readsfreenovel Chapter 226 Just like killing Xiao Ning
Chapter 226 Just like killing Xiao Ning
Liuxing stood beside Ouyang Yi, feeling miserable. He could only stare at Bai Wei and secretly send out a distress signal.
I don't know what happened to my prince. Since he received General Bai's letter the day before yesterday, he seemed to have become a different person. If you want to say where he has changed, it's hard to say, because he still has the same expression, and even his smile has become more gentle.
However, with this gentle smile, he was beaten with fifty boards in two days.
His butt was hurting so much that he couldn't sit down at all, so he had to stand.
It was a pity that Bai Wei just stared at Ouyang Yi and didn't notice that Liu Xing kept blinking at him. Her eyes were almost entirely on Ouyang Yi's face.
Well, even when he was in a bad mood, he still looked so handsome, worthy of being her choice.
At this moment, the eunuch who was summoning her shouted, "The Empress Dowager has arrived."
Bai Wei then turned her gaze towards the direction where the sound came from.
The empress dowager came over surrounded by the crowd. She was wearing a maroon gown with a pattern of tortoise and crane embroidered with gold thread, which looked luxurious and elegant.
She was over sixty, but she was well maintained. Although she had many wrinkles, her face was round and shiny. At this moment, she had a smile on her lips, and she looked kind and gentle, just like a bodhisattva in a temple.
She had a long string of beads around her neck, wrapped around her body twice, dignified and majestic. The beads were also made with great care, made of the seven treasures of Buddhism: gold, silver, glass, coral, clam, red pearls, and agate. She had a wooden plaque made of thousand-year-old peach wood hanging around her waist, with complex mysterious text faintly visible on it, and it was obvious that she must have believed in these things very much.
The person supporting her was none other than Li.
Li's real name is Li Furong. She is in her early thirties and has maintained herself fairly well. Apart from a few fine lines at the corners of her eyes when she smiles, there is no visible trace of time on her face.
Today she was dressed very simply, in a lotus-colored long skirt without too much embellishment or modification, and no delicate makeup on her face, just a little powder, looking elegant and generous.
There was nothing particularly striking about her facial features, and her appearance was definitely not outstanding, not even as good as Bai Lian's.
But it was such a woman who, after her father committed a crime and was sold to a brothel, relied on her own ability to keep her virginity, and snatched away the husband of Xiao Ning, who was once the most beautiful woman in the capital, and now stands by the side of the empress dowager.
His mind and ability should never be underestimated.
The more she understood Li, the more she felt that Xiao Ning's death had something to do with her. Not even indirectly, but directly!
This is also the reason why she must come to the Taiping Banquet today.
When she looked at Li, Li seemed to have noticed her gaze and looked back with a kind and gentle smile on his face, just as the original owner remembered.
In the original owner's memory, before the wedding night, she didn't dislike Li or Bai Lian. The only person she didn't like was Bai Ying. In her mind, Li was a kind and amiable stepmother who sympathized with her difficult life as a wanderer and asked her to tell her about her various sad and heartbreaking stories, which made her cry.
She would also prepare food and daily necessities for her, which would appear to be the same as those of Bai Lian and Bai Ying, or even better. She would also find someone to teach her the rules so that she could enter various banquets and blend into the circle of young ladies from aristocratic families in the capital. She would even be told how to win Bai Qian's favor.
It’s a pity that every time, the original owner ended up being rejected, despised, and taught a lesson.
She took advantage of the broken window effect and made her pain a sharp knife in her hand. The so-called good was nothing but a secret trap and a means for her to pua the original owner.
Thinking of this, Bai Wei's eyes became even colder.
The Queen Mother sensed something was wrong with the person beside her, and looked towards Li, following Li's gaze she also saw Bai Wei.
"Is this the girl Xiao Ning left behind before?"
Li replied quietly, "Yes."
The Queen Mother frowned: "Looking at you like this is simply unfilial. Xiao Ning is a lady from a noble family, how could she give birth to such a daughter who doesn't know the rules."
Li's words were full of protection, but there was a hint of grievance in her eyes: "Wei'er has been living outside since she was young. She has suffered a lot and has no chance to learn rules and etiquette. All of this is my fault as a stepmother. Now, she is resentful and can't stand me. It's normal that she doesn't like me. After all, I'm not her biological mother."
The Queen Mother sighed softly, "You are too kindhearted. What does it have to do with you that she is wandering outside? As her stepmother, you are also her elder. Proper discipline is for their own good. Too much indulgence will only make them lawless and lose the rules!"
As he spoke, he gently patted her hand and whispered, "It's okay. You saved me twice. I will support you."
After saying that, he looked at Bai Wei deeply, then turned his head away.
Li lowered her eyes, with a hint of mocking pride at the corner of her lips.
Unexpectedly, after not seeing each other for a few months, Bai Wei, the little bitch, actually became more and more like Xiao Ning, the self-righteous woman. Relying on her noble status, she looked down on women with tainted births, acting like she didn't care about anything and held her head high, which really disgusted her.
Half a year ago, Bai Lian told her something that allowed her to escape death and regain the trust of the Queen Mother. Of course, she had to remove the obstacle of Bai Wei for her daughter.
Just like killing Xiao Ning.
Bai Wei did not see the Queen Mother's glance at her, but from this position, she could see the close relationship between the Queen Mother and Li. Naturally, she could also imagine that the Queen Mother would dislike her because of Li.
What's more, Concubine Wang and the Queen Mother were both from the Wang family, and she was the Queen Mother's distant niece. Ouyang Qi was also a "derivative" of the Wang family and the royal family. From the day she divorced Ouyang Qi.
Whether it was Concubine Wang, the Queen Mother, or the Wang family, they were all destined to regard her as a thorn in their eyes and a thorn in their flesh. She had already made preparations to deal with them as they came.
Thinking of this, her eyes involuntarily glanced back, and suddenly she saw a little cutie who was secretly winking at her and waving his hand quietly.
The little cutie was wearing a pink palace dress and looked lively and smart.
That person was none other than Ouyang Jianning.
At this moment, Ouyang Jianning was obviously thinner than the last time Bai Wei saw him. It seemed that he had suffered a lot while accompanying the Queen Mother. The flesh on his cheeks had decreased, and it was visibly not as easy to pinch as before.
Ouyang Jianning saw Bai Wei looking at her, and excitement suddenly rose in her almond-shaped eyes. If she had not been in front of everyone, she would have rushed over and hugged her.
The little hand waved a little more vigorously.
Seeing the innocent and lively little girl, Bai Wei felt like laughing, and her gloomy mood dissipated a lot.
I just don’t know whether she was thinking about her and was so happy to see her, or was she thinking about her snacks?