94 Prisoner Ninety-Four Days

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After Yan Jihua's death, Prince Yanning, who was far away in Nanyin, asked an iron cavalry to send a letter, asking him to transport his sister's body back to Nanyin.

It's funny that although the envoy of Nanyin came with a female doctor, they did not show any concern for Yan Jihua except for treating the poisoning. However, as soon as the news of Yan Jihua's death came out, the group of envoys suddenly changed their faces. They secretly cursed the Northern Region Palace to abuse Princess Huale and began to feel sorry for their Princess Huale's unjust death.

...It's too fake and too hypocritical.

As Yan Jihua expected, she called Yingying over late at night and let the envoys catch the attack point. They insisted that Yan Jihua's death was done by Yingying, and completely ignored Yan Jihua's previous words that she poisoned herself and wanted to kill herself.

Yingying made preparations in advance when she learned the news and gave the letter Yan Jihua handed her to Qin Rong.

"What did the letter say?" After Qin Rong opened the letter, Yingying came to Qin Rong and looked with her.

Qin Rong looked at three lines at a glance much faster than Yingying. After he waited for a while, he saw Yingying lying on his shoulder and staring at the letter paper, so he spoke to her and explained to her: "With this letter, Nan Yin can't use you as an excuse."

In fact, Yan Jihua's letter didn't contain much content. She expected that Nanyin envoy would not be able to testify for Yingying after she died, so she wrote an explanation letter for Yingying in advance and emphasized again that she committed suicide.

This is Yan Jihua's handwritten letter, and the letter paper also has a private seal when she was Princess Huale, completely blocking all the excuses of envoy Nan Yin.

Yingying felt complicated after reading this letter. She touched the letter and murmured: "Why did she treat me so well?"

"Yes, why is she so nice to you?" Qin Rong repeated Yingying's words lightly, her eyes falling on the letter paper and thinking about something.

In fact, it is unnecessary. Yan Jihua and Yingying have no friendship, so there is no need for her to oppose Nanyin for Yingying, especially when she is about to die. There are only two points that can be explained by her doing this: one is that she is kind-hearted and can't bear to be wronged, and the other is that Yingying has helped her invisibly and she is grateful to her.

"Have Yingying helped Yan Jihua?" In Qin Rong's memory, Yingying not only never helped her, but also had an argument with Yan Jihua and pushed the person to the ground.

Yingying shook her head immediately, and then thought of something again: "I have only saved Yan Ning."

It was the time when everyone was visiting the lake in Jiuhua Palace, but Yan Jihua only focused on helping Yan Ning find the murderer behind the scenes. When she thanked Yingying afterwards, she only said lightly and had no sincerity.

Qin Rong knew that he tapped the table with his fingers, and the second item would not be valid. Since the second item was not valid, the first item would be even more impossible, because Qin Rong's investigation learned that Yan Jihua held some real power with the identity of the favored princess. Although she did not often come forward, such a woman's scheming and means should not be underestimated.

Qin Rong had never had contact with Yan Jihua, who became Concubine Hua, so she didn't know her later personality.

Whether she was hiding her head and showing her timidity or being so in nature, she was all dead. Qin Rong didn't have much interest in exploring the secret between Yan Jihua and Nan Yin. It would be enough for him to know that this letter could help Yingying.

Soon, due to the envoy of Nanyin's envoy, Emperor Wucheng summoned Yingying into the imperial study room, Qin Rong went with her, and easily blocked the mouths of the people with a letter.

At the beginning, the group of Nanyin envoys shouted that Yingying had made fake letters, until Emperor Wucheng called Xueer who was serving Yan Jihua. When she saw the private seal in the lower right corner of the letter, she noticed Qin Rongluo's gaze, and returned the letter to confirm the authenticity of the letter.

A misunderstanding ended, but the crack between Nanyin and the Northern Territory has not been eliminated.

Emperor Wu Cheng didn't want Yan Jihua to return to Nanyin. After all, Yan Jihua had become his concubine in the Northern Region. How could he say that his wife who gave her away died and wanted to go back?

It seemed that Emperor Wucheng would refuse, so when Nan Yin asked the Iron Cavalry to send a letter in, he brought two hundred more Iron Cavalrymen.

Emperor Wucheng was willing to return the people, and the two hundred iron cavalry was the escort team to escort the prince's sister back to Nanyin. If Emperor Wucheng was unwilling to return the people, the two hundred iron cavalry would rob the people back. If he couldn't take them back, he would start fighting. This just gave Nanyin a new reason to tear the alliance apart.

