Several eunuchs quickly stepped forward and carried Princess Qiongyao down.

They placed Princess Qiong Yao on the bed.

Empress Dowager Xiao waved her hand, signaling all the eunuchs to leave.

Sitting by Princess Qiong Yao's bedside, Empress Dowager Xiao wept uncontrollably.

"You're trying to kill me."

"If you die, how can I live?"

"Why is my life so bitter?" Empress Xiao cried more and more bitterly as she spoke, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably.

"I was forcibly defiled by your father when I was 14 years old, which is how your brother came to be."

Who knew God would be so unfair to me? Your brother died of smallpox when he was six years old.

"Later, I finally had you two, my brother and sister, but the late emperor had already passed away."

As a woman, I have to guard against both the entire court of officials and your uncles and brothers who are trying to seize power...

Over the years, I've walked on thin ice, every step fraught with anxiety and fear.

"Is it easy for a woman like me to hear this much?"

"I raised you with great difficulty, and now you want to hang yourself. You want to take my life."

How can you be so clueless, child?

"If you die, what will I have to live for? If I can't live, will your brother still be alive?"

There are many people in the imperial court who want to kill your brother.

"Do you really want your brother's throne to be stolen so that I would rather die a miserable death in the palace?"

Empress Dowager Xiao wept bitterly.

Princess Qiong Yao was at a loss for what to do. The young girl quickly comforted Empress Dowager Xiao.