Investiture of the Gods
There was a carved screen between the bedroom and the outside. She sat down on the soft couch in the outer hall.
Xue Pinggui kept holding Siyang's hand.
Seeing this,
She took the opportunity to sit next to him.
"Your Majesty is busy every day, but you still have to take the time to visit chenqie in the Jade Earth Palace." Siyang said apologetically.
"How can you say that?" Xue Pinggui waved his hand.
There was a smile at the corner of his mouth. "Your body has just recovered.
It's only right for me to visit you. When you were sick, there were a lot of things to do in the imperial court.
I've taken the time.
I've been thinking about it. "
He was just thinking about it.
Siyang felt that Xue Pinggui.
The reason why he didn't come to see Wang Baochuan was probably because he felt guilty and didn't dare to personally see her being sent to her death.
"The matter in the imperial court.
It must be a major event in the world. Your Majesty naturally has to come down. Besides, chenqie is fine now. "
Regarding Siyang's answer,
Xue Pinggui was very satisfied.
He was about to nod.
He seemed to have thought of something and the smile on his face disappeared.
He patted the back of Siyang's hand and sighed. "The assassin last night.
Today, I found out that he had committed suicide for fear of punishment. "
"I only found out after getting his confession.
He was actually from the Central Plains. It was just that he was half Xiliang, so he looked different from others. He was a remnant of the rebels. He used his appearance to enter the palace to assassinate. Fortunately, he was just like that. He didn't amount to much. "
He raised his head and looked at Xue Pinggui. The latter also stared at Siyang without averting his gaze.
He could even come up with such a far-fetched excuse. Did Xue Pinggui think that he was very smart, or did he really think that Wang Baochuan was an idiot?
That's right. If Wang Baochuan wasn't stupid, why would she wait for this bastard for 18 years? After coming back, she forgave him with a few tearful complaints.
She was indeed stupid. No wonder he couldn't be bothered to think of a reason to deceive her.
"Why are you looking at me like that?" Xue Pinggui was not as calm as he appeared. Siyang was right about his unwillingness to come to the Jade Earth Palace. He did not want to face Wang Baochuan.
Every time he saw her face that was full of vicissitudes, it was like there was a shackle of sin on his body, constantly reminding him of his disappointment.
All of a sudden, Si Yang smiled.
That smile caused Xue Pinggui to be in a trance. Time seemed to travel back in time to that year when they first met. Her smile was bright and beautiful.
Grabbing his arm tightly, Siyang said softly, "I'm not worried. Fortunately, the assassin only came to the Jade Earth Palace last night. Otherwise, what would have happened if His Majesty was hurt?"
Since he said it was a rebel assassin, he must have come for Xue Pinggui.
Siyang patted her chest as she spoke. Her face was still filled with lingering fear. "That assassin came with great ferocity. It was also a freak combination of factors. Otherwise, I'm afraid …" She shook her head and could not continue. She only frowned and said, "We still need to increase the number of guards in the palace. Your Majesty, I'm fine. If something like this happens again, who can prevent it?"
Xue Pinggui's expression was very calm before, but when he saw Siyang so worried, he was moved. He opened his arms and wrapped them around her shoulders. Just as he was about to comfort her, the words that were about to come out of his mouth paused. His thick, straight eyebrows were clearly raised. A faint frown appeared between his brows. "… Baochuan, you, you're right. When I return, I will definitely instruct my subordinates to increase their protection."
"Yes. Although there are many things waiting to be done, the rules cannot be ignored. The imperial guards protecting the palace must also be strictly checked." Siyang nodded.
"Oh, Baochuan, what do you mean?" Xue Pinggui gently pulled away and lowered his head to look at her.
As if she did not notice Xue Pinggui's scrutinizing gaze, Siyang slowly said, "Naturally, it's to prevent any accidents from happening. The assassin last night looked so similar to Xiliang's people. What if he was among the imperial guards? Your Majesty's safety is the most important."
Xue Pinggui suddenly understood Siyang's meaning. Half of the imperial guards were Xiliang's people. If he was really an assassin …
The Imperial Guards were the Imperial Guards who were supposed to protect him.
"Your Majesty, don't you think so?" Siyang tilted her head and said slowly after seeing that he was deep in thought.
"Uh …" Xue Pinggui coughed lightly and came back to his senses. His expression was a bit unnatural, but he continued, "You are the empress, the master of the imperial harem. Since you have said so, zhen will naturally do as you say."
When did she become so useful as the empress?
However, Siyang was very satisfied with Xue Pinggui's reaction.
"Baochuan, we haven't had a good chat since we reunited. How about we rest here tonight? Didn't you want zhen to spend more time with you?"
