Chapter 498 (2/2)
For so tiave one no interest in getting up to walk in the garden
The sound of the wind, rain, and thunder er furrow her brows and close her eyes even tighterShe wasn't afraid of thunder, but she disliked itShe alondered if the heavens had soainst the Li family and used this method to tell her
After the wind and thunder, a cla sound came faintly from the distanceThe sound disappeared very quickly, and the dark Palace once again recovered its silence
The eer did not want to lie there anyirls, she slowly rose froreen ribbon s girls quietly brought in a golden basin to help the old woman washHot steaer stared at the hot steaestured with her hands”What was the noise about just earlier?”
The serving girls and old h they had also heard it and vaguely guessed that it should be froNo one had left the Palace, so no one was sure what had happenedEven if so had happened in the Eastern Palace, no one would dare say their guess in front of the e the golden basin opened herHowever, an old and decrepit eunuch sloalked in from outside the Palace
In the entire Royal Palace, other than the Emperor, only this old eunuch could directly enter the e to be announcedWhen the serving girls and old er saw the old eunuch co the basin had hopelessness and conflict flash across her face
Old Eunuch Hong sloalked to the eo, the Eastern Palace caught a few dishonest servantsHowever, they were completely wiped out and caused some more troubleI've sent Xiao Yao overIt is only a shtly and aze slanted to the serving girl holding the basin
Old Eunuch Hong also glanced at the serving girl with a cloudy and unclear gaze
The serving girl's body shook, and she slowly lowered her headHowever, she immediately raised her head and said, in a very fast voice, ”The Eastern Palace…”
Having said these three words, she paused and stared in fear across froer used her old and shaky hands to hang fir's wristShe knew that if old Eunuch Hong wanted to, this old dog had countless ways to le word
”Water,” the serving girl holding the basin said in a shaky voice”The fire was so big, and the empress and Crown Prince were still inside”
Old Eunuch Hong slowly shook his head and pulled his hand back into his sleeve
The eirl and said, ”What about the Exin Palace”
The serving girl bit her lip and helped her master send out these last wordsThey were also her last words in this worldHer left hand pulled out a hairpin from her sleeve and shoved the point of it into her throatFresh blood gurgled out
The water basin in her hands fell to the ground with a crisp crashHer body also fell to the floor with a muffled thud
There was a death-like silence inside Hanguang PalaceAll of the serving girls and old maids were shocked by this sceneNo one could speak
”bastard!” The e at the body of the serving girl, she said, ”Head to Guangxin Palace”
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The rain outside Guangxin Palace gradually grew sradually weakenedThe red of her face had already changed into the near-death deep redHer large and alluring eyes gradually protruded outIt was extreeHer body hovered on the beautiful Palace walls as her life coe hand around her beautiful white neck
Death was probably i Kingdolimmer of the fear of death to be seen in her eyesThere was only a faintand ridicule
The object of her mockery and ridicule was the most i Kingdo Eht chance to breatheLi Yunrui breathed heavilyShe suddenly raised her fists and hit thehtBecause her breathing was too rapid, her snot and tears all flowed out and lay on her still beautiful but twisted face
Perhaps death was not scary, but no one who suddenly grasped a chance at life as they are about to die would forget their will
The Emperor looked at her with coldness and ridiculeHe spoke each word carefully, ”So, even a lunatic is still afraid of death”
The Eldest Princess spat in the Ehed maniacally
The Ee in expressionHe raised his hand and wiped away the things on the Eldest Princess' faceSlowly, he said, ”You and I, brother and sister, seem to have rarely spoke honestly with each other these yearsHow about I give you a bit hed with great difficulty”I a to kill Chen Pingping next? What is ing the Palace, you didn't even bring a single Tiger GuardWho are you guarding against? Fan Jian?”
Given the situation of the Qing court, once the balance had been completely broken, as the Eeneration would becoood… It looks like after Fan Jian dies, Fan Xian will also dieWith thiswith me, what do I care?”
The Eldest Princess suddenly spat on the Eain and said in a raspy voice, ”You are alone [JW2], you are cut off from others! Kill … You are just a lonely spirit”
”An Emperor doesn't need friends, the Emperor said coldly”As for sons, if they dare to rebel, then I can haveoutside Guangxin PalaceThe sound was very loud, as if the person outside was very rushed
”In the end…you…are still unwilling to kill me” The Eldest Princess wheezed and stared at the E for timeWhy did you let me stall?”
