Chapter 586 I Know I Was Wrong

Hearing these words, Qian Le'er felt as if struck by lightning. In her dreams, her cousin had always disliked her, refusing to care for her any longer. No matter how she pleaded, he always told her to fend for herself, never once saying he would save her. Her eyes widened, her dark pupils gradually focusing, finally settling on Qiu Lu. She then looked at the hand holding her. Was it real? "Cousin? Are you my cousin?" "It's me," Qiu Lu nodded with difficulty. "I'm late, Le'er, I'm too late." Qian Le'er immediately hugged Qiu Lu, trembling all over, and sobbed, "They are not human, they are just as you said! I was wrong, I was wrong! I shouldn't have let them use me, shouldn't have done things to hurt you! They are my enemies! I was wrong!" "Quickly save me! I don't want to stay here!" "This is hell!" "Cousin, everything that happened here is a nightmare, right? It's not real, is it? My clothes are still on me, I'm wearing clothes, so I had a very, very long nightmare!" As she spoke, tears blurred her eyes, and she struggled to stand up. But the torment of the past few days caused her to fall again the moment she tried to stand. Her body ached as if all her bones were falling apart. As she fell, she grew quiet again. Tears streamed down her face, dripping onto her clothes. It wasn't a nightmare; it was real. This was the punishment for her wrongdoings, the punishment for her excessive ambition. "Let me die, cousin," Qian Le'er looked up at Qiu Lu, her voice incredibly calm as she made her request. Living was worse than dying; only death offered release. To continue living in such filth was more painful than death. "Le'er! You can't be so foolish!" Qiu Lu immediately said. Qian Le'er, however, smiled and shook her head. "I've wanted to die countless times these past few days, but they stopped me. Now I can choose for myself. Cousin, please help me, I don't want to live like this." "Don't you want revenge? If you die, won't you have fulfilled their wishes? And your death will have no impact on them!" Qiu Lu pleaded anxiously, trying to bring her to her senses. However, Qian Le'er seemed to have made up her mind. No matter what Qiu Lu said, she shook her head. "Cousin, you don't need to persuade me. I know what I need to do. Now that I've come to my senses, I know I can't continue to live." All along, she had indeed been overly ambitious. But it was also because she was very proud. She couldn't bear to be so thoroughly defiled. Moreover, she realized she had truly fallen for Young Master Yi. He was so kind, like a cloud in the sky, attentive to her in every way, never looking down on her background, even treating her with the respect due to the noble ladies of the capital. But she hadn't cherished him, wanting more. Her mind had been lost. Thinking back now, she was too foolish! "Was it Second Miss Yun who helped me get dressed? Cousin, can you ask Second Miss Yun to come in? I want to say a few words to her." Qian Le'er wiped away her tears and noticed her clean and tidy clothes. There was a faint scent on them. It seemed to calm her wavering, fearful, and self-hating heart. She took a deep breath, feeling even more at peace. Qiu Lu pursed his lips, hesitating. But he still walked out. Then, Yun Shu entered. She came before Qian Le'er and knelt down, meeting her gaze. Qian Le'er's state seemed too calm, and Yun Shu secretly narrowed her eyes. The moment Qian Le'er saw Yun Shu, she expected to see disgust or pity in Yun Shu's eyes, but that wasn't the case. Yun Shu looked at her with a calm expression. This immediately made her relax a lot and feel less self-conscious. "I was wrong," Qian Le'er said, biting her lip. "It's not too late if you know you were wrong. Do you want to know who the person you called master is?" Yun Shu asked softly. Qian Le'er gritted her teeth and nodded vigorously. "I want to know. When I die, I want to become a vengeful spirit to seek revenge on her." A vengeful spirit? If vengeful spirits could exact revenge, bad people wouldn't be able to flourish in this world. Yun Shu continued, "Her name is Jiang Luoxi. She is the illegitimate daughter of the Prime Minister. For years, she has been by the Empress Dowager's side, her identity well concealed. No one knew she secretly nurtured countless assassins and had laid a grand scheme in the capital. Now, she has become a concubine in the imperial harem, enjoying wealth and glory." Upon hearing this, Qian Le'er's eyes widened. "Heaven is blind! Why hasn't it punished her? She's even become the Emperor's favorite concubine! How hateful! Too hateful!" "The souls lost to her are countless, yet it has no bearing on her enjoyment of wealth and glory," Yun Shu added. Qian Le'er was stunned. "Do you remember your father and mother? If you die, I won't be heartbroken, and Qiu Lu will only be heartbroken for a while. But if your parents, who gave birth to you and raised you, knew from the netherworld, they would die with their eyes wide open. Qian Le'er, I know you've always been proud. If this happened to me, perhaps I wouldn't be able to bear it. But now that it has happened to you, if you can endure it, I will admire you, and your parents will be gratified," Yun Shu said in a deep voice. Her words were neither rushed nor slow, yet they were extremely powerful. Qian Le'er was stunned. She hadn't thought of it this way. However, at this moment, for some reason, she suddenly no longer wanted to die. If she could endure, if she could survive, and one day achieve revenge, she might even admire herself. She would repay everything that had happened to her these past few days. She couldn't disappoint her parents, and she couldn't let Yun Shu look down on her. Yes, if she died, no one in this world would feel heartbroken, no one would remember her forever. Even her enemies would merely smile upon learning of her death. She had already made mistakes. She couldn't make any more mistakes now; she couldn't cause grief to her loved ones and joy to her enemies! Seeing the hope of life reignite in Qian Le'er's eyes, Yun Shu stood up and left without saying another word. Qiu Lu returned, his eyes red, and said to Qian Le'er, "I've always been clumsy with words and don't know how to persuade you, Le'er. I will help you get revenge on those who bullied you. They will absolutely not have an easy time! Those two assassins are waiting outside the door. You tell me how to deal with them, and I will." Qian Le'er looked at Qiu Lu. In her eyes was a resilience she had never possessed before. Her voice was firm: "Cousin, I will get my revenge myself! They trampled on my dignity, dragged me into the mud, and insulted me wantonly. Do they think I'd also belittle my own life? They are dreaming! I will absolutely not let them have their way! And Jiang Luoxi, I will make her pay her blood debt with blood." Qiu Lu, who had been about to continue persuading her, was stunned when he heard Qian Le'er's words. "Wh-what?"