Love Like The Galaxy.

Chapter 99

At this moment, the hall fell silent for a while, except for the Queen's hoarse low cough.

The fifth prince knew that he should wisely retire at this time, but his love for watching dramas made him stay strong, but he quietly crawled back a few steps, leaving Ling Cheng and the two to kneel a little distance away.

The fifth princess was very frightened by Ling Budo's words, and looked up in fear: "Mother..." The

queen raised her left palm to signal her daughter to shut up, and only after she breathed well, she said, "I don't like you. I don't like the people around you. I have been talking to you for many years, but it doesn't work at all. You are a princess, and you are the youngest. You can't be beaten or scolded. I have to save you some face."

"I also imagined that Concubine Yue would scolded you like the third princess, and scolded you fiercely, without showing you the slightest sympathy, so that you would know how powerful it is. But because the third princess would not The reputation of being treated by His Majesty and Concubine Yue is well known in the city, so the family of the concubine could not help but despise her, otherwise she would not have gone to the manor outside the city with a big belly. Later, she had a difficult childbirth in the countryside. If you help me in time, she won't be able to get through that stage."

"It was not easy for her when she was young. Zhenri is cautious in her words and actions, and she can't fight for everything, so I want my children to have a better life. I never thought about it, On the contrary, you are ignorant of the sky and the earth, and your heart is black and poisonous!" The

fifth princess was dizzy after being scolded, and she still argued to herself: "How can the queen mother know that I killed the person! Shao Shang, you don't have to use your daughter as a raft!" The

queen was furious, slapped her palm on the desk, and said loudly: "Okay, you are still stubborn! In this case, do you dare to go to your father and emperor to put this thing on the table? Let me say it again, after the people around you are interrogated and the truth is revealed, so that you can add another crime of deceiving the emperor!"

Lying and denying in front of the emperor is no joke, and the fifth princess immediately went dumb.

"You are vicious behind your back, and you lie to your face. What else can't you do! You are also worthy of being a princess, and you are also worthy of living in a high-rise mansion?!"

The queen scolded loudly as she patted the table, but unfortunately she was a gentle person, so she couldn't swear at people; if the young merchants were to scold her for these words, the custodian would use all kinds of livestock, and the scolding would be lively and fragrant.

The arrogance of the fifth princess has become a habit, and she couldn't help but scratch her neck and said: "Whether I am worthy or not, I am the daughter of the father and the emperor after all, and it is not the mother who will punish me for this matter! The former emperor Jing did what he did. When the crown prince used a chessboard to smash the prince's heir to death, didn't he also ascend to the throne as emperor, who would feel sorry for him? There was also the former hussar general, who shot dead a colleague in the army with one arrow, and Emperor Wu still protected him. Who else is to blame him? The prince and the generals are like this, not to mention the daughter of a small official!"

She turned her eyes to the direction of Shaoshang, and pointedly said: "The so-called punishment can't be done on the doctor, don't say I didn't do it. , that I really killed Cheng Shaoshang, will my father still let me pay for my life?!"

Shaoshang secretly sighed that this was the root cause. The fifth princess is indeed stupid and frivolous, and she is indeed full of mistakes, but so what? She is a zero-cost crime. To put it more nasty, if the crime was unsuccessful this time, you can come again next time.

The queen was half-bummed to death by her daughter's remarks. She was not a clever person. Even if she knew something was wrong, she could think of Lang Lang's refutation afterwards, but she was often speechless at the time.

"You can pay for your life, or you can pay for your life." Ling Buxuan said suddenly.

Everyone went to see him.

"When Emperor Gao led his troops into Xianyang and made three agreements with the common people, the first of which was 'the murderer died', no matter what the murderer's identity was." Speaking of these words, Ling Budo's handsome face naturally took on some majesty. The fifth princess watched, both enthralled and hurt.

"Emperor Jing and the hussar generals are safe after killing people. There are reasons for this. The former is because the prince of Fengguo has too much power, almost surpassing the imperial power. Emperor Jing is young and vigorous, and has been angry for a long time. First, he resented the Hussar General's uncle, the general of Emperor Wu at the time, because of his father's death. All in all, both of them had reasons for the emperor to cover up for them. But, Your Royal Highness, what kind of grievance Shaoshang has with you, you are not to blame. She can't? It's just arrogance and viciousness."

