hands and pressed her onto the table." What's the same? I'm different from Ye Lui Long Hao. I don't have his high and mighty status, nor do I have his illustrious reputation. I'm just a nobody. How can I be the same as him?”
" You…" Tuoba Ming glared at Luo Zhongying with mixed feelings of love and resentment." If that's the case, why did you rob my sedan chair and take my body?" Why don't you be more straightforward, don't even touch me and let me stay by Ye Lui Long Hao's side? Or... you're just blaming me for stealing Duanmu Xiji?”
Luo Zhongying laughed." You're right! The reason why I robbed your palanquin was to let Yelu Long Hao have a taste of his wife being raped, but Yelu Long Hao doesn't seem to care about you, right?”
"You…you still dare to say that? If it wasn't for you, how could I have become like this today? I brought Duanmu Xiji out for you, but now I can't even go back myself. How are you going to be responsible for me?”
"You want me to take responsibility?"
"Of course, you broke my body and ruined my life. Of course, I want you to take responsibility.”
He smiled." Okay, I'll take responsibility. When I send Xi Ji back to Dolan City, I'll marry you."”
Tuoba Mingzhen was pleasantly surprised." Really?”
"Of course it's true. When have I ever lied?”
"Zhongying, I knew you wouldn't let me down.”Tuoba Mingzhen passionately sent her fragrant lips over, enjoying the intimacy and lingering of their lips.
After a long time, Luo Zhongying pushed Tuoba Mingzhen away." Mingzhen, have you found what I asked you to find?”
"You mean the Jade Kylin?"
"That's right. Did you find the Jade Kylin?”
Tuoba Mingzhen shook his head," No, I've searched every corner of Yelu Longhao Palace, but I couldn't find the Jade Kylin anywhere. I've even gone into the storeroom and the secret room, but I couldn't find it. It seems like the Jade Kylin has really gone missing."”
"Missing? How was this possible? I clearly…"
"Zhong Ying, what's wrong? Do you have the whereabouts of the Jade Kylin?”
Luo Zhongying forced a smile." How could that be? If there was, I wouldn't have wanted you to lurk by Yelu Long Hao's side.”
He pulled Tuoba Mingzhen into his arms again, his hands nimbly tearing off her clothes," Mingzhen, let me see how Yelu Longhao has taught you, let me see if you are more passionate than before."”
Tuoba Mingzhen twisted his body to get close to Luo Zhongying. His restless hands untied his clothes and started to move up and down to stroke him.
Luo Zhongying sucked in a breath of cold air. An uncontrollable desire and anger filled his entire body in an instant.
Tuoba Mingzhen's body shook violently because of this sudden fulfillment. His body swayed with a violent rhythm, and he couldn't help but moan,""Zhong Ying, Zhong Ying…"
His eyes were cold," Ming Zhen, let me ask you, do you want me or Ye Lui Long Hao?”
Tuoba Mingzhen had already fallen into a state of insanity. His breathing was rapid and hot." I want you, of course I want you!”
"Alright, I won't let you down. From now on, I'll be your only man.”As he spoke, a dagger suddenly appeared in his hand and he mercilessly sent the cold blade into Tuoba Mingzhen's chest.
Tuoba Mingzhen widened his eyes in disbelief. Blood instantly dyed the table red." You…You…"
"Mingzhen, don't blame me. Who asked you to hurt Xi Ji? I told you that if anyone dares to hurt Xi Ji, I won't let them off.”Luo Zhongying pulled himself away and pushed her to the ground." You asked for it, don't blame me!"”
Tuoba Mingzhen struggled for a while before he breathed his last. Even until her death, she still did not know why Luo Zhongying would kill her.
Luo Zhongying looked at Tuoba Mingzhen's lifeless body. After a long time, he bent down and prepared to deal with the corpse.
Duanmu Xiji, who was supposed to be unconscious, screamed,""Ah!"
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