bookcurios Chapter 231 The crowd is excited
Chapter 231 The crowd is excited
Shufangzhai, Ziwei didn't want to leave.
E Min stood guard at the door and tried to persuade her kindly, "Princess, you know that the emperor is angry now. There will be no good outcome if you go against him."
E Min appeared very polite, but he was already a little impatient in his heart. The emperor had ordered that they be sent away immediately, and he was still waiting to report back.
Ziwei knew clearly that if she really left, she would never come back, so she lowered her attitude and pleaded.
"Sir, I am still a girl. If I go to Mount Wutai, I don't know what I will encounter. You also know that the emperor is just angry. When he calms down, he will definitely not have the heart to send me away. Can you please be flexible and let me go to see the emperor again?"
"That's strange, Gege. Of course, when you go to the temple, you should meditate and practice."
E Min knew that Ziwei was trying her best to delay time, so he bowed.
"Princess, you know the emperor is angry. If we don't leave now, we will all be implicated."
Seeing that Ziwei was still struggling, E Min stopped trying to persuade her and signaled the guards to restrain Ziwei and drag her out.
Ziwei kept screaming: "Four Talents, are you dead? Come and save me!"
The four talented men and Mingyue Caixia knelt on the ground and dared not even breathe, let alone make any movement.
They still saved her, did they think her life was too long?
They had already heard that the princess had actually killed Fulukang's family. Thinking of the laughter and joy that everyone had in Shufangzhai, they were shocked and scared.
Fortunately, the emperor did not kill them as well. They were grateful that they were able to save their lives and would never dare to act rashly.
It's funny to say that when Princess Xiaoyanzi was still alive, how could they be so bold as to follow her and do so many ridiculous things? I am grateful that the emperor did not pursue the matter.
Only now did they fully understand that as slaves, the most important thing was to be honest and do their job well.
The guards dragged the man out. Ziwei was still screaming and struggling. Looking at the sneaky figure outside Shufangzhai, E Min realized that it would have a bad influence, so he tore off a piece of cloth and stuffed it into Ziwei's mouth.
It was finally quiet, and the guard in charge of escorting Ziwei felt like he was about to go deaf.
The emperor just gave instructions that when Ziwei was sent away, there must be a bigger fanfare, at least to let the people see the royal family's determination to deal with this matter.
E Min thought for a while, found a carriage with light on all sides, and took Ziwei to Mount Wutai.
After leaving the Forbidden City, it quickly attracted the gathering of the people, and everyone knew that the person sitting in the car was Ziwei.
No one knew who started it, but everyone was outraged and started cursing Ziwei.
It was as if Ziwei's misconduct had brought shame upon the people as well.
Looking at the indignant people in front of her, Ziwei was a little dazed for a moment. She still remembered that when Xiaoyanzi was named a princess, she also followed the emperor to worship heaven and parade in the streets.
At that time, the people knelt on the ground, shouting "Long live the princess", and they were respectful and curious about Xiaoyanzi.
Ziwei also witnessed this scene with her own eyes at that time.
Countless times later, she imagined how happy the emperor would be when he knew that she was his biological daughter. He wondered if he would make her a princess or a lady, or if he would take her to worship the heavens and parade through the streets for the people to kneel down and worship.
But everything was different from what she had imagined. She couldn't even get what Xiaoyanzi had once gotten.
Even now, when she walks on the street, she is cursed by the people.
How could she not hate her? The contrast was so strong. The emperor and Empress Dowager were obviously displeased, and even the servants in the palace looked down on her.
Even the palace maids in her Shufangzhai still loved Xiaoyanzi, the fake master, the most.
These unfair treatments tortured her day and night, and she was almost going crazy.
Everything should be burned down, including the Huibin Building and even the Forbidden City!
Did she regret it? She regretted it extremely. Looking at the people's eyes that either looked down upon her or mocked her, Ziwei could no longer hold back her tears.
She shouldn't have come to the capital.
No, she shouldn't have known Erkang, or she shouldn't have known Xiaoyanzi. If she hadn't known that madman Erkang, if Xiaoyanzi hadn't taken her identity, she could still be a princess safely now.
Or, she should have tried to ask the Emperor for help instead of acting rashly on her own. She was impulsive.
Or maybe she should just be more decisive and kill everyone who deserved to die.
Ziwei thought back to everything that had happened in her life from Jinan to the present day, and felt that no matter how she changed, she would not have ended up like she is now.
No one knew who started it, but some people began throwing rotten vegetable leaves at Ziwei. The guards tried to stop them at first, but as more and more people joined in, they couldn't stop them and simply gave up.
Ziwei looked at the people in a self-deprecating manner, without covering herself, and let these evil objects hit her head and face.
Until she saw a figure in the crowd who was collapsing and shouting. It was Xiaoyanzi.
It was so noisy around that she couldn't hear her own voice. She could only see Xiaoyanzi shouting to stop the people around her from hitting her.
Ziwei sneered. What she hated most was Xiaoyanzi's behavior. She was obviously so selfish, but she always pretended to be so righteous and warm-hearted. Who knew that it was not because of her behavior that she was harmed so much.
hypocritically!
Ziwei wanted to curse, but her mouth was blocked. What a pity. If she had the chance, she really wanted to vent. She had known Xiaoyanzi for so long, and it was really tiring because of her.
Unwilling to look at the hypocritical Xiaoyanzi anymore, Ziwei turned her eyes away and saw Fu Lingan and Yongheng standing side by side in front of the tavern window.
The former had a blank expression on his face, while the latter was unabashedly happy.
What a coincidence, I also came to laugh at her.
Apart from Xiaoyanzi, the person she hated the most was Yongheng, who always looked so nonchalant, as if he didn't care about anything except Jingyan and Qing'er.
It's obvious that he's living a happy life, which is annoying.
Without looking at the crowd anymore, Ziwei raised her hand to pick off the vegetable leaves on her head. Since the emperor didn't kill her, there was still room for maneuver.
She can't stay in this nunnery for long.
Living like an ascetic every day is secondary. The most important thing is that she was sent there because she made a mistake. It is different from going there on her own initiative to pray for blessings. No one will treat her as a master.
She will definitely be tortured to death by the nuns in the temple.
Others may not know, but Ziwei knows that her mother was almost sent to a nunnery because she was pregnant with her. It was her grandfather who couldn't bear it, so he kept them despite the rumors.
A nunnery is a place where people are eaten alive. Even the most normal person will be driven crazy after seeing the darkness there. Ziwei doesn't want to become a lunatic.
Ziwei was in despair. She cursed the emperor's ruthlessness while thinking about whether she could find a chance to escape.
Unfortunately, no one who can be called Ziwei's friend is willing to take the risk to save her.