Chapter 46: Is the Truth Really That Important?
"This prince has looked into things and found that all three of them had been killed in one strike. The blade welder's martial arts is above normal quality. The only people that have such skill with the blade in this imperial palace are the four main imperial guards that serve Ye Hongyi. This prince can't understand. Could it be that it was Ye Hongyi that killed Nurse Sun and the others? Why would he do that?" Ye Junqing had thought about this the entire night but couldn't arrive at any plausible answers.
"If it weren't for their failure in their duties, how could Eldest Sister have died?" Yao Mowan lowered her eyes and picked up the bowl as she said these lies. Ever since her rebirth, she had spoken countless lies, but none had ever cut into her heart as much as these ones.
"That's what you think?" Ye Junqing had already stopped worrying about the fact that Yao Mowan had lied to him before. All he wanted to know now was what made Nurse Sun and the others end up in that state.
"What else could it be? Then Prince, can you think of another reason to explain why His Majesty killed them?" Yao Mowan lifted her brows as she looked towards Ye Junqing. Her eyes were like a clear spring, perfectly pure and clean.
"Moxin's difficult birth isn't necessarily their fault. Why did His Majesty do that to them? If Moxin knew, she'd probably be extremely hurt!" said Ye Junqing indignantly. His tightly clenched fists showed just how much he was suppressing his grief and anger.
"His Majesty must love Eldest Sister so much, ha…" Yao Mowan laughed coldly as she stirred the ginseng porridge.
"That's not right. If the situation is as simple as you're putting it, why would someone hang their corpses outside Changle Palace? The person behind it had clearly done that with a motive, but what exactly are they trying to achieve?" Ye Junqing's brows furrowed as he started puzzling over this again. He felt like he was trapped in a tangled net of his own questions.
"What motive could there be? Prince is overthinking things," said Yao Mowan mildly even as she suddenly realized what was going on. She finally understood what Yao Suluan was doing this for. She was planning to start a fight between Ye Junqing and Ye Hongyi so that Ye Zixiao could reap the fruits of the outcome.
Ye Zixiao sure was skilled, to have been able to make Yao Suluan so dedicated to him in such a short amount of time. If she didn't get rid of this person, he'd definitely become a barrier on Ye Junqing's way to becoming emperor. However, it didn't matter for now. Yao Suluan's actions had already crossed her bottom line so she was going to teach her a lesson that would be ingrained in her bones!
"This prince knew that you would say this! Even if you did know the reason, you wouldn't tell this prince! You'd just lie to this prince again!" said Ye Junqing indignantly.
"Prince's words are unfair. Mowan is also occasionally totally devoted to Prince, you know?" Yao Mowan looked like she was very hurt.
"Really? This prince sure doesn't remember experiencing that!" retorted Ye Junqing.
"I have… Let Mowan think…" Yao Mowan acted like she was trying hard to recall an instance. Ye Junqing was infuriated by her reaction and abruptly got up.
"This prince will be able to find the truth even without your help! Humph!" Ye Junqing then stormed off angrily.
"Is the truth really that important to you…" As Yao Mowan watched Ye Junqing leave, her vision blurred slightly with tears. Were these the only things that this man was living for now? Yao Moxin ah, how did you end up tormenting this man so much? How did you end up doing this?
Inside Pure Flowers Palace, Yao Suluan was leisurely sampling Dragon Well tea that was harvested before the Grain Rain when Ye Hongyi stormed in.
"Scram!" The moment Ye Hongyi entered, he roared at Ming Yu who was about to curtsy. Ming Yu hastily withdrew from the palace.
Yao Suluan didn't get up when she saw Ye Hongyi, nor did she lower the teacup she was holding. They were no longer husband and wife nor a monarch and subject. They were now just enemies that hoped the other would die as soon as possible.
When Ye Hongyi saw that Yao Suluan was continuing to sample the tea, he walked up and slapped away her cup.
"Wretch! You actually had the nerve to treat our words as wind!" Ye Hongyi's black eyes seemed to emit a faint green glow and the veins on the back of his hands bulged from his anger. If it weren't for the fact that he still harbored apprehensions, he would've already rushed up to rip Yao Suluan into pieces.
"This subject wife doesn't understand what Your Majesty means?" Yao Suluan flicked off the still hot tea leaves on her clothes before looking towards Ye Hongyi calmly.
"You don't understand? Then why did you dig up the corpses of those three servants and hang them in a conspicuous place like Changle Palace? What exactly are you trying to do? Threaten us? Or to give those who are interested a clue to finding out the truth behind Yao Moxin's death?" Ye Hongyi lifted Yao Suluan by her lapel and threw her to the chair hard. The collision made Yao Suluan's collar hurt like it was shattering.
"Ow… Your Majesty, do you think that Suluan would dig up those graves? If someone found out about the truth behind Yao Moxin's death, would Your Majesty still tolerate Suluan's existence? Based on Your Majesty's temper, Suluan would probably end up with her corpse torn apart." Yao Suluan endured the pain coming from her chest and looked towards Ye Hongyi provocatively.
"It's good that you know! No matter what your motive is, if what happened with Yao Moxin gets revealed, we guarantee that your death will be ten thousand times worse than hers!" Ye Hongyi grabbed Yao Suluan by her collar again and flung her to the ground.
"Your Majesty should say that you'd make Suluan's death ten thousand times worse than Zhong er's. In reality, Yao Moxin's death wasn't too bad. All she suffered was a couple slaps, then she killed herself using the knife that this consort tossed her. In comparison, that infant's death was much more pitiful ah. His brains completely spilled out and got all over Suluan. Tsk tsk, just remembering it feels disgusting."
Yao Suluan looked towards Ye Hongyi with a cold smile. She had endured everything silently for such a long time. After being messed around with by Ye Hongyi for such a long time, she could finally stand in front of him without fear and deride him as she wished. Of course she had to take full advantage of such a good chance.
"Shut up!" Ye Hongyi's dark eyes filled with murderous intent and he stomped forward to yank her hair and slap her.
"Your Majesty had used much more strength when you were throwing Zhong er! If it weren't for that, how could he have died before he even had a chance to cry out?" Yao Suluan grabbed Ye Hongyi's hand with both hands. Her eyes shone unnaturally bright as she provoked Ye Hongyi.
"We told you to shut up! Shut up!" Ye Hongyi's eyes were red and he shook Yao Suluan violently.
"Even if Suluan didn't say it, wouldn't Your Majesty still think about it? Back then, in the cold palace, you were so ruthless! You smashed your own flesh and blood until he was broken! Then you threw him against the wall! If that infant had any consciousness down below, he'd definitely become a malevolent ghost and come back to haunt you!" Yao Suluan laughed madly as she shouted these words. When she saw that Ye Hongyi was about to fall apart, she felt so delighted that the pain coming from her body seemed like nothing.
"That wasn't our fault! It was Yao Moxin! She shouldn't have given birth to that child in the first place! It was her fault!" Ye Hongyi denied everything hysterically. He abruptly lifted his leg and kicked Yao Suluan in the stomach.
Pfff! Yao Suluan fell to the ground and coughed out so much blood that it sprayed across the floor.
"If you dare to say another word, we'll kill you right now!" Ye Hongyi's fists were so tightly clenched that they made cracking sounds.
"Cough cough…" Yao Suluan supported herself with one hand as she pressed her other hand against her chest. She knew that Ye Hongyi was already at his last straw, so she chose to remain silent.
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Credits: Translated by Chiyomira
