Chapter 86
Chapter 86
Empress Chen, oh no, it should be called Empress Dowager now, and Empress Dowager was pushed into the gate of the cold palace.
"The abolished empress will live honestly in this cold palace from now on, but don't be too hard on it. If you are gone, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince will be alone."
The person who pushed her was a servant arranged by Concubine Wen, who had been specially selected, and had more or less conflicts with the abolished empress.
Even if the abolished queen doesn't remember who they are at all, and has any grievances with herself, after all, in the palace, a high-status person can easily kill those maids and servants with just a word.
But she didn't remember, those people who had suffered so much because of her and even almost lost their lives remembered clearly.
So Concubine Wen summoned them and asked them if they would like to come to the cold palace to serve the abandoned empress, and several of them nodded repeatedly. The life in the cold palace is bitter, but the enemy has to live harder than them.
Moreover, they will definitely take good care of this abandoned empress.
They couldn't wait to take up this new job.
Besides, those who entered the cold palace were still pampered and honored in the past, they were the most honorable empresses, how could they get used to the hard life in the cold palace? It would not be long before their errands had to be changed again.
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Empress Chen, whose real name is Chen Ruoxue, was once the eldest daughter of the eldest son of the Chen family. She was also a very valuable person in the Chen family. She was brought up by the Chen family according to the requirements of the crown princess and princess since she was a child.That's why Chen Ruoxue knew from a very young age that she was not ordinary, and that she would become the most honorable woman in the entire Great Chu in the future.
Later, she also got her wish. First she became a crown princess, and then she was canonized as a queen. Until today, no one can shake her position.
But in the blink of an eye, the Chen family was gone, and her queen position was also gone. She became a nameless and useless empress who had to live in the cold palace where countless dead people lived. It's not as good as picking ladies and nobles.
Once the power was weak, the people in the palace held high and stepped low, and those people who knelt in front of her and said they would do anything for her, all ran away after a decree to abolish the empress came down, and they competed to compete with each other. Run faster, so that you can report to the new master, and want to get into the eyes of the new master.
The only thing left around her was a nanny who was brought into the palace from the Chen family and a maid who she only helped a little by the way, was willing to accompany her.
Chen Ruoxue, who was pushed into the limbo, directly fell to the ground, with complicated emotions, she couldn't tell whether it was sad or angry, or unbelievable.
No, there's nothing unbelievable. Ever since Emperor Jianyuan insisted on destroying the Chen family, she knew that Emperor Jianyuan would not let her go.
Emperor Jianyuan didn't even investigate the truth of Princess Yuexi's adultery with others back then. He only heard what Concubine Li said before she died, and followed Chu Zhao's will to write an imperial decree to admit her mistake and spread it widely. .
It's just that this punishment, it can be said that the conviction came too soon, but Chen Ruoxue also understood that after all, he had to strike while the iron was hot, so as to completely get rid of their Chen family, so that after the crown prince ascended the throne, the Chen family would not be able to revive and make a comeback.
All the emotions turned into self-mockery in the end, and Chen Ruoxue even laughed outright, "The Palace of Losing Money has tried all the tricks, but in the end it still fell to this point."
The cold palace was silent, and white silk was hung everywhere on the eaves, as if to provide convenience for those who wanted to die.
Spring has just arrived, and new weeds have just begun to emerge, but last year's withered grass was too luxuriant and tall, and that little bit of green was inconspicuous in the withered yellow, just like this huge cold palace, lifeless.
Chen Ruoxue knew clearly that she would not be able to get out of this cold palace, even if Emperor Jian Yuan wanted to let her go, or if someone came to rescue her, she would not be able to get out, because Chu Zhao wanted to kill her.
In the past, she was afraid of Princess Yuexi, and Chu Zhao was no longer favored after that woman died, so she relaxed for many years.But after Chu Zhao went to the battlefield and made great achievements, she began to worry and fear again.
That was a wolf cub, Chen Ruoxue knew that as long as he didn't die, he would take revenge on her sooner or later.
But it's not that she hasn't done anything before. When Chu Zhao didn't grow up, she used many methods both openly and secretly, but she still couldn't get rid of him, and instead made him grow more terrifying.
Later, step by step, as she had imagined, it reached the point where no one could move him, even if Emperor Jianyuan wanted to kill him, he had to worry about the loss of Chu Zhao, the commander of the Jinbei Army, and no one to lead it.He was also afraid that the people from Xijie would attack Chu Zhao without hesitation when they knew Chu Zhao was dead.
So he could only poison Chu Zhao slowly, while at the same time training generals to take over Jinbei Army to replace him.
At the beginning, she and Emperor Jianyuan made a long-term plan. It doesn't matter if they can't get rid of Chu Zhao for a while, they can wait, but Chu Zhao must die!
Just like back then, she had an intuition that the slut from Yuexi Kingdom would be her biggest opponent, and that the bastard she gave birth to was the biggest obstacle to her son becoming a crown prince or even ascending the throne. She felt right, Emperor Jianyuan was stunned, The old man had told that bitch many times in private that he wanted to make her the queen and make Chu Zhao the prince.
