ebookland Chapter 132 Even in death, she had a peaceful end!
Chapter 132 Even in death, she had a peaceful end!
Li's fierce suicide terrified Jiang Nianmei.
She hid behind a palace maid and said in a trembling voice, "It has nothing to do with me, she committed suicide!"
"I was just playing a game with her, who knew she would have such a fiery temper? It's none of my business!"
Zhou Wei held Li's body, her heart filled with sorrow.
As a descendant of the Qingliu faction, the Li family valued rules and reputation above all else.
Jiang Nianmei took her to the snow and tortured her until she was barely clothed, with all the palace maids and eunuchs in the Eastern Palace watching.
How will she survive?
A dignified concubine of the Crown Prince was driven to her death by a lowly beast with no official status.
The faces of the palace servants in the Eastern Palace all showed signs of sadness.
The palace servants who had been treated kindly by Lady Li in the past knelt on the ground and sobbed softly.
Jiang Yueli trembled with anger, her eyes turning bloodshot as she looked at Jiang Nianmei.
The pain of being tormented by this little beast in my previous life surged into my heart!
Wasn't I just like the desperate Li woman I am today back then?
"It's all my fault, I should have come sooner." Jiang Yueli was seething with anger.
Zhou Wei comforted her, "Princess, whether you come sooner or later won't change anything."
"Li committed suicide, not so much because she was humiliated, but most likely because she had given up hope."
Jiang Yueli was taken aback when she heard this, then realized that Zhou Wei was talking about the Crown Prince!
The four members of the Mei family were so arrogant in the Eastern Palace that they even made Zhu Zhen kneel in the snow.
This shows how much the Crown Prince favored this family.
Over the past ten days or so, Li has suffered not only physical torment but also psychological despair.
Her husband never defended her when the Mei family mother and son were mistreating her!
This is the biggest reason why Li committed suicide.
Jiang Yueli took off her cloak and covered Li Shi with it, while Zhou Wei looked at Jiang Nianmei, who was hiding behind the palace servants.
Without uttering a single wasted word, she moved with incredible speed, passing everyone and grabbing Jiang Nianmei by the hair, dragging her into the snow.
"what!!!"
Jiang Nianmei let out a piercing scream that nearly shattered eardrums.
Zhou Wei was very familiar with this sound; she often heard it on high-speed trains, in shopping malls, and in restaurants.
Jiang Nianmei was roughly thrown into the snow by Zhou Wei, landing right next to Li's corpse.
Jiang Nianmei screamed and tried to stand up.
But Zhou Wei kicked him in the back: "Kneel properly!"
Seeing that the other person was still holding a whip, Zhou Wei snatched it away.
He then slapped Jiang Nianmei!
The whip cracked and whistled, and after just a few lashes, Jiang Nianmei's Fuwa coat was tattered and torn.
Zhou Wei's whip kept lashing out, forcing her opponent to dodge repeatedly.
But when Jiang Nianmei raised her hands to defend herself, the whip struck the back of her hand, leaving a bloody welt instantly!
"Help! Mother, save me! Quickly go find my mother and brother!" Jiang Nianmei shouted.
None of the palace servants moved.
Everyone stared at Jiang Nianmei, who was being whipped, wishing she would be beaten to death!
Zhou Wei's whip struck indiscriminately, leaving deep welts on Jiang Nianmei's body, legs, and even face.
She screamed hysterically, but her screams gradually faded away.
The eldest princess stood there in the snow, watching Jiang Nianmei being beaten, without making any attempt to stop it.
Not to mention that Jiang Nianmei does not yet have the title of imperial granddaughter.
Even if she did, the eldest princess, as the Grand Master of Ceremonies, would have the right to punish her.
"You bastard of unknown origin, how dare you mistreat the Crown Prince's concubine?"
"Killing you today is to pay for the Li family's life!"
Jiang Nianmei lay on the ground, her breathing gradually fading.
But the princess could hear clearly that she was still cursing.
"You wretch, you just wait, I'll make sure my father kills you..."
"I am the Crown Prince's child, I am the rightful Princess, Jiang Yueli, who do you think you are..."
"What am I? You'll find out soon enough."
Ziyu had already brought a chair for the princess.
Jiang Yueli just sat there in the snow.
Ziyu stepped aside and looked at the calm-faced little monk.
He couldn't help but ask curiously, "Zhu Qi, don't you think this scene is cruel?"
