Shanhe Festival 313: The King's Wrath

"You don't accept it?" Mo Xiuyao seemed to have heard some joke, and looked at Bai Qingning's beautiful face twisted with anger and unwillingness, "What qualifications do you have to say you don't accept it? You all deserve to die for hurting Ah Li!" His voice was very low when he said the last sentence, and the noble ladies not far away didn't hear it at all. But it sounded like a drum in Bai Qingning's ears, deafening.

At that moment, Bai Qingning even felt that the eyes of Mo Xiuyao she saw were flashing with scarlet light, as if he were a demon in the world. She couldn't help but scream. Mrs. Bai, who was not far away, saw this and realized that things were not as beautiful as she thought, and hurriedly stumbled over, "Prince...my daughter..."

Seeing that Mo Xiuyao had no intention of speaking, Feng Zhiyao explained calmly: "Miss Bai caused the princess to be shocked and unconscious, and the fourth master was seriously injured..." In this way, it was not wrong to accuse Bai Qingning. If she had not interfered, the guards would have sent Xu Qingbai out long ago, and they would not have been injured in the end.

"What...what?" Mrs. Bai was shocked and trembling. She couldn't believe that her daughter, who had always been well-behaved and smart, had caused such a disaster that almost destroyed the family in such a short time. Bai Qingning also knew that her life was at stake, so she quickly grabbed Mrs. Bai and shouted, "Mother, I am innocent. I didn't harm the Ding Palace and the fourth master Xu! I am innocent..."

"Your Highness..." Madam Bai swallowed hard and trembled, "Your Highness, this... this is probably a misunderstanding. My daughter, I will never do such a thing. Please be careful for the sake of the Bai family's loyalty." Mo Xiuyao, who had closed his eyes to rest, suddenly opened his eyes, his eyes swept across Madam Bai like a knife, and asked, "Madam Bai... are you threatening me?"

"I dare not, Your Majesty, you are wise!" Mrs. Bai was so frightened that her body went limp and she fell to the ground, not daring to say anything. Mo Xiuyao glanced at Bai Qingning coldly and said, "Take her away. I don't want to see her again."

Feng Zhiyao sighed slightly in his heart. In fact, Bai Qingning's crime was not punishable by death. She could only blame her bad luck. He waved his hand and asked someone to drag her down. Bai Qingning kept struggling, but how could she match the strength of two grown men? She was dragged out without hesitation. From afar, only Bai Qingning's miserable cry could be heard, "No! I don't want to die! Mother...save me, I don't want to die..."

The shrill screams carried by the wind gradually stopped, and the ladies in the garden were indeed pale and shivering in the cold wind.

Madam Bai stared blankly at the direction where her daughter disappeared, and finally couldn't help but burst into tears. She had only this one daughter in her life, and she had placed high hopes on her since she was a child. Bai Qingning did not disappoint her expectations, but now she was killed at the behest of Prince Ding. How could she accept this? Two guards came over, one on the left and one on the right, and carried Madam Bai out. The prince was in a bad mood, and letting her cry here would probably make him even worse, and then it would not just be these people who would suffer.

"Your Highness." Madam Sun came hurriedly holding a book. When she saw the corpses lying on the ground, her face changed color. She walked towards Mo Xiuyao without blinking and whispered, "Here is what you want." Feng Zhiyao couldn't help but look at the woman in front of him with admiration. As a woman in the family, she was not as good as Princess Ding in entering the court, but she was extraordinary to have such courage and determination.

Mo Xiuyao took the booklet and started flipping through it, his expression becoming even more gloomy. After a while, he snapped the booklet shut and threw it into Lin Han's arms behind him, saying, "Bring everything written in the booklet to me." Lin Han took the booklet, stuffed it into his arms without even looking at it, and said loudly, "I obey your command." He turned around and disappeared into the garden like the wind.