The fifth princess was bullying violently in her chest, she thought bitterly, it is really bottomless for a man to be ruthless, but it was her dream man who was aggressive today.

Ling Budo's tone was slow and soft: "His Royal Highness, let's not count this life lawsuit, we'll count it aside. You did this vicious thing on the Queen's birthday with your own personal grudge, and it was extremely unfaithful and unfilial. This charge , how do you calculate it?" The

fifth princess felt a chill, she was not a half-way monk like Shao Shang, she knew the crime was serious, and she said in a trembling voice: "Eleven Lang, you and I have known each other for more than ten years, and we lived together in Changqiu. Growing up in the palace, you don't care about your feelings at all. It hasn't been a year since Cheng Shaoshang came out of nowhere, so you are so troublesome to vent her anger!"

Ling Budoubt said, "The world is the world's largest. Great, in addition to the king's mighty virtue, it is the gift of parenting. Her Royal Highness acted really neatly and decisively. In order to clear her own grudges, she even ignored the kindness of her biological mother. The minister, He De and He Neng, dare not discuss anything with Her Royal Highness. Love." Even his own mother was able to ignore it, showing that her character was despicable and cold, and there was no love at all. If she wasn't a princess, ten of them would have already died in his hands.

The fifth princess smiled and said with tears: "Okay, it seems that you are going to kill me today..."

She was quite arrogant and violent. Seeing that Ling Budo was ruthless, she stopped begging and went straight. He turned his head, walked on his knees in front of the Queen, hugged the Queen's legs, and wept, "Mother, Queen Mother, please forgive my son this time. The son is obsessed with ghosts, and only did such a thing when he was dazed. Just spare the son-in-law! Just now you said that the third sister was mean to the concubine's family. Does the mother want to make the son-in-law fall into this field? The son-in-law's future son-in-law is not as good as the third son-in-law. Sisters are all married to similar concubines, and only the son-in-law is so unlucky, why, why, think about it, think about it again..."

Speaking of this marriage, the queen couldn't help but feel a little soft-hearted, the future little son-in-law He is a well-known playboy in China, and he has a very impatient temperament, but at that time the emperor had already decided to announce the marriage of the two families. My parents' family is not bad. Although my elder brother Xuan Hou has only one son, he is married and has an honest and honest temperament. However, the four brothers of Yue Fei's family are only the son of Xiao Yue Hou, who is a third-year-old who is unmarried and of the right age...

Thinking of this, the queen couldn't help but shed a few tears. Seeing this situation, the fifth princess thought it was going to be fun, but she heard the queen say: "After you set up your marriage, you are always resentful and often beat cats and dogs. Although Your Majesty He didn't say anything, but he was condoned a lot. So, do you just use this as an excuse to make an inch?"

"Mother...?" The fifth princess was taken aback.

"You are recruiting a concubine, not going to have a kiss. You have your own princess mansion, eunuchs, palace maids, guards, servants, rich fields and a large manor..." The

queen's voice was weak, but she still insisted on word by word, " If you live in harmony, you and your concubine will be together. If you don't live in harmony, like the three princesses living in separate houses, who will come and criticize you. If you cry and cry, the whole world will be sorry for you, and now you dare to The murder was framed on my birthday, and it's nothing to be taken seriously, there's nothing you dare to do in the future!"

She breathed a sigh of relief, and she felt the blood surging in her chest, and said loudly, "Don't do it today. I cried and begged for mercy. I know that you have no remorse in your heart at all. You are just afraid of being punished. Anyway, you never listen to what I said. This time, let your father and the emperor tell you separately. Come on, put the princess in custody first. Get up, when the people from Huangmen Shilang and Da Changqiu come, leave it to them... Zhai, you help me go back first."

Zhai realized that the queen's face was getting paler and paler, and immediately got up and helped the queen to go Walking inside, the fifth princess became frightened, and pulled on the queen's robe and said loudly: "Empress mother, you are so cruel, could it be that I..."

Zhai Yu said with a sullen face, "What are you still doing? Useless thing!" She pulled back the corner of the queen's skirt.

At this time, the four tall and strong palace maids who were already waiting on the side stepped forward, holding the fifth princess down in four directions, front, back, left, right, and unable to move. Zhai Yu ignored her howling and crying, and firmly supported the queen to the inner palace corridor. Go, and soon the figure is gone.

