The Destiny of Going to Hell

Everyone was shocked by this sudden scene, and the Queen Mother was so angry that she was shaking all over.

Her eyes were wide open and she smashed the cup at hand hard. The sound of the cup breaking was particularly harsh in the silent palace.

"You are so outrageous! You have no idea what you are talking about!"

The Queen Mother's voice trembled with anger.

"And you, explain clearly, what do you mean Xiaoyanzi is not a princess, but Ziwei is? And who is Ziwei?"

The Queen Mother's hands were shaking with anger. Mixing up the royal bloodline was a huge crime!

An Hui glanced at her. Oh, if she knew that her son had slept with her granddaughter, she would probably be so angry that she would die.

Upon seeing this, Qing'er hurriedly and gently stroked the empress dowager's chest to help her calm down.

Qing'er comforted the Queen Mother softly.

"Old Buddha, don't worry. The emperor is here and will get to the bottom of this matter. It's not worth it to get yourself hurt by this. You should take care of your health."

Qianlong slowly sat up straight. His eyes were as sharp as an eagle's. He glanced at everyone as if warning them, and then gave orders.

"Empress, please stay here. Everyone else who has nothing to do with you, please leave."

Everyone took the order and left quickly. They knew in their hearts that they must keep their mouths shut and not say anything nonsense in the future.

Qianlong also ordered people to guard the Cining Palace, and then sent someone to summon Ziwei.

No one spoke, and the atmosphere in the Cining Palace was extremely stagnant, as if the air had solidified.

Xiaoyanzi didn't dare to act like a spoiled child anymore. She just glared at Jinsuo fiercely, with a look as if she wanted to eat Jinsuo alive.

Blood slowly flowed from the corner of Jinsuo's mouth. Her brows were tightly furrowed and a look of pain appeared on her face.

He lay prone on the ground with difficulty, not moving.

"The palace maid Ziwei has brought her here!"

Gao Yu's voice rang out, breaking the silence in the room.

An Hui hadn't seen Ziwei for a long time. When she saw her, she was really shocked.

Ziwei was wearing a set of clothes that were almost colorless from washing, hanging loosely on her thin body, as if a breeze could blow them away.

There was no headdress on her head, which made her look extremely simple.

The backs of her exposed hands were covered with purple scars, her face was as pale as paper, and her lips were bloodless, as if she had lost all life.

"This servant greets all the masters!"

Ziwei knelt in the center of the hall.

The emperor had almost forgotten the woman with whom he had had a night of passion, but when he saw her now, he felt that she was somewhat familiar.

When Qianlong thought of Jinsuo’s words, he felt sick. Could it be true?

"Ziwei, Jinsuo said that you are the emperor's daughter. Is this true?"

The Queen Mother asked.

Ziwei lowered her head, and her tears fell on the floor tiles in front of her like beads that had broken off the string, making a slight sound.

"Your Highness, I am not the one who is the fake one."

Her words choked.

"Miss? What are you talking about?"

Jinsuo looked at Ziwei in disbelief, her eyes full of despair.

She wanted to help Ziwei, but Ziwei didn't appreciate it.

"Your Majesty, my young lady is Xia Yuhe's daughter. Madam named her Xia Ziwei, saying that my young lady was born when the crape myrtle flowers bloomed, so she was named Ziwei."

"After my wife passed away, I was afraid that my daughter would be alone and helpless, so I asked her to take the token and come to the capital to find her father. It took us more than half a year to get from Jinan to the capital."

Jinsuo wiped the blood from his forehead to his mouth and continued.

"We arrived in the capital and went to many official residences, but we couldn't get in. Finally, we met Xiaoyanzi, who took us to the compound."

"My young lady is kindhearted. She took out her money and gave it to Xiaoyanzi, asking her to buy rice and clothes. Without money, we can hardly move."

Jinsuo took a deep breath.

"Later, the emperor was going to hunt with great fanfare. We knew that we would definitely see the emperor in the hunting ground. My lady and I didn't know martial arts, so she told Xiaoyanzi everything in detail and became her sworn brother."

