Even though she was disheartened at first, Princess Qi never thought of committing suicide. Especially after last night, when she held her daughter's small body and felt her daughter's attachment to her, her desire to live became even stronger.
Princess Qi struggled desperately, dodging the poison that was fed to her mouth.
"Xiaohong, are you dead?" the old woman shouted and increased the strength of her hands.
Xiaohong was scolded and used all her strength to grab Princess Qi's struggling hand.
Princess Qi had been depressed and emaciated for a long time. She was not as strong as Xiaohong, let alone the strong old woman. After a short struggle, she gradually became unable to move.
The liquid from the white porcelain bottle was poured into her mouth, and she seemed to have tasted the bitter taste.
Is there no escape?
A tear flowed down the corner of Princess Qi's eye, carrying with her endless reluctance.
"Mother——" I seemed to hear my daughter's tender voice.
Princess Qi shuddered, and somehow she burst out with strength and began to struggle violently.
This time, she unexpectedly broke free from Xiaohong's restraints and rushed out from the gap between Xiaohong and the old woman.
"Xiaohong——" the old woman called out in disbelief and started chasing after her.
Xiaohong followed, and somehow her feet went soft and she fell forward, landing right on the old woman from behind.
The old woman fell down in a dog-eating-shit posture. Before she could react to the pain, a heavy object fell on her body and she screamed immediately.
Xiaohong, who was on top of her, seemed to be dazed after the fall and didn't move for a long time.
"Xiaohong, are you a spirit made of rotten mud? You can't get up after sticking to people?" The old woman cursed angrily, twisting her body and throwing Xiaohong down.
Xiao Hong screamed and lay on the ground, unable to move.
The old woman didn't care whether Xiaohong lived or died, she got up and chased after her.
In just a moment, Princess Qi had already rushed out of the yard and was running back desperately.
She didn't run forward.
There were palace guards ahead, and if they came across them, they would surely be quickly controlled, with no way out. The only way to survive was to run backwards and see if they could rush out from the palace's corner gate.
Although she knew that there was little hope, Princess Qi was still unwilling to give up.
Her residence was originally remote, and the King of Qi did not send anyone to watch her in order to avoid suspicion. Without the old woman and Xiaohong chasing her, she was able to move freely for a while, and soon she ran quite a distance without encountering any servants.
But this smooth sailing soon disappeared.
The maid behind him yelled, "Hurry up and hold the princess, she's going crazy—"
Several servants who were stunned on the roadside finally woke up from their dreams and chased after Princess Qi together.
The Princess of Qi was in front, and the maids and old women were behind, chasing each other, which was ridiculous.
Somehow, every time someone tried to catch up with Princess Qi, they would suddenly slip and miss the opportunity.
Princess Qi ran until she was dizzy and her hair was disheveled, but she finally saw the corner gate.
"Zhao family, hurry up and catch the princess!"
The maids and old women chasing behind shouted in unison.
The Zhao family they were talking about was the old woman guarding the corner gate. She just came out with a basin of water at this time and looked at Princess Qi who was rushing towards her with a bewildered look on her face.
After being shouted at by everyone, she finally came to her senses and rushed forward in a hurry, "Princess, you can't go out——"
Zhao Jia's foot slipped, and the basin in his hand flew out and hit the head of the old woman closest to Princess Li Qi.
The old woman was first hit all over by Xiaohong and now her head was hurt by the washbasin. She rolled her eyes and fell down.
Sadly, she did not faint. She watched Princess Qi rush out of the corner door and soon disappeared.
"Oh my God, the princess ran to the street--" the old woman screamed, and finally fainted, unable to bear the horrible reality.
Many people ran past the unconscious old woman, but no one cared about her life or death. Xiaohong was so nervous that she even stepped on the old woman's hand.
Xiaohong was very frightened. She looked hurriedly at the people who ran over, then at the old woman who didn't react at all. Suddenly, she became angry and stomped hard on the old woman again.
The old woman screamed, opened her eyes, and looked straight into Xiaohong's pale face.
Xiao Hong was shocked and said blankly: "The princess ran away..."
He clearly fainted, how come he woke up after being stepped on?
The old woman didn't realize that the little girl took the opportunity to take revenge on her, so she pushed Xiaohong away and chased after her towards the corner gate.
At this time, Princess Qi had already run to the street.
There were many people on the street. When they saw someone rushing out of Prince Qi's palace, they all stopped to look at him.
Princess Qi ran and shouted: "I am the Princess Qi, the King of Qi wants to kill me and marry another noblewoman——"
She didn't dare reveal Concubine Xian's original instructions at this time, as that would only scare passers-by away and cause her to die faster.
Only the romantic gossip involving Prince Qi would arouse the interest of passers-by. Even after she shouted this out, even if the man caught her, he would not dare to kill her immediately.
That would confirm her statement.
Perhaps it was the desperate situation that aroused Princess Qi's strong desire to survive, which made her capture so accurate.
Soon more and more people came to watch the excitement.
At this time, the people from Prince Qi's mansion finally caught up, and two maids held Princess Qi tightly, and hurriedly explained to the onlookers: "Excuse me for making a fool of myself, our princess is not very clear here, please don't take her words seriously--"
Princess Qi no longer has any strength left.
Being in broad daylight, surrounded by a huge crowd, she simply gave up the fearless struggle and shouted hoarsely: "The prince wants to kill me and marry another noblewoman because he thinks I am sick. Please save me. I still have a daughter to take care of. I don't want to die--"
Didn't they say that she wasn't in a clear mind? If she didn't deny it, it would just let everyone see the reason why the prince wanted to get rid of her.
In this situation, if Princess Qi screamed "I'm not crazy" at the top of her lungs, she would be courting death. The onlookers would probably disperse quickly after she was dragged back to the palace.
Generally, crazy people will say that they are not crazy.
Sure enough, after hearing what Princess Qi said, the people who were watching the excitement turned subtle in their eyes when they looked at the people in Prince Qi's Mansion.
Everyone in Prince Qi's mansion was also dumbfounded.
The princess doesn't play by the rules - what should I do?
The old woman who came over shouted, "What are you still standing there for? Take the princess back quickly. Isn't this making people laugh at you?"
Several maids and servants began to drag Princess Qi to the palace.
Surrounded by enemies, passers-by could no longer see the Princess of Qi. All they could hear was her desperate cry for help: "The King of Qi wants to kill his wife and marry another. Please save me. My daughter cannot be without a mother—"
Soon even the cries for help disappeared.
Upon receiving the news, Prince Qi, who had hurried over and was hiding behind the corner gate, had a livid face and wished he could tear Princess Qi and these maids and old women who were incapable of doing anything but causing trouble into pieces.
After what Li did, he completely lost face.
At this moment, a voice suddenly sounded: "Wait a minute."
Several men ran straight to the corner gate and stopped the servants.
The leading woman screamed, "Who are you? This is Prince Qi's mansion, don't meddle in other people's business!"