The Princess Hangs Herself
The Imperial Palace, the Princess's chamber.
Bang!
Bang!
Bang!
Crackling noises came from the inner hall.
The room was full of palace maids and eunuchs kneeling on the ground.
Jing Xuan was lifting an exquisite vase and smashing it heavily on the ground.
Another one was smashed!
Cai 'er, the palace maid, begged with tears in her eyes, "Princess, please don't smash it. Don't hurt yourself. This servant is begging you."
"Get out!" She scolded, "All of you, get out! Get out!"
"Princess …"
"Get out!"
Jing Xuan picked up another glass cup and threw it heavily on the ground.
She was on the verge of a breakdown. Since she was grounded, she had been smashing things almost every day. These things were smashed, then bought, and then smashed again!
During this period, she hadn't had a moment of peace!
In the chamber, there were often roars and the sound of things smashing on the ground in the middle of the night, but the palace maids and eunuchs didn't dare to say anything and could only endure the temper of the princess.
But today was different from the past. Jing Xuan had never been so angry before.
Because she was going to get married.
The other party was the Third Prince of Huyi!
When she heard the news, she smashed a jade bracelet in her hand on the spot. She wanted to find her mother, but she was stopped and told that she was not allowed to leave the chamber.
So, she was angry.
These days, Concubine Xiao had been mentioning her marriage to the Emperor. She repeated it many times. The day before yesterday, the Emperor finally nodded, thinking that it was time for his daughter to get married.
Therefore, Concubine Xiao began to arrange her daughter's wedding gifts one by one. She bought a lot of gifts and piled them up in the hall.
When Jing Xuan overheard the conversation between her Imperial Brother and her Imperial Concubine mother, she wanted to report it to her Imperial Father. She didn't expect her Imperial Concubine mother to be so ruthless and lock her up until now. During this period of time, she didn't go out at all except for her Inner Hall. The only people around her were those maids.
She was already angry because of being grounded. Now, she was told to get married, regardless of whether she was willing or not.
Moreover, the person she was going to marry was not from the Great Lin, but from Huyi.
How far!
That also meant that she would never be able to return in this lifetime, and would never have the chance to open her mouth and expose the shady dealings of her Imperial Mother and Imperial Brother.
Don't you think I'm angry?
All the palace maids were thrown out by her, and she slammed the door shut.
"Princess, please open the door."
"Princess, don't be angry. What if you hurt your health?"
"This servant is begging you, please open the door."
…
Jing Xuan leaned against the door and looked at the mess in the inner hall. Her body trembled and tears streamed down her face. She was a proud princess, but she had done nothing wrong. Why did her mother treat her like this?
Don't you think I'm angry?
She gripped her sleeves tightly and bit her lip. Her face was filled with despair. At this moment, she suddenly made up her mind …
The palace maids and eunuchs knocked on the door for a long time, but there was no response.
At this time, Concubine Xiao arrived.
Seeing that the door was crowded with people, she felt displeased and coughed lightly.
As soon as they turned their heads, they saw Concubine Xiao's solemn and displeased face and knelt down one after another.
"Greetings, Your Highness."
They all lowered their heads.
"What happened?"
Cai 'er, Jing Xuan's personal palace maid, replied, "Replying to Your Highness, the Princess was furious just now. She chased all the servants out and locked the door."
Huh?
Concubine Xiao looked at the closed door. "Why did the Princess throw a tantrum again?"
"Because …" The palace maid stammered.
"Speak," she said sternly.
Cai 'er trembled with fear and hurriedly replied, "The Princess is like this because she knows that she is going to be married."
"Nonsense!" Concubine Xiao was furious. She glanced at Sang Lan beside her. "Open the door."
"Yes."
Sang Lan stepped forward and pushed the door. When she couldn't push it open, she knocked. "Princess, please open the door. Your Highness has come to see you."
"…"
"Princess?"
It was very quiet inside.
Sang Lan turned around. "Your Highness, this …"
Bang!
Before she could finish, a sudden noise came from inside.
Concubine Xiao was shocked. She took two steps forward and immediately ordered, "Open the door for this Empress."
The sound was very loud.
The palace maids and eunuchs realized what had happened and all stood up to knock on the door.
The door opened with a loud bang.
What entered everyone's eyes was Jing Xuan's body swaying in the air. A white cloth was wrapped around her neck, and she was hanging from the beam of the room. Her feet were bare. Her feet were still kicking in midair.
"Xuan 'er!"
Concubine Xiao shouted. Her face was full of panic and worry. She almost fainted. Fortunately, Sang Lan beside her supported her.
The palace maids and eunuchs hurriedly put Jing Xuan down.
Fortunately, she was still breathing and had only fainted.
Immediately after, the imperial physician was summoned.
The imperial physician took Jing Xuan's pulse and prescribed some medicine. He said to Concubine Xiao, "Your Highness, the Princess is fine. There is no need to worry."
Concubine Xiao nodded and rushed to the bedside.
Jing Xuan was still unconscious. Her face was very pale. Concubine Xiao was worried. Tears fell from her eyes as she held Jing Xuan's thin hands tightly.
"Xuan 'er, why are you so silly? Imperial Mother is doing this for your own good!"
Sobs!
Heartache!
She silently stayed by his bedside, not leaving his side.
Not long after, a eunuch came in and bowed. "Your Highness …"
Concubine Xiao wiped away the tears on her face and looked at the eunuch's expression. Then, she dismissed everyone in the hall except for the palace maid, Sang Lan, who was by her side.
"Your Highness, Prince Yi sent news."
"Speak."
Thus, the eunuch explained everything in detail.
Concubine Xiao's heart trembled. Her expression was solemn.
The Ministry of Personnel had accused Prince Rong and deliberately put the blame on her own son. How could this be?
She had to find out the truth. She wanted to know whether it was Jing Rong who reached out to the Ministry of Personnel to rope in the newly appointed Minister of Personnel, Peng Yuanhai, and deliberately made a counterattack. Or … was there someone else behind this?
Just as she was plotting how to investigate, Jing Xuan woke up on the bed.
She temporarily put aside the matter just now and hurriedly cared about her daughter. "Xuan 'er, how are you?"
Jing Xuan looked at her with powerless eyes. Her nose turned sour and tears came out of her eyes. She withdrew her hand from Concubine Xiao's and turned her head.
"Why didn't you let me die?"
Her voice was weak and full of pain.
"Xuan 'er, how could you do such a stupid thing? If you died, what would Imperial Mother do? "
"Did you care about me?"
"How could Imperial Mother not care about you? You are my daughter. Imperial Mother has done so much. Isn't it all for your own good? "
Haha!
Jing Xuan sneered.
"For the sake of Imperial Brother, you would rather sacrifice me and let me marry to Huyi. This is my good Imperial Mother. From the beginning, you have been deceiving me."
"Xuan 'er …"
She was fuming with anger as she glared at her kind mother by the bed.
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