The fifth princess turned her head and glared at Shaoshang fiercely and said, "Little bitch, I should have cleaned you up early! If it wasn't for me being kind and soft-hearted, I would have allowed you to be so fearless today!"

Shaoshang looked back quietly: "Your Highness the princess. , you think too much, how dare I have no fear. To be honest, I am actually very afraid. "

"Are you also afraid?" The Fifth Princess sneered, "Up to now, you have no fear at all!"

Shaoshang calmly said: "It's true, I'm very scared. I'm afraid of strong winds, blizzards, and the cold palace. , I am afraid of the swaying candle shadow, I am afraid of all the people or things in this world that can hurt me. You think I am cunning and treacherous, but in fact, a person like me who fears everything, how can I live with peace of mind without being cunning."

"I just When I entered the palace, I was worried every day. I was afraid that I would die if I made a mistake. But day by day, the empress was kind, and Zhai was kind. Most of the people in Changqiu Palace were kind and reliable. , I gradually felt relieved."

"Your Highness, Princess, I'm not afraid of your jokes. Since the day you entered the palace to celebrate your empress's birthday, I haven't been alone again - in fact, when I'm at home, I like to be alone. But these few days , I have to take people with me wherever I go, and even crowd into Zhai's house to sleep at night, I never dare to be alone..."

"Your Highness, you really want to exclude me, in fact, you shouldn't plan this or that, you should Find someone to kill me bluntly, and it's done. Just like you said, even if you kill me, you won't pay for your life." The

fifth princess was very surprised.

The hall was quiet, Ling Budo looked sideways at the girl. Although Shicai's words were addressed to the Fifth Princess, for some reason, it made him feel very uncomfortable. After a while, he took Shaoshang's little hand: "Let's go."

Shaoshang nodded and slowly got up from the ground.

Up to this point, the fifth prince was looking at it with great interest. He wanted to interrupt a few times, but he was afraid of being hated by the always kind queen, so he had to endure hard. At this time, seeing that the queen had finally left, Ling Budo and Cheng Shaoshang were also leaving. He Shi Shiran stood up, walked to the fifth princess who was being held down by the palace servant, and said coolly, "Five sisters, What I'm talking about, don't be smart. When you pushed me into the quagmire, I said that the father, the queen and the queen are all smart people. They don't know, they are willing to tolerate it. It's over!" The old enemy has fallen, and the great revenge will be avenged, and he can reminisce about today's big play for two months.

The fifth princess glared at him angrily: "I want you to meddle with your business! You watch my good show today, and I don't know who will watch your good show tomorrow! Do you think you have any support!"

The fifth prince put his hands in his sleeves and said with a smile: "I don't have any backers, and I'm not as bold as the fifth sister. Many years ago, I knew not to oppose the father and emperor. Therefore, I only talk, never do it. "The lips can be cheap, but the hands and feet can't be cheap.

The fifth princess smiled coldly: "Xu Meiren was born in a palace maid, and she is used to serving people all day long. If you want to come here, the Fifth Emperor also won the true legend. No wonder I am not as good as you, who can read words and see the wind!" When she was a child, she used to scold her. After the fifth prince was a 'the cheap bastard of a cheap life', the emperor and the empress punished each other, and then she remembered that the fifth prince, no matter how cheap, was the blood of the father and the emperor.

The face of the fifth prince changed, and he said sternly: "You..."

"Your Highness. The fifth princess is about to be punished. What are you angry with her? Do you want to get involved in this mess?" Shao Shang Patting his sore legs, he couldn't stand up for a while.

The fifth prince let out a long sigh of relief, calmed down, and laughed loudly: "That's right, fifth sister, for the sake of your imminent misfortune, the elder brother doesn't have the same knowledge as you, haha, haha..."

Fifth princess He sneered: "You and this little slut can talk about one thing, why did you accidentally fall into Xiaojinghu Lake? It's not that you two have colluded long ago. And testify for her, is there something wrong!" The

fifth prince's forehead Agitated, he looked at Ling Budo with anxiety, and saw that he was gently kneading Cheng Shaoshang's calf, and quickly said: "Don't talk nonsense! There is absolutely nothing!"

Shaoshang said leisurely: "Five princesses, Your provocation skills are too bad. Look at the appearance of my family's Lord Ling, and then estimate his ability and power, and then go to the entire capital to ask around, which little girl will let Lord Ling not, and go to hook up with the fifth prince ?! I've got water in my head!"

