"Empress Dowager, what... are you going to do?" Gu Qingtong looked at Zhen'er's cold smile and sensed that something was wrong, so he hurriedly asked.
"What do you think?" Zhen'er's smile became even more sinister and eerie.
Especially in that instant when the lightning flashes, she is like the White Impermanence from hell, taking lives.
Gu Qingtong was truly terrified, trembling as he said, "This humble servant has told you everything, Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, please spare my lowly life!"
"Spare you? How could that be?" Zhen'er smiled contemptuously, her eyes full of mockery. "A man like you deserves to die. Even killing you with a single blow would be a luxury for you."
After saying that, she told Xiao Anzi to cut something off Gu Qingtong's body.
"Ah..." Gu Qingtong tried to let out a scream, but Zhen'er gagged him with a cloth.
Gu Qingtong struggled to break free from his restraints, but he couldn't. At that moment, his eyes were filled with despair.
Then Zhen'er took a box and had Xiao Anzi put Gu Qingtong's belongings inside.
Blood flowed from the wound, and a pool of blood quickly appeared on the ground.
Zhen'er didn't even ask anyone to stop Gu Qingtong's bleeding, watching him bleed to death without showing any pity or compassion.
She wanted to watch him die with her own eyes.
"Throw him into the mass grave!" Zhen'er coldly ordered after confirming there was no breath.
Xiao Anzi accepted the order and summoned several eunuchs of similar strength to drag Gu Qingtong away.
After Gu Qingtong was pulled away, Zhen'er turned around and looked towards the window.
Just then, it started to rain. She sat under the eaves, watching the bloodied Gu Qingtong being dragged away.
The rain washed away the bloodstains on the ground.
After a long while, she finally felt tired and slowly stood up and lay down on the bed.
...
The next day at noon, after court, Zhen'er had Xiao Anzi carry a food box and go with her to Chuxiu Palace.
"What wind has blown our highly respected Empress Dowager Cixi here today?" Cixi said with a forced smile, sitting in the main seat.
Li Lianying, who was beside her, bent down and massaged her shoulders like a dog.
Zhen'er ignored her disrespect, found a seat, sat down casually, and asked, "Has my sister had lunch yet?"
Empress Dowager Cixi rolled her eyes at Zhen'er, "What does it matter whether I eat it or not? Sister, do you even care about this?"
Zhen'er wasn't angry at all, and still smiled and said, "Why do you say that, little sister? I got something good today and I just wanted to share it with you."
Empress Dowager Cixi thought Zhen'er wanted something from her, so she put on airs and said, "But I have already eaten, and my stomach can't hold any more."
"What should we do then?" Zhen'er asked, looking aggrieved. "This thing is rare; you might only encounter it once in a hundred years."
"It's so precious!" Empress Dowager Cixi pretended to be in a difficult position. "In order not to waste your kindness, sister, how about I have my servant Li Lianying do it for me?"
She just wanted to thoroughly humiliate Zhen'er.
But how could Zhen'er not see it? She hesitated for a long time before finally nodding and saying, "Alright then!"
Seeing Zhen'er's aggrieved expression, Empress Dowager Cixi was very pleased and said to Li Lianying beside her, "Hurry up and thank the emperor."
Li Lianying stopped what she was doing and immediately knelt on the ground, saying, "Thank you for your grace, Empress Dowager Dong."
"No need for formalities, eat it while it's hot!" Zhen'er said.
"Yes, ma'am!" Li Lianying opened the food box and found a small bun the size of a palm inside.
Empress Dowager Cixi also saw it and mocked, "Sister, you said it was a once-in-a-century event, but isn't this just an ordinary steamed bun?"
Zhen'er shook her head. "The appearance is ordinary, but the filling inside is something my sister has never eaten before."
"Oh?" Empress Dowager Cixi raised an eyebrow. "Is that so? Then Lianying, eat quickly, let me see."
Upon hearing this, Li Lianying quickly picked up the steamed bun and took a bite.
But what happened next left him completely dumbfounded.
The filling inside the buns was exactly what those eunuchs lacked.
Upon seeing this, he couldn't help but vomit.
Empress Dowager Cixi then realized that she had been tricked by Zhen'er, and angrily stood up, saying, "Niohuru Zhen'er, what do you mean by this?"
Zhen'er smiled and said, "I didn't mean anything by it. I just wanted to give a gift and ease the tension between my sister and me."
"Is this something you're doing to ease tensions?" Empress Dowager Cixi said sternly, her fists clenched.
“Of course it is! This is indeed a good thing. I noticed that my sister has never eaten it before, so I rushed over to give it to you.” Zhen’er paused, then added, “Could it be that my sister has eaten it before, so she is not surprised by this?”
"You..." Empress Dowager Cixi was so angry that she was panting heavily. How could she have eaten such a thing?
It took her a long time to recover from her anger, and she said to Zhen'er, "Take your things and get out!"
He cursed inwardly: Niohuru Zhen'er, just you wait. When I catch you having an affair, I will tear you to pieces.
Zhen'er scoffed, "This is your palace, and I am indeed the one who should get out, but this steamed bun came from your palace. I am just returning it to its rightful owner."
"What nonsense are you talking about? I don't have such a thing in my palace!" Cixi said in a fit of rage.
Upon hearing this, Li Lianying assumed it was his precious possession and trembled as he asked, "Could it be mine?"
No wonder he was afraid. After he dies, this item must be buried with him in the ground, otherwise he will be a crippled ghost and unable to be reincarnated.
"Hehe..." Zhen'er laughed loudly, "You were castrated when you were young, how could you be this big?"
Li Lianying's face flushed red. "Then... whose was it?"
"Of course it's Gu Qingtong! Do you dare to say that he wasn't assigned to my side to seduce me?" Zhen'er sneered.
These words shocked Empress Dowager Cixi, who pointed at Zhen'er and said, "When did you find out?"
"From the very beginning, I knew it was me pretending to be fooled so you could have some fun first."
Seeing Cixi's face alternating between pale and flushed, Zhen'er couldn't stop smiling.
Helpless, Empress Dowager Cixi could only glare at Li Lianying without saying another word.
Seeing that she was the only one in the entire palace grinning foolishly, Zhen'er felt a little embarrassed. She stopped laughing and turned serious. "Yehenara Yulan'er, you're still too green to fight me. Seriously, I'm not afraid of you. Bring on your schemes and tricks, I'll play along to the end."
"Hmph!" Empress Dowager Cixi glared at her with displeasure. "You wretch! Don't be so smug. One day I will make you pay a heavy price. You can't do whatever you want in this palace!"
"Then I'll wait and see!" Zhen'er glanced at her disdainfully.
He then walked out without looking back, not forgetting to mock Li Lianying before leaving, telling him that you are what you eat.
Li Lianying was so angry that he pointed at her with his orchid fingers and stomped his feet on the spot.
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