When Yang Fan returned to the palace, he went through the Black Tortoise Gate because the ushers lived in the western part of the city.
Of course, if he went back from the west gate, he would be the closest to the city, but he would have to go outside the city because the palace occupied more than half of the city to the northwest of the city. To the west of the palace was the Jia City, and outside of the Jia City was the city wall.
At the Black Tortoise Gate, Yang Fan showed the Fish Talisman to the guards and entered the palace after checking it.
There was an open space between the Grand Emblem Hall and the Liubei Hall. If he turned west, he would be able to go straight to the Jia City.
Not long after Yang Fan went around the Grand Emblem Hall, he heard a series of coughs in front of him. At the same time, he heard a man's voice, "Miss Xie, don't go, cough cough cough, don't go, cough cough cough …"
Yang Fan looked up and saw Xie Xiaoman quickly walking out from the corridor behind the Zhen Guan Hall. She turned around and walked towards the Jia City, not even sparing him a glance. There was a man chasing after her. Yang Fan subconsciously dodged to the side of the road and hid behind a thick red pillar.
Xie Xiaoman stopped, her delicate eyebrows tightly knitted together. She asked angrily, "Young Master Wu, I still have things to do, why are you chasing after me?"
The man chasing after her was Wu Houxing. Wu Houxing had entered the palace the day before yesterday to see Wu Zetian. Wu Zetian originally wanted to immediately arrange an official position for this nephew of hers. Her plan to replace Li Tang was progressing faster and faster. With an official from the Wu family in the palace, it would be easier for her.
But as soon as Wu Houxing smelled the fragrance of the dragon saliva in the hall, he couldn't stop coughing. Although he wanted to hold it back, he couldn't. Instead, he coughed even harder. When Wu Zetian heard his cough, it sounded like he was coughing his lungs out. She couldn't help but feel disappointed. How could a tuberculosis ghost like him be of great importance?
With no other choice, Wu Zetian could only arrange for him to stay outside the Imperial City. She ordered the imperial physicians to treat his body and wait for him to recover. However, Wu Houxing couldn't sit still. It was true that his body was weak, but he ate all kinds of nutritious food every day, so his Virtual Fire was flourishing.
As soon as he thought of the pretty girl he had met that day in the snow, this young master from a big house in the countryside felt his heart itch. The day before, when he saw his aunt, he couldn't immediately ask for a maid to serve him in bed. In addition, he was coughing so badly that he put the topic on hold. Now, the more he thought about it, the more unbearable it was, so he came to the Palace again.
Unfortunately, when he arrived, Empress Wu was resting. Yesterday, Empress Wu and Imperial Physician Shen had sex the night before. Although she took good care of herself, she was old and her energy was lacking. She attended court in the morning and read some memorials in the afternoon. She was really tired, so she took a nap in Zhen Guan Palace Hall.
Wu Houxing thought that he and the Empress Dowager had the same surname Wu. Everyone in the Palace was his Wu family's servant, so he barged in. But how could the rules of the Palace be the same as his Wu family's courtyard? When Shanghai Wan 'er heard someone come in to report, she simply ordered, "Tell him to wait!" Wu Houxing had no choice but to wait outside.
Wu Houxing waited until the sun was setting in the west. Empress Wu was still sleeping soundly and hadn't woken up yet. Wu Houxing was extremely bored. He wandered around the side halls, but there was really nothing to see. He was just about to leave the palace and go back to rest. Tomorrow, he would look for his aunt and ask her to warm his bed. He didn't expect that Xie Xiaoman would come out of the palace just as she was about to finish her shift.
As soon as Empress Wu saw her, she was wild with joy. She went over to strike up a conversation. She asked for her name and age. Xie Xiaoman knew that he was Empress Wu's nephew. At first, she replied politely, but when she saw him asking more and more questions, she felt disgusted and hurriedly took her leave. Wu Houxing wasn't willing to let her go and chased after her.
Wu Houxing caught up with Xie Xiaoman. He was panting heavily with one hand on his waist. It seemed like he was having a hard time breathing.
He hurriedly gasped for breath and said, "Miss Xie, don't go, I … (cough)! This young master likes to talk to you. "
Xie Xiaoman gently wrinkled her eyebrows and indifferently said, "Young master Wu, please conduct yourself with dignity! If there is nothing important, then I will take my leave. "
"Wait, wait, cough, cough, cough … I … of course I have something important to do!"
Wu Houxing hurriedly stepped forward to block her way. He had just spoken half a sentence when he bowed his head and coughed uncontrollably.
Xie Xiaoman was displeased. "Young master, what else do you want?"
Wu Houxing looked at the oval face in front of him. Her eyes were like lacquer, elegant and beautiful. Then there was her beautiful and tall figure. Her long and strong thighs were already higher than his belly button. If he could hold such a pair of slender and round thighs in his arms …
Wu Houxing's heart warmed. He blurted out, "I … I want you to follow me!"
"Follow you?"
Xie Xiaoman was a little surprised at first. Then she laughed. "How is that possible? The Empress Dowager's personal guards can't be randomly assigned to protect others."
"Guard? No, no, no … "
Wu Houxing shook his almost invisible short neck and laughed lewdly. "I mean, I want you to serve me, sleep with me, sleep with me, heh heh heh heh …"
Xie Xiaoman didn't expect Wu Houxing to have such an idea. She didn't expect him to say such vulgar and disgusting words. She glared at Wu Houxing with disgust. She didn't even have the mood to talk to him anymore. She turned around and walked around him.