With one link and another, he kept his moves steady and left behind. I have to say that Yan Ning was very good at becoming the prince of Nanyin.

Yingying was also surprised by Yan Ning's methods, but she found that all Yan Ning's methods were centered on Yan Jihua. It seemed that Yan Ning was sucking her flesh and blood and constantly using her, as if she wanted to squeeze out the last trace of useful value on her body.

In the end, Emperor Wu Cheng secretly swallowed this cowardly breath and agreed to return Yan Jihua to Nanyin. After all, there is constant war in the northwest, and the Northern Region really has no energy to compete with the powerful Nanyin.

The dust settled, and the day before the envoy of Nanyin left, it rained heavily in the northern region.

Influenced by the dull weather, Yingying thought about everything she said to Yan Jihua before her death. For some reason, Yingying remembered clearly every word Yan Jihua said to her. She was obviously absent-minded when she heard it, but when she recalled it, the more she thought about it, the more she felt sorry for her.

[Many years ago, I was the most honorable Princess Huale in Nanyin...]

[My glory is gone, my noble status is gone, even my mother, queen, father, and brother are gone.]

Yingying used to think that Yan Jihua had changed from Princess Huale to the unpopular Concubine Hua, so she didn't think there was anything wrong with her words. Now, after careful consideration, Yingying found that there were many key points in Yan Jihua's words. Yan Jihua said at that time--

Many years ago.

Although Yan Jihua was still the noble, powerful and powerful Princess Huale when she came to the Northern Region, why did Yan Jihua say that these were gone many years ago?

Yingying thought of the most critical sentence Yan Jihua said again, and she said: [My decent princess Nanyin Huale actually became a shameless existence under the shadow for a name. Now even if she dies, she still has to keep his secret.]

What is Yan Jihua's name and who is he keeping a secret for?

boom--

The muffled thunder interrupted Yingying's contemplation and made her shudder.

She suddenly stood up and called Xiaodai loudly: "Accompany me to Muhua Palace again!"

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After Yan Jihua's death, her body was stored in the crystal ice coffin and parked in Muhua's palace.

It was obviously a very gorgeous palace, but because of the death of the owner, it looked a little lifeless. It was raining heavily outside. When Yingying held an umbrella to Muhua Palace, there were only a few people guarding the palace.

Nan Yin kept saying that he cared about Yan Jihua, but he didn't send anyone to guard the ice coffin after her death?

The sound of rain fell on the umbrella and made a crackling sound. Yingying looked at the scene in front of her and felt sour. Xiaodai saw Yingying standing in the courtyard of Muhua Palace and suddenly stopped moving. She hesitated and shouted: "Empress?"

Yingying held the umbrella in her hand tightly and asked Xiaodai: "Abe and Xiaobao are black and white, but Xiaobao's hair is too white and easy to get dirty. How about you say I want to dye Xiaobao black? In this way, I have two black cats."

Xiaodai didn't know why Yingying remembered this, but she still thought about it very seriously and said with a smile: "Both of them have become black cats, can the empress still tell who is Abei and who is Xiaobao?"

She was just joking and nodded quickly, "If the Empress wants Xiaobao to dye it black, then I will think of a solution. In fact, they are still easy to distinguish, after all, the pupils are different."

Yingying pulled the corner of her mouth and smiled: "Yes, fortunately their pupils are different. If even their eyes are the same, then I really can't tell who is who they are."

Two cats that are exactly the same can easily make people admit mistakes. If two cats that are exactly the same are different, it is very easy to distinguish them. The same is true for people.

Yingying didn't know what the secret Yan Jihua was referring to, but based on a series of keywords she mentioned, she suddenly had a bold guess.

Yan Jihua and Yan Ning look exactly the same. If they are both girls, it will be difficult to distinguish them. But if the same face is a man and a woman, people will easily distinguish who is who they are, just...

Who can guarantee that these two identical faces are right?

What if one day, Yan Jihua and Yan Ning exchange genders?

With this guess, Yingying pushed open the bedroom where Yan Jihua's body was parked. She looked at the blue and white face inside through the ice coffin without seeing any flaws from her face.

"Are you... Yan Ning?" Yingying put her hand on the ice coffin and asked in a low voice.

However, the bedroom was empty and quiet, and no one would answer her question.

Yingying thought, if what she guessed was right, then Yan Jihua's sudden gentleness and closeness to her would be easy to explain. But if this is true, how painful would Yan Jihua feel?

