novelraw Chapter 61 The truth of the year
Chapter 61 The truth of the year
"This is Nian?"
Yan Xiu was secretly startled by Ji Ying's reaffirmation.
In my memory, Nianshi is a very respectable person. Nianshi's parents are slaves of the Yan family. Nianshi was born in the Yan family and grew up in the Yan family. Maid, Yan Xiu has never used her current people to command her.
Nian's full name is Nian Jiaojiao. She likes to wear clean clothes. She has a good appearance and a dexterous mind.
Later, I can't remember the day when Nianshi became interested in midwifery. A Niang deliberately praised her, allowed her to learn, and planned to train her to be with her.
Unexpectedly, after being in the middle palace for many years, her stomach has not moved, and Nian's family has no use after she has completed her studies. Relying on her years of loyalty, she has successfully become the head of Qianning Palace.
Both Yan Xiu and Ji Ying think that they treat her well.
However, when the chaos in the palace ended, Nian disappeared without a trace.
If Ji Ying hadn't sent people to search hard secretly, and insisted on pulling people out of the dark corners for more than ten years, this person might have remained anonymous for the rest of his life.
Let the truth sink into the abyss forever.
Yan Xiu understands the principle of being wise and protecting one's life, and is not harsh.
As a mother, I just want to know who is her and A Ying's flesh and blood, and what happened after she fainted.
She looked at Nian Jiaojiao, who was ugly and frightening, and reached out her hand to pick off the broken grass floating on her head.
Nian Shi was startled, and kept stepping back: "Don't kill me...don't kill me...I don't know anything, I don't know anything..."
The old man in his sixties was so old that he was skinny, disfigured, and crippled. His fair skin was tanned by the wind and sun for years, and he couldn't see the demeanor of the old Ning Palace.
The hard-working Lisuo was thrown into the bottomless pit with dignity. After 18 long years, things have changed.
With a sour nose, Yan Xiu withdrew her outstretched hand.
I also know that these years of being anonymous have not been easy for Nianshi, and not wanting to scare her, the majestic empress took the initiative to take two steps back.
The old man kneeling on the ground was like a frightened bird, repeating the same words in his mouth, and seemed to be in a bad mood.
After 18 years of searching, a 'mentally disturbed' insider was found, and Ji Ying's knuckles covered in his sleeves slowly tightened.
No matter whether she is really crazy or pretending to be crazy, when people are in front of her, Yan Xiu must ask her to understand, so she can calm down.
The empress's voice became more and more gentle. As soon as she opened her mouth, Nian, who was in panic, gradually calmed down.
"Do you remember me? Nanny, I'm Axiu."
"Sleeve..."
Nian raised his head timidly, his old and terrifying face was shocking under the light of the candle.
Yan Xiu was not frightened by her, nor did she dislike the strong sour smell on the old man's body: "Grandma, don't you remember little Axiu?"
"Little Axiu? Axiu...who is Axiu? Hungry...so hungry..." She lay on the ground, her stomach growling.
"Take people down."
"Yes, Your Majesty."
The great eunuch Yang Ruo took Nianshi away and arranged for reliable people to treat him, groom him, and take good care of him.
The empress stared at the hunched figure, her body swayed slightly, Ji Ying helped her steady in time: "Take your time, let's take your time."
"Do you believe she is really crazy?"
"From a rational point of view, I hope she is sober."
In 18 years, a heartstring was tense, and Yan Xiu's brows and eyes showed a bit of fatigue: "Why doesn't she recognize me? Why doesn't she tell me the truth? I just want to recognize my daughter, and I just want to understand..."
"I know, I know..." Ji Ying couldn't hide her distress, and embraced her: "Wait a minute, soon."
A lame and ugly old woman was secretly sent to Qianning Palace in the middle of the night. This matter was well hidden, and only the empress and His Majesty's cronies knew about it.
The Nian clan was placed in a side hall and guarded day and night by special personnel.
The female doctor Song is benevolent and spares no effort to treat Nian's old illness.
There is a good saying: No matter how loud the voice is, you can't wake up the person who is pretending to be asleep. Nian's insistence on pretending to be crazy and stupid, and the posture of refusing to speak with knives, prying axes and chisels, was born to make the empress calm down and deal with her.
Nian Jiaojiao's 'turned out' tortured Yan Xiu alone?
It's been a long time and I still haven't found anyone. In the Bright Moon Palace, Princess Jiaorong walked back and forth impetuously, and even chrysanthemum tea couldn't calm her anger.
