Episode 15

Xie Chong died of illness in prison

Zhou Shengchen did not agree to Huaiyang's request. This child was the smartest one in the palace, and he would naturally be able to detect problems once he saw Huaiyang.When Shi Yi arrived, Huaiyang was saying goodbye to Zhou Shengchen and leaving.Xie Yun injured his legs and feet in the previous battle, so he asked for orders to go to Luyuan. Luyuan was often invaded by foreign enemies. Shi Yi did not agree to let Xie Yun go, but Xie Yun was not persuaded and insisted on going. He was born to be a general and guard the border.Accompanying Xie Yun to the border was Chang Sun Jie, who volunteered to follow Xie Yun to guard the border. Zhou Shengchen was very worried about Xie Yun and only entrusted Xie Yun to Chang Sun Jie.Zhou Shengchen made a bow and arrow from eagle feathers and gave it to Shi Yi as a birthday gift next year. Shi Yi was very happy.As the separation was about to begin, Feng Qiao prepared cold-proof knees for Xie Yun. Xie Yun was very touched by his junior sister's concern. He also believed that one day he would return to the army.Xie Yun told his junior sister not to act impulsively in the future, as he couldn't help her plead for mercy if he wasn't around.

Liu Zixing was seriously ill in bed, and Liu Hui was worried. He promised Liu Zixing that if one day the ministers wanted to kill him and Liu Zixing, he would not kill each other.After that, Yufeng sent Xinghua back to the palace. As soon as Xinghua entered the palace, he came to visit Liu Zixing. Liu Zixing was seriously ill. He could only survive for three years at most, but he believed that these three years were enough and he would definitely get back what belonged to him..Xie Chong came to visit Xie Chong, who was also seriously ill. Xie Chong mentioned Jin Rong's rebellion to Liu Hui, and asked Nao Feng to take orders in the face of danger and go to Jin Rong to garrison.This news was passed to the ears of the Queen Mother by Qin Yan. The Queen Mother was about to take action against Xie Chong, but Qin Yan had to conceal the matter for the sake of his own life.

Xie Chong saw through the situation in the DPRK and asked Liu Hui to find an opportunity to imprison the Queen Mother before Jin Bin gave birth to an heir. Liu Hui could not bear to deal with the Queen Mother, but the Queen Mother took the initiative. She came to reprimand Xie Chong for being guilty of deceiving the emperor.Xie Chong's wife was the Gao family who had been persecuting Liu Hui all those years ago. Although Liu Hui was surprised by this incident, Liu Hui did not blame Xie Chong. Instead, the Queen Mother placed Liu Hui under house arrest and put Qin soldiers under guard.Until then, Xie Chong also knew about Qin Yan's cruelty.

When the Empress Dowager was in charge of the government, she colluded with Liu Wei. The ministers were afraid of her power and only bowed their heads.Liu Zixing reported that he wanted to seek a fiefdom away from Zhongzhou, but the Queen Mother stopped the matter. She was not sure what Liu Zixing was thinking, so she planned to take Liu Zixing into custody first and decide later.After that, the palace has been singing and dancing, and the Queen Mother now has a lot of troops. In order to thank Liu Zixing for her rescue, she is willing to marry Liu Zixing's daughter, Liu Shiyi.

Liu Hui felt extremely regretful in the palace. If he had listened to Xie Chong's words earlier, he would not be here today.Xie Chong was in prison at this time. He was disappointed when Qin Yan admitted his mistake and apologized. That night, he ended his life in this prison.In this life, he was appreciated by the late emperor and has been assisting him to this day. He has never felt guilty, except for Zhou Shengchen.

The news of Xie Chong's death reached Zhou Shengchen's ears ten days later. Zhou Shengchen felt very uncomfortable and stayed alone in silence. Shi Yi was worried and followed Zhou Shengchen silently. Zhou Shengchen mentioned the reason why Xie Chong was with him.In fact, Xie Chong was initially an spy set up by the late emperor to guard against him. However, after the late emperor left, Xie Chong told everything truthfully and asked him to choose whether to kill or keep him. He chose to keep Xie Chong at that time, and he was even more convinced.After Xie Chong left, Zhou Shengchen also mentioned that Xie Chong's wife was from the Gao family. Xie Chong was worried that Shi Yi would hate him, so he kept it secret and asked Zhou Shengchen to tell Zhou Shengchen about it after his death.Be honest with Shi Yi.Even though she learned about this, Shi Yi didn't hate Xie Chong. There were thousands of people in the Gao clan, so how could she hate them all?