Ling Budo didn't raise his head, and continued to squeeze the girl's slender and soft calf, but a beautiful crescent moon curved up at the corner of his mouth.

The fifth prince was unhappy, turned his head and said: "You said yesterday that you want to make friends with me, and you hurt me like this today?! How can I be sorry for you!"

Shao Shang turned his face and refused to recognize anyone: "I can leave the palace and go home today, and I will never quarrel with Lord Ling again, and I will make friends with His Royal Highness! It is better for us to avoid suspicion if men and women are not related..." Five The prince is very cheap. In order to avoid future troubles, it is better to unplug the lead in advance.

When it came to the words 'don't quarrel with Master Ling again', she gave Ling Wuxuan a look of joy and resentment, Ling Buxuan looked at her with affectionate eyes, and gave her a steady glance, and then kneaded more and more The smile on the soft, low-pitched face grew stronger.

Rarely see the success of selling well, very happy.

The fifth prince's face turned blue: "Aren't you crossing the river and demolishing the bridge!"

"I can swim, why do I still need a bridge, so I always demolish the bridge without waiting for the river to cross!"

Rao Ling has always been indifferent, but at this time He couldn't help laughing loudly, the laughter echoed between Liang Yu in the hall, his eyes looking at the girl were full of tender affection.

This cheerful laughter and lingering eyes startled the fifth prince, and he forgot to quarrel with Shaoshang for a while.

At this time, Cao Cheng, the Great Changqiu, finally brought people over in person. Behind him, there were several silent old women with big shoulders and round waists. They belonged to professionals who were very 'skilled' at first glance. in hand.

Ling Budo and the other three simply bowed their hands to Cao Cheng and said a few words, "It's hard work". Cao Cheng shook his head and smiled bitterly. This kind of royal affairs is the most difficult to handle. When he was about to take people away, the fifth princess suddenly said loudly, "Lord Cao, I won't argue, but Cheng Shaoshang set a trap in Yue Niangniang's Long Garden to harm people. Don't you want to hold them accountable?"

Cao Cheng He was stunned for a moment: "Why set a trap to harm people." The

fifth princess sneered: "Even if those people deserved what they deserved, Cheng Shaoshang should have reported to his mother, and then the palace decree issued the punishment rules, how can you take revenge on your own? Treating the palace rules as nothing, what's the point! How elegant the Long Garden of the Yue Niangniang is, shouldn't she be punished?!"

Ling Budo pulled Shaoshang to his feet, and after a moment of contemplation, he smiled and said, "So you placed those golden juices in Longyuan Qingteng Residence? You little swindler! Don't worry, it's up to me, and I have a capable person under my command. , within a day, even if I call Qingtengju, there will be no smell left." It was too

early for him to be invited by Concubine Yue to see the corpse, and when the turd trap broke out, he was full of lawsuits, Hearing that Concubine Yue said that no one was hurt, it was just a prank between little girls, he didn't think much about it.

"But..." Ling Budo frowned, "Why did you do this?" Although the girl is arrogant and acerbic, she will not bully people for no reason.

Shaoshang's heart thumped, and he felt bad, just as he was about to prevaricate a few words, the fifth prince had already come over excitedly to interject.

He smiled at Shao Shang and shouted, "What dung bucket, what dung bucket?! Just now, I also listened to a few words on and off in Longyuan, and I heard that those little girls wish they could soak in the bathtub, no matter how they wash their body, The smell is lingering, it turns out that you did it! Hahaha, they are the ones who pushed you into the water the day before yesterday..."

"What pushed you into the water." Ling Budo's expression was solemn, "Who pushes who gets into the water."

Shao Shang Hurry up to pull Ling's arm: "Oh, don't listen to the nonsense of the fifth prince, there is nothing! Let's go, let's go..."

"What is nothing!" The fifth prince hated the most when someone questioned his testimony , although he is mean, but he is telling the truth, "I saw it behind the woods by the lake that day, not only I saw it, but also the two companions next to me..."

Shao Shang was surprised. Said: "You saw it then? Then why didn't you come out to save people! Also, why haven't you spoken out!" It's normal for this guy not to be brave, but it's strange that he doesn't break his mouth.

