Jiang Qiao didn't dare to think too much about it, for she was afraid that things would be just as she guessed.
She ran towards Qiwu Palace like crazy, tears falling into the air one by one. Bai Mian, you promised me that you would live well.
Jiang Yanchuan and Yunyan were puzzled, but they followed Jiang Qiao towards Qiwu Palace.
Chi Qi'an should leave the palace now. It is disrespectful for an official to enter the harem, but when he looked at her back, it seemed as if something big had happened.
After thinking for a moment, he followed.
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Qiwu Palace.
Bai Mian changed into a simplest white dress, without putting on any makeup, and sat quietly in front of the dressing table. She stared at herself in the bronze mirror. She didn't know when the fascination of her youth disappeared from her eyes, and she looked so exhausted.
She had silently endured the bitter taste. No matter how hard she tried to smile, there was still a hint of bitterness hidden in the corners of her eyes, as if an indelible mark was engraved deep in her heart.
Bai Mian held a jeweled dagger in her right hand. This dagger was given to her by her grandfather when she was sixteen years old. Her grandfather told her to use this dagger to protect herself, but she never expected that the first blood stained on this dagger would be her own.
She thought for a moment, then slid her trembling hands down the red mark on her neck.
Bai Mian lay quietly on the dressing table, the blood from her neck staining her white clothes red.
I thought it was very painful, but it was nothing compared to the pain in her heart.
The past began to replay in her mind: she fell in love with Jiang Ji, agreed to enter the palace with the Queen Mother, and was not favored...
His vision became increasingly blurred, and finally a figure appeared in front of Bai Mian, but quickly closed again.
Changle, I'm sorry. I hope you're safe. I'm so tired of living. In my next life, I want to live a happier life...
"Bai Mian! You lied to me!"
Jiang Qiao hugged Bai Mian and burst into tears, "You lied to me. You just said you would take Ah Yan and me to fly kites next spring. Why... why couldn't you... wait a little longer?"
It was obvious that she was going to succeed soon, her plan was going to succeed!
Jiang Qiao covered Bai Mian's bleeding neck and cried like a tearful person.
Bai Mian was rescued by her personally, and everything was obviously going in a good direction.
Yunyan and Jiang Yanchuan were so shocked by the scene in the hall that they were speechless.
Yunyan's eyes turned red as she walked over and knelt beside him, "My Lady..."
Jiang Yanchuan was also heartbroken. He walked over and looked at the relieved woman, and a tear actually fell from the corner of his eye.
He recalled the time when he sat on a woman's lap before he was five years old, which was a rare warmth for him.
Chi Qian'an didn't expect to encounter this incident. He couldn't enter the hall and could only stand at the door and watch the people crying inside.
He couldn't bear to think about how suffocating it would be to see his biological mother die before his eyes, and his hands clenched into fists.
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"The Emperor has arrived!"
When Jiang Ji got the news and came over, Bai Mian had already been carried to the bed by Jiang Qiao. Jiang Qiao had changed a white dress for her and was wiping the blood scab on her neck.
Only then did Jiang Qiao notice the red marks on Bai Mian's neck.
At that time, when they were talking, Bai Mian was wearing a fur collar and Jiang Qiao did not notice the red mark.
Jiang Qiao ignored Jiang Ji's arrival and only asked Yun Yan, "What's going on with the Queen Mother's neck?"
When Jiang Ji heard the question, his body paused slightly.
Yunyan glanced at Jiang Ji who had arrived late and said nothing.
Jiang Qiao immediately understood why Bai Mian had suddenly committed suicide today! It turned out that he had forced her to do so.
What did Jiang Ji do again?
Jiang Qiao looked at this hypocritical man coldly and felt disgusted. How could such a man be worthy of being a husband, a father, or even an emperor!
Jiang Ji glanced at the person lying on the bed. There was no trace of life in her. She had just been talking to him.
Is it because of him? He is clearly doing this for her own good, so why doesn't she understand him?
He gave her children and status, what else did she want?
Does Bai Mian hate him so much?
Since you hate him so much, just keep hating him!
"Come here, the Queen committed a grave crime by committing suicide in Baimian Palace, implicating her entire clan. Considering our past friendship, I will not punish her severely. The death penalty may be spared, but she cannot escape the punishment of life imprisonment. Her entire clan will be exiled!"
Jiang Qiao's eyes were blinded by hatred. She stood up and asked, "Jiang Ji, do you have a heart?"
Jiang Ji was furious. Looking at this face that looked so similar to that woman, hatred still lingered in his heart. "How dare you! The princess has no respect for etiquette and laws. Take him away and demote him to a commoner!"
"Emperor! Amian is your wife and Changle is your daughter. How can you treat them like this? I am really heartbroken." An old and weak voice came.
The Queen Mother almost fainted after hearing what happened in Qiwu Palace, but she still wanted to see Bai Mian for the last time. She didn't expect to encounter such a thing.
Jiang Ji waved his hand and asked the servants to leave.
"I just want to teach them a lesson."
"I think you have been blinded. Even the emperor can make mistakes. Don't touch the Bai family again. We owe Bai Mian this."
Jiang Ji took a deep breath, and after a moment he spoke, "I understand!"
After saying that, he left and no longer cared about what was happening here.
When he turned to Jiang Qiao, he glared at her. This eldest daughter seemed completely different from what he remembered.
The Queen Mother was supported by Nanny Yu and sat tremblingly in the main seat beside her.
"Changle, come here."
Jiang Qiao responded and walked over, his eyes still filled with resentment, "Grandmother, it's Father who is wrong in this matter."
The old man took her hand and stroked it gently. "I know, but he is the emperor after all. He always has a sense of pride. In this respect, you are surprisingly similar to him."
"But he forced the Queen Mother to death! The Queen Mother will never come back."
Jiang Qiao cried out loudly. She hated him! She hated this man's ruthlessness, for hurting so many people.
"Changle, he is your father after all. The Three Bonds and Five Constant Virtues are above all else. You must respect him!"
"Changle knows." There was a strange light in Jiang Qiao's eyes.
"Changle, you also need to control your temper. You can't say everything you want. I can't protect you all the time."
Jiang Qiao certainly knew this, so she had just planned to kill Jiang Ji. She was not from this world, so it didn't matter if she lost her identity as the eldest princess. The worst that could happen was that she could fake her death.
She doesn't care.
"You're such a donkey."
Jiang Qiao didn't say anything.
…
Bai Mian's funeral was held in a grand manner. The only reason the queen died was due to illness, after all, the royal family's reputation had to be taken into consideration.
During this period, some people are sad, and naturally some are happy.
For example, Lou Zhuxin in the cold palace, the emperor was really infatuated with her and still kept her alive.
Nanny Liu has been sentenced to death, and now only Lou Zhuxin is left in the cold palace.
Lou Zhuxin was covered in mud and her face was dirty. She hadn't taken a shower in who knows how long, and she smelled bad. But she still liked to admire herself in the bronze mirror.
"Bai Mian is dead, hahaha, dead. Didn't Jiang Ji already know the truth about the beauty painting? How come he is still dead? Hahaha!"
Jiang Qiao, dressed in mourning clothes, stood at the door and stared coldly at the crazy woman inside.
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