It was late at night, without the moon or stars.
The palace was lit with countless lanterns. Princess Taiping was sitting on the edge of the bed, holding a handkerchief and wiping the face of the person lying on the bed.
On the couch was a young girl, about sixteen or seventeen years old. Her face was pale and bloodless, her eyes were tightly closed, and only her chest was rising and falling quietly.
"Xin'er, after sleeping for so many years, it's time to wake up."
Princess Taiping's voice was gentle and her eyes were filled with tears.
"Your brother is gone and you haven't woken up yet. Do you know how my mother-in-law has survived all these years..."
She said a lot to herself, but the person on the bed didn't respond at all.
She seemed to have been used to it for a long time, and there was no look of disappointment on her face, and she scrubbed the girl gently.
As soon as she covered herself with the quilt, she heard the footsteps of many people outside the hall.
She raised her hand to wipe the corners of her eyes, her face returned to calmness and indifference, and she stood up and walked out.
Before she could open the door, the door was kicked open.
She looked at the man who walked in, bowed slightly and said, "I've seen the king before. Why is the king here?"
"King, look, the queen is acting as if nothing has happened!" Mrs. Li, who was following King Xirong, complained with an aggrieved face, "I am the king's woman, the biological mother of three princes and two princesses. , although her status is not as noble as the queen, but no matter what, she is still better than Mrs. Sui, but for Mrs. Sui, the queen actually insulted the concubine and even slapped her in the face..."
She said, tears falling down.
She sobbed and said, "I know that the queen is from Dayu, and Mrs. Sui is also from Dayu. You are from the same place, so naturally you are closer..."
"Does Mrs. Li have a good conscience when she says this?" Princess Taiping said coldly, "It's clearly your fault for picking on Mrs. Sui, so you want to punish Mrs. Sui in public. I know that Mrs. Sui is a distinguished guest invited by the king, so naturally you are not allowed to act recklessly. That’s why…”
"That's enough." King Xirong scolded sternly, his sharp eyes locked on Princess Taiping's face, "Remember, you are the queen of Xirong and a native of Xirong, don't forget your identity."
Mrs. Li raised her chin proudly and was about to speak when King Xirong's eyes fell on her face.
"And you, please restrain yourself." King Xirong warned, "Before Mrs. Sui's experiment is over, if I let Gu know that you go to Mrs. Sui to cause trouble again, you can weigh the consequences yourself."
Mrs. Li understood this.
What the king means is that after Mrs. Sui's use value is exhausted, no matter what she does with her, the king will not interfere with her anymore.
She knew that the king would not punish her just because of a peasant woman in Dayu Country.
"I know."
Mrs. Li knelt down and agreed with an obedient expression.
King Xirong waved his hands and walked out.
Princess Taiping pursed her lips, and from the moment Wang entered until now, she didn't even look at the person on the bed.
The person on the couch is their first daughter, the eldest princess of Xirong Kingdom. Once upon a time, the king would let Xin'er ride on his shoulders...
But now, Wang has completely forgotten that he still has a poor daughter, and he never asks or visits...
At this moment, a voice came from the door of the queen's palace.
"Mrs. Sui, this is the queen's palace. The king is in the palace, please don't trespass!"
"Don't blame us for being rude if Mrs. Sui tries to force her way in!"
Princess Taiping tightened her fingers, took a deep breath, and walked out quickly.
King Xirong had just walked out of the house. After going down the steps, he could see Cheng Wanwan being stopped by the guards at the entrance of the palace.
"Mrs. Sui is here..." Mrs. Li grabbed King Xirong's arm with a panicked look, "She must have come to complain to the queen. King, I am a little scared..."
King Xirong patted her arm and told her not to be afraid.
Princess Taiping frowned and said, "Mrs. Sui came here late at night. She must have something important to do. Go ahead and ask Mrs. Sui to come in."
The palace servants behind her did not dare to act without permission. They glanced at King Xirong and saw that the king had no objection. Then they quickly walked to the door of the hall and invited Cheng Wanwan in.
Cheng Wanwan's hair was messy, his clothes were casually thrown on, and he didn't even have any shoes on his feet.
She stumbled in and fell in front of Princess Taiping. Her voice was hoarse and she cried: "Please help the queen, please save my son..."
Princess Taiping's expression changed, and she hurriedly helped her up: "Mrs. Sui has something to say, what happened?"
"Mrs. Li went to my yard half an hour ago and ordered someone to beat my son with a cane for fifty strokes. My son vomited blood and fainted on the spot..." Cheng Wanwan's tears kept falling, "I thought it was just a stroke. There is no danger of life, but, my son has just run out of breath... Queen, please send a Chinese doctor to save my son quickly, otherwise it will be too late..."
"Come here!" Princess Taiping said sternly, "Go and ask for the Chinese doctor!"
King Xirong could not understand Dayu Mandarin, so he frowned and asked, "What happened?"
"Then you have to ask Mrs. Li what she did!" Princess Taiping took a deep breath, "Mrs. Sui's son was beaten fifty times by Mrs. Li, and he died just now. I don't know if there is any way to save him. I'll take the Chinese doctor first. Go and have a look.”
She supported Cheng Wanwan and walked quickly outside the hall.
"He's actually dead..." Mrs. Li was a little surprised, "A man who looks like a tall and thick man can't help but beat him?"
King Xirong looked gloomy and followed without saying a word.
Cheng Wanwan's yard was already in chaos. Mrs. Qi was sitting on the edge of the bed in the wing, crying incessantly.
The two maids, Gu Bing and Gu Leng, were boiling hot water and cleaning up the people on the bed.
The Chinese doctor who came in a hurry carried a medicine box and walked into the side room. He saw an unrecognizable man lying on the couch and another unrecognizable man lying on the ground. Both of them were covered in wounds. Even after cleaning them, the wounds were still a little bit bruised. Scary.
The Chinese doctor quickly reached out and opened the eyelids of the person on the couch, then touched the heart, and finally felt the pulse. Then his expression changed: "I have been dead for a long time, and there is no hope of saving..."
"Sanniu!" Cheng Wanwan screamed in pain, and then rushed towards Mrs. Li, "It was you, you killed my son, I will kill you to pay for my son's life!"
She grabbed Mrs. Li by the collar, slapped her twice, and then strangled Mrs. Li's neck.
Mrs. Li had been standing on the side watching the situation. When she saw the two corpses, she turned her eyes away in disgust. At the moment when she lost consciousness, someone choked her lifeline and her breathing became more and more rapid.
Fortunately, the palace people responded in time and rescued Mrs. Li.
"Cough, cough, cough!" Mrs. Li's face turned red from suppressing it, and she covered her neck and breathed heavily, "Wang, she actually wants to kill me. She is a peasant woman from Dayu Country, and she dares to take the life of a noble lady like me. Who is she? Why? How dare you be so arrogant on my territory in Xirong..."
Cheng Wanwan said sadly: "I will not let you go, I will use your blood to worship my son..."
She took a knife from somewhere and rushed towards Mrs. Li like crazy.
Mrs. Li was so frightened that she quickly backed away.
"That's enough!" King Xirong shouted angrily, "Mrs. Sui lost her beloved son. I can only understand this feeling, but now is not the time to go crazy!"
Cheng Wanwan paused in his movements, his eyes slowly fell on the King of Xirong, and then he laughed crazily: "I tried my best to cultivate high-yielding rice seeds for your Xirong country, but you, Xirong, killed my son. My son is dead, and I am no longer alive..."
The knife in her hand was pressed against her neck.
