The Mulan Field conspiracy case ended with the extermination of the Tang Clan. Thus, the curtains were drawn.
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However, even though the curtain has fallen, the ripples have not dissipated. For example, Yue Wang has been so busy these past few days that his head and feet have not touched the ground. For example, that gentle and beautiful ce fei Xian in my fu. Right now, she has invited me into her courtyard. It seems that if I am one step slower, she will find a beam and hang a white silk to strangle me on the spot.
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It was a pity that I had just returned from the Bulan Imperial Hunting Grounds with a body full of wounds and internal injuries that needed to be properly nursed back to health. Instead of resting in bed for two days, I had to hold a handkerchief and put on an act in a side courtyard. When Consort Xian howled, I also howled. She lowered her head and sobbed a few times. I also used a handkerchief to pretend to wipe the corners of my eyes. Over time, she also thought that I was grieving with her.
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Concubine Xian's eyes were red and swollen. She said to me, "Father, Taitai is an honest scholar. Taitai is also the most amiable. How, how did they meet with such a calamity?"
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I pretended to be sad, but still had to pander to her and said, "Yes, yes."
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Consort Xian comforted me, "Sister Wangfei, don't be too sad. If your body also collapses, there will be no one left in the family who can help our Tang family rise again, clear our name, and wash away this great injustice."
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I thought that the Tang family really wasn't wronged after experiencing such a disaster. However, it would be too sad to say it out loud. I could only comfort her, "We are women, so we shouldn't meddle in the affairs of the Imperial Court. But after all, it involved our family, so I listened in. It is said that the things that His Majesty found in the Tang family were all evidence of a rebellion. If the Tang family really had such intentions, no matter how capable their descendants are, I'm afraid they won't be able to overturn the case."
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Consort Xian wept sorrowfully, "No, how could it be?"
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Seeing this, I hurried to join her in weeping. Consort Xian sobbed for a while, then raised her teary eyes and asked me tentatively: "Wangfei, why don't you tell Wangye about it? It'll be good for our family's reputation in court."
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I glanced at her from the corner of my eyes, took off my handkerchief, and sternly said, "I call you meimei because of our friendship before we got married. Consort Xian, you have to remember that once you marry Prince Yue, you are a member of the imperial family. Before you think that you are a daughter of the Tang family, you have to know that you are Prince Yue's concubine."
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The Consort Xian was dumbfounded by my black and white words. She didn't even get the chance to smoke before she replied, "Yes, I'll remember."
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I calmed down and said, "Speaking of which, a married daughter shouldn't be implicated. Although the Tang family committed the crime of treason and nine generations of the family will be executed, it doesn't implicate us. If we know our place, and prolong Prince Yue's line of descendants, and add more branches and leaves to the imperial family, Old Madam, Father, and Madam will be able to feel at ease even if they are watching us from the grave! "
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Consort Xian said, "My ancestor's father is kind, but as a daughter, I can't be filial."
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My back was aching, and I didn't want to waste any more time with her, so I coldly said to her, "Loyalty, filial piety, loyalty, filial piety. Since ancient times, loyalty comes before filial piety, and filial piety comes after loyalty. If Consort Xian only thinks about filial piety, then she is putting the cart before the horse and breaking the rules!"
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Her slender fingers tightly gripped the cuffs of her sleeves like scissors, but her face was full of respect as she said, "Yes."
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I thought about it, and decided to leave some harsh words first, so I continued, "Consort Xian, it's not a big deal if you break the rules. After all, you are a member of the family. Behind closed doors, no one outside can hear you reprimand or punish you. However, the men of the family also need to go out and interact with other people. Consort Xian, you must not be muddle-headed and be instigated by others to whisper in your ears."
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Consort Xian pointed to the heavens and pointed to the earth as she swore an oath.
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I narrowed my eyes, and put on a serious expression as I said to her, "For people like us, we have to be careful even when we walk, not to mention that trouble always comes from the mouth. Consort Xian, you must not be careless. "
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"Yes."
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I walked out of her room with the attitude of a victor. Before I left the courtyard, I asked Jiang Gui, who served me here, "Who is watching Consort Xian in the Tsukasawa Dō?"
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"It's Qiu Lan and Qiu Ju, the two little maids."
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I ordered, "I will go to my courtyard to see them. Remember to tell them to come here quietly."
