Chapter 422 Liu Qing's Madness
"Zheng!"
Just when the dagger was about to penetrate the chest.
Yan Shixu moved his hand.
A ray of cold silver light broke through the air and hit the dagger's blade with incredible precision.
The immense force caused Wan'an's jaws to crack, and he could no longer hold on due to the severe pain.
The weapon flew out of his hand and landed on the cold floor tiles with a clang, rolling several times before coming to a stop.
"Wan'an! Don't do anything stupid...!"
Wen Li'er's scream was trembling violently with the feeling of surviving a disaster, and the last sound broke in her throat.
It was almost there, just a split second later, and the chief eunuch who had been loyally accompanying her since she entered the palace would be killed in a bloodbath just five steps away from her!
"Wan'an! You're so confused! If you die, what will happen to your brother Liu Can? Who will take care of him? He will be alone and miserable for the rest of his life. Can you bear it?!"
"Willow ginseng..."
When Wan'an heard his younger brother's name, his whole body trembled violently, as if the last straw had broken the camel's back.
He could no longer hold on, and his body, supported by the guards, completely collapsed.
Wen Li'er took a deep breath and forced herself to suppress her turbulent emotions.
His gaze shifted away from Wan'an's grief-stricken face and finally fell on Liu Qing, who had just been pulled back from the brink of death and was still gasping and coughing violently.
She walked up to Liu Qing step by step, her steps solemn and condescending.
"Liu Qing." She called out this name without any affection.
"I consider myself to have treated you well. Considering you Wan'an's sister, I made an exception and promoted you to the rank of Grand Maid, allowing you to serve me closely. Have you ever been short of rewards and honors?"
"Why on earth would you... do such a heinous thing?!"
Liu Qing's cough gradually subsided and she raised her head with difficulty.
There were traces of tears, snot, blood and stains from the dungeon on his face, mixed together, making him look miserable and like a demon.
However, when she met Wen Li'er's cold gaze.
All the fear and despair seemed to be poured with boiling oil and completely ignited by a twisted flame called jealousy.
"Hahaha... treat me well?"
She laughed hoarsely, the sound like sandpaper rubbing against rough rock, full of deep resentment and sarcasm.
"Yes! Your Majesty, you have treated me well!"
"You are the bright moon in the sky, the goddess among the clouds. Everyone loves and respects you! And His Majesty only has eyes for you!"
"The little 'favor' you bestowed upon me was merely a few scraps you casually threw aside to demonstrate your supreme kindness!"
"When have you ever...when have you ever truly looked me in the eye?"
"In your eyes, I, Liu Qing, will always be just a lowly slave who can be summoned and dismissed at will!"
Her gaze suddenly turned to Wan'an, whose face was as pale as death. The hatred in her eyes became even stronger, and then she looked at Wen Li'er with hatred.
In the end, he was nailed behind Wen Li'er, the man who stood like a god and only protected Wen Li'er.
Those eyes were filled with obsession, despair and an almost crazy possessiveness.
"Why? Because I hate it!"
Liu Qing's voice suddenly rose, becoming sharp and piercing.
"I hate your hypocritical appearance of always being high and mighty, untainted by dust, and compassionate to all living beings!"
"I hate that you have the best of everything in this world! You have the incomparably noble throne of Queen! And His Majesty's complete love! All his tenderness! All his gaze!"
"Your Majesty is the brightest sun in the sky!"
"His gaze, his voice, every frown and smile of his... Why? Why should they belong only to you, Wen Li'er?!"
"Why would he not even spare me a glance?!"
She struggled, but couldn't get up, looking like a madman:
"How am I inferior to you?! I'm younger than you! More beautiful than you! I know how to understand His Majesty's intentions better!"
"I've gone to great lengths to be humble and subservient to you, becoming this so-called senior maid, just so I can be closer to Your Majesty, even closer!"
"Day and night, I watch him smile at you, watch him whisper to you tenderly, watch him care for you in every possible way...that can be mine too!"
The surging tears mixed with madness poured down, diluting the blood on her face, but making her look even more hideous.
"I won't accept this! Even if I die, I will never be willing to be just a lowly palace maid, watching you two being affectionate and affectionate in the corner!"
"I want His Majesty! Even if it's just for one night! Just once! I want you, Wen Li'er, to experience the feeling of having your heart ripped out and crushed alive!"
She laughed wildly, her eyes fixed on Wen Li'er's pale face, her eyes full of malicious expectation.
"I want the whole world to know! I want all the civil and military officials in the court, and the common people in the market to know that the extremely noble Emperor does not belong to you, Wen Lier, alone! He will also embrace other women!"
"I'm going to make you feel the same way about being trampled underfoot, about being ridiculed and pitied by the world! I'm going to make you..."
“That’s enough!”
Yan Shixu interrupted Liu Qing's hysterical, obscene accusation.
He was furious, and the cold murderous intent emanating from his body caused the temperature of the entire cell to drop sharply.
Wen Li'er stood quietly.
Liu Qing's words, filled with jealousy, resentment and madness, pierced her heart with precision.
The cold and stinging feeling of being betrayed by someone she trusted, as well as the intense discomfort and nausea brought about by the other person's crazy desire for Yan Shixu in his words, made her limbs cold and stiff.
Her slender body swayed almost imperceptibly, and her already pale face lost even more color, making her look like the finest thin-bodied white porcelain, frighteningly fragile.
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(Wow, wow, wow… My dears, I’ve tried my best. I started writing as soon as I got home from get off work, and I still haven’t finished before midnight!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!)
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