The crisis in her heart was not resolved until the woman died and was hated by Emperor Jianyuan.
Later, she had an intuition that Chu Zhao was the biggest threat. Seeing how she was now, she knew that her intuition had never been wrong.
Chu Zhao didn't die, so the only ones who died were Chu Zhao's enemies like them.
After laughing, Chen Ruoxue only had hatred in her eyes, endless hatred.
She won't be able to get out of the cold palace, but she will never let that bastard Chu Zhao feel better!
She wanted to pave the way for his crown prince one last time, and completely get rid of Chu Zhao's future troubles.
Chen Ruoxue's hatred-filled eyes became firmer and determined to win.
Chen Ruoxue stretched out her hand to the maid next to her, "Ban Xia, help me get up."
Yes, apart from Chen Ruoxue's nanny, the only maid who is willing to accompany her to the cold palace is Ban Xia.
Ban Xia had already put away the burden she brought, when Chen Ruoxue opened her mouth, she stepped forward to help her.
After getting up, Ban Xia carefully wiped off the dust and grass on her clothes, and helped her to sit down in the pavilion beside her.
Chen Ruoxue patted another broken stone bench, and said to Banxia: "You sit too, I have something to say to you."
Ban Xia obediently sat down, waiting for her to speak.
Chen Ruoxue held Ban Xia's hand in her palm, "Ban Xia, although you have always talked about repaying your kindness, I know that I didn't do anything for you. Instead, you have done a lot for me over the years. thing."
"I am in trouble, and only you are willing to accompany me, so I know that I didn't help the wrong person back then."
"Banxia, I know that I can't get out of this cold palace, but I still have something on my mind, so I want to ask you one last thing, you must promise me, okay?"
Chen Ruoxue's tone and eyes were pleading.
Ban Xia's attitude and tone have never changed, she is very calm, "Your Majesty, please tell me, as long as it is something that Ban Xia can do, Ban Xia will definitely do it for you."
"No, you promise me first, you are so smart, I know you will be able to do it, the only person I can trust now is you, and only you can do it for me."
Ban Xia's eyes flickered slightly, she probably guessed what Chen Ruoxue wanted her to do.
However, she wanted Chen Ruoxue to say it herself, so she insisted: "Please tell me what exactly you want Ban Xia to do, it's so unclear, Ban Xia really can't handle it."
Seeing this, Chen Ruoxue was a little dissatisfied, "Banxia, are you even divorced from me? Have you forgotten how I treat you?"
Ban Xia shook her head, "My Lady's kindness Ban Xia has never forgotten, but what she said, Ban Xia has the bottom line in her heart, if she agrees rashly but fails to do it, she will be disappointed, Ban Xia doesn't want to let her down."
Chen Ruoxue said: "Since you don't want to disappoint Ben Gong, then you should promise to Ben Gong first, and then no matter what Ben Gong says, you must complete it for Ben Gong, even if it means risking your life."
"I don't want to coerce you with kindness, I also hope that you can always remember how good I am to you, but now only you are left in this palace, Ban Xia, are you not even willing to fulfill my last wish for this palace?"
It's a bit too wordy, Ban Xia thought.
She simply got up, stood and said to Chen Ruoxue: "Since the empress doesn't want to tell, then Ban Xia will go to work first, this cold palace is dirty and messy, it needs to be tidied up first, otherwise there will be no place to sleep at night."
Somewhat perfunctorily saluted, Ban Xia turned and left.
"Stop!" Chen Ruoxue called her to stop, and compromised, "I will speak first."
"I want you to kill someone for me, King Chuzhao!" The goal and target were all summed up in these ten short words.
After finishing speaking, Chen Ruoxue grabbed Ban Xia's hand excitedly, "Kill him, you must kill him for me!"
"When the crown prince ascends the throne, you will be the greatest hero. At that time, whether you want to stay in the palace as a concubine or leave the palace, the crown prince will not treat you badly."
"Ban Xia, you are the most intelligent and courageous woman I have ever seen, you still have the skills, you can do it."
Ban Xia pushed her hand away and laughed, "Maybe, if the prince is a fool and willing to stand obediently and let me kill him."
"But even so, Ban Xia will never do anything to him, so the empress can change her request, such as asking me to help you invite the prince, and you will meet one last time and finish your last words, so as not to regret it."
Chen Ruoxue was keenly aware that Banxia's reaction was wrong, or it was not the reaction she wanted.
She frowned, "Why?"
"Aren't you willing to agree to the last thing I begged you?"
"Why," Ban Xia repeated with a long tail, her thoughts drifted a little far away.
"Of course it's because the empress is also Banxia's enemy. Many years ago, in this place, my benefactor was strangled to death by the dog emperor. It was you who sent her in personally, and it was you who left her dead. "
"Many years have passed, and the little maid who was almost beaten to death has grown up and can avenge her benefactor."
