The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

Seeing Qian's tangled and painful expression, Xie Yuzhen sneered, not knowing who she was mocking. She said, "Let me put it simply. When you entered the palace, whose daughter was written as you?"

Qian closed her eyes in pain.

The certificate for her entry into the palace only recorded her father's name, while her own name was simply Qian.

She seemed to understand Xie Yuzhen's meaning now, but she was still confused and angry: "Enough! What are you doing here? If you just want to use me for entertainment, have you had enough entertainment now?!"

"Not enough." Xie Yuzhen smiled provocatively, "You already drugged me, can't I take revenge?"

Her shameless appearance made Qian even more angry: "Didn't you fall into the trap?"

Xie Weizhen looked at her with amusement: "You know I have an ex-husband, right?"

Qian didn't understand what she meant and her face was full of confusion.

"My ex-husband also drugged me, but he was much more careful and cruel than you. He used a slow-acting poison, trying to kill me bit by bit." As Xie Yuzhen spoke, he slowly paced around the house, looking very leisurely and comfortable.

"But just like this time when you drugged me, luckily I was smart enough to discover it early, so I avoided a disaster. By the way, do you know how my ruthless ex-husband is doing now?"

When Qian was not in her preaching attitude, she looked a bit naive. Hearing this, she shook her head instinctively.

Although the divorce between Xie Yuzhen and the second son of the Marquis of Wuwei caused a lot of controversy, and everyone later knew that Xie Yuzhen had entered the palace, Qian Shi really didn't know how the second son of the Marquis of Wuwei was dealt with.

After all, he was just a second son who could not inherit the title. It was said that he was a lazy guy who was not good at either literature or martial arts. He poisoned his first wife, but his first wife hooked up with the emperor. If nothing unexpected happened, this should be the only highlight of his life. It will be passed down through the ages. No, for the second son of the Wuwei Marquis's Mansion, I'm afraid he will be infamous for thousands of years.

"He was stripped of his official position that he had obtained through imperial favor, and was exiled by His Majesty to the frontier to dig stones, along with his beloved mistress and their two children." As she said this, the smile on Xie Yuzhen's face became sweeter, like an ignorant girl who had just fallen in love.

Qian felt cold all over when she saw this, and recalled the day when the new concubine came to pay her respects and how Xie acted like a madman in front of her. She felt more and more that Xie must have suffered from some serious brain disease, and could not help but blame the second young master of the Marquis of Wuwei's Mansion - why did you have to pick this lunatic to be your wife?

Since you are married to someone, live a good life!

You insisted on forcing someone to reveal their true colors just for a concubine. Now you and your concubine are exiled to the frontier to do hard labor, while this evildoer has risen to prominence with the help of your "good luck" and has even brought trouble to the palace!

"How pitiful~" Xie Yuzhen sighed, "He is a noble man from a marquis's mansion, a poor girl like me who will never meet such a noble person in my life. But he is wearing such a heavy wooden yoke and such a thick iron chain on his feet, and is going to be forced to do hard labor on the frontier. Tsk tsk tsk tsk."

The more she talked, the happier she became. She gestured to Qian like a child sharing some interesting anecdotes with her best friend, "You didn't see how his delicate body was in such a state. Before I married him, I heard that although he was a bit shabby, he had a good family background and good looks, so many girls were willing to marry him."

"On the day he was escorted out of the capital, I went to see him. His face was pale and his cheeks were thin. His hands, neck, and ankles were all covered with blood marks from the torture instruments. There were flies flying around them. It really made me feel happy!"

When Xie Yuzhen thought of Zhou Ting's miserable condition, he suddenly felt that Qian in front of him became much more pleasing to the eye. Qian was frightened by her description and trembled with fear. She dared not say a word, for fear that this crazy woman would put a wooden yoke and shackles on her... The small porcelain bottle in her hand had already been warmed up, and Qian almost forgot about this thing that could help her "die with dignity".

Of course she was afraid of death, but she could also understand herself for the sake of her family's reputation. However, she never thought that the mother who gave birth to her and raised her would be the first person to urge her to die.

She was her mother's first daughter. She already had two older brothers when she was born. Her mother loved her so much. Her father was also happy to have a cute and soft little girl in the family. He even named her Xianhui himself...

But later, the mother gave birth to a younger brother and a younger sister, and there were more and more illegitimate sons and daughters in the family. Gradually, Qian Xianhui, a daughter with no good features except her appearance, became an unnecessary existence in the family.

In fact, because she became more and more charming, her parents began to treat her with more and more disdain.

Not to mention the brothers, the younger sister who looked like their mother could be taken out to attend various family banquets, outings, and burn incense and worship Buddha, but Qian Xianhui was locked up in a high building because of her appearance, reciting the Four Women's Songs every day.

Even during family reunions and the New Year, her mother only allowed her to wear old, gray clothes, and deliberately used less makeup on her face, and asked her to sit in the corner. And what about her father?

He entrusted the upbringing of his daughter to her mother, and was sent abroad for several years. When the father and daughter met again, he did not recognize that this was his daughter. He just thought that this was a new young actor bought into the family. He asked Qian Xianhui's name and age with a smile. However, after learning that this beautiful girl was his daughter, Qian's father's face changed drastically. He repeatedly accused Qian Xianhui of being unruly, saying that her behavior was not that of a daughter from a good family. It brought shame on him and tarnished his reputation!

After calling her mother over and scolding her, her mother's face changed drastically, and there was jealousy and hatred in her eyes when she looked at her daughter. From then on, she became even stricter with Qian Xianhui.

But Qian Xianhui, who was still young at that time, didn’t know what she had done wrong. She just obediently followed her parents’ arrangements and teachings, hoping that her obedience would make her father and mother like her more.

After growing up, Qian Xianhui realized that her mistake was that she had a naturally charming face. So while she abided by the rules, she also began to hate those beautiful women with "unruly" behavior, just like her parents.

But now Qian Xianhui no longer had the heart to vent her hatred towards the most unruly woman. She was filled with confusion and numbness. She clutched the small porcelain bottle, quietly pulled out the cork, raised her hand, tilted her head, and was about to pour the poison in the bottle down her throat.

Xie Wei was really in the most excited state of mind. Seeing this, she quickly raised her foot and kicked him.

Amid Qian Xianhui's cries of pain and the palace maids' horrified calls of "Madam", the porcelain bottle fell to the ground, the potion inside spilled out, and the blue bricks were immediately corroded.

Xie Yuzhen, who had come to her senses, was supported by Xia Zhi. She raised her hand to cover her heart and subconsciously said, "How painful must it be to drink this?"

Qian Xianhui was stunned, and suddenly fell to the ground and burst into tears.