blueteamnovel Chapter 194 The Shocking Changes In The Great Qing Dynasty, An Unknown Past
Chapter 194 The Shocking Changes In The Great Qing Dynasty, An Unknown Past
She was wearing a plain white dress, with shiny black hair tied in a ponytail that reached her waist. Her skin was fair, her eyes were bright, and her smile was pure and innocent.
However, there was a hint of coldness and dignity in her eyes, and she exuded a chilling aura.
What was most terrifying was that her white dress was stained with a trace of crimson blood, like a blooming blood lotus, as if she had just gone through a massacre.
She walked forward quietly, giving people an overwhelming sense of oppression.
Wherever she went, the royal guards couldn't help but take three steps back, their faces filled with fear.
She was like a rose about to bloom, beautiful and enchanting, but no one dared to approach her.
The girl's delicate feet moved lightly as she walked slowly into the hall.
She happened to run into Prime Minister Chen Shouli, who was about to leave the hall.
The girl's expression was indifferent as she raised her hand slightly to signal, "Prime Minister, please stay."
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
After seeing the person, Chen Shouli was slightly stunned, his eyes filled with surprise. Then he stopped and bowed.
"Greetings, Your Highness!"
The officials in the hall also quickly knelt down and paid their respects.
The girl was none other than the little princess of the Great Qing Dynasty - Li Qingluo!
"No need for formalities!"
The girl reached out her hand to help them up, her voice crisp and pleasant, but with a coldness that kept people at a distance. "Please rise."
"Thank you, Your Highness!"
The officials stood up, showing utmost respect.
"Your Highness, why are you here?"
Chen Shouli said with a strange expression, a hint of doubt flashing in his eyes.
Li Qingluo's mother was the former imperial concubine, who was deeply loved by the emperor because of her beauty.
Li Qingluo was intelligent from a young age and was hailed as the number one female genius of the Great Qing Dynasty, one of the most dazzling figures in the imperial palace.
Unfortunately, fate played a trick on her. When she was sixteen, she fell seriously ill and almost lost her life.
Although she was saved, she was left with a lingering illness.
And her biological mother, the imperial concubine, passed away during that illness.
Since then, Li Qingluo's health became weaker and weaker.
To the point where she could barely walk.
As a result, Li Qingluo had always stayed in the Fengluan Pavilion where her mother used to live, rarely showing herself, let alone coming to the court.
If it weren't for Chen Shouli having seen her a few times before, he might not have recognized her.
Chen Shouli was puzzled. This princess... didn't seem to be as weak as the rumors said, to the point of being unable to walk.
Could it be just a rumor?
"Has the emperor really passed away?" Li Qingluo's voice was extremely cold, as if it had been frozen for a thousand years.
"Your Highness, the emperor... has indeed passed away..." Chen Shouli's face showed grief, his voice hoarse, tears flowing uncontrollably.
Upon hearing this, Li Qingluo slowly closed her eyes.
Chen Shouli sighed deeply and comforted her, "Please accept my condolences, Your Highness."
However, at this moment,
Li Qingluo suddenly opened her eyes wide, filled with hatred and coldness.
"Good, he's dead!"
"My dear father!"
"You finally died, but... not by my hands!"
Her voice was extremely cold, full of resentment and anger, as if it came from the depths of the Nine Netherworlds.
Upon hearing these words, the civil officials in the hall were all shocked.
The temperature around them seemed to drop by ten degrees.
It made people shudder, sending chills down their spines.
What was going on??
They had expected to witness a touching scene of filial piety between father and daughter.
But they didn't expect it to be a father's departure and a daughter's laughter!?
This was a bit too outrageous, wasn't it!?
The officials looked at each other in astonishment, silent and afraid to say a word.
The previously noisy hall suddenly fell silent.
"What?"
Chen Shouli was also taken aback, shocked. "Your Highness, that was your father, how... how could you say such things?"
"Hmph!"
Li Qingluo snorted coldly, her eyes scanning the surroundings, her gaze icy and indifferent.
"That beast is not worthy of being my father!"
Upon hearing this, everyone took a cold breath, trembling all over.
She must be insane, the princess must be insane!
To be able to say such things??
The officials raised their heads, looking at Li Qingluo with astonishment.
"Your Highness, do you... do you know what you're saying!?"
Chen Shouli's face changed dramatically as he shouted in anger.
