The Princess Wei Yang

90.1.PrayingMantisstalksthecicada

19-5 representstheemperor, sinceinancienttimes 9 representedhonor (beingthehighestodd, or 'yang', number) while 5 signifiedmediationandharmonysinceitisinthemiddleamonythe 'yang' numbers. Whenputtogether, 9 and 5 signify 'harmonichonor'.

2掌上明珠: pearlinthepalm: similarmeaningto "appleofsomeone'seye"

3负荆请罪: bearingtherodandtakingpunishment: meanstoofferahumbleapology

Afterward, hesuddenlystoodup, aswordagainsttheneckofthepersonentering, ZhuoErpaled: "Your Highness.... your maidservantonlyforgottotakeawaytheteatray..."

Shehas justreceivedTuobaZhen'sjadependant, shewastooecstatic, thatsheforgottoremovethetray. Ifshereturned, ofcourse,there wasnowayforhertoexplainthistothehousesteward. SeeingthatTuobaZhenhadrelaxed, ZhuoErbreathedasighofrelief, Dianxiaseemedto like her, thereforehewouldn'tdoanythingtoher. However,inthenextmoment, withasweepofTuobaZhen'shand, herheadhadfallenoff. Her expression still showed shock, making the scene extremely terrifying.

"Takeheraway," TuobaZhenglancedatthebloodyfloorandfeltonlydisgust.

Arecklesswoman, actuallywantedtocompare herself toLiWeiYang. LiWeiYangdidnotattracthisattentionmerely becauseofherbeauty, whatheliked washerdistinctivepersonalityandcleverness;even for her domineeringfierceness, there was stilladistinctflavourtoit. Incomparison, ZhouErjusthas theshapebut without her mindnor her personality; she was justlikeadoll. TuobaZhen'sgazelandedonthe facethat had alreadylostitsvitality. SheresembledLiWeiYang, hisgaze, liketheslowsharpeningtipofasword, graduallydevelopeda sharpedge. RightnowhehasastrangehatredtowardsLiWeiYang. Whathehatedhermost, wasthatshedaredtolookatothermen. Hebecamemore consciousoftheimportanceofpower. Hesecretlydecidedinhisheartthatwhenheascendedtothe 9-51, evenifhehastoturntheworldover, itmustbetohissatisfaction.

WhenLiWeiYangsawWeiGuoFuren, shewassittinginadazebeforeGaoMin'sbed. Thenwhensheturnedaround, shecanseethatherusualdignified, domineering, imposingmannerhasdisappearedcompletely. Hercheekbones that appearedhighseemedgauntatthistime andbothcheeks also showed signs of slight sadness. That pair of eyes, that had alwaysmadeLiWeiYangfeeluncomfortable with the arrogance in her eyes, wereswollenfromcrying and thechaosinherpupilmadeitseem evenlarger. Unsureofwhetherit wasduetotoomuchenergybeingspentonhergrief, herhairseemedtohave grown morestrandsofwhitehair, and matched with her sullen face, itmadeherentirepersonseemevenmoredejected.

LiWeiYangsighed.

Thismotheranddaughterpaironlyhadthemselvestoblame. She hadalreadyverified thatitwasthetwoofthemwhosoweddiscordinfrontof Concubine Zhang De, whichstirred Concubine Zhang Deintotakingactionstogetridofher. Iftheydidnotusesuchdespicablemeanstoharmher, thentheywouldn'thavefallentothispoint.

GaoMin'sentirebackbonehadbeenbroken, evenifsheisforcedtosurvived, shecouldonlylivetherestofherlifeonabed for this lifetime. Abeautifulfuturehadbeenruinedlikethis, foraproudandarrogantGaoMin, it wasmoreunbearablethandeath.

SunYanJun, whocamewithLiWeiYang, pushedherslightly, indicatingthatsheshouldstandbehindherandthenfollowingSunYanJunin, she spoke words of consolation: "WeiGuoFuren, IknowthatyouareverysadoverMissGao'saccident, butyoumustalsocherishyourownbody!"

WeiGuoFurenwasinatrance. Hearinghersaythisshewipedatear;asifwakingupfromadream, she murmured: "PoorMinEr." Thensuddenlysheraisedherhead, staringfixedlyatLiWeiYang, shesaidangrily: "Whyareyouhere!"

Inhereyes, LiWeiYangistheenemywhoharmedherdaughter, shecouldn'twaittopounceandtearherup, butseeingZhaoYue with her cold expression, as she held her swordbehindLiWeiYang, WeiGuoFurensubconsciouslystopped in herpace.

LiWeiYangsaidlightly: "Aunt, restrainyourgrief."

Hearingthosewords, WeiGuoFuren'simmediatelyshowedangerandsaidbitterly: "LiWeiYang, ifitwasnotforyouwantingtocompetewithMinEr, howcouldshehasfallentothispoint, allofthisisbecauseofyou..."