A Puppet
Ever since she failed to hang herself, Jing Xuan seemed to have changed into a different person.
Not noisy!
Not noisy!
When the palace maid asked her to eat, she would eat. When she asked her to sleep, she would sleep.
She was a completely different person from the previous Jing Xuan who only knew how to smash things all day long.
She sat in front of the mirror and stared at the bronze mirror in front of her with unfocused eyes. The person in the mirror was like a puppet, being manipulated by others.
The palace maid was dressing her.
"Princess, do you want this servant to ask the imperial kitchen to prepare some snacks for you?"
No response!
"Princess?"
Still no response.
The palace maid looked at her with distress and continued to dress her.
After some time, Jing Xuan slowly said, "Is the wedding dress ready?"
"Ah?" The palace maid paused, surprised that Jing Xuan finally spoke. She hurriedly said, "Her Ladyship is very concerned about the wedding dress for the princess. She has already told the Ministry of Rites to make the princess' wedding dress the best possible."
"What about the wedding gift?"
"It is also being prepared. The list of gifts should have been sent."
"What else?"
"What else?" The palace maid thought for a moment, and her eyes lit up. "Oh yes, Her Ladyship also said that the day before the princess gets married, she will take the princess to Lishan Temple to pray for the princess to be safe and rich after going to Huyi."
Safe and sound?
Rich and rich?
Jing Xuan smiled at herself in the mirror.
"Duan 'er," she called softly.
"This servant is here." The palace maid who was dressing her was called Duan 'er. She put down the comb in her hand and bowed. "What orders does the princess have?"
"I want to eat porridge. Ask the imperial kitchen to prepare it."
"Yes, this servant will go now."
She was overjoyed.
Duan 'er had just left the palace when she bumped into Concubine Xiao.
"Greetings, Concubine Xiao."
"Where are you in a hurry?"
"The princess said she wants to eat porridge. This servant is going to the imperial kitchen."
Concubine Xiao waved her hand. "Go quickly."
"Yes." Duan 'er left.
。
Sang Lan helped Concubine Xiao into Jing Xuan's palace.
The girl sat motionless in front of the mirror, like a soulless person.
"Xuan 'er." Concubine Xiao walked to her side and looked at her reflection in the mirror. She smiled and said, "You look much better today. The weather has been changing recently, so you should pay more attention to your health."
Jing Xuan tilted her head and glanced at her. There was no expression on her face as she said lightly, "Thank you for your concern, Imperial Mother."
"As a mother, it's only right for her to care for her daughter. There's no need to thank me."
Hehe.
Jing Xuan remained silent.
Ever since she tried to hang herself, she had become a completely different person.
He was well-behaved and very peaceful.
Although Concubine Xiao's heart was at ease when she stopped throwing a tantrum, she always felt that she was getting further and further away from her daughter.
She held her daughter's hand and patted the back of it affectionately. "Xuan 'er, the day of your marriage is getting closer and closer. Imperial Mother really can't bear to part with you, but for your own good, Imperial Mother can only send you to Huyi. After you go there, you must take good care of yourself. You must also remember that you are the princess of our Great Lin, a high and mighty existence. Even Huyi has to bow down to us, and no one can bully you. Also, don't easily trust others. The only person you can trust is yourself. Understand? "
She hadn't even gone there yet, but she was already giving her a lesson in scheming!
This kind of Imperial Mother was hard to come by!
Jing Xuan asked, "Is Mother like this too? Does she only trust herself? "
Ah!
Concubine Xiao suddenly paused.
"Xuan 'er, Imperial Mother is willing to go through fire and water for you and your sister. You are the people closest to Imperial Mother."
"So, even the people closest to you can't be trusted, right?"
She asked again.
This time, Concubine Xiao's face completely darkened.
Seeing her like this, Jing Xuan sneered.
She didn't speak.
Concubine Xiao knew that she was insinuating!
She could only say, "Xuan 'er, Imperial Mother doesn't want you to hate me. Sooner or later, you will understand Imperial Mother's good intentions."
"Yes, Daughter knows. The Third Prince of Huyi is the only one who can become the King of Huyi. If I marry him, I will be the Empress in the future. How could Xuan 'er not know Imperial Mother's painstaking efforts? After going to Huyi, I will definitely live the rest of my life in peace and not embarrass the Great Lin's imperial family. "
"It's all in the past. Why are you still so stubborn?"
"Stubborn?" This word was really new. She smiled bitterly, "Daughter has already accepted my fate. How can I still be stubborn? If you don't allow me to do stupid things, I won't do them. If you want me to stay in the palace, I will stay there. If you want me to marry, I will marry. If you don't want me to tell Imperial Father about what you and Imperial Brother did, I won't say anything. Now, I listen to everything you say. Where is this stubbornness coming from? This body of mine is at Imperial Mother's mercy. If you want me to go east, I will go east. If you want me to sit, I will sit. Even if Imperial Mother wants me to die, I won't struggle. "
Her heart had long died and she had completely let go of it. She knew that from the day she was born, she was just a chess piece in her Imperial Mother's hands.
She could throw it!
She could throw it!
Or she could destroy it!
Concubine Xiao could only sigh, "Don't blame Imperial Mother."
She held back her tears.
"Daughter is tired and wants to rest."
Concubine Xiao wanted to say something but stopped. In the end, she didn't say anything.
Just as she was about to leave, Jing Xuan suddenly said, "Imperial Mother, please congratulate Imperial Brother on my behalf. I won't be going on the day of Imperial Brother's wedding. When the time comes, I will ask Duan 'er to prepare a gift."
"Good. Have a good rest. If there's anything you need, tell Imperial Mother."
Concubine Xiao left.
After she left, Jing Xuan's eyes darkened, but she still sat there motionlessly. In her eyes, there was only her own pale face in the bronze mirror.
Ridiculous!
This was the only word that came to her mind at this moment.
Before long, Duan 'er came back with porridge.
"Your Highness, this is your favorite tofu pudding porridge."
She glanced at it and nodded, "Leave it here. You can leave now."
"Yes, this servant will wait outside. If Your Highness needs anything, please call this servant."
Duan 'er then left.
But just as she stepped out of the room, there was the sound of porcelain smashing on the floor. She hurriedly went back in and saw Jing Xuan standing in the middle of the room. At her feet was the bowl of hot porridge from the imperial kitchen.
It smashed on the floor.
Smashed.
"Your Highness, you … what's wrong?" Duan 'er ran over and asked worriedly.
Jing Xuan's limp body stood there with two lines of tears on her face. She walked with difficulty towards the window.
She muttered, "Imperial family? Kinship? "
As she spoke, she laughed loudly, "Everything is inseparable from the word 'power'."
Her laughter was desolate.
It made one's heart ache.
Duan 'er looked at her swaying body standing in front of the window and couldn't help but cry.
"Your Highness, don't be like this."
"What's the difference between me being alive and being dead?"
"Your Highness, don't talk nonsense."
"Duan 'er, on the day of my wedding, you don't need to follow me to Huyi. I will send you out of the palace. Remember, if possible, don't ever step into the palace again."
You've already exceeded your reading limit for today. If you want to read more, please log in.
Login
Select text and click 'Report' to let us know about any bad translation.