"That person must not stay!"
"But the Queen Mother..."
Ji Qingyao said in a deep voice, "I'm going to meet my grandmother."
Her identity can be known by the Marquis of Yiyang and his wife, and can be held by the Empress Dowager, but she cannot be confirmed by the Empress. She needs to rely on three parties to accomplish things, and if one of them fails, the whole game will be lost.
The empress dowager lost, and with the banner of the emperor's aunt, it was far from death.
If she loses, not only will she not be able to reach that seat, but she will also die miserably.
Princess Jiaorong hurriedly went to Fushou Palace, but the Queen Mother Yan was still awake.
After waiting outside the door for a quarter of an hour, when the door opened, Yan Hui saw her with a slightly dissatisfied expression: "How can you be so impatient?"
Who doesn't want to be big?Ji Qingyao secretly said: When she is willing to come to this Fushou Palace, is she willing to see her old face?
She was full of rebellious thoughts, and stepped forward respectfully: "Grandmother, have you found the whereabouts of the midwife? Why don't you send more people, so that future troubles can be eliminated as soon as possible, and my grandson will feel at ease."
Speaking of this, the queen mother looked at her a few times: "You are impatient."
It's a matter of life and wealth, and it's normal to be anxious.
"grandmother……"
"Okay, the Ai family will give you manpower, and I will leave this matter to you. If the person dies, you can feel at ease."
Ji Qingyao said in surprise: "Thank you, grandma!"
She did have a heart to guard against the old woman, and only by seeing the midwife die with her own eyes could the Empress Dowager Yan use that woman to blackmail her in turn.
Obtaining the will, she left happily.
The female priests and the Queen Mother's people were all looking for Nian Shi secretly. In the afternoon, Fourth Miss Wei received a letter from a friend in the rivers and lakes.
"Xuanyinmen? What kind of sect is this? Why haven't I heard of it before? Who are they looking for?"
Hearing the word "Xuanyin Gate", Yao Chenzi who was opposite took the creed from her hand, with a strange expression on his face.
He seemed to know something like this, Wei Pingxi tapped his fingers on the table, waiting intently.
For a long time, Yao Chenzi looked sad.
Wei Pingxi added a cup of tea for him: "If you have something to say, don't act like you are mourning your concubine."
"..."
Yao Chenzi was reminiscing about the past, but he was choked up by her words. After this trouble, the old thoughts in his heart were cleared away, and his mood returned to clarity.
He picked up the teacup and said seriously: "I told you once, I have a senior sister."
"I've said it. You said that she practiced evil methods, refused to change after repeated admonitions, and was tired of the teacher's long-winded words. She was sentenced to leave the school in a fit of anger. Later, she was so angry that she killed her at night. Your master wanted to guide her to do good, but she was attacked by surprise..."
"That's right. The master worked so hard to raise me and my senior sister, but in the end he died miserably at the hands of the first apprentice. It's a pity that the old man asked me to let go of my hatred when he was dying. Why do you think he wants me to let go?"
Yao Chenzi smiled sadly: "I am obsessed with medicine and I am not good at martial arts. My master is afraid that I will be beaten to death if I fail to seek revenge, so he persuades me to live a good life until the end.
"I've been at home all over the world these years, and I seem to be at ease, but I've been looking for her whereabouts.
"I couldn't kill her, so I searched for someone who could kill her.
"But she disappeared after she killed her teacher. When she was studying together, she took a nickname and called herself Xuanyin. When I saw this 'Xuanyin Gate', I thought of her. Even if it wasn't her, I couldn't get away from her."
"Xuanyin Gate..." Wei Pingxi said to himself: "It sounds gloomy, not like the righteous way."
"If it is the right way, how can you commit the great crime of betraying your family and killing your teacher?"
"Is she great?"
"Great."
"Who is the respected teacher?"
Yao Chenzi was stunned there, with a sad look on his face: "Have you heard of 'Master Mercy'?"
"The number one expert in the world reads mercy? He's dead!?"
"Dead, died many years ago..."
The small building was dead silent.
Wei Pingxi's chest rose and fell: "But he is still on the master list! He has been there for 40 years!"
How could such a strong man... how could he die?
"Everyone is mortal, and what remains is the name. As long as people in the Jianghu still remember the name 'Nian Ci Bei', who dares to be called number one in the world?"
