I've never felt happy to become an immortal.

Chapter 97: Nanchu Royal Affairs (Two in One)

What kind of situation did Bai Xuan encounter that made him find a woman sleeping in his bed the next day?

And who is this woman?

I know you are in a hurry, but don't worry yet.

Let’s start from the other side.

……

Although it has been some time since she returned to the palace, Jiang Lianxing is still very busy.

Some of the government affairs have been handled by Jiang Wanyue.

But the political affairs handled by the female barbarian king cannot be said to be rough, it can only be said to be beginning to take human form.

There are problems with many details, which she needs to fill in.

Working overtime to handle government affairs was only one reason; the other was to find out the purpose of that faceless figure's visit.

She looked outside the Weiyang Palace and saw a dozen palace ladies playing sepak takraw on the lawn, laughing and chatting happily.

As women, the Empress and Prince Yun were both very kind to the people in the palace. The palace maids could leave and get married when they reached a certain age. There was not much work to do in the palace on weekdays, and there were few people to serve. There were also some entertainment activities on weekdays.

Some older palace maids in the palace would open some interest classes and training classes to train skills for the younger palace maids, teaching them embroidery, needlework, cooking, painting, and reading.

This kind of atmosphere is somewhat like that of a girls' high school.

The reason for creating such an atmosphere is mainly to cooperate with the previous empress.

Previously, Jiang Wanyue looked and mentally looked less than ten years old. She could not stay in an overly depressing environment. What she needed was a relaxing environment where everyone could be her playmate.

"So..." Jiang Lianxing looked at Grandma Yin in disbelief. "Sister dug something out from under the ginkgo tree and ate it, and then her illness healed?"

"In conclusion, it's like this." Granny Yin's smile was a bit awkward. "His Majesty was too young mentally at the time, and since he couldn't see you, he kept crying. Then, when no one was paying attention, he sneaked out, apparently intending to climb out of the palace through the ginkgo tree to find Your Highness."

"By the time we found her, she was already lying under the tree, and had recovered to her current fifteen-year-old appearance."

"There were also dug holes on the ground and an ancient wooden box stained with blood."

"What's in the wooden box?" Jiang Lianxing asked, "It can't be some kind of magic pill, right?"

"I don't know at the moment, but there's no smell of medicine in the box." Granny Yin said helplessly, "Your Majesty also said he doesn't remember anything. Perhaps there's something mysterious about this thousand-year-old ginkgo tree itself?"

"This thousand-year-old ginkgo tree was planted by the Empress of the Great Qin herself. She never married. Rumor has it that when she was a princess, she had a childhood sweetheart, but they were later separated by the Prime Minister of the Great Qin, Bai Taiyue, and they never met again."

Jiang Lianxing interrupted, "But these are all unofficial histories. There's no record of them in official history... The most outrageous one says the empress was deeply in love with Bai Taiyue, the Prime Minister of the Qin Dynasty, who was twenty years her senior. Unable to reunite with him, she sought to seize power and imprisoned him in the harem as a concubine... Even if Bai Taiyue was one of history's most famous handsome men, this unofficial history is far too wild and completely lacks any credibility."

She picked up the wooden box and asked, "Could it be some kind of elixir left over from the Qin Dynasty? In the era of true cultivation, perhaps there was some elixir of immortality?"

"Your Highness, this style of box is unique to Nanchu... Although it is a bit old, it should not be more than fifty years old." Granny Yin said.

After some discussion, Jiang Lianxing had to accept the fact that "although I don't know what strange thing my sister ate, it seems that her incurable disease has been cured a little."

At this moment, I feel a little relieved, a little uneasy, a little emotional, and a sense of reward for being saved.

Jiang Wanyue, who ascended the throne at the age of fourteen, did so by killing all the talented people.

Even with the help of the divine soldiers sent down by the White Plum Goddess who took the wrong path and saved the wrong person and was forced to board the pirate ship, Jiang Wanyue's own fighting power should not be underestimated.

At the age of fourteen, even a genius cannot become a master.

However, during the struggle for the throne, Jiang Wanyue killed the masters like slaughtering dogs, and almost crushed to death all the Nanchu clan members within two generations.

This is the biggest paradox: how can a fourteen-year-old girl gain such power?
Although Jiang Lianxing didn't know how her sister borrowed that power back then, she knew that the price to obtain this power must be very high.