If Xue Pinggui did not say that last sentence, Siyang would be even more pleased.
It was obvious that he was going to stay the night.
Si Yang subconsciously touched her face. Was it because she recovered too quickly that she could actually make this person have such thoughts? Si Yang muttered in her heart.
"Your Majesty, that won't do."
"Hm?"
Xue Pinggui thought that if he wanted to stay the night, Wang Baochuan would be overjoyed. He did not expect such an answer. For a moment, he was so shocked that he could not adjust his expression.
Siyang rubbed her forehead and her face paled. She explained softly, "This concubine has just recovered from a serious illness. The illness in my body is still there. If I pass on to Your Majesty, what will happen?"
So it was like that.
Xue Pinggui wanted to say that he did not mind, but he thought of something. He narrowed his sharp eyes and tapped his chin, "Zhen is not afraid of passing on the illness, but Baochuan, your body is still weak. You need to take care of yourself. There is always time to chat. There is no rush."
The reason was very dignified.
Regardless of what Xue Pinggui was thinking, after sending him off as she wished, Siyang turned around and removed her warm as water appearance.
The trap had been set. Now it was up to him to continue.
On the other side, Xue Pinggui, who had left the Jade Earth Palace, had a cold expression on his face.
The eunuch who followed Xue Pinggui shrunk his head and did not dare to look.
"Go and investigate carefully. How many of the guards in the Imperial Palace are from the Xiliang Army?" After returning, Xue Pinggui did not immediately go to his sleeping quarters to rest. Instead, he went to the Imperial Study and gave orders to his subordinates.
After the person acknowledged and left, the person sitting on the dragon throne lowered his head and looked at the memorial in his hand. Coincidentally, the memorial was written on the memorial to the emperor requesting for him to be conferred the title of crown prince.
That's right, Crown Prince.
Xue Pinggui currently had a son and a daughter, both of them were his and Xue Pinggui's children. Towards his own children, of course he was fond of them. Furthermore, what the memorial said made sense. He had just ascended the throne, the title of the country had already been decided. For the sake of the country's foundation, it was indeed reasonable to appoint an heir apparent.
But right now, he was thinking about another matter.
In the end, Xue Pinggui put the memorial to the side. At the same time, he sent away the eunuchs from the Western Palace.
She opened the lid of the incense burner and gently fiddled with the silver hairpin.
A pair of hands silently hugged her slender waist from behind. Immediately after, a warm and low voice sounded by her ear.
"If His Majesty knew that the Empress would rather take the risk of tampering with his calming incense than be in bed with him, I don't know what he would think."
Lowering her head to look at the large hand on her waist, Si Yang slowly inserted the silver hairpin into her hair bun. She deftly broke free from the arm around her and turned around to look at the handsome man in front of her. Her lips curled into a smile as she placed her hand on his chest to increase the distance between them.
"The Runan Of Gojoseon entered the palace without a summons and barged into the Sweet Dew Hall at night. What should be the punishment for such a disgraceful act?"
Li Yi lowered his head to look at Si Yang's increasingly beautiful face. His chest heated up and his eyes narrowed slightly. He grabbed her hand and leaned over to her ear, saying in a low and mellow voice, "Her Majesty the Empress missed one thing."
Siyang's eyebrows rose slightly. In the next moment, her waist was once again held. Her body was pressed into the man's embrace with more force.
"This official still has to go to Wu Mountain with the Empress. Is there another crime of causing chaos in the palace?
"Then Wangye is really skilled." Siyang laughed mockingly.
Li Yi paused. He didn't take her words to heart. His large hand wrapped around her hand and pulled it to his chest. His gaze swept over the tightly covered dragon bed. His dark eyes narrowed: "The Empress has decided."
"Your Highness is already here, yet you still dare to say such words. If you regret it … Oh, you …" Si Yang swallowed the rest of her words down her throat.
Her nose was filled with a completely unfamiliar scent. The slightly forceful bite on her lips made Siyang struggle in dissatisfaction. Immediately after, her body was encircled by an even stronger force. In reality, if she really wanted to break free, even ten people wouldn't be able to stop her. But tonight was one of her plans, so she allowed him to do as he pleased.
After a long time, their lips parted. An ambiguous atmosphere mingled between the two.
"This official suddenly has something that I don't understand. Can the Empress explain?" Holding her in his arms, the hand that was holding Siyang's chin changed to gently rubbing her cheek. Li Yi stared closely at her.
"Wangye, speak." Siyang changed her position and leaned into his arms.
"Why did you choose me?" He asked softly. He planted a kiss on her earlobe and watched with satisfaction at that instant sensitive reaction.
