Chapter 687 - The day I died (II) (1/2)

Zhao Ming pursed her lips seeing Xiao Li's hideous side. She never saw her talking to her in this manner, without using the formalities and sarcastically. She was so good at hiding her real intentions that she can fool anyone with her sweet tongue.

” What...what are you talking about?” Zhao Ming stepped back hearing her words. Her chest started tightening up and the feeling of nausea started to worsen.

Xiao Li smirked and said, ” How was the porridge? Tasty, isn't it? Well, too bad that you ate it all. You're a doctor and yet you couldn't figure out something suspicious in it. You're too gullible my Majesty.” She mocked as she stared at her confused yet terrified state.

” Porridge? What was suspicious about it? Wasn't it made by Xue Lang? Why would she…?” Her eyes widened when she realized that the porridge smelled strange. Today she poured rose water too much to make it smell nice but there was something bitter in it.

Even the rose water couldn't remove that bitter taste and smell of the porridge. She thought that it was because she had made it poorly, how can she be suspicious of Xue Lang who has always been nice to her and supported her?

But hearing Xiao Li's words, her mind became hazy and things started to become clear to her.

” You... threatened her to do that, right? It was you right? What did you ask her to mix in it? Poison?”

” So you're not that dumb after all. If I have given you that porridge, would you have eaten that? You would have thrown it away just like your father took the blame for making the medicine. It was you who brewed that medicine for Empress Dowager but...that stupid man had to come in between and sacrificed his life for a bitch like you.” Xiao Li shook her head in annoyance thinking about that incident.

She had planned everything perfectly. She wanted to put all the blame for killing Wen Xu on Zhao Ming, that's why she spiked the medicine but her father came in between and said that it was him who brewed that medicine and his daughter is still inexperienced, in the end when it was revealed that the medicine is poisoned, he was sent to the dungeon by Wen Xu and eventually died a miserable death. She always wondered if he saw her doing anything or was suspicious of the medicine in some way.

Not only that, she did her best to fan the rumors about the bodyguard and Zhao Ming and wanted to send Zhao Ming to the cold palace but her plan failed again. This time, Ji Cheng killed that bodyguard for uprising the revolt. Her plans were getting ruined one by one.

Zhao Ming stared at Xiao Li in shock as her complexion turned white as a sheet. She never thought that it was Xiao Li behind her father being accused as the murderer. She was having a hunch that it has something related to her but listening from her mouth, it gave her creeps.

How can someone hate the other person that much?

” You….why do you hate me so much? What have I done to you? You have Empress Dowager and His Majesty with you, why can't you just let me live in peace? I treated you like a little sister, I wanted to get along with you but...why are you doing this to me?” Zhao Ming sobbed when she couldn't understand why she had to go through all this hatred.

Even after entering into the palace, she just wanted to live her life peacefully and nothing else. Was it so hard to expect a peaceful life in the palace? She knew that it's not going to be an easy road but she hardened her heart to go through all the troubles.