I am immortal in the immortal world

Chapter 383
After Zhou Yi completed the secret surgery, he used his true energy to massage for Empress Xia.

A month has passed.

Empress Xia, who was originally pale, gradually recovered a bit of rosiness, and all the minor problems of blood stasis in her body disappeared.

this day.

Zhou Yi fed Empress Xia a meal, and carefully wiped off the residue at the corners of his mouth.

The true qi circulated, crossed into Empress Xia's body, followed the meridians recorded in the secret massage technique, and circulated them all once, a little yellowish dirt appeared on the body surface.

"Ma'am, let's wipe your body for you."

Zhou Yi fetched a clean towel, soaked it in warm water, and carefully wiped it clean for Empress Xia.

The servants are neither men nor women, and have nothing to do with human relations. Your majesty and concubine are not shy about doing things, so there is no taboo about this matter.

After tidying up, Zhou Yi was about to leave.

Empress Xia suddenly put away her ferocious face, and said softly, "Your name is Xiao Yizi?"

"My lady, you are not crazy..."

Zhou Yi pretended to be shocked, knelt down on the ground, kowtowed and said: "The servant is rude, and I hope the empress will forgive me!"

"It's okay."

Empress Xia knew that Zhou Yi was pretending, but she didn't point it out. After all, the matter of eating and defecating was too embarrassing, so she ordered: "I think you are smart, so would you like to work for me?"

"Slaves can't ask for more."

Zhou Yi agreed again and again, and couldn't help being excited in his heart, knowing that his chance had come.

Empress Xia would rather pretend to be crazy and drown herself, there must be a chance to turn things around, otherwise it wouldn't be worth making such a big sacrifice.

"In a few days, the emperor's son will come to the cold palace, someone will definitely murder him, so please protect me!"

"According to the order."

Zhou Yi didn't ask Empress Xia's strategy, such things must be top secret, he just won the win over, and he still can't get full trust.

He bowed and exited the room, sat on the steps, and whispered to the old deer.

"The empress is not crazy."

"We know."

The old deer said: "A few days ago, when we went out to bask in the sun, we found that the servants in the surrounding palaces have all been replaced by newcomers. It must be Empress Xia who is behind the scenes!"

Zhou Yi's eyes lit up immediately: "So the Empress Dowager can achieve great things?"

"Man proposes, God disposes."

The old deer turned over and said: "There are only two princes who are enshrined as kings. If the deposed prince does not come back, then it must be King Qi who ascends the throne."

Zhou Yi was puzzled and said: "Wei Queen Mother's family, that is the king of Zhenbei, the pillar of the country, commanding hundreds of thousands of troops!"

"If we were King Zhenbei, we would have told His Majesty early on that we would not support King Wei's enthronement for the sake of the lives of the nine clans."

The old deer said: "So don't look at Concubine Hua being favored, she is just a grasshopper after autumn. After a few days of being proud, Her Majesty and the Zhang family have already abandoned her!"

Zhou Yi murmured: "That's King Zhenbei's own sister!"

"What's a real sister, even a daughter has to give up."

The old deer asked with a half-smile: "Your son entered the palace at a young age, did your family suffer a disaster, or did your parents sell you?"

Zhou Yi replied: "If you don't sell us, the whole family will starve to death."

The old deer said: "Your parents abandoned you in exchange for food to survive, and the Zhang family will also abandon Concubine Hua for the sake of the nine clans. This is the same reason."

Zhou Yi was silent for a while, then suddenly sighed.

"The reasons for our scramble for power have been cut in half today, and only our own size is left..."

"It should have been like this a long time ago. We are neither yin nor yang. Our ancestors abandoned it long ago."

The old deer said quietly: "When I was alive, I was alone, and when I died, I was a lonely ghost. If Xiao Yizi wants to fight, then don't have any family affection."

"Someday someone threatens you with your parents, remember, you are already alone!"

Zhou Yi lay on the steps, looking at the blue sky and white clouds, his thoughts wandering.

Sometimes it was the love of parents when they were young, sometimes it was the pain of castration, and sometimes it flashed through the loneliness of life in the palace, and suddenly asked in a low voice.

"Old Lu, is there any skill in this world that makes up what's left behind?"