Siyang tilted her head and laughed softly. Her finger casually drew on his chest: "Wangye thinks that the ambition in his eyes is hidden very well. It's a pity that ben gong has a pair of eyes that can see through the smallest details. You can fool Xue Pinggui, but you can't fool ben gong."
If one were to ask why Siyang and this Wangye had only met twice, it could only be said that profit was the driving force.
According to what she knew, the previous emperor was muddle-headed and incompetent, but his methods of eliminating dissidents were very forceful. His throne was snatched from among his brothers. The princes of the previous dynasty either died or were injured by Wangye. There were only a few who survived unscathed.
This Runan Of Gojoseon, although he didn't have many achievements and his territory was a remote and desolate place, he survived. Moreover, after Xue Pinggui ascended the throne, he quickly bowed his head and came to Chang 'an to keep a low profile.
Others said that the Runan Of Gojoseon was cowardly, incompetent, and timid. However, everything he did in secret was probably unknown to others. Today, he was able to enter Xue Pinggui's palace without anyone noticing. It seemed that the power he secretly hid was not to be underestimated.
Regardless of whether Li Yi wanted to rebel or not, Siyang didn't care about Xue Pinggui's world. Now, it was only because of Tuozan's threat that he stopped hurting Wang Baochuan. Since he was such a cold-blooded and heartless man, there was no use in keeping him.
However, directly killing Xue Pinggui wouldn't work either. That would only benefit Tuozan. When the time came, the entire Xiliang Army would listen to her orders. If she took this opportunity to unify the army, even Li Yi wasn't completely confident.
At that time, it would be troublesome to deal with Siyang.
Therefore, the best method now was to slowly nibble away at them.
"Niangniang's insight is like a torch. This subject admires you."
"Hmph." Snorting softly, Siyang cast a sidelong glance at him. She snorted at his pun. It was a disguised boast.
"Whatever niangniang wants to do, you can do it." The hand on his chest was really seductive. Li Yi took a deep breath, hugged her, and said slowly, "This subject is willing to be your support."
"Whatever it is?" Siyang looked at him without batting an eyelid.
"Whatever it is …" His last words became softer and softer. He stared at her with dark eyes and surging emotions. Their lips touched, and his breath was slow and ambiguous. "As long as you want …"
The candlelight flickered, reflecting the overlapping shadows of the two people on the ground.
Their clothes rustled, and their low voices echoed in the hall. Occasionally, there were layers of heavy breathing.
The next day.
As soon as he opened his eyes, Xue Pinggui looked at the bed curtain above his head. His expression was a little dazed.
"Your Majesty, you're awake." A gentle voice sounded above him. Xue Pinggui froze. He looked up and saw Siyang leaning against the head of the bed. Her hands were gently rubbing his temples.
"Baochuan, you …" The memories of last night slowly came back. Xue Pinggui only remembered that he had left her behind after getting drunk. Now it was up to him to see the situation.
Si Yang's long hair was let down and draped behind her back. She was only wearing a thin set of pajamas. At this moment, she didn't have the majesty she had under the heavy makeup yesterday. Instead, she had the pretty face of a young girl, which moved Xue Pinggui's heart. He quietly held Si Yang's hand, his eyes filled with tenderness.
"Last night, the Empress and I …"
"Your Majesty." Siyang glanced at him reproachfully. Then she sat up and changed the topic. "It's getting late. Your Majesty should get up and prepare for morning court."
Xue Pinggui laughed softly and joked, "The Empress is still the same as when she was young. Shy …" He paused. His expression was slightly awkward. He carefully glanced at Siyang. Seeing that she did not have much of a reaction, he sighed in relief.
After a hangover, one would have a splitting headache. However, when Xue Pinggui woke up, he was refreshed and energetic. He knew after talking.
Last night, it was Siyang who had taken care of him. When he woke up in the morning, she had rubbed his head. Xue Pinggui was very touched. Even though he found it strange that he had passed out last night, he attributed it to drinking too much and did not think much of it.
This was the seduction technique of the Nine-tailed Fox clan. It seemed that Nine-tailed Fox could not wait any longer and was impatient to use it on her.
"Nonsense. My sister, my sister will come back to see me." Siyang, who was hiding behind the pillar, glared at Nine-tailed Fox with red eyes and stubbornly retorted.
"Haha." Nine-Tailed Fox laughed twice and took two steps forward. She looked at Si Yang playfully, "You should know very well in your heart that your sister won't be coming back. Look at how you were bullied. Did your sister stand up for you?"
"Don't say that your sister is useless in serving the King. Others can come, but she can't. She clearly doesn't want to see you. I don't know where she forgot about her sister."
