What You Owe Her, You'll Never Be Able to Pay Her Back!
"Your Ladyship … I beg you, spare my life!"
Sui 'er struggled to speak.
"Spare your life?" Concubine Xiao sneered. "You've committed such a grave mistake, yet you expect this seat to spare you?"
"This servant …"
Her head fell limply to the ground, unable to speak another word.
Concubine Xiao removed her foot from the back of her hand. "You dared to place a Kongming lantern in this seat's Zhangzhi Hall and even caused a fire in the palace. How can this seat spare you?"
Ugh!
A scapegoat!
Concubine Xiao ordered the eunuch beside her, "Take this girl to the Honorific Affairs Room."
The eunuch stepped forward. "Yes."
She dragged the bloodied body away.
Sui 'er was already unconscious from the beating.
If she still had a chance of survival now, then she would undoubtedly die if she was taken to the Honorific Affairs Room.
Jing Xuan watched helplessly as Sui 'er was dragged away before her eyes.
"Don't!" She cried out loudly.
Tears streamed down her face.
Concubine Xiao said to her, "This seat wants you to always remember that it was you who caused her death. From today onwards, if you're disobedient, this seat will kill one every day for you to see." She immediately ordered, "Take the Princess away and keep an eye on her for this seat."
The palace maids kneeling on the ground stood up and helped Jing Xuan up from the ground.
She flung her sleeves aside and glared fiercely at the person before her.
She was so unfamiliar!
"You will suffer retribution."
Concubine Xiao reprimanded, "Take her away."
Jing Xuan was dragged away.
Her eyes were filled with hatred!
…
Not long after, the news of Sui 'er's death arrived.
The palace maids who shared the room with her were silent, no one saying a word.
After a long while, someone finally spoke.
"Why do you think she died just like that?"
"What a pity."
"Although Sui 'er talks a little too much, she's still a good person. She did whatever we told her to do."
"Sigh, now that she's become a scapegoat, do you think she'll come back for us?"
Everyone's hair stood on end when these words were spoken.
Someone immediately said, "Don't talk nonsense. There are no ghosts in this world."
Someone retorted, "Who says there aren't any? In my hometown, it's said that a person's soul will return after death. Do you think Sui 'er will come back? "
Everyone looked at each other.
They had all shrunk into a ball!
"Bang bang!"
Suddenly, someone knocked on the door.
"Ah!"
All the maidservants in the room screamed in fear!
"What are you shouting for? It's me. I opened the door."
So it was Liu momo of Zhangzhi Hall.
One of them quickly opened the door.
"Liu momo, what are you doing here?"
Liu momo was a little impatient. "Isn't Sui 'er dead? I'm coming in to take her things to burn. You guys hurry up and pack up. Hurry up, I still have something to do. "
"Oh, wait."
Everyone began to tidy up Sui 'er's belongings.
What could a palace maid have? It was just a tattered blanket, a few sets of clothes, and a few pairs of shoes.
Everyone was also very efficient in cleaning up. When they flipped through Sui 'er's cabinet, they discovered that she still had a bag of unfinished fruits!
It turned out that the maidservant who was packing up was planning to give it to Liu momo, but the other maidservant stopped her and winked at her.
"Keep it for now."
"Mn."
She only handed the tattered blanket and clothes to Liu momo.
"Is there anything else?" Liu momo glanced inside.
"In reply to Liu momo, there's nothing else. Sui 'er just arrived and doesn't have many things."
"Mn. Let me tell you, you must not keep the belongings of a dead person. It's inauspicious."
"Understood."
Those palace maids were very obedient.
After Liu momo left, a few maidservants gathered together and took out the remaining bag of fruits. "If not for that fool, Sui 'er wouldn't have died. This was left behind by Sui' er when she was alive. Let's give it to that foolish brat to scare him."
But someone was timid. "Let's not. If Her Ladyship finds out, she'll definitely have our lives."
"Look at you, all you know is fear."
"But is this really alright?"
"What's not alright about it?" That person directly stuffed the bag of fruits into the timid maidservant's hands. "You go."
"Me?"
"Hurry up."
Thus, just like how they forcefully pushed Sui 'er out the door, they pushed the timid maidservant out as well.
The little girl was called Deng 'er. Her name was as pretty as her lantern-like eyes.
She carried the bag of fruits to the room Wei Yi was locked in. After struggling for a long time, she finally opened the door.
However —
There was no light in the room.
She shivered. Using the reflected light from outside, she found the candlestick on the table and lit it.
Little by little, the light exploded, illuminating the room.
Wei Yi was still sitting in the same position as before, his head buried in his knees.
"Fool!"
Deng 'er called out.
No response.
This time, she clenched her fists even tighter. The bag of fruits almost fell to the ground.
She thought to herself, 'This person can't be dead, right?' She hurriedly went forward to check and poked him.
Wei Yi's body was ice-cold. He slowly raised his head to look at her, asking, "Where's Sui 'er?"
Dead!
And Sui 'er.
Deng 'er pouted. "Sui' er is dead."
Wei Yi wasn't surprised.
There was only a trace of sadness in the depths of his eyes.
Deng 'er should have scared him, but when she saw the look in his eyes, she immediately dispelled that thought.
She handed the bag of fruits to him, saying, "This belongs to Sui 'er. We didn't want to give it to Liu momo. Sui' er said that you gave it to her. Since you gave it to her, we'll return it to you. She's no longer here anyway."
This wasn't going according to plan.
They said they were here to scare him.
Just wait to be scolded when they get back.
Wei Yi received the bag of fruits. He felt a chill in his heart, but he didn't show it.
Deng 'er also began to complain, "It's all because you released that Kongming lantern that caused Sui' er's death. You can't repay what you owe her in this lifetime."
Wei Yi's gaze flickered.
Yes, he owed her.
He owed her a life!
He clutched the bag of fruits in his hand tightly, tears welling up in his eyes.
Scenes of Sui 'er flashed through his mind.
Surprise!
Joy!
What a worry!
Although he and Sui 'er didn't have a deep relationship, that lass treated him very well.
"If you leave the palace, will you miss me?" At that time, Sui 'er had looked at him expectantly.
However, she would never know the answer to that question.
After a long time, Wei Yi looked at the fruits in his hand and said, "Yes, I will miss you. Go in peace. I will avenge you."
His voice was very soft.
Deng 'er couldn't hear him clearly, so she leaned forward and asked, "What did you say?"
Wei Yi looked past Deng 'er and out the door.
As for what he was thinking about?
No one knew.
On the other side.
Ever since she married into Prince Yi's Estate, Ji Muqing's life hadn't been easy at all!
She hadn't seen Jing Yi since the night of their wedding.
What happened to the promise of a long future?
What happened to the promise of another wedding night?
Where was he?
Ji Muqing couldn't calm down no matter how she thought about it. Early in the morning, she had been cutting flowers in the courtyard with a pair of scissors.
Her demeanor was very similar to Concubine Xiao's!
Cailan came forward and said, "Your Highness, please don't cut. Be careful not to hurt your hands."
"Go away."
"Your Highness …"
Ji Muqing refused to listen and continued to cut.
The originally beautiful flowers and plants in the courtyard had been cut into pieces and scattered all over the ground.
Cailan couldn't stop her no matter how hard she tried.
Finally …
With one cut, her fingers were disfigured.
"Ah!"
She grimaced in pain.
Her face scrunched up.
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