Upon hearing this devastating news, the eldest princess, who had been sitting sadly in front of the bronze mirror, suddenly raised her head, her eyes filled with disbelief and astonishment!
What did she hear?
Is Zhou Cheng going to imprison all the court officials in this godforsaken place?
And the siege will continue tomorrow!
"Can't!"
"He can't do this..." A surge of intense fear rushed to her head, and for a moment the princess forgot her humiliation. She stood up and prepared to leave.
But the next second, she stopped and looked at the female official with a sorrowful gaze: "I can't go to Zhou Cheng like this. Zhou Cheng must have misunderstood me now, and I don't know what he thinks of me."
She didn't know if what happened today had reached Zhou Cheng's ears.
I wonder if Grand Tutor Cheng has told Zhou Cheng...
The princess felt aggrieved and wanted to rush up and explain the misunderstanding, but she also knew that rashly explaining would only make Zhou Cheng think she was more promiscuous. She had to find a reasonable solution.
Wow!
A flash of inspiration struck.
The eldest princess raised her head and said with a struggle in her eyes, "No matter what, it's better than the country being destroyed and my family ruined, and mere princess of a fallen kingdom."
"Go and tell the servants to prepare bathing supplies for me. Then go find Zhou Cheng and tell him I..."
"Remember, you must invite Zhou Cheng over."
Upon hearing the instructions, the female official's eyes flashed with surprise, and even her gaze towards the princess changed slightly. However, she said nothing and quickly left the side hall, heading towards the main hall.
In less than fifteen minutes.
The bath supplies were then prepared.
The Princess calculated the time; the lady-in-waiting should have already met Zhou Cheng. If Zhou Cheng had even a shred of compassion for women, he would surely come...
She gazed at the steaming bathtub in front of her, took off her outer clothes, and her slender, beautiful body was exposed to the air.
The princess stepped into the bathtub with her fair, small feet, letting the warm water cover her body, revealing only a section of her slender neck. The scene of this beautiful woman bathing was quite stunning.
"Grand Tutor, I'm so sorry..."
"Only in this way can I maintain my image in Zhou Cheng's heart. I cannot allow him to have even the slightest misunderstanding or stain on my reputation. I am not a promiscuous woman, nor can I be."
"Just consider it as you lusting after my beauty and trying to take advantage of me. Otherwise, I have no way to explain what happened during the day, let alone change Zhou Cheng's impression of me."
"The future of the entire imperial court rests on my shoulders; I have no choice."
As he spoke.
The eldest princess closed her eyes, and when she opened them again, a hint of ruthlessness flashed in her eyes.
A sharp pair of scissors appeared in her right hand. The princess held the scissors, glanced expectantly at the gate, and then slashed her wrist viciously.
In an instant!
Fresh blood gushed from his wrist, a sight so glaring it was horrifying.
"Bang bang bang!!"
"Young Master Zhou, please save the Princess."
"Young Master Zhou, please open the door! I have urgent business with you. I know the court has ties to the Zhou family, but the Princess is innocent. Please have mercy and save her!"
Outside the side room, the female official knocked anxiously on Zhou Cheng's door.
The door was being banged on loudly.
Accompanied by several creaking sounds.
Zhou Cheng pulled open the door to the room in front of them.
Similarly, on both sides, a dozen or so room doors, numbered one, two, three, four... were simultaneously opened by a dozen female members who had heard the commotion.
Upon hearing the door open, the female official looked to both sides and her face paled slightly, but she quickly calmed down and said pitifully to Zhou Cheng, "Young Master Zhou, the Princess has committed suicide!"
"During the day today... Grand Tutor Cheng, he... anyway, you should go and see her! If you go any later, the Princess may be beyond saving!"
Zhou Cheng remained expressionless: ? ? ?
suicide?
For some reason, upon hearing this news, he felt very calm and somewhat indifferent.
What does the suicide of the imperial princess have to do with him? Wouldn't it be better if she were dead? If it weren't for the fact that the one sent to sue for peace was a woman, he would have already beheaded her instead of imprisoning her in Luo'an City!
As for why he committed suicide, Zhou Cheng didn't care at all. He was only worried about where Cheng Xianyi was and whether she had been hurt.
"The Yan Kingdom is about to perish, and as a princess of the former dynasty, she truly has no reason to live any longer."
Zhou Cheng hadn't finished speaking the second half of his sentence.
She was immediately snatched away by a dozen or so beautiful women on both sides. A female member in white immediately pushed her way through and said coyly to the female officer, "Oh? She committed suicide. How serious is it?"
“Young Master Zhou, why don’t we go and see what’s going on? After all, she’s just a weak woman. She probably knows that the Zhou family’s army is going to continue its attack, so she’s heartbroken and decided to die to prove her point.”
"Yes, don't overthink it. She wouldn't resort to suicide to gain your sympathy, would she?"
“Young Master Zhou is not the kind of person who is easily seduced by beauty. He doesn’t feel pity for someone just because they shed a few tears or show a little skin. So, let’s go with Young Master Zhou. We’ll live if we can.”
that's all.
Under the urging of this group of chattering female members.
Zhou Cheng was escorted to the side hall.
The female official who reported the princess's suicide turned pale and bluish-purple upon seeing this scene. She wanted to stop the group of women of unknown origin and tell them they were unworthy to see the princess, but...
But she could only swallow her words, watching helplessly as Zhou Cheng and the female members stood at the door, then pushed open the door to the misty side hall...
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