Zhu Qi shook his head.
"Buddha has a kind face and a wrathful countenance. Li died because of Jiang Nianmei, so what's wrong with making her pay with her life?"
Ziyu was somewhat surprised, as the monks she had seen in the temples of the capital were different from Zhu Qi.
Those monks say every day, "Put down the butcher's knife and become a Buddha on the spot."
Even bad people have a chance to repent!
Zhu Qi, who came from Kongshan Temple, actually felt that it was reasonable for one life to be exchanged for another.
What kind of Buddhist teachings does Kongshan Temple actually study on a daily basis?
"Little Zhu Qi, Sister Wei whipped Jiang Nianmei, don't you think that's torture?"
Even if Buddhist disciples believe in the principle of "a life for a life," they still can't bear to see someone beaten to death, right?
To everyone's surprise, Zhu Qi coldly replied, "Is whipping her considered torture and murder?"
“I saw that her body was entangled with karmic obstacles, and I don’t know how many wronged souls died tragically.”
"Compared to Jiang Nianmei's methods, being beaten to death is considered a peaceful end for her."
Ziyu was utterly shocked!
The more I looked at Zhu Qi, the more I realized that Kongshan Temple was no ordinary place.
Jiang Nianmei was covered in blood and gore, and her cursing gradually stopped.
Zhou Wei didn't know whether she was dead or alive, and she was too lazy to test her. She kicked the other person directly into the pond in the garden.
The pond was covered in ice. After Jiang Nianmei fell in, the ice broke and she sank into the water.
Then, Zhou Wei heard footsteps approaching.
Mei Xingyue was dressed in luxurious clothes, with Jiang Nianxing and Yuanxing by her side.
She was still wearing a veil and walking hurriedly, but when she got closer to the scene and did not see Jiang Nianmei, she instantly breathed a sigh of relief and slowly put on airs.
The palace servants who witnessed the whole thing maintained an unusually unified understanding at this moment.
Everyone glanced at the pond furtively, then lowered their eyes, pretending they knew nothing.
No one told Mei Xingyue that her precious daughter was now in the icy pool.
If the rescue had been timely, there might have been a chance for them to survive!
Mei Xingyue stared directly at the eldest princess, her tone sarcastic.
"Who do we have here? It's the Eldest Princess. What, is the Princess now meddling in the Crown Prince's family affairs?"
“When did the Great Zhou Dynasty have such a rule? The Crown Prince is the heir apparent, and the princess has no right to interfere in the affairs of the Eastern Palace.”
Zhu Qi had been secretly observing Yuan Xing ever since he appeared.
When he saw Jiang Nianyue's robust body and shrewd eyes, he was certain that Yuanxing had successfully transferred his soul.
Ziyu reached out and pressed Zhu Qi down, whispering, "Don't be impulsive, let the princess arrange everything."
Zhu Qi turned and smiled, "Don't worry, Sister Ziyu. There's something strange about Yuanxing. He's quite interesting. I plan to observe him further."
Zhu Qi's words aroused Zi Yu's curiosity.
She looked Yuanxing up and down, but couldn't see anything special about him.
Zhou Wei stepped forward at this moment, still holding Jiang Nianmei's whip in her hand.
"Your Majesty!"
A furious shout made Mei Xingyue tremble.
Then she realized that she was now the Crown Prince's woman, so why should she be afraid of Zhou Wei?
"How dare you! Do you know who I am? How dare you make me kneel? I am the woman the Crown Prince has cared for for years, and I have borne him three children. I am the future Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace."
Zhou Wei smiled and said, "Of course I know who you are. You're a shameless woman who seduced the Crown Prince and had an affair without a matchmaker! Crown Princess, do you even deserve to be my consort?"
"The Princess is here. You are just a commoner with no official status, yet you don't know how to behave. Let me teach you some manners."
As Zhou Wei spoke, she lashed out with her whip, knocking off Mei Xingyue's veil.
In an instant, half of her disfigured face was revealed.
The palace servants of the Eastern Palace gasped in shock when they first saw her face.
"Tsk, I thought she was some stunning beauty who could bewitch the Crown Prince," Zhou Wei chuckled. "Turns out she's an ugly duckling! I remember that those with scars on their bodies are not allowed to serve in the palace."
"Madam Mei has lost half her face, yet she still dares to dream of becoming the Crown Princess? She truly has no shame!"