Records of Mysterious Things in the Southern Dynasties

Chapter 281 I should be at the bottom of the well, not here

"My three souls and seven spirits have all been killed." Xi Hui said angrily, "Fortunately, I still have one soul and two spirits, living in a silver mirror, so I was lucky enough to survive. Because of my heavy resentment, I didn't wait until I could concentrate my mind, and came to the capital to complain to you. The remaining soul flew more than two thousand miles and was about to collapse. I could only hide in the well and use the extremely yin energy to moisten the remaining soul, so that my soul did not completely fly away."

"So that's how it is. Then why didn't you say anything at that time?" Xiao Yan asked.

"I've already said that I was just a remnant soul at that time, how could I have the ability to speak?" Xi Hui glared at him and said, "But I sent you a dream to tell you that I died miserably!"

"I couldn't see your face clearly in the dream, nor could I hear your voice clearly. I thought it was Xiao Baojuan's ghost haunting me." Xiao Yan hurriedly explained:
"Madam, you may not know this, but I had just erected a statue of the Buddha of Infinite Life in the courtyard and placed Xiao Baojuan's head underneath it. Not long after that, you showed up. I couldn't help but associate it with him..."

"Humph!" Xi Hui's expression eased a little and said, "So you locked me in the well and carved a statue of Guanyin with my face to suppress me, so that I can't get out?"

"I've said it before, I thought they were the resentful spirits of the previous emperors." Xiao Yan emphasized again: "I couldn't bear to take action against them, so I chose to suppress them. I was also afraid that they would come out to cause trouble again, so I wanted to use a powerful character to suppress them. So I accepted Tao Hongjing's suggestion and carved a statue of Guanyin with my wife's face, so that my wife could enjoy incense, which was killing two birds with one stone."

"So in your heart, I am so terrible?" Xi Hui glared at him unhappily.

"No, no, I only respect and love Madam." Xiao Yan hurriedly explained: "It is because you are guarding the residence that I can rest assured."

"Hmph..." Xi Hui's expression eased a little. "I thought you wouldn't speak human language after becoming the emperor."

"No, no, in front of others I am the emperor. In front of my wife, I am still the same person as before." Xiao Yan said flatteringly, and then asked in a deep voice:

"My wife just said that your three souls and seven spirits were killed by someone. Who is the traitor who did it? I will kill all nine generations of his clan!"

"I'm afraid you can't copy it." Xi Hui's face, which had just relaxed, was covered with frost again.

"Why?"

"Because the ones who killed me," Xi Hui said word by word, "were Xiao Hong and Xiao Yuyao."

"What?!" Xiao Yan's pupils shrank suddenly, and he said as if struck by lightning: "Madam, are you sure?!"

"Of course not." Xi Hui gritted her teeth and said, "If I hadn't seen it with my own eyes and heard it with my own ears, which mother would admit that she was harmed by her own daughter?!"

As she spoke, she told Xiao Yan the whole story of how she was murdered.

Although it happened twenty-eight years ago, she still remembers it vividly and it is unforgettable!

Xiao Yan's hands and feet turned cold after hearing this, and he couldn't accept the truth of Xi Hui's murder for a long time. This was not only a devastating blow to his family, which he cared about most, but would also completely destroy the image of the Daliang royal family...

Before, when Xiao Zhengde and Xiao Zhengze were both troublesome, he could still use them, because he consoled himself that they were not his own children. But now, his own daughter had committed adultery with his own brother, and conspired to murder his wife, the Queen of Daliang.

If the world knew about this, the little respect they had for the royal family would be gone... and no one knew the consequences of losing respect better than him.

Xi Hui thought that Xiao Yan would be furious and roar at his men to capture the two beasts, but he remained silent after hearing what he said, with only his expression changing from gloomy to bright.

No one knows a man better than his wife. Xi Hui knew that Xiao Yan was weighing the pros and cons again, and she felt a little bored. The little flame that had just been aroused was gone again...

"I've said everything I wanted to say, and it's time to leave," she said coldly.

"Ah?" Xiao Yan came back to his senses and asked hurriedly, "Why are you leaving?" "The purpose of my coming here is to complain to you. Now my long-cherished wish has been fulfilled and I have regained my freedom. What am I still staying here for?" Xi Hui said in a deep voice.

"This is your home. Of course you should stay and continue to be my husband and wife." Xiao Yan said as a matter of course.

"No matter what, when a husband finds out his wife has been murdered and his first reaction is not to avenge her, it can only mean one thing, that is, he no longer considers her as his wife." Xi Hui said as a matter of course.

"No, no, Madam, you misunderstood." Xiao Yan waved his hands and said, "I will punish those two beasts severely. But now we are treating the country as our home, and their status is too noble. If the truth is revealed to the world without any concealment, it will definitely shock the court and the public, destroy the prestige of the royal family, and even shake the foundation of Daliang."

"Then you can go with your Daliang. You have three thousand beauties in your harem now, and you will be happier without me." As Xi Hui said this, he revealed his true form and was about to fly into the air.

A woman like her would never play the game of retreating to advance, crying, making a scene, or even threatening to commit suicide. If she said she wanted to leave, she would definitely leave...

"Madam! Please stay..." Xiao Yan tried to persuade her, "I will kill those two beasts right now to vent your anger!"

"Am I an ignorant woman? You should put your overall interests first. You can do whatever you want with those two people." After Xi Hui finished speaking, he asked with a teasing look on his face: "I have been the only one in power for almost 30 years. If I really stay, can you still bear it?"

"This..." Xiao Yan was speechless for a moment. He really missed Xi Hui, but he really didn't want to go back to the old days.

"So, let's let each other go. You can be the emperor of Daliang, and I can travel freely in the world. From now on, we will never see each other, but we can still miss each other." Xi Hui sighed and said, "Otherwise, you can't stand me, and I can't stand you. In the end, we will only become enemies, which is too boring."

"Alas..." Xiao Yan knew Xi Hui's style very well, so he stopped trying to persuade her and said, "Take care, Madam. Come back often to see... us."

"Just watch." Xi Hui did not comment, and then instructed Xiao Yan: "Don't let Yu Huan use the 'Great Rejuvenation Technique' to save people's lives. Other people's lives are lives, but my daughter's life is not a life."

"Okay, I promise, madam." Xiao Yan nodded heavily.

"Also, I was able to escape this time thanks to Master Tao and the kid named Ren Yuan beside Yu Huan." Xi Hui continued, "I never owe anyone a favor, you have to help me pay it back."

"Don't worry, ma'am. I've got it in mind." Xiao Yan nodded and looked at the white dragon with tears in his eyes. It circled over Guangzhai Temple, then flew high and soared into the sky.

"Father, has the Queen Mother flown away?" Xiao Yuhuan came in and asked.

"Yeah." Xiao Yan nodded again.

"Ah, why not keep her?" Xiao Yuhuan asked anxiously.

"Your mother is too opinionated. No one can change her decision." Xiao Yan sighed and said, "Besides, she cannot tolerate any injustice. There are too many things in Jiankang City that she cannot stand."

"But she hasn't said goodbye to me yet." Tears welled up in Xiao Yuhuan's eyes.

"This means she still wants to see you." Xiao Yan comforted his daughter, then said with a serious face: "Call Xiao Yuyao immediately!"

"Yes." Dong Ping responded, wondering why it felt like the emperor had just said this not long ago.

(End of this chapter)