Chapter 234 Dark Cloud Pearl & New Moon (XVI)
Ji Yuan looked at Ling'er, his eyes changed from disappointment to indifference. He moved his legs, shook off Ling'er's hand, said lightly "I heard everything", and walked into the general's mansion without looking back.
He has always been a kind master. The servants have never seen him look so gloomy with a stern face. For a while, no one dared to approach him. They watched him enter his room and slammed the door with a "bang".
Ji Yuan picked up the teapot on the table and drank it. He drank most of the cold tea before suppressing the anger in his heart. He threw the teapot on the table, wiped the tea on his chin with his sleeve, and lay on the bed in a daze.
Maybe he learned a lot from his uncle in the military camp, or maybe Ling'er's identity made him subconsciously not worry about gains and losses. In a family like his, it is too common for a young master to want to take a little maid into his room. This feeling came too easily, and what he paid was also a feeling that had just sprouted, which was far less profound than the cautious pursuit of Xinyue in the original drama.
The degree of care for the beloved sometimes depends on the degree of one's own efforts. He did not give too much to Ling'er. Therefore, although he was sad and immersed in sadness, he never thought of using bad habits such as alcoholism or gambling to vent his pain. He just locked himself in the room, did not eat, and healed his wounds quietly.
Yan Ji sold Ling'er to the trafficker the next day. Although Ling'er hurt Ji Yuan's heart, she saw Ling'er's thoughts early on but deliberately did not bring it up, just to let Ji Yuan know something about the backyard. Now that such a thing has happened, there is nothing to make a fuss about after the house is confiscated. She did not vent her anger on Ling'er, but just sold her to the trafficker.
Ling'er's life in the general's mansion was like a flash in the pan, so short that even the old lady and Nu Dahai did not know about it. Without so many ties, she was immediately sold by the trafficker. No one asked where she went, and no one noticed anything wrong.
After Ling'er was taken away by Xiaozhuang's people, she removed the disguise on her face and immediately turned into a woman of average appearance. After only two days of rest, she continued to do the next mission. There are many people like her in the dark department. They learn spy methods during training. They go to various major families in the capital to obtain some intelligence to practice. Their real mission is to infiltrate various hostile forces and act according to Xiaozhuang's orders.
Xiaozhuang sat in the pavilion by the lake, throwing a handful of fish food into the lake every now and then, enjoying the quietness of the afternoon. After knowing that Ling'er had withdrawn, she smiled and asked, "Isn't it too much? Jiyuan is a very simple child. If he is hurt too much, I'm afraid he won't be able to recover for a while."
Su Moer handed her a handkerchief to wipe her hands, and said with a smile, "Don't worry, Gege, the people below know how to behave! Master Hetala just took sick leave. He was depressed at home for a few days and then he figured it out. I heard that he is more calm now. If he encounters something unfair on the street, he will first understand the situation and no longer rush to help rashly."
"Oh? He recovered so quickly?" Xiaozhuang was a little surprised. After all, in the original play, Jiyuan was decadent for a long time. He was still addicted to gambling and drinking even after getting married. In the end, he finally woke up but blamed Yan Ji for not being able to tolerate Xinyue. His behavior and thinking were very abnormal.
Su Moer smiled and said, "She's just a little girl. Many young masters have actually encountered this kind of thing. After all, maids who have been with them since childhood are the easiest to enter the hearts of young men, but few maids can be concubines honestly. In the end, most of them deal with the maids, and the young masters are sad for a while."
Xiaozhuang thought for a while and smiled with relief. What Jiyuan is experiencing now is indeed no different from other young masters. In fact, she should not look at them with the ending in the original play. From the first change she made when she traveled through time, she had already flapped the wings of a butterfly, and all the directions were different. People's personalities are not innate, and those original endings are also affected by events again and again.
The reason why Jiyuan suffered such a big blow in the original play may not be because of Xinyue's rejection, but because of the relationship between Xinyue and his father, which made him feel that he had been kept in the dark and betrayed by his father and his sweetheart. Anyway, he has not experienced these things now. Yan Ji began to slowly reveal some dark sides of the harem to him. He also knew that the weakness on the outside was not always true. This was enough. Children always have to grow up slowly, and he is growing up little by little along the right track.
Ling'er's appearance before was 50% similar to Xinyue and 80% similar in spirit. This was a vaccination for Jiyuan. If Jiyuan and Xinyue meet again one day, it is impossible for them to fall in love at first sight.
Xiaozhuang looked at the fish fighting for food in the lake, thinking that she had no time to care about these plot characters anymore. It was enough to guide them on the right track. There were many royal affairs, and she had more important things to do. The Three Feudatories were not pacified, and the world was still in chaos. If she wanted the people to live a stable life, she must unify the regime as quickly as possible.
Xiaozhuang named the dark department "Nianganchu". First, it sounded familiar, and second, it had a good meaning - the mantis stalks the cicada, and the oriole is behind, but they can't escape the sticky pole of the cicada stalking the sparrow!
After she decided to take action, one or two members of the sticking rod department sneaked into the homes of almost all important officials. The endless information was concentrated in Xiaozhuang's hands without alerting anyone. She arranged the deployment based on this information, and it took her three full months to firmly grasp the important forces in her hands.
