readytorunbook Chapter 442 More Revelations
Chapter 442 More Revelations
Chapter 442 Further Revelation
"What is the princess doing? We can't hurt our witness." Xiao Siyue stood in front of the fourth princess, having been listening intently.
"Xiao Siyue, get out of my way! I'm going to beat this lowly servant to death!" The Fourth Princess's eyes blazed with fury.
"That won't work."
Biyue scoffed, "Princess, rest assured, I have committed such a grave mistake that I will atone with my death. There is no need for you to take any further action."
"You lowly servant, have I not treated you well? How dare you harm me like this?"
"Haha, what a joke. You're so kind to me. Fourth Princess, do you still remember what just happened? I know I'm just a maid, and my life and death are in the hands of the princess. When the princess made me take the blame, I didn't complain. But why did the princess still have Biyun poison me? Is the princess afraid that I'll say something?" Biyue's voice was so soft it was almost distorted, and her eyes were full of resentment as she looked at the Fourth Princess.
"You..." The Fourth Princess was shocked by the hatred in her eyes and swayed. The Second Princess quickly helped her up.
"Since the princess is heartless, then I no longer need to keep her secret."
Biyue looked at the Second Princess and revealed a strange smile: "The Second Princess cares so much about the Fourth Princess. If she knew that Consort Rong was killed by Consort De, would she still be so concerned?"
Upon hearing this, the second princess, who was holding the fourth princess's hand, was stunned: "You... what nonsense are you talking about? My mother clearly died of illness."
"Haha, the Second Princess probably doesn't know that Consort De is just as ruthless as the Fourth Princess. Back then, Consort De killed Consort Rong in order to win favor, and then pretended to be kind by taking you in. The Second Princess has recognized a thief as her mother. You can imagine that Consort Rong will not rest in peace in the afterlife."
The second princess staggered, grabbing Biyue's arm in a panic: "What do you know? Tell me quickly!" The second princess couldn't believe it. How could Consort De be the murderer who killed her mother? No, no.
"Royal sister, don't believe this lowly servant's words. She's lying to you. This lowly servant is barely alive and she's already making baseless accusations. How could Mother Consort possibly harm Consort Rong? Mother Consort treats you like her own daughter." The Fourth Princess no longer cared about herself. If this were true, the consequences would be unimaginable.
But at this moment, it concerned her own mother, so the Second Princess couldn't care less about the Fourth Princess.
"Back then, when Consort Rong was in the emperor's favor, Consort De hated her so much that she plotted to poison her. Consort Rong's body was ruined and she became weaker and weaker. You all thought she had died of illness. Later, in order to show her kindness in front of His Majesty, she took the young Second Princess into her side."
It's a pity. Consort De appears kind on the surface but is actually bitter on the inside. She seems to treat the Second Princess like her own daughter, but in reality, she treats her like the Fourth Princess's maid. Whatever mistakes the Fourth Princess makes, the Second Princess always takes the blame. The Second Princess probably still remembers that.
Upon hearing this, the second princess was overwhelmed with memories of the past.
When she was still young, her birth mother tragically passed away, leaving her utterly alone and destitute. It was then that the kind-hearted Consort De reached out to her, taking her in and caring for her tenderly. Initially, she was wary and uneasy, but as time passed, Consort De's attentive care and concern brought her a long-lost sense of warmth and love. Gradually, her tightly closed heart opened, she lowered her guard, felt immense gratitude towards Consort De, and regarded her as her own mother.
As Qing'er grew up, she remembered the first time she saw her younger sister. She was like a delicately carved glutinous rice ball, incredibly cute and endearing. Consort De often reminded her that as the older sister, she had to take good care of her younger sister. Qing'er deeply agreed with these words and wholeheartedly cherished her lovable little sister.
However, as her younger sister grew up, she became increasingly arrogant and domineering. Not only did she often bully the palace maids and eunuchs, but she also took advantage of the Empress Dowager's favor to mistreat her other brothers and sisters, committing numerous offenses.
At such times, Consort De would always appear before her with tears streaming down her face, lamenting that her younger sister was still too young and would surely be unable to bear any punishment. Faced with this situation, she could never bear to see her sister suffer, and was willing to take the blame for her sister, silently enduring all the punishment.
Later, she also discovered that Consort De's favorite was Qing'er, but she felt that it was only right, after all, Qing'er was Consort De's biological daughter. She felt disappointed, but not jealous.
But is all of this fake, something Consort De did on purpose, and her kindness towards me just a pretense?
"Are you telling the truth? Did Consort De really kill Mother Consort?" The Second Princess suddenly felt as if a knife was cutting into her heart. If this was true, then what had she been doing all these years?
"Of course it's true. I heard it with my own ears, and the Fourth Princess knows it too."
The second princess slowly turned her head to look at the fourth princess behind her: "Qing'er, is what she said true? Was Mother really killed by Consort De?"
A hint of guilt flashed across the Fourth Princess's face. She hated Biyue to death. Why didn't that bitch die sooner?
"Elder sister, of course this is false. Don't you know how Mother treats you? How heartbroken Mother must be if you doubt her like this."
“But what Biyue said is true. When we were little, I always took the blame for you. Every time you made a mistake, Consort De would cry in front of me. I couldn’t bear to see you punished, so I took the blame for you.”
"Royal sister, what are you saying? Those are all minor matters. Mother never said that you should take the blame for me."
"Heh..." The second princess let out a self-deprecating laugh, tears streaming down her beautiful yet haggard face like a burst dam. "How foolish I was! To be so stupid as to recognize a thief as my mother for so many years, it's all my fault, I've let my mother down!"
At this moment, the second princess was filled with regret and self-blame. She realized that she had been kept in the dark all along and had been deceived and used by a person with ulterior motives.
What I once thought was care and protection now seems to be nothing more than a carefully woven lie. And I, like an innocent child, believed it all without a doubt, even foolishly treating her as my own mother and showing her love and filial piety.
Thinking of this, the Second Princess felt as if a thousand sharp blades were piercing her heart, causing her unbearable pain. She could not forgive herself for her ignorance and stupidity, and felt ashamed to face her unjustly deceased mother in the afterlife.