frightfiction Chapter 112 Are You Really the Eldest Sister? Never Let Go (with my poem)
Chapter 112 Are You Really the Eldest Sister? Never Let Go (with my poem)
"Shi Nanxi, you still have the nerve to ask me where I have been. Then where did you hide? Why didn't you wait for me in the house with the prince?"
Shi Rongyue had been having troubles today and had been feeling angry for a long time. Now that he had an outlet to vent his anger, he went straight to Shi Nanxi.
Shi Nanxi stood under the bed, wearing a white undergarment, with her hair half-dried and tangled behind her. She looked at Shi Rongyue with a pale face but stubborn eyes. She did not answer immediately, but instructed Hongying who had sent the person back:
"Hongying, you and Zixia go guard outside the door and don't let anyone in."
"It's the Second Princess." Hongying suppressed her worries and followed the order obediently. She pulled Zixia, who was kneeling on the ground and was equally worried, out, closed the door, and stood guard outside.
After hearing the door close, Shi Nanxi said to Shi Rongyue, "Since elder sister wants to ask why, then I also have a question for elder sister."
She pinched her palms tightly, her face as pale as paper, but she asked word by word with a bit of disbelief:
"Why did my elder sister give me an aphrodisiac?"
As soon as the aphrodisiac came out, Shi Rongyue, who was originally full of resentment, froze in an instant, and Shi Nanxi repeated the question word by word again:
"Why did my elder sister give me an aphrodisiac?"
Shi Rongyue didn't expect that the usually stupid Shi Nanxi actually knew that she was drugged with an aphrodisiac and that it was given to her by her, but she quickly replied confidently:
"Why? Didn't I say I would give the crown prince to you? But you didn't live up to your expectations, so I had to help you. Unfortunately, you messed it up in the end."
"…Help me?"
After hearing this, Shi Nanxi couldn't help but take a step back, as if she was meeting Shi Rongyue for the first time.
"Although my younger sister has not been raised by my mother like my elder sister, and she has a nanny sent by the palace to teach her, she is well-educated and well-mannered, but she also knows the four words of propriety, righteousness, integrity and shame, and knows the importance of chastity for women. If it really happens as my elder sister plans..."
Having said this, she couldn't hold back her tears any longer.
"My sister will lose her chastity today, and her reputation will be ruined. How can His Royal Highness marry a woman who plots against him? My elder sister keeps saying that she is doing this for my sister's good, but she is trapping my sister in an unfaithful, unclean, immoral, and unjust situation. Is this what my elder sister is doing for my good?"
Shi Nanxi smiled at herself, and the tears in her eyes gathered into tears, sliding down her cheeks. In just a moment, her face was covered with tears.
"If that's the case, then this is a good thing to have!"
Shi Rongyue was speechless for a moment and couldn't find a word to refute. In the end, he could only raise his chin and make a specious argument:
"Who made you so disappointing? You were so fierce every time you questioned me, but when you were in front of the prince, you cowered like a turtle and didn't dare to say a word. Under such circumstances, I have to use some special means to help you get what you want. Otherwise, how can you expect yourself to succeed?
As for whether the prince will marry you? That's not easy. I will go back and shout loudly to attract everyone. Then the prince will have to marry you even if he doesn't want to."
At this point, she thought about how everything had gone smoothly for today's plan, but at the last minute Shi Nanxi ran away on her own, and her anger rose again.
"I have planned and arranged everything for you, but you have always dragged your feet. Now you even have the nerve to question how good I am to you. Do you still have a conscience?"
"I have no conscience?" Shi Nanxi didn't expect Shi Rongyue to say such a thing. She looked at him in disbelief.
"Eldest sister, how could you say such a thing? If you really do what you said, it will not only make me unfaithful and unjust, but also make all the women in the family unfaithful and unjust. Are you really my eldest sister?"
Shi Nanxi couldn't help but look at Shi Rongyue with suspicion:
"My eldest sister is dignified, well-educated, and a famous lady in the capital. She is the pride of the family. She would never say such a thing!"
Upon hearing this, the arrogant Shi Rongyue's pupils suddenly shrank, a trace of guilt flashed across his eyes, and he subconsciously raised his voice to refute:
"Why am I not your eldest sister? Are you blaming me for not letting you get what you wanted, so you don't recognize me?"
After that, he skillfully threatened the Stone Father and Stone Mother:
"I didn't expect that after entering the palace, you would become like this. You don't even recognize me. I will report this to Father and Mother. Also, I didn't want to tell you, but since you are like this, I will tell you that Mother has already found a partner for you outside. As soon as you put down your name, I will marry you off far away. Then you will never see Father and Mother again."
Shi Nanxi's tearful eyes suddenly opened wide, and she looked at Shi Rongyue as if she couldn't believe what she heard.
