Taiping Lie 351. The End of Concubine Liu Guifei

"Treason?" Mo Xiuyao's voice sounded faintly in the quiet hall. Concubine Liu Gui, who had just been righteous and confident, suddenly turned pale. Even the graceful white figure couldn't help but tremble. She already knew enough about how cold and heartless this man she had been obsessed with could be. Although Da Chu no longer had any relationship with Prince Ding's Mansion, if Mo Xiuyao knew what she had done... Concubine Liu Gui couldn't help but shudder, looking at the man in front of her who seemed to be neither happy nor angry in fear.

Although they originally thought that it was too easy for the Northern Rong to invade the interior, they did not suspect Concubine Liu. But think about it carefully, the Liu family was the most trusted and important minister of Mo Jingqi, and Mo Jingqi always appointed officials at will without distinguishing between civil and military. It is not surprising that the Liu family knew a lot about the deployment of the Great Chu army. Although Mo Jingqi had completely abandoned the Liu family before his death, and Mo Jingli had always been wary of the Liu family, he did not consider the deployment of defense. After all, on the surface, these have nothing to do with the Liu family. The most important thing is that it was not the other people in the Liu family who leaked these to the Northern Rong, but Concubine Liu, who should have been the least likely.

Looking at the pale-faced woman in white in front of her, Ye Li shook her head helplessly and sighed secretly in her heart. Although she hated Concubine Liu, Ye Li still remembered the proud woman in white who looked down on her when she was beside Mo Jingqi. Who could have thought that Concubine Liu, who was once the most favored concubine in the six palaces, would fall to such a state?

"Xiu Yao?" Ye Li thought about it and still felt that it would be better to let Mo Xiu Yao deal with Concubine Liu personally. Although Concubine Liu's current fate is tragic, it is also equally hateful.

Mo Xiuyao smiled and held Ye Li's hands and said, "This matter...actually has nothing to do with us now. Send someone to invite Prince Li and Prince Changxing to come over." Now, Mo Jingli is the regent of Da Chu, and Concubine Liu Gui is Mo Xiaoyun's biological mother, so naturally she will be handed over to them for disposal. I believe that Mo Jingli, who was fooled by this woman, will definitely give him a satisfactory treatment.

Mo Jingli came very quickly. He didn't look good when he came, as he had just had a heavy bleeding a few days ago and was very angry with Mo Xiuyao. Following him were Ye Ying and Princess Qixia, who also looked unhappy. But compared to Princess Qixia, Ye Ying's appearance was not that bad. In fact, if Mo Jingli married Dongfang You, the biggest victim should be Princess Qixia. After all, Ye Ying at least has the reputation of a queen, but Princess Qixia still has nothing after so many years. She had been rejected in Licheng for several times when she asked to see Princess Anxi on the grounds that the queen needed to take care of the baby. If Mo Jingli really married a woman as powerful as Dongfang You, where would Princess Qixia have a place in Prince Ding's Mansion?

Following behind Mo Jingli and the other two were Mo Xiaoyun and Princess Zhenning.

"Uncle Ding, Princess, what happened..." Princess Zhenning saw Concubine Liu standing beside her before she finished her words, and her face changed. Princess Zhenning had taken some medicine from Shen Yang to apply these days, and the scars on her face had some visible effects. Perhaps seeing hope, Princess Zhenning's mood has improved a lot, and the gloom between her brows has also dissipated a lot. Although it may not be able to recover as before, at least it will not scare people. But when she saw Concubine Liu, Princess Zhenning's face still looked a lot uglier. It was not only because of the pain that Concubine Liu caused her, but more because of what Shen Yang said that day in Changxing Palace. If Princess Zhenning used to resent her mother for being hurt. Now it was pure disgust and hatred. For a woman who could strangle her unborn babies one after another for the sake of beauty, Princess Zhenning felt that it was no surprise that she almost killed herself.

"Why is she still here?" Princess Zhenning frowned in disgust.

Mo Jingli's face was not looking good either. He had not forgotten that Concubine Liu had lied to him about the whereabouts of her child. It was just that it was difficult for Yeluye to do anything. Now that Yeluye was gone, this woman was still here... Mo Jingli's eyes flashed with a cold light, and he looked at Mo Xiuyao with a bad look and said, "You asked me to come here just to see this woman?"

Mo Xiuyao raised his eyebrows and repeated Yeluye's words in a calm voice. After hearing what Mo Xiuyao said, everyone present looked very ugly. Not only Mo Jingli and Mo Xiaoyun, but also Princess Qixia and Ye Ying looked at Concubine Liu Gui with shock. Although they were all women and not good people, to be honest, they had never thought of treason. Even though Princess Qixia had been with Mo Jingli for so many years, she had never thought of telling him the secrets that were related to the survival of the Nanzhao royal family.

