Chapter 405: Wrong Payment (Revised)

After winter.

The weather is starting to get colder.

Although the secret room was not as cold as outside, it was not warm either.

There were thick clothes and bedding, but they were all ice cold.

The only heating and lighting equipment was an oil lamp.

A lamp that is about to burn out.

The water and dry food they brought into the secret room were almost eaten up, and from time to time there were rats running by, trying to steal their dry food.

Jiang Zijin was almost scared to death and was leaning weakly on Yaer.

In her two lifetimes, she had never suffered such hardship or seen such a thing.

Now they have to compete with mice for food.

She knew that she had been trapped in this dark place for more than ten days because she had only prepared ten days' worth of dry food and water.

She originally thought that King Chen would come to pick her up in five days at most.

Unexpectedly, Prince Chen did send someone, but it was not to pick her up.

It cut off her only way to survive.

Now there is no dry food or water left, and even the only oil lamp in the secret room is almost burned out.

She could only wait to die slowly in the darkness, letting herself stink and rot.

She regretted, she hated, she was unwilling to accept.

She thought she had at least a 60% chance of winning this bet.

Unexpectedly, I lost miserably.

She didn't laugh at herself for being stupid or naive, but laughed at herself for being blind and misjudging the person.

It is said that victory and defeat are common in the military, but this time she lost completely and miserably.

There is no future.

Although she never trusted King Chen as a person, she believed in his feelings for her.

She also understood that Prince Chen would eventually get tired of her.

But I never expected that he was still caring about me and looking so affectionate a few days ago.

He turned around and abandoned her, even going so far as to put her to death.

It seems that this little bit of trust has become a joke.

Jiang Zijin's heart turned cold the moment the secret room was sealed.

This time she had no hope of survival.

Because probably, apart from King Chen, no one in this world knows where she is or where she died.

A few years later, or perhaps decades later, the new owner of this yard will discover that there are two skeletons hidden in this secret room.

Jiang Zijin looked at the little maid beside her, "Ya'er, I'm sorry for getting you into trouble. I made you die here with me."

Until now, the only one who stayed with her was this little maid.

We met by chance and are not related.

Just because of the meal, the little maidservant was devoted to her and was willing to risk her life for her.

But she dared to trust her based only on the memory of her previous life.

Trust between people is really strange.

"Empress, can't we really get out?" Yaer was unwilling to accept it.

The worst-case scenario they had planned was that King Chen would ignore them and leave them to fend for themselves.

Unexpectedly, King Chen not only ignored them, but also wanted them to die.

All men in the world are heartless.

She felt sorry for Jiang Zijin.

Yaer got up, groped for the door of the secret room, and knocked on it hard.

Turning the useless mechanism.

I shouted until my voice was hoarse, but there was still no movement outside. I scratched my fingers until they were bruised, but I still couldn't open the door of the secret room.

Jiang Zijin propped himself up and sat up. "Don't waste your energy. This wall is very soundproof. Even if you scream at the top of your lungs, no one outside can hear what's going on inside. King Chen wants us to die quietly in here and turn this secret room into our grave."

"Your Majesty..."

Yaer stopped, sat down beside Jiang Zijin, and snuggled up to her. "Don't be sad, my lady. Even if you die, I will be with you on your way to the underworld. You won't be alone."

She just feels sorry for the Empress.

I don't understand how Prince Chen could be so cruel to the person next to him.

They seem to be in love with each other on a daily basis, but it turns out that beneath their gentleness lies an invisible knife that draws blood.

Jiang Zijin smiled bitterly, "I'm not sad. I just lament the fickleness of fate. I've clearly tried my best to change my fate, but my life is worse than my previous one. Perhaps I've been on the wrong path from the beginning."

"My queen, you have to hold on... Someone will come to save us..." Yaer didn't know what her master was talking about and thought she was talking nonsense.

He quickly stuffed the remaining dry food into his master's mouth.

The master is delicate and has not recovered from his illness yet, so he cannot compare to her.

She had been an orphan since childhood and was sold from one place to another by traffickers. No matter how difficult her life was, she never thought about dying.

I was used to being hungry and cold, and I wouldn’t die from starvation after one or two meals.

Just live one day at a time.

Jiang Zijin looked at the flickering light in the oil lamp, which was getting weaker and weaker, just like her life.

Lost in a little bit.

There was no way anyone would come to save her. There was no one in this world who cared about her anymore.

Maybe there is, it’s the little maid in front of me.