Yingying couldn't help but recall her previous coldness and alienation towards her, and her heart was filled with pain.

It was too late to say anything at this time. Yingying looked at Yan Jihua's face and was silent for a long time. She didn't know why she wanted to come and look at her again. But when she guessed the truth, she felt that she should come and see her again.

Yingying didn't stay with Yan Jihua for too long, so she quickly pushed the door out.

The rain outside seemed to be heavier, and dense rain lines hit the ground and burst out with water. Yingying saw Xueer outside the bedroom gate. She didn't know when she came, and was wearing a plain white dress and stretched out her hands to catch the rain. When she heard the movement behind her, she looked back at Yingying and bowed slowly and saluted: "Grandma."

When Yingying saw Xueer, she quickly remembered Yan Jihua's warning to her. She stood stiffly by the door and looked at Xueer and asked, "Why are you here?"

Xueer lowered her head and said in a faint voice: "I have been guarding around the bedroom."

Yingying frowned and said nothing more, holding an umbrella to leave.

Perhaps influenced by Yan Jihua's words "Be careful of Xueer", Yingying always felt that Xueer was strange. When she held the umbrella, she couldn't help but ask, "Your master is dead, are you sad?"

He probably didn't expect Yingying to ask this question. Xueer slowed down for a moment and then bowed, and she replied, "I am naturally sad."

"Then how sad you should be?"

Turning around and walking to Xueer, Yingying stared at her face and said softly: "You said you were sad, but I never saw you cry."

"Sad." Xue'er trembled with long eyelashes. She raised her eyes and looked at Yingying, and said softly: "I'm all sad in my heart."

But she is probably the only one who knows the truth or false sadness in her heart.

Yingying laughed out loud, not knowing whether it was to laugh at Xue'er's hypocrisy or her own extravagance. Without saying anything, Yingying stepped directly into the rain with an umbrella. Because her steps were too fast, her shoes were quickly wet by the rain. When she stepped out of the gate of Muhua Palace, she stopped and suddenly turned around.

Not far away, Xue'er was still standing in place under the corridor of Yan Jihua's bedroom. Compared to just now, she stood up straight at this time. Through the rain, Yingying couldn't see Xue'er's expression clearly, and only she could see her white and dazzling white dress.

It was also ridiculous and funny. Yingying actually felt that Xue'er didn't look like a woman.

Yingying didn't sleep well that night, and told Qin Rong truthfully about her guess about Yan Jihua. After hearing this, Qin Rong narrowed her eyes. He pondered for a moment and suddenly felt like he had figured out something, and said lightly: "In this way, Prince Nanyin is really a strong enemy."

But there is no basis for this speculation. Even if there is evidence, the Northern Region cannot attack Nanyin. After all, the Northern Region cannot withstand the Nanyin's blow. At some point, Nanyin was silently powerful so strong that it began to compete with the Northern Region.

On the second day, when the envoy of Nanyin set off on the road, the rain had not stopped, and Yingying accompanied Qin Rong to see him off.

I still remember that the last time she reluctantly gave up to see her farewell was Yan Ning, but in a blink of an eye it became the dead Yan Jihua. What is more funny is that Yan Jihua, who is lying in the ice coffin, is probably the "Yan Ning" that Yingying wanted to see her farewell before.

The group was about to set off, and Yingying glanced around and did not see Xueer's figure. She held an umbrella and looked at the ice coffin again. Yingying saw that the person in the coffin was sleeping quietly, so she pretended to ask, "Where is Xueer?"

Xueer quickly got out of the carriage. She was wearing a black cloak, covering her most of her face in her hood. She walked to Yingying and saluted: "Girlfriend is looking for a servant?"

Yingying smiled and said, "It's nothing, I just want to tell you to take good care of her on the way."

Xue'er's face was unknown, and she lowered her head slightly and said, "I will definitely..."

Before he finished speaking, a hand suddenly appeared in front of him.

Yingying landed her hand on Xueer's cloak. She acted to help Xueer tidy up her clothes, but she put her hand on her chest for a moment.

Xueer's body froze. She stopped talking and looked up at Yingying, and asked with a little voice: "What is the nunny doing?"

The soft touch in the palm of her palm was a little real. Yingying frowned and squeezed it. She quickly retracted her hand behind her back, raised her face slightly and pretended to be calm: "I just touch it if I want to, isn't it?"

...She hadn't touched the breasts of other girls in her previous life, and the touch was much better than hers.
To be continued...