Extra: The Little Princess's Restoration Life (2)
"This is a new poison I developed."
In the secluded and silent palace, the young man in peacock blue eunuch uniform spoke.
Wei Ying lay beside the low table, staring at the small porcelain bottle, "You want to poison Xie Zhe?"
"Xie Zhe destroyed our country and imprisoned us as slaves in the palace. This hatred for our family and our country will never end." Pei Lin whispered, "But we can't get close to Xie Zhe yet, so this bottle of poison is prepared for Xie Xuchi. He is the most intelligent among the princes. If we poison him, the rest of the princes will be useless."
"I see."
Wei Ying calmly picked up the poison and said, "I happen to be working at Qixiang Palace. I will do the poisoning myself."
Pei Lin accompanied her out of the palace and walked towards Qixiang Palace.
As they walked through the deep alleys of the palace, Pei Lin suddenly said, "Awu is dead."
Wei Ying paused.
"He committed suicide by jumping into a well." Pei Lin's face was expressionless. "Xie Zhe couldn't tolerate us orphans of the previous dynasty. Even if we were reduced to eunuchs who lost our ability to reproduce, it was still not enough. The people in the palace would bully us even more. And this torment will last until death. Awu had his spine broken by the fourth princess, and he was tied up like a watchdog who could never stand up again. Awu... wanted to be freed early."
Wei Ying closed her eyes deeply.
When they reached the outside of Qixiang Palace, Wei Ying whispered, "Pei Lin, climb up."
"Princess?"
Wei Ying walked up to the palace steps step by step.
The golden glazed eaves reflected the last rays of sunset light. The girl turned and looked at Pei Lin, and the light and shadow outlined her unusually tough eyebrows.
She said, "Climb up, climb to a very high position, a position that can protect all the orphans of the Wei Dynasty. Their parents and loved ones died for the Wei Dynasty. If we cannot protect them, it is our responsibility. Pei Lin, we must be their parents."
She reached out her hand to Pei Lin.
Pei Lin walked up the palace steps step by step and hooked her little finger seriously.
Their eyes met.
The boy's cheeks were tender, and he was clearly only in his early teens, but his tone was extremely serious, "Pei Lin swears that he will stand by the princess."
Wei Ying entered Qixiang Palace alone and threw poison into the tea when no one was paying attention.
She and the other palace maids carried the teacups into the study and heard them laughing and whispering:
"I heard that the distinguished guest Your Highness is entertaining today is a country bumpkin. He simply offered Your Highness three strategies and has become Your Highness's guest of honor."
"Even though she's from the countryside, she has a pretty face!"
“…”
Wei Ying followed them into the study, bowed, then knelt beside Xie Xuchi and placed the teacup next to his hand.
She stared at the teacup, waiting for Xie Xuchi to drink, when she suddenly heard Xie Xuchi ask softly, "A-Zan, do you know who she is?"
A familiar voice came from the other side, "Who is she?"
Wei Ying suddenly raised her head.
The young man sitting cross-legged opposite her had his tail tied up in a high ponytail and was wearing a thick, outdated jacket with large flowers. He was smiling so hard that his teeth were showing. He was actually the countryman who had asked her for directions during the day.
It turns out that he was not a poor man who entered the palace to be a eunuch, but an accomplice who was loyal to the Xie family and assisted the tyrant in committing atrocities!
Xie Xuchi said, "She is a princess of the previous dynasty, named Wei Ying. After the fall of the Wei Kingdom, she was sent to the Imperial Slave Division along with the other orphans of the Wei Kingdom. Now, she is a maid in Qixiang Palace."
As he spoke, he gestured to his confidant to present the cup of tea Wei Ying had brought to Xie Zan. "I'm delighted that A-Zan has surrendered. However, you are from the Zhenbei Palace, and your loyalty to me is uncertain, so I hesitate to use you. This former princess has a rebellious streak, and I've never dared to drink her tea. If A-Zan dares to drink it for me, I'll keep you. How do you do that?"
Xie Zan looked at Wei Ying with a smile on his face the whole time.
He said frivolously, "I don't care about princesses from the previous dynasty, but tea poured by a beauty is something very rare in my eyes. Even if it's poisonous, you have to drink it, only then can you be considered a gentleman."
Wei Ying gritted her teeth.
I've heard that the Zhenbei Palace is very strict in its management of household affairs, so why is this young master speaking so loosely and frivolously?!
Xie Zan picked up the teacup and was about to drink it all in one gulp.
"Wait." Xie Xuchi stopped him in time, "I already believe in A-Zan's loyalty."
After saying that, he snatched the teacup from Xie Zan's hand and poured it on the ground.
When the poisonous tea touched the ground, the white cashmere carpet immediately changed color.
Xie Xuchi showed an expression that said, "As expected."
He couldn't just beat Wei Ying to death with a stick, otherwise it would seem that the royal family of the Great Zhou was too ruthless.
So he ordered his confidants, "Drag him away and give him thirty lashes."
"Wait a minute." Xie Zan pointed at Wei Ying with a smile, "I love beautiful women the most in my life, Your Highness. I want her to be my slave."
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