"It's not good, it's not good... the princess hanged herself!"
Early in the morning, while Zijin was still escaping from the nightmare, he heard a maid outside the door shouting in panic:
"Everyone, get up quickly, the master is gathering everyone!"
What? The princess... hanged herself? Suicide?
Zijin got up from the bed in a hurry. He didn't even have time to put on his clothes, so he hurriedly opened the door and ran out.
He grabbed the palace maid who was delivering the message and asked, "What did you just say?"
What princess hanged herself?
This...when did this happen?"
"As soon as possible!" The palace maid was a little out of breath. She paused for a while and said:
"This morning, the envoy from Beizhao Kingdom sent someone to freshen up the princess. When he opened the door, he saw...the princess was hanging there!"
When Zi Jin heard this, he staggered and fell backward.
The words the princess said last night suddenly came to mind.
"Help me take care of third brother..."
"If I leave now, I'm afraid I'll never come back again..."
"No need, I won't need it again..."
"The moon in my hometown is so beautiful, so beautiful! It's a pity that I can never see it again..."
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Think carefully about the expression on the princess’s face yesterday:
Oh my God! The princess may have had this thought of committing suicide early in the morning, but she didn't even notice it!
If I had been a little more vigilant yesterday, maybe I could have persuaded the princess...
"The master is eager to summon everyone to gather together!
If there is nothing else, girl, go and freshen up quickly!" With that said, the palace maid was about to leave.
Zijin hurriedly grabbed the palace maid and asked, "Has anyone informed the third prince about the princess's affairs?"
"Notified!" said the palace maid: "My master originally wanted to hide it from the third prince, but how could he hide such a big thing as the princess's suicide? I'm afraid the third prince would have known about it by now."
"I know, go ahead! I'll be there soon after taking a shower..."
——————————————————————First update (Updated: July 4, 2011 8:27:27)