Forgetfulness robbed her of all dignity, forcing her to die a miserable and horrific death, suffering endless torment.
Wei Pingxi was unwilling to die like this.
With the last of her strength, she shakily drew the dagger hidden in her sleeve. The blade gleamed coldly, and she slashed it across her neck.
Thankfully, he really died.
It has no head and its body is broken in half and still connected.
In her dazed state before death, she heard a sigh, but she didn't know whether it was a sigh for her easy death or a sigh for how such a beautiful fairy had died so miserably.
Wei Pingxi was awakened by the pain.
Yu Zhi sat on the edge of the bed, her hand bleeding from being bitten on the back.
The smell of blood stimulated her taste buds, and she opened her eyes to see a beautiful, delicate face.
Even though her hand was bitten, the beauty endured it without making a sound. Her uninjured hand was holding a handkerchief, which was obviously used to wipe the cold sweat from her forehead.
"Did it hurt?" Wei Pingxi asked, startled by his own 'masterpiece'—if he had bitten any harder, the piece of flesh would have been torn off.
She jumped out of bed to find the medicine.
She had only taken a few steps when Yuzhi shed two tears, which soaked her clothes.
"Why didn't you wake me up?" Wei Pingxi took out the bottles and jars that Yao Chenzi had given her and carefully applied the medicine to her.
Yu Zhi was in so much pain she couldn't speak, her face pale, but she forced a smile, which displeased the Fourth Miss: "Stop smiling, you're in so much pain and you can still smile, do you really think you're a god?"
The more pain she felt in her dream, the harder she bit. Luckily, she didn't actually tear off a piece of flesh. She was still shaken and annoyed at herself for developing a biting habit.
Is it true that one is influenced by one's surroundings? She kicks people and bites them?
Her expression was strange: What's going on here?
"You're stupid too. I bit you and you woke me up. What's the point of letting me bite you like an idiot?"
Yu Zhi's eyes flushed crimson: "You...you were born in the Year of the Dog..."
"You're even more like a donkey!"
Miss Wei was sharp-tongued, but her tone softened when she saw the injury on her hand: "You are beautiful, but you're a bit dull."
Timid, a crybaby, born in the Year of the Donkey, and now also dull-witted.
Having exhausted all other options, she gently blew on the injured area: "If you want to cry, just cry. Don't hold it in. Next time you see me having a nightmare, remember to touch me less. You definitely touched my face while I was sleeping, didn't you?"
Yu Zhi cried so hard she could barely breathe: "It's not like it's the first time I've touched you, who...who knew you would bite me..."
Even her sobbing voice was beautiful.
Wei Pingxi usually loved listening to her cry in bed, but seeing her shoulders shaking with sobs, his conscience bothered him: "Don't expect me to comfort you. Know when to stop, okay?"
Dog-like temper.
Yu Zhi ignored her and cried her heart out.
"..."
I spoil you.
Wei Pingxi calmed himself down, thinking to himself: I'll get tired of you sooner or later and then dump you.
She may think about it, but she hasn't gotten tired of it yet. As long as she hasn't gotten tired of it, this concubine will still be a crybaby and a little princess.
She kissed Yu Zhi's forehead: "You kicked me so many times, and I bit you once. All things considered, you still got the better deal."
Yu Zhi deliberately wiped her tears on her body; she knew that this person was extremely clean.
"Why isn't this over yet?" She hugged the beautiful woman in her arms, whose eyes were red and swollen from crying. "How about I keep a dog in this yard? If I bully you, you can go and beat up the dog?"
"You're the one bullying me, why should I go and beat up the dog?"
"You have to consider the owner before you hit a dog. You hit my dog right in front of me, and you're still not satisfied?"
She was a master of sophistry, eloquent and persuasive. Yu Zhi was caught between anger and indifference. Seeing that Yu Zhi's expression no longer held the same tension as yesterday, she suddenly felt that being bitten was worth it.
The Fourth Miss should be a proud and confident person, but when she saw Wei Pingxi yesterday, she was heartbroken and looked around blankly as if the sky had fallen.
She liked this person's unbridled nature.
But she still spoke the truth: "That dog is so pitiful."
"Whether it's pitiful or not is up to you. You're raising a dog that you can only beat up?"
That sounds great.
Yuzhi was very tempted.
Seeing that she had stopped crying, Wei Pingxi also thought it would be good to keep a dog in the yard.
She needs to find some other fun to get out of the truth she's vaguely glimpsed, and the only one who can keep her company is probably her concubine.
"Then it's settled, shall we go to the dog market ourselves?"
Speaking of dogs, Yuzhi remembered the 'good dog' that led them to victory in the competition at the Ice Arena last time: "Shall we buy it back?"