[JW1] It's an old first person pronoun for royalty or nobilityIt alsothe lines of ”lonely/alone” The pun comes at the end of the chapter
[JW2 ] Pun hereThe characters used here are the same as the chapter title
Chapter 498 I JW1 Translator Nyoi Bo Studio Editor Nyoi Bo StudioThe heavy rains were still beating down on the buildings in the Royal Palace, and the hearts of the people in itIt was silent in Guangxin Palace, or maybe it was silentThe vicious words of the brother and sister were hidden by the sound of rain and thunderNot a peep traveled outside the PalaceEven so, there was still not a single person outside Guangxin PalaceEven old Eunuch Hong was not thereEveryone kept their distanceAs long as they did so, they would be keeping their distance from deathEunuch Yao was still outside Eastern Palace, but his thoughts had long turned to Guangxin PalaceHis hands and feet were cold, and his heart was darkHe didn t knoas happening in that PalaceAlthough he knew he shouldn t think of that scenario, he still couldn t help but do soHe wiped the rainwater from his hand and carefully watched for iven this Palace to hie, he couldn t let the empress and Crown Prince inside cause any ruckusCoxin Palace, the situation with the Eastern Palace seeh Eunuch Yao was nervous, he wasn t afraidAll the servants in the Eastern Palace had been beheadedThere was only the mother and son left alone in thereEunuch Yao believed that, no matter what, they wouldn t be able to cause a ruckusSuddenly, his eyes that had been soaked by the rainwater suddenly becaan to burnWhat a powerful fire The powerful fire rose from the beautiful Eastern Palace and dissolved into countless fire spiritsIt rose toward the rain scattering skyThe incredible heat accompanied the fire as it quickly spread in all directionsEunuch Yao s eyes suddenly constricted, but the red in his eyes did not decrease at allThe Eastern Palace was on fireAt this point, other than thethe fire themselves, no one else could do itBut, did the mother and son want to burn the down heavily, so how did this fire start Why could the sky full of rain not be able to put out this fire Eunuch Yao knew that this was not the ate how the fire startedHe had to immediately make a decision whether to put out the fire or otherwiseShould he let the empress and Crown Prince burn themselves to death in the fire Eunuch Yao didn t spend too ry the Emperor was, if the e the wrath of the Emperor, then that wrath would fall on his own headA moh the fire as he yelled in a sharp but raspy voice, Water There were countless reservoirs of water in copper vats in the Royal Palace, and countless eunuchs and serving girlsWhen the fire started in the Eastern Palace, there were already people reacting and running toward it, working hard to put out the fireEunuch Yao tensely and carefully did not participateInstead, he stood in the outer circle with a hidden face and watched the busy crowdHe was very careful to not allow anyone to take this opportunity toPalaceThis fire was soeIt didn t seem like that the Palace itself had burnedRather, sohly flammable materials and oilsThus, the fire was very powerful and couldn t be extinguished by the rainHowever, after these resources were burned through, the fire had no further strength and was extinguished quicklyA loyal eunuch broke down the burned and blackened Palace door wanting to charge inside to save the master and h the Palace door, he found darkness in front of his eyesSomehow, he was struck by a wooden stick on the head and fainted awayEunuch Yao coldly entered firstBehind hiain surrounded the Eastern Palace and kept the fire fighters, ere looking at each other, outside of the PalaceThe Eastern Palace had already been burned into a desolate placeOn the rain splattered stone tiles in front of the Palace, the e held by the Crown Prince in his ared by the fire on her body, she looked wretched after having been soaked by the rainEunuch Yao bowed slightlyThe fire has been put outThewas simpleSince the fire had been put out, the two of thenities and stayThe Crown Prince, with a row of blisters frolimmer of hatred flashed across his faceHe spoke each word clearly, Unless you kill ht now, otherwise, the entire Royal Palace will know the news of the Eastern Palace catching on fireHow long do you think you can hide it Then, the Crown Prince raised his head and calmly said, I am fineIt is only that mother has fainted from the smokeHis voice easily carried to outside the Palace and was heard by those who ca as the empress and Crown Prince were fine, then they would not sufferAs these words landed in the ears of the eunuchs and guards surrounding the Eastern Palace, they carried a different kind ofEunuch Yao s body frozeHe slowly lifted his head to look at this usually very normal Crown Prince and furrowed his browsOnly now did he realize that this Crown Prince was, after all, the Emperor s true sonWhen crisis came, this kind of decisiveness and self ireat effectThe Emperor needed to deal with his family matters but also needed to maintain his face, so he had chosen the darkest hour before dawnThe heavens had joined in and poured down thunder and rain to add to the atmosphereIn the Royal Palace, over a hundred servants had already died to stop the people s incessant talkingAfter the