Concubine Xiao's Death
Chen Xiang had never wanted to live so badly. She was still young and had plenty of time to squander.
I can't die!
She tried her best to crawl out, but her body was too weak to do so.
Ji Muqing laughed heartily as she watched the woman in front of her reduced to such a state. She tore down the curtains hanging in the room and threw them on Chen Xiang. Then, she opened the two jars of wine she had brought and scattered them all over the room and on Chen Xiang's body.
"No, no!" Chen Xiang screamed frantically.
Ji Muqing turned a deaf ear to her. She picked up a candlestick and walked over. She looked down at Chen Xiang and smiled sinisterly. "When you treat me like this, do you feel any pity in your heart? Even a trace? "
"Yes, I do."
"Hah."
"Big Sister, I beg you, please let me go. I really know I was wrong. I beg you, I don't want to die yet."
"The heavens are fair. Whoever does wrong is destined to suffer retribution. You are, and so am I. What we owe is destined to be repaid."
"No! No … "
"Go to hell."
The candlestick slowly fell from her hand and landed on the large curtains on Chen Xiang's body.
Instantly —
The light from the fire penetrated Chen Xiang's terrified eyes and magnified infinitely.
"Ah!"
Boom!
The fire suddenly ignited and engulfed her body in an instant.
The scalding fire grew stronger and stronger. She rolled on the ground and screamed miserably.
Soon, the room was engulfed in flames.
Ji Muqing laughed maniacally as she watched the scene unfold before her.
Then, she turned around and walked out of the room.
Behind her, a raging fire burned.
At this moment, she finally felt relieved. Her hatred was finally appeased.
The heavy rain outside had finally stopped.
The sky was finally bright.
Everything had returned to its original state.
At this moment, the imperial guards had already surrounded Prince Yi's estate. The guards rushed into the courtyard and surrounded Ji Muqing, who was on the verge of madness.
Her hands hung weakly by her side, and the pouch that she had been holding onto fell onto the dripping ground. Her legs went soft, and her body also fell to the ground. However, she raised her head and continued to laugh.
Her eyes, which were filled with hatred, gradually became lax. She tilted her head and sang a ballad that her grandmother had taught her when she was young.
"When a little person enters a room, flowers and birds chase after butterflies. One kind of grass grows, another kind of tree falls. Summer has summer, winter has winter. You and I will meet under the peach blossom tree …"
"When a little person enters a room, flowers and birds chase after butterflies. One kind of grass grows, another kind of tree falls. Summer has summer, winter has winter. You and I will meet under the peach blossom tree …"
…
Over and over again.
The sound of death seemed to come from the abyss.
It reverberated in Prince Yi's estate for a long time.
At the same time, the Ji family's general's residence was also surrounded.
Ji Shuhan was kneeling in the ancestral hall. He looked at the Buddha statue in front of him and smiled bitterly. He had never expected that he would make such a miscalculation even though he had been calculating for his entire life.
Not only did they lose, but they also lost the entire Ji Clan.
How could he still have the face to meet the ancestors of the Ji Clan?
After an unknown amount of time, the tightly shut door behind him was pushed open by Ji Wanxin.
When the door opened, she saw Ji Shuhan's ice-cold corpse kneeling in front of the Buddha statue.
Huh?
She was stunned. Her legs gave way and her body slammed into the door.
After a long time, she finally reacted.
"Father? Father! "
She rushed over and knelt by Ji Shuhan's side. She screamed her lungs out.
"Father …"
She hugged the corpse and burst into tears.
When the guards outside came in, each of them had a fierce look on their faces. However, when they saw the scene in front of them, they couldn't bear to see it. Moreover, the number one beauty of Jinjiang was crying so miserably.
It was truly pitiful.
However, sympathy was just sympathy. The Ji Clan had indeed committed a serious crime.
In the end, Ji Wanxin was still arrested and locked up in the Ministry of Justice's prison to await punishment.
As for Ji Li, he was escorted into the palace at a quarter to five in the morning. Even the injured Jing Yi was kept outside Fuyang Hall for a long time.
Qi Zhen Emperor felt uneasy. Although he had recovered from his illness, he was still angered by this incident. He didn't want to see that bastard again. Thus, he issued two imperial edicts.
One was to execute Ji Li three days later.
The other was to imprison Jing Yi in the imperial prison to be dealt with later.
Concubine Xiao, who had committed the same crime, was also banished to the Cold Palace. She would never be able to step out of the Cold Palace.
Almost everyone related to the abdication incident was locked up in prison. In a short period of time, half of the ministers in the imperial court were removed from their posts.
At dawn, the heavy rain stopped. All the soldiers and horses retreated to the palace. The closed city gates were also opened at a quarter to five in the morning.
Everything returned to normal.
In the Cold Palace.
Concubine Xiao was dressed in a white gown. The gold and silver jewelry on her body and her hair were all gone. Her plain face was cold and sullen. No one knew where her empty eyes were.
They fought back and forth.
Unexpectedly … they still lost.
Suddenly —
The closed door opened.
Jing Xuan came in with an exquisite food box. She dismissed the palace maids and closed the door.
She put down the box and took out the food she had brought.
There were no delicacies, only four vegetarian dishes and a pot of wine.
She poured two cups of wine.
One cup was placed in front of her mother and the other in front of her.
"It's been a long time since we, mother and daughter, sat down and had a proper meal."
Concubine Xiao looked at her without saying anything.
"Although these dishes aren't abalone, ginseng, shark's fin and tripe, this daughter remembers that Imperial Mother likes them very much. Thus, I ordered the imperial kitchen to make some."
"Take them away," Concubine Xiao said.
Jing Xuan didn't care and continued, "There are stir-fried seasonal vegetables, glutinous rice dumplings, and …"
"I said take them away." Concubine Xiao raised her hand and knocked the four dishes on the table to the ground.
They were smashed to pieces!
Jing Xuan was very calm.
Concubine Xiao glared at her angrily. "Are you finally satisfied? Are you satisfied to see this consort and your Imperial Brother become like this? If you hadn't brought that fool out, your Imperial Brother would have left the capital by now. Why would he still be locked up in the imperial prison, waiting to be sentenced to death by your Imperial Father? "
Jing Xuan smiled bitterly, her eyes red. "Even now, Imperial Mother still doesn't know her mistake?"
"Mistake? What did this consort do wrong? "
Haha.
"Forget it. No matter how much I say, you won't understand." Jing Xuan took a deep breath and forced back her tears. "In a few days, this daughter will be married to Huyi. On that day, Imperial Mother probably won't be able to see me off. And after today's farewell, in this life … I'm afraid we won't have the chance to see each other again."
"…"
She raised the cup of wine. "This daughter toasts Imperial Mother." “
She drained the cup in one gulp.
Concubine Xiao also burst into tears.
Jing Xuan put a piece of incense she brought into the stove on the table. "Imperial Mother, didn't you say that you liked this incense I made? I brought some today. Imperial Mother smells it … Have a good rest. " “
The fragrance emanated from the stove and filled the entire room.
Jing Xuan couldn't bear to look at her Imperial Mother anymore. She gritted her teeth and turned to leave.
"Xuan 'er." Concubine Xiao cried bitterly. Seeing her daughter's figure getting further and further away, she finally understood. "Imperial Mother has let you down. Imperial Mother was wrong … Pfft!"
She spat out a mouthful of blood.
She slowly fell to the ground.
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