April 28, Xingqing Palace.

In front of the dressing mirror, Concubine Qin found an unsigned secret letter.

The content of the secret letter is very simple, it is tantamount to all kinds of warnings to her, as well as a 'fatal' notice on the last day.

The same letter, Concubine Qin can see one here every day.

She's used to it.

So at this time, when she saw Indonesia with a red secret letter, she not only did not panic at all, but even picked it up as a matter of course and read it carefully from beginning to end.

At last, she sneered, her long eyelashes casting a shadow under her eyes, tightly blocking out the emotions under her eyes.

"After five days of playing with the same trick, you still don't feel bored."

Five days of letters, five days of threats, all the moment of trepidation.

After a few days of torture, Concubine Qin's whole person has lost a lot of weight, and the blue and black under her eyes are so thick that she needs to use a thick fat powder to barely cover it.

Her physical and mental strength has been stretched to the extreme.

It won't be long before it's completely crushed.

After saying this, Concubine Qin calmly like a pool of stagnant water, slowly gathered the secret letter into the box under the dresser.

There are already four envelopes inside, and this is the fifth.

Put the letter inside, and gently close the box and hide it in the corner of the dresser.

After a while, Concubine Qin opened her eyes and quietly looked at herself in the bronze mirror, her eyes were blank and slightly decadent.

I don't know how long it has been, but the corners of her lips suddenly hooked up slightly, pulling out a smile that is more ugly than crying.

"I've done what I had to do."

An inaudible sigh of emotion spilled from the corners of her lips.

After a long time, Concubine Qin took out the red lip paper and put it between her lips elegantly and pursed it slightly.

Perhaps it was Concubine Qin's inaction that completely angered those who were watching her secretly, and in the evening, when the palace was empty except her, a man in a eunuch's uniform suddenly appeared in the corner of the hall.

It seems that he has been waiting here for a long time.

Seeing him, Concubine Qin was not surprised: "Your master asked you to come, what do you want to say to this palace?" ”

"Won't you regret your choice?" The eunuch with a gloomy face sneered: "In order to hide a little secret that the prince of the East Palace is dispensable, is it worth it to take one of his daughter's lives?" ”

"Hongu doesn't understand what you're saying." Concubine Qin still looked like she didn't eat oil and salt, and her eyes were pale: "This should ask you this palace, is it worth it for your master to take your life for a secret that doesn't exist at all?" ”

The little eunuch smiled gloomily: "Niangniang's words will torment the slaves, the slaves are just eunuchs who have no sense of existence in the deep palace, where can they be worthy of the masters' 'not worth it'." ”

"Looks like you already know what's waiting for you next."

"It's just death." The little eunuch shrugged his shoulders, and was not swayed by the threat in this sentence: "A dog's life, there is no difference between living and not living. ”

"It's just Concubine Qin, you really won't live in chagrin and regret every day because of this in the future?"

Seeing that Concubine Qin had no reaction, the little eunuch continued: "Because of your choice, the thirteenth princess will die a miserable death, and before she dies, the master of the slave will definitely let Her Royal Highness taste what is the most evil in the world, and fall from heaven to hell...... This is a very good thing to say. ”

"Rest assured, the master of the slave is not a good person, even if he dies, he may not be able to make the thirteenth princess die happily, what is placed in front of your dresser today is a secret letter, tomorrow may be a finger that has been cut off, and the day after tomorrow may be a palm ......"

"If the mother still does not waver, the day after tomorrow, it should be the head of Her Royal Highness the Princess." Speaking of this, the little eunuch ignored Concubine Qin's increasingly pale face, shook her head and said: "Every day in the future, the thirteenth princess will live in boundless fear, and the master of the slave will let her remember until she dies that it was the mother who raised her who harmed her, and it was the mother who gave up on her." ”

Concubine Qin subconsciously clenched her fists, her pink lips were bitten out of blood, and bright red blood overflowed from the wound, making the corners of her lips even more colorful.

Even so, the little eunuch still didn't have any restraint.

Even watching this perennial high-ranking harem lady being threatened, he felt a sickly satisfaction in his heart.

It's a pity that in this life, he only has such a chance to show his majesty.

Concubine Qin looked at the person in front of her coldly, as if she didn't feel pain: "Are you finished?" ”

"What should be said, the minions have said it."

"It is worth exchanging the life of the slave for the life of the thirteenth princess, and for the instability of the mother and His Royal Highness the Prince for decades to come."

Concubine Qin was expressionless, and casually took off the hairpin in the middle of her hair and threw it in front of the little eunuch.

I heard only a 'clang'.

Then, she raised her hand and rang the long bell of the bed.

The moment the string swayed, a shrill bell exploded in my ears.

After a while, a crowd of people poured in from outside.

Concubine Qin pointed to the little eunuch kneeling in front of her, and said in a cold voice: "This person stole the jewel hairpin that His Majesty gave to the palace, quickly drag him out, gag his mouth and beat him to death!" ”

Hearing this, the palace people of Xingqing Palace were shocked.

