"It's me!"
Concubine Chu raised her head and said this to the man sitting on the highest seat. Her eyes were bloodshot, and then she let out a cold laugh.
Dongfang Yi frowned involuntarily at the sight of her.
"In that case, I have nothing more to say. Guards..."
Before Helian Qi could finish his words, Dongfang Yi interrupted him. Then she nodded at him and said, "Wait a while. I still have something to ask her."
"What else is there to ask? You've won, Dongfang Yi. I've exhausted all my schemes but still failed to kill you. How could you be so lucky!" Concubine Chu stared at her with wide - open eyes and said word by word. Her lips were bitten through and blood was oozing out.
The person she hated most in her life was Dongfang Yi. Because of her, she could only be a foil forever. No matter how well she behaved in front of her father, she could never get his attention. But this woman could effortlessly get everything she wanted. Why was that? Why was the world so unfair!
Seeing her about to lose control, Dongfang Yi couldn't help but sigh. Then she said, "Helian Qi, let me stay alone with her for a while."
Helian Qi looked hesitant after hearing this. After all, that woman was not a kind person. What if she did something out of line again...
But Dongfang Yi just nodded at him, indicating that he needn't worry. Only then did he silently leave the imperial chamber.
Now there were only her and the woman in front of her in the chamber. She walked to a grand chair on one side and sat down. Then she said, "Get up. I'm not interested in seeing you kneel!"
Concubine Chu sneered after hearing this but still obediently stood up and walked directly to the seat opposite her and sat down.
She still looked haughty, but there were traces of tears on her face. She crossed her legs and then said, "Speak. How else do you want to humiliate me?"
Dongfang Yi didn't understand why she suddenly said such a thing, but she ignored it and instead asked, "Why do you hate me so much?"
This was a question she had wanted to ask for a long time. In her original memory, the original owner of this body should have been very kind to Concubine Chu.
Moreover, she could vaguely remember from her childhood memories that they had once been very good sisters. They had played together and made a ruckus in the prime minister's mansion. But how did it end up like this?
After hearing this, the cold smile on Concubine Chu's lips could no longer be controlled. Then she said sarcastically, "Dongfang Yi, you're the last person who should ask this question. You ask me why I hate you? It was you who killed my biological mother. It was you who took away all of father's love. I was clearly better than you in everything, but why did everyone's eyes always only fall on you!"
She said each word hoarsely. By the end, her voice became husky, and her hands couldn't stop trembling.
Hearing this, Dongfang Yi squinted slightly. She could believe other things, as it was well - known that she was favored at home. But why did she say that she had killed her mother?
In her memory, the original owner of this body didn't know anything about the cause of her mother's death. Thinking of this, she raised her eyebrows and asked, "Who said that I killed your mother? I will never admit something I didn't do!"
"Heh..."
The woman in front of her lowered her head and let out a soft laugh. Then she continued, "Yes, you always look so innocent. If you didn't kill anyone, doesn't mean your mother didn't either. It was she who killed my mother to protect you. That's why I lost my mother forever!"
After saying that, she stood up and walked step by step towards the woman in front of her.
The suspicion on Dongfang Yi's face deepened. She didn't believe that Lady Dongfang would do such a thing. A kind - hearted person like her wouldn't kill someone even if she disliked them.
"Don't you think you're being too naive? Who told you this? A kind - hearted person like my mother would never kill anyone!" she said, with an undoubted tone.
"She's your mother, so of course you'll defend her. But I know it clearly!" After saying that, Concubine Chu rushed over at a very fast speed. No one knew where she took out a dagger from, and then she stabbed at Dongfang Yi.
Dongfang Yi didn't expect her to do this. She immediately raised her hand to block the dagger, but the woman on top of her was too strong. The dagger was still getting closer and closer to her...
Hearing the commotion outside the chamber, Helian Qi immediately rushed in. When he saw the scene in the chamber, his eyes immediately turned cold. He immediately pushed the woman down, and the dagger fell to the ground with a clatter.
After being rescued, Dongfang Yi immediately squatted beside and gasped for breath. Her wrist was almost dislocated. After all, the injury from last time hadn't fully healed.
"Are you okay?" Helian Qi asked in a deep voice, with a hint of worry in his tone.
On the other side, Concubine Chu, who was kneeling on the ground, looked up and let out a loud laugh. Then she said in a mocking voice, "Dongfang Yi, you're just a cowardly woman. If no one protected you, do you really think you could have survived until now? I should have..."
Her words stopped here. Then there was a scream of pain. Before others could see what had happened, she covered her mouth with both hands and rolled on the ground. If you looked closely, you could see scarlet blood flowing from the corner of her mouth.
Dongfang Yi frowned and stared at her. She didn't know what had happened for a moment. The man beside her replied, "I cut out her tongue. She talked too much."
He said such a bloody thing so casually. Dongfang Yi couldn't help but shiver when she heard this. But then she thought that the woman deserved such an end, and he just didn't want her to be wronged.
Thinking of this, she said, "Your hand is really fast. I still had a question to ask her. I wanted to ask if she killed Concubine Dong."
Everyone said that Concubine Dong had committed suicide. She also thought so at first. But when the body was carried past her that day, she clearly saw two strangulation marks on the body's neck.
The deeper one should be the mark of someone killing her, while the shallower one was the mark left by suicide.
Thinking of this, she looked back at the woman still rolling on the ground. She knew that she couldn't get any answers from her anymore. So she shook her head and said to the man in front of her, "Forget it. No matter what the truth is, it's not important now. After all, all the bad guys have been captured."
Hearing this, Helian Qi also smiled at her.