Only Concubine Li and Mrs. Zhong were left in the room.

Although she heard the sound of footsteps and then heard the responses of Xiao Tuozi and Concubine Li, Mrs. Zhong still did not look at her side. At this time, she was more sad than death and could not be interested in anything.

Concubine Li walked over, turned around and said, "The environment here is pretty good. If you can spend your life quietly and no one disturbs you, it can be considered the expectation of all women."

This sentence still did not attract Mrs. Zhong's attention, as if she had not heard anyone speak at all, but even so, it did not cause emotional changes in Concubine Li.

For Concubine Li, she still has some experience in dealing with women, but she seems not patient in dealing with men, especially after fighting wits and courage with Chen Xi, she suffered consecutive failures.

Concubine Li walked to the dressing table, looked at the things on it, picked up a few pieces of gold and silver jewelry and looked at it, and said, "It's pretty good. They are all made by handcraftsmen with superb skills in the palace. It's not common on the market."

Mrs. Zhong still didn't hear it, her eyes were dull and her expression was dull. If it weren't for the slight trembling of her body, it would be almost the same as a dead person.

Concubine Li smiled and said, "I don't know if you are a sister or a sister. It's such a blessing. How many people have had this ability since ancient times? I'm afraid that only those celebrities like Diao Chan, Xi Shi, Yang Guifei, Zhao Feiyan and other women have achieved such accomplishments."

"Since you come, you can rest assured. When you get here, you should know what the result will be. You will either die or submit. Living in such a daze is even more uncomfortable than death."

There was still no response, but Concubine Li didn't care, because her purpose was not to persuade Mrs. Zhong to turn back. If she could choose, she hoped that Mrs. Zhong would break herself by herself, but she could not die in front of her. It would be best if after she left, Mrs. Zhong chose to commit suicide at a suitable time, so that she would not have to worry that the woman would threaten her status when she turned back.

Concubine Li said: "According to the rules, I can only tell you what Your Majesty said... Your Majesty said, if you accept him, you will take you into the palace, make you a concubine, or even become a queen, and your child may become the prince of the Ming Dynasty in the future, and you are the mother of the Ming Dynasty."

Mrs. Zhong was unmoved and even closed her eyes. She would not accept such words at all. Even if it was true, it would have no effect on her, who was calm and quiet.

"Of course, there are some things that your Majesty may not say, but you also want to tell you, for example, if you are reluctant to submit, your Majesty may kill your family. How many of them are counted, you should first put them to the heavenly prison and torture them well, the only purpose is to persuade you to turn back."

"At that time, with your personality, you will either choose to die or swallow your anger and agree, and then become a walking corpse... For the sake of your mother's family, you can completely avoid treating yourself as a human being and live the rest of your life in humiliation."

Concubine Li said it very thoroughly, as if she had experienced such pain.

Even though Mrs. Zhong didn't listen carefully, her brows still frowned slightly. It was obvious that she was still concerned about the safety of the remaining people in her family and husband's family. She was kind-hearted and didn't want to harm others.

Concubine Li said: "You must think that it is better to die than to live? But have you ever thought about seeking revenge? Although hatred is given to you by the emperor, it may not be the one who does it alone, such as Qian Ning, Jiang Bin, and those who forced your whole family to a dead end, those local officials, make them live worse than death... Sometimes I feel very excited just thinking about it!"

At this moment, Concubine Li was too lazy to see Mrs. Zhong, and it was more like telling a story she had experienced before.

Concubine Li turned around and looked up at the roof: "Once upon a time, I was a lady like you. Whether my parents' family or husband's family, they were all famous families. My husband and husband were my husband's father. He was a senior official in the court. He also made achievements in governing the country. I had no worries about food and clothing, had my own children, and lived a stable and prosperous life. But one day, the appearance of a demon interrupted my peaceful life."

Mrs. Zhong was still unmoved, but her ears were unknowingly shaking. She was obviously listening carefully. She wanted to know whether this woman was sympathetic to her, because many things Li Fei said could resonate with her.

