“!”
Xiao Hong’s heart skipped a beat upon hearing Hua Duo’er’s words. She looked at Hua Duo’er with anxiety.
The hand she kept at her side gradually clenched tighter. Miss…what did she mean by that?
The flower remained silent, waiting for her to answer. The air hung heavy with unspoken words.
I don’t know how long it took, but Xiaohong’s heart started to crumble. She finally couldn’t help herself and said, “Miss… Miss, what do you mean?”
Huāduǒ’s pair of aloof and indifferent eyes fell on her face, “Xiaohong, you have been by my side for so many years, you know very well what kind of person I am, why are you doing this?”
“!”
“Really can’t understand? Or just don’t want to understand?”
At this moment, the flowers’ eyes were filled with disappointment. For so many years, she had trusted Little Red the most, but she never expected that Little Red would betray her wishes and act behind her back.
Facing the cold stare of the flower, Xiaohong was startled. The first thought that flashed through her mind was, “It’s over, today is my end.”
After she reacted, she immediately flipped over and got out of bed, kneeling with both knees on the floor. “Miss, I…I…”
“The flower shook its head. ‘It’s no use discussing this further now. Just tell me, who is behind you?’ ”
“Miss, whimpers… Miss, it’s not what you think, I swear, I haven’t betrayed you, miss.”
“Are they from Mo Yunchen?”
The flower did not waste words with her, nor did she want to hear her explanations of useless things. She went straight to the point.
Having been by Miss Hua’s side for so many years, Xiaohong knew that her mistress must have known something. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have such an attitude and tone.
Thinking that what she had done was exposed, she didn’t care about anything else. She immediately knelt down and crawled to Huāduǒr’s feet, crying and begging:
“Miss, miss, please don’t look at me like that. I truly haven’t betrayed you. I… I just didn’t find the people from Bei Jiang Wang Fu as you wished, but I swear, I haven’t done anything to hurt you.”
She actually felt that her actions were not wrong to her. She even thought that such a betrayal was not wrong, and she really didn’t know why Xiaohong had become like this.
Haven’t they already agreed on this for these past few days?
She had already told Xiaohong clearly that once everything settled, once Mo Junyi ascended the throne as she wished, and when peace reigned throughout the land, she would take Xiaohong to a place where no one knew them, and they would live ordinary lives.
When she was speaking, Xiaohong seemed very happy and even expressed her willingness to go into hiding with her, to start fresh in a place where no one knew them. So why is she doing this now?
She really couldn’t figure it out.
Hua Duo’er was filled with disappointment. After hearing her explanation, she didn’t know how to respond for a moment, so she could only watch her silently, her gaze distant and indifferent, as if looking at a stranger.
Xiaohong was thoroughly panicked. Her young mistress had never looked at her like that before.
After a moment’s hesitation, Xiaohong wanted to defend herself further, but Huaduoer seemed to know what she was going to say and spoke first, “I don’t want to hear any excuses.”
“!”
Xiaohong’s eyes were red and swollen, her voice trembling. “No…no, Miss, it’s not true! I really didn’t…”
“Nothing?” Hua Duo’s cold voice cut her off, her eyes aloof as they stared into hers. “You didn’t deliver the letter. What’s the reason for this? Or… what did Mo Yunchen promise you that made you betray me after all these years together?”
What disappointed her the most was not that Xiaohong didn’t deliver the letter to the people of Beijang Palace as she requested, but her betrayal.
Xiao Hong has been by her side for so many years, the two can be said to have depended on each other for life all these years. She can accept the betrayal of everyone in the world, but she is unable to accept Xiao Hong’s betrayal.
For her, Xiaohong is a bosom friend and most trustworthy relative.
That’s why Xiao Hong’s betrayal left her feeling completely drained.
Now that it’s come to this, Xiaohong knew she couldn’t hide anything from Huaduo anymore. After a moment of hesitation, she started to explain in a choked and sniffly voice, “Miss, the Crown Prince… he… he promised that if you help him get to that supreme position, he would give you the Empress title, he…”
“So you believe him?” Huāduǒ interrupted her coldly.
Huāduǒ was not a fool who knew nothing. Once she confirmed that this matter was indeed caused by Mò Yún Chén behind the scenes, she understood what was going on.
It’s easy to guess what kind of excuse Mo Yunchen used to coax Xiaohong.
She was no longer willing to hear Xiaohong’s explanation at this point. She rubbed her temples wearily, her eyes deep and somber as she looked at Xiaohong. “That’s it,” she said helplessly. “This ends here. You go.”
“!”
Xiaohong was instantly stunned. After quickly reacting, her face was filled with panic, and she clutched the skirt of the flower dress tightly with both hands:
“Miss, this servant was wrong. This servant truly knows her mistake and will never… never do it again. Miss, this servant begs you, please don’t drive this servant away. This servant won’t go anywhere. This servant will just stay by your side, nowhere else.”
“Xiaohong, are you truly certain that you can still wholeheartedly follow me?”
“?” Xiao Hong opened her eyes wide, as if she didn’t quite understand, but she still nodded vigorously in response. “Yes, I can, servant girl can.”
“If you can truly do that, then give me proof.”
Little Red controlled her tears, “Miss, what do you want your servant to do to prove it?”
Huāduǒr with difficulty suppressed the coldness in her eyes, and said word by word, “I have a pack of poison here that can kill someone instantly. If you want me to believe you, go find the man who bumped into you right now and try to get him to take this poison.”
“!”
Xiaohong was shocked and speechless. She hadn’t expected Huaduo to suddenly bring up that man, nor had she imagined that Huaduo actually wanted her to use poison to kill him.
A scene of a man being poisoned flashed through her mind. Her expression cracked for a moment, revealing a hint of ferocity as she unintentionally exposed her hatred for the flower.
How could she possibly harm him when he was so genuinely devoted to her?
Xiao Hong, without much thought, raised her voice unconsciously and said to Huaduo in disbelief, “No, you can’t do that.”
“Haha.”
The little flower suddenly let out a cold laugh, and the last bit of warmth in her eyes vanished completely.
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After all, she still lost her youth.
Things are just not the same anymore.