Chapter 12: Poison His Woman
"How could he be so heartless? Back then we had agreed that as long as I helped him obtain Father's support, he would help me be together with Jian Chen! How could he do this? Why!?" Xie Siyin's tears fell like rain. Even now, she couldn't believe the fact that Ye Hongyi, who has always been as gentle as the wind and considerate as a brother, was actually such a ruthless person.
"Your Highness, since ancient times, monarchs have been heartless. Perhaps we shouldn't have trusted him from the start…" Yue Chan wiped away the tears at the corners of Xie Siyin's eyes. She felt heartache for her master. She had witnessed how much her master had suffered to be together with Jian Chen, but it turned out to be like the moon's reflection in a pond. How could the Heavens be so cruel? Why wouldn't it give them a chance?
"Those assassins were definitely sent by Ye Hongyi! He couldn't wait any longer for Jian Chen to die from the poison since he couldn't stand the sight of Jian Chen! Ye Hongyi! This consort will never forgive you!" Xie Siyin's eyes abruptly turned cold as she vowed this grimly.
"Your Highness…" Yue Chan looked towards Xie Siyin worriedly when she felt how hard Xie Siyin was trembling.
"Since he killed the person this consort loved the most, this consort shall repay in kind. I hear that the one he dotes on the most right now is that fool in Guan Osprey Palace?" Xie Siyin's eyes emitted chilling light.
"Your Highness, we can't be rash in this matter. We must plan carefully…"
"This consort no longer has time to plan carefully! The pain Ye Hongyi has made this consort suffer, this consort will return it to him amplified! Once everything here is taken care of, this consort will leave to find Jian Chen. This consort can't bear to make Jian Chen wait too long…" Tears once again flooded out. Xie Siyin continued sobbing on the ground next to the table until she fainted and was helped back to her bedroom by Yue Chan.
Xie Siyin was truly very decisive. After spending a few days working things out, she had a plate of poisoned pastries brought to Yao Mowan's table.
"She seemed pretty intelligent, so how did she end up doing such a dumb thing?" Yao Mowan couldn't help but shake her head as she looked at the pastries on the table.
"Xie Siyin's way of thinking is truly different from the masses." Yin Xue expressed her agreement. Since Xie Siyin now knew the truth, she should know that her enemy was Ye Hongyi. Even if she didn't attack Ye Hongyi, normal people wouldn't let off Imperial Physician Zheng who had poisoned Jian Chen. However, she had actually turned to point her blade towards Master. It was truly hard to understand.
"It seems that there's a need to give her clear pointers. This consort will meet with her tonight. Please make the preparations." Yao Mowan took a deep breath, then waved to dismiss Yin Xue.
"Ting Yue, clear away these pastries!" called Yao Mowan softly. However, the person that walked in was Ye Junqing.
"What's wrong with the pastries? They look very appetizing!" Ye Junqing appeared in an handsome azure outfit. He seemed in a very good mood as he walked to the table and reached for a pastry.
"There's crane's red-crown and la yan sand inside. If Prince is interested in the taste of those two poisons, feel free to have some," replied Yao Mowan concisely.
"There's poison? Who are you attacking this time?" Ye Junqing quickly pulled back, then turned to look guardedly at Yao Mowan.
"Could it be that Mowan can't be the victim?" Yao Mowan was unhappy with Ye Junqing's reaction.
"There exists someone that would dare poison you? That person must be tired of living." Ye Junqing gave a heartfelt sigh for the pitiful person, then pulled out a medicinal pill and placed it in front of Yao Mowan.
"Nine revivals pill? How did you get it?" Yao Mowan stared in surprise at the pill Ye Junqing was holding, her eyes sparkling like stars.
"Trade for it with the immortal phoenix tail hairpin!" Ye Junqing immediately lifted his hand out of her greedy fingers' reach.
"Ting Yue, go get the hairpin from the bedroom!" called Yao Mowan impatiently. Ting Yue quickly jogged into the bedroom and then passed the hairpin to Yao Mowan.