When Xiaozhuang led people to surround the Qianqing Palace, Shunzhi was pulling Wu Yunzhu to sit in front of the desk to read the memorials together. Both of them had smiles on their faces, but they looked inconsistent. Xiaozhuang frowned when she saw them. In this Forbidden City, if the psychological endurance is not enough, it may be really easy to go crazy, just like Meng Guqing liked to dress up in front of the mirror every day after being deposed to prove that she was more beautiful than anyone else. Now Shunzhi, after his love was shattered, was hypnotically convinced that he and Wu Yunzhu were in love and unwilling to face reality.
Shunzhi raised his head and saw Xiaozhuang coming in with several confidants. He slowly put away his smile, his eyes full of doubts and precautions. He glared at Xiao Lizi at the door and shouted: "How do you do things? You didn't inform the Empress Dowager when she came?"
Xiao Lizi was Wu Liangfu's apprentice. After Wu Liangfu's death, although he became the emperor's personal chief steward, he did not live a good life. In addition to having to endure Shunzhi's temper from time to time, his power was also divided by Chang Gonggong beside Xiaozhuang. Seeing such a big battle, he was already trembling with fear. When Shunzhi scolded him, his legs softened and he fell to the ground, burying his head and not daring to speak.
Wu Yunzhu noticed that the atmosphere was a little wrong, and hurriedly stood up to salute Xiaozhuang, but did not hear Xiaozhuang's voice. Xiaozhuang didn't dare to move unless she called her, so she could only maintain a half-squatting posture while beating her heart.
"Empress Dowager, I asked Wu Yunzhu to come and accompany me." Shunzhi walked up and personally helped Wu Yunzhu up, looking distressed, and became impatient with Xiaozhuang.
Xiaozhuang sighed softly, "Emperor, you brought your favorite concubine into the Qianqing Palace and let her read the memorials? Is this what you mean by 'the harem is not allowed to interfere in politics'?"
Shunzhi looked at her and the people behind her, and smiled, "Wu Yunzhu doesn't understand these things, and she won't interfere in politics. But what are you doing, Empress Dowager, breaking into the Qianqing Palace today?"
Xiaozhuang looked at him for a while, narrowed her eyes and said, "You struggle between love and deception every day, but do you still remember the responsibilities of the emperor? Did you carefully investigate the enemy's situation when you went to Wushan for the battle this time? Do you know how many soldiers the enemy has and who is in charge? Have you arranged our reinforcements and food?"
Shunzhi held Wu Yunzhu's hand, frowned and said in annoyance, "It's just an ordinary battle, and there are two battles every year. What's the difference? Why is Empress Dowager so concerned about military affairs? Do you really want to usurp the throne!"
Xiaozhuang stopped talking and walked to a chair on the side and sat down. Eunuch Chang bowed and retreated. After a while, he led Sony, Oboi, Suksaha and Ebilun who were waiting outside into the room. Behind them, there followed Tang Ruowang, whom Shunzhi respected very much.
Shunzhi suddenly tightened his grip on Wu Yunzhu. Wu Yunzhu gritted her teeth tightly and dared not cry out. She lowered her head to hide her painful expression. Shunzhi pulled her unconsciously, and looked at Sony and several important ministers and asked vigilantly: "What are you doing here?"
After greeting, several ministers stood below Xiaozhuang, and no one answered Shunzhi's question. At this time, Su Moer took out a written imperial edict and spread it flat on the desk. He turned around and bowed to Shunzhi, saying: "Your Majesty, please use the seal."
"What is this?" Shunzhi felt something was wrong, and walked over in two or three steps to grab the imperial edict. He looked at the content on it in disbelief, and his hands couldn't stop shaking. "Abdicate? Abdicate? Are you really going to usurp the throne?!" He turned his head and glared at Xiaozhuang angrily.
Xiaozhuang did not speak again. What could she say at this time? Talk about the truth? Say that she had no choice? Say that she did it for the people of the world? Oh, that was written in history books to deceive future generations. Who in the palace did not know what was going on? Saying those things would become a joke.
Usurping the throne is usurping the throne. She is not afraid of letting others know. Now the power is in her hands, and this imperial edict is just a formality.
"A hen crowing at dawn? You want to seize the imperial power of my Aixinjueluo family? Do you know that doing so will disrupt the world? How can I hand over the country that my father and father fought for?..." Shunzhi's face was ashen and he was already incoherent. Wu Yunzhu almost lost her balance when she heard the shocking news. Seeing Shunzhi's somewhat crazy look, she hurriedly stepped back a few steps to avoid being affected.
Shunzhi kept blaming Xiaozhuang. When he was excited, he even wanted to rush over. He was held by the arms by the two guards brought by Xiaozhuang and pressed on the chair opposite Xiaozhuang. He kept struggling, scolding everyone in panic and anger.
Xiaozhuang frowned and glanced at Tang Ruowang. Tang Ruowang bowed, slowly walked to Shunzhi and began to persuade him to give up the throne. "Your Majesty, I dare to ask Your Majesty to put the overall situation first. The Queen Mother cares about the world and has great talents and strategies. She will definitely bring prosperity to our dynasty!"
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