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Jiang Gui was reliable. She complied and helped me back to my room.
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Qiu Lan and Qiu Ju were the children of two servants around fifteen or sixteen years old. They had proper appearances and were well-behaved. Their mother and father were Prince Yue's pitiful mother who was scared to death. Imperial Concubine Shu's maternal family sent reliable and loyal servants to the Count of Anding's residence. When Prince Yue left the palace to establish his residence, the Count of Anding moved his family back to his hometown of Shandong. He assigned several honest and capable households to his pitiful grandson to look after the house. Therefore, Jiang Gui was very relieved. She assigned these two girls to go to the Tsukasawa Dō with a mission.
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"Nubi Qiu Lan (Qiu Ju) pays respect to Princess."
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I had already dismissed all unrelated people from the room. As for Jiang Gui, Qiu Lan, and Qiu Ju, the three maids, I first acted like a generous matriarch and gave each of them a large red envelope. After they received it, I began to say, "You two girls also work hard to serve the Consort. Her body is not good. You should be more careful when taking medicine."
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The two girls looked at each other with strange expressions on their faces when I said that I was going to eat the medicinal soup.
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Jiang Gui spoke from beside me. She gently said to the two girls, "Princess is one with Prince. Since Princess said so, you should know that you are shouldering Prince's task."
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Qiu Lan replied, "Nubi did listen to Prince's order and added Yellow Silk Powder to Consort Xian's food."
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I said, "This is what I called you here to tell you. Now that the Tang family is in ruins, Consort Xian is a woman. She doesn't go out of the house, so I don't think she can cause any trouble. You just need to suspend your tasks. You only need to keep a close eye on Consort Xian's movements for Prince and me."
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Not only did the two Qiu girls look at each other, even Jiang Gui exclaimed, "Princess, this …"
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I picked up the tea cup and slowly took a sip, "In the end, how many times has Consort Xian called me jiejie? The Tang family is already in ruins. From now on, the Tang family in the Prime Minister's Mansion is the only ones left alive. As long as she makes trouble in her own courtyard, I will turn a blind eye. It is not worthwhile to take her life."
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Jiang Gui still wanted to persuade me, "Princess!"
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I looked at him and used my trump card, "In the end, poison is a private matter in the inner house. I don't want the Hell's Department to put the blame on Prince. It is not worth it for such a woman. It can be considered as saving good karma for Prince."
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When the women heard this, they were moved with tears in their eyes. The beautiful Qiu Ju sighed, "Princess is benevolent, and Prince is kind. Both of you are immortals who have descended from heaven. But Consort Xian doesn't know how to enjoy life. She has failed to live up to Princess's kindness."
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I was surprised and felt my teeth ache. I asked her, "How did Consort Xian fail to live up to my kindness?"
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The two maids hesitated and didn't want to say.
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I glanced at Jiang Guiyi. She had an idea and immediately stood up to play the bad cop for me. Her expression immediately became fierce. With her hands on her hips, she pointed at the two servant girls and scolded, "What crafty servants. Just now, Wangfei was just trying to save face for His Highness and you. Now, you're taking advantage of her? That Tsukasawa Dō is just a concubine that I asked you to take good care of. Have you forgotten which family's servants you are? Are you trying to rebel against your master for glory? "
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I was satisfied, but I still had to put on a reprimanding expression and said to Jiang Gui, "Jiejie, you two are honorable people of the Tsukasawa Dō. Your words are too harsh."
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With the master and servant singing the same tune, the two girls kneeling below were scared out of their wits. Qiu Ju said: "Wang fei, please forgive us. It was us servants who did not watch over you well that caused such a disaster. We hope that wang fei will punish us."
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I frowned, my eyes turning cold. I glanced at the two young maids and asked, "What disaster? Consort Xian took advantage of the time when Prince and I were accompanying Consort Xian to the Mulan Paddock to guard the residence!"
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Qiu Ju said, "Yes, when Prince and Princess were not in the fu, Consort Xian was indeed recuperating in the courtyard. In addition, her body was in a bad condition. Every day, she would move a deck chair and sit under a tree in a daze. A few days ago, when the news of the Mulan Paddock rebellion reached the capital, Consort Xian struggled to get up and shouted that she wanted to go to the outer temple to pray for blessings."
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I asked, "So you let her go?"