"Liu Yunshang!" Princess Zhenning couldn't help but scream, staring at Concubine Liu Gui with a vicious look as if it was poisoned. This woman... this woman is really crazy! Didn't she think about bringing the Northern Rong army into Da Chu, what would happen to the Liu family, what would happen to her children? Thinking back to the time when Chu Jing was almost broken, and the two siblings snuggled together and waited for death... It turned out that it was her biological mother who caused all this.

"Bitch!" Mo Jingli's face was sinister, and he slapped her hard. This slap was completely merciless. Even though Concubine Liu Gui knew some martial arts compared to ordinary ladies, she was slapped to the ground by this quick and sharp slap, and her forehead hit the chair beside her. A mouthful of blood flowed out of her mouth, and Concubine Liu Gui covered her abdomen in pain. She even spat out a tooth with blood. Although it had been a long time, the wound that Princess Zhenning stabbed had not healed completely. Now that she fell to the ground, the wound on her abdomen was even more painful.

A slap in the face could not relieve Mo Jingli's anger. This woman... The Great Chu was defeated and now retreated to Jiangnan, all because of this woman! Seeing that Mo Xiuyao now occupied this vast land while he could only retreat to Jiangnan, which was less than a quarter of the original area, made Mo Jingli wish he could chop Concubine Liu into pieces and turn her into ashes.

"King Li." Mo Jingli wanted to step forward and kick him a few more times, but was stopped by Mo Xiuyao.

Mo Jingli looked at him coldly and said sarcastically, "Could it be that Prince Ding still wants to save this bastard? That's right...back then, this woman was deeply in love with Prince Ding."

Mo Xiuyao raised his eyebrows and smiled, saying calmly, "Prince Li, you misunderstood. I meant to say... don't dirty my floor, and... don't teach the child badly." Everyone was stunned, and looked in the direction of Mo Xiuyao's gaze. Sure enough, they saw a small head sticking out of the door, with big round eyes curiously looking at the situation inside. Ye Li's face was slightly gloomy, and she said calmly, "Yu Chen, can you come over?"

Mo Xiaobao blinked his eyes and waved at Ye Li with a smile, "Mother, what are you doing here?" After crossing the threshold and entering the hall, everyone saw that he was carrying a bunch of radishes behind him. Leng Junhan and Xu Zhirui also followed in. As soon as he saw Ye Li's expression, Mo Xiaobao knew something was wrong. Mother is angry. He immediately raised an innocent smile and ran towards Ye Li. However, a white shadow flashed by, and Concubine Liu, who was originally sitting on the ground, suddenly jumped up and rushed towards Mo Xiaobao.

"Ah?!" A scream rang out in the hall. Concubine Liu held her right hand and glared at the person in front of her with hatred. A deep and heavy blood mark crossed her right wrist, and blood kept flowing. Mo Xiaobao, who was almost in danger, was held in Ye Li's arms. Ye Li still held a short blade dripping with blood in her other hand. Mo Xiaobao was so scared that his face turned pale. He called out "mother" and lay in Ye Li's arms and refused to move. No matter how smart he was, he was only a child of seven or eight years old. He was brave enough not to cry after being frightened like this. Ye Li's beautiful and gentle face seemed to be covered with a layer of frost. She stared coldly at the woman in front of her, and for the first time, a surging murderous intent flashed in her eyes.

Concubine Liu Gui had already understood that in this unfamiliar Licheng, if she fell into the hands of Mo Xiuyao and Mo Jingli, she would be dead. She had just thrown a pounce at Mo Xiaobao, which could be said to be a full-scale fight. But she didn't expect that she would still fail. Ye Li's knife was merciless. Even if she didn't die, Concubine Liu Gui's right hand would be useless from now on. Although she often heard people talk about how extraordinary the martial arts of Prince Ding's Mansion were, Concubine Liu Gui never took it seriously. She had never really fought with Ye Li, nor had she seen Ye Li fight with others. Ten years ago, Ye Li couldn't even shoot arrows smoothly, but she didn't expect her movements to be so agile and fierce.

"Mother..." Mo Xiaobao lay in Ye Li's arms, crying aggrievedly.

She looked down at the child in her arms. Mo Xiaobao had grown a lot taller in the past year, and it was a little difficult for Ye Li to hold him. Looking at her son with red eyes in her arms, Ye Li's heart softened. She put away the short blade, held Mo Xiaobao, walked back to Mo Xiuyao, and put him in Mo Xiuyao's arms.

