Chapter 792 Ugly
Even after all the people in Yingfu Palace were taken away, Concubine Jing still did not say a word.
She is still holding on.
The emperor and the imperial concubine also stopped talking.
Finally, it was Mr. Chang who spoke up and gave gentle advice.
"Empress Jing, you should explain everything. Even if you don't think about yourself, you should think about your family."
As soon as these words were spoken, it was like a bucket of ice water was poured over her head, making Concubine Jing feel suddenly cold in her heart.
She raised her head and stared straight at Eunuch Chang.
"Are you threatening me?"
Eunuch Chang smiled, still looking respectful.
“I dare not.
I just think that it is so late, and it is too tiring for the Emperor and the Imperial Concubine to keep wasting their energy here, so I would like to ask Her Majesty Jingfei to finish this matter quickly.
In fact, even if you don't tell it now, you still have to tell the truth after the interrogation at the Ministry of Punishment has the results.
Rather than being pushed to that point, it’s better to explain everything now.
On the one hand, it can preserve your last bit of dignity.
On the other hand, the emperor can also spare the Jing family's life in consideration of your honest confession.
You said so?
Concubine Jing looked at him coldly. She always looked down on these eunuchs.
But now even such a lowly eunuch dared to force her.
She felt both angry and desperate.
In fact, she herself knew very well that at this point, it didn't matter whether she pleaded guilty or not.
In the harem, the emperor's attitude represents everything.
As long as the emperor believed her, she would be safe even if the evidence was irrefutable.
But if the emperor didn't believe her, it would be useless even if she refused to confess.
At this time, the emperor obviously did not believe her.
He stood on the side of the imperial concubine from beginning to end.
After a long while, Concubine Jing finally spoke, her voice extremely hoarse.
"Can I talk to the princess alone?"
Luo Qinghan frowned and wanted to refuse, but Xiao Xixi spoke first.
"OK."
Luo Qinghan looked at her without saying anything, but from his expression it was clear that he disagreed.
He was not afraid of what Concubine Jing would do to Xixi. Not to mention that Concubine Jing was too sick to get up, even if Concubine Jing could run and jump, she could not be Xixi's opponent.
He just felt that Concubine Jing was a person with bad intentions. If he let her stay alone with Xixi, she might say something unpleasant and make Xixi unhappy.
Xiao Xixi was very open-minded: "It's okay, we were just chatting."
Seeing that she insisted, Luo Qinghan had no choice but to follow her wishes.
He stood up and said, "I'll wait for you outside. Just let me know if you need anything."
Xiao Xixi nodded and said yes.
Everyone else in the room followed the emperor out.
In the huge bedroom, only Xiao Xixi and Jing Fei were left.
Xiao Xixi didn't feel uncomfortable at all. She sat down on the low couch opposite the bed, tucked her hands into her sleeves, and looked at Concubine Jing, asking as if she was chatting casually.
"What do you want to talk about?"
Concubine Jing stared at her steadily. Her eyes were definitely not friendly and even revealed a bit of resentment.
"You did this on purpose, didn't you?"
Xiao Xixi was puzzled: "Hmm?"
Concubine Jing said through gritted teeth.
"Today in Yunxiu Palace, you had already laid your cards on the table with me, yet you still let me leave.
I thought you were too confident at the time, and I even secretly laughed at you for being so stupid.
Now that I think about it, you did it on purpose.
You let me go on purpose, leaving me with the last bit of hope.
In order to grasp this little bit of hope, even though I knew the more I did, the more mistakes I would make, I couldn’t help but give it one last try.”
She knew that if she killed Concubine Shao at this critical juncture, people would definitely suspect her, but she had no choice. As long as Concubine Shao was still alive, she would become evidence to identify her.
So Concubine Shao must die, and she must die quickly.
Every day she delays, she will be in more danger.
She instructed Zhi'er to bribe the eunuchs to kill Shao Xuanshi, and later forced Zhi'er to hang herself.
In order to reduce the suspicion on herself, she risked her life and acted like she was pushed into the lake.
These plans were all thought up by her on the spur of the moment. They were not perfected and inevitably had many flaws.
If she had been given a little more time, she would definitely not have attacked Shao Xuanshi at this time, and she would not have resorted to such despicable means as hiring someone to kill her.
But there are no ifs in this world.
The hatred in Concubine Jing's eyes grew stronger and stronger.
"You deliberately let me go, deliberately making me think that I still had a chance to turn the tables.
In fact, this is just the bait you set.
You lured me into a trap and watched me struggle in it.
Do I look like a clown in your eyes?
You are far more vicious than I thought."
Xiao Xixi listened to her quietly, neither refuting nor making excuses, nor taking the opportunity to add insult to injury.
The bedroom was quiet for a moment.
Concubine Jing asked in a hoarse voice: "Why don't you speak? Don't you have anything to say?"
Xiao Xixi did not answer but asked: "Do you want to see what you look like now?"
Concubine Jing was stunned.
The imperial concubine's answer obviously exceeded her expectations.
She didn't react at once.
Xiao Xixi stood up, picked up the hand mirror on the dressing table, and walked to the bed.
She handed the hand mirror to Concubine Jing.
Concubine Jing looked at the hand mirror that was close to her. Her face was clearly reflected in the smooth glass mirror.
Her face was as pale as paper, her lips were bloodless, her eyes were red and full of resentment, her hair was disheveled, and her expression was a little hideous because she was too emotional.
This look is like a female ghost full of hostility.
Concubine Jing was instantly frightened by the horrible sight. She let out a short scream and then raised her hand to knock the mirror away.
The mirror fell to the ground and shattered with a snap.
Luo Qinghan's voice immediately sounded outside the door.
"What's wrong?"
Xiao Xixi: "It's okay, I just accidentally broke a mirror."
She looked at the broken mirror pieces on the ground, then looked at the pale Concubine Jing lying on the bed.
Xiao Xixi: "Do you also think you look ugly right now?"
It is said that appearance is determined by the heart.
When a person's mind is eroded by jealousy and resentment, his appearance will also change accordingly.
This was the situation with Concubine Jing at this time.
She was so angry and embarrassed by what was said that she said hatefully.
"You have been favored by the emperor since you entered the palace, and the emperor has been protecting you.
You can do whatever you want, and of course you don't have to spend so much time and effort planning for yourself.
If you and I switched places, do you think you would be much better than me now?
What qualifications do you have to criticize me here?!"
Xiao Xixi looked at her calmly without making any distinction.
Concubine Jing: "What are you looking at me doing?"
Xiao Xixi said slowly and seriously.
"I will keep your current appearance in my mind and remind myself to never become as ugly as you."
(End of this chapter)
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