good season

Chapter 25 Biting each other
Perhaps it was because Zhao Shiqing's fleeting chuckle was too dazzling and it hurt Nie's sensitive and fragile heart.

What is she proud of?
No, this was a mockery, a mockery of her as a widow. Her husband's body was still warm, but she was being trampled under the feet of her own daughter. She couldn't even protect her own sister!

On one side was her dying sister, and on the other side were her arrogant eldest daughter and ungrateful adopted daughter. The sorrow in Nie's eyes instantly shattered and turned into tiny bits of hatred.

She gritted her teeth, her eyes swept across Zhao Shiqing and fell on Zhao Yunnuan's face.

"If you still call me mother, then let your second aunt go. Otherwise, don't blame me for not recognizing you as your daughter!"

From the moment Nie came in, Zhao Yunnuan knew what would happen next. Facing Nie's condemnation, she chose to ignore it.

She just looked at Nie Qionghua quietly, her eyes like a cold pond in late autumn, without ripples, yet deep and bottomless.

Meeting those eyes, Nie Qionghua couldn't help but want to hide herself, but she couldn't!
Whether it was Zhao Yunnuan, Zhao Shiqing, or even her good sister Nie, they were all putting her in danger. Whether they wanted her to die or to rescue her, she had no escape now!
Nie Qionghua was filled with hatred. She hated Zhao Yunnuan who had no regard for family affection, Zhao Shiqing who had forced her to this point, and even Nie who had wholeheartedly wanted to protect her.

The apple of the Nie family's eye is nothing more than this!

So what if you cultivate carefully? What else can you do besides working hard on men?
When Prince Liang was alive, she was the only one favored by the king. The concubines in the palace either died of depression or spent their lives in seclusion. There was not even a single illegitimate son or daughter in the palace.

But so what?
Before the body of King Liang was cold, she had lost power. She couldn't even manipulate her own daughter. What use was she? She was just a waste!

Unfortunately, Nie Qionghua, who had just escaped from a rat's mouth, now had half her life left. She could only keep her surging hatred in her heart, without pretending. She was now too weak to even speak.

"Sister, I didn't. I was forced to do it."

Nie came in late and did not hear what Nie Qionghua said before. Now she thought that Nie Qionghua was forced by Zhao Yunnuan and Zhao Shiqing, and she became even angrier.

"This is how you treat your elders. Where is your upbringing? Where is your conscience? Someone, help my aunt out!"

There was silence all around, even Nanny Zheng didn't move. No one went to help Nie Qionghua, who was still crawling on the ground like mud.

"Old Zheng, don't you listen to me either?" Nie asked.

When Nanny Zheng's name was called, she could only close her eyes and walk over. However, before her hand touched Nie Qionghua, she was startled.

What did she see?

It's a mouse!

Not just one, but at least ten, running towards this side!

Even though Nanny Zheng had been a servant all her life, she had been the head maid of the Nie family since she was a teenager. Later, she became Nie's dowry nanny. She was usually served by little maids. Although she was not as good as the ladies, she was also well-dressed. She couldn't even remember how many years it had been since she had seen a mouse!
Suddenly seeing so many fat rats, Madam Zheng felt her scalp tingling and her legs going weak. After all, she was old, so she sat down on the ground.

At her age, she is most afraid of falling.

But the rat was getting closer and closer. Nanny Zheng ignored the pain in her body and crawled back to Nie.

In fact, even if Nanny Zheng didn't run away, the rats would have ignored her.

Although not many people came this time, they were all skilled workers. The leader was the first one who successfully climbed onto Nie Qionghua's head. Because he performed well last time, the cat boss not only accepted him as his younger brother, but also made him the leader (I, a mouse, can also become a thousand-mile horse). This means that in the Liang Palace from now on, he will be the one in charge.

As for Nanny Zheng who fled in panic, the boss didn't even glance at her and went straight to Nie Qionghua as if he knew the way.

If we say that Nie Qionghua's previous aversion to rats was just an instinctive one, it would be the same as her aversion to cockroaches and bedbugs.

So now, in Nie Qionghua's mind, mice are as powerful as lions and tigers. Too, too, too scary!

As soon as the boss came into Nie Qionghua's sight, she was completely defeated.

What princess, what sister, what plan, what thoughts, at this moment they are not even as good as a mouse's tail!

"Don't come over here, don't come over here, Zhao Shiqing, get your cat to chase them away, quickly!"

Zhao Shiqing rolled her eyes and asked, "Why don't you say I'm a bastard now?"
I am neither your grandma nor your biological mother, so I won’t spoil you!
So Zhao Shiqing looked at Xiao Yao with a look full of encouragement, my demon, you can do it!

The little demon understood what he meant and immediately yelled at the mice: [Ah Wu~ Ah Wu~]

The mouse running at the back was so scared that he peed his pants. He agreed to let Lun be his little brother, but why did he come up with Ah Wu again? It scared the mouse out of his wits!

Nie was also stunned by the scene before her. She was so frightened that she was shaking and swaying, wishing she could faint immediately.

But how could Zhao Shiqing miss this opportunity?
This drama cannot be without anyone but Nie as an audience.

She flashed to Nie's side, pushed Nanny Zheng away, held Nie's waist, and wanted to faint, but that was not possible.

Nie was stunned and wanted to break free, but Zhao Shiqing's hands seemed to be attached to her body. She couldn't break free and could only close her eyes tightly.

She could choose not to see, but she could not choose not to hear. Nie Qionghua's screams, accompanied by her pleas for mercy, were like heavy hammers hitting her, like an invisible Shura field. The invisible fear was like surging waves, and she was like a small boat on the crest of the waves, and she didn't know when she would be beaten to pieces.

"You don't have to tell the truth. You are going to die anyway. There must be people who want you dead. If you die, everything will be over. You will bear all the blame."

Nie was startled. The voice came from her ear. It was Zhao Shiqing, the ungrateful bastard.

She was so bold that she threatened Qionghua in front of her. In her eyes, she not only ignored Qionghua as her aunt, but also ignored her as her mother.

Nie was about to open her mouth to reprimand, but she heard Nie Qionghua's voice.

"I said, I said that I can't be the only one to die. We can't all die. We all have to die."

Without waiting for Nie Qionghua to finish her words, Zhao Shiqing asked, "Why? Did you have other helpers in the kidnapping of the little princess?"

Nie was stunned and couldn't help but open her eyes. From her angle, she saw Zhao Shiqing's profile.

The fifteen-year-old girl still has a hint of immaturity between her brows, but she is already a little beauty.

Nie was in a trance for a moment. If her little daughter were still alive, she would probably be so beautiful.

She struggled to move her eyes away from Zhao Shiqing's face and looked at Nie Qionghua, and was immediately startled.

There were rats all over Nie Qionghua's head and body!

Nie hurriedly closed her eyes, and at this moment, Nie Qionghua's voice drilled into her ears like a poisonous snake.

"That year, Concubine Liu got pregnant. The midwife said she was pregnant with a boy. My sister cried very sadly and asked me to help her. So I asked Aunt Zhang to bribe the people around Concubine Liu to replace her pregnancy-preserving medicine. Concubine Liu had a miscarriage."

Nie was shocked and angry, and even ignored the horror of the mouse: "Concubine Liu's miscarriage was caused by you, it has nothing to do with me!"

(End of this chapter)