flstandardbreds Chapter 157 Planning to perform a grand ritual
Chapter 157 Planning to perform a grand ritual
They grew up together, relying on each other, giving each other warmth and comfort. But in the end, all the other 19 sisters died at her hands.
Because her sister said that only one of them could survive. If she didn't kill her companions with her own hands, then she would be the one to die.
She looked at her hands, stained with her sisters' blood, which emanated a sickening odor like the claws of a demon. She refused to eat or drink, like a walking corpse, and washed them for three days and three nights, but they were impossible to wash clean. That year, she was only fourteen years old!
When she turned fifteen, her sister ruthlessly betrothed her to a young county magistrate who was twenty years older than her.
Because the brutal training she had undergone previously severely damaged her body, and because she married at a relatively early age, she was unable to have children in the long years after her marriage.
It was not until many years later that she gave birth to a daughter named Gou Chunmei.
Later, she heard that her sister had passed away!
After hearing the news, she secretly felt a surge of relief. The days of being tightly controlled by her sister were finally over. She had finally broken free from that suffocating bondage and could try to be an ordinary person again.
However, as her husband's official position became higher and higher, Yin Zhizi realized that the ordinary life she longed for was actually just a dream.
Although the big devil sister died, it did not ease the situation at all, because the little devil Yin Guifei still had a firm control over the entire family.
The husband who was supposed to be in the same boat with Concubine Yin would do his best to complete whatever task she arranged for him to do without hesitation.
Even though she tried to stop and advise him, her husband not only did not show any remorse, but instead scolded her for being short-sighted and narrow-minded, which was a typical woman's view.
Her only spiritual support is her daughter. Although her daughter's personality is like her father's, she is her own flesh and blood after all, and she can't help but dote on her. When her daughter gets into trouble, she will quietly clean up the mess for her.
However, she never dreamed that while her husband was trying so hard to please her, Concubine Yin actually extended her claws to her Mei'er.
From then on, Mei'er's life trajectory is destined to change dramatically. She will be forced to follow a similar path as her mother, working for those cruel and merciless people.
Moreover, since Concubine Yin's heart is even more vicious than that of the devil, the ending that Mei'er faces is likely to be even more tragic than her own.
After all, although the big devil sister was ferocious, at least she had never used that kind of horrifying forbidden technique on her.
This time, she was completely unable to clean up the mess for her daughter. At this moment, a deep sense of powerlessness surged from her mind like a tide.
"Yin Zhizi, I'm talking to you, how dare you ignore me like this..." Concubine Yin's sharp and angry voice suddenly rang out, like a sharp sword that instantly cut off Yin Zhizi's chaotic thoughts.
When Yin Zhizi heard this angry shout, his whole body trembled violently, as if he had woken up from a long nightmare.
She calmed herself down and realized that her previous loss of composure might have angered the moody Concubine Yin in front of her.
Yin Zhizi was also a woman who had experienced countless hardships and was well versed in the ways of survival in the palace. She quickly adjusted her attitude.
Without hesitation, she knelt on her knees and said in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, please forgive my rude behavior just now! I was so anxious that I spoke without thinking and offended your majesty. I apologize to you here. Please be magnanimous and forgive me! And my daughter Mei'er is just a child!"
Speaking of this, Yin Zhizi's eyes couldn't help but become moist, and tears welled up in her eyes, but she forced herself not to let them fall.
Immediately afterwards, Yin Zhizi began to kowtow continuously, and his forehead hit the ground with a crisp yet dull sound.
"Your Majesty, Mei'er is only 17 years old this year and has not yet married. I beg Your Majesty to consider that my husband has been assisting you wholeheartedly all day long, and also to consider that your mother and I are sisters, and please do not use forbidden techniques on Mei'er! Please, Your Majesty..." Yin Zhizi was already crying inconsolably at this time, and she looked extremely miserable.
Concubine Yin looked coldly at Yin Zhizi who was kneeling on the ground and begging, and felt secretly proud in her heart.
This was exactly the effect she wanted. Seeing Yin Zhizi looking so humble, Concubine Yin felt that the time was almost right, so she slowly stood up and walked to Yin Zhizi with graceful steps.
She stretched out a hand, lifted up Yin Zhizi, and a seemingly gentle smile appeared on her face.
She said softly, "Aunt, look at what you are doing? Get up quickly. Why do you need to go through such a big ceremony? We are family! Don't worry, as long as Mei'er is obedient and doesn't betray me, I will naturally not use forbidden techniques on her easily."
Hearing Concubine Yin's words, Yin Zhizi felt as if she had grabbed a life-saving straw and hurriedly thanked her: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy! Thank you, Your Majesty!"
At this moment, she no longer cared about anything else. Her heart was filled with worry about her daughter's safety and gratitude for Concubine Yin's tolerance and magnanimity.
During the Qingming Festival, the sky is so gloomy as if covered by a thick layer of black gauze.
People flocked to their ancestral graves to pay homage, and the curls of incense smoke floated in the air, intertwining with the cold wind, which was chilling.
At night, the drizzle poured down like a curtain of beads, and it seemed that it would never stop.
Concubine Yin once again stepped into her secret room.
The secret room was dimly lit, with only a few weak candles flickering unsteadily.
Concubine Yin lighted a stick of incense carefully and placed it on the incense table.
Suddenly, a strong fragrance spread out, and a strange black gas above the incense table was like a greedy baby, opening its mouth wide and eagerly swallowing the endless stream of smoke and fragrance.
However, Concubine Yin turned a blind eye to all this and continued to sit there leisurely. She began to chat with it, telling it about the various trivial things she had encountered recently.
As time went by, the black air finally absorbed all the fragrance.
At this moment, she uttered a low, hoarse voice, "Ling'er, please burn more incense and paper for me. Tonight, I plan to perform a grand ritual. I will cause the entire Xia Kingdom to be ravaged by torrential rain. I will concentrate all the rain for the next three months and pour it down today. I will make sure that the people of Xia Kingdom have no harvest, and after the torrential rain, I will plunge this land into a long drought!"