On this day, the bloodiest scene in the past fifty or sixty years took place in the Xiling Imperial City. Even when the King of Zhennan seized power and suppressed the ministers in the court, there was no such tragic scene. Just outside the gate of the Sun Family Garden, almost all the royal relatives, nobles, dignitaries, and high-ranking officials in the imperial city, regardless of gender, age, or age, were pulled out of the garden. The entire intersection was filled with people standing in three layers inside and outside. Among them, one-third of the families in the entire imperial city were executed, and the execution place was on the street outside the garden. Such an important event naturally alarmed even the Xiling Emperor and hurried out of the palace. Unfortunately, even the Xiling Emperor's personal presence could not save these people's lives. The streets outside the Sun Family Garden were flooded with blood, and the entire street was almost completely stained with dark red blood. On that day, a prince, a princess, two marquises, four ministers above the third rank, twelve ministers above the fifth rank, and countless ministers below the fifth rank were killed in Xiling City. And all of this was just because Princess Ding was assassinated. For a moment, the whole world was horrified.

The later "Records of Xiling. Annals of the Last Emperor" recorded: In September, the Princess of Prince Ding was assassinated in the imperial capital, and the prince was furious. He slaughtered the imperial city with blood. This was called "Sun's Garden Blood Raid".

"Chu Guo Zhi. Ding Wang Lu. Ding Huan Wang Pian" records: In the middle of September, the princess and the Xiling Imperial City were assassinated. The king was furious and killed more than a hundred people related to the Southern King. At one time, three out of ten powerful people in the Imperial City were killed, and the whole world was shocked.

There are also comments such as the unofficial history "Biography of Princess Dinghuan": Prince Ding slaughtered more than half of the nobles of Xiling for Princess Ding, and the blood flowed like a river in the imperial city of Xiling, and the wronged souls cried. The love between Prince Ding and Princess Ding was indeed moving, but his iron-blooded hand and countless murders were all caused by the princess. Ye can really be called a beauty who brings disaster.

Regardless of how this bloody storm tarnished the reputation of King Ding, the nobles who were forced to watch the execution were so frightened that they were almost scared out of their wits. It was even said that some of the less courageous ones were so frightened that they fell ill after returning home, and some even died within a few days.

However, none of these affected Mo Xiuyao at all. Ever since Ye Li fell into a coma, Prince Ding had not shown any gentle expression on his face, and even his smile made people shudder. Even the news of Ye Li's pregnancy did not make Mo Xiuyao happy at all. On the contrary, every time Feng Zhiyuan accidentally saw Mo Xiuyao staring at the princess's still flat belly with a gloomy look, he could not help but tremble with fear. But then he thought, the prince did not like the young master very much back then, and the young master has grown up so much, can he still go against the prince now?

"My Lord."

In the quiet and elegant room, Ye Li was lying on the bed in deep sleep. Mo Xiuyao sat beside the bed, half of his body leaning on the bed, quietly looking at Ye Li's quiet sleeping face, his eyes were gentle and affectionate. He sat up when he heard Feng Zhiyao's voice and said in a deep voice: "Come in."

Feng Zhiyao walked in, took a look at the sleeping woman and the white-haired man still sitting beside the bed, sighed slightly, and said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, all the people related to the assassin and the people found by Madam Sun have been arrested. If you really want to..." Those dignitaries who were already scared out of their wits didn't know that the bloody scene they saw today was just the tip of the iceberg in this storm. More people were still waiting for Mo Xiuyao's decision.

When the king is angry, blood will flow. Feng Zhiyao couldn't help but think of the teacher's teachings and sighs when he was young. But he didn't know whether those who secretly planned today's events would regret it.

"Leave no one behind." Mo Xiuyao's voice was soft, and his slender fingers gently brushed across Ye Li's beautiful face. But the meaning of his words was filled with blood and murderous aura.

Feng Zhiyao was not surprised. After thinking for a while, he asked, "Prince... do you really think that this was done by the King of Zhennan?" This time, it can be said that all the connections of the King of Zhennan in the imperial city were eradicated. This includes the entire family of the King of Zhennan. Although the King of Zhennan did not have many children, Lei Tengfeng had several children. Long before the Mohist army entered the city, Lei Tengfeng's pair of legitimate sons had been taken out of the imperial city, but there were still several illegitimate sons and daughters in the palace in the city. It is not unreasonable to say that it was done by the King of Zhennan. But if it was really the King of Zhennan, the force would definitely be more dangerous than this time. In fact, if it weren't for Princess Ding's special body, these assassins wouldn't have been able to touch the princess at all. Moreover, Lei Zhenting couldn't help but understand that if Ye Li was really assassinated, it wouldn't be a matter of killing a few people. It's not an empty talk that the entire Xiling Imperial City would be wiped out.

