Zi'an didn't know what to say. This theory sounded really... helpless. She made herself sound so helpless and wronged.
Yes, at the same time, why is she the daughter of the Sun family, and why is she the imperial concubine, while the other is the queen? She is obviously better than her in everything, why should she be inferior to others
This makes sense.
But when I think about it carefully, it doesn’t make sense.
There are many people in the world who are better than the noble concubine. Are they also competing for the position? Everyone has his or her own life trajectory and responsibilities to bear.
She may be better than the Empress Dowager in every way from the outside, but as a person, what is she better than
As a mother, she was a failure. Her two sons were just her tools. How could she be a mother at all? As the emperor's concubine, she only wanted to climb to a high position and serve him with ulterior motives. She had no true feelings for people, only calculations and conspiracies. Everyone could be used as a tool to fight for power. She had no regard for the people or the country, only her own selfish desires and hegemony.
How can such a person become the queen
In this regard, the late emperor had a good vision. As the mother of the country, she must first be benevolent and righteous. Although the empress dowager was indecisive, she always acted with benevolence and righteousness and the overall situation in mind no matter what matter she dealt with.
The noble concubine's insatiable desires have always been a major threat to the court.
"If you don't want to write, think about it first. I'm not in a hurry for now. No one can find you in this mountain." When Concubine Gui saw that she had been grinding graphite for a long time without writing, she knew that she was still thinking.
She is not in a hurry. She was just too anxious before. Haste leads to confusion, and confusion leads to change.
After saying that, she turned and walked out.
This time, a tung oil lamp was left for her. The dim light burned the oxygen in the stone chamber.
Zi'an listened to the footsteps outside, but it was too chaotic and he couldn't tell how many people were guarding there.
In fact, they never knew much about the power of the noble concubine. Most of the death squads should have been mobilized for the assassination that night, but she should have more than just the death squads. She was penniless, and it seemed that all the money was used to train her own manpower.
Zi'an lay on the table, still feeling weak. He reached into his sleeve pocket and found the needle bag was still there.
The poison was probably eliminated, but some of it remained in her body, which was why she felt weak all over.
I gave myself an acupuncture injection and felt better, but I had no power and could not resist.
If she didn't know at this time that Concubine Mei was the one who betrayed her, she would be very stupid.
But she didn't understand why Concubine Mei did this.
She began to think about the tacit understanding between her and Boss Dao.
However, after thinking about it, she felt a little depressed. Boss Dao was simple-minded and would not play any tricks, nor could he understand her gestures or eyes. If it was Xiaosun, it would be better.
The noble concubine would definitely not let her talk to Boss Dao alone, and she could not give Boss Dao any advice if there were other people present, otherwise, she would just waste his life in vain.
Zi'an deduced that this was the mountain range near Zhenguo Temple. Before coming here, she asked the palace maids. Zhenguo Temple was located on the top of Linshan Mountain. She thought that Linshan Mountain was very low. After all, Zhenguo Temple was probably a temple visited by nobles and ghosts. If it was built on such a high mountain, wouldn't these people be exhausted to death if they climbed the mountain
But she forgot that there was also the idea of riding a sedan chair up the mountain.
She had no way of figuring out how far this place was from Zhenguo Temple, because she didn't know how far she had been carried while she was unconscious.
If the mountains in this area are covered with dense forests, it would be easy to hide from people. It would not be surprising if they carried her for an hour or two, after all, they would not meet anyone along the way.
no idea!
Scarlett is not around, so it is impossible for him to break out even if he wants to.
With no other options, Zi'an could only knock around in the secret room to see if anything was wrong. The stone door she had just seen was about twenty inches thick and very solid. She couldn't push it open with her own strength, and it should have been opened from the outside with a mechanism.
Zi'an felt that this secret room might not be used to imprison people, so perhaps there was a mechanism inside the secret room.
But the wall is very smooth, and there are vines on the top, but they are not growing well. The growth of vines means there must be moisture. Is this near a stream or a spring
Could the mechanism be at the top? But the top was two or three feet high, and she couldn't fly up at all, and the walls around were smooth and impossible to climb.
And even if the stone door was opened, she would not be able to deal with the people outside.
One day passed quietly, and during that day, the noble concubine did not give Zi'an a drop of water or a grain of rice.
She felt that she could endure the hunger, but the thirst was unbearable. She had been feeling thirsty since she went up the mountain. Later, she was poisoned, and the detoxification process also consumed too much water in her body.
She licked her dry lips, but her mind was still racing, refusing to stop.
She knew that everyone was very anxious and would definitely concentrate their efforts to search near Zhenguo Temple.
She sat up. Yes, everyone would look for it near Zhenguo Temple. The Night King's Xiehan Tower and Suyue Tower were more familiar with the area around Zhenguo Temple. Therefore, the noble concubine would definitely not hide herself near Zhenguo Temple.
Although the most dangerous place is the safest place, she cannot take risks now. Zi'an inferred that this place is not near Zhenguo Temple, but at least fifty miles away from Zhenguo Temple.
She felt that it would take at least a week to find this place manually.
By then, she was afraid she would starve to death.
Since we can't count on external help, we can only find a way ourselves.
Besides, she couldn't go hungry like this.
After thinking for a while, she knocked on the stone door, "Is anyone there? I want to see the noble concubine."
A deep voice came from the other side of the door, "Princess, please wait a moment. I will report it right away."
Not long after, the noble concubine arrived.
She was still wearing the same clothes as yesterday, which looked a little wrinkled, but her hair was still smooth and she had a vertical collar cloak that covered her ears.
The circles around her eyes are a little dark. Even with the light makeup, they can't hide them. It seems that she didn't sleep well last night.
"Have you thought it through?" the noble concubine asked when she came in.
Zi'an said: "I can write the letter, but let's talk about the conditions of cooperation."
"What conditions? You tell me." The noble concubine was not happy, her face was very calm, as if she saw through Zi'an's true thoughts.
"Let me first confirm whether my servant is still alive."
"Once you have written the letter, you will naturally see him."
Zi'an shook his head, "No, if I want to write this letter, I have to make sure he is still alive, but don't worry, I just need to see him, I won't talk to him."
The noble concubine thought for a moment and asked, "Is this the condition?"
"Food, water!" Zi'an licked his lips, "I'm hungry and thirsty. Also, if there are blankets in the mountains, please give me one. It's very cold here."
"There are no beddings, but you can have someone bring you a basin of charcoal."
Zi'an smiled bitterly, "This is an airtight chamber. If you give me a basin of charcoal, can I still survive?"
"There's nothing we can do. Maybe we can ask someone to get you some hay. This place is neither a prince's mansion nor a royal palace. Princess, please bear with it." After the noble concubine finished speaking, she fanned her hands and asked someone to bring the knife boss.
(End of this chapter)