Concubine Li said: "That man can be said to be the young hero who is praised by the world the most. He is so outstanding and it makes people feel incredible. I really hope to get his appreciation... Whether you say I am inferior or I am too ignorant, I don't want to live a peaceful life. I hope to change, but he is the one who can bring me a change."

"You are the one who blames you." Mrs. Zhong suddenly spoke, her voice was calm, but her evaluation came to the point, and she couldn't help but argue with Concubine Li.

Because Mrs. Zhong was not a woman who liked to give in and was in charge for a long time, and even the entire Zhong family's business was managed by her, she was also considered a strong woman, and it was precisely because of her personality that Zhu Houzhao was more admired.

Concubine Li sneered, "Maybe, I said, I don't mind your derogatory comments about me. I was the one who brought it to my own fault. I never denied it, but I didn't expect that I would harm my husband and I was implicated by me. The man who was called the most capable in the world was killed, causing the husband and family to suffer. In the end, it was up to me to save the entire family. But I... had no face to appear again, just as if there was never such a person in the world."

This time, Mrs. Zhong stopped answering and closed her eyes and did not communicate with Concubine Li in any eye contact.

Concubine Li said: "I have no shame to say that I am a poor person, but I don't plan to be a mediocre person. My enemies have given me the opportunity to repent, so that I can go back and be an ordinary woman and continue to spend the second half of my life with my husband and children. But I have no such choice. It is best if they die. I can live in a second identity and complete my mission of revenge."

Mrs. Zhong shook her head: "You are living for hatred. I am different from you. I would rather die."

Concubine Li said: "Do you think I am here to persuade you to turn back? No, no, no, it's a big mistake! Your appearance made me feel dangerous because I used my own color and power to approach Your Majesty, let him support me, and at the same time live a prosperous life, and even realize my ambitions and ambitions. But your appearance made me realize that I have always been a substitute, a shadow of yours. At that time, it was because Your Majesty could not get you that he fell in love with me with a similar personality to you."

Mrs. Zhong was very curious and finally couldn't help but open her eyes and looked back at Concubine Li.

This was the first time that "love rivals" met. Mrs. Zhong had no intention of surrendering, but she wanted to see where the woman in front of her looked like her.

Concubine Li was also watching Mrs. Zhong.

When the two of them had their eyes collided in the air, they both found a familiar feeling from each other's eyes, but obviously they didn't know each other. It seemed that every time they looked at themselves in the mirror, they did have some shadows of themselves on each other's body.

Concubine Li shook her head in surprise: "I really didn't expect that you would be so similar to me. Now you understand why I was favored by His Majesty, right?"

Mrs. Zhong stood up and walked to Concubine Li to stand. The two were of the same height and their temperament seemed to be carved from the same mold. Concubine Li raised her head and chest out, wanting to compete with Mrs. Zhong. In her opinion, no women in the world could have their own demeanor, but after she stood with Mrs. Zhong, she realized that she was actually inferior.

Mrs. Zhong said: "It seems that you are really good. You can get the favor of the emperor and have a deep blessing. You should cherish this blessing and end your delusions, and you cannot use your ideas to control me."

Concubine Li sneered: "I just want to tell me that I hate you, I want you to die, it's best to go to hell, so that no one will compete with me, but I won't kill you because I don't have the qualifications. After all, it's His Majesty who falls in love with you and gives you the opportunity to get the phoenix crown that other women will never get in the life of their lives. But one day the passionate emperor will get tired of you, because you are always a woman, and your beauty is easy to grow old. No man will always be infatuated with a woman, even if she has ever had a peerless beauty, it's impossible."

Mrs. Zhong did not avoid it anymore, and the two still looked at each other.

This is a struggle between two women, and they both seem to want to compare the other party, but in fact this is just Concubine Li's wishful thinking, because Mrs. Zhong has no intention of comparing with anyone, she just stands there, while Concubine Li has been trying hard to prove that she is better than the woman in front of her.

Concubine Li said: "Do you know who the man who changed me is?"

