At this moment, the sky had already brightened. After a whole night of tossing and turning, Zong Zheng Xiaoting looked much more haggard. However, there were some things that needed to be made clear all at once, whether for the purpose of collusion or to restore the facts.
Looking at the Empress and Consort Rougui, Zong Zheng Xiaoting lowered his eyes, stared at his hands, and spoke slowly, "Mother and Consort, aren't you surprised that the Zong Zheng Xiaoting who woke up again is not the same Zong Zheng Xiaoting as before?"
Zong Zheng Xiaoting did not intend to wait for the Queen and Concubine Rougui's response. She smiled faintly and said to herself, "In fact, Zong Zheng Xiaoting was drowned when Concubine Lixian personally pressed her into the water. Or, she was killed by the chronic poison that Concubine Li asked the imperial physician to inject into her body when she was unconscious for seven weeks."
Raising his eyes, Zong Zheng Xiaoting looked at Concubine Rou Gui with some worry, but he saw that she pursed her red lips with a look of forbearance on her face.
The queen, however, had red eyes and said to Zong Zheng Xiaoting word by word: "Go on!"
"Today, Qingqing deliberately deepened the pain on her face after being slapped because she thought she had a deep affection for her master. She had suspected me when I pretended to have amnesia. A person who personally guards the master, holds the master's hand, slowly cools and deceives herself, using her own warmth to maintain the master's presence, facing each other day and night. She knew about my abnormality, but was unwilling to expose it, only because she would rather believe that this is resurrection, and because she wants to avenge her master." Zong Zheng Xiaoting mentioned Qingqing with heartache in his eyes.
"If so, who are you?" Concubine Rou remained silent, but the Queen looked at her sister worriedly. She gently supported Concubine Rou with her hand, pretending to support her, and spoke in a steady voice.
"My name is still Zong Zheng Xiao Ting, but I am not the daughter of Concubine Rou Gui, but the daughter of your eldest sister."
Zong Zheng Xiaoting's words caused a huge uproar. The Empress and Concubine Rou Gui both had expressions of disbelief on their faces.
Zong Zheng Xiaoting tapped the back of her hand with her fingertips and answered the two of them concisely, "Although I don't know why my father and mother left here that year and went to a country that you can't contact, but this act against the will of heaven must have some shortcomings, and I returned because of this deficiency. When I returned, I accidentally became Zong Zheng Xiaoting, the second princess of Luozha Kingdom, and witnessed her unwillingness before her death."
He kept observing the expressions of the Empress and Concubine Rougui. Although they looked incredulous, they also had a look of sudden enlightenment. Zong Zheng Xiaoting knew that they had already prepared themselves mentally when their mother left.
Concubine Rougui, who had been silent all this time, finally suppressed her grief and spoke hesitantly, "So, that's why you want revenge?"
"Yes!" Zong Zheng Xiaoting nodded. "Although my mother never talked about her past, she would be depressed on a few days every year. And coincidentally, these days were the birthdays of my mother and my mother's concubine. It was also because of this, plus your similar faces and the same protective temperament, that I guessed that my arrival was destined by heaven."
Zong Zheng Xiaoting tried his best to make some incredible things sound mysterious.
The Queen nodded in understanding, "No wonder the eldest sister told us that day, if she found someone who was willing to devote her whole life to her, and who would go through fire and water for her without regrets, would we understand her? If she went to a paradise on earth and could never see us again, would we be angry and annoyed with her?"
"No wonder my Ting'er has changed so much." There was bitterness and pain in Concubine Rou's tone.
Zong Zheng Xiaoting stood up and bowed to the Empress and Consort Rou Gui. "My two aunts, although I don't know how much you trust me, I know that all these years, Mother has always felt indebted to you. I came here to save Mother, but ended up in the palace, watching you walk on thin ice. I only hope that I can give you a peaceful life, and then I will find a chance to leave the palace and look for something that can stabilize Mother's situation."
"Get up quickly!" the Queen and Concubine Rougui said hurriedly.
"Over the years, no one knew about your mother's affairs. Blood is thicker than water. Although we feel that Ting'er is a completely different person after waking up, we still feel close to her. I'm afraid it's because there is a bit of my elder sister in you, and I feel a great deal of closeness to her." The queen helped Zong Zheng Xiaoting up, placed her back on the couch, and patted Zong Zheng Xiaoting's hand.
"My daughter Ting'er passed away, but you lived for her. I missed hearing about my elder sister for many years, but you brought me peace of mind. Perhaps this is fate, and it is God's will." Concubine Rou Gui closed her eyes in pain, trying to calm herself.
Zong Zheng Xiaoting was a little worried, but the empress shook her head soothingly at him, signaling her to wait for a moment.
Sure enough, soon, Concubine Rougui broke the silence and slowly opened her eyes, "I must avenge Ting'er, but there are some things that I still don't understand."
Zong Zheng Xiaoting met Concubine Rou Gui's gaze and smiled softly: "This is the second thing I want to say."
The Queen and Concubine Rougui looked at each other, then they sat down on the edge of the bed, quietly waiting for Zong Zheng Xiaoting's next words.
Seeing that the two had calmed down, Zong Zheng Xiaoting said cautiously, "It is true that Concubine Lixian was trying to kill the second princess, but it is false that there were assassins. Concubine Lixian must have arranged for Concubine Fu to break into Cuiyun Palace. As for how Concubine Fu was tricked into doing this, I am afraid it was coercion and inducement."
"What about your injuries?" Thinking back to the shocking amount of blood when she came in earlier, the queen was still shocked.
"No risk, no gain. Princesses are all weak, and everyone knows the self-torture tactic, but everyone understands that it is only used when there is no other choice. Only by spending so much money, the emperor will firmly believe it." Zong Zheng Xiaoting said, "I have long seen the viciousness of Concubine Lixian, and the most unacceptable thing is that she has sinister intentions. This is terrifying. In this dynasty where men are superior to women, no matter how deep the emperor's love is, he will not love beauty over the country. Otherwise, my mother would not compromise, and my mother would not need to do so. Because of this, the two sisters are forced to share a husband."
Zong Zheng Xiaoting's words were full of gems, which hurt the two people's hearts that had been deliberately frozen.
However, Zongzheng Xiaoting did not give them time to feel sorry for themselves. She only said to the empress and Concubine Rougui in a serious tone: "But now, my mother and my mother, you must remember that the assassin and Concubine Lixian are inextricably linked. My injuries were caused by the assassin. No matter who asks, accuses, or provokes you later, you must tell yourselves that what happened tonight is true!"
Zong Zheng Xiaoting spoke every word with solemnity and determination, causing the Empress and Concubine Rou to frown at the same time.
"Ting'er, you are..."
At this moment, the eunuch's shrill voice was heard from outside the house, "Your Majesty, Concubine Lixian is clamoring to see Concubine Gui."
When the eunuch's voice came, the smile on Zong Zheng Xiaoting's face became more intense, and the Empress and Concubine Rougui also had a look of sudden enlightenment.
"Ting'er, have a good rest. We'll leave first." Concubine Rou looked at Zongzheng Xiaoting and nodded.
"Mother, please be careful in everything. You should know that one wrong move can lead to a complete loss." Zong Zheng Xiaoting whispered in a low voice. After closing his eyes, he quickly felt sleepy.
The Queen and Concubine Rougui gently closed the door and went in different directions. The soft sunlight did not give people a sense of warmth at this moment.
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