Chapter 58
Sai Taxue smiled but remained silent, her lowered eyes filled with endless darkness.
Seeing that he remained silent, Su Yuexing asked, "What's wrong?"
Sai Taxue raised her head, her eyes clear, and said, "Nothing. Is there anything else you want to ask?"
Su Yuexing asked, "My sister! Why did you kill her?"
Just as Sai Taxue was about to answer, she felt dizzy and collapsed to the side.
Li Jinghe quickly knelt down to take his pulse, examined his wounds, and said, "He has fainted due to excessive blood loss."
He opened the medicine cabinet, picked up a medicine bottle, and applied the medicine to Sai Taxue's wound.
After dealing with these matters, he sat on the stool. The three of them remained silent, the room quiet, each lost in their own thoughts.
Su Yuexing stood up, breaking the silence, and said, "It's time to go."
Li Jinghe looked at her, his eyes filled with reluctance, hoping she would stay.
Xie Xuanye saw the meaning in his eyes and said, "Yuexing, it's safer for you to stay in the Duke's mansion."
Su Yuexing said with a straight face, "It's not appropriate without a name or status." After saying that, she opened the door and quickly jumped over the wall and disappeared.
A hint of dejection flashed in Li Jinghe's eyes. Xie Xuanye patted his shoulder and said, "Regret it?"
Li Jinghe blinked, a fleeting emotion crossing his eyes, and smiled faintly, "What are you thinking about?"
"I won't do anything that I'll regret."
Xie Xuanye crossed his arms and pursed his lips, saying, "I hope so."
"I have a big plan here, do you want to hear it?" His face showed an expression he had never had before.
Li Jinghe also said seriously, "Tell me about it." He then poured himself a cup of tea.
"How about I bring my militia and help you get that position?" Xie Xuanye said.
Li Jinghe paused in his tea-pouring, put down the teapot, and slightly raised his eyes to look at him, saying, "I wouldn't even dare to dream of sitting in that position."
Xie Xuanye then explained, "I just made this decision myself. No one is more suitable for that position than you!"
"Firstly, you have a sense of righteousness; secondly, you have royal blood; and thirdly, your mind is suited for this kind of thing."
"After you become emperor, I only hope that your people will have a place to live, food to eat, and clothes to keep warm."
Li Jinghe placed the poured tea in front of Xie Xuanye and said, "You've said so much, but did you even ask me if I was willing?"
Xie Xuanye was taken aback and said, "This is a good thing!" Then he realized something and lowered his head, saying, "I was too concerned about my own feelings."
After leaving the Duke's mansion, Su Yuexing didn't know where to go, so she could only wander aimlessly through the streets.
She stopped by a riverbank and quietly watched her reflection in the water.
Tears instantly streamed down her face. She squatted down and hugged herself tightly, crying, "Xiao Bao! It's all my fault!"
"I'm sorry, Xiaobao! I'm so sorry!" Her heart was filled with guilt.
"Little Bao! I'm coming to be with you!" The moment this thought crossed her mind, her body reacted immediately, and she jumped into the river.
But at that moment, a man grabbed her, and the two of them fell to the ground. "Ouch!" he cried out.
"Madam, life is precious!"
Su Yuexing turned her head to look at her, frowning as she asked, "Who are you?"
Ouyang Xiuzhu got up from the ground, patted the dirt off his clothes, and said, "You may not recognize me, but I recognize you, Madam Li!"
Su Yuexing pulled away from the two of them, looked around, and asked, "What is your relationship with Li Jinghe?"
Ouyang Xiuzhu smiled slightly and said, "Brother Li and I are just ordinary friends. I even had dinner with him last time."
Su Yuexing rolled her eyes. "He's Li Jinghe's friend, and he has nothing to do with me," she thought, turning to leave.
Ouyang Xiuzhu immediately stepped forward to stop her, saying, "Madam Li, wait a moment. There is something I want to talk to you about."
Su Yuexing looked at him and said, "First of all, I am no longer Mrs. Li and have no relation to Li Jinghe."
"Secondly, you came to me because you wanted to contact Li Jinghe through me. Let me tell you! That's impossible!" After saying that, she walked past him with a stern face.
Seeing that she was so determined, Ouyang Xiuzhu had no choice but to let her leave.
Watching her departing figure, he stood there, a mysterious smile on his lips. She was really interesting; she could deduce my purpose from a simple way of addressing me.
Duke's Mansion
Li Jinghe said to Xie Xuanye, "Do you know why I divorced Su Yuexing?"
Xie Xuanye shook his head and said sincerely, "I don't know."
"Because someone is watching me from the shadows, it's inconvenient for me to do things with her around."
"And I want to know what the person behind this is really up to!"
Xie Xuanye pondered, "Is someone watching you from the shadows?"
"Do you have any suspects?" he asked.
Li Jinghe nodded and said, "Yes, we do."
"Is there anything I can help you with?" Xie Xuanye asked.
Li Jinghe shook his head and said, "No, you should take care of yourself first. Your situation is much more serious than mine."
Xie Xuanye joked, "Once you're in that position, my affairs won't matter to you anymore."
Li Jinghe fell silent for a moment, and Xie Xuanye knew that he was unwilling.
"I'll give you time to think it over. Think it over carefully," Xie Xuanye said before leaving.