Mrs. Zhong shook her head and said, "I don't want to hear your story. Although we have many similarities, in terms of minimum etiquette, righteousness, integrity and shame, you and I are different. I would rather live the life of a little woman, but you are different. I like to pursue illusory power. That should not be what a woman wants to have."

"hehe."

Concubine Li smiled and said, "You are so light. When you have great power and can take the life and death into your hands, will you not be moved? A beautiful country can even change color for your joy, anger, sorrow and happiness. You will do whatever you want. The emperor gives you power, and you may not be loyal to this man for the rest of your life. You are you, and you will only have extremely great ambitions in your heart. Why should you break that ambition for the past?"

At the end, Concubine Li's face became ferocious, and Mrs. Zhong was frightened when she saw it.

"Crazy woman."

Mrs. Zhong turned around and didn't want to look at her again.

Concubine Li said: "The reason why I came to tell you this is because His Majesty ordered me to persuade you, but I don't want to persuade you, because you are my enemy, and I am just your shadow. Only by removing the body can I live as a puppet... I came here just to let the emperor know that I have made efforts for his wishes, and your life and death have nothing to do with me in the future."

"Then you go." Mrs. Zhong said.

Concubine Li smiled and said, "The man who changed me is Shen Zhihou. You should have heard of this name?"

Mrs. Zhong's body trembled slightly, but others didn't know, but she knew very well that it was Chen Xi who sent her and her family away.

Concubine Li immediately realized something from Mrs. Zhong’s reaction and said loudly: “Do you think Shen Zhihou is a saint? He is not, he is the most ambitious person in the world. Any woman is just a tool in his hands, you are like me.”

"I don't know him." Mrs. Zhong said.

Concubine Li sneered: "Who else had the ability to send you away in the past? You knew him at all, and you even regarded him as someone who could save you, but it was him who harmed me at the beginning and made me bear the suffering I am today!"

When Concubine Li mentioned Chen Xi's name, Mrs. Zhong's face was a little annoyed.

If Concubine Li said something else, she might be a little convinced, thinking that this woman was too arrogant and had done a lot of wrong things, which was caused by her own fault. However, Concubine Li said that this was related to Chen Xi, and Mrs. Zhong sneered, because the only remaining person in her heart could save her seemed to be Chen Xi, which was her last hope.

She did not allow Concubine Li to block her only life.

Concubine Li had a smug smile on her face: "Why, I'm talking about the main thing, don't believe it? Perhaps in the eyes of you, Shen Zhihou is perfect, but only I know that he is an ordinary person, even a man with emotions and desires. When I offended him, he beat him in public and even forcibly insulted me. The court did not examine his crimes, but instead punished my husband's family!"

What Concubine Li said was the case of the Nanning Prefect Gao Ji. This case was a sensation, but after the court finally investigated it and found that the Gao family made a mistake out of nothing.

Mrs. Zhong also knows some folk legends. The topic of Chenxi has always attracted great attention among the people, and she is naturally no exception.

Mrs. Zhong asked in surprise: "You... were Gao Ning, who had falsely accused Lord Shen?"

Concubine Li said: "Please pay attention to your words and false accusations. I have never framed him. It was him who defiled me. I can swear to God. If I lie, I will not die well!"

Hearing this, Mrs. Zhong frowned. She looked at Concubine Li's confident expression. It was obviously not like a false statement. Moreover, she even made a poisonous oath. In this era, no woman would make a poisonous oath for this.

"You don't think about it either. So many years have passed, is it necessary for me to lie to you?"

Concubine Li continued, "Only you and Shen Zhihou know about my other identity. I am now the favored woman around His Majesty. I enjoy all my glory and wealth here. All of this is thanks to Shen Zhihou. He ruined my life. My family was shamed because of him. Others thought I was dead. They pointed at my spirit card, thinking that I was a bitch, but who did the harm to me?"

Mrs. Zhong shook her head: "Mr. Shen is not such a person. You are simply talking nonsense."