As the master of the harem, Concubine Qin's temper can be described as the best, except for the short-eyed Lian Ji who came to provoke twice, she has never seen this master angry.

Now, as soon as Concubine Qin opened her mouth, she wanted people's lives, so she had to make them hesitate.

Seeing that no one was moving, Concubine Qin said angrily: "What? In Xingqing Palace, can't this palace be the master?! ”

Hearing this, everyone was shocked to learn that Concubine Qin was really angry.

The great eunuch of Xingqing Palace hurriedly knelt on the ground to receive the order.

"Slave obedience."

Immediately, two sturdy chamberlains came, dragging another person in the dormitory away.

The man did not beg for mercy, as if he knew that begging for mercy was useless, and was dragged down without saying a word.

After a while, the sound of torture came from outside.

Again and again, none of the battles were solid on the meat, and the muffled snort that came in from time to time was enough to frighten people's souls.

However, even so, I didn't see that Concubine Qin, who was extremely soft-hearted before, had any pity.

She sat on the chaise longue and listened to the sounds outside.

It wasn't until half an hour later, when there was no sound outside, that the great eunuch of Xingqing Palace bowed in and replied in a low voice: "Niangniang, people have already choked their breath." ”

"Dead?" Concubine Qin closed her eyes slightly, supported her forehead with one hand, and asked faintly, "Are you sure?" ”

"Yes." The big eunuch lowered his eyes, his eyelashes trembled unconsciously, and the fear in his heart was like flowing water, and he couldn't stop it.

He never thought about it.

The mother who has always been kind can be so ruthless, watching the disappearance of a life without blinking.

Once, he thought he was serving a kind master.

Now it seems that he is thinking too much.

There is no true merciful Lord for the women of the palace.

A truly soft-hearted Lord will definitely not survive to the point where he is now.

"Since you are dead, drag it to the mass grave, don't stay in the palace and get in the way of the nobles, remember to throw it away."

As soon as these words came out, the people in Xingqing Palace only felt that they were all terrified.

People who used to have a soft temperament are suddenly so ruthless, which is the most terrifying.

Thinking so, but after staying in the deep palace for many years, everyone has already developed a skill that is indescribable to be moody, even if their hearts are turned upside down, there will be no reaction on their faces.

So, the great eunuch took the man down as he said.

After they were gone, Concubine Qin sighed tiredly, and the relief on her face dissipated, leaving only a frightening boredom.

After a while, Concubine Qin said, "The palace is tired, you go down." ”

"Yes."

"Yes."

All the people of the inner sanctum withdrew.

Concubine Qin sat alone on the chaise longue, frowning and silent.

I don't know how long it took for her to finally move.

Walked to the bookcase in the inner sanctum, lowered his eyes and covered his sleeves to polish the ink.

As the ink circle rippled in circles, Concubine Qin's eyes became more and more red.

Eventually, she suppressed all the emotions in her heart, and turned out a brand new letter paper behind the bookcase, and left one beautiful font after another on it.

……

Taishifu.

After learning the news that a person had died in Xingqing Palace, Jiang Bowen's face was unusually ugly.

Bato said tightly: "I didn't expect Concubine Qin to be so tough, she really didn't even want her daughter's life, just to keep a secret of the prince of the East Palace?" ”

Jiang Bowen took a deep breath, and his face became more and more ugly: "In this way, the secret of the prince of the East Palace must be very important, and perhaps for the royal family of the Jin Kingdom, it may lead to its destruction." ”

Only in this way can we explain why Concubine Qin would rather give up her daughter, but also keep her mouth shut and say nothing.

It's a pity that no matter what Jiang Bowen thinks, he can't think of any secrets that Qi Changrong has that are worth such desperate maintenance by Concubine Qin.

After thinking about it, Barto asked, "Do you know what's going on?" ”

"I don't know." Jiang Bowen shook his head and said cautiously: "In my memory, the prince has always been very responsible, and there has never been anything out of the ordinary. ”

Therefore, Jiang Bowen does not know about the so-called secret.

He even began to wonder if the so-called secret existed.

But if it doesn't exist, why would Concubine Qin fight for Qi Ziruo's life instead of making everyone know about it?

The only explanation is that once this matter becomes a big problem, more and more people will spy on the prince of the East Palace, so that all his secrets will not be hidden.

It is precisely because of this that Shangjing will be as calm as it is at this moment, and there is no news about the princess's disappearance.

It doesn't make sense.

And it seems to make sense.

Jiang Bowen was silent.

Seeing this, Barto pondered for a while, and then asked, "Since Concubine Qin refuses to cooperate, what should the thirteenth princess do?" ”

Such a royal lady has been imprisoned by them for half a month, and she has long been tortured indecently.

In fact, even Barto never thought that one day the thirteenth princess would really become an outcast of the royal family.