Yao Chenzi's tone was low: "Master accepted me and my senior sister as two disciples, and my senior sister was still not satisfied with his martial arts inheritance, so she went to practice Nao Shizi's 'not old skills'.
"How can there be true immortality in the world? There are some evil methods that feed on human blood.
"The evil method pays attention to a fast word. Her sudden improvement in martial arts caught the attention of the master, and the master was heartbroken when he learned that the first disciple who had high hopes was practicing the evil method.
"I preached again and again, hoping that she would find her way back when she lost her way, but the senior sister refused to listen, fearing that her martial arts would be revoked, so she betrayed her master overnight.
"Senior Sister is five years older than me, and Master actually favors her the most, and treats her closer than his own daughter...
"She didn't kill me because she wanted me to live to see the day when she would achieve greatness.
"How many years have passed, her martial arts may have reached an unfathomable level, and with the help of this Xuanyin Gate..."
"Could it be that no one in this world can do anything to her?"
Yao Chenzi shook his head: "You must not seek death."
"..."
Wei Pingxi stood up: "Your enemy is my enemy, let me think about it... By the way! Master didn't leave a way to restrain her?"
"Have."
"What is it?"
Yao Chenzi had known her for many years, knew that she was loyal, and couldn't bear to see her die at the hands of the devil at a young age: "Don't ask me any more!"
He waved away.
The sun was shining on the two-story building, and Wei Ping sighed at his stubbornness. She looked at the small note that was two fingers wide, and thought hard: Who deserves the hidden Yinmen to come out of the water?
The Xuanyin Gate has been hidden for many years, and once it comes out, could it be that the Xuanyin Patriarch's evil work has been accomplished?
This is where it gets tricky.
She frowned and went back to the Jingzhe Courtyard. Agate came with a secret letter in her hands. The letter was opened, and the matter of 'Wangyou' had some clues.
Finally, there was some good news among all the incidents, she sat on the bamboo chair, thinking about how to kill that ancestor Xuanyin.
"Miss, madam is here to see you."
"Please!"
……
Yu Zhi and Madam Wei sat together.
Ever since she learned of Xi Xi's real life experience, her perception of the woman in front of her has undergone tremendous changes.
Mrs. Wei raised Xi Xi with her own hands. Judging from the 18-year relationship between mother and daughter, Xi Xi does not want to think badly about her, but the authorities are confused and the bystanders are clear.
From the perspective of a bystander, Yu Zhi thinks Mrs. Wei is extremely scary.
There are many people in this world who speak like a Buddha and have a snake heart. The children of the sister-in-law are raised under their knees, and they have done the most crimes. When Madam Wei went to the palace several times to face the empress and the 'Princess Jiaorong', what was she thinking?
Can you feel guilty?
Will you regret it?
Will it be difficult day and night?
How can she smile?How can you laugh so flawlessly?
There is no good for no reason, she treats Xi Xi so well that her own son feels resentful, what is the plan?
There really are people who don't want their own children and steal their sister's flesh and blood to raise them...
too frightening.
Yu Zhi sat here, terrified.
Yan Qing drank the good Longjing tea slowly: "Has Xixi bullied you recently? If so, just tell your mother. My daughter, don't look at her being self-willed, she is actually good."
"No, Xixi didn't bully me, she really has a good heart..."
If not, how could the person who harmed her be allowed to sit in this majestic place and play the role of mother?
Xi Xi really regards Mrs. Wei as her mother, but does Mrs. Wei really treat her as her daughter?
"What are you talking about so lively?" The curtain was opened, Miss Fourth was wearing a brand new pomegranate satin robe, her eyes were vivid: "Mother, Zhi Zhi, what do you think of me wearing this dress?"
Yan Qing's eyes lit up: "Okay, okay, it fits perfectly."
Yu Zhi was all smiles, the Fourth Miss had an outstanding complexion, and she looked like a fairy in a sack.
Wei Pingxi sat firmly in his seat: "Mother has put a lot of thought into sewing this dress, my son thanked mother."
"The whole family, why do you need to say thank you?" Mrs. Wei raised her hand to straighten her collar: "It really looks good."
She came here to give her daughter newly made clothes, and seeing Wei Pingxi put on the new clothes, she reluctantly took a few more glances, then got up and went back to the quiet Liulan Courtyard.
As she walked forward, the smile on Wei Pingxi's lips fell, and he stroked the finely stitched satin robe with one hand.
"Mother has treated you so well. Over the years, Lord Hou may not have had the chance to wear the clothes she made herself..."
