Changsheng: Peak at the Beginning

Chapter 774 Shaobai + Shaoge 11

Jiang Xinxin sighed and continued, "People outside say that you, Yi Wenjun, are selfish, but I don't agree with that. Her biggest mistake was to foolishly pin all her hopes on others. Her biggest resistance to freedom was to run away, but in the end, she achieved nothing and implicated Ye Dingzhi and two innocent children, you and Xiao Yu. She is still trapped in the deep palace and cannot be free."

Wu Xin had nothing to say, but when Jiang Xinxin mentioned Shadow Sect again, he couldn't help but ask, "This Shadow Sect..."

Jiang Xinxin explained: "When the country was founded, the Yi family was also a founding hero, but they were staff members responsible for logistics. Therefore, after Beili established the country, the ancestor of the Yi family still chose to be in charge of the intelligence network in his hands and hid behind others."

"Originally, the Shadow Sect was supposed to be loyal only to each Beili Emperor. However, as the Shadow Sect got to know more and more secrets, the court officials and the Emperor began to be wary of it. By the time of Yi Bu's generation, the Shadow Sect had already slid into the abyss and was about to fail. However, he insisted on getting together with the Emperor Tai'an, who was still a prince, and planned to follow the dragon, which briefly pulled the Shadow Sect back up."

Wuxin understood what happened next, needless to say. After his adopted grandfather succeeded once, he wanted to make another plan to follow the emperor. So, taking advantage of the chaotic situation when the princes were fighting for the throne in the later years of Emperor Tai'an, he chose Xiao Ruojin, the Prince of Jinyu, who had no chance of winning at the time, and was feared by Emperor Tai'an.

But even if it was indeed Xiao Ruojin who came to power in the end, Xiao Ruojin still hated the Ying Sect because Yi Wenjun, the daughter of the sect leader, eloped with someone after giving birth to Xiao Yu, the grandson of the emperor.

Yi Wenjun had a stunningly beautiful face, which made Xiao Ruojin keep her in the palace as the imprisoned Concubine Xuan. However, Yingzong was in dire straits and was rejected by the royal family, so he could only disappear and disintegrate in an instant.

Jiang Xinxin had no intention of alienating the relationship between Wuxin and Yi Wenjun, but she really couldn't trust Yi Wenjun's brain. She was afraid that Wuxin would be hurt, so she poured a basin of cold water on Wuxin in advance and asked him to restrain himself a little.

Wuxin also understood Jiang Xinxin's intention, so he was very obedient and did not show too much expectation towards Yi Wenjun. As soon as he arrived in Tianqi City, he went to find Jinxian, hoping to meet Empress Xuan through Jinxian.

A little bald man suddenly got into Jinxian's carriage. He was speechless. Then when Wuxin said that he wanted to borrow his help to go to the palace to see Concubine Xuan, he was really furious. The energy-cultivating skills he had accumulated over the years were ruined in just a short while.

"What do you think the palace is, a place that allows you to come and go as you please?!"

Wu Xin said with a playful smile: "Others naturally don't have that ability, but I am not an ordinary person, and you are the eunuch Jinxian, the chief incense supervisor."

"I didn't intend to cause any trouble to anyone. I just wanted to see her and see her current situation."

Of course, Jinxian couldn't believe Wuxin easily, but he did feel some pity for Wuxin. What's more, the carriage had already entered the palace, so he could only grit his teeth and admit it.

"I will make arrangements for you, but you must not do anything unnecessary, otherwise you and I will be dead in an instant!"

Wu Xin had no choice but to go to Jin Xian. Moreover, he could feel that Jin Xian had some kindness towards him, and he had never thought of harming such a person who showed kindness to him, so he naturally agreed.

When they arrived at Jinxian's residence in the palace, Jinxian brought Wuxin a pot of tea and asked, "Does your young elder trust you to come to the palace alone?"

Wu Xin smiled and said, "Eunuch Jinxian, there is no need to test me like this. My Grandmaster is used to being at ease and doesn't like a place like Tianqi City that looks prosperous but is actually restrained."

Jin Xian chuckled and nodded at Wu Xin. "You little bald guy are quite good at talking and have some good eyesight, but you still lack some social skills."

Jinxian didn't believe that Jiang Xinxin didn't come, but he said this unintentionally. On the surface, he was talking about his junior elder, but in fact he was talking about Jinxian, the incense supervisor.