Wu Houxing stretched out his hand to stop her. Xie Xiaoman scolded, "Get lost!"
Wu Houxing originally had the temperament of a young master. For the sake of this beautiful young lady, he felt that he had already lowered his status and made all sorts of compromises. This young lady actually did not know how to appreciate favors and dared to speak to him like this. Wu Houxing was furious. His face instantly darkened and he angrily said, "Little slut, don't be so shameless when I give you face! Who am I? I am the nephew of the Empress Dowager. It is your honor that I like you! "
Xie Xiaoman couldn't be bothered with him. She flicked her fingers as if playing a pipa. She flicked Wu Houxing's arm away and walked away. Wu Houxing flew into a rage. "Little bitch! You really think you're somebody. Aren't you just a dog raised by the Wu family? I want you now! "
Wu Houxing said and pounced forward. He opened his arms from behind and hugged Xie Xiaoman. Xie Xiaoman "shivered." She suddenly had goosebumps all over her body.
She had an unknown quirk: She couldn't let men touch her. Maybe only her father-like brother Ah Chou was an exception. If she was accidentally touched by a man, she would feel uncomfortable all over. Being hugged by someone's arms like this, it was simply unimaginable.
This was probably a serious psychological trauma caused by an accident when she was young. As a result, when Wu Houxing hugged her, Xie Xiaoman felt as if a poisonous snake had coiled around her body. An inexplicable fear and anger made her involuntarily erupt. She struggled and shook off Wu Houxing's dirty hands. Then she turned around and without thinking, she kicked him away.
This Wu Houxing was a sickly person, he coughed for half a day after taking two steps. Hugging her with all his strength, he used up all his strength. After being kicked in the chest by her, his body fell backwards, his qi and blood flowed in reverse, he spat out a mouthful of blood.
Seeing him vomit blood, Xie Xiaoman was also shocked. After a moment of hesitation, she rushed forward and squatted down. She looked at him helplessly and asked, "What happened to you?"
Wu Houxing's face was sallow. In his anger, he still wanted to say something. But when he opened his mouth, he vomited another mouthful of blood. His neck tilted and he died. This time, Xie Xiaoman really panicked. No matter how unbearable Wu Houxing was, he was still Empress Wu's nephew. If Empress Wu found out about this …
Just as she thought of this, a group of guards came out from the corner of the Flowing Cup Hall. When Xie Xiaoman saw the group of soldiers holding halberds, her heart suddenly turned cold. At the back of the Flowing Cup Hall, there was a flower wall that wasn't very high. She squatted on the ground to support Wu Houxing. The soldiers hadn't seen her yet, but it would only take a moment for them to turn around the flower wall, and then …
Thinking of this, Xie Xiaoman's hands and feet couldn't help but feel cold.
…
Xie Xiaoman was at a loss when she heard an extremely exaggerated scream. Xie Xiaoman looked up and saw Yang Fan running from the long corridor in the direction of the Great Emblem Hall's main entrance. He shouted, "Aiyaya, what happened? What happened to this person? "
At this time, the group of soldiers had already turned the corner of the hall. When they saw a person lying there, they immediately rushed over and surrounded the three of them. This group of soldiers and Yang Fan weren't from the same department. They belonged to the Yulin Guard. Yang Fan had just been transferred here, so these guards didn't know him. But they recognized Yang Fan's clothes, and they also recognized Xie Xiaoman.
When the leader saw Xie Xiaoman, he hurriedly asked, "Xie Duwei, what happened here? Who is this person? "
Yang Fan rushed to say, "Just now, I saw this person turn around the corner of the hall. There was a thin layer of ice on the road, so he staggered and fell down. Xie Duwei happened to pass by and wanted to help him up in time. This person's body is so weak, why did he vomit blood after falling? "
Xie Xiaoman looked at Yang Fan in shock. Yang Fan winked at her. Xie Xiaoman's long eyelashes fluttered, and she shut her mouth tightly.
"Wake up! Wake up! Hey! Wake up! " Yang Fan continuously patted and rubbed Wu Houxing's chest. Under his "efforts to help", the shallow mark from Xie Xiaoman's foot was completely patted away.
Not long after, the matter was reported and a steward eunuch came. The steward eunuch had seen Wu Houxing before. When he saw it was him, he couldn't help but be shocked. He hurriedly ran back to report to Empress Wu. When Wu Zetian heard this, she hurriedly called for the Imperial Physician. When the Imperial Physician arrived, the sickly invalid was already dead.
This Imperial Physician was none other than Wu Zetian's second gigolo, Shen Nanlu. Imperial Physician Shen's complexion was fair, his appearance was clear, his temperament was refined, and his manner was refined. Although he was nearly forty years old, he had taken good care of himself. He looked like a man in his early thirties. He was completely different from Xue Huaiyi.
Imperial Physician Shen carefully examined the deceased. Naturally, he couldn't find anything. This person was congenitally deficient, his body was extremely weak, and Empress Wu's personal guard and a Jin Wu Guards' imperial bodyguard said that he died from falling and vomiting blood. Not to mention that Imperial Physician Shen's medical skills weren't high enough to find any clues. Even if he found something strange, he wouldn't dare to say anything. God knows how deep the water was in this matter.
After Imperial Physician Shen finished his examination, he cupped his hands to Wu Zetian and said, "Empress, this person's deficiency is caused by tuberculosis. It's a congenitally deficient disease, and it's all due to nourishment that he can survive until today. This fall may not be a big deal for an ordinary person, but for this person, it's enough to be fatal! "
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