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Qiu Ju knew that she didn't do her job well and didn't refute. She obediently kowtowed, "Please punish us, Princess."
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My heart was filled with hatred. That feeling was like playing mahjong first and then drawing a tile. After drawing a red tile, you drew another red tile. You couldn't turn it back, and then you drew another red tile. It was so unbearable that you beat your chest and stomped your feet.
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Jiang Gui turned around and looked at my expression. Hesitantly, he asked, "Princess?"
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The atmosphere was a bit awkward. Looking at the three people's cowering faces, I felt that my anger had come a bit too quickly.
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I raised my voice and said, "Come, bring three small mahogany hexagonal chairs and give them to your sisters to sit on."
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There was a familiar-looking little girl who obediently carried three small mattresses in, and placed them behind the two Miss Qiu's and Jiang Gui's courtyard's leader. The three of them thanked her for her kindness, and then sat down.
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I first asked the two Qiu girls, "Consort Xian's body is not good. She risked losing her ability to pray for blessings outside the temple. You didn't stop her?"
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Qiu Ju and Qiu Lan had just sat down. When they heard this sentence, they immediately wanted to stand up and apologize. I waved my hand and stopped them, "I'm not condemning you, but you still have to report the details to me."
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Qiu Ju said, "Princess, we did try to persuade Concubine Ce. It's just that when news of the Mulan rebellion spread, the women of the various residences all rushed from the capital to the temple to pray for their family members. In other words, they were praying for the country. "
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This was indeed an excuse. When news of the rebellion spread, this kind of gesture could be considered a covert expression of sincerity to the country.
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But how did this news reach Consort Xian's ears?
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I tilted my head and asked Jiang Gui, "How many people did Consort Xian have?"
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Jiang Gui seemed to have heard something wrong. My question was vague, but she also answered clearly, "Consort Xian has a lot of famous maids in the Prince's Mansion. The maids and daughters-in-law she brought from the Tang Mansion all made mistakes and were sent to the farm. There should be … there should be no one who could pass the news to her."
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Qiu Ju opened her mouth again and said, "Princess, it wasn't the people in the mansion who told Consort Xian about this. It was, it was the wife of Uncle Yan who personally came to the mansion to visit Concubine Ce. Wang ye has always respected Yan Guojiu, and respected him as his teacher. Yan Furen personally came to visit, and openly sent an invitation to Xian ce fei to pray at the National Temple. Nubi and the others did not dare to stop Yan Furen. "
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I thought for a moment, then accidentally said slowly, "Imperial Uncle."
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Uncle Yan, Empress Yan.
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My gaze became cold. "When did Xian ce fei and Yan furen go to the National Temple to pray for blessings?"
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Qiu Ju quickly said, "August 27th. They picked up Consort Xian in the morning and sent Concubine Ce back in the evening in a carriage."
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I continued to ask, "You didn't follow them?"
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Qiu Ju replied, "Qiu Lan followed them."
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Qiu Lan said, "Although nubi was following, and Xian ce fei and Yan furen were indeed worshipping Buddha at the National Temple, they went to the meditation room during that time and dismissed all the servants. Nubi was unable to follow them all the time."
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I said, "I can't blame you. You can leave. Just do as I say."
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The two Qiu girls got up and left. Jiang Gui was like a diligent bee. She first cleaned up the mess before returning to my side to continue serving. She held a cup of warm tea in her hand and offered it to me. Her eyes were full of sincerity as she advised me, "I know that Princess is tired, but it's almost September. Princess should be careful. Be careful not to get frostbite."
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I looked at the sun hanging high in the sky with amusement, "If it's going to be cold, it's going to take a while!"
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"A layer of autumn rain, a layer of cold. It's coming fast."
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"Let's wait for the autumn rain to come first," I pointed to the sun outside and joked with her, "Look at this sun. If you let it be covered by rain clouds, I'm afraid that light will come through the gaps between the clouds."
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Jiang Gui said, "It's easy to let light through, but it won't stop the rain clouds from raining."
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Naturally, it won't stop the rain clouds from raining.
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Then I remembered the date, the 27th of the eighth month.
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On the final day of the decisive battle, the Seventh Prince had been captured and the Old Madam Tang had stubbornly resisted. On this day, she was completely exhausted, yet the Empress was not obediently waiting in the tent to serve the Emperor. She actually had the mind to release news and even wanted to extend her hand into the Prince of Yue's estate.
