Chapter 17 Sisters Killing Each Other
Lu Xuan pulled her to the edge of a lake, stopped, turned around and said, "Xue Xin, you are the youngest and most innocent of our five sisters. I don't want you to be caught up in our disputes. Xue Xin, I want you to live a happy life."
Xue Xin didn't know why she said this, but at least on the surface, she was full of good intentions. The naive Xue Xin believed her words and said goodbye to her.
Lu Xuan watched Xue Xin's back, her face darkening. She instructed the guards, "You also heard what Xue Xi said to her just now. Even with such sincerity, she couldn't be persuaded. Then she should never be persuaded. I can't let an uncontrollable chess piece wander around."
"Let's get started and execute the plan. Alas, poor Xue Xin, don't blame your sister for being ruthless." Lu Xuan thought sinisterly in her heart.
The next day, news of Xue Xin's drowning and serious illness spread throughout the palace. Xue Xi was furious and confronted Lu Xuan. She angrily asked, "Lu Xuan! You were the one who called her out that day. How could she suddenly fall into the water?"
Lu Xuan pretended to be surprised and said, "It was indeed me who took my younger sister away that day. I just caught up with her and said goodbye. I really don't know what happened afterwards!"
Xue Xi had no evidence and could not force her to tell the truth in person. Although she knew in her heart that the person in front of her could do such a thing for power, she could do nothing to her.
Lu Xuan suddenly changed the subject and chuckled, "It's you, Big Sister. After I said goodbye to my younger sister that day, someone said they saw you at the place where my younger sister fell into the water."
Xue Xi subconsciously defended herself, "Nonsense!" But then she changed her mind and realized that she had come out of the back door of her younger sister's villa and was indeed at the edge of a lake.
She was no fool and understood immediately. She gritted her teeth and said, "You're really calculating, Lu Xuan. I advise you to be more restrained and not touch people you shouldn't touch. Otherwise, I have ten thousand ways to make you live a life worse than death!"
Lu Xuan remained silent, only gently waving her fan and shouting, "Guards, show the guest out!"
Xue Xi snorted and turned away.
Lu Xuan narrowed her eyes and looked at the information on the table. "Lu Rongshi's strength has greatly increased. Be extremely cautious." She said softly, "Wait until Sister Rongshi comes back and see how long you can keep running around."
Xue Xi arrived at Xue Xin's hospital and saw a group of doctors who had just finished examining Xue Xin. She went up to her and asked, "How is she?"
The doctor said, "He choked on the water when he fell into the water, and then caught a cold when he got ashore. He has a high fever, and his condition has been fundamentally damaged. Whether he can be cured depends entirely on luck. Even if he is cured, I'm afraid the underlying disease will remain."
Xue Xi clenched her fists, veins popping out on the back of her fair hands. She sent the doctor away and went inside.
Xue Xin was lying on the bed, motionless, and seemed to be still in a coma. She walked forward and sat gently on the edge of the bed. However, no matter how careful a martial artist was, he was still heavier than an ordinary person.
Xue Xin opened her eyes dazedly, and seeing that it was Xue Xi, she called out, "Big Sister."
Xue Xi was very upset that she had woken her up, so she could only reply, "I'm here."
Xue Xin said weakly, "What's wrong with me?"
Xue Xi sighed, looking at her innocent face. He decided not to tell her the truth and simply said, "You accidentally fell into the water yesterday. We had to go through a lot of trouble to pull you back from the brink of death."
Although she wanted to win over Xue Xin and win the hearts of the people, she did not want to take advantage of others' misfortune, and she would not use despicable means like Lu Xuan.
Xue Xin said softly, "Sorry to bother you sisters."
Xue Xi said, "Rest assured, your third sister will be back soon. It's time to put an end to this farce."
It was midsummer again, and near dusk, the fiery clouds in the sky reflected the majestic city walls. The soldiers guarding the city wanted to change shifts, but suddenly a magic circle opened at the city gate. They were about to call for support when they saw Lu Rongshi walk out of it, followed by two people, one was Di Qing and the other was Violet.
When the soldiers guarding the city saw that it was His Highness returning, they all stood at attention and saluted.
Lu Rongshi started to arrange the chess game half a month ago, and now he finally took the first step.
The border troops led by Lu Rongshi were extremely elite. With the help of the magic circle, they instantly controlled all the city gates. Lu Rongshi left Violet behind to maintain the magic circle, and he took Di Qing straight to the palace.
Before she reached the door, she saw her second cousin's carriage blocked in the middle of the road. Lu Rongshi was puzzled, but saw that her second cousin gave her a brocade bag with a note on it saying to open it when she couldn't control the situation.
Then I saw my second cousin driving the carriage out of the city.
Lu Rongshi didn't have time to think about it, so he went straight to the main hall, pushed the door open, and walked in. He saw a group of ministers and Xue Xi and Lu Xuan attending the evening court.
When Xue Xi saw the person coming, she was surprised and delighted and asked, "Third sister, why are you back?"
Lu Rongshi's expression was grim, and he said in a cold voice, "Why did I come back? Big sister should know best, right?"
Xue Xi was stunned, not knowing what she was talking about.
Lu Rongshi continued, "Where is my little sister?"
Xue Xi didn't understand what was going on, so she replied, "He's probably still recuperating in the other courtyard."