"My mother favors me, I'm used to it."
Yu Zhi hesitated to speak.
She came back to her senses: "What do you want to say?"
"I mean..." Yu Zhi was very entangled: "I mean she is too kind to you."
"Yes."
She still didn't think in other directions, Yu Zhi closed her mouth.
After a moment of silence, Wei Pingxi looked at her intently: "Why are you so weird?"
"No." She denied it.
Wei Pingxi didn't ask any more questions, turned around and went to the study in his new clothes.
Yu Zhi lay on the table, knowing that she went to the study to see the gift from the empress again.
Ever since she knew her background, she loved to stare at the pair of porcelain dolls.
Yu Zhi originally wanted to remind her of Mrs. Wei's weird attitude, but she asked herself, which pure-minded daughter would use obscene and evil thoughts to speculate on a loving mother?
No matter how eccentric Xi Xi is, she respects Mrs. Wei from the bottom of her heart.
She is a filial and good daughter, and a good daughter can't stand someone saying something bad about her mother.
Furthermore...
Yu Zhi didn't dare to think, what would be the consequences if this guess was true?
From the beginning to the end, I am afraid that Xi Xi is the one who is in the most dilemma, the most hurt, and the most embarrassing.
Wei Ping Xi Ku sat in the study.
A pair of porcelain dolls placed on the table were almost spotted by her.
The porcelain doll was a gift from the empress, and the jade rabbit was also a gift from the empress.
Looking at the white rabbit with a demeanor-like demeanor, she frowned, put down the jade carving and picked up the white porcelain baby with 'Xi Xi' written on the back, and stroked the words the size of a grain of rice with her fingertips.
The words were engraved by my aunt.
See the word as the face.
She secretly called "Mother" in her heart, put away the porcelain dolls and jade carvings carefully, and fell into a long daze.
……
In Qianning Palace, Yan Xiu was awakened by the nightmare again, his forehead was covered with sweat.
"Miss?"
Ning You, the palace lady, shouted from the outer room.
Yan Xiu sat on the bed, soaking her underwear in cold sweat—she dreamed that her daughter died, lying alone in a pool of blood, dying with regret.
This dream came too suddenly, her hands and feet were weak, and she gasped heavily.
It's a dream, and dreams are the opposite.
is the opposite.
Yan Xiu's face was pale.
"Miss?"
"Don't come in!"
Ning You stayed there, not daring to take half a step forward, wondering where did the master get so angry.
"Go and call Yao'er."
"Yes……"
"Wait!"
Yan Xiu put his hand on his forehead, weakly: "Don't go..."
"My lady, what's the matter? But it's a nightmare? Do you want me to call your majesty?"
The empress wiped away the tears dripping from the corners of her eyes, and managed to regain her usual calmness: "It's okay, you can go to sleep."
"Yes."
Ning Youzhiqu retreated.
The heartbreaking pain dissipated with waking up from the dream, thinking of the frequent nightmares these days, Yan Xiu's lips trembled.
At dawn, the queen went to the side hall alone.
The female doctor Song lived in the side hall to treat the old woman, and bowed to her when she saw her.
"You go down."
"Yes, ma'am."
After more than ten days of intensive cultivation, the young woman's complexion has recovered a bit, she is wearing clean clothes, the sludge in her nails is no longer there, and she looks brand new.
"Little Butterfly Feifei... Feifei..."
She was talking nonsense, and she didn't even look at Yan Xiu.
Yan Xiu moved a round stool and sat in front of her: "Grandma, I dreamed that my daughter died, and she will die with regret..."
Nian Jiaojiao didn't respond at all, she lowered her head and muttered "Butterfly Feifei".
"Blood flowed out of her body little by little, she was yelling at me for pain, yelling 'Mother, save me, save me', I wish I could die for her, it's better than suffering this kind of torture.
"Grandmother, I grew up drinking your milk, and I don't want to torture you. You are also a mother, so you should understand my pain.
"I don't blame you, I'm even grateful to you, without your mysterious disappearance, maybe Aying and I would still be kept in the dark, and wouldn't doubt Yao'er's life experience.
"You have been on the run for 18 years, and the 18-year unsolved case still refuses to be solved for us? Is your heart made of stone?"
Her throat was suppressed and she cried: "When I beg you, grandma, is Xixi my own flesh and blood? You should say something, you should say something!"
