Chapter 226: A Generation of Evil Concubines (1)

In the virtual hall of another time and space, the soul-guiding lamp was so weak that it looked like a thin thread in the wind that it could be pulled away at any time.

In the hall, a woman with a terrifying appearance had already knelt down, her gray-black eyes embedded in her palm-sized face, occasionally turning around, lifeless.

"The Records of Evil Concubines of the Wu Dynasty records that Gao Shiyi was the favorite concubine of the last emperor of the Wu Dynasty. During her lifetime, she did all kinds of bad things to win favor. All the palace maids with a little beauty in the harem were tortured by her in various ways. In order to maintain her youth forever, she searched for boys and girls from the people and ate their flesh and blood alive. The people in the harem complained. Emperor Ping was deceived by her and let her do whatever she wanted, and even took the initiative to cooperate with her, which eventually ruined the entire country." Fu Liansheng finished reading her life story.

"Everyone says that I'm an evil concubine. But who knows, I'm not a bad person, and all I did was for Prince Zhaoyang." Gao Shiyi smiled bitterly, "I was originally a maid in Prince Zhaoyang's mansion. I was punished by the young lady for no reason and locked up in the woodshed. When I was dying, it was the handsome young Prince Zhaoyang who broke the door and rescued me, and sent me to the old lady to be a maid. I knew that he was of noble status and out of reach, but the old lady saw that I was honest and decent and wanted to promise me to him as a concubine. I was very happy. But at this time, the young lady's biological mother had an affair with someone, and was discovered by the old lady's people. The young lady is not a real young lady." Shiyi

was attracted by her story, became interested, and turned to look at her.

"The young lady is actually the daughter of the master of Xueyang Valley. It is said in the world that whoever controls Xueyang Valley controls the world. Not wanting to arouse His Majesty's groundless speculation, the old lady secretly suppressed the matter." Gao Shiyi was immersed in his own thoughts, "Prince Zhaoyang and the current emperor are brothers from the same father. Prince Zhaoyang's mother died early, and he was taken out of the palace by the old lady when he was ten years old. According to his ability and character, everyone thought he should be the emperor, but the current emperor is the eldest son and the legitimate heir, so he should inherit the throne. Prince Zhaoyang and the young lady have been childhood sweethearts since they were young, and they naturally fell in love with each other without the identity of siblings. But I fell in love with Prince Zhaoyang because of the rescue by breaking out of the door. When the emperor selected the young lady to enter the palace, in order to help them, I took the initiative to kneel down and beg the old lady to enter the palace."

"I only heard that the current emperor was not good at poetry and literature, was not capable of great responsibilities, and was not as handsome as the King of Zhaoyang. But after I entered the palace, I found that it was not true. The King of Zhaoyang was a man with a strong and beautiful body, but the emperor was a romantic man. The emperor loved me and gave me everything I wanted." Gao Shiyi's expression changed from nostalgia to madness, "But what did I do? For the sake of King Zhaoyang, I actually ruined his country and killed him with a pill that was called health-preserving but was actually poison. He was begging for me until the moment of his death, begging King Zhaoyang and the daughter of the Valley Master to let me go. I did so much for King Zhaoyang, but he didn't even look at me and directly ordered people to shoot arrows. The former lady, now the daughter of the Valley Master, everyone said she was kind, but when I died, there was no compassion in her eyes, but a gleam of venting. After I died, she personally destroyed my face. My life is like a joke. Those who loved me were killed by my own hands. Those who didn't love me, I spent my whole life begging and asking for them, but I didn't get a single glimpse of pity."

"Pay the price?" Shi Yi looked at her crying and utterly disfigured, and could already intuitively feel her pain.

"Beauty." Gao Shi Yi restrained his emotions, put one hand on the ground, and used the other hand to tidy up his face, then raised his head and deliberately showed the face that was comparable to a fairy, "Everyone praises my face for being extremely beautiful and gorgeous. If you like it, I will give it to you as a reward."

Shi Yi had seen so many beauties, and they were all forgotten after seeing them, but his eyes lingered on her face for a moment.

"Indeed, it is gorgeous." She praised sincerely, "Deal."

"I don't want to care about the master of Xueyang Valley, nor do I want to care about the King of Zhaoyang. I just want my emperor to live well. With the country in my hands, no one dares to despise or challenge his authority." Gao Shi Yi's eyebrows were sharp, but his eyes were extremely gentle, "I betrayed him before, but now I am sensible."

"Press the handprint." Fu Liansheng raised his right hand lightly, and the beige silk flew to her feet.

Wu Chao.

"When you are ready, come to the palace." The old lady held a string of small-leaf red sandalwood Buddhist beads in her hand, her eyes showed kindness, but she had a powerful aura.

Shi Yi retracted her scrutiny, lowered her eyes, patted her skirt, and said, "I came to the palace on behalf of the young lady to help the young lady and the prince. It is a bit of a favor to the palace, but the harem is dangerous, and I don't know how long I can live. The old lady doesn't want Shi Yi to lose his composure in front of the emperor, so please confirm my identity and prepare more money for me."

She was clearly putting forward conditions.

If she was really like the real owner, she had nothing and entered the harem in the dark. Before Emperor Ping discovered her beauty, she would have suffered a lot. It would be better to bring more gold and silver from the palace to bribe the palace servants.

The old lady stopped twisting the beads, looked at her for a long time and said, "I was careless. Fortunately, there is plenty of time, and it is not too late to prepare some gold and silver now."

"Thank you for your kindness, old lady." Shi Yi closed his eyes and didn't want to see anyone in the room anymore.

Because none of these people are sincere to the original owner. They all calculated the beauty of the original owner, hoping to maximize the benefits of this beauty. But the original owner was a brainless person, thinking that they were really for her own good, and they were so sincere, which also led to the subsequent exposure of the substitution case, and she was rumored to be a vicious woman who loved wealth and glory. However, this old lady was not stupid. After she clearly put forward the conditions, she thought that as soon as she entered the palace, the people in the mansion who knew her identity would disappear.

Before half an incense stick was even halfway through, the housekeeper brought in a large bag of things. Looking at the weight, you can tell that it must be filled with a lot of gold and silver utensils.

"A little?" The old lady looked at her with a smile.

Shi Yi shook her head and said with a smile, "Since I am a young lady in this palace, I naturally won't doubt my grandmother's feelings for me."

The old lady paused again while twirling the Buddhist beads, and laughed heartily, "My granddaughter has really grown up."

"Grandmother, Shi Yi is leaving the palace of Chaoyang Palace today, and will not be able to serve you every day in the future. I wish you good health." Shi Yi whispered as he stood up and passed by her.

This old lady contributed a lot to the original owner's blackening in the later period. She spread all kinds of rumors that Emperor Ping framed King Zhaoyang, making the original owner really believe that Emperor Ping was immoral and could not tolerate King Zhaoyang, a wise minister, and committed many irreparable mistakes. In this life, she must let her witness the defeat of Chaoyang Palace with her own eyes.

The old lady felt the inexplicable malice emanating from Shi Yi, her body paused, and then laughed heartily, "I knew my granddaughter was filial."

(End of this chapter)