"Why did you do this?!"
Regardless of the bleeding wound on his body, the King of Jin grabbed Concubine Song by the neck, his eyes bloodshot with rage.
"Concubine Song!"
The antidote had already taken effect. Shen Qing wanted to rescue Concubine Song, but she was entangled by that secret guard and couldn't break free.
The pain from her internal organs made Concubine Song's eyebrows knit tightly together. Facing the King of Jin's anger, she felt a genuine sense of pleasure.
"Because I hate you!"
"You're selfish and hypocritical, and you're an accomplice to evil. You knew that it was the princess who harmed me and my child, and you knew that it was Gu Mi's father who harmed my father. But you not only pretended not to know, but also continued to promote the Gu family and let them do whatever they wanted..."
"If it weren't for avenging my parents and my child, I would have been unable to go on living long ago."
The King of Jin looked at her cold and heartless face, so different from her usual affectionate self. His lips trembled uncontrollably. "So all this time... you've been lying to me?"
At this point, Concubine Song had nothing more to hide. She readily admitted it. "Yes."
She sneered mockingly. "If I hadn't done so, how could I have regained the king's favor and made the king trust me?"
The King of Jin was struck as if by lightning. He simply couldn't accept this reason. Unconsciously, he let go of his hand and took a half - step back, hurt. "I trusted you so much and loved you so deeply, yet you... lied to me like this!"
"Love?"
"Hahaha..."
Concubine Song seemed to have heard the biggest joke in the world. The movement when she laughed tugged at her wound, and she couldn't help spitting out a mouthful of blood.
"Are you sure you love me, Your Highness? All you've ever loved is yourself."
"Ask yourself, if this secret passage weren't from my Song family, would you have taken me out?"
"You knew that staying in Hongzhou City was a dead end, but didn't you only think of saving yourself? The heir is only five years old this year. Didn't you ever think about how he could survive in such a situation?"
"Cough, cough, cough..."
Getting excited, Concubine Song coughed violently again.
She could feel that that palm strike had shattered her internal organs. She might not be able to walk out of here intact.
She closed her eyes weakly.
"Do you think this knife of yours can take my life?"
The King of Jin's sinister voice came.
Concubine Song's just - closed eyes suddenly opened wide. "You..."
She wanted to stab the King of Jin again, but she no longer had the strength to stand up.
The King of Jin smiled menacingly. "Do you think someone like me would come alone with you all without making full preparations?"
As soon as the King of Jin finished speaking, more than a dozen secret guards rushed in.
Hearing someone coming, the King of Jin was overjoyed. Covering his chest, he said, "Capture Shen Qing and that bitch for me!"
She dared to trample on his affection like this. He would never let her go easily!
Concubine Song's betrayal hurt him even more than when he discovered the true nature of the princess. Because his feelings for the princess were more about respect and courtesy between husband and wife, while his feelings for Concubine Song were genuine love and guilt.
But not only did she stab him, but she also told him that it was all fake, that she had been lying to him from beginning to end!
Although Shen Qing had regained her strength, with so many people, it was simply impossible for her to take Concubine Song and escape.
Not to mention leaving the King of Jin behind.
Concubine Song closed her eyes in despair.
Was this going to be a failure?
But she was so unwilling.
It was just a little bit.
Really just a little bit.
Just a little bit, and she could have made him stay forever.
Despair also welled up in Shen Qing's heart. It was so close.
Ye should have entered the city by now, right?
If the King of Jin left, it would surely bring endless trouble.
Shen Qing and Concubine Song exchanged a look. They absolutely couldn't let him get out alive!
The days of covert cooperation had created a tacit understanding between Shen Qing and Concubine Song. Looking at Concubine Song's expression, it seemed that she had another plan.
The wine cellar was very large. The randomly placed shelves and discarded wine jars blocked their view. Taking advantage of the secret guard's distraction, Shen Qing found his weakness, forced him back with a palm strike, quickly came to Concubine Song's side, picked her up, and ran in one direction.
The King of Jin's men also caught up at this time. The King of Jin stared menacingly at the backs of Shen Qing and Concubine Song as they left. "Chase!"
Two secret guards stayed behind to feed him life - saving medicine for his injuries, while the rest went after Shen Qing and Concubine Song.
"Go this way," Concubine Song said weakly.
"Miss Shen, put me down later. I don't have much time left, but you're different. You must get out. Your husband and child are waiting for you..."
Shen Qing's nose twitched with emotion. "Don't talk for now. There must be a way."
Concubine Song shook her head gently. "There's no way... Cough... They don't know that there's still a lot of sealed wine underground here. I have a fire starter on me. As long as I detonate this place... Cough..."
Concubine Song grabbed Shen Qing's collar. "Don't worry about me. Without me, you still have a chance to escape."
"Before I met you, I behaved myself for nearly twenty years and never overstepped the line. Although I've been living in fear these days, I'm very happy... I can also do something for others, avenge my family with my own strength, and... live for myself once..."
Shen Qing's eyes were moist. "Don't talk anymore..."
Concubine Song's face was extremely pale and weak. "I've said what I wanted to say. It's time for me to go and accompany my parents and child..."
Suddenly, Concubine Song struggled violently, forcing Shen Qing to put her down. Then she took out the fire starter from her body and threw it hard behind her.
Finally, with her last bit of strength, she pushed Shen Qing.
"Go..."
There was also a lot of dry grass in the wine cellar for insulation and anti - collision. When it met the flames, it "whooshed" and burst into flames.
Shen Qing could only take one last look at Concubine Song, then ran out as fast as she could in her life.
By the time the King of Jin's men realized what she was trying to do, it was already too late.
The King of Jin stared at Concubine Song with bloodshot eyes. "You're crazy! You're really crazy!"
"Your Highness, hurry up!"
But their speed was no match for the rising temperature of the flames.
The alcohol burned when heated, and due to the confined environment, the temperature rose, the gas expanded rapidly, and finally -
"Boom!"
A huge mushroom cloud appeared above the wine cellar.
Shen Qing only heard a loud noise, and a powerful air wave hit her, instantly submerging her in it.
But just before she lost consciousness, she seemed to feel someone behind her...
...
When Ji Junye arrived, the entire wine cellar had been flattened. In the middle was a huge pit, with heaps of rubble piled messily on it.
His heart instantly jumped to his throat. His hands and feet went numb in an instant, his blood seemed to flow backward, and his ears rang, making him unable to hear any external sounds.
With such a powerful explosion, no one could have survived.
Qingqing, she mustn't be here, right?