"Where am I..."
Hearing Pei's voice, Empress Xiaomin turned around and met Pei's face. Pei was stunned for a moment.
Is this dark-skinned woman Queen Hyomin?
Across from her, Shao Yihui winked at her.
Pei frowned and confirmed it.
Pei was just thinking about what to say when Empress Xiaomin spoke up. She asked, "Pei, do you remember me?"
Pei was tied up and unable to perform the ceremony, so she lowered her head and said respectfully, "How could this servant not recognize the Empress? Is the Empress in good health?"
This is really just making conversation.
Empress Xiaomin coughed lightly twice, and changed her previous gaffe. She was dignified and majestic, like a child pretending to be an adult, and replied, "Of course I am fine."
The two exchanged pleasantries for a while, and Shao Yihui untied Pei's rope. Pei suddenly knelt down and apologized, "This servant has deceived your majesty. I have been unable to sleep at night thinking about it all these years. I hope your majesty will forgive me..."
Shit, there's more melon to eat?
Queen Hyomin suddenly became energetic, but she could not show any fear. She had to be dignified and carry the queen's baggage.
Queen Hyomin frowned and asked, "What's the secret? Tell me the truth."
Pei gritted her teeth and recounted what Shao Yihui had told her.
Shao Yihui said that if she cooperated with him and he could get her identity back, he could guarantee her a life of wealth and glory for the rest of her life. If she did not agree, he would give her to Wei Ju. He told her that the secret could no longer be kept secret, and if Wei Ju found her, he would definitely kill her!
So she had no choice but to cooperate with him.
"Empress, over thirty years ago, you had just given birth to the Third Prince, now His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. At that time, the King's Uncle summoned me and gave me a large sum of money, asking me to swap the Crown Prince for the baby boy he had prepared in advance..."
"What?" Queen Hyomin's face turned serious, and her clear eyes instantly flashed with a cold light that could not be looked into.
Queen Hyomin startled Pei and she fell backwards. Queen Hyomin grabbed her collar and asked her harshly, "What happened next? Did you change?"
Pei's lips trembled for a while, and then she nodded imperceptibly under Empress Xiaomin's cold gaze.
The hand that Empress Xiaomin had been holding onto Pei's collar suddenly lost its strength. She frowned, a blush stained the corners of her eyes, and her heart was in panic and pain. She realized belatedly that it was no wonder that Cong'er looked nothing like her and Zhao Rui. She had thought that he took after Zhao Rui's deceased mother. No wonder... no wonder...
She clutched her chest and gritted her teeth, "Since you changed it, then... then where is this... this real child of mine?!"
Empress Xiaomin growled with difficulty. She didn't dare to think about how that beast Wei Ju would treat her child if what Pei said was true.
He'll take his anger out on him...
No one knows better than her the hatred between Wei Ju and the original owner!
Queen Xiaomin suddenly felt a great regret in her heart. Why didn't she kill Wei Ju earlier? Why did she keep him? He was a disaster!
This regret instantly reached its peak when she saw Pei shaking her head. She stepped forward and slapped Pei in the face.
"Bitch! I've never treated you badly, yet you actually plotted to murder the heir to the throne for a small sum of silver!"
Pei covered her face with her hands and kowtowed while crying and apologizing. Perhaps it was only then that she felt fear.
Pei's life was both lucky and unfortunate. Unfortunately, she did not have a good family background, was not good at writing, and did not find a good husband. But other than that, her life was smooth sailing.
This has led to her developing an ignorant and fearless character.
For example, she was so bold as to be bribed to exchange the prince for a little silver, and she was safe and sound afterwards. According to common sense, Wei Ju should have killed her, but she had no such intention. As luck would have it, she actually went back alive.
In the years since she returned, she has been unproductive and has become addicted to gambling. She soon spent all her money and owed a huge debt. When she was about to have no other choice, she found Zhao Cong with this secret, threatened Zhao Cong, and deceived Zhao Cong. Zhao Cong was actually deceived by her and thought that her daughter Li was the golden branch and jade leaf that Ben had exchanged, so he favored and took care of her.
According to common sense, if she kept asking Zhao Cong for money, Zhao Cong would sooner or later get tired of her and killing her would be easier than crushing an ant.
But she met Shangguan Shu again.
Shangguan Shu knew that an ignorant woman like her was the easiest to get rid of, without any threats or inducements. She didn't even know what she had done, and her existence was such a huge hidden danger.
The most dangerous place is the safest place.
Not covering up can actually help hide the secret.
He trapped her in a farm outside the capital, found her a widower, and started living with her, but the farm was guarded by secret guards every day.
Pei couldn't go out, let alone gamble. She felt depressed all day long. Fortunately, the widower was a good man. He obeyed her in everything and let her do whatever she wanted.
But this kind of life was not what she had imagined. She wanted freedom. She didn't know that there were people outside who wanted to kill her. She tried to escape, but was poisoned by the secret guards. This poison required taking the antidote every day. If she didn't take it for a day, she would be in excruciating pain. In this way, she finally calmed down.
But in fact, they are just ordinary flour balls.
Until a few days ago, someone came and told her that if she did as he said, she would not only have freedom, but also be promised wealth and glory.
But the man didn't tell her that she would be beaten...
It's been so long since the incident happened, and Queen Hyomin's child is right behind her. What is she still concerned about?
Pei was somewhat dissatisfied, but no one cared.
Empress Xiaomin was so angry that her vision went dark and she staggered back a step.
Shao Yihui watched silently without helping.
When he was a teenager, if he saw this scene, he would be moved and his eyes would be filled with tears, but not now.
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