Quick Wear: The paranoid beauty grabs the waist and spoils her

Nan Xiang blinked, and the bitterness in her eyes disappeared. Looking at Ji Qingchen, who was wearing casual clothes and lying on the side of her bed, the panic in her heart gradually faded away.

She looked at the empress in front of her, her face was gentle and peaceful when she was asleep, her eyelashes were full of fatigue, and there were dark spots around her eyes, she looked a little haggard. A hand gently held hers, very warm.

Nan Xiang's original drowsy and painful feeling gradually dissipated, and she felt as if a clear spring suddenly appeared in her heart, sweet and reassuring.

Perhaps he noticed her gaze, Ji Qingchen slowly opened his eyes. Their eyes met, and for a moment, both of them were a little at a loss.

"You...you're awake." Ji Qingchen broke the silence first, his voice a little hoarse.

Nan Xiang nodded gently and said softly, "Thank you for keeping watch over me all night."

Ji Qingchen was slightly stunned, and then a faint smile appeared on the corner of his mouth: "It's okay, as long as you are okay."

Their eyes met again, and there seemed to be a different kind of atmosphere in the air, ambiguous and subtle.

Ji Qingchen's heartbeat quickened involuntarily. He quickly turned his head away, not daring to look at her again.

Nan Xiang also felt a little embarrassed, her cheeks slightly flushed.

She looked at the gentle and beautiful Queen, and her originally obsessed heart sobered up a little, but still sank.

Nan Xiang secretly cursed herself in her heart, gently pulled back her hand and sat up.

"You have a good rest, I'll go make some medicine for you." Ji Qingchen said, stood up and walked out of the room quickly.

Nan Xiang looked at his departing back, the corners of her mouth rising unconsciously.

Just recalling the dream of last night, Nan Xiang's heart was still full of torment. She looked up at the beams and smiled bitterly.

I haven't thought about the past for a long time. Now when I think about it again, I feel heartbroken.

The idea of ​​living a peaceful life that I had always wanted to do was now quietly shaken.

Her surname was Su, her name was Nanxiang, and she was the daughter of the Su family in Jiaxing Prefecture. Her grandfather was a Jinshi in the ninth year of the Qitai reign of the previous emperor, and he served as a third-rank official and concurrently as a Zhanshi in the Zhanshi Palace. Later, when the crown prince died of illness, he retired and returned to his hometown to live in the Su family in Jiaxing Prefecture.

My father was also the seventh Jinshi in the second class in the fifth year of Emperor Taizong's Zhide reign. He was the youngest and most talented local official in the two dynasties - the Inspector General of Jingbei.

That year, her father went to Beijing to report on his work, and he took her, her and her brother back to Jiaxing Prefecture to celebrate her grandfather's birthday. Unexpectedly, that day would be the day when the Su family was massacred.

Her grandfather, father, mother and other members of the Su family were murdered. She and her brother managed to escape, but her brother was ultimately unable to leave Jiaxing Prefecture. Only she went through many twists and turns and finally made it to Beijing.

In order to avoid being hunted down, she accidentally entered the palace and became a eunuch.

Before they died, her mother and brother both told her to live well, live a peaceful and smooth life, and not to seek revenge.

During those years, she did so, thinking of finding a suitable reason to curry favor with someone powerful, leaving the palace early, and living the rest of her life in peace.

However, several things that happened one after another made her feel that something was fishy.

As she got to know more and more about many things, Nan Xiang felt more and more that she could not stay out of it. She could not forget, and dared not forget, the hundreds of lives lost in the Su family.

She has acted cautiously over the years, but it has not been without results.

She vaguely guessed that the extermination of the Su family might be related to something her father had discovered in the Jingbei area, and that her father must have had the key evidence at the time, which led to this catastrophic disaster.

As for the mastermind who was willing to wipe out the entire Su family, it must be that my father was standing in his way, and it is even very likely that he was involved in treason.

The Jingbei area borders the Beidi in the north and has always been a frontier fortress and military stronghold of Daqian.

My father was the Inspector of Jingbei. He was honest and upright throughout his life and devoted himself to public service. Naturally, he would report any abnormality to the court. However, he did not expect that the person behind the scenes would notice it and kill him.

The steed was blocked on the road and fell into slander, and the whole house was filled with blood.

Is it the Li family or the Xu family?

No matter which family it is, she must take revenge to comfort the souls of the Su family in heaven.

Suddenly, there was a gentle knock on the door.

"Ah Xiang, the medicine is ready."

It was the Queen's voice, and the tone was gentler than usual, just like a piece of malt sugar, soft and gentle.

Nan Xiang came back to her senses from her complicated thoughts, her eyelashes trembling slightly, her mood was mixed, but a sweet smile appeared on her face, and she replied:

"Your Majesty, please come in."

After a moment, the sound of the door opening was heard, and Ji Qingchen walked in with a bowl of medicine.

Nan Xiang was about to salute when she saw this, but Ji Qingchen was quick to put down the medicine bowl and supported her steadily. The gentle smile on his face faded slightly, and he said solemnly:

"Ah Xiang is ill now, so there's no need to be polite."

Nan Xiang bowed her head: "Thank you, Queen."

She immediately raised her head, her eyes were filled with emotion, and her eyes were still red: "Your Majesty, there is no need to do this. Slave..." Seeing the warning in Ji Qingchen's eyes, Nan Xiang changed her words.

"I am just a servant. Your Majesty is so precious. You don't have to do this."

Somehow, after taking advantage of the Queen's power so many times, Nan Xiang found herself being a little hypocritical.

When she counted carefully, the queen had saved her four times, and she really didn't know how to repay her.

Nan Xiang felt that these words were somewhat hurtful when she said them carefully.

Nan Xiang had noticed the changes between the two of them in the past few days. Ever since they moved into Fengyi Palace, when his Majesty went to the temporary palace to escape the summer heat, she and the Empress had been getting along better and better, and there was a lot of ambiguity surrounding them. She was aware of the situation in her heart, but she just didn't dare to face it before.

But now she had a dream, caught a cold and fell ill. Thinking about the past, she realized that she was so despicable now. Nan Xiang felt that she was not good enough.

She is not worthy of the queen who is so stunningly beautiful, caring and protective of her.

She is even less worthy of Mr. Ji Heyu, the gentle and humble gentleman who gave her an umbrella.

Nan Xiang lowered her eyes and her gaze drifted towards the oil-paper umbrella with the ink bamboo pattern. The bitterness in her heart was about to overflow.