"Shouldering the crime of adultery and murder, spending years in that cold palace, you say she is good or not?"
Chen 'Lu' picked up her teacup and gazed at the faint ripples on the water's surface, speaking softly.
The scorching sunlight at noon, the young man slumped down, after a long while, he managed to squeeze out a sentence from between his teeth -
"What do you want to know?"
"What grudge does General Zhou have against the imperial court?"
"How did you know...?"
The young man whispered in disbelief.
"That day before the formation, I glimpsed his eyes, fierce and arrogant, yet with a hidden undercurrent, as if he wanted to devour the Emperor himself ---- If not for an extremely deep-seated grudge, how could it be so?"
The young man smiled bitterly and sat down against the pillar: "As you expected, General Zhou, I indeed harbor resentment towards the imperial family."
His voice was faint and distant, as if it had returned to that era of war-torn skies.
"General Zhou had a white-haired alliance with a woman in his early years. During the Jingyue period, the capital city fell, and when he inquired about her whereabouts again, she was taken away by the Tartars. From then on, his temperament changed greatly, and he wanted to lead the iron cavalry to drive across the grasslands to rescue his loved one. However, during the previous emperor's reign, he was heavily suppressed. When the Empress Dowager took power, the Tartars were about to make a move again. The general used a surprise attack to take down the Tianmen Pass, but then received an imperial edict from the palace, severely reprimanding him for recklessly opening up border conflicts!!"
The young man became more and more indignant, thinking of the coach's great kindness to him since he was a child, but now speaking his secrets to outsiders. In anger and frustration, he bit his lip until it bled.
"The peace and prosperity of the capital are not brought about by our martial prowess, but rather it is the Tartars who have harbored wild ambitions, yet they accuse us of recklessly opening hostilities!!"
Chen 'Lu' quietly listened, without saying a word, but in her heart, it was like a raging storm that could not be suppressed.
"My family's general has been anxiously waiting for his lover in vain. In a fit of 'fierce' anger and 'lustful' madness, he has long since harbored a deep-seated hatred for the imperial court..."
The young man said, closing his eyes in pain and speaking slowly: "He sent the 'daughter' into the palace just to destroy the Jiangshan of this dynasty. It's just that Zhou Guifei was born with a straightforward temperament and didn't actually do anything wrong. The father and daughter had a falling out over this."
Chen 'Lu' was so moved that her heart and soul were shaken, her eyes sparkling with tears. After a long while, she finally spoke out: "A lovesick person is both pitiful and detestable."
Sunlight pours in through the window, casting her silhouette as transparent as if it's about to dissolve into thin air.
Xiang Ying was led into the inner hall, her heart racing with anxiety. She smoothed out her clothes and entered, only to see a woman in white sitting upright on the main seat.
The palace dress with a heavy dye is under the moonlight, and the phoenix pattern appears in the sunlight, majestic and extraordinary, like an immortal.
Is this the little servant girl who used to sweep the corridor?
Gazing intently with shining eyes, her heart was filled with both admiration and astonishment. It wasn't until the leader's gaze fell upon her that she modestly lowered her head.
"You have always been the most important person by Qifei's side..."
A faintly cold and clear voice came from the seat.
"Yes, Your Ladyship."
"That night you accompanied her to Fei Yan Ge, waiting in the distance?"
Xiang Ying had been asked by countless people, she suppressed the impatience in her heart and replied with a bowed head: "I waited there for more than an hour, not daring to leave, feeling that there was no movement on the building, so I went up to investigate, and saw my mother...
It has been many days since then, but she still shudders at the thought of that terrible scene.
"Have you been waiting for me downstairs? Didn't hear anything?"
"Miss, you must believe me! I really am far away and don't know anything!"
Xiang Yin was almost in tears.
She has been questioned and interrogated by countless people in the past few days, with this sentence being asked the most. Everyone looked at her with suspicious eyes, thinking she knew something.
Morning 'dew' smiled slightly and asked in a soft voice: "Do you want to get out of this chaotic mess?"
Xiang Ying suddenly raised her head and looked at her, with a puzzled expression in her eyes.
"Your father was originally a household slave of the Qi Mansion, but 'thanks to' the kindness of Master Qi, he was released and allowed to start his own business. He had a good life, but unfortunately, you were taken in by Madame Qi as a young girl and became her personal maid - what a pity, you weren't born with the fate of being a lady!"
A hint of resentment flashed in her eyes, and she forced a smile: "Your Majesty's kindness to me is as heavy as a mountain..."
"Really?"
Chen 'Lu' seemed to be in a state of shock, and laughed: "I heard that your father had wanted to plead with Lord Qi, wanting you to marry out of the palace. Is this just a rumor?" (To know what happens next, please support the author and purchase more chapters)
