Chapter 319

Bihen subconsciously wanted to refuse, but seeing Xueliu's eyes full of pleading, she could only accept with tears in her eyes.

She called a maid to look after Xueliu, and after the curfew was over, Bihen quickly left the Prince's Mansion from the back door.

Looking at the maid in front of her who was always calm, Xueliu said weakly: "I never thought that it would be you who put me to death in the end."

Jianglan, a maid who was rescued from a concubine when Xueliu just entered the mansion, has been loyal to Xueliu for the past two years.

Seeing Xueliu might die at any time, Jianglan's eyes flashed with guilt, "Concubine, I'm sorry, Jianglan has no choice."

All her parents and relatives are in Jiang Li's hands, and she has no choice.

"If I'm not mistaken, the only people who are still loyal to me are Bihen and Ziyan."

Jianglan's face flashed with a trace of reluctance, but she finally nodded.

After getting the expected answer, Xue Liu chuckled, seeming to mock and disappoint.

Jiang Lan wanted to explain something more, but Xue Liu spoke before her: "Go out, I don't want to see you again."

Jiang Lan stammered, and finally turned to go out. After closing the door, she knelt in front of it and kowtowed three times to the door, silently saying in her heart: Concubine, if there is an afterlife, Jiang Lan is willing to be a cow and a horse to repay your kindness.

When Bi Hen came back, the sky had just brightened, and Xue Liu was staring at the curtain above her head in a trance.

"Master, I've bought the medicine."

Xue Liu replied softly: "Well, put it in the corner first, I want to see His Highness for the last time."

"By the way, there is the indenture of you and Zi Yan in the small box under the cabinet. Take it out. After I die, you and Zi Yan will leave together. I have also prepared new identities for you. After leaving Shengjing, live a good life. This is the last thing I, your master, can do for you."

Bi Hen agreed with red eyes, took out the things Xue Liu said one by one, and then went out to give Zi Yan's share to her, and told her to leave Shengjing now, the farther the better.

As for herself...Bi Hen had already found a place for herself.

...

Around noon, Chu Lingxiu came back from the morning court.

As soon as he entered the mansion, he went directly to Xue Liu's yard, and saw Xue Liu leaning on the small couch in front of the window looking out the window.

Walking in front of Xue Liu, Chu Lingxiu called out in a low voice: "Xue'er, I'm here."

Xue Liu responded lightly, looking up at Chu Lingxiu, "Your Highness, can you play a game with Xue'er?"

Although Chu Lingxiu didn't know why Xue Liu suddenly wanted to play chess, as long as she wanted, he would do his best for her.

He ordered the servant to bring the chessboard, and Xue Liu took up the black piece without any courtesy. On the chessboard, there was a murderous intent.

Chu Lingxiu was still holding back at the beginning, but when he realized that he was about to be defeated by Xue Liu, he gradually became serious.

Half an hour later, Xue Liu casually put down the chess piece in her hand, "I lost."

But Chu Lingxiu didn't win either. In order to meet Xue Liu's offensive, Chu Lingxiu's formation had already been defeated. The narrow victory of half a piece was still the foreshadowing left by Xue Liu before.

"Why did Xue'er deliberately spare me a piece just now?"

If Xue Liu hadn't deliberately held back, Chu Lingxiu would have lost at this time.

Xue Liu smiled but didn't say anything. In her heart, she had already answered Chu Lingxiu's question: because she was moved by love, she couldn't bear to see him lose. But after the love faded, she pushed him to death step by step without holding back.

However, because of the previous holding back, she still couldn't defeat him in the end.

But it was enough.

Looking at the sky outside, it was already time for lunch. Xue Liu asked, "Your Highness, do you want to stay and have lunch together?"

Chu Lingxiu would not refuse Xue Liu's invitation and nodded with a gentle expression.

Xue Liu asked Bi Hen to serve the meal. Chu Lingxiu led her to the side hall. Because Xue Liu was not well, Chu Lingxiu leaned most of her body on him.

After two years of marriage, Chu Lingxiu still treated her as considerately as in the beginning. It was a pity that some things could never go back to the way they were.

In front of Xue Liu, Chu Lingxiu never regarded himself as a prince. He would personally serve soup and dishes to Xue Liu. When he ate delicious food, he would also put another piece in her bowl.

After lunch, a servant came to the door and said that Minister Cui wanted to see her.

Xue Liu knew that Minister Cui came because of Concubine Cui.

She smiled at Chu Lingxiu, "Your Highness, don't worry about me. Go see Minister Cui first. It's late and I should take a nap."

Hearing this, Chu Lingxiu nodded and agreed. After wiping the broken hair by Xue Liu's ears, he said softly, "Then I will go see Minister Cui first. If you are tired, sleep a little longer. I will come to accompany you in the evening."

Xue Liu smiled and agreed, but she knew in her heart that there was no evening. This was the last time she and Chu Lingxiu would meet.

After Chu Lingxiu left, Xue Liu first asked Bihen to help her back to the bedroom, and then asked Bihen to take out the medicine she bought in the morning.

A large bag of black medicine powder was washed away by hot water, turning into a bowl of rich and bitter medicine soup, but Xue Liu drank it all without hesitation.

Safflower, musk... are all deadly things that will cause great damage to her body, but Xue Liu doesn't care at all.

She had just had a miscarriage and was very weak. Now she took a lot of blood-activating medicine. Soon she felt a trickle of hot water flowing out from under her body.

Xue Liu finally grabbed Bi Hen's hand and smiled gently at her, "Let's go, take my wishes and live well."

Bi Hen nodded with tears in his eyes, covered Xue Liu with the quilt, knelt down and kowtowed to Xue Liu three times, then choked up and said, "Bi Hen can't see the master off for the last time, master, have a good journey."

Xue Liu responded lightly and closed her eyes with relief.

There are many ways to die, but Xue Liu chose the most tragic one.

Because she wanted Chu Lingxiu to remember forever that the people who killed her were the queen, Concubine Cui, and Jiang Li who would be caught later.

Xue Liu was the granddaughter raised by Yang Linghou himself. She was noble and proud, so even if she died, she would not let the people who hurt her go unpunished.

It is true that she did not have a strong mother family and oppressive power, but she still had a life, and she would make her death a memory that those people would never forget.

Knowing that he was also the culprit who harmed Xue Liu, Chu Lingxiu would feel guilty and in pain. He would never forget Xue Liu in his life.

As the culprit who ruined Xue Liu's health, there would be a gully between the Queen and Chu Lingxiu that could never be healed. If the Queen wanted to get rid of her, she would have damaged half of the Queen's son.

As for Concubine Cui, Xue Liu believed that she would soon come down to apologize to her.

And Jiang Li... Xue Liu didn't know whether Chu Lingxiu would find out about the past, but Xue Liu knew that she could never enter Chu Lingxiu's heart in this life.

Because the dead can never be surpassed.

Thinking of this, Xue Liu's mouth slowly raised an arc.

In this battle in the back house, she did lose, but no one else should think of winning completely.