The old deer closed his eyes slightly, as if he had fallen asleep, and he uttered a word after a long time.

"Have!"

……

Early spring in February.

There is a newcomer in the cold palace, the deposed prince Zhao Ye.

Zhao Ye is nearly sixty years old, already an old man in this era, with gray hair and trembling walk.

Seeing his frail appearance, Zhou Yi doubted whether he could survive Emperor Hongwu to death.

inside the house.

Zhao Ye burst into tears when he saw Empress Xia struggling insanely, and rushed to cry.

"Mother, the child is not filial!"

Empress Xia didn't seem to recognize her son, so she roared like a vicious dog protecting food, and the halazi flowed out wantonly from her mouth.

Zhao Ye backed away in fright, fearing that his mother would bite him.

From the bottom of his heart, Zhao Ye didn't have much respect for his mother, after all, the first rebellion was Queen Xia's informant.

It's just an excuse to take care of my mother and return to the palace. Being closer to the father, there will be a lot of possible thrones, so on the surface, she appears to be quite affectionate.

Zhou Yi took out a warm towel, skillfully helped Empress Xia wipe off her saliva, and said in a low voice.

"Your Highness, Your Majesty doesn't recognize anyone now. You will visit her more in the future, and you won't be like this when you get acquainted!"

"Okay, little Yizi, you've worked hard."

Zhao Ye caught a glimpse of his mother's grinning face, no longer in the mood for acting, praised Zhou Yi casually, and left the room as if fleeing.

A strange color flashed in Zhou Yi's eyes, and he had a real understanding of the royal family's affection.

Empress Xia put away her ferocious face, and ordered: "Remember to protect Zhao Ye well."

"According to the order."

Zhou Yi suspected that Empress Xia was hiding and pretending to be crazy, but she didn't ask any more questions. Instead, she insinuated: "My lady, there are some strangers in the surrounding palaces, do you want the servants to send them away?"

Empress Xia didn't doubt that there was him, but thought that Zhou Yi was eager to make meritorious service so that he could be rewarded in the future.

"No, that's my arrangement."

……

Hongwu 38 years.

summer.

The Internal Servant tracked down the quack warlock and found traces in the Qi Palace.

Emperor Hongwu ordered a search and captured the warlock and his colleagues, as well as the completed altar of curse.

In the middle of the altar stands the spirit tablet of Emperor Hongwu.

King Qi faced irrefutable evidence.

Emperor Hongwu was furious, stripped the title of King Qi, and demoted him to a commoner.

When the news came out, Wei Wang and his party rejoiced, and they only had to wait for Emperor Hongwu to pass away, and he would naturally ascend the throne and proclaim himself emperor.

……

early morning.

Zhou Yi took good care of Empress Xia to eat, and wiped clean after massage.

Then, carrying the food box, he knocked on the door of Zhao Ye's room.

There was no response for a long time, and he performed the listening technique and found that there was no movement in the house. With Zhou Yi's profound skills, he could hear the heartbeat clearly within a few feet.

"not good!"

Zhou Yi's complexion changed drastically, he kicked open the door and rushed to the bed, and saw Zhao Ye who was bleeding to death from seven orifices.

Suppressing the fear in his heart, he panicked and went to find Empress Xia.

"Your Majesty, it's not good, His Highness died of poisoning!"

Empress Xia looked at Zhou Yi with her eyes, moved her arms and legs, and felt much more relaxed than in previous years. Maybe she could live a few more years, and the killing intent in her heart quietly dissipated.

"No need to panic, report to the Secretary of Internal Affairs, someone will find out the murderer!"

"This……"

Zhou Yi woke up suddenly, and looked at Empress Xia in horror, her old and calm face was more ferocious than a madman.

……

a few days later.

The internal servant found the murderer, who turned out to be Concubine Hua's personal maid.

The maid confessed that everything was instigated by Concubine Hua Gui!

When the news spread to northern Xinjiang, the King of Zhenbei returned to Beijing to plead guilty, and asked His Majesty to punish Concubine Hua according to the law!
Emperor Hongwu remembered the meritorious service of the Zhang family and cut down the position of the noble concubine, so that the king of Wei immediately became a vassal.

(End of this chapter)