"Even if it wasn't him, it was his fault for not disciplining the child properly!" Mo Xiu Yao said coldly.

Feng Zhiyao was in no mood to sympathize with the angry Lei Zhenting, so he changed the subject and asked, "Is it really okay for the prince to just kill Bai Qingning from the Bai family?" Mo Xiuyao glanced at him coldly, "It's already been killed, is it useful to say this?" Feng Zhiyao sighed helplessly, "What I mean is, what does the prince of the Bai family have plans? I'm afraid that after this incident, the Bai family will have a grudge. The prince must be on guard against them..." No matter what, the Bai family is still a well-known family in Xiling. Mo Xiuyao snorted coldly and said, "As a family of concubines, can the Bai family have any talents worth showing off? This king does not need waste."

"I understand, your subordinate." Feng Zhiyao nodded.

"How is Xu Qingbai?" Mo Xiuyao asked with a frown. If something happened to Xu Qingbai, Ah Li would definitely feel guilty for the rest of her life. This was not something Mo Xiuyao was happy to see. Besides, it was Xu Qingbai who blocked the sword for Ah Li. If the sword had stabbed Ah Li... Thinking of this possibility, Mo Xiuyao released all his evil spirit.

Feng Zhiyao raised his eyebrows, not understanding why the prince would be so murderous just because he was concerned about the injury of the fourth master Xu. "The doctor, the imperial physician, and our own military doctor have all examined the fourth master. He didn't have any vital injuries, but he lost a lot of blood and is still in a coma. I'm afraid he will need to recuperate for a long time." He was said to be in a coma, but in fact the doctor prescribed a lot of sleeping pills and painkillers. A sword pierced through his back. Not to mention a weak scholar like Xu Qingbai, even those who practiced martial arts would suffer a lot. So it's better to sleep and suffer less.

Mo Xiuyao nodded, "Give orders to take good care of him. If anything happens to Fourth Master Xu, don't blame me for being ruthless."

Feng Zhiyao remained silent. After what happened today, who would dare to disobey Prince Ding's words? Do they want to die?

"Your Majesty, Zhuo Jing wants to see you." Zhuo Jing's voice came from outside the door. Mo Xiuyao said to Feng Zhiyao, "You go first, Zhuo Jing, come in."

Zhuo Jing walked in and passed by Feng Zhiyao, "Prince, Princess..."

"Nothing." Mo Xiuyao said calmly, "What did I ask you to investigate?" Zhuo Jing said respectfully, "The list provided by Sun Hui Niang is basically true. The person who secretly instigated these people has already sneaked out of the city. I ordered someone to follow him secretly. The other party seems to be from Da Chu, but the identity of this person was not found in the intelligence of Prince Ding's Mansion. Now that person is heading north to Chujing."

Mo Xiuyao lowered his eyes, pondered for a moment and said, "Da Chu... Mo Jingli has already gone south. Why is he going to Chujing? No... there is another person who also has many Da Chu people under his command. Ren Qining... Lin Yuan..." Zhuo Jing's mind changed, "Your Highness suspects that it was done by the Northern Border?" Mo Xiuyao smiled but did not answer. He said lightly, "Send someone to follow him. If he is really Ren Qining's man..."

Zhuo Jing waited in silence for Mo Xiuyao's order. After a long while, he heard Mo Xiuyao laugh in a low voice, "I remember that Ren Qining has a beloved wife who is a princess of a northern tribe and several children, right?"

"That's right." Ren Qining was able to become the king of the unified North despite being a foreigner because he married the only daughter of the chief of the most powerful tribe in the North at that time.

"Kill them all." Mo Xiuyao said calmly.

"As you command."

After Zhuo Jing was dismissed, the room became quiet again. Mo Xiuyao stared at Ye Li's sleeping face, lowered his head and placed a gentle kiss on her lips, "Ah Li, please wake up soon. You don't know... how scared I am to see you lying here like this..." If you don't wake up, I'm afraid I can't control myself anymore and really turn the whole Xiling into a purgatory. I know... I know you don't like this... So, wake up soon.