Although Mo Xiaobao had always been at odds with his father, he was very well behaved at this moment. Sitting in his father's arms, Mo Xiaobao suddenly felt that the shock he had just felt had subsided, and his pale face had a hint of blood. Leng Junhan and Xu Zhirui were also frightened. Although they did not see the movements of Ye Li and Concubine Liu clearly, they still saw the blood on the ground and the faces of the people. Ye Li called someone to take the two children away. These two were younger than Mo Xiaobao, and their courage was not as great as Mo Xiaobao's. It would be bad if they were frightened.

Mo Xiuyao looked down at Mo Xiaobao, who was twisting uncomfortably in his arms, and raised his hand stiffly to pat him to comfort him. His eyes were so gloomy when he looked at Concubine Liu Gui, and even Mo Jingli couldn't help but take two steps back. Mo Xiaoyun and Princess Zhenning, who were standing on the side, were shocked and couldn't even move. No one saw how Mo Xiuyao made a move. Everyone only felt two phantoms passing by in the hall, and Mo Xiuyao had already sat back in the chair with Mo Xiaobao in his arms. Concubine Liu Gui, who was originally leaning against the chair, had fallen back to the ground again. Her limbs were drooping softly on the ground in a very strange way, and the whole person could not move at all. But just now, Ye Li only slashed Concubine Liu with the knife and she screamed so loudly that even people outside could hear it. But now, after this huge change, she didn't even make a sound.

When everyone looked closely, they found that it was not that Concubine Liu did not scream. It was that she was mute because her acupuncture points were pressed, so she could not make any sound at all. You don't need to look at her injuries, just look at her twisted expression to know how much pain she was in. However, such torture inflicted on a beautiful woman did not arouse anyone's sympathy. Even Mo Xiaoyun and Princess Zhenning were just stunned for a moment, then turned their heads away and dared not look again.

Concubine Liu was shaking with pain, but even if she used up all her remaining strength, she still couldn't shout a word. She could only look at the people in front of her in horror, looking at her with indifference. Concubine Liu once thought that she had lived a very painful life when she just left the palace, and she never wanted to think about that time. But now she realized that she would rather live like that for the rest of her life than fall into Mo Xiuyao's hands.

Mo Xiaobao sat in Mo Xiuyao's arms, curiously watching Concubine Liu twisting in pain on the ground. Because her limbs could not move at all, she twisted her body on the ground like a worm, "Father, what's wrong with her?" Mo Xiuyao patted his little head nonchalantly and said, "She was lying on the ground playing because she had nothing to do." Mo Xiaobao blinked his big eyes, and a sly light flashed in his dark eyes. Does father think he is a fool... This auntie is obviously in pain. Father is so powerful... More powerful than mother and uncle...

Seeing that Concubine Liu had almost lost all her strength, Mo Xiuyao hummed softly and flicked his left hand to untie Concubine Liu's dumb hole. Concubine Liu groaned in pain, already sweating profusely and in a state of utter agony. Lying on the ground, she still trembled from time to time because of the severe pain, "Mo... Mo Xiuyao, you are so cruel..."

Mo Xiuyao glanced at her calmly, not taking her accusation seriously. She dared to hurt his son, yet he spared her life. Mo Xiuyao was almost moved by his own kindness.

"Ah Li, don't be angry. I will train Mo Xiaobao well in the future." Seeing Ye Li's still cold face, Mo Xiuyao quickly comforted her. He also secretly gave Mo Xiaobao a threatening look. Mo Xiaobao shrank his head and nodded repeatedly, "Mother, Xiaobao will learn powerful martial arts from father in the future. Xiaobao must protect mother when he grows up!"

Mo Xiuyao glared at him unhappily. Get lost! Protecting Ah Li is my duty.

Mo Xiaobao looked at his mother eagerly, trying to act cute. Ye Li reached out and touched his little head, smiled faintly and said, "It's my mother who shouldn't have let you in."

"Mother, I'm sorry. Xiaobao shouldn't have been so playful and eavesdropped outside." Mo Xiaobao admitted his mistake. Woohoo, if he upsets mother, father will definitely punish him severely. This loving mother and filial son, and loving husband and wife look very uncomfortable to the people around. Mo Jingli glared at Mo Xiuyao coldly and said, "I am not here to see your family get along well."

Mo Xiuyao didn't care, and raised his eyebrows in a good mood and said, "Isn't King Li happy that my family and I are in harmony?"

Mo Jingli snorted lightly, stared at Concubine Liu Gui with a cold look and asked, "How does Prince Ding plan to deal with this woman?" Mo Xiuyao raised his eyebrows and said nonchalantly, "Since I asked you to invite Prince Li and Prince Changxing here, this woman will naturally be handed over to you to deal with. However... because of what happened just now, I changed my mind."