Li Jinghe looked at the unconscious Sai Taxue on the bed and slowly walked to the bedside.
He pulled a pill from his pocket and poured it into his palm, a ruthless glint in his eyes. "Do you think you're the only one who can use poison to control people?"
Li Jinghe opened Ta Xue's mouth and stuffed the pill inside.
After finishing this task, Li Jinghe leisurely sat on the stool, drinking tea, waiting for Sai Taxue to wake up.
"Knock knock knock!" Dongyang's voice rang out from outside, "Master, the Third Prince's residence is here, he wants to see you."
Li Jinghe frowned. Why was he here?
Li Jinghe opened the door and saw Ouyang Xiuzhu standing in the courtyard, playing with the flowers and plants he was tending.
"The grass you're touching right now is called nux vomica, and it's highly poisonous," Li Jinghe said coldly.
Ouyang Xiuzhu's face turned pale, and he quickly withdrew his hand, saying, "Keeping poisonous herbs, you really are a strange person."
Li Jinghe had no time for small talk and asked directly, "What brings the Third Prince here?"
Ouyang Xiuzhu raised an eyebrow and said, "Your ex-wife just tried to commit suicide by jumping into the river."
Li Jinghe's heart tightened, his face panicked, and he quickly stepped forward, about to ask: ...
"But I saved him." Ouyang Xiuzhu's lips curled into a sneer, as if to say, "Kid, it's my turn to get back at you."
Dongyang glanced unhappily at Ouyang Xiuzhu beside him. The Third Prince was really too hateful. How dare he make fun of my young master!
Hearing that Su Yuexing was alright, Li Jinghe quickly calmed down, but still asked the same question: "What are you doing here?"
Ouyang Xiuzhu strolled leisurely up to him and said, "I'll say it again: help me fight for that position!"
Li Jinghe refused with a stern face, saying, "I've already said, I can't offer you any help!"
Ouyang Xiuzhu smiled and said, "I don't need your help, I only need your maternal grandfather's help!"
Li Jinghe met his gaze and said seriously, "Then you've come to the wrong person. You should go to my maternal grandfather, not me."
"Hahahaha!" Ouyang Xiuzhu laughed, tilting his head back. "Do you know what 'taking a roundabout route to achieve your goal' means?"
“Your maternal grandfather would certainly not want to get involved in the princes’ struggle, but if you are involved, he will probably have no choice but to do so.”
Li Jinghe had no intention of dealing with him now; he just wanted to get rid of him. "No matter how many times you tell me, I'll say it again: I will not cooperate with you!"
After speaking, he slammed the door shut. Ouyang Xiuzhu's face turned ashen. This Li Jinghe! He really doesn't give me any face at all! I am, after all, the third prince of Yun Kingdom!
He came out of the Duke's mansion with a dark face. Standing outside the mansion, he turned back and glared fiercely at the three large characters "Duke's Mansion" on the plaque.
Very well! Since the Duke's mansion is so disrespectful, then don't blame me for being impolite!
Li Jinghe returned to the room and saw Sai Taxue leaning against the headboard. He asked, "Is the person outside the Third Prince?"
Li Jinghe nodded and said, "Yes."
Sai Taxue continued, "You'll regret offending him."
Li Jinghe said nonchalantly, "We'll meet force with force and water with earth."
He slowly approached the bedside and said coldly, "Tell me! Tell me everything you know about the emperor!"
Sai Taxue scoffed, "Why do you think I have to tell you just because you asked?"
Li Jinghe smiled and said calmly, "Take a look at your own pulse!"
Upon hearing this, Sai Taxue's expression changed drastically, and she quickly placed her fingers on her wrist.
After a long pause, Sai Taxue said viciously, "You really have some tricks up your sleeve!"
Li Jinghe sat on the stool, leisurely sipping his tea, and sneered, "Doesn't this poison seem familiar?"
Sai Taxue sensed something was wrong, so she put her hand back and took the pulse again.
Li Jinghe explained, "It's the poison you put in Su Yuewei's body."
"I deduced several medicinal ingredients by smelling her blood, but I later improved them."
"I don't know if the medicine will work or not, you can experience it for yourself!" Li Jinghe said with a look of anticipation.
“You…” Sai Taxue was speechless with anger. He deflated and said dejectedly, “What do you want to know?”
"Your background," Li Jinghe asked.
Sai Taxue's face was inscrutable. He gripped the blanket tightly with both hands and said in a deep voice, "It's been a long time since anyone has asked me about my background."
Do you know why I didn't treat you immediately after arriving in Pingchun County?
Li Jinghe thought for a moment and said, "Because of Su Yuexing?"
"She said something that offended you, so you don't want to treat me."
Sai Taxue shook her head and said, "No! That's just the surface reason."
Li Jinghe's eyes darkened.
"Because I'm jealous of you! We're both Father's sons! Why do you receive so much of his affection!" Seita Xue's eyes were filled with hatred and anger.
He pointed to himself, helplessly saying, "And I! I can only be abandoned by him!"
"He's only gentle with me when he wants to drink my blood!"
"And even though you're not by his side, he thinks about you every single moment! Li Jinghe! Why! Tell me! Why!" Sai Taxue roared like a madwoman.
Li Jinghe jumped up from the stool, shocked, and said, "You are also the Emperor's son!"
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