nycdaug Chapter 278 You are my child, so what if I want to kill you?
Chapter 278 You are my child, so what if I want to kill you?
Upon hearing this, Jun Lanjin turned around and glanced at her.
Xie Xing chuckled and said, "Your Highness, you should know that the old princess has ulterior motives towards you, right?"
"Besides the Hundred Poison Gu that can save your life, there is another divine medicine, the Snow Lotus of Tianshan."
"The effects of the snow lotus are even more potent than those of the Hundred Poison Gu. Your Highness, have you tried to find the Tianshan snow lotus?"
Xie Xing followed Jun Lanjin, chattering away.
Jun Lanjin grew impatient and reached out to flick the center of her forehead, saying, "Shut up."
Xie Xing covered his forehead.
She stopped and saw Jun Lanjin walking towards the old princess's courtyard.
Xie Xing didn't know if Jun Lanjin had truly believed her last time, or what the situation was between him and the old princess.
She stood there for a while, then jogged to catch up with Jun Lanjin.
In the old princess's courtyard.
Before even entering the courtyard, Xie Xing saw the servants standing guard on both sides of the courtyard.
[Is the old princess being watched?] Xie Xing was somewhat taken aback.
She subconsciously looked at Jun Lanjin.
He didn't stop walking. The guards at the courtyard gate saw that it was Jun Lanjin and stepped aside to let him in.
Xie Xing followed him inside.
Once inside, she discovered that the courtyard was heavily guarded. There were guards at every corner, every door, and every window, making it completely impenetrable.
Xie Xing was somewhat moved.
She hadn't expected Jun Lanjin to be able to go to this extent.
Is he really that fast?
Only three or four days had passed since she told Jun Lanjin the truth. During those three or four days, many things happened. In such a short time, Jun Lanjin was able to discern the truth or falsehood in her words, find out whether the old princess had really done what she said, and finally put the old princess under house arrest.
As soon as the door opens.
His figure was revealed as he knelt before Foshan.
Xie Xing spotted the old princess.
As expected of the renowned beauty, even in her later years, dressed in a simple robe and without any hairpins, her former unparalleled beauty is still evident.
Previously, Xie Xing had only vaguely seen the old princess's figure in the darkness, but he dared not look at her face.
But when the old princess turned around, Xie Xing was amazed.
The old princess's face showed no signs of age, a face remarkably similar to Jun Lanjin's. Her beautiful eyes were filled with tears. Upon seeing Jun Lanjin, she strained her hand, and the string of prayer beads broke, falling to the ground with a clattering sound. The smooth beads rolled to Xie Xing and Jun Lanjin's feet.
Xie Xing was dressed as a personal maid in the palace, and the old princess did not notice her.
At this moment, her gaze was entirely fixed on Jun Lanjin.
"Jin'er." The old princess cried, her beautiful, red eyes looking pitiful. "It's not what you think. You are a child who came from your mother's womb. How could your mother really poison you to kill you?"
"You were raised by your mother since you were a child. If your mother wanted to kill you, why didn't she kill you when you were born?"
"Jin'er, believe your mother. Everything your mother has done is for you!"
"Jin'er."
As the old princess spoke, she turned around and tried to take Jun Lanjin's hand.
Jun Lanjin remained expressionless and took two steps back.
He said coldly, "Zhuo Li is one of your people, isn't she?"
The old princess's expression froze for a moment.
Her gaze darted away, shifting slightly to the side, before she spoke up, "Mother doesn't know what you're talking about."
Jun Lanjin sneered: "Even now, you still refuse to tell the truth?"
Xie Xing listened to his cold voice, and his gaze subconsciously fell on Jun Lanjin's profile.
His pale pink lips were pressed tightly together, his pale face looked much thinner than before, and his dark pupils stared at the old princess without any emotion. His expression did not fluctuate because of any words spoken by the old princess.
Xie Xing was a little curious.
What exactly does Jun Lanjin know to treat the old princess like this?
The old princess sat on the ground, her face pale.
After sitting for a long while, she finally looked up at Jun Lanjin and said in a cold voice, "Even if you know now, what can you do?"
"Your poison has seeped into your bones. You might as well wait for death and do less meaningless things. That way, I can play the role of a loving mother in front of you for a few more months."
Xie Xing looked at the old princess in shock.
No matter what, the person standing in front of her is her own son. She poisoned her son and tried to kill him, yet she can still say such things?
Do you have a heart?
Jun Lanjin, who was standing behind him, stirred slightly. After a long while, he finally spoke: "Why?"
"Why, you ask?" The old princess suddenly became agitated, her eyes filled with tears, but also with resentment and hatred.
"It's all because of you. If it weren't for you, if it weren't for that damned emperor, how could I be trapped here?"
"How could I have been trapped in this tiny courtyard, trapped here my whole life?!"
Jun Lanjin looked at her quietly, his handsome face expressionless.
The old princess was stung by his expression. She buried her face in her hands, her shoulders shaking, and her voice trembling with sobs: "Your life was given to you by me, it belongs to me. I gave birth to you, so naturally I have the right to kill you."
“I am your mother, and I am the most qualified person in the world to kill you.”
"I risked my life to bring you into this world. You owe me the most. You ruined me. Why can't I kill you? Why can't I resent you?"
Xie Xing looked at the old princess, who was crying so pitifully, but every word she uttered was piercing Jun Lanjin's heart.
The mother he thought loved him for twenty years is now saying she hates him and wants to kill him.
No one could stand it.
Jun Lanjin stood there, as if he had been standing there for a long time.
At that moment, he didn't know whether his body was cold or his heart was colder.
He stood there for a long time before taking a few steps closer to the old princess.
Jun Lanjin slowly squatted down, his gaze fixed on the old princess, and his pale lips parted slightly: "Mother, look at me."
The old princess stopped shrugging her shoulders.
She raised her head, her bloodshot eyes looking at Jun Lanjin.
At this moment, Jun Lanjin's face was completely bloodless, and his weakness was very obvious.
"Is this what you wanted?" Jun Lanjin's voice was soft, without anger or resentment, sounding extremely calm.
The old princess looked at Jun Lanjin's face and then looked away.
No mother wants to see her own child so weak.
Jun Lanjin's current state is entirely the result of the old princess's own actions.
He was someone who deserved to be the center of attention.
A person like him is born to stand in the highest position.
Whether it's talent or other means.