Without saying anything, Lu Rongshi turned around and headed straight for the villa.
Xue Xi and Lu Xuan also left the court early and followed.
When he arrived at the villa, Lu Rongshi saw Xue Xin admiring the flowers in the courtyard.
Xue Xin saw Lu Rongshi coming back and smiled. She said, "Sister Rongshi, you're finally back. The flowers I planted are about to wither, so now's the perfect time to enjoy them." She broke off a branch, walked towards Lu Rongshi, and put it on the end of her hair. She smiled and said, "It's really beautiful."
Lu Rongshi felt a pang of sadness. He went forward and hugged her, saying, "I'm sorry for making you suffer so much."
Xue Xin hugged her back and said, "I just slipped accidentally. It's nothing serious. It will heal soon."
Lu Rongshi heard the difference in his heart and asked, "Who told you that your feet were slippery?"
Xue Xin didn't understand what was going on, so she replied, "It was my elder sister. She came to see me the next day."
Lu Rongshi suddenly felt a surge of anger in his chest ready to burst out.
After settling Xue Xin, Lu Rongshi led the two to the back hall. As soon as Di Qing closed the door, Lu Rongshi said, "Half a month ago, Lu Xuan wrote to me saying that you plotted to push me into the lake. I didn't believe it at first, but now it seems the truth is true! You're fighting for the throne, yet you're dragging innocent people down with you! Xue Xi, as the eldest sister, you're so fratricidal! I hope I'm okay, but if anything goes wrong, I won't tolerate you!"
Xue Xi and the others were afraid of Di Qing's strength and did not dare to challenge Lu Rongshi head-on, but that did not mean they would not resist even if they were wronged.
Xue Xi retorted, "It was Lu Xuan who harmed others! She was the first to accuse me, and you're so easily convinced of the truth?"
Lu Rongshi paused. From childhood to adulthood, the only warmth he had felt in this palace was from his second sister's flowers and his younger sister's kindness and gentleness. But now, someone wanted to destroy this only beauty. Of course, he would be the first to disagree.
I was impulsive at the time and overlooked many details.
Seeing that her conspiracy was about to be exposed, Lu Xuan hurriedly said, "Sister Rong Shi, don't listen to her instigation. If it was really me who did it, then why didn't she dare to tell me the truth?"
Lu Rongshi looked at her and understood. The five sisters had lived together since childhood, and she was very familiar with her younger sister. She said one thing in front of people and another behind their backs. It seemed that she always had endless plans. Whenever he saw her, she was either in the process of making a plan or about to make one.
Even so, she still wanted to hear what Xue Xi had to say.
As expected, Xue Xi said, "I just don't want the snow lotus on Tianshan Mountain to be defiled."
With just one sentence, Lu Xuan was completely defeated. Lu Rongshi understood what was happening and bowed to apologize, saying, "Big sister, please forgive me. Rongshi shouldn't have scolded you before I knew the truth. I sincerely apologize and ask for your forgiveness."
From the moment Xue Xi saw Lu Rongshi coming back, she knew that Yundu had long since fallen into her control. Although she didn't know what method she used, she was indeed unable to dispatch the imperial guards. She waved her hand and said, "It's okay, the real culprit should be punished!"
The two turned to look at Lu Xuan. Seeing that her plan had been exposed, Lu Xuan angrily said, "Why, for the throne, what does a life mean? When your mother's generation fought for the throne, didn't they kill my mother?"
Lu Rongshi said angrily: "She brought about her own destruction. My mother was just acting according to the law!" Her mother was her Achilles' heel, and no one could touch her.
Lu Xuan didn't know whether to laugh or cry. "Oh, fighting for something that originally belonged to you, and finally losing your life in the end, it's actually self-destruction. You have such a cold heart, Lu Rongshi!"
Lu Rongshi really couldn't bear to hear her yelling here. The older generation should solve the problems of the older generation. He just wanted her to pay the price for her younger sister's affairs.
She said impatiently, "Lu Xuan, you're taking human life lightly and killing your brothers! Throw you into the dungeon immediately!"
Di Qing stepped forward, and Lu Xuan said unwillingly, "Why? Why do you always win? I won't accept this, I won't accept this!!!"
Lu Xuan was knocked unconscious by Di Qing, carried away, and handed over to the guards.
Silence returned to the hall. Lu Rongshi looked at Xue Xi and said, "Sister, I only give you two choices. One is to give up your military power and support me, and the other is for me to completely defeat you and throw you into the dungeon."
Xue Xi chuckled and said, "As expected, it's Lu Rongshi. His methods are still so tough, and the forces behind him are also powerful enough. Okay, I admit that I lost. I will definitely hand over the military power, but I have one condition."
Lu Rongshi said, "Speak."
Xue Xi continued, "Don't drag innocent people into the royal struggle."
Lu Rongshi replied, "Of course."
On the second day, Xue Xi happily handed over the military order of the imperial guards and led a group of ministers who supported her to support Lu Rongshi as the next emperor.
On the other hand, due to Lu Xuan's disappearance, the ministers who originally supported Lu Xuan also changed their support and supported Lu Rongshi. As a result, Lu Rongshi gained the recognition of everyone in the court, and because he was the legal heir, he could start preparing for his ascension to the throne.
While everything was going well here, bad news came from the other side. Xue Xin's condition worsened and she was now in critical condition.
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