At this moment, he no longer cared about their difference in status.
Li Qingluo actually called her father, Li Chengtian, a beast at this moment. It was incredibly audacious and a great act of treason!
Li Qingluo ignored him and stood there quietly, seemingly lost in some kind of memory.
It was a memory she didn't want to revisit.
At that time, she had just turned sixteen.
On that day, to celebrate her birthday, she went to find her mother, and after spending the whole day together, she didn't leave in the evening.
Instead, they slept on the same bed, talking about their worries in cultivation and trivial matters in life.
It had been a long time since she had stayed up all night talking like this with her mother.
They had a happy conversation, talking for a long time, saying many, many things.
At that moment, Li Qingluo felt very happy and warm.
Later, they may have talked about something sad.
Her mother told her many things about her father, and revealed many secrets to her.
That man appeared glorious on the surface, being the Emperor of the Great Qing, but behind the scenes, there were many dark and dirty things.
She listened with a trembling heart, feeling chilled to the bone.
She couldn't imagine that the father who appeared wise and mighty in her eyes would be such a despicable and filthy person behind her back.
This made her both sad and disgusted.
It was also at that time that she developed a strong aversion and resistance towards this so-called father.
Until late at night, a sudden rush of footsteps broke the silence.
Then, the door to the sleeping quarters was opened, and a palace maid rushed in anxiously.
She said, "The Emperor is here."
For some reason, Li Qingluo suddenly felt a sense of panic in her heart.
Her mother told her to leave first.
Without thinking much, she got up and prepared to leave.
However, when she reached the door, she was stopped by the Emperor of the Great Qing, Li Chengtian.
Li Qingluo could never forget the look in his eyes that day.
It was a gaze filled with cruelty, madness, and greed, mixed with a strong sense of depraved desire.
As if he wanted to devour her whole!
She had no doubt that after tonight, Li Chengtian would no longer see her as his daughter.
The voice of that unfamiliar and disgusting voice echoed in Li Qingluo's mind once again.
"My little obedient one, tonight, Father will take good care of you~"
"How dare you betray Father?"
"Father has been so good to you, and yet you dare to betray Father?"
"You wretched woman, come here, Father will make sure you know the consequences of betraying me tonight!"
She stared at Li Chengtian with dead eyes, constantly retreating, only wanting to escape from this luxurious and noble palace.
It was at this moment that her mother stood up.
Using her delicate and slender body, she stood in front of her, bearing the fury of that beast.
She saw that beast whipping her mother with a whip, covered in blood, looking ferocious and terrifying.
Meanwhile, she cowered in a corner, trembling, tears streaming down her face, her heart filled with extreme fear.
She dared not make a sound, nor could she stop it.
She saw despair on her mother's face, crying and begging him to spare her child.
But Li Chengtian turned a deaf ear.
He cruelly tortured her mother until she lost her life, her hands hanging lifelessly.
At that moment, her world collapsed, completely plunged into darkness...
Perhaps her mother's death shocked that beast, as he finally regained some clarity, coldly glanced back, and walked away.
Only then was she able to preserve her innocence, but her mother would never return...
She held her mother's gradually cold body, sitting in a daze for a long time.
She sat alone in the empty hall, waiting for dawn.
Her figure was lonely and mournful, faintly exuding a heartbreaking loneliness and paleness.
Her heart felt empty, unable to be filled anymore.
It was from that moment that her state of mind completely changed.
After that day, she vowed to seek revenge on that beast, to retaliate against this filthy country.
Finally...
That day has finally come.
Li Qingluo slowly closed her eyes.
At that moment, she seemed to relive that nightmarish scene.
Her mother lying in a pool of blood, her eyes always open, filled with unwillingness, filled with longing...
"Mother, can you see? Your child has avenged you!"
Li Qingluo murmured, a glimmer of hatred shining in her beautiful eyes, a bright smile appearing on her lips:
"This is the result I wanted, I will make him pay."
"I will make him pay a hundredfold!"
Li Qingluo's voice was filled with icy killing intent, as if she wanted to turn this dynasty into a sea of corpses and blood.
Chen Shouli was so frightened when he heard this, his beard almost flew off.
He quickly shouted, "Stop! What are you planning to do!?"
However, Li Qingluo seemed oblivious, walking straight towards the interior of the hall.
To be precise, she was walking towards that dragon throne!