Subsequent events proved that Jiang Lianxing's guess was correct. Her sister had been in power for only eight years before she began to feel overwhelmed.

After the age of 23, reverse aging begins to appear, and the symptoms become more severe every year, until eventually the mind and appearance become like that of a child.

Jiang Lianxing knew very well that one day she would inherit the throne, and everything her sister did was to clear the obstacles for her.

She had carried out a bloody massacre of all the heirs except her because she knew she would not live long and was not afraid of bearing the infamy.

Jiang Lianxing feels guilty and owes countless things to her sister.

They were her only relatives.

Raised her in a dangerous palace.

Her sister once provided her with a roof over her head, but now she had become a small figure lying in her arms.

Many times day and night, she would lie on the bed and cry silently while holding her younger sister.

He consulted numerous famous doctors, invited the supreme elder of the Xuanhu Sect, and even spared no expense to invite the Jade Snake King, the former head of the Snake King Valley of the Northern Zhou Dynasty.

Those who have reached the highest level of medical and poison techniques in the world all said that there was nothing wrong with my sister's body, at least they couldn't see any problems.

My sister is healthy, which means she doesn't have any disease, so naturally there's no way to know how to treat it.

After so many years of hard work, Jiang Lianxing was waiting for the end with almost no hope.

however……

In just one week, a lot has changed.

Not only did she know love, but her sister also got better.

Jiang Lianxing stood up with the help of the table, looking at the empty wooden box, her smile a little weak, yet a little relaxed.

"Should I say it's fate? It's impossible for someone as lucky as my sister to end up like this."

She opened the window and looked at the ginkgo tree that had stood for a thousand years.

"What?... If we had known that the antidote had been buried there all along, why would we sisters have suffered so much grief for so long?"

Prince Yun muttered to himself.

"However, my sister is getting better, it's really..."

"Great."

Seeing that her sister had hope of recovery, although she still couldn't do anything, it seemed as if all her past hard work and persistence had been rewarded.

Jiang Lianxing lowered her head, slumped her shoulders, and leaned against the window. Something that had been supporting her was pulled away, exposing the fragility and softness hidden under her tough shell.

Behind him, Granny Yin tactfully retreated to the door.

Although the prince was kidnapped and suffered misfortune this time, the two sisters can be said to have turned a disaster into a blessing. They thought that the fortune of the Nanchu royal family was declining fifteen years ago, but now it seems that the Nanchu royal family still has great potential and is on the verge of revival.

……

In fact, Jiang Lianxing, Grandma Yin, Bai Xuan, and Jiang Wanyue are all involved in the game.

The information they know is incomplete, and because of this they cannot see the full picture.

Looking from God's perspective, you can see the whole picture.

Let’s think about it from a different perspective.

If Bai Xuan had not been involved, what would the original script of history and the way of heaven be like?
First of all, what happened to Jiang Baichuan was bound to happen, but it actually had little impact, because his greatest influence was the Forbidden City's succession incident fifteen years ago, when he took away the fourth Chengfeng and buried the sword immortal's remains under the ginkgo tree. So far, his historical mission has been completed.

Secondly, Jiang Lianxing’s kidnapping was bound to happen. Even if she was not at the Jiang family, she would definitely be abducted. As long as she continued to act as Wuqing, Ye Bushou of the Northern Zhou Dynasty had already set his sights on her, and this kidnapping would most likely be successful.

Secondly, once Jiang Lianxing disappeared, Jiang Wanyue might want to sneak out of the palace and find the remains buried under the ginkgo tree, so as to restore herself to the state of the female barbarian king at the age of fifteen... If she knew that her sister had been abducted to Northern Zhou at that time, would she choose to sit back and do nothing?
Obviously not, Jiang Wanyue will definitely get Jiang Lianxing back at all costs.

At that time, it will surely become the direct fuse for the resumption of the war between the Northern and Southern Dynasties.

From a long-term historical perspective, this will inevitably break the existing balance, and eventually Heaven will personally push forward a son of destiny to promote the unification of the North and the South.

Unfortunately, but fortunately, this historical process no longer exists.

Because of the hot man's move.

He had already disrupted history to a great extent in the past. After being obedient for five hundred years, he suddenly jumped out and broke the long-determined historical direction.