In the Xiling Palace, the Xiling Emperor sat paralyzed on the dragon chair with a pale face, and he seemed to have no strength in his body. The scene outside the garden today not only shocked and frightened all the Xiling dignitaries, but even he, the king of a country, was also frightened. Looking at the man in white clothes and white hair sitting at the door, looking at the people in front of him with a natural expression, as if he had no joy or anger. But every word that was as light as flying smoke was a bloody light. The god who seemed to be high above and could decide the life and death of the world at will was once the realm that the Xiling Emperor most yearned for. As an emperor, he could kill and decide life and death at will. But now he began to doubt whether he could really do it? Could he kill nearly half of the dignitaries without batting an eyelid like Mo Xiuyao did?

Xiling Emperor shook his head helplessly. He couldn't do it. Not only he couldn't do it, but Lei Zhenting couldn't do it either. No matter how powerful they were, they couldn't make the same decision as Mo Xiuyao.

"Your Majesty..." The eunuch in front of him looked at the Emperor of Xiling with some worry. His Majesty had been in a state of dismay since he came back from outside the palace, but he refused to summon the imperial physician. It was really worrying for those of them who were around. But thinking of what he saw in the morning, he felt that His Majesty's behavior at this time was normal. Even people like them who had seen so much darkness and blood were still trembling.

"How is Princess Lingyun?" After a long while, the Emperor of Xiling asked in a low voice. Although he had never been close to this daughter, the Emperor of Xiling had few children, and Princess Lingyun was considered a relatively outstanding one. Now that she died like this, it is impossible to say that he was not sad at all. But no matter how sad he was, as an emperor, he did not have the ability and courage to seek justice for his daughter.

The eunuch said carefully, "The princess's body has been sent back to the princess's residence. The Ministry of Rites has chosen an auspicious day to bury the princess. Your Majesty, please take care of your health."

Emperor Xiling smiled helplessly and said, "Forget it. Compared to those people...she finally died without much hardship. Give orders to the Ministry of Rites to arrange the princess' funeral as soon as possible. Let's go to Ancheng in advance." Whether he felt that he could not face his failure or he was afraid of the Mohist Army and Prince Ding, Emperor Xiling no longer had any interest in this imperial city for the past six years.

"I obey your order. Your Majesty, I just received news from outside the palace that several illegitimate sons of Prince Rui of Zhennan Palace have also died." After thinking about it, the eunuch felt that he should tell His Majesty some good news. The Emperor of Xiling opened his eyes, "Oh? Really?"

"It's absolutely true. This incident is probably related to Prince Zhennan. Prince Ding was furious and raided the palaces of Prince Zhennan and Prince Ruijun. No one was spared..." At this point, the eunuch, who was already quite old, couldn't help but shudder.

Emperor Xiling was stunned for a long while, then he chuckled and said, "Lei Zhenting... could he have thought of this day in his whole life? Well, at least... Lei Zhenting's power has been destroyed by Mo Xiuyao and there is little left. Let's leave the imperial city as soon as possible and head to Ancheng. Give orders not to provoke this evil star again."

"I obey your command."

When Ye Li woke up, it was indeed three days later. Although three days is not a long time, the efficiency of Ding Wangfu has always been high, so in these three days, all the remaining forces inside and outside the imperial city have been wiped out by Qin Fengfeng Zhiyao and others. As for how many of them lost their businesses and how many people lost their heads, it is not something that ordinary people can know. But even so, many people have noticed that many familiar faces in the imperial city disappeared overnight. In the chaotic world, it is not easy to live a stable life, so any doubts are quietly suppressed in the heart.

"Fourth Brother...Fourth Brother?!" Ye Li, who was sleeping, suddenly opened her eyes and grabbed the wrist of the person in front of her. When she saw the person sitting beside the bed, she was slightly startled, "Aunt..."

Sitting beside the bed was the eldest lady of the Xu family. She was holding a warm handkerchief in her hand and wanted to wipe the sweat off her face, but she was startled when Ye Li suddenly grabbed it. "Li'er, you finally woke up?" Seeing her wake up, the eldest lady of the Xu family was also happy, and a relieved smile appeared on her kind and gentle face.