Nianshi was pulled by her collar, and ran around with his head in his arms: "Don't hit me, don't hit me..."
The light in Yan Xiu's eyes dimmed, and she lowered her head in pain.
"I won't hit you, I won't hit you..."
Nian Pozi looked at her in fear, seeing her sitting there in a daze, Xiuya's straight back collapsed, she opened her mouth and closed it again.
……
The big lady Ning You searched left and right and couldn't find her master, she felt very strange.
What the hell are you doing these days?
As the confidant of the empress, but she couldn't see the shadow of the empress all day long, she felt uneasy.
……
"Grandma, lie down, I'll wash your hair for you."
Yan Xiu helped the lame Nian.
Nianshi was lying on the small couch in panic, clutching the hem of her clothes with her fingers, never daring to ask the lord of the middle palace to serve her.
But that's how it happened.
The dry and frizzy hair was soaked in water, and Yubai's fingers rubbed her scalp with gentle force.
Half his life was a slave, half his life was a fugitive, and suddenly he tasted such warmth, Nian wept silently.
"My lady..."
A hoarse voice sounded, and Yan Xiu's movements froze: "Grandma?"
……
The great eunuch Yang Ruo bowed and said, "Your Majesty, she is willing to speak."
Ji Yingyu paused, and stopped what she was doing: "This old bastard, if you don't speak again, how can I tolerate her!"
Hurry to Qianning Palace.
……
In the side hall, the emperor and empress are on top, and the old woman kneels down on the ground: "This old slave is ashamed!"
After waiting for 18 years and finally waiting for the day when the truth came to light, Yan Xiu stabilized his emotions and said softly: "Grandmother, tell us what you know and what you have seen. This palace and His Majesty will not hold you accountable."
Ji Yinghan said in a cold voice: "I forgive you for your innocence, if you are half-truthful in the following words, you should know the consequences."
"Yes……"
Nian Jiaojiao tremblingly stood with her hands down: "Your Majesty, there are spies by my side..."
The hall was quiet, only the voice of Nian Pozi's voice echoed slowly.
In the beginning of spring, it was still very cold, and suddenly a gust of wind blew up in the capital.
The big maid Ning You and a headless chicken were circling around, sometimes caressing her heart, sometimes frowning and sighing, as if there was a big worry.
"... Your Majesty's birth was difficult, and she fainted after giving birth to the princess.
"The situation was very chaotic that day, His Majesty was assassinated and did not arrive in time, not only the palace was in chaos, but Qianning Palace was also in chaos.
"Your Majesty and the second young lady acted in tandem, and the second young lady also gave birth to a daughter.
"The princess was born different from ordinary babies. She was not wrinkled at all. She was naturally beautiful. She was the most beautiful child I had ever seen. It was just for feeding. When I went to see it again, I found that the princess had been dumped.
"Ning You and Second Miss secretly changed the little princess.
"It happened that the empress was in a coma, your Majesty was assassinated, and the palace was in a mess. I was weak and wanted to go out of the palace to report to the old lady. After thinking about it, it was the second lady who did it. Does the old lady believe in her own daughter or trust me?" servant?
"With hesitation, that girl Ning You stared so closely, I dare not act rashly.
"The matter is not over yet, Fushou Palace has also got involved..."
Ji Ying breathed slightly.
Recalling the danger of that day, Nian's voice trembled: "I was worried about the safety of the little princess, and I wanted to get close to the second young lady, but she suspected that she would not allow me to approach Her Royal Highness.
"I don't know what to do. In less than a quarter of an hour, people from Fushou Palace took the 'little princess' away with a strong attitude. Then where is the little princess? It's clearly the second lady's child!
"But they still snatched it, I was worried and sneaked to see it.
"The people in Fushou Palace didn't expect me to be so courageous. I hid and saw the people around the Queen Mother strangle the child alive. I don't know where to bring a newborn baby..."
The old woman's face was as white as paper: "The matter involved the Empress Dowager, the matter involved the secrets of the Tian family, the old slave was scared out of his wits on that day.
"The palace is in a mess and many people died. I took advantage of Ning You's unpreparedness and escaped through a dog hole. I broke my leg while escaping. In order to survive, I cruelly cut this face with a knife..."
She burst into tears: "The second young lady's child died a long time ago, and the fourth young lady who is now in the capital is the real daughter of His Majesty and Your Majesty. This old slave is ashamed of my Majesty, ashamed of my Majesty, I beg Your Majesty... to be merciful!"