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Chapter 187 Sending Consort Lan on Her Way
Zhu Huaning almost fainted from shock.
She had long seen through Yuchi Rui's incompetence; a crown prince who was neither good at literature nor martial arts, and whose success depended entirely on her father and his group of disciples to bail him out...
I never imagined that I could be rendered useless overnight!
What I never expected was that not only would he become the deposed crown prince, but he would also implicate her so thoroughly!
As she pressed her fingertips against her temples, a sudden idea struck her. She quickly gave Qingcui a wink, then her body went limp, and she collapsed towards Qingcui—
"Your Highness! Your Highness, what's wrong?" Qingcui, having received her signal, hugged her while shouting to Qi Sui, "Quickly, call the imperial physician! Your Highness's old ailment has flared up again!"
Qi Sui was a man of great stature; how could he not see through their tricks?
He was simply too lazy to expose her, and only ordered the guards behind him, "Send the deposed crown princess to the death row to keep the deposed crown prince company, and then send the imperial physician to the death row to examine the deposed crown princess. There must be no mistakes!"
If you want to put on an act, go do it in jail!
Given the Emperor's current temper, even glancing at these people would stir up a murderous intent. The fact that he didn't report this to the Emperor is an act of mercy in saving the life of this deposed Crown Princess!
Zhu Huaning, who had collapsed into Qingcui's arms, truly wanted to die, but due to her "illness relapse," she could do nothing and could only grit her teeth, swallow her blood, and be taken away by the guards.
With Yuchi Rui and Zhu Huaning imprisoned in the death row, everyone in the Eastern Palace was also taken away by Yuchi Sheng's order and locked in a secluded palace, where a large number of guards took turns keeping a close watch on them.
It was one thing for Yuchi Sheng to hate Consort Lan, but he wasn't completely irrational. After all, there were still several of Yuchi Rui's women in the Eastern Palace, all of whom belonged to the families of court officials. He hadn't yet formally purged the court, and he couldn't throw everyone into prison in such a short time.
Among these women, there was a special one: Luo Lixian.
Although Yuchi Sheng no longer trusts Yuchi Rui, he has already received the official document from the Northern Lin Kingdom. Before confirming whether Luo Lixian's identity is truly that of the Fifth Princess of the Northern Lin Kingdom, he cannot do anything to Luo Lixian.
Yuchi Rui's 'downfall' truly shook the court. In particular, when Yuchi Sheng publicly stripped several high-ranking officials of their posts in the Golden Palace, those officials who supported Yuchi Rui but had not yet pleaded for him were secretly gathering together to discuss matters while feeling anxious and uneasy.
Fortunately, Yuchi Sheng was also on guard and immediately ordered Ye Geng's newly commanded Northwest Army and Yuchi Ling's thousands of soldiers to guard the various city gates.
The intention was to deter those officials who were tempted to act rashly; if they dared to make any rash moves, the punishment would be more than just losing their posts.
……
The length of white silk that Yuchi Sheng bestowed upon Consort Lan was personally delivered to the death row by Yuchi Ling.
Now that she sees him again, Consort Lan can no longer pretend; she wants to bite him to death, eat his flesh, and drink his blood!
"You bastard, if I had known, I shouldn't have kept you alive. I should have strangled you to death and sent you down to keep that bitch company!"
'Snapped'!
A slap unexpectedly landed on her face.
It wasn't Yuchi Ling who made the move.
It's more comfortable at night!
"Who's the slut? I think you are! Who in this world is more despicable than you!" Ye Shishu clenched her fists; she had wanted to beat up Murong Lan for a long time!
Recalling that time, she was summoned to Lanxia Palace, where this vile woman and Yuchi Rui nearly ruined her reputation. At the time, she couldn't understand why this vile woman would help Yuchi Rui steal her own son's girlfriend. Later, when she learned the reason, she was utterly disgusted!
What a despicable and shameless mother and son!
"You...you dare hit me?!" Consort Lan covered her face, staring at Ye Shishu with disbelief in her murderous eyes.
"You're about to die, why should I be polite to you?" Ye Shishu imitated his second brother's nonchalant manner, crossing his arms, spreading his legs and shaking them, making no attempt to hide his smugness. "Someone as shameless and despicable as you, I'm here to kick you when you're down. What, go ahead and bite me if you dare, let's see if I can beat you into a toothless old woman!"
She lived a very stifled life in her previous life, and in this life she has never endured anything again, except for the Lanxia Palace incident, which she could only keep to herself because of Murong Lan's status as her mother-in-law.
Now that she has the chance to take revenge, and it's her last chance, how could she let it go?
"You bitch..."
'Snapped'!
Before Consort Lan could continue her tirade, Ye Shishu slapped her again and sneered, "Murong Lan, you don't know yet, do you? I was the first person to suspect that you weren't Prince Cheng's birth mother!"
“You…you…” Consort Lan was shocked, angry and embarrassed.
Yu Chi Ling suddenly grabbed Ye Shi Shu's hand, blew on it, and whispered, "Even if you don't mind the dirt, it must have hurt, right? Why bother arguing with someone who's about to die?"
Ye Shishu Chaolan glanced at it, pouted and said, "Let's slap her a few times before she dies to vent our anger, otherwise it would be too unlucky to do it after she's dead!"
"You two despicable couple! Even if I die, I will become a vengeful ghost and haunt you!" Consort Lan cursed viciously.
"Don't worry, you won't have a chance!" Ye Shishu retorted sarcastically. "A sorcerer has already been hired outside. He'll cast a spell on you the moment you breathe your last, making sure you can't even become a ghost!"
"You!" Consort Lan, ignoring the pain in her face, clutched her chest and trembled.
Yu Chi Ling gave a wink to the guards behind him and said coldly, "Send the Murong family on their way!"
Seeing the guards approaching her with white silk, Consort Lan panicked and kept retreating, squeezing into the corner as if trying to squeeze a crack in the wall to escape.
"I want to see the Emperor! I want to see the Emperor—"
The guards suddenly struck and knocked her unconscious.
Then the white silk ribbon was put around her neck—
Yu Chi Ling and Ye Shi Shu stood ramrod straight, staring coldly at each other. Neither of them showed the slightest weakness, only a strong sense of relief!
Aside from the incident at Lanxia Palace where Murong Lan helped Yuchi Rui undermine his wife, there were also the assassins lurking in the palace on their wedding night, the Crown Prince's attempt to frame the Ye family for treason with the Gu family, and Hua Ping's pursuit of them at the imperial mausoleum...
Every single one of these things was meant to kill them.
Murong Lan and the Crown Prince left them no way out when they dealt with them. If they were even slightly careless, they would die a terrible death!
Given such deep-seated hatred, how could they possibly be soft-hearted?
They wouldn't allow such insidious and ruthless enemies to live even a quarter of an hour longer!
After the guards loosened the white silk, the coroner who was waiting outside the cell door immediately went into the cell to check and then said to Yuchi Ling and Ye Shishu, "Reporting to Your Highness and Princess Consort, she is already dead."
Yu Chi Ling said coldly, "Throw them into the mass grave to feed the dogs!"
……
Yu Chi Rui and Zhu Huaning were both imprisoned in the death row, but Yu Chi Ling and Ye Shi Shu did not go to see them. After executing Consort Lan, the couple went directly to Qianning Palace.
Knowing they had gone to the death row, Yu Chi Sheng didn't ask a single question about the dungeon. He only said to Yu Chi Ling, "I have ordered the Ministry of Works and the Ministry of Rites to renovate the Eastern Palace. You will move in by the end of the year."