Chapter 13: People in the dark room

013 People in the dark room
The dark room is actually a place in the palace where erring concubines and eunuchs are punished, but it is actually a torture room. Most people went in, but rarely came out again.
Grandpa Hai took Xiahou Shangle to the dark room in person. He had been with the emperor for so many years, and he didn't know why the emperor would hate the queen of the country.
"Queens, you shouldn't have been stalemate with the emperor like this. The emperor is the ninth-five god. You should be gentle and care about the emperor. Otherwise, you won't be like this!"
Xiahou Shangle listened quietly to Father Hai's words, but thought to himself, is it true that he is really wrong?
She never went to please others since she was a child. She was born with a cold temper and has the same attitude towards everyone. It’s just that Xiahou Shangle has forgotten one thing, that is, now she is facing an emperor who rules the world, not the emperor who spoiled her since childhood!
"This harem is the most powerful place in the world. When you are spoiled, others will covet you and please you. Once you fall out of favor, don't think that there will be people giving away charcoal in the snow, and the people who fall into the limelight will be one after another. If you are I have been arguing with the emperor like this, and in the end it is the mother herself who suffers."
No matter if Xiahou Shangle listened to him or not, he still talked to himself like this. Xiahou Shangle raised his eyes to look at the small but eloquent father-in-law in front of him. Although he didn't know why he said this, but Xiahou Shangle still thanked Grandpa Hai for being able to talk to her at this time.
Indeed, in the harem, when it is good, there will be icing on the cake, and when it is bad, some are just falling into the ground, and there is a little ridicule in Xiahou's mouth.
Bai Yuchen's slaps made her completely understand that she was no longer the favored Princess Yuefeng in the Yue Dynasty, but an abandoned woman who the emperor hated and disliked.
"No way, did the emperor beat the queen into the dark room?"
"Yes, look, there are fingerprints on the queen's face!"
"I heard that the queen poisoned the empress dowager and princess, and when the emperor knew about it, he shot the queen into the dark room!"
"But anyone who enters the dark room will die!"
"I said, this queen is too proud, relying on her identity as a princess, to poison the Queen Mother, thinking that the emperor will not punish her!"
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Although all those discussions were quiet, they all fell into Xiahou's ears. She bit her lip, squeezed her hands, and told herself that she must endure it, she would be able to come out of the dark room alive!
"Niang, here we are, I hope you can take good care of yourself inside!"
Father Hai finished speaking, and gave a few words to the little who was in charge of guarding the dark room, then turned and left.
From the Ci Ning Palace to the dark room, Xiahou Shangle never said a word, what else can she say now? There is a fragrance in both sour plum cake and shredded chicken porridge. These are facts that she cannot deny.
To blame, I can only blame myself for being too careless, thinking that I can live a peaceful and peaceful life here if I don't fight or grab it, but I forget that some people will regard her as a thorn in the eye and a thorn in the flesh!
"Niang, please!"
Sure enough, as Grandpa Hai said, she had just been sent to this dark room by Bai Yuchen, and the little who guarded the dark room spoke to her indifferently.
Xiahou Shangle didn't speak, and walked in with a slight smile. When she just stepped over the threshold, the door behind her was closed tightly.
The dark room is indeed worthy of its name. It is dark inside, with only a few vents above the head passing some faint light.
A scent of moldy and rotten came out, and Xiahou Shangle was covering his nose, but there was still a smell rushing straight into his nostrils. With the faint light, Xiahou Shangle vaguely saw what was in the corner not far away. move.
"who are you?"
In the face of Bai Yuchen, Xiahou Shangle had never been afraid. Now when facing an object that had been twisting not far away, she felt a little scared in her heart.
People only feel fear when they face the unknown. That kind of fear is an instinct, not that control can be controlled.
"Someone has been sent to the dark room again!"
What kind of sound was that, as if someone had cut his throat with a knife, hoarse like a ghost, and more importantly, the words were still unclear.
Xiahou Shangle frowned, and it took a long time to hear clearly what he was saying. From the bottom of her heart, she told herself not to be afraid, calmed down, and walked slowly over.
When she saw clearly, the whole person was stunned. The person in front of her, if he could still be called a human, had no limbs, only the upper body was leaning against the wall, and the long hair covered most of it. Face, a face, half of the face ruined,
The clothes on his body can also be seen to be of good quality. In this harem, anyone who can wear expensive clothes will not have a low status, but what is wrong with this person and will be tortured like this?
"Who are you... how did you become like this?"
Rarely, Xiahou’s appreciation of music was trembling. Anyone facing the same kind of tortured into this way, I’m afraid they can’t keep calm. No matter how strong and calm she is, she is just the most ordinary woman at this moment. In such a situation, I still feel scared and fearful.
"Me? Who am I, yeah, who am I? What about you, who are you?"
I finally heard from the voice, the tortured and unhuman person in front of me was a woman. Xiahou Shangle squatted down and lifted her scattered long hair. As soon as she saw it clearly, she stood up in shock. Stepped back a few steps.
That half of the face, the entire face was gone, and the dense white bones could be seen, shining strangely in the dark room.
"your face?"
"Are you scared? Yeah, I'm even scarier than ghosts now."
With a sad tone in her tone, Xiahou Shangle realized that her words might have hurt her, so she calmed down and smiled awkwardly.
"Maybe not used to..."
"Hehe... no one can look at this face that is used to me!"
Xiahou Shangle didn't know what to say, and stood there at a loss. Could it be that Bai Yuchen let himself come to the dark room to see this man?
Although she didn't know Bai Yuchen very well, she knew by intuition that it was absolutely impossible to be that simple, and Bai Yuchen would definitely think of some cruel way to treat herself.
Renhu, he doesn't want to turn himself into a human too, right?
This idea is terrible. If she becomes a human being, then she would rather die than live so painfully.
"How did you... become like this?"
"So? This is human, don’t you know? A kind of death is worse than life, no, it is a kind of death that is more tragic than death, this is the love I have ever loved the most beloved man to me! A kind that makes me forever Undying love!"