She had traveled thousands of miles to Xiling for her son. Except for the trip from Yunzhou to Licheng, this was the first time that Madam Xu had traveled far away. But she did not expect that when she arrived in Licheng, her son and niece were both unconscious in bed. If Feng Zhiyao had not explained clearly and repeatedly to take care of themselves beforehand, Madam Xu would have fainted from fear.

"Aunt..." Ye Li's mind was confused for a moment after she woke up. Suddenly she remembered the scene before she fainted, and she sat up involuntarily, "Aunt, Fourth Brother..." Madam Xu quickly held her down and said, "It's okay, your Fourth Brother is fine. How could you be so careless..."

"I'm sorry... Aunt, Fourth Brother did this for me..." Thinking of Fourth Brother rushing to her and the long sword piercing her chest, Ye Li's face turned pale. Fourth Brother was a weak scholar who was powerless, and he was injured like this. Ye Li couldn't imagine how bad the situation was.

Thinking of her son who was still lying in bed unable to move, Madam Xu's eyes could not help but turn red. Seeing her son wrapped in thick white gauze and his pale face, as a mother, Madam Xu was heartbroken. But how could she blame Ye Li for such a thing? As a mother, how could she not understand her son's character. Even if it wasn't for Ye Li, Xu Qingbai would still rush forward if any of the brothers found out about such a thing. It would be strange if her son didn't block the sword. Raising her hand and patting the back of Ye Li's hand, Madam Xu said gently: "Silly child, your fourth brother is fine, why are you crying? Your aunt is talking about you. Didn't you learn some medical skills from Doctor Lin? How come you don't even know that you are unwell?"

Ye Li was stunned. Madam Xu smiled and shook her head, saying, "Silly child, you are already three months pregnant and have given birth to a child before. Why don't you pay any attention to it?"

This time, Ye Li was completely stunned. Even when Madam Xu raised her hand to wipe her tears, she still couldn't come back to her senses. After a while, she lowered her head and put her hand on her flat abdomen. Then she put her left hand on the pulse of her right hand and said in a panic: "I... I can't tell, what's wrong with the child... the child?" Although Ye Li had learned some medical skills from Doctor Lin, most of them were pharmacology and toxicology. And medicine is obviously not a subject that can be applied by analogy. It is difficult for someone who has studied medicine for less than half a year to clearly distinguish what slippery pulse means pregnancy, not to mention that Ye Li was a little panicked at this time. People like Mo Xiuyao can't even feel the pulse in a panic, let alone diagnose the pulse.

Madam Xu smiled and consoled him, "It's okay, the child is fine. It's just that you are too careless. If something happens, it won't just be your problem."

Ye Li stared down at her belly in a daze. This time, she was indeed careless. Although she had this experience before, this time, apart from her mood swings, the child was very well-behaved and basically did not cause her any physical discomfort. As for the two days of the menstrual period every month, because of the heavy loss when Mo Xiaobao was born, although she was careful to take care of it, it was still not on time for many times. So she just thought that it was a temporary disorder due to the climate and soil in Xiling. In addition, there has been no news in the past few years, and Ye Li almost habitually did not think about it.

"Anyway, it's good that he woke up. I haven't asked anyone to notify Prince Ding yet." Madam Xu said with a smile.

"Ali!" Before he finished speaking, Mo Xiuyao's voice came from outside the door. Mo Xiuyao rushed into the room like a white shadow, which really scared Madam Xu. It was obvious that she didn't know who reported him and she just ran over using Qinggong.

"Xiu Yao..." Ye Li looked up at the white-haired man in front of her. Although there was nothing wrong with his appearance, Ye Li could feel his tension and fatigue. A white shadow flashed, and Ye Li was embraced in a slightly cool embrace. Mo Xiu Yao buried his head in her shoulders, deeply inhaling the familiar fragrance, and said in a low voice, "A Li... you finally woke up..."

Ye Li felt an inexplicable pang in her heart. She raised her hands and put them around his thin waist, and whispered, "I'm sorry for making you worry."

Not far away, Madam Xu looked at the young couple in front of her, smiled with satisfaction, and quietly retreated, leaving space for the young couple who had something to say.