Concubine Li smiled and said, "So, people in this world have masks of hypocrisy, and they are often the most lie... The same thing, I used to be like you, not afraid of death, so why should I hide it from you? And even if I say it here, no one will prove it to me that Shen Zhihou has indeed defiled me, and even he himself cannot deny this!"

At this time, Concubine Li was very confident in speaking because what she said was a "fact". To a certain extent, Chen Xi did harm her, and even "discarded her from beginning to end", but the root of all this lies in her.

Yes, Chen Xi did "defiled" her, but at the critical moment, Concubine Li deliberately confused her, making Mrs. Zhong think that Chen Xi had harmed her since the beginning.

Mrs. Zhong continued to shake her head, still incredible, but it seemed that the woman in front of her had no need to make up lies to deceive her, which made her very confused.

Concubine Li said: "My previous identity has gone away from me. I am no longer the miserable woman. Perhaps I should also thank Shen Zhihou. It was him who gave me the opportunity to get involved in power. You said I was the one who brought it to my own fault. I don't deny that if it was not the obsession in my heart, the current result would not have been there!"

When Concubine Li looked at the bed and said this with true feelings, Mrs. Zhong's worldview was subverted.

Concubine Li sighed, "Maybe in your mind, that is a good person who helps you and saves you from water and fire. You see hope in him, but have you ever thought about why if he really helps you, why would you send you to Liaodong and let you and your family survive in a bitter and cold place? Have you ever thought about your family members not because of the pursuit of the people sent by His Majesty, but because of Shen Zhihou's murder? Apart from Shen Zhihou, who can know your hiding place well?"

Mrs. Zhong's face looked ugly. What Concubine Li said shocked her heart too much. She had never thought that Chen Xi would be the mastermind before.

But after the analysis by Concubine Li, although she still didn't believe it in her heart, the trust was invisibly discounted. As Concubine Li said, Chen Xi was the one who controlled her destiny, not the emperor.

Concubine Li said: "After I arrived in the capital, I gradually realized that I was actually the chess piece arranged by Shen Zhihou. He destroyed me and sent me into the leopard room in another way to become a toy for the young emperor. It seems that I have obtained the glory and wealth that I have always dreamed of, and the power, but in fact I am just a puppet... And you are also used by him just like me, but I understand it, and you are just unknown!"

"Enough!"

Mrs. Zhong almost roared, "Who will believe what you say, a shameless woman?"

Concubine Li sneered, "Just scold you, you have lived a good life here for a few days. Your Majesty still has patience now, but how could he have such a good temper? Either you self-destruct, otherwise the result of your persistence is that Your Majesty will use some unconventional means to force you to surrender. Even if you want to cut off yourself, it will not be so easy, and your mother's family will be troubled... Since Shen Zhihou has taken advantage of you, if you die, Shen Zhihou will take revenge on the people around you, and even let your husband and children be opened to death and corpses. Haha, do you think you will be able to return to the loess after you die? Hahahaha..."

Concubine Li was very proud because she found Mrs. Zhong’s fatal weakness. With her personality, she would desperately attack this weakness, making this woman worse than death.

She was very happy to see a woman who might compete with her, as if a winner was showing off her power.

"Crazy woman, you are a crazy woman." Mrs. Zhong said.

Concubine Li said, "You are not qualified to scold me because I am just a lesson from you. I have suffered far more than you. You are alone now and don't have to bear psychological burdens. What about me? My husband and my children are still alive now. We are enduring separation. What is your death? Looking at my enemy, I have to cater to you with a smile. Looking at the demon who once harmed me, I have no choice. But you are still sincerely grateful to the demon. You are the most pathetic person in this world."

"You go!"

Mrs. Zhong no longer wants to listen to Concubine Li.

Concubine Li subverted her views and she didn't want to listen to those instigating words.

Concubine Li smiled and said, "I want me to stay, but I don't want to stay. I am very happy to see you suffer. If you want to die, I will help you. I also advise you to make up your mind as soon as possible. If you are not dead in a few days, you will not even be qualified to die by then!"

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Concubine Li suddenly felt comfortable physically and mentally when she came out of Mrs. Zhong’s residence.
To be continued...