Chapter 156 Suffocating Bondage
Chapter 156 Suffocating Bondage
Wang Muyun, who was in the palace, said to Chen Qingfeng with a look of satisfaction: "Your Majesty, Tao'er is a really good child!"
"Well, generally speaking, it's okay!" Chen Qingfeng's tone became lighter when he mentioned the eldest prince Chen Jingtao.
This child really did well in every aspect, but for some reason, he just couldn't like him from the bottom of his heart. He couldn't explain the reason for that feeling.
"Mu Yun, I'm sorry, it's all my fault. I failed to protect the children and made you sad!" Chen Qingfeng began to apologize repeatedly.
Wang Muyun shook his head and said, "Your Majesty, this is none of your business. You don't need to blame yourself!"
Chen Qingfeng's face was still filled with self-blame. "Thinking back, you were a saint who was high and mighty, but for me you were willing to give up all your cultivation and become an ordinary person, having to endure birth, old age, sickness and death from now on. Now you have to face the pain of losing your child, I..."
Chen Qingfeng couldn't continue speaking, his eyes were a little moist.
"Your Majesty, marrying you is my greatest happiness!" Wang Muyun held Chen Qingfeng's left hand and said sincerely.
Chen Qingfeng immediately embraced her with his right hand: "Mu Yun, let's give Tao'er a year. If he still hasn't found Yao'er and Yuan'er after a year, I will accompany you to find the children!"
Wang Muyun leaned in Chen Qingfeng's arms and nodded gently, "Thank you, Your Majesty. I hope Tao'er won't let us down."
Inside the Xia Kingdom's palace, the sunlight was blocked by thick clouds, and the entire palace seemed somewhat gloomy and depressing.
At this time, Concubine Yin was sitting leisurely on the couch, savoring the fragrant tea that the palace maid had just brought her.
She has been in a very good mood these days. Ever since she took the beauty pill, the emperor couldn't resist her temptation and finally stepped into her harem.
In fact, she was well versed in the art of flattery and could have treated the emperor the same way she treated Prince Zhao Yucheng. However, she couldn't bear to treat the emperor.
Injuring the emperor's vitality was already a helpless act, but the charm technique was different. She must not damage his foundation, otherwise it would affect his offspring.
She was still hoping to have more sons with the emperor, but she could only give birth to a well-behaved son like Li'er. As for the little girl like Xiao Mei who looked like Luo Lan, not killing her was the greatest mercy she could show as a mother.
Moreover, the master once said that when their plan succeeds, as long as the emperor obeys, they can restore the emperor's vitality at any time, and she only needs to wait.
At this time, a eunuch hurried over to report that Madam Gou wanted to see her.
Concubine Yin was slightly taken aback. Madam Gou? Oh, it was her aunt Yin Zhizi, who was only two years older than her. "Let her in!"
When she saw Yin Zhizi walking into the hall with a serious expression, Concubine Yin quickly waved her hand to signal the servants around her to leave.
A smile immediately spread across her face, and she stood up to greet him, saying, "Aunt, what a rare guest you are! Your family has been in the capital for five years, and this is the first time you've set foot in my palace!"
However, unlike Concubine Yin's enthusiasm, Yin Zhizi's face looked very ugly, but she still suppressed her emotions, bowed to Concubine Yin and said: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you!"
Seeing this, Concubine Yin smiled and walked forward, wanting to hold Yin Zhizi's hand to show her closeness.
But Yin Zhizi dodged it lightly and said, "My Lady, I really cannot bear the responsibility of being called a relative."
Upon hearing this, the smile on Concubine Yin's face froze instantly.
So, she put away her smile, her face darkened, and she said, "Aunt, you don't have to be so sarcastic. You came to visit me today, so I guess you have something to say. Why don't you just say it directly?"
Yin Zhizi gritted her teeth and finally mustered the courage to ask, "My Lady, I heard you asked Mei'er to draw blood for you. I wonder what your intentions are. Are you planning to use that horrible forbidden technique on her?"
Speaking of this, Yin Zhizi's tone became more and more angry.
When Concubine Yin saw her like this, she was immediately furious.
Over the years, who would dare to speak to me like this? Even the Empress, who hadn't been banished to the cold palace back then, would have been extremely cautious in front of me and would never have dared to speak to me in such a tone.
Concubine Yin spoke with a gloomy expression, "Yin Zhizi, watch your words! Don't think I don't know your background. You are nothing more than my mother's illegitimate sister."
When Yin Zhizi heard this, his body trembled violently as if he was struck by lightning.
"Your mother was originally a lowly slave, and she gave birth to you, an equally lowly concubine's daughter. If it weren't for my mother's consideration, she would have treated you as her aunt. Otherwise, how different would you, a mere concubine's daughter, be from those servile servants?" Concubine Yin continued in a stern voice.
At this moment, Yin Zhizi stood there like a sculpture, her eyes lost their luster, and she seemed to be in deep confusion and shock.
For many years, she has been immersed in the respect, glory and wealth that comes with being a lady. The luxurious life, the flattery of the people and the endless power have made her gradually forget the past that she could not bear to look back on.
However, at this moment, Concubine Yin's cold and ruthless words were like a sharp sword, piercing through her carefully constructed psychological defenses and completely exposing the secret of her life experience that she had hidden deeply.
A raging rage suddenly ignited in Yin Zhizi's heart, and his resentment surged like a tide.
She screamed in her heart, why do you say I am a lowly person? Is it just because my mother was a lowly cleaning maid?
But I am also the biological daughter of the late Japanese emperor!
Even though that high and mighty emperor didn't know of my existence until his death, it doesn't mean I deserve to be humiliated like this!"
Her thoughts drifted back to when she was five years old, when she was still an innocent child.
However, fate played a cruel joke on her and her mother passed away inexplicably.
And that devil-like sister took her away from her hometown without hesitation and came to the unfamiliar country of Xia.
Then she was cruelly abandoned in a remote village, leaving her to face hardships and fend for herself. It was not until she was eight years old that her sister appeared in front of her again.
She thought she would receive some care and warmth, but unexpectedly, what awaited her was a cold and ruthless remark: "You have passed my assessment and are qualified to become a member of my hidden guard."
From then on, the devilish sister assigned someone to carry out endless and inhumane training on her.
There were twenty girls who received this horrific training at that time, but she was the only one who survived.
These girls all have a similar fate as her, all of them are lonely and helpless.
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