Female Master: Why doesn’t my wife love me yet?

Chapter 164: Death of the 3rd Princess

In the palace.

Since the last palace banquet, the palace seemed to be calm, but everyone in the palace knew that this was just an illusion.

For example, His Majesty, who used to keep his emotions to himself, is now often angry. They can only keep their tails between their legs and do their own jobs.

However, even so, some careless palace maids could not avoid making mistakes and spilling the food sent to the empress. The moment the plate fell to the ground, the palace maid broke out in a cold sweat and did not dare to look up at the empress's expression.

"Your Majesty...this servant deserves to die!"

The palace maid quickly knelt on the ground, her head almost broken.

"You really deserve to die." A calm voice sounded, and the queen ordered people to drag the maid out and beat her to death.

The others felt their legs go weak, and it was only through their willpower that they didn't scream out.

"Eunuch Li."

Eunuch Li, who was named, took a step forward and walked in front of the empress.

"You will go to the prison with me later."

"……Yes."

After the identity of the Third Princess was exposed last time, Yun Guijun became mentally confused. The Queen locked the Third Princess in jail and did not allow anyone to see her. Even Yun Guijun was under house arrest and could only move around in his own palace.

The empress buried the small coffin in the imperial mausoleum and named it Wen Shengsheng, which means to live a good life in the afterlife.

As for the third princess, she was not a member of the royal family, but she made mistakes again and again. She even colluded with the fourth princess to harm the loyal court official General Gu, and she could not escape the death penalty.

The Queen was having a meal, and the people around her didn't dare to breathe. After she finished her meal, they cleared the food from the table. They moved very carefully, for fear of accidentally breaking the dishes and ending up like that palace maid.

The empress glanced at Eunuch Li and motioned him to follow her. Eunuch Li trotted behind the empress and went out with her towards the prison.

At this moment, in the prison, the Third Princess was screaming, "Let me out! You can't lock me up."

The jailer came over and warned her, "Third Princess, you are no longer the same as you were before. Do you still think you are the same noble princess? I call you the Third Princess out of respect. If you continue to yell and disturb our rest, don't blame us for being rude."

The third princess took a step back, still not believing it. Her hands and feet were bound with chains, and when she walked, there was a sound of chains colliding.

"Then can you help me find my father? He will definitely come to save me."

When the jailer heard this, he acted as if he had heard something funny.

"Yun Guijun? Do you think he is still your father now? You are just a wild girl abandoned outside the palace. It is because of his kindness that Guijun raised you."

Another jailer chimed in, "Yes, we heard that Yun Guijun became mute because of you. His Majesty has ordered Yun Guijun to be confined to his house, and you will soon face the King of Hell."

"No, it's not because of me!"

The Third Princess was so emotional that she pounded on the iron door with her hands, "He deserves it. It's none of my business!"

The two jailers looked at each other and saw the ridiculousness in each other's eyes.

"Third Princess, we see you still won't repent, so we'll tell you the truth. His Majesty will have poisoned wine delivered to you at tomorrow's martial arts tournament."

Drinking poisoned wine is a decent way to leave, and you can leave your body intact.

Suddenly, the two jailers heard footsteps and looked up, only to see that it was His Majesty himself coming.

The two hurried to greet her and explained, "Your Majesty, the Third Princess was too noisy, so we came to see what was going on."

The other person nodded quickly, proving that what his companion said was true.

The queen walked around them and entered the prison. Through the iron gate, she saw the third princess wearing prison clothes, with her hair loose and covered in blood.

"Pearl."

The queen first called out her name.

"Queen Mother, you're going to take me away, aren't you? I can't stand this prison for another day! The food is rotten, the floor is cold, and there are insects, ants, and rats."

The Queen looked at her with disappointment and shook her head.

The Third Princess' heart sank to the bottom of the valley, and she cried out, "Queen Mother, why would you rather believe Gu Qingyuan than me? I am your biological child."

Looking at her face, which bore no resemblance to her own, the last trace of tenderness in the Queen's heart vanished, and she asked her, "Do you know why I named you Mingzhu?"

The third princess shook her head blankly.

"When you were little, you were the most talkative among you sisters. You were also the first to speak. You could call out 'Queen Mother' when you were about seven months old."

At that time, everyone in the palace said that since the third princess could speak so early, she would definitely be smart and have a bright future.

However, she never expected that as she grew older, not only did she not grow in the direction that the Queen had expected, but her behavior did not behave like a princess at all.

For the sake of Yun Guijun, she endured it until the third princess secretly broke into her palace, stole the jade seal, and said that this position would definitely be hers in the future.

The queen was furious and punished the third princess severely, but she spoke without restraint and began to curse herself.

If it weren't for Yun Guijun's protection, the Third Princess would have been expelled from the palace.

It was also from that time that Yun Guijun lost his tongue for the Third Princess, but she despised Yun Guijun for being a mute and completely forgot that it was because of her that he became like this.

The Third Princess shed two lines of tears, still complaining: "Queen Mother, I am not wrong, it is you who is biased."

The queen closed her eyes and opened them again, and there was a look of determination in her eyes.

"I originally wanted to have someone deliver poisoned wine to you tomorrow, but since you refuse to repent even at death, it seems I should send you on your way tonight."

"Mother...Mother Queen, what do you mean?"

The Third Princess already had a bad feeling in her heart and kept backing away until there was no way behind her and her back hit the wall.

"Eunuch Li."

"The slave is here."

"Go and give her the poisoned wine."

"Yes."

Eunuch Li received the Queen's order and asked the jailer to get the key and open the prison door.

With the sound of the lock being opened with a "click", it announced that the death of the third princess was approaching.

The Third Princess's hands and feet were tied. She looked at Eunuch Li, who had come to her palace to deliver something. He was holding a small bottle and trying to pry open her mouth so that the contents could be poured into her mouth.

"I, I don't want to drink!"

She struggled with all her strength, trying to escape from the now open cell door.

But before she could reach the prison door, the queen ordered two jailers to come over and restrain her.

Then, a transparent liquid was poured into her mouth. After she drank it, the two jailers released her and watched her body slowly fall to the ground.

After the third princess drank the poisoned wine, her consciousness became dazed for a moment.

She seemed to see a man holding a little girl's hand and saying gently, "Mingzhu, what would you like to eat tonight?"