Chapter 152: Cutting the Gordian knot and seeking a new life
Concubine Xiao was crying so hard that she was out of breath. Her makeup was smudged and she looked very embarrassed. She no longer had the arrogant attitude she had in the past when she relied on her background.
Upon seeing this, Nanny Gui put the painting away and had someone take it away.
The two little ones, Jiujiu and Nan Yuanxiang, stepped forward and stood beside Concubine Li obediently.
Concubine Li glanced at the two of them, put down the teacup in her hand, and said to Concubine Xiao who was kneeling in front of her: "Concubine Xiao, what are you doing?"
"Princess Li, I beg you, please help me save Old Fourteen?" Concubine Xiao sobbed and said, "No one else is willing to help me. Now only you can help me, and only you can speak in front of the emperor."
"As long as you can help me, I can do anything."
"Haha." Concubine Li laughed when she heard it.
This Concubine Xiao, she might have forgotten how the Fourteenth Prince treated her Thirteenth Prince before?
When Old Thirteen was stung by a bee, he looked like neither a human nor a ghost. Who was responsible for this?
Moreover, she also heard this morning the reason why Old Fourteen was suddenly thrown into death row.
The Fourteenth Prince was thrown into death cell because he tried to frame Jiujiu but failed. In a fit of rage and shame, he cursed the Emperor without thinking.
This Fourteenth Prince was unfilial and had attacked her children time and again. How could Concubine Xiao still have the nerve to ask her to save him?
Is Concubine Xiao okay?
Or did I take the wrong medicine?
Princess Li held her forehead and sighed speechlessly, not wanting to speak.
Jiujiu looked at Concubine Xiao in confusion, as if she was looking at a fool.
Nan Yuanxiang has been busy making money these days and wasn't very clear about these twists and turns, so she didn't think much about it.
She was carefree and took two pieces of snacks, one for Jiujiu and one for herself, and started eating them with relish.
Concubine Xiao was also aware of what the Fourteenth Prince had done against Concubine Li's children.
She had no other options left and was desperate, so she came to Concubine Li for help.
"I know, Princess Li, you are bothered by the bad things that Old Fourteen did before."
"I promise you, as long as you can help me rescue Old Fourteen from the death row, I will let Old Fourteen apologize to you."
"Or, I can just hand Old Fourteen over to you to deal with."
"As long as you can't kill him, you can do whatever you want to him. I have no problem with that."
Concubine Xiao spoke in an urgent voice.
Concubine Li said sarcastically, "I dare not do that! Concubine Xiao, you are the little princess of the Thirteenth Division of Zhaoli. The son you gave birth to is very precious. Who in the harem dares to dispose of your son recklessly?"
If someone takes the opportunity to bite you back, you're done for.
The disputes among the women in the harem may very likely escalate into important state affairs.
By then, Concubine Li will be roasted on the fire.
After Concubine Li came out of the cold palace, she became much more cautious and would not fall into a big trap again.
"Princess Xiao, you'd better leave!" It was not logical or moral for Concubine Li to help Concubine Xiao.
Concubine Li: "It's no use begging me. You should beg the emperor."
“…”
She came to ask Concubine Li for help because she couldn't ask the Emperor for help.
But now, Concubine Li asked her to beg the Emperor?
Concubine Xiao refused to leave. She kowtowed and cried, "Concubine Li, I kowtow to you and apologize on behalf of the Fourteenth Old Man for the bad things he did before."
"It was the Fourteenth Prince who was wrong before. He shouldn't have made things difficult for the Thirteenth Prince, and he shouldn't have slandered and framed the Nine Nine."
"We were wrong. We are sorry. Please forgive us."
Princess Xiao's head was hit hard, leaving a red mark on her forehead.
"Please help me and save my son?"
"I only have this one son, I can't lose him!"
Concubine Li looked at Concubine Xiao coldly, unmoved.
Because she knew that if it was her children who got into trouble today, even if she asked Concubine Xiao for help, Concubine Xiao would not agree to help.
Maybe, he will add insult to injury and humiliate her severely.
Back then, when she was banished to the cold palace, Concubine Xiao had humiliated her.
She remembers it all, so she won't help.