I believe that if there really is some will in the dark that is writing the script of history, he must want to kick Bai Xuan out of the Milky Way.

……

Palace dinner.

Although it was called a dinner party, Bai Xuan actually felt more like he was being visited by others in turn.

The beautiful girls in the palace came over one after another to toast him, and he drank one cup after another.

Although Bai Xuan doesn't like wine, the secret brew from the palace tastes really good and is said to have the effect of polishing bones.

I drank a little too much accidentally.

A few drinks wouldn't make him drunk.

He got drunk in the middle of the night just to avoid being forced to drink more.

In fact, he remained conscious and could still hear what people around him were saying.

"Are you really drunk?"

"That should be it. How can you not get drunk after taking such a strong dose of food?"

"Tiger bone wine has been added..."

"Huh? Weird, why isn't his tail up?"

"What are you looking at, you little slut? This is His Royal Highness Prince Yun's man, are you trying to save your life?"

"I'm just curious. The book says that drunk men always stick their tails up."

"Stop talking nonsense and quickly send Young Master Bai to Weiyang Palace to rest..."

Bai Xuan, who was carried into the sedan chair, opened his eyes secretly.

He was lying there thinking that he had gotten him drunk just to give him as a gift to Jiang Lianxing?

This empress really cares about her sister.

Although it was packaged as a gift, he felt that pretending to sleep was actually a good idea.

Will count.

When everyone thought he had passed out from drunkenness, it would be a good opportunity for him to sneak away and dig for bones under the ginkgo tree.

So I made the plan happily.

The sedan chair carried him all the way to the Weiyang Palace.

……

However, the Weiyang Palace was very quiet at this time.

Jiang Lianxing is not here at all.

She knew nothing about anything related to the Ning family today.

Grandma Yin is Jiang Lianxing's person, similar to the chief steward of the Eastern Palace.

Song Diaosi was the seal holder of the Imperial Household Department who was promoted by Jiang Wanyue.

During the period when Jiang Wanyue recovered to the age of fifteen and began to rule the country, Song Diaosi was responsible for assisting her.

So Jiang Lianxing had no idea that Song Diaosi had gone to the Ningguo Mansion, nor did she know that her sister had invited her lover to the palace.

She had been busy with government affairs these days, and today she finally had some free time. She also learned that her sister's condition had improved, so she was naturally in a very good mood.

then……

She left the palace. Why did she leave the palace?
Go meet friends.

The location chosen was the Prince Yun's Mansion in the capital. This mansion had changed eight owners in the past fifty years, all of whom were royal relatives. The reason for the frequent changes of hands was due to the court struggles in Nanchu and the bloody succession to the throne.

It was not until it fell into Jiang Lianxing's hands that it remained peaceful for fifteen years, but its function also degenerated into that of an ordinary bathhouse.

The most famous thing about Prince Yun’s Mansion is the Yunlai Spring.

The underground springs are heated to dozens of degrees by geothermal energy and become natural hot springs after cooling.

Jiang Lianxing had previously used the pseudonym Wuqing to invite Ning Jianshuang to take a bath together at Yunlaiquan.

She arrived early today before dark, waiting for Ning Jianshuang to come for the appointment.

As it was getting dark, footsteps were heard.

Ning Jianshuang came to the Yunlai Spring and looked at the woman in the bath. Although she was not wearing a mask this time, she was undoubtedly a friend she had known for many years.

"Don't you want to come down and take a dip?"

Ning Jianshuang didn't say anything and walked behind the screen. After a while, several pieces of clothes were hung on the screen.

In the mist, Miss Ning tested the water temperature with her toes, then slowly sat in the pool and let out a long sigh.

"I know you like soaking in hot springs. I used to have to find a lot of excuses to coax you to come once..." Jiang Lianxing said softly, "I won't have to do that next time."

"How dare I refuse your Highness' invitation?" Ning Jianshuang deliberately spoke slowly, pausing after each word.

"Implication?"

"Don't dare."

"Is that a blatant mockery?" Jiang Lianxing stared at her. Seeing that Ning Jianshuang didn't reply, she picked up the wine glass and drank it all in one gulp. She picked up the mask beside her and said, "How about I wear this? If it makes you feel more comfortable."

Ning Jianshuang fiddled with the water: "Your Highness, there is no need to be so polite and flattering. I can't stand it."