The fifth prince said helplessly: "The mother's birthday is just around the corner, so you have to wait for the complaint. Ouch, what is Ling Budo doing..." His arm suffered a sharp pain, and the reason was that Ling Budo was holding it tightly.

Ling Budo masked the frost: "What's going on? Tell me about it!"

The fifth prince hurriedly said: "You let go first, let go first! I'll say it well... That day, when the young merchant came out of the Yue Niangniang and passed by the lake, he was pushed into the water by the little girls who were brought into the palace by the fifth sister. They also stopped the two palace maids that Shao Shangjun was carrying with him, so they wouldn't let him rescue him! Ouch, don't try so hard... I was going to save him, but after seeing that Shao Shangjun's skills were very good, they didn't want to rescue him. I didn't show up..."

Ling Budo's breath was rapid, and he suddenly looked back at the imprisoned Fifth Princess, his eyes were fierce and hateful, like a beast dripping blood between its fangs, and the Fifth Princess shrank back in fright on the spot. Ling Budo took a few steps forward, as if he was about to start on the spot.

Shao Shang clung to his arm and kept saying, "It's not her, it's not her! This is really not what the Fifth Princess ordered! Who knows that I am good at water, and the Fifth Princess has set up such a frame for the past few days, If she really drowned me, it would be in vain for her to arrange all this..."

Ling Budo has always been quick and sharp in his thoughts, but just now he was flustered, and after thinking about it in his heart, he knew that this was true.

Only then did Shao Shang let go of some men's arms, but before she could breathe a sigh of relief, Ling Budo grabbed her forearm with a backhand and said in a cold tone, "Then why didn't you tell me?"

"I, I, I "..." They were quarreling at that time, and she had already figured out how to get revenge, "It's not a big deal, I didn't get hurt, haha..."

Ling Budo looked at her deeply, his eyes wide. Cold and frantic, mixed with anger and disappointment, and then slowly released the palm that was holding the girl. Shao Shang held his forearm, and a fear surged in his heart. Ling Budo

walked up to the Fifth Princess and said calmly, "Your Highness Jun Jian, when His Highness leaves the palace, I will give you a great gift."

When he left, he dragged the Fifth Prince with him when he left the hall.

Shaoshang was stunned for a moment, and quickly followed up with a trot.

The fifth prince sighed repeatedly all the way, and when he reached the quiet west palace corridor, Ling Budo suddenly stopped and said solemnly, "Do you know all those women who pushed the young merchants into the water?"

"Everyone knows everyone!" The fifth prince nodded hastily, and suddenly felt the use of it, "The fifth sister is just a few stinky companions back and forth, how come I don't know it!" When

Shao Shang was chasing up, he heard the fifth prince Showing off his memory——

"I remember all of them, which of them were the ones who took the lead in pushing people, which ones were watching jokes by the side, oh oh, and a few who threw stones at the young merchants in the water! Cough! Cough, it's really vicious..."

Shao Shang was furious, and he stepped forward and pushed the fifth prince hard: "What's your business! You talk too much, beware of His Majesty hitting you!"

Not to be outdone, the fifth prince said loudly: "You said it yourself, I am neither the oldest nor the youngest, neither the empress nor the son of a concubine. Don't remember me - I'm not moving now!"

Shao Shang almost vomited blood!

The fifth prince was triumphant, and then said to Ling Budoubt: "There are eight in total. I remember them clearly, and I even recognize a few of their fathers and brothers! You can ask me, Zisheng!"

"Speak less! "Young Shang really wants to put mud in the mouth of the Fifth Prince.

She turned her head and said: "Lord Ling, don't listen to the Fifth Prince, he is afraid that the world will not be in chaos. Besides, I have already avenged my revenge, those little Bi... little bitches, don't talk about stinking for a few days, Even if the smell dissipates, they don't have the face to go out to play!"

Ling Budo seemed to have not heard it, and only said: "Five princes, you go ahead first, please go out to the palace with your ministers today." The

fifth prince knows the wind direction the most. Knowing that this scene of the couple getting angry can't be watched, he straightened his sleeves in a pretentious manner, and then ran away in a hurry.

There were only the two of them left in the long and secluded palace corridor. Shao Shang couldn't help but panic a little. He took a few steps back, but Ling Budo grabbed her, his handsome face twitched a little, and his voice sounded like coming from an ice layer. It came down: "Cheng Shaoshang, who do you see me as?"

