"At this moment, I just want to scold you for being so confused."
Xiao Qin'er was heartbroken.
She pointed at Xiao Shuer's head and just wanted to scold her.
"I often hear people say that cleverness can be a double-edged sword. I never thought it would come true for you. You've been smarter than me since childhood, but I never thought you'd make the most foolish decision. Entering the palace, being selected, marrying the emperor—it sounds nice, but it's nothing more than being a concubine. You'd rather be a concubine than marry someone as his wife. What else could you say but foolish?"
At this moment, Xiao Qin'er was in a complicated mood.
Hearing Xiao Shuer's words of regret for entering the palace, she did not feel happy, but only filled with sadness.
What’s the use of regretting now? It’s too late, everything is too late.
She will die tomorrow.
Xiao Shu'er smiled faintly. "I'm not confused. I just made an impulsive decision when I was young. This decision was the right one at the time."
"fart!"
Xiao Qin'er was angry.
"From the very beginning, I was against you entering the palace. This decision was wrong from the start. How could it be right? I didn't expect you to keep saying you regret it, but you refuse to admit that you made a wrong decision. Is your face that important?"
She really wanted to take something, pry open the other person's head, and see what kind of shit was inside.
“Isn’t face important?”
Xiao Shuer asked back with a smile.
"Do you know what my last wish is? I want to die with dignity. You see, even death must be dignified. Respect is so important."
Xiao Qin'er was speechless. For a moment, she couldn't think of any rebuttal.
"Why are you making that expression? It's like you regret it. Don't regret it if you did it."
Xiao Shuer looked disgusted.
"You were so cruel when you caught me. Now you're crying and whining, which is really disgusting. It makes me feel that my death was not worth it at all. So, put away your hypocritical expression and don't make me look down on you."
Xiao Qin'er wiped away her tears and said, "You're right. I do look a little hypocritical now. Don't worry, I don't regret it. I don't blame you for losing to me. Have a good trip! I will remember you every New Year and every holiday."
After saying this, Xiao Qin'er turned and left, a tear falling from the corner of her eye.
She doesn't cry for anyone.
She cried for the world and the impermanence of life...
…
Three days passed in the blink of an eye.
Lin Shuping arrived at the mansion on time.
Xiao Shu'er took a bath and changed her clothes. She was wearing the bright red wedding dress that she would never have the chance to wear in her life, and sat quietly at the head of the bed.
Without anyone's urging, she opened the porcelain bottle, took out the poison, and swallowed it in one gulp without hesitation.
The poison was hard to swallow and I had to drink two glasses of water.
The ninth brother, Liu Zhun, burst into tears, "Mother, Mother..."
Xiao Shu'er didn't respond to him.
She lay down on the bed, straight and straight, with a serious expression.
"Mother, Mother! What will happen to my son if you leave? Who can he rely on in the future?"
Xiao Shuer waved her hand and gave an order to have the servants drag Lao Jiu away.
She felt sick to her stomach.
As Lin Shuping said, this medicine is a bit painful.
She endured the pain without saying a word.
Lin Shuping looked down at her, "If your Majesty feels any pain, just scream. We all understand."
Xiao Shuer shook her head, wanting to die with dignity and honour.
With each cry, all her persistence became in vain.
Even though her red wedding dress was soaked with sweat, she always gritted her teeth.
After a quarter of an hour of suffering and torture, she finally took her last breath.
Lin Shuping personally confirmed that Xiao Shuer was dead, and then he breathed a sigh of relief.
"Let's bury him!"
At the command, the palace servants took action, put Xiao Shu'er into the coffin and carried her away.
There was no funeral, no mourning music, no rituals, he was buried directly in the ground.
The ninth prince, Liu Zhun, burst into tears, broke free from the palace servants, rushed forward and stopped the coffin.
"Mother, please open your eyes and look at your son. What will happen to him if you leave?"
He stopped the palace servants from carrying the coffin away.
The palace maids were a little at a loss and looked at Lin Shuping together.
Lin Shuping said casually: "Pull the person away and carry him away directly."
At the command, the palace servants took quick action.
Lao Jiu was unwilling to give in. "Eunuch Lin, please, let me hold a funeral for my mother!"
Lin Shuping's eyes suddenly turned cold. "Your Majesty has shown mercy by allowing the Concubine Dowager to leave with dignity. And you still want to hold a funeral? Do you know what you are doing? You are pushing the envelope and you don't know what's good for you! You, you still want to hold a funeral now?"
Facing Lin Shuping's cold eyes, no matter how many ideas Lao Jiu had, they disappeared in an instant.
He glanced at the coffin, slowly loosened his grip, and opened his mouth: "I, I, I won't do it anymore."
"No funeral?"
"Yes, we won't do it!" Lao Jiu said with great certainty.
Lin Shuping nodded with satisfaction, "When I return to the palace to report, I will definitely speak well of you to His Majesty."
"Thank you, Eunuch Lin!"
Lao Jiu immediately felt relieved.
