HLnovel Chapter 173 Nightmare
Chapter 173 Nightmare
As she listened to Madam Zhou's screams, her heart felt like it was being cut by a knife.
She thought again of the Phoenix Seal being taken back, and she could no longer suppress her emotions.
Regret, resentment, and anger were all intertwined in her heart. Those emotions were overwhelming and drove her almost crazy.
Zhou Shiya patted her chest heavily.
"I truly treat her as my own mother. Over the years, Nanny Zhou has treated me like her own daughter. When I was sick, she took care of me without complaint or regret. When I was a child, I had nightmares at night and was so scared that I couldn't sleep. It was Nanny Zhou who held me and coaxed me to sleep."
"She taught me how to walk and talk, step by step... and even my wedding dress, the clothes and shoes I wear inside and out, were all made by Madam Zhou herself, stitch by stitch."
"She put so much effort into me, but in the end, I pushed her out to save my own life. To protect me, she would rather watch her own people being slaughtered than betray me."
"No one loves me more, or cares about me more, than she does."
But now, Nanny Zhou is about to die for her.
She thought she could help Nanny Zhou fake her own death and help her escape this disaster.
But all of this was ruined by Zhou Lingge!
Zhou Shiya gnashed her teeth, endless hatred surging in her eyes: "I want Zhou Lingge to die, she must die."
"She clearly knew how much I valued Madam Zhou. She deliberately had Madam Zhou beaten to death bit by bit in front of me. She was deliberately using Madam Zhou's death to torture me bit by bit."
Another scream of pain came from Nanny Zhou.
Then, she fell silent.
Zhou Shiya's eyes were dull: "What's wrong? Why is there no sound?"
"Madame Zhou, is she dead?"
"No, I don't want Madam Zhou to die. It's all my fault. I shouldn't have hesitated and let Madam Xie go. If I had killed Madam Xie, no one would have known my secret."
"If Mrs. Xie had died earlier, Madam Zhou wouldn't have been beaten to death for taking the blame for me."
Zhou Shiya's eyes couldn't help but turn red.
She couldn't help howling: "Ah, Aunt Zhou... I want to save her!"
As she spoke, she was about to rush outside.
Seeing that she was too excited, Nanny Qian frowned.
He immediately took out a silver needle from his sleeve and pierced Zhou Shiya's neck.
Zhou Shiya was about to rush out, but she felt a sharp pain in her neck.
The next moment, her eyes went dark and her body lost all strength and she fell down.
Zhou Lingge stood on the steps, looking coldly at Nanny Zhou, who was covered in blood and had already died.
She remembered that in her previous life, when she was turned into a human pig, Madam Zhou held her arms tightly and ordered those dog slaves to do it to her.
She still couldn't forget Nanny Zhou's sinister smile.
And there was her fawning face as she tried to take credit for it to Zhou Shiya.
Zhou Shiya was the executioner of the torture and pain she endured, and Madam Zhou was her accomplice...
He was beaten to death and bled to death.
This dog slave is really too cheap!
Zhou Lingge curled his lips, a hint of coldness flashed across his eyes, and he directly ordered: "Send someone to drag him away and throw him into the mountains to feed the wild dogs."
Eunuch Liu was a little hesitant.
Zhou Lingge suppressed the smile on his face and looked at Eunuch Liu: "Why? Eunuch Liu still wants to ask His Majesty for instructions?"
Her eyes are so cold.
Eunuch Liu couldn't help but tremble slightly from the cold. He turned pale with fear and shook his head quickly: "No, I will do as the imperial concubine ordered."
"Someone, drag her down, find a cave in the mountains, and feed her body to the wild dogs."
The palace maids immediately responded and dragged Madam Zhou's body away.
Zhou Lingge looked at the two bloody marks left on the bluestone floor. She narrowed her eyes slightly... and turned her head to look towards the inner hall where Zhou Shiya was.
Zhou Shiya...your nightmare has just begun.
She returned to Yuanchen Palace and invited Qiao'er into the palace.
She whispered a few words in Qiao'er's ear.
Qiao'er's eyes flickered and she quickly responded in a low voice.
She was very quick and successfully bribed the palace servants of Fengluan Palace that night. She secretly mixed other things into the regular incense that Zhou Shiya usually used.
That night Zhou Shiya fell into a nightmare and kept dreaming of Nanny Zhou.
Nanny Zhou was covered in blood, and she cried bitterly, "Your Majesty, Your Majesty, why didn't you save me?"
"Didn't you say you would save me and help me fake my death?"
"My Lady, I sacrificed my life and the lives of my people for you. I am a sinner. I have gone to hell, and none of my people will let me go."
Nanny Zhou's cries were like knives stabbing her heart.
Zhou Shiya woke up gasping for breath, her face covered in sweat.
Aunt Qian was skilled in acupuncture techniques. She wiped Zhou Shiya's sweat off her face and gave her acupuncture with a silver needle. However, Zhou Shiya still had a nightmare the next night.
And each time it gets more serious than the last.
Nanny Qian was puzzled and tried everything but nothing worked.
Doctor Zhang took Zhou Shiya's pulse but could not diagnose the cause.
He simply replied with a complicated look, "Perhaps, what you think about during the day you dream about at night... Nanny Zhou's death is a heavy blow that the Queen cannot overcome."
Zhou Shiya spent several days in this state.
When the Queen Mother learned about this, she was extremely anxious.
Chang Hui was also asked to examine the Empress's pulse. His pulse diagnosis was almost identical to that of Imperial Physician Zhang. The entire Imperial Hospital was helpless and could not find any cause.
Gradually, Zhou Shiya's body really had problems. Every midnight, she would dream of Nanny Zhou's bloody face, and a high fever would sweep over her, making her feel as if she was in a sea of fire.
In just a few days, Zhou Shiya was tortured to the point of becoming increasingly thinner.
When Mrs. Zhou heard the news, she anxiously went to the palace to visit.
When she saw Zhou Shiya's haggard appearance after being tortured, her eyes were filled with heartache.
She hugged Zhou Shiya tightly, "Ya'er, why did you become like this?"
Zhou Shiya hugged Madam Zhou tightly. She looked around suspiciously, like a frightened bird. "Mother, Madam Zhou is here to see me. She comes to see me in my dreams every day."
"Mother, I was trying to protect myself. I'm sorry, Madam Zhou. Madam Zhou said she's having a very hard time in hell, and her people are bullying her all the time. She can't bear it anymore, so she came to me for help."
"Mother, please think of a way to pray for Madam Zhou's soul to be reborn."
"Tell her to stop bothering me."