Chapter 423 The Old Scene Reappears

Gu Shuyan didn't say another word, no matter how Li Yingxue guessed.

Just when Li Yingxue was finding the atmosphere too oppressive, there was finally some movement outside.

Pearl trotted in from outside, first bowing to Gu Shuyan before slowly saying, "Miss, there's news. His Highness the Crown Prince has been impeached by the Fifth Prince, and a blood test was conducted on the spot. The Crown Prince has now been imprisoned."

Li Yingxue didn't quite understand what Pearl was saying. What did it mean to be thrown into jail for a blood test on the spot? Could it be that the Crown Prince wasn't the Emperor's son? If they wanted to expose it all these years ago, they would have done so long ago!

Suddenly an idea popped into her head, and Li Yingxue suddenly knew what it meant.

"No, that's impossible. That child can only be His Highness's."

Li Yingxue didn't believe the child was that man's. Every time that man forced himself on her, she had Fei'er brew contraceptive medicine.

"No, that child could never be the crown prince."

Gu Shuyan spoke slowly, putting down the object she was playing with. Her eyes were like deep pools, unfathomable to Li Yingxue.

"What do you mean?"

Li Yingxue looked at Gu Shuyan, completely baffled as to what she knew.

Seeing this, Gu Shuyan clapped her hands, and a familiar figure slowly walked in from outside the door.

"Fei'er?"

Li Yingxue was very surprised to see Fei'er, and even more so when she saw Fei'er walk to Gu Shuyan's side, her eyes popped out of her head in shock.

"So you were one of her people?" She had thought that only this little maid had been with her the whole way, but she never expected that it was Gu Shuyan who had arranged it.

Why did you do that?

Li Yingxue really couldn't understand why Gu Shuyan would wait until now if she wanted to take her life; all she had to do was let Fei'er do it.

"You'll find out soon enough, Pearl, go on."

Gu Shuyan didn't want to explain too much to her, and simply gestured for Pearl to continue.

"Because of His Majesty's great anger, the young imperial grandson, that is, the child who is not the Crown Prince's son, was ordered to be executed by His Majesty."

Pearl naturally knew which sentence her young mistress wanted to hear, and she didn't say a word more than necessary. She simply told Li Yingxue about the fate of Li Yingxue's son.

"No, that's impossible. You're lying to me on purpose."

Li Yingxue now resembles Gu Shuyan back then, locked in a room with nowhere to go, receiving all news from others while remaining completely unaware of the outside world.

She kept shaking her head, as if all her words were false, and her child was still that beloved little prince. But for some reason, tears still streamed down her face, and she let out sobs.

"Pearl, you continue."

Gu Shuyan was quite pleased with Li Yingxue's expression and gestured for Pearl to continue.

Pearl nodded upon hearing this and continued, "As Miss instructed, I had someone retrieve the child's body, and it is currently being held outside by Brother Xu."

Upon hearing this, Li Yingxue immediately stopped crying and kept looking outside.

Although she told herself not to believe Gu Shuyan's words, not to believe that her child was dead, after all, he was the emperor's grandson, the crown prince's son, how could anything have happened to him!

But unconsciously, she still believed it, believed everything Gu Shuyan said, including the fact that the child's body was outside.

Seeing Li Yingxue's anxious look, Gu Shuyan's lips curled up, and in an instant, the smile in her eyes turned into a series of knives, so cold that it seemed she wanted to devour the other person alive.

"Xu Feng, come in."

Gu Shuyan's icy voice rang out, and as Xu Feng strode in from outside, he tossed a doll wrapped in tattered rags in front of Li Yingxue.

Because Xu Feng had planned it in advance, the child's face just happened to match Li Yingxue's face.

The child's face was covered in blood, making it almost impossible to see his wool, but his eyes, nose, and mouth were still clearly visible to Li Yingxue.

Li Yingxue was startled and yanked the swaddling clothes off the bed.

"No, this is not my child, this could not be my child."

Li Yingxue whispered, shrinking further inside, completely unable to look at the child she had just uncovered.

Gu Shuyan looked at her coldly, "If the child knew that his mother treated him like this, I wonder if he would feel cold inside."

Gu Shuyan's words successfully brought Li Yingxue back to her senses. Looking at the familiar swaddling clothes, she realized that it was the one she had prepared for her unborn child, and it was specially embroidered with phoenix patterns for the baby's third-day celebration.

"ah……"

Li Yingxue's shrill scream rang out. She then took two quick steps forward, bent down, and hurriedly picked up the child. Unfortunately, because her previous movements were too rough, the child slipped out of the swaddling clothes.

The little child was covered in blood and lay motionless on the ground.

Seeing this, Gu Shuyan couldn't help but turn her face away. In her past life, her child, her Rui'er, was just like this, thrown to the ground by these people.

"Miss."

Gu Shuyan seemed a bit off, and Mingyu was the first to notice. She quickly called out to her, which brought Gu Shuyan back to her senses.

When she turned around, Li Yingxue had already taken the child into her arms and was carefully wiping away the bloodstains.

"let's go!"

The scene was reenacted, and although it was a different person, Gu Shuyan still felt the thrill of revenge. However, in this situation, she couldn't help but think about that day in her past life.

If Gu Shuyan didn't want to watch anymore, she was afraid that if she continued watching, she wouldn't be able to hold back her tears.

"yes."

The group was puzzled as to what was wrong with Gu Shuyan. They had arranged everything according to Gu Shuyan's plan, so why did she look so sad?

Looking at Li Yingxue wiping the child, the group felt a pang of pity. After all, none of them were truly heartless, so how could they remain unmoved?

After leaving the courtyard, Gu Shuyan took a deep breath and asked Xu Feng, "Has the Crown Prince's residence sent someone over? We can ignore everyone else, but Chunxiang must be brought over."

"Don't worry, Miss. The person has already been sent over. As soon as the person comes out, bring them back directly."

Chunxiang was arranged to enter the Crown Prince's residence in the first place. Now that the Crown Prince is in trouble, anyone in the Crown Prince's residence with a brain will naturally rush to escape.

If they escaped too late, the government troops would arrive and seal off the Crown Prince's residence, making it impossible to escape even if they had wings.

Chunxiang, having learned so much at the Crown Prince's residence, naturally began packing her valuables the moment she heard about the Crown Prince's accident.

"Madam, should we take all of these with us?"

The young maid looked at a priceless vase beside her and asked reluctantly.