Chapter 256
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It was May. Even in the Nanping Mansion, the charcoal braziers had long been removed. Jiusi had mixed some mint into the Du Heng incense that Xiahou Qing was used to. On this early summer night, it was refreshing and pleasant, curling up in spirals.
However, there was a place in the harem that, even in the hottest summer, when one stepped in, it would still make one shiver abruptly and feel cold from the depths of their hearts.
Empress Cao's face was cold as she stepped through the threshold of the withered vermilion paint. She stepped over pieces of broken and missing bricks and walked into the tomb-like palace. There was no heat or candlelight in the palace. There was only an old and hoarse voice singing a tuneless nursery rhyme in a low voice.
"Lingshan Guard, Lingshan Guard, several times we met in the dream. Couldn't bear to put down the brush, paper full of blood and tears … Lingshan Guard, Lingshan Guard, every blade of grass and every tree is haggard. It is said that Lingshan is a thousand feet high, and it is difficult to find a red rose. Lingshan Guard, Lingshan Guard, how many feelings are in the world? Every day in the sky, I see wild geese flying to the south, but I don't see old friends, my heart is broken … "
The palace maids held the lamp. Empress Cao walked in front of a shabby cupboard in the midst of the noisy and ear-piercing nursery rhyme. She raised her chin. The palace servants accompanying her immediately moved the cupboard aside and found the deposed concubine Jiang shi hiding behind it.
Jiang shi had a head of messy white hair and wore an old palace dress. She held an ugly doll carved from wood in her arms. It had no eyes or nose, only a large mouth drawn. There was a pool of blood red paint on the side of the mouth. It looked particularly frightening at night. However, she turned a blind eye to it. Instead, she treated it like a treasure in the world, holding the doll in her arms and gently shaking it.
Empress Cao lowered her eyes and expressionlessly looked at her almost crazy appearance. Her voice was like cold steel. "It's you, right?"
Jiang shi turned a deaf ear and continued to hum her messy rhyme. "Lingshan Guard, Lingshan Guard, the annual cold star falls. Last year's star was in the north, but who is this year's cold star … "
Empress Cao bent down and grabbed her arm. She pulled her out of the dark corner and pulled her to her feet. "Jiang Chisu, don't pretend to be deaf and mute. You're the one who's been sneaking around behind my back. You're the one who's been playing tricks, aren't you?!"
Jiang shi stared at her with those empty eyes. She did not speak and was also like a wooden person. This hellish cold palace had long turned her from a stunning beauty into a withered old woman. Only the outline of her face could be vaguely recognized. When she was young, she was once the most beautiful rose in this harem.
"Are you afraid?"
After a long while, she slowly laughed. Her empty face looked particularly frightening at this moment. She approached Empress Cao's eyes and whispered: "So you also know fear. Hahaha, our Great Yue Dynasty's most honorable Empress, whose hands are stained with the blood of so many people, unexpectedly also know fear. Baby, did you hear that? It's too funny, hahahahaha … … "
Empress Cao fiercely slapped her face: "What is there to be afraid of? Simply absurd, slap her face!"
Several palace maids immediately stepped forward and grabbed Jiang shi. One slap after another landed on Jiang shi's face. Soon, her face was swollen.
In the midst of the slapping, Empress Cao sternly said: "At that time, that slut who pretended to be Consort Ruan suddenly committed suicide in the cold palace. As for Old Princess Yu, I remember that you were close friends with her when you were young, and your relationship was very close. Did you do something to both of these things? How did you get the plum blossom kiss?! "
Jiang shi spat out a mouthful of blood from her mouth dizzily. She smiled and said: "Guess."
Empress Cao also smiled. Her smile was incomparably cold. She whispered: "Then you refuse a toast only to be forced to drink a forfeit."
She coldly waved her wide sleeves. Cai Bin immediately understood and stepped forward. She snatched the wooden doll that Jiang shi was holding tightly. Starting from the four limbs, she broke them one by one and crushed them under her feet.
Jiang shi immediately collapsed. She desperately struggled. Snot and tears flowed down her face. Her forehead hit the ground: "I was wrong … … I was wrong! Give my baby back to me! Empress, I admit my mistake! I didn't do it. I don't know what happened. I was trapped in this cold palace every day. I didn't know what happened outside. It really wasn't me, it wasn't! My baby!!! "
Admiring her crying appearance, Empress Cao narrowed her eyes as if she was thinking about something. After a moment, she finally ordered people to let go. Jiang shi crawled like a dog to the broken doll and wailed in pain.
Empress Cao lowered her head to look at her. Her lips hooked into a smile. Her eyes were sharper and more ruthless than a blade: "Whether it was you or not, ben gong is not afraid. Twenty-two years ago, you lost to me. In this life, you are destined to be defeated by me. "
"Someone come! Continue to serve her well for this consort. You must serve her until she doesn't fall ill or suffer any disasters and lives a long life. This consort wants her to personally witness the day this consort's child ascends to the throne and this consort ascends to the position of Empress Dowager! "
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