In his light sleep, he suddenly heard the low voice of his father-in-law outside the door: "Second Miss." ”

I woke up trembling slightly, got up and put on a gown, hesitated, and asked through the door, "What's wrong?" ”

Justice: "Your Majesty invites the second lady to come over." ”

I asked, "Is there anything wrong with Your Majesty?" ”

The father-in-law replied: "Your Majesty only said that you should invite the second lady to come over and watch a good show." ”

I said, "Please go outside and wait, I'll wash up." ”

I stood in the room and watched my father-in-law's shadow gradually walk away, and Qiu Si immediately pushed the door in.

After simply dressing properly, he went out and followed his father-in-law in a hurry, walked for a long time, and saw that it was not the way to the imperial study, so he only asked: "Father-in-law, where is this taking me?" Why is it getting more and more deserted? ”

The father-in-law bowed his head and said, "The second lady will go with the slave, and you will know when you arrive." ”

I walked with doubts, and my heart was full of bad premonitions.

My father-in-law stopped at the gate of the torture palace and said respectfully to me: "Second Miss, this is it, you can go in by yourself." ”

I looked inside, shuddered, stopped my father-in-law, and asked tentatively, "What is Your Majesty going to do?" ”

My father-in-law glanced at me cautiously and shook his head, "The second lady will know when she goes in." ”

My heart was pounding as if it was going to pop out of my throat, I could only keep swallowing the saliva, every breath made me feel difficult, I tried to walk towards the torture palace step by step, but before I arrived, I smelled the fishy smell in the air, like boiling pork in white water, and like boiling sheepskin.

There were several fathers-in-law in prison uniforms standing in an orderly manner, all of them looking at the vat in front of them with expressionless faces and no waves, the boiling water was constantly surging in the tank, at first glance, it looked like someone was bathing in the tank, and when I got closer and looked closely, although the face had been sprayed with steaming water vapor, I could also make out it—

It's the big lady.

I struggled to hold on to the door frame, my stomach turned into a sea of swamps, I swallowed the saliva in my mouth over and over again, trying to suppress the sourness, but the more I pressed down, the more the feeling rushed up, until finally I couldn't help it anymore, squatted on the ground and vomited wildly, I didn't eat anything in the morning, all that came out was sour water, and the smell of steaming made me vomit again and again, and finally stood up with both hands on my stomach, my eyes just wandering around unconsciously, but I didn't dare to look at the vat again.

I want to cry but can't cry, and I can't tell whether it's my physical sadness or my inner sadness.

I didn't want to take a second look, I turned around and went out of the torture palace, I squinted at the sun with my back up, I only felt that it was big and small, near and far, and my legs were weak, and I was about to fall, and my father-in-law, who had been waiting next to me, hurriedly stepped forward to support me and asked, "Second Miss, can you still go?" ”

I stood firm with the strength of his arm and nodded, "Yes." ”

As soon as I took two steps, I felt dizzy again, and my father-in-law had to let me hold his arm, and I asked in a low voice, "Where are you going now?" ”

The father-in-law replied: "The imperial study, Your Majesty is waiting for a reply." ”

As I walked, I thought bitterly, Luo Xi, why, what is it for? Is it to get revenge on me? But the eldest lady and I have always been on good terms, even if I want to take revenge, I shouldn't choose the eldest lady! What exactly is the reason? It's a human life!

I couldn't figure it out more and more, so I grabbed my father-in-law next to me and asked, "Why?" ”

My father-in-law shivered all over his body, and he knelt on the ground for a long time without a sound.

I looked at him, and the fear, anger, and grief in my heart were all mixed together at this moment, and I instantly rushed straight to my head, and I let out a roar: "Say! Why! Why, exactly? Why? ”

My father-in-law only knelt on the ground and cried, I shook my head, and was about to raise my feet and run to the imperial study to find Luo Xi to ask for clarification, but my father-in-law hurriedly knelt forward and grabbed my skirt, crying and begging: "Second Miss can't go now, can't go!" ”

I looked back at my father-in-law who was dragged to the ground step by step, and suddenly the severe pain that I endured pierced my heart, and I collapsed on the ground and cried: "Let me go, I want to ask, why is this and why do you do this?" ”

In the end, my whole body fell to the ground, and I was exhausted, unable to move at all, but the feeling of burning all within did not disappear with my crying at all, but because I was powerless to vent, it was even more painful, and my mind fell completely into boundless darkness in an instant.

When I woke up a little and regained consciousness, I felt someone caressing my cheeks, warm and gentle, gradually dispelling the cold in my heart, and I couldn't help murmuring, "Great monk, great monk......"

I opened my eyes and looked hopefully, but it was Luo Xi's worried and cold face sitting on the edge of the bed, I frowned tightly, straightened up half of my body and pulled his collar, and asked in a dumb voice, "Why?" ”

Luo Xi half-hugged me and patted me on the back, but he just didn't make a sound, I pushed him away hard, "Don't touch me!" ”

He staggered back a few steps, looking at my cold smile, cold eyes mixed with a little disappointment, we glared at each other, after a while, I couldn't help but hug my head and cry, he stepped forward to hold me in his arms, I struggled but it was useless, I shouted like crazy: "Why? Why? That's the mother of the Taifu Mansion, it's my family, even if she treats me badly, but she is also the mother of the Taifu Mansion in the end, it's a human life, how can you do this? ”

Luo Xi closed his eyes and said forbearingly: "I didn't expect this to happen. ”

I gasped and said, "What do you mean?" What the hell are you up to in mind? ”

Luo Xi said in a low voice: "You have a good rest, don't make any more trouble." ”

He let go of me slowly, got up and walked away without looking back, after that, Qiu Si and Dong Xue came in to serve, and soon, I fell asleep deeply, in the dream I saw the eldest lady, I saw her smiling at me, I called her, I desperately called her, in the broken dream, I realized a truth, in the face of life and death, nothing is worth mentioning, the previous scenes are chaotic in front of me, and the long and painful anger, infatuation, resentment, and hatred have disappeared at this moment.

Under the warm sun and breeze, the eldest lady kindly helped me pin the blown sideburns behind my ears, and the mother in the distance walked towards me step by step, looking at me with a smile, and I called out with tears: "Mother, mother." ”

The eldest lady turned around and walked to her mother's side, and walked hand in hand to the end of the sky, I reluctantly chased after them, crying desperately, but I could only watch them go farther and farther, farther and farther, until they disappeared in the dazzling bright light......

I fell to the ground and looked into the distance, thinking that maybe they would have no pain from now on, just boundless peace, and said, "That's fine." ”