Mi Shan couldn't understand why the Empress had previously treated her like an enemy, wishing she could take her life.
Now, looking at herself again, her eyes are brimming with tears.
Could something have happened that turned the tide while she was unconscious?
"sorry!"
"Mi Shan, I was wrong. I shouldn't have hit you so hard!"
"Thank goodness you're alright, otherwise, I would never forgive myself in this lifetime, and I would have no face to see my sister."
"No... my sister might be alright, but if she knew that I almost harmed her daughter, she would be very disappointed in me."
Empress Rouci spoke to herself in a state of emotional distress.
One moment I felt guilty, the next I felt terrified.
Mi Shan was completely confused.
She couldn't care about anything else; seeing that the Empress truly had no intention of harming her further, she realized that...
He quickly dropped the sword in his hand and went to check on Xun'er's condition.
Only when they found out that Xun'er had just fainted did they feel relieved.
"Your Majesty, since you have no intention of making things difficult for us, please let us leave." Mi Shan's gaze was firm.
"Yes, I will send someone to take you back. But before that, I want you to know that I have misunderstood you a lot in the past. Your mother and I used to be close sisters. The reason I hate the emperor and his children is because he betrayed my sister."
"I don't know if you'll believe me, but I hope you won't tell anyone what happened today. I promise I will never make things difficult for you again," said Empress Rouci.
Mi Shan suddenly realized.
She was saved from death, and this was the reason!
"You're talking about Gara..."
"That's right."
"I only recently learned that she and my mother are the same person."
"Where is your mother now?"
“She died in the kitchen fire, but now I’m starting to have doubts. After all, my mother had a near-death experience once. Maybe she’s still alive,” Mi Shan said hopefully.
A glimmer of hope appeared in Queen Rouci's eyes, only to be swallowed by sadness again.
"How I wish my sister were still alive, so I could see her one more time, but that's just wishful thinking."
"In my heart, I've always believed that she was trapped by that dog emperor, and that she even had a plan in place..."
She stopped abruptly at that point.
Mi Shan followed her gaze and looked at the crescent moon outside the window.
Tomorrow night,
It is the night of the full moon.
Could it be… Mi Shan’s heart skipped a beat, and she immediately guessed what it was.
Empress Rouci refused to say more, repeatedly apologizing to her before gazing at her with tender eyes:
"I knew it, how could there be two people in this world with such similar eyes? Seeing that my sister has left behind a girl in this world, I am truly gratified. It's just a pity that we couldn't escape that tragic fate and had to enter the palace to become the emperor's women."
“No. Actually, I…” Mi Shan pursed her lips, hesitated, looked at the people present, and finally remained silent.
She did not submit to the emperor.
She absolutely did not want to give herself to a man like that unless it was a last resort.
Xie Ling is clearly much better than Li Shengyuan.
Empress Rouci seemed to have guessed something as well. Her eyes were deep and she smiled faintly: "I have no regrets today because I understand all of this. Even if everything ends tomorrow, it will be fine."
"Granny Shen, see Mi Shan off."
Mi Shan left home with mixed feelings.
"Che'er, lock the palace gates and kill all these guards. Say that I was assassinated in the palace and they died protecting me."
Empress Rouci immediately gave the order.
Most of the guards fell into a coma after being poisoned by the insects and died without realizing it.
Tongji continued to hide in the secret passage.
He faced the bottle in the darkness, smeared strange symbols on it with blood, held prayer beads in one hand, and placed the other hand to his lips, chanting incantations.
The demonic infant floated in the bottle, its eyes white, looking extremely eerie.
In the palace.
Li Xuanche pressed him repeatedly, asking why he had left that bald monk in the secret passage.
If the emperor were to inquire about so many corpses, how should we respond?
Empress Rouci frowned and said coldly:
"There's been a change in the palace, and tomorrow is such a special day. By the time the Emperor receives the news, he probably won't have time to deal with these issues."
"I have my own way of dealing with this,"
"Che'er, don't worry about anything."
Although Li Xuanche was uneasy, seeing Empress Rouci's resolute attitude, he did not say anything more.
That night.
After returning home, Mi Shan met Xie Ling in her bedchamber.
Not only him, but also the fox demon was there.
"Why are you all here? You're so bold, aren't you afraid of being discovered?"
"I'm a fox, who can possibly find me?" Bai Lingyu said arrogantly as always.
Xie Ling's eyes were icy cold. The next second, he noticed the bruises on her face and body, frowned, and grabbed her hand.
"Are you injured?"
Who did it?
Mi Shan was taken aback, feeling a little uncomfortable with his concern, and pushed his hand away: "It's nothing, just a minor injury, it doesn't hurt."
Bai Lingyu watched this scene from the sidelines and understood everything. She felt a mix of emotions, but mostly accepted it calmly.
The fox already knew that Xie Ling did not love her, so there was no need to force it.
"Let's not talk about that now. You must have something important to discuss with me," Mi Shan said.
"That's right. Tomorrow is the night of the full moon. Our dragon-slaying squad should also think about how to completely eliminate that scoundrel emperor."
Bai Lingyu said, clenching her fox claws, a flash of murderous intent in her eyes, "This time I must kill him with my own hands, avenge my people, take back the demon core nourished by his blood, and save my people."
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