"But really, what do you need this hairpin for?" After Yao Mowan made the trade, she lifted her brows at Ye Junqing as she asked this question.
"None of your business!" When Ye Junqing saw that Yao Mowan had made this trade without hesitation, he felt a lot better.
"Ye Junqing! You're seriously beyond help! Don't you know how rare that pill is? You actually used it to trade for a crappy hairpin!?" Yan Nansheng's sudden appearance flustered Ye Junqing. Meanwhile, after putting the nine revivals pill away, Yao Mowan sat back down to watch the show.
"Cough cough… Well, I've already traded it, so what can I do?" Ye Junqing shrugged helplessly.
"Give me the hairpin!" Yan Nansheng didn't wait for Ye Junqing to agree and walked up to snatch the hairpin out of his hand before walking over to Yao Mowan.
"Trade!" Yan Nansheng opened his hand with a solemn expression. This was the first time Yao Mowan had seen such a serious expression on Yan Nansheng's face. Of course, regardless of whether he smiled or not, he was still extremely beautiful.
Yao Mowan smiled slightly as she lifted her clear eyes to look towards Yan Nansheng innocently.
"No matter how good the immortal phoenix tail hairpin is, it still has a price, but the nine revivals pill is priceless! It's not like I'm Ye Junqing." Yao Mowan simply stated the truth, but her last remark was filled with ridicule.
Yan Nansheng had no words with which to refute. He heaved a heavy sigh, then lifted his lips slightly in a captivating smile as he walked behind Yao Mowan and carefully inserted the immortal phoenix tail hairpin into her hair.
"What are you doing!?" Ye Junqing looked towards Yan Nansheng with astonishment.
"Isn't it clear?" Yan Nansheng spread his hands as he lifted his brows at Ye Junqing.
"That belongs to this prince!" Ye Junqing was indignant.
"Yours? The nine revivals pill belongs to me. The thing that you exchanged with my possession naturally also belongs to me. It's a matter of course for me to do whatever I want with my things, right, Mowan?" Yan Nansheng just wanted to make Ye Junqing angry. Ye Junqing had actually tricked him for a rotten hairpin. He had been so worried when he heard that Ye Junqing was severely ill, could it be that Ye Junqing didn't know that?
"It makes sense!" Yao Mowan nodded with a happy smile.
Ye Junqing stormed out of Guan Osprey Palace. Once his figure faded from sight, Yan Nansheng immediately stopped smiling and he walked in front of Yao Mowan again with a serious expression.
"If one day you decide to stop being a noble consort, you can go become a bandit!" Yan Nansheng gave this suggestion with heartfelt sincerity.
"You were the one that had put this hairpin on Mowan!" reminded Yao Mowan out of kind intentions. Yan Nansheng's words were choked back and after a moment, he stormed out just like Ye Junqing.
The breeze this night was warm and the curved moon hung in the sky like an arched bow.
When Yao Mowan appeared in Ordinance Palace, Xie Siyin was sitting there waiting for news.
"Who are you?" Xie Siyin backed away cautiously when she saw Yao Mowan appear in front of her, dressed in a plain white garment with a black cloth mask covering her features.
"There's no need to wait, Yao Mowan hasn't died." The room felt conspicuously empty without that red sandalwood table. Yao Mowan casually sat down in a chair before meeting Xie Siyin's gaze calmly.
"You… You know about all of it?" Perhaps it was because Xie Siyin already planned to commit suicide, but she didn't show much fear when Yao Mowan appeared. Right now, what she feared the least was death.
"The person who caused this was Ye Hongyi, so why did you direct your attack towards a fool that doesn't know anything?" Yao Mowan had been very confused by this.
"Because Ye Hongyi cares about that imbecile! If she dies, Ye Hongyi's heart would break!" Xie Siyin restrained her feeling of panic as she replied angrily.
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Credits: Translated by Chiyomira
