Chapter 264 - Chapter 264: A Death Well-Deserved
Chapter 264: A Death Well-Deserved
Translator: Henyee Translations Editor: Henyee Translations
The king stared at the queen with a terrifyingly dark gaze. “Impossible. You’re lying to me!”
“Lying to you?” The queen took out a letter. The two of them sat at the same height, but she gave people a feeling that she was looking down on the king. “This is a letter that Yun Hua wrote to me. The letter was sent back by Tang Jinghong’s secret guard. If she wasn’t with Tang Jinghong, why would the letter she wrote be sent back by his secret guard?”
The king’s gaze shifted to the letter, and his expression darkened. He still refused to believe that what the queen said was true. After doing so much and planning for so long, he was reluctant to give up on everything just because of a letter.
The queen smiled, her tone triumphant. “Can you give up now?”
The king’s eyes widened in anger. He pointed outside and roared at the queen, “Get lost, get out!”
The queen was calm and unhurried as she stood up slowly. “Xi is old enough to participate in politics.”
Yun Xi was the son of a consort. After the consort died, the queen took him in and raised him up. He was 13 years old this year and had been raised by the queen for 13 years. He was already inseparable from the queen.
The king was even angrier. “Get lost!”
The queen took a comfortable breath and left the palace hall.
She and the king were married for the sake of benefits. Back then, in order to suppress the queen’s family, the king actually spent the wedding night with three consorts and left the queen alone in their wedding room. She became the laughing stock of the country. In her heart, she had been telling herself that her husband had died on the wedding night.
The king swept all the memorials and other items on the table to the ground as if he was crazy. “Queen, 1 will kill you and destroy your entire family!”
In an ordinary courtyard.
Cong Chusheng approached the bed and saw the improvement in Li Yuanshao’s complexion at a glance. “Master, you look much better.”
After Li Yuanshao took the pills that Chu Qingzhi had given him for two days, the heavy feeling in his body disappeared, and he felt breezy. “1 also felt that I’ve recovered a lot.”
Suddenly, Cong Chusheng clenched his fists and asked tentatively, “Master, did you change the medicine?”
“Change what medicine?”
Cong Chusheng lowered his head in disappointment. “Master, the medicine 1 prescribed for you won’t be so effective. There must be other doctors with good medical skills who prescribed a new set of medicines for you, right?”
Having understood what he meant, Li Yuanshao reached out and patted Cong Chusheng’s shoulder. Then, he took out the medicine bottle and showed it to Cong Chusheng. “This is the pill that Young Hero concocted for me.”
“Young Hero?” Cong Chusheng took the medicine bottle and poured out a pill. He took it and sniffed it. His eyes were bright like lit lamps. “Master, is Young Hero’s medical skills so high?”
“He said he can cure me.” Li Yuanshao nodded. When he thought of what Chu Qingzhi had told him, he could not help but feel excited.
“Master, he didn’t lie to you. This pill is much better than the one 1 concocted. Not only can it treat your illness, but it can also nourish your body.” Cong Chusheng held the pill tightly in his hand. The medicine he concocted could only delay the illness but not cure it. However, the medicine Young Hero concocted could. He was amazed
Li Yuanshao explained the treatment process to Cong Chusheng.
Jealousy slowly turned into admiration. Cong Chusheng smiled. “Master, you’ve met a benefactor.”
Li Yuanshao agreed. “I think so too.”
“Master, you must take the medicine in time. You’ll be fine very soon.”
“I know.”
There was a knock on the door and the servant’s voice sounded. “Master, I have something to report.”
Li Yuanshao turned to look in the direction of the door. “Come in.”
The servant pushed the door open and entered. He cupped his hands at the two of them and said, “Master, the Princess Consort hanged herself in the forest behind the mansion!”
The two of them were shocked.
Li Yuanshao asked anxiously, “Is the news true?”
The servant said affirmatively, “Master, it’s true. The mansion is already preparing for the funeral.”
Cong Chusheng was in disbelief. “Why would the Princess Consort commit suicide?”
Li Yuanshao pondered for a moment. “i’ll go back to take a look first. You stay here and recuperate.”
Cong Chusheng nodded. “Okay.”
Li Yuanshao walked out of the room. Yang Jingwen walked over and blocked his way. “Yuanshao, I’ll go back with you.”
Li Yuanshao glanced at Yang Jingwen. She was dressed in men’s clothes. If one did not look carefully, they would not be able to tell that she was a lady. “Let’s go-”
The news of the Princess Consort’s suicide spread like wildfire and soon, the whole city knew about it.
In the restaurant.
“The princess consort committed suicide. How strange!”
“Although it’s strange, I think it’s good that she died. All these years, she and her husband have brought endless disasters to our northern border. 1 think death is too good an ending for her.”
“I think so too. A few years ago, a beggar passed by her carriage. She was annoyed and actually ordered someone to beat him to death.”
“That’s right. One time, she went to the restaurant to eat. The dishes were not to her liking, so she got someone to kill the chef.”
“Her death is well deserved!”
Chu Qingzhi and Tang Jinghong sat in the hall and ate as they listened to everyone’s opinion of the Princess Consort.
How did such a Princess Consort survive until now?
Tang Jinghong reached out and held Chu Qingzhi’s hand. “Let’s go.”
Chu Qingzhi nodded. “Ok.”
At the Joy Pavilion.
After Li Yuanshao returned to the mansion to confirm the news of the Princess Consort’s death, he immediately disguised himself and went to the Joy Pavilion.
Ever since Li Yuan’an was sent to the Joy Pavilion, he had been living a life of indulgence. He did not feel miserable at all. Instead, he was happy like a fish in water.
The heavy panting in the room gradually calmed down. Not long after, a man rushed out and left.
Li Yuanshao came to the door and was immediately struck by a disgusting smell. “Clean up Li Yuan’an and bring him out.”
Even in the corridor, one could smell the foul air in the room. It was nauseating.
“Yes, Master.” The pimp walked in with two servants and dragged Li Yuan’an out after a while.
The moment Li Yuan’an saw Li Yuanshao, his expression instantly became ferocious. “Li Yuanshao, you bastard, how dare you humiliate me like this!”
Li Yuanshao no longer looked weak. He looked at Li Yuan’an in disgust. “Humiliate? Aren’t you enjoying yourself? Why are you pretending to be innocent now?”
Li Yuan’an’s face turned red. Thinking of what had happened in the past few days, he stammered in embarrassment. “Li Yuanshao, one day, 1 will kill you.”
Li Yuanshao said calmly, “I’m afraid there won’t be such a day.”
Li Yuan’an’s heart skipped a beat. “What do you mean?”
Li Yuanshao said slowly, word byword, “Because… the Princess Consort is dead!”
As he spoke, he carefully observed Li Yuan’an’s expression. He wanted to see Li Yuan’an in pain and grief.
“Princess Consort…” Li Yuan’an reacted and struggled fiercely. He looked at Li Yuanshao as if he wanted to eat him. “No, that’s impossible.. How could my mother die? Did you kill her?”