Chapter 1251 - 8: The Emperor Turns Into a Dog
Chapter 1251: Chapter 8: The Emperor Turns Into a Dog
"Happy—!" The Princess cried as she ran over to pick up the little dog lying on the ground, barely clinging to life.
Lianhua approached with her attendants, greeted and paid her respects to the Imperial Concubine Shu.
The Imperial Concubine Shu sneered; typical of someone from the Empress’ Palace, they never forget about the hierarchy and propriety, even at a time like this. Truly tiresome! But she did not allow these palace attendants to rise, they dared not rise anyway, so let them kneel for now.
The Imperial Concubine Shu didn’t even glance at the sorrowful Princess before turning to leave.
"Imperial Concubine Shu, how can you be so heartless? Happy is still so small, you’re going to kick it to death like this!" The Princess, holding Happy, shouted furiously at the Imperial Concubine Shu.
"Not dead yet?" The Imperial Concubine Shu looked surprised at the little dog in the Princess’s arms, "It has such a strong life? Liu Yin, how could you handle this? I instructed you to kick that dog to death, yet you defy my orders?"
"Forgive me, Your Majesty," the Chief Palace Maid of the Imperial Concubine Shu hurriedly knelt down to plead, "I have already exerted all my efforts."
The little dog in the Princess’s arms struggled to breathe. Hearing these excessively cruel words from the Imperial Concubine Shu, the Emperor could hardly believe his ears. Though he had vaguely suspected the Imperial Concubine Shu might, relying on his favor, occasionally oppress other concubines in the harem pridefully. Such matters were of no real consequence. But he never imagined she would humiliate the Princess so. The Princess was just a five-year-old child; was it necessary to bully such a young child?
"You—you vile person!" The Princess, upon hearing the words from the Imperial Concubine Shu, was filled with rage, her face flushed as she shouted at the Imperial Concubine Shu.
"Watch your words with me. Don’t think that just because the Empress Dowager supports you, you can be disrespectful to me," the Imperial Concubine Shu looked down on the Princess condescendingly. "You and your mother should obediently stay in your palace and not come out to bother me. Otherwise, don’t blame me for being discourteous."
The Princess was so angry that she wanted to say something, but Lianhua, kneeling, gently tugged on the Princess’s skirt, urgently shaking her head at the Princess.
The Princess held back, saying nothing.
The Imperial Concubine Shu chuckled again, "That’s better. Who knows whom you will call mother in the future?"
Having said this, the Imperial Concubine Shu, with her inconspicuous belly, let her Palace Maid assist her as she left.
Once the Imperial Concubine Shu had walked away, only then did Lianhua and the others rise from the ground. Lianhua looked at the Princess, who was crying uncontrollably, with deep concern. She cursed this vicious woman, the Imperial Concubine Shu, in her heart, for daring to bully such a young child. She hasn’t even become the Empress yet, and she speaks such words, assuming her ascension to Empress is assured?
"Aunt Lianhua, Happy, Happy is dying—what should we do? What should we do? I don’t want Happy to die..." The Princess’s tears kept flowing, dripping on the little dog’s head, face, and body.
The Emperor’s consciousness started to blur.
Is this the true nature of the Imperial Concubine Shu?
Am I about to die?
The Princess continued to cry—don’t cry anymore, silly child. If I die and return to my body, I’ll find you a dog exactly like this one, no, I’ll find ten, a hundred to surround you every day, to entertain you every day...
Don’t cry now, silly child.
Am I worthy of your sorrow—
The Princess held the little dog as it started to vomit blood, unable to catch her breath from crying, while Lianhua carried the Princess hurriedly towards the Empress Palace.
The Empress was shocked upon seeing the Princess stained with blood.