"When I was hunting, I saw young beasts snuggling under the belly of the mother beast; when I went on expedition, I saw soldiers handing over their backs to their comrades; when I was leading the villagers to suppress bandits, I saw young women being killed When you untied the ropes, you first rushed to their husband-in-law, crying loudly about the fear and despair when they were kidnapped..."

"Your parents have a shallow relationship, although Cheng Xiaowei loves you, but after ten years of separation, you can't treat him What do you say in your heart; you have been imprisoned in the inner house since you were a child, except for the youngest daughter of General Wan, you have no other friends, but even with the Wan family, you can't fully communicate with each other. Parents are loving, childhood sweethearts are in harmony, what are you, yes Isn't it?"

"After I got engaged with you, I thought to myself, I would like to be your confidant and your supporter. No matter if you are afraid or distressed, you can tell me. I don't want to stop you from doing anything, I just hope You treat me with sincerity. Like my deceased aunt and uncle, you live your life as intimately as possible. However, have you ever taken me to heart?"

Shao Shang dazedly shed tears, which slapped on his chest: "No Yes, I really didn't mean to hide it from you this time. I don't think it's a big deal..."

"Are you angry after being pushed into the water by them?" Ling did not doubt.

Shaoshang was dumbfounded: "...Angry. Not only angry, but also wanting revenge."

"Then why didn't you tell me." Ling Budo's expression was a little sad, "Can't I ask you to trust me, I can't let you trust me? Do you rely on it?"

Shaoshang couldn't argue that many things were not her intentional actions, but her subconscious actions.

He slowly let go of the girl, bowed his head and stood sideways: "When they pushed you into the water, they didn't know you could swim, how do you know if they were just playing around or deliberately killing you... Even if I can avenge you afterwards , but are you still alive? You won't let me send someone to follow you, and you won't tell me after the fact, what exactly am I in your heart."

Shao Shang felt sad, clearly standing so close to Ling Budo, but The cold sadness in him seemed to push her far, far away, but she didn't know what to say to remedy it.

"You said just now that you are afraid of all the people in the world who can hurt you. I am one of them."

Ling Budo slammed heavily on the porch, and said bitterly, "It's not that you like Louyao so much, it's that he can't hurt you, so you feel comfortable with him. But I don't. You always I am alone and alone, it doesn't matter if you eat a meal, you won't feel lonely when you walk alone, I am forced to squeeze beside you."

After saying this, Ling Budo put away all his emotions and turned back to the indifferent and taciturn young official again. , looked at the girl and said indifferently: "You hate this palace so much, I will release your bondage and return you to be at ease."

Then he turned around firmly and never looked back.

Shao Shang stood there dumbfounded, his face full of tears, but he couldn't speak, but he was screaming wildly in his heart - not like this.

She didn't really hate the court at all.

Although she hated it at first, she liked the gentle queen, the nagging Zhai Concubine, strolled in the beautiful royal gardens, and liked the splendid and magnificent ancient palace buildings, surrounded by a carved fence and looking up at a painted edifice. Can be obsessed with watching all day.

He gave her what was probably the best education in this era, and many old masters who were knowledgeable and different in different fields taught her in turn; he led her to a peak that ordinary people may not have reached in her lifetime, and to enjoy the scenery on the top of the empire. He broadened her narrow vision and enriched her barren life, how could she hate him?

But she couldn't say anything.

——She squatted down slowly, covering her face with her hands and crying silently. She really hates herself so much right now.

After crying for a while, she wiped away her tears and stood up with her chest straight.

Sometimes cowardice is not about being afraid of the unknown, but about refusing to face up to what you don't want to admit. If you say the wrong thing or do the wrong thing, you should correct it and admit your mistake. It doesn't matter what the outcome is, what matters is that Ling Budo deserves to be treated well.

The author has something to say:

1. In ancient times, Wochao was never a society ruled by law, and there is no saying in this era that 'the prince breaks the law and the common people are the same crime'.

2. Although I have connoted the braided dynasty many times, I would like to say that from the perspective of the long history, humanism has become more and more perfect as it goes on. In the Han and Tang dynasties, it was not a problem for a palace maid to die, but in the Qing Dynasty, even palace concubines could not kill palace maids indiscriminately.

3. Two examples are mentioned in this chapter, namely Emperor Jing of the Han Dynasty and Huo Qubing.