"No matter what you say, it's useless." Concubine Li recalled the bad things that happened in the past and felt a little irritated. She picked up the teacup, took a sip of tea, suppressed her irritation, and then said, "Madam Gui, please send the guests away."
After Princess Li finished speaking, she took Jiujiu and Nan Yuanxiang and left without looking back.
Concubine Xiao who was left behind: "..."
She actually doesn't want to?
Concubine Xiao was sent out.
Concubine Xiao stood at the door of Qiushuiju and said self-deprecatingly, "I never thought that one day I would fall to this point."
"I asked for help everywhere, but no one was willing to help me."
"Even Concubine Li can give me a bad look."
"She really relies on the emperor's favor and is so proud!"
Lu Yin comforted her, "My queen, please don't be upset. Let's continue to think of a way to save His Highness the Fourteenth."
Concubine Xiao closed her eyes, took a deep breath, and said, "Let's go and continue to beg the emperor."
In order to make Emperor Zhaoning give in, Concubine Xiao knelt at the door of the imperial study for almost a month.
I don't know if it was because Concubine Xiao had been kneeling for too long and was almost dying, and Emperor Zhaoning was concerned about the Thirteen Zhaoli Tribes and didn't want Concubine Xiao to die, so he released the Fourteenth Prince?
Or was it because Emperor Zhaoning had calmed down and released the Fourteenth Prince?
It is unknown.
Although the Fourteenth Prince was released from the death row, he was greatly frightened. He could not speak, was not as lively and active as before, and even fell seriously ill.
Even if Concubine Xiao wanted to blame him, it would be difficult to blame him for not listening to him and causing trouble for Qiu Shui Ju.
Concubine Xiao takes care of the Fourteenth Prince every day.
The Fourteenth Prince would always mutter in his half-awake state, "I won't dare to do it again. I won't dare to do it again."
"Jiujiu, Lao Shisan, I will never have a quarrel with you again."
"I was wrong."
"I want to live, and I want to live well."
Concubine Xiao listened to this, shook her head and said, "Silly child, if you had known this would happen, why did you do it in the first place?"
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It's winter.
There were two snowfalls, the temperature dropped sharply, and it was very cold.
Jiujiu stayed in Qiu Shui Ju. She didn't want to go out to play, so she practiced calligraphy every day and listened to gossip.
Recently she likes to listen to gossip and finds it very interesting.
After Nan Yuanxiang came back from selling date paste cakes outside the palace, she told Jiujiu about the gossip she heard in the market.
"Jiujiu, today the wife of the Duke of Anguo finally succeeded in asking to be divorced. The news is spreading all over the streets."
"She is the first person in the capital to ask to leave. She is about to be laughed to death by the ladies of the capital."
"Everyone is saying that she is mentally ill. She asked to be divorced for no reason. No, no, she asked to be divorced. She must be dissatisfied with her comfortable life."
"She also took her son away. Now the mother and son are no longer the wife of the Duke of Anguo, nor are they the heir of the Duke of Anguo's mansion. They have become ordinary people."
"I don't understand what she is worried about."
Jiujiu clicked her tongue, "The wife of Duke Anguo is the only one who is not so depressed! Is she a smart person?"
"Smart person?" Nan Yuanxiang didn't believe it.
【That’s right.】
[The Duke of Anguo's Mansion is carrying a serious crime that is fatal. Sooner or later, the Duke of Anguo's Mansion will fall, and the Duke of Anguo may be executed along with his entire clan.]
[If the wife of Duke Anguo is divorced, the prince and Duke Anguo will be separated. Maybe, he can escape this disaster.]
【The wife of Duke Anguo is very clever. 】
Nan Yuanxiang was stunned when she heard Jiujiu’s thoughts. She didn’t expect Jiujiu knew all this. It was amazing.
Nan Yuanxiang originally had a prejudice against Lady Anguo because of her divorce. She also felt that Lady Anguo was living too comfortable a life, having nothing to do and looking for trouble. Sooner or later, she would regret it.
But at this moment, Nan Yuanxiang felt that the wife of Duke Anguo was simply a heroine!
At the critical moment, cut the Gordian knot and seek a new life.
So courageous.
"By the way, Jiujiu, there is one more thing I want to tell you."
When Nan Yuanxiang talked about this, she became excited and danced with joy.
What's the matter?