A gorgeous figure appeared at the open door of Jiyan Hall.

It was Concubine Jing, she was wearing a bright red phoenix crown and robe.

The jade on the phoenix crown shone brightly under the candlelight. The phoenix pattern on the phoenix robe was colorful and solemn. The rings and pendants worn around the waist made crisp sounds when walking.

The noble, solemn and gorgeous attire was out of place with the surrounding scenery and the ministers and concubines who were dressed in plain mourning.

Empress Cao stood up with Fang Ruo's help. Her eyes were red and swollen, and she could not hide the grief on her face. She scolded:

"Noble Concubine Jing, do you know where this place is and what kind of occasion it is? How can you be so presumptuous!" After saying that, he looked at the palace servants who were running after Noble Concubine Jing.

Wang Quan knelt on the ground, his face tense as he explained: "Please forgive me, Your Majesty. It is my incompetence."

All the palace servants guarding outside Jingren Palace were killed. No one expected that someone would take such a big risk for Concubine Jing at this time.

By the time they discovered it, Concubine Jing had already run to the Jiyan Hall.

Concubine Jing straightened her back and looked at Empress Cao, then her gaze fell on Concubine Chen.

Her red lips curled slightly, just like the arrogant look she had shown over the past twenty years when she was favored by the late emperor:

"Chen Yayun, I know you hate me! But except for my daughter who died young, I have never harmed any of the heirs in the harem!"

There were still traces of tears on Imperial Concubine Chen's face. She tried to cheer herself up, looked at her coldly and said, "The late emperor only allowed Imperial Concubine Jing to be buried with him. You should go down and tell the late emperor about this."

The ministers who were crying in the hall stood up from the ground.

He couldn't help but look at Scholar Yang and Lord Jiang, and seeing that they didn't move, he lowered his head again.

Empress Cao lowered her eyes and looked at Concubine Jing, her eyes fierce: "Everything has been arranged in the late emperor's will... I am thinking of our sisterly love for many years, so I let Concubine Jing send the late emperor on his last journey. Since you don't cherish it, you should go to see the late emperor as soon as possible."

"Someone, take Concubine Jing away." Queen Cao ordered in a cold voice.

Noble Concubine Jing didn't know where she got the strength from, she pushed away the palace servants who tried to control her, and shouted loudly, like a madman:

"Chen Yayun, your male fetus was caused by Cao Wan! How many children in the harem died in her hands..."

Cao Wan was Empress Cao's maiden name. Concubine Jing knew that she was going to die, and this was her last chance. She could only do this to fight for Xu'er's last chance of survival.

She looked at the coffin in the palace and said, "Your Majesty, I will come down to accompany you right away!"

She pushed away the palace servant who was blocking her way, lowered her head, and used all her strength to rush towards the coffin that was emitting a cold and dim light.

Boom--

The dull collision sound was unusually loud in the hall.

Dai was holding Concubine Jing's cloak in both hands, and she just ran over in time to catch her master's limp body.

Blood kept oozing out from Concubine Jing's forehead, instantly dyeing her beautiful face red, but her eyes could never open again.

Dai Shuang pulled out a white hairpin from her hair with shaking hands, "My queen, please wait for me!" After saying that, she frowned and thrust the hairpin fiercely into her chest. She never closed her eyes until her death.

Their master committed suicide, and as servants of Jingren Palace, none of them would survive.

Empress Cao looked at the blood oozing from Concubine Jing and the others, took two steps back, and covered her mouth and nose with a handkerchief.

His face was calm, and he spoke slowly, "Noble Concubine Jing committed suicide, the Jingren Palace was closed, and all the palace servants inside were sent to the Ministry of Punishment!"

Concubine Shu looked at them coldly, then turned her head to glance at the eldest princess beside her. The mother and daughter walked to the sides of Master Jiang Er and Master Jiang Wu.

"How is mother? Is fifth brother's wife in good health?" Concubine Shu asked her younger brother.

Master Jiang Wu bowed and saluted, "When I left Duke Dingguo's Mansion, my mother and Jinchu were both fine... Don't worry, Your Majesty."

Concubine Shu nodded, looked at Mr. Jiang and asked, "What did the imperial physician say about my second sister-in-law's injury?"

Mr. Jiang also bowed and replied, "I'm sorry to bother you, Your Majesty. The imperial physician has examined Xiaoyan's injury and said that she will be fine after a few days of rest and the bruises go away."

Upon hearing this, Concubine Jing nodded and her eyes fell on the Chen family not far away.

Master Jiang Wu whispered, "Chang Xin is from the Second Prince's faction. After this incident, the position of Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of War will be left vacant... The Chen family prefers to let Chen Zhengde go to the cabinet..."

The cold wind blew, and the snow on the trees fell down with a rustling sound.

The mourning hall of Duke Dingguo's Mansion was set up in the main hall of Shaoxiu Hall. It was not until the hour of You that the intermittent crying in Shengjing City stopped.

The wound on Baizhi's ear was not deep, but it looked particularly serious after treatment.

This was the result of He You insisting on applying medicine and bandaging her personally.

When she left Zhuli Pavilion, she was holding the scar removal cream that He You had stuffed into her hand when they just separated.

Walking back along the stone path, Bai Zhi saw her brother appear in the corridor with his arm covered, so she quickly walked up to him.

"What's wrong?" I asked him softly after catching up with him.

Gao De showed the bleeding wound on his wrist and whispered back, "A little girl almost bumped into me, and I was scratched by the thing in her hand."

Bai Zhi took out a handkerchief and placed it around his wound, tying it around his neck. She then started to tease him, "Oh, you're a hero saving a beautiful girl, but the little girl didn't give herself to you?"

Her brother encountered this scene once every month, but only this time did he see blood and get injured.

Gao De glanced at him inconspicuously, with a mocking look on his face, "If I can catch a big fish, my injury will be worth it."

...

After the brother and sister stepped into Yuanyuan Hall, a slender shadow disappeared into the night.

Bai Zhi came to the main room and reported to Gu Jinchu what her brother had just encountered.

After hearing this, Gu Jinchu smiled and only ordered his servants not to tell anyone that Bai Zhi and Gao De were siblings.

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