"Walk!"
At a command, the palace servants left the mansion in a mighty procession.
Lao Jiu's wife secretly asked Lao Jiu, "Aren't you going to see Mother off for the last time? You have to know where Mother is buried!"
Lao Jiu seemed to be answering, but also seemed to be talking to himself, "I'll know. I'll go visit my mother's grave in a few days."
The ninth brother's wife sighed slightly.
When the concubine passed away, not only was there no funeral, but the ninth brother didn't even go to see her off.
It's really chilling.
…
When Xiao Qin'er entered the palace's Buddhist temple for the first time, she lit a stick of incense, bowed three times, and then placed it in the incense burner.
She was in a calm state of mind, but Liu Yi refused to let her have an easy time.
"If I were you, I wouldn't be pretending to burn incense and pray to Buddha for peace of mind. I've already done it, so why should I regret it and feel guilty?"
"You know shit." Xiao Qin'er retorted directly.
"Which eyes saw my regret and my guilt? Don't be a mean person and let me look down on you."
Liu Yi pointed at the incense burner in the Buddhist temple, where the incense and candles were still burning.
He questioned, "What is this? Isn't the purpose of burning incense and praying to Buddha to gain peace of mind?"
Xiao Qin'er sneered, "You just want to see me laugh. I tell you, I caught her and killed her. This is what I had to do, and I will never regret it. She's dead, and the grudge between her and me is also wiped out. Now, I'm paying tribute to her as a sister. I will also think of her during the holidays. You can call me hypocritical or call me hypocritical, I only did what I had to do. From the beginning to the end, it has nothing to do with you."
She had a tough attitude and didn't want to communicate with Liu Yi at all.
Liu Yi smiled with a swollen cheek, "Just feel at peace with yourself. Don't bring up the past and don't put all the blame on me."
…
Lin Shuping went to the palace to report.
"This old servant has fulfilled his mission and completed the task assigned by His Majesty."
"Oh! Is he really dead?"
Lin Shuping said with certainty: "The person is confirmed to be dead. He was taken directly outside the city and buried."
Liu Zhao said "hmm".
"Let's take care of the rest!"
Lin Shuping hesitated, "Your Majesty, what grounds do you intend to use to arrest people?"
Liu Zhao sneered, "You have the reasons already. Do you still need me to instruct you?"
"I am an old and stupid slave. Please forgive me, Your Majesty!"
Liu Zhao waved his hand and didn't really bother with Lin Shuping.
"Go find Qian Xiang. He keeps an eye on the royal family every day and has a lot of crimes on his hands. I'll leave the Fifth and Sixth Brothers to you."
"I obey your command!"
Lin Shuping took the order and left.
At that time, Xiao Shuer took revenge on Liu Yi, framed Liu Yi for having rebellious intentions, and used the censor to try to kill Liu Yi.
Such a grand undertaking is certainly not something Xiao Shuer can accomplish alone.
The fifth prince Liu Jue and the sixth prince Liu Xun were the main forces behind the frame-up of Liu Yi.
These two people hid behind the scenes, bribed the censors and provoked a fight.
If Liu Zhao had the slightest intention to kill Liu Yi, Liu Yi would have been beheaded.
The fake can be made real, all thanks to the emperor's words.
Liu Yi was lucky enough to escape the disaster back then.
He had to be thankful that Emperor Liu Zhao had enough strength, confidence, and tolerance to not take his crime of "great disrespect" to heart.
He also went against all odds and personally protected him.
Liu Yi should also be thankful that he and Emperor Liu Zhao are brothers from the same mother, which is why he has this luck.
At that time, Liu Zhao did not investigate the matter further, because he wanted Liu Yi to take revenge on his own.
However, Liu Yi lacked courage and bloodiness and had no intention of seeking revenge.
Xiao Qin'er had limited resources and could only investigate as far as Xiao Shu'er. She couldn't even scratch the surface of the deeper inside story.
Liu Zhao no longer expected Liu Yi to settle this old matter on his own. It just so happened that the fifth and sixth brothers had been dishonest and hypocritical in the past two years, so he decided to deal with them all at once this time.
Lin Shuping took the order and went to the Jinwu Guard to find Qian Xiang.
Qian Xiang is excited!
I have been idle since I came back from Jiangnan.
There are neither major cases nor important cases.
The Jinwu Guards were all moldy.
"Don't worry, Eunuch Lin. I will do this job perfectly and no one can find fault with it."
Lin Shuping asked him, "How do you plan to handle this case? Do you have a ready-made charge? The Fifth and Sixth Princes are, after all, your Majesty's brothers. For the sake of your Majesty's reputation, the Jinwu Guards must not be deployed without a legitimate reason."
Qian Xiang was prepared. "Don't worry, Eunuch Lin. These two have quite a few crimes against them. They are all in our Jinwu Guard's records. The amount of land they have in seclusion and their blatant violation of the tenth tax rate set by His Majesty are enough to make the two princes suffer. We can use their thrones as a warning to others."
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