"After that, she took the token to look for the emperor. We waited for a long time, but there was no news, and Xiaoyanzi did not come back. When we saw her again, she was already dressed in gorgeous clothes and followed the emperor to offer sacrifices to the heavens. She was also named Huanzhu Gege and announced to the world."

"My young lady rushed forward, but was nearly beaten to death by the officers. It was Master Fu who saved my young lady and brought her back to the Fu family."

"Xiaoyanzi was in favor at that time, and she begged the Concubine Ling, who was still a concubine at that time, and said that my daughter was her sworn sister. Concubine Ling arranged a document of identity for us in the banner, and summoned my daughter and me into the palace."

"We thought that if we could win the emperor's favor and tell him about this, we would definitely be able to gain his forgiveness. But we thought about the beginning, but we didn't expect the ending, and things got out of control. Later, my young lady was demoted to work in Xinzheku, and Xiaoyanzi no longer cared about her, just letting her be bullied and beaten."

"It's okay for Xiaoyanzi to be mean to me, but she stole my young lady's identity and her father, and she didn't care about my young lady's safety at all. She is worse than pigs and dogs."

"She is just a wild girl who grew up in a slum. Both Liu Qing and Liu Hong can prove it. The Fifth Prince also knows it. Otherwise, why would he secretly get married to Xiao Yanzi and swear to marry only her in this life? Is he blind? How can a hypocritical woman like Xiao Yanzi deserve true love? How can such a shameless woman be the emperor's daughter!"

Every word Jinsuo wrote was heart-wrenching and every sentence was tragic.

"Jinsuo, stop talking, stop talking!"

Ziwei slapped Jinsuo.

This slap destroyed Jinsuo's faith in life.

"Miss, this is the last time I call you Miss. Madam named me Jinsuo and asked me to lock you up and watch you. From now on, I will no longer be your lock. If there is an afterlife, I only wish to walk on a stranger's road with you!"

Jinsuo kowtowed to Ziwei three times, each time his head hit the ground heavily, making a dull sound.

"Your Majesty, I swear that everything I said is true. If I say even one falsehood, I will be struck by lightning and go to the eighteenth level of hell after I die, and I will never be able to be reborn!"

After Jinsuo finished speaking, without waiting for everyone to react, he quickly stood up and rushed towards the carved pillar beside him.

There was a loud bang, blood splattered everywhere, and the golden lock became silent immediately.

Jinsuo thought she had sought justice for her mistress, but in fact Ziwei would not survive either. This was a royal scandal, and Qianlong would not allow Ziwei to survive.

"Golden lock! Golden lock!"

Ziwei crawled over and picked up Jinsuo, only to find that Jinsuo's body was so skinny, like a lifeless piece of dry firewood.

Ziwei held Jinsuo's body, sobbing and murmuring, "Jinsuo, Jinsuo..."

"Father Emperor, Jinsuo is slandering me. I am your biological daughter. We have been recognized as relatives through blood tests! This is a fact that is set in stone!"

"Your Majesty, please understand. Xiaoyanzi and I only have a brother-sister relationship, not a love between a man and a woman!"

The two of them knelt on the ground, repeating these words over and over again.

Qianlong was shocked for a moment by Jinsuo's strong and resolute appearance and vicious oath, and he didn't want to listen to these people's one-sided words anymore.

"Come here, take them all to the clan house, and immediately arrest Wei Qingtai, Fulun's family, Liu Qing and Liu Hong, and everyone in the compound, and interrogate them strictly. I want to know the truth immediately."

"Your Majesty, Yongqi is a filial child. He must have been bewitched by that witch. Your Majesty, he is innocent!"

The Empress Dowager pleaded for Yongqi, but Qianlong remained unmoved.

If you love, you want to live; if you hate, you want to die.

Moreover, if Yongqi also knew the truth, wouldn't he just watch him favor his own daughter?

Seeing that I have committed a huge mistake, does he want to use me as a handle to get to the top?

The atmosphere in the palace has been very depressing recently. Everyone even walks very carefully, as if they are stepping not on floor tiles but on landmines that may explode at any time.

They were afraid of offending some noble master and losing their lives.

The heavy atmosphere hung over the palace like a dark cloud, making it hard to breathe.