After a while, she suddenly covered her lips and stepped back until she fell onto the bunk bed, muttering with empty eyes:
"So that's how it is, so that's how it is, after all I was just wishing, wishing..."
Shi Rongyue realized that he had fooled the person, and then he realized that his whole body was soaked with sweat. He did not dare to talk to Shi Nanxi anymore, for fear that the other party would notice his abnormality again, so he quickly shouted:
"Zixia, why don't you come in?"
When Zixia came in, she saw that Shi Ergege was in despair and her heart tightened. But the next moment, she heard Shi Dagege order:
"Go get some water."
Zixia had no choice but to suppress her worry and go out, while Shi Rongyue went to the clean room behind the screen. At this time, Hongying, who had been reminded, hurried in to check on the second princess, and was shocked when she saw:
"Second Princess, are you okay?"
Shi Nanxi leaned against the bed frame, her eyes empty and lifeless: "Hongying, I'm in so much pain."
Hongying said anxiously, "Second Princess, where are you in pain? I'll go call the imperial physician right away!"
"My heart aches, Hongying, my heart aches so much!" Shi Nanxi's tears streamed down her cheeks, and she looked like she had lost all desire in life.
Hongying was so frightened that her heart almost stopped beating. What happened to Ergege? This had never happened before. She didn't know what to do for a moment.
At this moment, a light bulb suddenly flashed in his head, and he remembered that Manager Liang had just said before he left that he would contact Xiao Ruzi if he had anything.
She gritted her teeth and looked at the Second Princess like this, wiped away her tears and immediately ran to the back hall.
Xiao Ruzi in the back hall had just received the news that Liang Zongguan had mentioned him to the public and asked him to be the messenger between the emperor and the second princess. But before he could be happy, he saw Hongying rushing over:
"Xiao Ruzi, go and inform the emperor quickly. The second princess said she is heartbroken."
"What?" Xiao Ruzi was shocked. He asked a few questions and immediately left the palace to inform.
Kangxi had just returned to the Palace of Heavenly Purity. He was now sitting on the dragon throne. His eyes were deep and far away, and it was difficult to tell his emotions. After a while, he said in a light tone:
"check."
"Yes." After the words fell, a response was heard in the empty hall.
After Kangxi finished speaking, he picked up the memorial and began to read it. The hall instantly became quiet again.
At this time, Liang Jiugong came in hurriedly. He had just left Chuxiu Palace not long ago and was soon caught up by Xiao Ruzi. When he learned that Ergege was in trouble, he was extremely anxious and reported as soon as he came in:
"Your Majesty, Xiao Ruzi sent a message saying that Princess Shi Er is very sad."
"What's going on?" Kangxi looked up suddenly.
Liang Jiugong quickly recounted the situation and finally said:
"When I left, Hongying said that Shi Ergege was fine, but not long after I left, Xiao Ruzi hurriedly caught up with me and said that Shi Ergege was heartbroken."
With a snap, the sound of the imperial pen being broken was heard in the quiet hall, and Kangxi suddenly stood up and walked out the door.
Liang Jiugong was shocked, knowing that the emperor was going to Chuxiu Palace, but... he couldn't go there. Before he could remind him, Kangxi stopped as he reached the door.
If he ignored everything else and went to Chuxiu Palace to visit Shi Nanxi, all the cover-ups in Changyin Pavilion would be in vain.
"Your Majesty?" Liang Jiugong asked cautiously when he saw the emperor stop moving for a long time.
The veins on Kangxi's hands bulged behind his back, and the next moment, he said in a deep voice:
"Take the zither and head to Yuyin Pavilion."
Soon, a melodious and low sound of guqin was heard in Chuxiu Palace. The sound contained endless lovesickness, but also seemed to have a hint of worry and concern.
Shi Nanxi was leaning against the head of the bed, silent, until she heard the familiar sound of the piano, then she reacted slightly, muttering:
"This is the emperor's zither."
Hongying almost cried with joy when she saw this scene, and hurriedly said, "It's the emperor's zither, Second Princess, I'll help you to the window so you can hear it more clearly." Fortunately, the eldest princess went out after washing up.
Shi Nanxi nodded hesitantly, and was helped by Hongying to sit on the couch by the window. She leaned there and listened to the piano quietly. She sat there for the whole afternoon until sunset.
Kangxi also played the Yuyin Pavilion for an entire afternoon. When he saw the spectacular orange sunset in the sky, the figure of Shi Nanxi emerged in his mind.
The sun sets in the west, and night is coming. I hope you know me, and we can dream together. Shi Nanxi, I will never let you go.
In Chuxiu Palace, Shi Nanxi's eyes gradually changed slightly, and she murmured:
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty!"