"That must be it," Xiao An said with sobs, looking lonely and sad. "He just didn't want me to reach Ningguta alive, so of course he had to do something on the way."
Pang Yi frowned and turned to look at Xiao An: "But why did he insist on killing you?"
In fact, Pang Yi had already vaguely guessed the reason. But he really couldn't believe that An Zishang was Xiao An's biological father.
"Since the incident in the Eastern Palace at the beginning of last year, he probably wanted to get rid of me. But I didn't know it at the time. After His Highness was deposed and sent to Ningguta, when he took me home from the Eastern Palace, I was so grateful to him. I was grateful that he didn't abandon me, a useless daughter, and didn't complain that the An family was implicated by the deposed crown prince because of me. At that time, I was really grateful to him, but I didn't expect that in his heart, I had already been a thorn in his side." Little An sighed softly. After a pause, she spoke slowly. "When I first returned to my parents' home, my wife ignored me at first. At that time, I was still mumbling in my heart that my wife was not my biological mother, but I grew up in front of my wife. Even though my wife was always indifferent to me, I always regarded her as my mother. At that time, I felt that I had brought shame to the An family, so my wife treated me so coldly. Not long after, my wife paid attention to me again and was much closer to me than before. I was naturally grateful. At that time, I made up my mind in my heart that I would serve my father and my wife well in the future, never marry in this life, and stay in my parents' home to fulfill my filial piety."
"If it weren't for that day when my eldest sister came back, I'm afraid I would still have such filial piety. But if it weren't for that day when my eldest sister came back, I'm afraid I wouldn't be alive today," said Xiao An, curling her lips bitterly, and continued, "Because my eldest sister married into the East Palace, she became estranged from me. I have always felt guilty towards her, so when she came back, I was very happy. I went to the small kitchen before dawn to make cakes that my wife and eldest sister liked to eat and sent them to them. I don't know if it was destined, but when I arrived at the backyard, I heard my wife and eldest sister talking behind the rockery. I Just as I was about to step forward to pay my respects, I heard the lady tell my eldest sister that the master had agreed to execute the little bitch. I was startled, knowing that they were talking in private, so I didn't dare to pay my respects, and hurriedly hid aside. Then I heard my eldest sister say fiercely that the little bitch should have died long ago. If it weren't for her marrying into the East Palace, how could my daughter be estranged from the Third Prince for so many years? Now that the East Palace has fallen, the Third Prince has finally changed his mind about my daughter, but Concubine Zhao is still dissatisfied with our An family. Killing that little bitch can be regarded as a show of loyalty for our An family, so that there will be no rift between the An family and the Third Prince's Mansion. "
"It was only after I heard this that I realized that I was the damned little bitch they were talking about. It turned out that in the eyes of the lady and the eldest sister, I had always been an outsider, a damned little bitch. Even my father thought I deserved to die." At this point, Xiao An's tears burst out again, but this time she did not cry out loud. She let the tears flow, wiping away her tears, and continued, "I know I can't stay in that family anymore. If I stay there, I'll lose my life. But where can a weak woman like me go? How could I escape? The An family and the Third Prince's Mansion were eager to kill me, so how could I escape? Those days, I really couldn't eat or sleep. I stared at night, afraid that once I fell asleep, I would never wake up again. Then it was not long before the sacrificial ceremony of Empress Zhenxian was held. According to the rules, I had to go to the palace with my wife to participate in the sacrificial ceremony. I came up with this idea. That day, while my wife was not paying attention, I sneaked to the Cining Palace and asked the Queen Mother to send me to Ningguta to serve His Highness. "
"I know I'm taking advantage of the Queen Mother and His Highness, but... but I really can't find a better way, and I really don't want to die," Xiao An sniffed, raised her eyes to look at Pang Yi, and said slowly, "I know you are His Highness's confidant, and you naturally hate me for taking advantage of His Highness, so... so even if you kill me, it's right, and I won't hate you to death, but..."
Having said this, Xiao An couldn't say any more. She buried her face in her hands and started sobbing again.
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