Chapter 20: Self-harm
Water Pavilion, the most corner of the west side of the Imperial Garden.
Bai Qingting ran all the way, and when she met the palace maid or anyone along the way, she didn't see it clearly or say hello, just like a lost deer rampage with its horns.
When she arrived at the Water Pavilion, there was no sound around her, her heart sank, and she hurriedly ran into the Water Pavilion along the water corridor that was about ten zhang long.
The Water Pavilion is a two-storey attic, and on weekdays, the palace concubines who are not very favored like to go to this quiet place to sit and take a rest.
So there was everything in the pavilion, and there was nothing in shortage.
Bai Qingting's head kept turning, looking at the room that was obviously much brighter after pushing the door open, and when she saw the wooden steps, she rushed up with her long skirt and shouted: "Big sister! Big sister! ”
She pushed open the room on the second floor, shouted and went straight to the inner room of the room, only to see a bed, empty, nothing!
How could there be no one?
There was a soft sound on the door behind him, Bai Qingting hurriedly turned around when he heard the sound, and he only had time to see the door on the second floor that had just been pushed open by her being closed again, and then the sound of the lock, and the sound of two palace maids talking in a low voice.
"Young Master Yan is almost here, hurry up!"
"I want to hurry too! But who's inside! Can I not be nervous! My hands are shaking terribly...... You lock it for me, quickly! ”
"Alright, alright! Hurry up, hurry up, go away! ”
Bai Qingting could clearly hear what the two palace maids were saying, and he clearly knew that she was designed and locked in the attic of this water viewing pavilion!
She wanted to go to the door, she wanted to slam it open, she wanted to ask her big sister what was wrong, but her feet were heavy, her head was heavy.
Slowly, she slid down on the floor, leaning against what looked like a dresser.
There was a very strong and fragrant smell between her noses, and her eyes fell straight when she smelled it.
She tried to lift her eyelids, and through the gap between her eyelids, she could dimly see that there was an incense burner on the table in the outer room, and the wisps of fireworks kept rising, the fragrance became stronger and stronger, and she became less and less energetic.
“…… You don't want to think about it, if you really become the fast son-in-law of Bai Daizhao, you kid will have peach blossom luck and official luck...... Okay, let's talk about it in detail in the private room......"
Mei Xiang.
It turned out to be such a calculation.
But how could she, Bai Qingting, let these people calculate like this, how could she let these people be so satisfied!
She bit her lower lip hard, and her moderately thick lower lip was bitten and bloody, falling drop by drop.
Taking advantage of the momentary clarity in her mind, she laboriously lifted her right hand into the inner wall of her left sleeve and pulled out the scalpel.
She carries it with her at all times to protect herself.
Without much thought, she clenched the scalpel in her right hand, and lifted her long skirt with her left hand to reveal her slender legs in her underwear.
The scalpel was raised high and fell so hard that it had pierced her right thigh in the blink of an eye, and she bit her left hand without screaming, and after the stabbing was done, she thought it was a centimeter deep.
She tried to stand up, but although her head was clearer, it still shook so badly that she just wanted to keep falling to the ground, as if she were weighing a thousand pounds.
She broke out in a cold sweat, and in a moment she was already wet with the already dirty purple palace clothes.
She didn't have time to rub slowly, and as soon as the two palace maids came to Yan Gongzi, she would be finished.
She is not reconciled, and she will never bow her head and admit defeat.
Forcefully pressed the hand knife technique down, and then turned the tip of the knife slightly, the flesh on her thighs was about to be dug out, and the bright red blood quickly penetrated the white underwear, and she silently gritted her teeth and endured the severe pain.
When she was sure that her eyes could see what was in front of her, she leaned on the dresser behind her with both hands, and stood up with her intact left leg, and moved her right leg half-dragging and half-crutching.
She stood still and looked at the room, the room was not big, she just had to turn out of the room, there was a window to the left of the table near her, she just had to walk there.
I don't know how long it took or how much effort it took.
She smiled when she finally half-walked to the window.
The window was closed tightly, and the fingers trembled and could not open the small piece of wooden latch between the two window towers, and the window, which could not have been opened with much effort on a normal day, was now like a stubborn old man, fighting against her.
Bai Qingting took two steps back, and then bumped into it with all his strength.
The latches of the windows broke, and the lattices of the two windows opened wide open, and she could not stop the inertia of striking forward.
This time, she knocked herself out.
When she floated down after going out, she saw that there was a turquoise wave under her, and a faint shadow of herself that was becoming clearer and clearer.
She suddenly remembered that this was the Water Viewing Pavilion, which was built in the middle of the lake.
There was only one water color outside the window on the second floor, and there was nothing, no wonder there was no lock outside, no wonder they were so relieved, they only locked the door on the second floor and left.
Her whole face was immersed in the lake water, and her whole body gradually sank into the lake water, she opened her eyes, trying to keep her eyes open, she wanted to see everything under the water, but she only saw that the clear water was slowly filled with blood, and the lake water that rushed into her mouth also had an astringent taste.
She knew it was the smell of her blood.
Not long after Bai Qingting left the banquet, Jun Ziheng and Si Jingming also found an excuse to leave the Qianlong Palace.
The two walked out of Qianlong Palace together.
"I didn't expect you to use the trick of heroes to save the beauty today!" Si Jingming said in surprise, and slapped Jun Ziheng's shoulder with his big hand, "Okay, you listened to what Uncle and I said, but what about this candidate......"
He shook his head, "It's too hanging! I said Qingyun, can't you choose a good one to marry......"
Si Jingming sighed to himself, he didn't notice that Jun Ziheng had already walked a foot in front of him, he hurriedly chased after him, and grabbed Jun Ziheng, "Did you hear me speak!" ”
"When did Si Dutong change his career to become a wife? Such a broken mouth. Jun Ziheng smiled, his eyes narrowed slightly, just looked at Si Jingming, and said, "What's more, I will help Bai Daizhao, isn't it because you said some time ago that you admired her." ”
Si Jingming was dumbfounded, and said for a while: "Don't you fancy Bai Daizhao?" ”
Jun Ziheng sank his face and looked at him with a smile.
Si Jingming has always felt that when Jun Ziheng laughs, others feel gentle, and when he doesn't laugh, others also think Erya, but when he sinks his face like this, he thinks that someone is probably going to be unlucky.
So he quickly and sincerely said, "I take that back sentence!" ”
Jun Ziheng finally eased his face, no longer smiling and seeping, and said: "Because you appreciate her, and I treat you as a brother, I will help her at the banquet, and I will make your eyes show you in front of her." It's so obvious, can't you see it? ”
I'm really angry, it's been a long time since I've had such a serious look.
Although moved, Si Jingming still shook his head honestly, he really didn't see it.
There is another point that he must clarify, "Whether I can see it or not, just say that I appreciate her, I admit that I said it, but admiration does not mean anything else!" What's the matter with you being in such a hurry to help me get married? ”
"Don't you just lack a wife?" Jun Ziheng finished speaking slowly and left.
"The same goes for you!"
"I don't appreciate anyone."
"I'm just appreciating! It's not about getting married! Did you hear it, Qingyun! ”
"I hear you."
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