She has now accepted the reality and is no longer troubled.

There was no grief and anger like when I first realized I couldn't get out.

She stroked the dagger in her arms.

This dagger was originally given to her by King Chen for self-defense, but she didn't expect that she would use it to end her life now.

Starving to death or freezing to death would be very difficult to endure.

It would be better to die cleanly while still conscious.

The lights grew dimmer and dimmer until they went out.

The last light went out.

It was endless darkness, so dark that you couldn't see your hand in front of you.

Darkness intensifies the fear in people's hearts.

The scenes of her past life and present life overlapped and flashed before her eyes.

She saw herself as the queen in her previous life.

I also saw my mother, my grandparents, and even Prince Jing and Mu Qianxue.

Suddenly I felt that my life was a joke.

Can't distinguish between dreams and reality.

This life is so short.

She died before she even reached the age of 15.

She didn't understand what the meaning of rebirth was.

Should I let her watch myself lose everything bit by bit until I have nothing left?

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Went to my grandmother's house.

Miaomiao then took her second brother to the suburbs to look for Xiaobai.

They rode their horses and searched many places: in the mountains and forests, beside the lakes, on the vast grasslands...

Wherever she went, she would play the bamboo flute.

Still no sign of Xiaobai.

"Miaomiao, go back. It's getting dark. Mother is waiting for us at home." Jiang Ziyan gathered his cloak and wrapped his sister in his arms.

"Brother, do you think Xiaobai doesn't want us anymore? Will it come back?" Miaomiao looked back at the woods behind him reluctantly.

"We'll meet again if fate allows. Perhaps it has simply left this forest and gone to a place far away where it can no longer hear your flute."

"Yeah?"

"Of course, this is the outskirts of Beijing. People hunt from time to time. Xiaobai must have gone to the mountains."

"What should Jiang Zijin do if he can't find Xiaobai?" Miaomiao looked up at his second brother. After all, the person they wanted to catch was his half-sister.

"There will be a way, Miaomiao, don't worry, brother will catch her." There was no emotion in Jiang Ziyan's eyes.

To him, this so-called sister is a poisonous snake.

Opening casinos to make money has caused many families to be broken up and forced to sell their wives and children.

Breaking up people's marriages and playing with men.

He also disobeyed the order and escaped by attaching himself to King Chen.

Is there anything she can't do? How could such a woman appear in the Jiang family?

This woman is more poisonous than a snake.

The snake is in the dark, the man is in the light.

I'm afraid she might suddenly jump out and bite you at any time.

As long as Jiang Zijin is alive, he will never be at peace.

Miaomiao huddled in her second brother's arms, revealing only her two eyes. "Brother, let's go back."

Although she felt a little disappointed that she didn't find the little white wolf, she also understood.

Human life span is limited, and so is that of wolves.

Birth, aging, sickness and death are in accordance with the laws of nature.

Wolves also have their own lifespans.

A'niang said that Xiaobai's father should be the alpha wolf, and Xiaobai's sudden departure was most likely because the old wolf left, and it returned to the jungle to fulfill its obligations.

According to the lifespan of wolves, Xiaobai has been with her for most of her life.

Just like family members.

Although it is understandable, Miaomiao has been in a low mood since she didn't see Xiaobai.

Jiang Ziyan felt the same way, stroking his sister's head and soothing her: "Miaomiao, do you like puppies?"

"I don't like it." Miaomiao shook her head.

She knew that her second brother wanted to get a puppy for her, but how could this be the same?

Xiaobai is Xiaobai, and there is no replacement for him.

Speaking of dogs, Jiang Miaomiao thought of this.

"Second brother, I feel like Jiang Zijin must still be in that house. Why don't we find a dog and go check it out?"

Jiujiu said that Jiang Zijin never left the house from beginning to end.

This situation can only mean that there is either a secret room or a tunnel in the villa.

If you can’t find Xiaobai, then you can only find a dog. A dog’s sense of smell is just as sensitive.

"Well, let's find a dog and search again." Jiang Ziyan looked back at the forest behind him.

In fact, if there is no wolf, you can find a dog instead.

The kind of dog that specializes in searching for criminals.

With Jiang Zijin's skills, if she really hid in that house, she must have fumigated with spices in advance to cover up the smell on her body.

So the government didn’t find any talented people at first.

But if you search after a few days, you might be able to find it.

The smell of incense faded.

As long as Jiang Zijin is still in that house, even a dead person can be found by her.

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