Chapter 299: Delicate Flower 2

The palace was extremely quiet.

It was so quiet that the only sound that could be heard was the queen's heavy breathing.

She was so dignified and peaceful, the mother of the world,

When she stood in front of Concubine Hui, her eyes were bloodshot, her hair was disheveled, and she looked like a mad woman.

Huipin was also saddened when she saw her like this.

“Is it worth it?”

The queen was stunned. "What did you say?"

Huipin smiled calmly, "Let me ask you, after fighting for so long, and struggling for so long, you ended up with a husband who doesn't love you, and a son who doesn't get close to you. Did you get what you wanted?"

She bent down to pick up the scattered pieces of the phoenix crown, and reached out to clasp it on the queen's head.

"Just to keep your throne? You know you were able to become the queen only because the emperor was afraid of the Ning family, so he let you take advantage of the opportunity. You have been living in fear all these years, and I guess your life must have been hard."

Huipin hit the nail on the head and expressed what had been bothering the Queen for so many years.

The queen couldn't help but recall that when she first entered the palace, she was also a well-educated, gentle and quiet girl from a noble family.

At that time, she thought that she had married the most noble man in the world, and in the future she would take care of her husband and children, be a model for the country, live in harmony with her concubines, and live a very smooth life.

But later,

Xiao Jingheng's indifference, Ning Wanshuang's tyranny, and various concubines popping up like mushrooms after rain.

So many lonely and cold nights, the cycle of winter to spring, really chilled her heart.

She just realized that entering the palace was not a dream come true, but the beginning of a nightmare.

Over the years, every word in her father's letters to her was about asking her to take care of the harem and teaching her how to be a good queen.

No one cared about her situation, and no one asked her if she was happy.

Some are just the earnest teachings from my mother's family.

She was taught to fight and strive, to secure her position as queen and continue the glory of her mother's family, to give birth to a legitimate son, and to become the queen mother in the future.

Even the queen herself had forgotten when she began to become so paranoid and scheming. Whenever she saw someone being favored, she would become like a frightened bird and start looking for a way out for herself.

After a long silence, the queen's face was stiff and she muttered in a trance.

"I am the queen. No one can take my place away from me! No one!"

Huipin sighed, shook her head and said:

"The time has come. Your Majesty, it's time for you to set off."

She stood up and slowly approached the queen.

The queen's tailbone was bruised and she couldn't get up.

The phoenix that once soared in the sky can now only crawl and retreat on the ground like an ant.

"What are you going to do? If you dare to touch me, I will make sure your entire clan is buried with you!"

Huipin pushed the queen to the yellow pear wood table, leaned over and lifted her chin, smiling slightly.

"It has come to this, Queen, can't you see clearly? It's not me who wants you to die, it's the Emperor who won't tolerate you."

"Your Majesty?" The Queen shook her head in astonishment. "Impossible! Your Majesty would never do this! I am the Queen, his legitimate wife!"

She was obviously terrified, but she still stiffened her neck, thinking about the glory of her family.

"My father is the Minister of War, and my mother's family is the founding father of the Qi Dynasty! The Emperor cannot depose me! He cannot!"

"So, the Emperor didn't depose you, did he?"

Huipin gently stroked the empress's slender neck with her little finger.

She was smiling, but her expression suddenly became serious, and she said word by word:

"The Emperor will not depose the Empress, but he can lose his wife."

Hearing this, the Queen's pupils trembled violently.

Suddenly he thought of something and asked in disbelief:

"You, you are the emperor's man?"

Huipin was stunned for a moment, then smiled again.

"Maybe. Anyway, that's what he thinks, and you can think so too. It doesn't matter."

Her hands gradually climbed to the queen's forehead, and her soft fingers penetrated into the queen's hair. She suddenly exerted force, pulling her scalp tightly,

"Goodbye, Queen~"

Before the Queen could shout,

Huipin had already grabbed the Queen's hair and banged her temples hard against the hard corner of the table.

After a heavy blow, the queen fell to the ground and died without any cry.

'Squeak'

The door of the main hall of Kunning Palace was slowly pushed open.

In the courtyard stood several tall and strong men in dark clothes and black veils.

They were Xiao Jingheng's secret guards in the palace, and they only followed Xiao Jingheng's orders.

Huipin glanced at them and saw that one of them was holding Shuangruo hostage.

At this moment, Shuang Ruo was tied up, her mouth was blocked, and her face was covered with tears.

When she saw Concubine Hui, she became so emotional that she didn't know what she was yelling at her.

Huipin took out a piece of plain white silk from her waist and walked towards her while wiping her hands.

The secret guard asked, "My lady, have they been sent away?"

Huipin nodded lightly, and the secret guard asked again: "Then how should we deal with this maid?"

Huipin said nothing and walked straight out of the palace gate.

Only when he passed by Shuang Ruo did he say in a sad voice,

"The queen fell and was killed. Aunt Shuang and the queen had a deep bond as master and servant, and she died for her master."

After saying this, she raised her hand and dropped the white silk, letting it lightly fall in front of Shuang Ruo.

As soon as she left Kunning Palace, Huipin heard a violent collision coming from the courtyard.

The secret guard was quick and nimble, and must have sent Shuangruo to die with her master.

Huipin let out a long sigh, then looked at the coral red ring on her right index finger, her eyes filled with tears, and she whispered,

"I will eventually fulfill your expectations, and I will eventually see you again."

As he spoke, he raised his index finger and placed a deep kiss on the red ring.

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