Chapter 128: Too Miserable

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Chapter 128: Chapter 128: Too MiserableOf course, it wasn’t Princess Shouning herself who threw the hornet’s nest. It was thrown by the eunuch hiding in the shadows. Being stung and swollen beyond recognition, even by her own father. How could Princess Shouning swallow this anger? To recover the lost face, one must get it back in the same way! The same way they carried her back to the palace that day, today she wants their master and servant to be carried out. Moreover, it wasn’t just Princess Shouning who got stung back then, palace maids and eunuchs were stung too, so, brainstorming, they came up with this clever plan. They chased their master and servant until they were too weak to move; when the hornets stung them, they didn’t even have the strength to escape. To avoid alerting Su Jin, they only let her wander in the Imperial Garden. After wandering for half a day, she should be exhausted. The hornet’s nest was thrown over. Heavily dropped on the ground. The frightened hornets swarmed out. Su Jin, "..." Xingxing, "..." "Miss, run!" Xingxing screamed. "Cover your nose quickly!" Su Jin shouted. "..." Xingxing was dazed. She turned her head and saw Su Jin covering her nose. Xingxing hurriedly followed suit. Only to see Su Jin wave her hand, and the incoming hornets started falling to the ground one by one with a crash. This scene happened too quickly. So quickly that Xingxing didn’t know what had happened. Su Jin waved her hand a few times, then grabbed Xingxing’s hand and started running forward. Not far away, two little eunuchs were pulling a rope, preparing to block the way. But Su Jin and Xingxing ran so fast that they hadn’t even reacted before the two girls stepped on the rope and ran past. The eunuchs, "..." After running a distance, Xingxing released her hand from covering her nose and said, "Miss, there are no hornets chasing us, no need to run." "Run faster, I’m afraid we won’t have a chance to get out of the palace later," Su Jin said. "..." "Why?" Xingxing was puzzled. "The hornets are just poisoned and will wake up soon. Once they’re startled, they’ll sting whoever they catch," Su Jin panted. "..." Heaven have mercy. She really didn’t mean to poison them. She had no choice; if she didn’t poison them, their master and servant would have ended up with swollen pig heads. The enemy must die, not them. After all, the hornets belonged to Princess Shouning. No matter how big the mistake, she alone would bear the responsibility. Su Jin ran faster and faster, with Xingxing closely following behind. In the Imperial Garden. Watching Su Jin and Xingxing disappear into the distance, Princess Shouning was stunned. The scene of their master and servant fleeing in terror had appeared countless times in her mind these past two days. Why didn’t it happen? It was the same hornet’s nest, and it was even bigger than last time; it should have stung their master and servant half to death. Why didn’t it sting them? Although far away, they still saw the hornets falling to the ground one by one. "The hornets don’t know if they’re fainted or dead," the eunuch who was close stepped forward to report. "How could the hornets be fainted or dead?!" Princess Shouning didn’t believe it. "It’s true; I dare not deceive the princess," the eunuch said. Princess Shouning didn’t believe it. She stepped forward. Only to see a ground full of hornets. Princess Shouning stomped her feet in anger, swung a slap at the tightly-wrapped eunuch, and said, "How did you handle things? You’ve shamed this princess completely!" Princess Shouning thought the hornet’s nest was mishandled by the eunuch, causing the hornets to die. There were no hornets in the palace, so the eunuch had spent a fortune to bring them from outside and had been carefully watching over them, fearing the hornets wouldn’t last until the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion entered the palace, and he ended up killing them before they could avenge Princess Shouning. The eunuch’s face was wrapped in cloth, obscuring his expression, but his grievance was written all over his eyes. They were still alive when he threw them out! Who knew they would all suddenly faint and drop? The eunuch turned back, wanting to find one or two live ones to prove himself. Then—— He saw a hornet move, and he said, "The hornet’s not dead, it’s still alive." Princess Shouning’s personal maid swung a slap over, "The people are gone, what use are the hornets still