Gan Qiongying grabbed Kou Ning'an by the collar and saw a trace of blood at the corner of her mouth that she hadn't had time to swallow.
"Does it hurt? Are you scared? Do you feel like the sky has fallen?"
"Have you finally experienced this feeling? Have you finally understood what heartbreak means?"
"You dared to poison my Changsheng slave! You dared to force him to drink poison for so long!"
"I want you dead! I want you to be infamous for eternity after your death! I want the children you protect to never, ever acknowledge you as their mother again!"
"Look at me! Look at me!"
"Remember what I look like!"
"Even if I die... I will crawl out of hell!"
"I will sacrifice my soul, offer up everything I have, and summon the most vicious demon in the world to avenge me! To make you wish you were dead!"
"Are you experiencing what it feels like to be worse than dead now? Ah!"
Gan Qiongying's breathing became more and more rapid, and the sound coming from her throat was like the mournful cry of a wild beast on the verge of death.
Blood trickled down Kou Ning'an's lips, yet he still refused to lower his head, staring intently at her.
Gan Qiongying released Kou Ning'an and retreated while laughing wildly.
The laughter turned into tears in the end.
She swayed unsteadily, and Gan Lin rushed forward to help her, but she pushed him away.
She walked to the display shelf next to her and swept everything on it onto the ground.
The sounds of clanging and banging echoed throughout the entire hall.
Countless shards of porcelain lay scattered on the ground, tables and chairs were overturned, and priceless ancient paintings were torn from the walls and thrown on the ground by Gan Qiongying, leaving several bloody footprints.
She destroyed everything movable in the house and smashed it all at Kou Ning'an, who was retreating step by step.
But no one dared to stand up and stop her.
When Aunt Hu saw Kou Ning'an vomiting blood, she got up from the ground and barely managed to support Kou Ning'an, who was about to collapse.
Without the Empress Dowager's order, no one dared to arrest the mad princess, and no one dared to go outside to inform the guards. Aunt Hu wanted to go and find a royal physician for the Empress Dowager, but Kou Ning'an tightly gripped her sleeve.
Her eyes were bloodshot as she questioned Aunt Hu, "Where are you going! No one is allowed to leave this chamber!"
Her voice was hoarse, almost like a witch's. She truly looked like a witch, both in appearance and in spirit.
"They say I'm crazy... Hahahaha..."
Gan Qiongying said in a shrill voice, "I'll go crazy for you to see..."
"Ha ha ha ha……"
Gan Qiongying smashed almost everything in the house.
Her heavy breathing subsided slightly, but the strength in her body was being drained away inch by inch, like seawater receding after a raging tide.
Her face was covered in mud, and tears welled up in her eyes, making her look pitiful when she turned to look at Gan Lin.
Gan Lin was also in tears. He rushed forward to help Gan Qiongying.
But Gan Qiongying suddenly raised her hand and stopped him from an arm's length away.
In her current state, she couldn't even tell whether she was Duanrong or Gan Qiongying.
Gan Lin was the man Duan Rong loved, and Gan Qiong Ying dared not let him get close, not knowing what she might do.
Perhaps deep within her heart, a soul that has not completely departed still lingers, and her physical body is also experiencing a sense of trepidation as she approaches home.
She dared not touch or embrace the person she loved most in her life, separated by the divide between life and death.
Gan Qiongying chuckled softly, watching Gan Lin continue to laugh.
Kou Ning'an struggled to her feet and hoarsely ordered, "Seal off the palace gates..."
Gan Qiongying smiled as she looked at Gan Lin. She had no idea what Kou Ning'an might do next, but she had done everything she could.
She has... run out of ideas.
If Gan Qiongying were to die here today, she would have no regrets.
She did not let Duanrong down, nor did she let herself down.
But with the rain pouring down outside, Gan Qiongying could finally hear the rain and thunder outside.
Gan Qiongying recalled what Li Hua had said before leaving the palace: "Don't leave him alone in the mansion on a stormy night."
Gan Qiongying was worried that Li Hua would be scared.
Her tears slowly flowed down her cheeks again.
A passionate flush rolled down her cheeks, this time for the appointment she might not be able to keep, the promise she couldn't fulfill.
damn it.
It's not easy to find a partner only once in two lifetimes.
God is just working against her!
Gan Qiongying sniffled. Seeing that Gan Lin was crying so hard that her shoulders were hunched over and she kept calling "Sister" softly, she went over to comfort her.
The Yinian Hall was sealed off by the eunuchs. As Kou Ning'an was being helped to sit down by Aunt Hu, a maid suddenly knocked urgently on the door.
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"
Upon hearing this voice, Kou Ning'an suddenly pushed Aunt Hu away and stood up abruptly!
None of the servants in her palace had a tongue, and no one dared to knock on her door like that to disturb her.
The only person with a tongue who dared to come directly to her and was granted special permission to be exempt from all formalities was Qiuzang, the maid in the outer courtyard whom she used to contact the regent and obtain information from the outside world.
Qiu Cang was a maid given to her by Kou Ning'an's mother. She was always extremely composed, so for her to say something like "The Empress Dowager is in grave danger!" clearly indicated that it was an extremely urgent matter.
For Kou Ning'an, the only thing that could be considered "urgent" was the matter of Regent Sima Rui.
Therefore, Kou Ning'an disregarded all image and decorum, ran to the palace gate on her own, and opened the palace door.
Afterwards, Qiuzang saw the Empress Dowager come to open the door herself. He was stunned for a moment, then immediately leaned down and whispered something in her ear.
After hearing this, Kou Ning'an was stunned for a moment, and then reached out to support the palace door.
Then, with a "pfft," she suddenly spat out a mouthful of blood that she would rather swallow than spit out in front of Gan Qiongying.
Aunt Hu and the other servants rushed over and held Kou Ning'an back from falling to the ground.
But Kou Ning'an raised her hand, trembling, and pushed the crowd aside. Looking in Gan Qiongying's direction, she said, "You did it..."
"You did the right thing, didn't you!"
"You actually...you actually murdered the Regent!"
The maid Qiu Cang just whispered in the Empress Dowager's ear: "The Regent has been assassinated and is unconscious; his fate is currently unknown."
Just then, a flash of lightning streaked across the night sky, followed closely by a deafening clap of thunder, like a tribulation lightning strike to slay demons.
Gan Qiongying was stunned for a moment after hearing Kou Ning'an's breathless question. The Regent had been assassinated?
But she soon found out who did it.
Gan Qiongying's eyes twitched violently twice, and then she burst out laughing.
This time, she laughed genuinely, and she was so embarrassed that she could barely stand up while clutching her stomach.
But as she laughed, tears started streaming down her face.
Li Hua is really something... If she's afraid of such a dark night with thunder and rain, why is she running outside like that, risking her life?
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