Seeing her smiling face, Wei Pingxi's depressed mood improved a lot: "Okay, I'll have Emerald go to the [Ice Realm] to buy it back later."
"Can we buy them back? Are they willing to sell?"
"Innocent."
As soon as she said it, Yu Zhi realized she had asked a silly question. She felt sweet inside, and the injury on her hand didn't seem so bad anymore.
Perhaps she was indeed naive; the Fourth Miss gave her a dog and she was so happy she wanted to dance with joy. Yu Zhi lowered her head shyly.
She wanted to stay with her a little longer.
A little longer.
"It just so happens that Physician Song is at your residence. I'll go and have Jinshi invite her over so she can examine your injury."
Wei Pingxi got up and got off the bed.
Yuzhi watched her leave.
Actually, the fourth young lady's guess was not entirely correct. She did touch her face, and not only did she touch it, she also kissed it.
Madam Wei, carrying the food, asked, "Going out again?"
“Mother.” Wei Pingxi smiled as usual: “Zhizhi’s hand is injured. I’ll have Jinshi go and invite Physician Song. I won’t go out. I still have to listen to my grandmother.”
Hearing that she didn't plan to go out, Madam Wei's smile became much more genuine: "How did you get hurt? Is it serious?"
She was embarrassed to say that she was bitten by her, and said in a serious tone: "It was Zhizhi's carelessness. It's okay, Mother. With Yao Chenzi's medicine and Doctor Song's help to take care of you, you'll be fine in a few days."
"Alright, go and eat. Your mother made this especially for you."
Wei Pingxi took the tray from her and said a few witty remarks that made his mother smile.
Jinshi went to invite the female doctor Song, and Feicui went to the Ice Realm to buy a dog.
The Qinghui Courtyard was completely isolated from the bustling Grand Tutor's Mansion throughout the afternoon, and the Fourth Miss stayed behind closed doors to enjoy her life.
Whose child she was, and whose child she wasn't, suddenly she didn't want to know anymore. Sometimes, ignorance is bliss.
Her aunt is a good aunt, her mother is a good mother, and His Majesty is a good His Majesty. The country is safe and sound, and life is peaceful. She will still investigate how she died in her previous life, but the only thing she is unwilling to do is push her mother to her death.
No matter how bad Yan Qing is, no matter how much she admires her elder sister's husband, and no matter how abnormal her married life is with the Marquis, it cannot change one fact.
She loved her for eighteen years.
For a full eighteen years, people's hearts are made of flesh and blood.
Even if Yan Qing is condemned by thousands and cursed by ten thousand people, she is unwilling to be the knife that stabs her.
unless……
Wei Pingxi's heart sank: unless chaos reignites and her mother no longer loves her.
She looked in the direction of Qingning Courtyard, hardened her heart, and stopped thinking about the loving mother and filial son there.
Let nature take its course; if it's beyond human control, then leave it to time.
...
Yu Zhi stared at the bowl and chopsticks without moving, while the Fourth Miss smiled and said, "Eat."
"I hurt my hand..."
"If your right hand is injured, you still have your left hand."
Yu Zhi looked at her accusingly.
"I can feed you if you want."
Yu Zhi's eyes lit up.
"There are conditions." Wei Pingxi took out the white jade seal he had brought from home from somewhere. It was a thin cylindrical seal with a tough red line hanging from the hole.
"I'll feed you once you eat it."
Chapter 52 Falling into the Mortal World
Most noble families have a profound heritage, which encompasses various aspects, such as the "small courtyard" of the Marquis of Yiyang's mansion, or the "pleasure palace" built by the imperial family many years ago.
Spoiled brats have their own ways of having fun, and it's not uncommon for even a princess to keep male lovers in private.
It sounds like there are all sorts of things to do, but when you slap someone, it's nothing more than the four words "male-female love".
With Miss Wei's exceptional skill in painting portraits of beauties, she had seen at least eighty to a hundred beauties. At fourteen, a casual remark was enough to make the Holy Maiden of the Northern Region, who was much older than her, undress. By sixteen, her reputation as a "master of beauty" had spread throughout the world, and by eighteen, she had become a femme fatale.
The term "femme fatale" refers to someone who deviates from the norm and harms not only men but also women.
Countless men and women yearn for her to have sex with them; her luck with men is outrageous.
With an ethereal appearance and a capricious, unpredictable nature, she is always on the go.
There are countless shameless people in this world, and the more unrestrained and unscrupulous they are, the more those who are obsessed with them become unable to extricate themselves.
With slender, jade-like fingers, she holds a jade brush; all the paintings by the Fourth Miss are masterpieces in the world.
Such a stunning beauty, so different in appearance and temperament, uttered words that would put even a lecherous man to shame. Yu Zhi blushed and stood there, her mind blank.