On October 27th of the second year of Tianchu Chengtai, it had been two years since the new emperor Chu Chengyao ascended the throne. Within two years after the new emperor ascended the throne, he used thunderous means to eliminate enemies and quell civil strife. Now, in Tianchu, the emperor and his ministers are united and the country is prosperous.
Tomorrow is the ceremony for the conferment of the queen. The palace is full of busy figures of maids and eunuchs, and the rules and regulations all reflect the magnificence of the most powerful country.
At this moment, in a dark corner of the palace, a woman with injuries, hair scattered, and blood all over her body was sitting in the corner.
It was early winter, the weather was freezing, and the woman was sitting on the cold stone slab. She was shivering slightly because of her thin clothes, so she could tell that this person was still alive.
A ray of sunlight shone in from the air window high in the room and scattered around the woman's feet. The woman slowly and stiffly raised her trembling hand to touch it. The back of her hand stretched out from her sleeve revealed stark white bones. There were already yellow and white bones in most places. pus.
She slowly raised her face toward the sun, and this small movement seemed to take all her strength. The exposed face was covered with scars. It was terrifying to see the color of the wounds, old and new.
Her eyes were dull and lifeless until a sharp voice came from outside the door: "Concubine Zhou has arrived!" Bloodthirsty hatred instantly burst out of the woman's originally lifeless eyes! !
Then came the message from outside the door: "Jin An, the Imperial Concubine!"
A soft female voice said lazily: "Get up."
With a "squeak", the door was pushed open, and the two eunuchs quickly moved a golden nan chair, placed it in the middle of the room, covered it with soft cushions, and moved aside.
A gorgeously dressed woman with skin as beautiful as snow strolled into the house and sat on a chair. He picked up the handkerchief and covered his mouth and nose, frowning and saying, "What does this smell like? It smells really bad."
Then he put down his handkerchief and smiled brightly at the woman in the corner: "Sister Jinyan, I've been busy with the Queen's Conferment Ceremony these days. I've been so busy eating that I don't know how to eat. I really have no time to spare. I haven't come to see my sister for several days. Don't blame me."
The woman in the corner put her hands on the ground and stared fiercely at the woman on the chair like a wild animal. She opened her mouth several times and could only make a hoarse voice without saying anything, gasping for air.
Seeing this, the gorgeous woman looked concerned: "What's wrong with sister Jinyan?"
Then he turned to look at the palace servant and asked: "Didn't I tell you to serve the Queen? How do you serve me?"
The woman in such a miserable state in the corner is actually Queen Lin Jinyan who is supposed to appear at the Tianchu Empress Ceremony tomorrow! ! !
After hearing the question, the palace maid came forward and knelt down to answer: "Reporting to the noble concubine, the servants have been taking care of her carefully, but the sinful woman Lin has not eaten or drank in the past few days, and there is nothing the servants can do."
Listening to the palace maid's reply, the luxurious woman looked down at the kodan on her fingernails and said lightly: "Idiot, if she doesn't drink, won't you feed her? Look, our empress is so thirsty that she can't speak. If you don’t serve me well again, I will punish you.”
The kneeling palace maid understood and said: "Your Majesty, my servant will serve you right now."
After saying that, he got up and left the room, brought a bucket of cold water in, squatted in front of Lin Jinyan with another palace maid, held Lin Jinyan's chin and forced the water to be filled with a gourd.
Lin Jinyan was choked and struggled desperately, but her broken body had no strength. After struggling, not only did she drink less water, but her clothes and hair were also very wet.
After filling up the water, the two palace maids stood up and retreated to the door. Lin Jinyan, who lost her support, lay on the ground coughing.