Ban Xia's tone is very light, with nostalgia.
She and Nan Xing are twin sisters, but because they are not alike at all, they have attracted suspicion. Her father and grandparents suspected that she stole someone. She and Nan Xing are the seeds left by two men, so they are so dissimilar.
Mother was often beaten, and his father talked about beating her mother and their two sisters to death all day long.
Even if her mother was doing the whole family's work, even if they never had a full meal, they would still be beaten and scolded.
This kind of life continued until the family wanted to remarry a daughter-in-law for her father. Because they had no money, they decided on the idea of their mother and daughter.
They were sold, and grandma said that since mother likes to steal people, she deserves to be sold into a building to let people sleep. The two sisters are low breeds, and they should serve men all their lives just like mother.
The mother is very gentle and good-looking. Before entering the building, she was attracted by a fat man. The man bought all three of them, mother and daughter, for 20 taels of silver.
They became servant girls and their mother became concubines. They only saw each other once from entering the mansion to leaving the mansion, and it was also the last time.The mother begged the man to find a way to send them into the palace as maids, and then she was tortured to death on the bed by the man.
The life after entering the palace is not easy, they have no money to bribe the managers, so they have to do the hardest and most tiring work, and they will be beaten if they can't finish it, and they have no food.
When she was almost beaten to death and Nan Xing was about to starve to death, someone rescued them. She was a very gentle lady and a princess of Yuexi Kingdom.
They prefer to call her princess than empress.
They also had the best and happiest year in the princess' palace, and only that year.
Then the princess died, and the little master was rejected and bullied by everyone.
But the little master is smart, even though he is in such a difficult situation, he will still try his best to protect them.
They survived with all their might, and then grew up. When the little master went to the battlefield, she and Nan Xing also started planning to be the little master's eyeliner in the palace.
Later, the little master became a prince, a master!It is possible to take her and Nan Xing out of the palace, but he is still being targeted, and life is difficult, obviously he has already made such great contributions.
After discussing with Nan Xing, she decided to let Nan Xing go out of the palace with the master and manage the palace for him, while she stayed in the palace to keep an eye on the news in the palace for the master and act as his eyeliner.
In fact, she was already prepared to wait many years before she could take revenge, but she didn't expect the master to act so fast.
Now, the enemy is in front of her, as long as he raises his hand to grab her neck and twist her gently, he can avenge the princess.
But Ban Xia didn't move, even the look in Chen Ruoxue's eyes didn't change, it was still calm and calm.
"Breaking your neck will make you die too fast and not painful enough, so I don't plan to do it, so I plan to let you starve to death, the waste empress."
"What do you think of this way of dying, Empress Dowager?"
"If you are not satisfied, you can change it. You can use those white silks to hang up and starve to death. Just make the best use of everything."
Chen Ruoxue was stunned, her pupils dilated, she looked at Banxia in horror, she stepped back again and again, she couldn't believe it, "Impossible, how could you be from Chu Zhao? How is it possible? I don't believe it, I don't believe it. I don't believe it, I have someone check you out!"
Chen Ruoxue retreated, Ban Xia followed her step by step, and explained to her: "Of course you can't find anything, because the person you searched for has long since died!"
"Dead by a eunuch in your middle palace!"
"That is also the life you owe us, and you must pay it all back, and none of those beasts who have done evil will be able to escape!"
Ban Xia's tone was finally agitated, because the maid died on her behalf, in order to repay her and the princess' kindness, in order to allow her to stay in the palace without being suspected by anyone to inquire about the news for the master.
Chen Ruoxue was forced to a corner by Banxia, and there was no way to retreat, Banxia's face was as cold as ice, she raised her hand and grabbed a white silk, binding Chen Ruoxue's hands.
She jumped among the countless white silks, tied the white silks in knots, and pulled Chen Ruoxue up.
Ban Xia didn't gag her mouth, and let her be hung up like this, cursing and yelling.
"Someone will come, don't worry, empress dowager, but I hope empress dowager saves some effort, lest someone will come later and empress won't be able to call out."
"What else do you want to do?" Chen Ruoxue asked loudly.
Ban Xia smiled slightly, "I don't want to do anything, as long as you are hung and starved to death like this is enough, but I don't know about the others."
After finishing speaking, Ban Xia ignored her, turned around and walked to the other side of the room, there was another person there, but he was unconscious at the moment, it was Chen Ruoxue's yelling grandma outside the door.
The queen fights with so many concubines in the harem, and the grandma has contributed a lot to her counseling, so she will be in a coma forever.
Ban Xia has no plans to leave the palace for the time being, she wants to watch their enemy die with her own eyes.
At noon, someone came to deliver the food, Ban Xia went to pick up the food, and said to several servants who came in: "She will be hung and starved to death, other than that, I don't care."
Ban Xia didn't have lunch, but left space for these servants, and quietly left the cold palace by herself.
Chen Ruoxue is not the only enemy, she wants to kill other people too!
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