"Shut up." As if someone had hit her sore spot, Siyang impulsively ran out from behind the pillar. She looked at Nine-tailed Fox face to face and shouted at her, "My sister and I are of the same mother. We are sisters and have never been separated since we were young. Now that I am in trouble, she won't ignore me. It's just that, it's just that … she has to serve the King and I am in the Cold Palace, so she can't help me."
As if trying to convince herself, Siyang nodded vigorously as if she was trying to confirm something.
"Ai." Shaking her head and sighing, Nine-tailed Fox's eyes were filled with pity. "You look so pitiful. Even now, you still haven't recognized the truth. Or …" Nine-tailed Fox lowered her head and exhaled frivolously at Siyang, "… you only want to deceive yourself."
"Don't say anymore." Clenching her fists and screaming, Siyang closed her eyes. Her eyelashes trembled and tears fell. Her beautiful face was filled with sadness, as if Nine-tailed Fox had hit the nail on the head.
Her goal was achieved. Nine-tailed Fox saw her collapse and a charming light flashed across her eyes. Her enchanting face was filled with satisfaction.
She really couldn't wait any longer. She couldn't wait to obtain this body. Therefore, she didn't want to wait any longer. She might as well do it herself.
"How about it? You don't want to spend the rest of your life in this cold and empty palace. Do you want me to help you?"
"Who are you?" Opening her eyes, Siyang had already regained her calmness. However, in the depths of her eyes, there was still a trace of sadness.
"Who I am is not important. You just need to know that I can help you escape from here and regain King Zhou's favor." Nine-tailed Fox circled Siyang once. The more she looked, the more satisfied she was. Her smile became more sincere.
"Why do you want to help me?" Turning around, Siyang raised her chin and looked at her. Her eyes were filled with suspicion and caution. "Even if I'm young, I still understand that there's no free lunch in this world. There's no such thing as help for no reason. What do you want? Or rather, what do you want? "
Nine-Tailed Fox thought to herself that the 'body' she fancied still had some brains. On the other hand, she walked around as if nothing had happened. "I've already said that I'm just trying to help you out because you're so pitiful. If you're still worried, just pretend that I've never been here. You can continue to stay in the Cold Palace."
"Then you can leave." Siyang said coldly as she stared at her back.
"You …" Nine-tailed Fox clearly did not expect that she would get such a result. She turned her head and pointed at Siyang. "You're such a good-for-nothing."
"I'm offering myself to the king for the sake of the people of Ji Province. Since I can't win the king's favor now, at least father and Ji Province are safe. Daji doesn't want to cause any more trouble. As for my sister … that's her good fortune."
"As expected, you're a good-for-nothing. I thought you were a promising talent."
Siyang was unmoved. "You appear and disappear like a ghost, but you're not willing to tell me your name or origin. How can Daji believe you? After all … even my closest sister betrayed me. Is there anyone in this world worth trusting?"
Nine-tailed Fox was originally in a rage, but Siyang's next words made her ponder.
Looking at the sorrowful disappointment on her face, she couldn't help but smile.
How was it that he was unwilling to accept her help? It seemed that he was deeply hurt.
"Fine." Nine-tailed Fox muttered to herself for a moment, then snorted. "Think about it carefully. I'm doing this for your own good. Everything is in your hands. It's up to you to choose."
"Hahaha …" After a few laughs, a gust of wind blew, causing the windows and doors to creak. The wind squinted. Siyang raised her sleeve to block it. After a while, the wind gradually stopped.
By the time he put down his hand, the nine-tailed fox in the hall had already disappeared.
"Pretending to be mysterious."
Nine-tailed Fox could come without a sound. Naturally, she could also leave without a sound. The reason she did all this was for Siyang to see. It was to show her strength so that she would trust her more.
Siyang's previous actions were only to appease Nine-tailed Fox temporarily. This fox spirit couldn't hold back and wanted to steal her body. If she resisted, it would be unwise. Now, she still had to wait for Bo Yikao to bring the things in. Therefore, it was better to fool her first and let Nine-tailed Fox think that she was moved.
Nine-tailed Fox had to be eliminated. Even if she couldn't take her life, she had to make sure that she wouldn't bother her anymore. At the same time, Siyang was also preparing to leave the palace.
It wasn't difficult to leave the palace. Yingxiang Palace was already comparable to the Cold Palace. How many people would care if there was one less guilty concubine in the palace? As for how to leave, Siyang didn't want to rely on Bo Yikao. It was more dangerous. Ji Chang was still in Zhaoge. If he found out about her, it would be bad.
That old man almost treated Daji as an evil spirit. If he knew that his son was close to her, he would be even more furious. If Bo Yikao took her back, he would be worried that his Xiqi would be destroyed.
To be honest, Siyang really wanted to disgust him. But after thinking about it, she didn't want to suffer. It was better to be free.
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