Eastern Palace caught fire, everyone knew that the Crown Prince and eo by without a soundThe so called faradually become a national matterEunuch Yao looked at the calm Crown Prince and felt his heart jumpHe found that when the usually rather stupid Crown Prince was faced with a crisis, regardless of whether it was his eyes or expression, he was very like the EdooThe old woman needed to sleep for very little time, but the e Palace with her eyes closed to rest her spiritFor so tiave one no interest in getting up to walk in the gardenThe sound of the wind, rain, and thunder er furrow her brows and close her eyes even tighterShe wasn t afraid of thunder, but she disliked itShe alondered if the heavens had soainst the Li family and used thissound came faintly from the distanceThe sound disappeared very quickly, and the dark Palace once again recovered its silenceThe eer did not want to lie there anyirls, she slowly rose froreen ribbon sirls quietly brought in a golden basin to help the old woman washHot steaer stared at the hot steaestured with her handsWhat was the noise about just earlier The serving girls and old h they had also heard it and vaguely guessed that it should be froNo one had left the Palace, so no one was sure what had happenedEven if so had happened in the Eastern Palace, no one would dare say their guess in front of the e the golden basin opened herHowever, an old and decrepit eunuch sloalked in from outside the PalaceIn the entire Royal Palace, other than the Emperor, only this old eunuch could directly enter the e to be announcedWhen the serving girls and old er saw the old eunuch co the basin had hopelessness and conflict flash across her faceOld Eunuch Hong sloalked to the eo, the Eastern Palace caught a few dishonest servantsHowever, they were completely wiped out and caused some more troubleI ve sent Xiao Yao overIt is only a shtly and aze slanted to the serving girl holding the basinOld Eunuch Hong also glanced at the serving girl with a cloudy and unclear gazeThe serving girl s body shook, and she slowly lowered her headHowever, she immediately raised her head and said, in a very fast voice, The Eastern Palace Having said these three words, she paused and stared in fear across froer used her old and shaky hands to hang fir s wristShe knew that if old Eunuch Hong wanted to, this old dog had countless ways to le wordWater, the serving girl holding the basin said in a shaky voiceThe fire was so big, and the e slowly shook his head and pulled his hand back into his sleeveThe eirl and said, What about the Eirl bit her lip and helped her master send out these last wordsThey were also her last words in this worldHer left hand pulled out a hairpin from her sleeve and shoved the point of it into her throatFresh blood gurgled outThe water basin in her hands fell to the ground with a crisp crashHer body also fell to the floor with a uang PalaceAll of the serving girls and old maids were shocked by this sceneNo one could speakbastard The e at the body of the serving girl, she said, Head to Guangxin PalaceThe rain outside Guangxin Palace gradually grew sradually weakenedThe red of her face had already changed into the near death deep redHer large and alluring eyes gradually protruded outIt was extreeHer body hovered on the beautiful Palace walls as her life coe hand around her beautiful white neckDeath was probably i Kingdolimmer of the fear of death to be seen in her eyesThere was only a faintand ridiculeThe object of her mockery and ridicule was the most i Kingdo Eht chance to breatheLi Yunrui breathed heavilyShe suddenly raised her fists and hit thehtBecause her breathing was too rapid, her snot and tears all flowed out and lay on her still beautiful but twisted facePerhaps death was not scary, but no one who suddenly grasped a chance at life as they are about to die would forget their willThe Emperor looked at her with coldness and ridiculeHe spoke each word carefully, So, even a lunatic is still afraid of deathThe Eldest Princess spat in the Ehed maniacallyThe Ee in expressionHe raised his hand and wiped away the things on the Eldest Princess faceSlowly, he said, You and I, brother and sister, seem to have rarely spoke honestly with each other these yearsHow about I give you a bit hed with great difficultyI a to kill Chen Pingping next What is ing the Palace, you didn t even bring a single Tiger GuardWho are you guarding against Fan Jian Given the situation of the Qing court, once the balance had been completely broken, as the Eeneration would becoood It looks like after Fan Jian dies, Fan Xian will also dieWith thiswith me, what do I care The Eldest Princess suddenly spat on the Eain and said in a raspy voice, You are alone JW2 , you are cut off from others KillYou are just a lonely spiritAn Emperor doesn t need friends, the Emperor said coldlyAs for sons, if they dare to rebel, then I can haveoutside Guangxin PalaceThe sound was very loud, as if the person outside was very rushedIn the end you are still unwilling to kill meThe Eldest Princess wheezed and stared at the E for timeWhy did you let me stall JW1 It s an old first person pronoun for royalty or nobilityIt alsothe lines of lonely aloneThe pun comes at the end of the chapterJW2 Pun hereThe characters used here are the same as the chapter title