Jiang Lianxing took a deep breath, and two white moons bulged out of the water. "It's no fun for you to be like this. We've been friends for so many years, and you have your reasons for hiding this from me. I am hiding something from you, but I have no choice."

Ning Jianshuang asked back, "Are you going to strangle me and make me forgive you?"

"I..." Jiang Lianxing's voice weakened: "That's not what I meant. I just... I have always had very few friends."

"If you consider me a friend." Ning Jianshuang clenched his fists underwater: "You shouldn't..."

"Shouldn't?" Jiang Lianxing moved closer quietly. "Tell me, if I'm wrong, I can change it."

Ning Jianshuang glanced at Jiang Lianxing, noticed her serious and sincere expression, and suddenly thought of a possibility.

"you do not know?"

"What do I know?"

"Today, I received an imperial edict." Ning Jianshuang said, "I have inherited the title of Duke of Ning."

"I've discussed this with my sister." Jiang Lianxing thought it wasn't a big deal. "My sister agreed. I thought it would take a few more days. Although I'm a little anxious, it's not a bad thing, right?"

"But the problem is..." Ning Jianshuang suddenly freed her hand and pinched Jiang Lianxing's thigh: "Erlang was also taken into the palace by the eunuch who delivered the imperial edict. He didn't come back all day!"

Jiang Lianxing felt pain and rubbed her thighs, then was shocked: "I really didn't know about this... Shuang'er, A Ke, do you know?"

A response came from outside the bathtub.

"Your Highness, we haven't heard of this either. We're all in Weiyang Palace today and don't know what's going on in Changle Palace."

"Oh, yes..." Jiang Lianxing realized at this time that if it wasn't arranged by her, there was only one person in the palace who could arrange this matter.

Although my sister was only a fifteen-year-old female barbarian king, she was still the emperor, and her every word and action had absolute monarchical authority.

If my sister intends to block the news...

Jiang Lianxing had no idea what wonderful ideas her sister would come up with to entertain Bai Xuan.

What if...what if!

"I have to go back to the palace immediately!"

Jiang Lianxing suddenly stood up, and the hot spring water overflowed from the pool like a white fish out of water. In the visual mist created by the water vapor, the vague outline was very beautiful.

She is worthy of being one of the top ten beauties in Nanchu.

Ning Jianshuang thought secretly, besides her face, her figure is also so good.

True warriors can maintain a fairly symmetrical and healthy body, but healthy beauty does not mean perfection.

A female warrior with eight-pack abs is also healthy, but is that beautiful?
Except for a few special enthusiasts who are really hungry, others probably cannot appreciate the beauty of the queen of protein in the required biology course.

Ning Jianshuang was aware that her figure had some flaws. Due to long-term archery training, her physical strength was amazing. Therefore, once the arm muscles under the long sleeves were tensed, the lines would be scary. In order to make up for this, she deliberately controlled her waist to be very thin, so as to maintain a symmetrical proportion between the upper and lower body and avoid the situation where the upper body is too strong.

When facing Jiang Lianxing, she couldn't find any problem with her figure for a moment. She liked her figure no matter how she looked at her. The most enviable thing was her naturally white skin. If she pinched it with a little force, it would leave a mark, just like snow-white rice paper.

"Shuang'er, arrange a carriage immediately, I want... Mmmm!" Before Jiang Lianxing could finish her words, Ning Jianshuang hugged her from behind and dragged her back into the pool.

"You are not allowed to go anywhere. Even if you stay here until your skin is peeling, you are not allowed to leave." Ning Jianshuang warned her best friend in her ear.

"What are you talking about? If he doesn't go back now, he doesn't know how he will be treated..." Lian Xing knew her sister's temper too well. She had become a little calmer after she turned 20, but when she was 15, she really dared to lift the dragon throne in the Golden Palace and threatened, "Old thing, I think you are itching for a headache." This directly angered the veteran minister of three dynasties to the point of retiring.

"The current emperor will not do anything to Erlang." Ning Jianshuang was very sure.

"Do you know my sister well?"

"I don't know your sister, but I know you." Ning Jianshuang wrapped his arms around Jiang Lianxing's abdomen from behind, locking them tightly. He sneered, "Your Majesty won't do anything to Erlang, but you might not."

"Jianshuang, we've been good sisters for so many years, you have to believe that I absolutely..."