alive?! The eunuch, "..." The eunuch was slapped into dumbness. He still hadn’t reacted. Those hornets that had fainted for some mysterious reason began to wake up, and the buzzing sound exploded near their ears. Princess Shouning’s face changed. The palace maid screamed, "Oh no! Princess, run!" Princess Shouning turned and ran, while the palace maids and eunuchs scattered in panic. Yes. This time, they had the energy to run. But the hornets were more formidable. Two legs can’t outrun creatures with wings jacked up on "stimulants". The wails in the Imperial Garden were unending, a dreadful cacophony. Su Jin and Xingxing had run far away and did not hear it. They ran nonstop to where the carriage was waiting, and the driver asked as he saw them, "Eldest Young Madam, why are you running so urgently, what happened?" "Don’t ask, just get out of the palace quickly!" Su Jin said. Xingxing helped Su Jin onto the carriage. The coachman sat on the driver’s seat and hurriedly drove the carriage out of the palace. Phoenix Palace. The Empress sat on the Phoenix Chair, feeling a bit uneasy. She had just instructed a palace maid to check on the Imperial Garden. The palace maid had just taken a few steps when a eunuch rushed in, knocking the maid to the ground in his haste. The eunuch urgently said, "Empress, something terrible has happened. Princess Shouning has been stung by hornets again!" The Empress, "...!!!" "How could it be Shouning who was stung?! What about the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion?" The Empress’s voice held a sinister tone. "We don’t know, their master and servant ran away, Empress, please go to the Imperial Garden to see, the princess has been... stung terribly!" the little eunuch said anxiously. The Empress did not think much more. Supported by her nanny, she quickly hurried to the Imperial Garden. Yes. Yet more sacrificial lambs for the angered hornets to vent their fury. And it wasn’t just them. The palace had a lot of people, and a lot who liked watching the drama unfold, thinking hiding in the shadows would keep them safe from the hornets. The Empress, the ruler of the harem, had been resented by many concubines. Now that the Empress’s darling had been stung, how could they miss this spectacle? They all thronged to the Imperial Garden, eager to watch the spectacle. And ran into the hornet’s stingers. It was a misery to behold. Inside the Imperial Study. The Emperor was reviewing memorials. A little eunuch rushed in and said, "Emperor, something terrible has happened. Princess Shouning has been stung by hornets again!" The Emperor, "..." Eunuch Fu, "..." The Emperor frowned tightly. Eunuch Fu then said, "Weren’t there no hornets in the Imperial Palace?" The little eunuch stammered. Eunuch Fu chided, "Hurry and speak!" "It was Princess Shouning who had someone bring them into the palace," the little eunuch said in a low voice. "..." "Is being stung by hornets addictive?" The Emperor knit his brows together. "..." Ahem! Eunuch Fu was choked by the Emperor’s words. The Emperor then asked, "What’s actually going on?" Afterwards, he remembered Su Jin entering the palace and asked, "Does this have anything to do with the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion again?" The little eunuch, "..." Emperor, you’re spot on with your guesses. Eunuch Fu furrowed his brows and asked, "The Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion left the palace already, didn’t she? How would it relate to Princess Shouning?" The little eunuch didn’t know how to report it properly. Princess Shouning had instructed them to inform the Eldest Young Madam of Duke Zhen’s Mansion to go to the Imperial Garden to see the flowers, but not to tell the Emperor, lest he would rush to rescue her... Who would have thought, it would turn out this way. Now, even if the Emperor wanted to rescue her, he had to stop him. The Emperor stood to go have a look. The little eunuch quickly said, "Emperor, please don’t go to the Imperial Garden. Just now, the Empress went to rescue Princess Shouning and got stung several times by hornets." The Emperor, "..." "Then why did you rush here to report?" Eunuch Fu asked. "The servant came to tell the Emperor to close the doors and windows of the Imperial Study tightly. The hornets have gone mad, stinging whoever they see..." Before the eunuch had finished speaking. The buzz of hornets could be heard approaching. The Emperor, "..." Eunuch Fu, "..."

Chapter 128: Too Miserable

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