However, arranging Wuxin to meet Concubine Xuan was not such a simple matter. First of all, Xiao Ruojin finally noticed that the chief eunuch and the four chief eunuchs around him had each defected to the prince and attempted to place a bet. Now, the only one who did not place a bet, Jinxian, showed up. In particular, Jinxian's character was worthy of Xiao Ruojin's trust, and he also noticed the other party's slight preference for Xiao Chuhe.

Therefore, Jin Xian has been very busy recently. When he finally had some free time, six days had passed since Wu Xin entered the palace.

When Jinxian saw Wuxin again, she felt guilty, "I've been a little busy lately, so I didn't have time to take care of you."

Although Wu Xin felt very aggrieved, he also knew that it was reasonable not to cause trouble for Jin Xian. His well-behaved and considerate appearance really made Jin Xian feel even more guilty. She immediately promised: "Get ready tonight. I will dress you up as a palace maid, and you can go to see Concubine Xuan quietly."

"But there are some things you need to remember clearly. The palace is dangerous after all. You cannot stay in Empress Xuan's palace for too long. And you have to leave the palace with me tomorrow morning."

Of course Wuxin agreed readily. After being depressed in the palace for several days, his initial urgency to see his mother had almost faded.

He himself had also overheard a lot of rumors in the palace about Concubine Xuan. Anyway, everyone in the palace said that she was selfish and inhumane. She abandoned Xiao Yu and eloped with someone when Xiao Yu was just born. Later, she was greedy for the high position and wealth and glory in the palace, so she abandoned her adulterer and illegitimate son and returned to the palace to become a queen.

The most important thing is that Wuxin discovered that even after returning to the palace, Concubine Xuan did not get close to Xiao Yu.

Therefore, combined with Jiang Xinxin's evaluation of Yi Wenjun, Wuxin even felt that it was inappropriate for him to make this trip. If the arrow was not on the string and had to be shot, he even wanted to ask Jinxian to take him out of the palace immediately.

When it was just getting dark, Wuxin, under Jinxian's arrangement, dressed up as a little palace maid in pink and walked towards Concubine Xuan's palace.

Jin Xian had given him instructions and asked him to memorize many routes in the palace, so Wu Xin arrived at the back door of Concubine Xuan's palace very smoothly.

When they entered the main hall, Concubine Xuan was leaning on the chaise longue by the window looking at the bright moon in the sky. She noticed that the footsteps of the person coming were different from those of the palace maids. She looked back vigilantly and found that it was a tall palace maid with a heroic look. She realized at a glance that the person coming was probably not a woman, but a man.

Yi Wenjun smiled and asked, "Who are you? What brings you to my palace?"

Wu Xin smiled and said, "I am Wu Xin, and I am here to see the world-famous Concubine Xuan."

Yi Wenjun was a little dazed when she heard the name Wuxin. She didn't know that the person in front of her was her other child, Ye Anshi. She just had a slight feeling in her heart.

Yi Wenjun didn't move, and Wuxin didn't move either. When he saw Yi Wenjun's appearance clearly, he had only a feeling of "so that's it", but then he also had a feeling of "nothing more than that".

In short, the most important thing for Wu Xin was that he had a sense of peace of mind that everything had settled, so he said directly to Yi Wenjun: "My secular name is Ye Anshi, and now I am the leader of Tianwai Tian. I have loving elders around me, and friends who have experienced life and death. Everything is developing in a good direction."

"I came here today just to see Concubine Xuan. Now that I've seen her and heard these words, I feel relieved."

The more Yi Wenjun looked at Wuxin, the more she felt that he was like the dead Ye Dingzhi. She could not help but tears welling up in her eyelashes. Under the moonlight, he was so beautiful that he looked like a fairy concubine, not like a mortal.

But Wuxin knew that all this was just an illusion. No matter how beautiful this woman was, she was just an ordinary person.

Yi Wenjun had thousands of words to say to this child, but she knew very well that the person she felt most sorry for and owed the most was Ye Dingzhi, so even though Wuxin was her and Ye Dingzhi's child, there were many things she couldn't say.

Wu Xin finally softened his heart when facing Yi Wenjun, the mother. "I have a master. People outside say that you are selfish and greedy for fame and power, but she only says that you are incompetent and stupid. You foolishly put all your hopes on others again and again, and finally trapped yourself in an isolated city."

Yi Wenjun was struck by lightning when she heard this. She stood there in a daze for a long time, unable to come back to her senses. The tears that had not yet fallen had disappeared long ago, and she didn't even know when Wuxin left.

When Wuxin was about to leave, he saw Yi Wenjun's appearance and couldn't help but feel sorry for his father Ye Dingzhi, because the woman he loved at the cost of his life was actually a heartless person.