Chapter 30: The Death of a Beautiful Lady (2)
Not long after.
[Zhonghe Hall] was enduring Zhao Zixi's first anger. On the way to Lin Wei's bedroom, the palace maids and eunuchs were kneeling. In Lin Wei's bedroom, Zhao Zixi had already smashed things all over the floor. Qingqing was standing there with a frightened ghost, her whole body trembling. The screen had already been pushed down by Zhao Zixi. Zhao Zixi was holding onto Lin Wei, who was silent and lifeless on the bed. No matter what he did, Lin Wei did not react at all and remained indifferent...
"Still refusing to look me in the eye?"
No matter how furious Zhao Zixi was, Lin Wei remained unmoved...
"Okay, okay - I'll see how long you can keep doing this, someone -"
"exist!"
Zhao Zixi roared, and then a guard came in to listen to his orders.
"Bring all the people here to me—"
"yes--"
The guards left quickly after hearing the order. Lin Wei's expression remained unchanged, which made Zhao Zixi even angrier. Before the guards arrived, he shook Lin Wei off and sat down beside the bed...
Not long after.
All the palace maids and eunuchs in the [Zhonghe Hall] were taken to the bedroom in panic. "Your Majesty, everyone has been brought here--"
"All of them?"
"Yes, all the people have been brought here, without any omission—"
Zhao Zixi looked at everyone, then looked at Lin Wei and said: "I want to know whether you are being stubborn or I will show mercy. From now on, if you don't do what I want, I will kill one of you——"
Zhao Zixi's words immediately caused extreme panic among the palace maids and eunuchs who were brought in. "First, look at this king—"
For a while , Lin Wei did not waver at all.
"Get started!"
"yes!"
Seeing that Lin Wei was unmoved, Zhao Zixi gave an order, and the leading guard killed the closest eunuch without saying a word. The eunuch fell in a pool of blood before he could even react or feel any pain...
"Your Majesty, please spare my life..."
The palace maids and eunuchs who saw this fell to their knees and begged for mercy. "Look at me, king!"
Still no response, Zhao Zixi waved his hand, and the guard swung his knife again, this time beheading a maid, who was also in another place without realizing it was her...
"My lady, please save us, please save us——"
"This is the third time. If you don't do as I say, I will kill three people this time. Look at me!"
Ignoring the pleas of the palace maids and eunuchs, Zhao Zixi continued to increase the stakes and issue orders to Lin Wei, but...
"Do it—"
In an instant, seeing that Lin Wei remained unmoved, Zhao Zixi showed no mercy.
"My queen, help me, my queen—"
Because they didn't know if they would be the next one, the palace maids and eunuchs cried out to Lin Wei for help. While they were asking for help, a eunuch fell down again...
"My queen——"
Another eunuch fell down, and the guard who was in charge of the execution approached a palace maid again...
"That's enough—"
Following Lin Wei's shout, the guards stopped immediately. Zhao Zixi raised his hand slightly, and the guards stepped aside...
"You are a devil—"
"You forced me to do that—"
Lin Wei stared at Zhao Zixi with eyes full of anger, but Zhao Zixi smiled. Facing his sinister smile, Lin Wei said nothing...
"Okay, tell me, did my brother come here last night?"
Zhao Zixi's words startled Lin Wei. She couldn't help but clench the sheets tightly and turned her head to the side...
"Judging from the time, he should have just left when I came, right?"
When asked about Zhao Ziheng, Lin Wei fell silent again...
"Kill two——"
"yes!"
"Ah, my lady, save us——"
"Stop! Yes, you are right, he has been here, is that enough--"
Lin Wei called out in time and immediately answered Zhao Zixi's question. Zhao Zixi waved his hand with satisfaction, and the guards stepped aside again.
"Wouldn't it be better to do this earlier? Don't forget, their lives are completely in your hands--"
"You are so mean—"
Lin Wei stared at Zhao Zixi with eyes full of anger, wishing she could kill him ...
"It doesn't matter. I said I can do anything for you—"
Whenever Zhao Zixi said something because of her, Lin Wei was speechless.
"Why didn't you tell me that my brother was here yesterday? Why did you pretend that you knew nothing? If you had told me last night, I might have put him in jail, but you chose to remain silent and let him rescue all the hostages -"
Every word Zhao Zixi said was icy cold, even though he still had a smile on his face...
"Since you want to see him so much, I'll let you see him for the last time—"
As soon as he finished speaking, Zhao Zixi roughly pulled Lin Wei off the bed and dragged her towards her destination...
"ah--"
Lin Wei was already ill, and she hadn't had any water for days, so how could she have the energy to keep up with Zhao Zixi's pace? She stumbled and fell to the ground without paying attention, but Zhao Zixi didn't give up. Instead, he picked her up and walked towards the destination...
"My queen——"
Seeing this, Qingqing immediately got up from the ground and followed. The other palace maids and eunuchs were already too frightened to dare to do anything. The guards also followed Zhao Zixi and left, leaving only the palace maids and eunuchs who were still kneeling on the ground in panic...
The second palace gate is the most important line of defense for the royal palace, so the manpower and defense were all above the first palace gate, which prevented the royal army from breaking through easily. Despite this, the royal army still broke through and was approaching the third palace gate. Many of the royal army members who arrived at the third palace gate suffered casualties. Just when the royal army was about to attack the third palace gate in one go, there was a small commotion suddenly on the high wall?
After a while.
Zhao Zixi appeared again, this time holding Lin Wei tightly in his arms...
"Brother, I know you are also in this battle. If you don't want to see the queen fall to death, come out here--"
A deafening roar seemed to resound throughout the entire palace, penetrating the fierce rain and reaching everyone's ears. Zhao Zixi's voice diverted the attention of the king's army, which was advancing aggressively, and they all stopped their actions...
On the silent battlefield, the sound of horse hooves could be heard. Following the sound, although the heavy rain affected their vision, Zhao Zixi and Lin Wei could tell that the man in black armor on horseback was Zhao Ziheng...
"Humph, the fact that my brother was seriously injured and unconscious was just a pretense. He wanted us to let our guard down so that he could sneak into the palace and rescue the hostages—"
Zhao Ziheng ignored Zhao Zixi. Through the continuous rain, the moment Zhao Zixi met Zhao Ziheng's sight, he clearly noticed that there was a sharp cold light flashing in Zhao Ziheng's eyes that he had never seen before. This cold light made him feel a fear he had never felt before.
The cold light in Zhao Ziheng's eyes was directed at Zhao Zixi, but the person he was looking at was Lin Wei in Zhao Zixi's hand...
"Zi Xi, it's not too late now. Everything will be over now. As long as you release the queen, put aside the meaningless fighting, open the palace gate and surrender, I promise you, I will give you a way out -"
Zhao Ziheng's words made Zhao Ziyu, who was standing beside him, stunned. Could it be that at this time, Zhao Ziheng still wanted to let Zhao Zixi go?
"Humph, do you think I will believe what you say? I will never hand her over to you. She has to stay with me whether she lives or dies—"
Zhao Ziheng sensed a special meaning in Zhao Zixi's words, which made him open his eyes wide in fear. "By the way, it's not bad to let her be a hostage. If you still value her, you are not allowed to attack again, otherwise I will throw her down from here——"
The sudden change in the threat made Zhao Ziheng waver. The reason why he was so eager to attack was probably because he was worried about Lin Wei's safety. Even though he had already predicted that Lin Wei would be threatened, he still couldn't make a choice...