"I believe you definitely have improper thoughts about Erlang!" Ning Jianshuang said, "Give up on this idea. I won't recognize you as my sister-in-law!"

"That's not a problem..." Jiang Lianxing whispered, "We can discuss our own affairs. I'll call you sister-in-law, and you can call me good sister."

"You're dreaming!" Ning Jianshuang said angrily, "I will never agree to let Erlang enter the palace! He's the only son of the Jiang family! Absolutely not!"

"Then give birth to two children, one with the surname Jiang and the other with the surname Jiang..."

"You've even thought of assigning surnames to your children!"

Ning Jianshuang stared at her best friend with cold eyes, and there were three big words clearly written on her face - steamed shrimp head!

Jiang Lianxing felt a little nervous when being stared at.

She realized that her best friend's resistance was too strong, just like an old hen who was strong only for her own sake.

She thought that what her best friend of so many years could not tolerate most was her concealing her identity, but Jian Shuang should not object to her relationship with Bai Xuan.

The result was exactly the opposite.

Ning Jianshuang didn't care at all that she concealed her identity. Instead, she strongly opposed her evil intentions towards Bai Xuan.

Suddenly, a flash of inspiration came to my mind.

Jiang Lianxing understood.

By the way, that must be the case!

She turned her head quietly and asked.

"Are you worried that you won't be able to get married?"

"How about I try to pick one for you?"

"There are many talented people in Nanchu, I'm sure there's one that suits you...hiss, it hurts, it hurts--"

Ning Jianshuang was so angry that she laughed. Is she the kind of person who is eager to get married?

Is he an extreme conservative who wants the people around him to stay in jail with him until he grows old because he can't get married?

She just didn't want the one who belonged to her to be taken away.

Everyone treats her as Bai Xuan's sister.

He alone doesn't see himself that way.

So gradually, Ning Jianshuang no longer asked him to call her sister.

I really don’t know when family affection deteriorated.

Or maybe, there was no family affection from the beginning, only one-sided dependence.

……

The palace was very quiet late at night.

But tonight, the Forbidden City is relatively relaxed.

In the Weiyang Palace, since Prince Yun was not in the palace at all, there was no target to protect, and even the eunuchs on guard looked drowsy.

Relying on the Fourth Chengfeng's keen perception of air flow, he can quickly grasp the location of people within a certain radius.

After entering the country, the boost brought by the Sword Immortal's remains did not decline, but instead became even stronger.

Bai Xuan, who turned on the third-person perspective, easily bypassed many checkpoints.

We arrived at the thousand-year-old ginkgo tree.

The crown of this large tree can be seen from many places within the Forbidden City.

But its trunk and roots are located in an inconspicuous small courtyard next to the Weiyang Palace.

This courtyard was built to protect this tree. The reason why it is located in a slightly remote location is to avoid damaging the tree and to avoid large-scale construction.

Bai Xuan looked at the vibrant ginkgo tree, rubbed his hands, and prepared to start digging the remains here.

But as soon as I got closer, I smelled a faint fragrance.

People have five senses, and seeing is believing.

Bai Xuan relies too much on his mental power and the wide-area perception of the Fourth Chengfeng, but this always leads to unexpected situations.

For example... right now.

A pleasant singing voice came slowly.

"The color of the moonlight, the fragrance of the woman, the broken sword with tears, how long the love is, how much pain it causes, no words to think about it..."

The song made Bai Xuan stop in his tracks. He subconsciously exerted force on his fingers that were holding onto the wall, leaving several fingerprints on the wall.

This song...!
In the world of true cultivation, there are only two or three people who know this song.

But it actually came down to earth?
Bai Xuan thought it was unlikely.

He followed the sound.

There was a girl sitting on the thousand-year-old ginkgo tree. She was about 28 years old and not very tall.

She looked a little bloated in her palace dress. She was about 1.5 meters tall, and when she squatted on the treetop, she looked like a short glutinous rice dumpling-shaped long-tailed tit.

The girl has some baby fat on her cheeks and has a cute and sweet style.

At the same time that Bai Xuan noticed her, she also noticed someone coming and tilted her head to look down.

The little girl smiled sweetly and took the initiative to say hello.

"Good evening, Bai Yueguang, Young Master Bai, are you unable to sleep either?"

(End of this chapter)