Chapter 1059: What Is the Purpose

Pan Zhu was completely excited and immediately kowtowed to express her gratitude.

"Thank you, Princess Consort!"

"This servant will live for the Princess Consort and die as her ghost!"

"I will go through fire and water and will have nothing to repay you with!"

Lady Zhu looked at her and smiled with satisfaction.

"Alright, get up quickly!"

"If there’s nothing else, Ying Tao, you send her back first!"

"Yes!"

The maid Ying Tao beside her responded.

She walked to Pan Zhu’s side.

"Sister Pan Zhu, please go first!"

Lady Zhu quickly smiled as well.

"This is my personal maid, Ying Tao. If I am unavailable to see you, you can find her just the same!"

Pan Zhu quickly paid her respects.

"Sister Ying Tao!"

Ying Tao politely smiled at her.

"Sister Pan Zhu, let’s go quickly!"

"Okay!"

Pan Zhu nodded.

"This servant takes her leave!"

The two left together.

About the duration of an incense stick later, Ying Tao returned.

She entered the door and curtsied to report to Lady Zhu.

"Your Highness!!"

"This servant went to check, and there wasn’t a single person in Lady Xia’s courtyard. She fainted for half a day and no one knew!"

"The medicine bowls were shattered all over the place, and it looked very tragic!"

"Continuing like this seems..." inappropriate.

Ying Tao didn’t continue, but if someone dies, it would be bad.

Lady Zhu let out a cold laugh.

"Rest assured, this Princess has already asked the female doctor. It’s just a heat rash and won’t kill her!"

"At most, she’ll suffer a bit, which she deserves!"

Ying Tao had no words to say to this.

Lady Zhu shook her fan and laughed coldly again.

"It’s surprising how a person from a humble background can be betrayed by their servants for a few dozen taels of silver, this Princess has seen it for the first time!"

"Hmph!"

"I wondered what trickery she had!"

"Didn’t expect her to be so easily defeated!"

Without trusted confidants in the back courtyard, it’s like an eagle without wings, no matter how capable you are, you’ll never fly high.

So...

Lady Xia is basically ruined.

Thinking of this.

Lady Zhu finally felt relieved.

Ying Tao also smiled.

"Congratulations, Your Highness!"

"But..."

"Your Highness, you said you don’t plan to take Lady Xia’s life. Won’t we have to continue supporting that Fat Pig?"

Lady Zhu’s smile became even more radiant.

"Supporting a Fat Pig?"

"Ying Tao, you’re getting dumber! You can’t figure out such a simple thing!"

"That woman has nothing left! Without this Princess’s order, the servants below can torment her to death!"

"Do you really think she can live long?"

"As for that Pan Zhu? It doesn’t matter!"

"I can spare a hundred taels of silver!"

"Keep her around for now, when that Lady Xia dies, send her to the Western Paradise together!"

"The master and servant can keep each other company on the Yellow Springs Road!"

"Ah! This Princess is still so kind-hearted!"

Ying Tao pursed her lips and smiled.

"Princess Consort, oh Princess Consort, you are truly intelligent, no wonder the Imperial Noble Consort likes you so much!"

Lady Zhu looked proud.

"Of course!"

"I grew up with my cousin!"

"Not only does my aunt like me, but my cousin likes me even more!"

Upon hearing this, Ying Tao laughed and offered a few more compliments.

The master and servant chatted more and more happily.

...

Meanwhile, at Xia Ruyi’s place.

Pan Zhu received silver and returned, overjoyed.

Later in the evening, more ice was delivered.

Several servant boys said they’d come to repair her house in a few days.

At dinner time, the Imperial Kitchen personally brought her meals.

There was a roasted chicken, several Da Bai steamed buns, and a bowl of silver thread red date bird’s nest porridge.

Pan Zhu, who hadn’t eaten such a decent meal in many days.

Saw all this and almost cried, sobbing as she devoured it ravenously.

Since entering the mansion.

It was the first time she felt that she was living like a human.

After finishing her dinner and tidying up, she leaned by the window, enjoying the slight coolness brought by the ice.

Unknowingly, she soon fell asleep.

When she opened her eyes again, it was the next morning.

She looked at the ice basin that had already turned to water, and her mind gradually cleared.

"That’s right!"

"The Master!"

She had gone out since noon yesterday and hadn’t checked yet!

Not knowing how things were, she hurried to look!

Thinking so, she washed her face, tidied up, and rushed out the door.

Her steps were hurried all the way.

Before reaching the front of the Master’s house, Pan Zhu heard a series of hoarse cries growing closer and closer.

"Wretch!"

"You want to kill me!"

"You are all wretches!"

Pan Zhu inexplicably breathed a sigh of relief.

’Still has the strength to curse, seems like the body is okay!’

’As expected, the Princess Consort was right! It’s just a heat rash, it won’t kill anyone!’

Thinking this, her steps quickened, and when she came to the door and pushed it open, she was startled.

"Ah!"

Pan Zhu screamed and ran out.

Inside the house was a blood-covered woman with disheveled hair, terrifyingly yelling like a female ghost.

Along with the screams, there was a heavy stench of blood, extreme heat, and foul odor.

After running a few steps.

Pan Zhu held onto the big tree in front of the house and started vomiting.

Even the hearty meal from last night was entirely vomited out.

"Who?"

"Who is it?"

"Someone come!"

She trembled and asked loudly, but only the air answered her.

Pan Zhu gradually came to her senses, could the madwoman be the Master?

In disbelief, she glanced back into the room.

Seeing the madwoman running out, screaming frantically, and occasionally scratching off her clothes to scratch herself hard.

Her pupils gradually dilated.

"Most likely... it is!"

She was in extreme shock.

After a long time, she finally recovered, her gaze also gradually returning to calm, with even a hint of fierceness.

"So what if it is?"

"She wanted me dead! I don’t need to sympathize with her!"

Thus...

Pan Zhu got up, expressionless, and walked inside.

She cleaned everything thoroughly, cleaned up the broken medicine bowls, and cleared away all the dirty and stinking stuff.

Then, she brought Xia Ruyi back and helped her comb her hair, wash her face, and change her clothes.

While doing these things, Pan Zhu showed no emotion.

Her whole being was like a puppet, with even her actions like cold machinery.

Actually, Xia Ruyi wasn’t mad.

After washing and cooling down, she felt much better.

Having suffered throughout the night, she was extremely tired.

When Pan Zhu went out again, she once more fell into a deep sleep.

...

Pan Zhu’s betrayal, the hot and humid weather.

Mosquito bites, rash attacks.

Spoiled food, sometimes full, sometimes hungry.

Coupled with inner imbalance and anger.

Xia Ruyi quickly turned horrifying.

Gaunt, skin and bones, sallow complexion, dark circles under her eyes, as if poisoned.

When she was about to be submerged in deep water and fire, with no hope of rising again.

Princess Hai Feng, the Fifth Princess Consort of the Great Chu Dynasty.

Like a Mysterious Lady descended to save lives.

On a mysterious night, quietly arrived at the back courtyard of Prince Wu’s Mansion.

Xia Ruyi saw her.

In disbelief, she paused for a moment before instantly tearing toward her.

"Wretch!"

"You caused this to me!"

"It’s all your fault!!"

Hai Feng deftly dodged, smiling charmingly.

"Ruyi sister, that’s not fair to say!"

"I said I’d let you marry the Sixth Prince, but I never said it was as his Main Wife~"

"You...!"

Xia Ruyi was so angry she spat blood!

"You deceived me into this hellhole, what exactly is your purpose?!"