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If she wanted to reach into the Province Yue, then so be it. But why was she deliberately Consort Xian?
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I couldn't figure it out no matter how much I thought about it. I pondered until noon. The gatekeeper sent a message saying that Prince Yue would arrive in half an hour and told me to prepare lunch.
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Women, no matter how high their status is, they're still just housekeepers.
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Half an hour later, Prince Yue hurriedly entered the room. Looking at the table full of delectable dishes, he was overjoyed. But when his eyes swept across the room, he saw my charcoal-like face. He hurriedly walked over and asked me, "Are you feeling unwell?"
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I glared at him. Actually, when we had just returned from the Mulan Enclosure, the imperial physicians had already passed on a few rounds of orders. All kinds of medicinal herbs that were tainted with the word 'supplement' flowed into my mouth like flowing water. When the medicinal herb shops in the capital heard about the list from the Prince of Yue's residence, they all grinned from ear to ear. On top of that, I had rested in bed for a while. Even if I hadn't fully recovered, I was almost fully recovered.
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"My body is well, but my heart is not happy."
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Prince Yue smiled and asked me: "Who in this household can make you unhappy?"
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I was fiddling with a set of Yangzhou duck on the table. To make it look good, I had decorated the duck's flat beak with many bright red flowers. I pointed at the flowers with my chopsticks and said, "Two flowers bloom, the peach blossoms and plum blossoms are beautiful."
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As soon as Prince Yue heard me, he knew who I was referring to: "If you don't like it, then tell the kitchen not to put two more flowers. The dishes of the Prince of Yue's Mansion only need one flower to be proud and aloof. "
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I smiled and said: "Your Highness, don't be like this. Speaking of which, I still have to apologize to Your Highness today."
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"What's wrong?"
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I scooped a bowl of white fungus soup for him and personally brought it to him. I acted as if it was a trivial matter and said: "It's the one from the Tsukasawa Dō. I had someone stop her medicine."
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The spoon that Prince Yue picked up made a crisp 'pa' sound, and he put it back down. My originally calm heart, because of this crisp 'pa' sound, was shaken to the ground and trembled a few times.
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"You're angry with me?"
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I subconsciously denied: "No, no, I wouldn't dare."
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Prince Yue smiled unhappily: "In front of me, there's nothing you don't dare to do. It's fine if you're angry with me, but why put her on the table?"
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Prince Yue's dislike of Consort Xian was not fake. Even in private, he didn't want to call her by her name.
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I first asked him: "Your Highness, how is the Tang family now?"
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Prince Yue looked at me and didn't seem to want to answer.
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I continued: "Originally, as a woman of the inner house, I couldn't and didn't want to get involved in the affairs of the imperial court. However, the Tang family is still my maternal family. Moreover, Tang Min and the old lady of the Tang family died in my hands. Even Tang Xiangguo died in front of me. Although they all had their own reasons for their crimes, I can't blame them for it. “/p
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Prince Yue looked at me quietly and asked: "For example."
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"For example, for example," I gritted my teeth, "For example, Tang Min."
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"And."
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I smiled stiffly: "And our family's concubine, Tsukasawa Dō."
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Prince Yue put the white porcelain bowl on the table and beckoned me over: "Come here."
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I walked towards him obediently. He took my hand and led me directly to the inner room. The servants who were serving the meal were all pretty. They put down the work in their hands and retreated. Jiang Gui, who was the most charming, even closed the door for me when he left.
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Prince Yue looked at me condescendingly and asked: "I fulfilled Tang Min's wish and forced you to kill him with your own hands. Do you hate me?"
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I curled my lips: "No, I know Your Highness is good to me."
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Prince Yue continued to ask: "Since Tang Min forced you to kill him, do you hate him even more?"
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I blinked my dry eyes. My mouth was dry, and my heart was even drier. I said to the Prince, "No, I originally hated him. Before I was married, he kidnapped me to his room to humiliate me. Fortunately, I am not that weak and kind-hearted Tang Chuizhu. Otherwise, I fear that he would have forced me to jump into the lake again." I said to the Prince, "That's not it. But, but, but after understanding the cause and effect, my hatred suddenly disappeared completely. To be honest, if I were in his position, I might be even more perverted, even more world-weary, even more paranoid and resentful than him. I even sympathize with him a little and don't want him to die. "
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