"What does Prince Ding want?" Mo Jingli didn't take Mo Xiaoyun and Princess Zhenning seriously, and naturally didn't plan to discuss with them. He just looked at Mo Xiuyao. Mo Xiuyao glanced at Concubine Liu Gui indifferently and said indifferently: "I want her life. I don't care how you want to deal with her, but whoever dares to let her leave Licheng alive will die with her."

Mo Jingli understood what Mo Xiuyao meant. Mo Xiuyao didn't want Concubine Liu to die immediately, but he also wouldn't let her live well. So, if you want to torture Concubine Liu, go ahead. But if you want to save her, forget it.

Mo Jingli didn't care. He had no intention of saving Concubine Liu Guifei. But it was still good to torture her and vent his anger. He happened to have been holding back a lot of anger these days.

Concubine Liu Guifei looked at the people in the hall in horror, but she only saw their cold eyes.

"No...don't...Xiaoyun, Zhenning, mother is wrong...save me, I don't want to die..." Concubine Liu looked at Mo Xiaoyun and Princess Zhenning pleadingly, begging in a low voice. She had completely thrown away her once high and mighty appearance, and in order to survive, she didn't mind letting herself be humble in the dust.

Mo Xiaoyun looked at her in silence, and Princess Zhenning took a step forward and squatted down in front of Concubine Liu Guifei. Concubine Liu Guifei was delighted. She knew that compared to her son who had been taught by her father since childhood, this daughter had always been much softer. "Zhenning, Zhenning, mother is wrong... Save mother, mother will love you in the future..."

Princess Zhenning raised her hand and slowly pulled back the veil on her face, revealing the scars that distorted her face. Because of the medicine applied on it, it looked even more terrifying than before. Concubine Liu was startled by the scars on Princess Zhenning's face. Princess Zhenning looked at her calmly and said, "You are not my mother. My mother died two years ago. Did you see it... This is the memorial my mother left for me. Tell me... Will I save you? My brother and I were saved by others. I can't save you..."

After saying this, Princess Zhenning put on her veil again, stood up, turned around and left.

"No... No, that has nothing to do with me. Don't go..." Concubine Liu wanted to reach out and grab Princess Zhenning, but her broken arm was useless. She couldn't even move, let alone lift it up to grab someone. She could only watch Princess Zhenning pull Mo Xiaoyun and walk out the door.

"No! Jeanine, come back!"

Princess Zhenning paused at the door, then she quickened her pace, pulling Mo Xiaoyun along, and disappeared out the door.

The last glimmer of light in Concubine Liu Gui's eyes finally extinguished. She looked at the empty door in despair and couldn't help but screaming, "Mo Ning! Mo Xiaoyun, you two unfilial sons! Why didn't I kill you all those years ago?! Even if I become a ghost, I will not let you go, you evil sons..."

Outside the door, the brother and sister stopped walking after hearing the angry curses filled with hatred coming from inside. The veil covering Princess Zhenning's face was also wet. Mo Xiaoyun lowered his head and held her hand. Princess Zhenning took a deep breath and said, "Let's go home."

Mo Xiaoyun nodded and said, "Okay, sister, let's go home."

In the hall, Concubine Liu was still cursing angrily. Mo Xiuyao raised the corner of his lips slightly, waved his hand, and a flash of cold light flashed, and Concubine Liu's sharp voice stopped abruptly. A blood mark oozed out of Concubine Liu's mute hole, and it was obvious that Mo Xiuyao had directly injured her mute hole with this move. From then on, Concubine Liu could no longer make a sound.

Mo Xiuyao simply ignored Concubine Liu Guifei's resentful look, looked at Mo Jingli and said, "You can take her away now."

Mo Jingli looked at Mo Xiuyao with a complicated expression, "You are really cruel." Concubine Liu Guifei's limbs were broken and she became mute. Even if such a person was alive, he would not be able to cause any big waves. I am afraid that the longer he lives, the more painful it will be. Mo Xiuyao smiled indifferently, "I can give her a quick death now."

"No need!" Mo Jingli said coldly. He called the guards waiting outside the door to take Concubine Liu away, looked at Mo Xiuyao and Ye Li and said, "I hope you will keep your promise." Of course he knew that Ren Qining had visited Dongfang Hui, but Prince Ding's Mansion did not take any action, which made him a little worried.

Mo Xiuyao recalled the news he had just heard last night, and said with an amused smile: "Jing Li, there is a saying that goes, lean on the mountain and the mountain will fall, lean on the tree and the tree will fall. Instead of pinning your hopes on others, you might as well rely on yourself."

"Do you want to break the contract?" Mo Xiuyao frowned and said gloomily.

Ye Li smiled faintly and said, "King Li has misunderstood. It's just that... even if we stop Ren Qining, it doesn't mean that the winner is King Li. Does King Li understand?"

Talking about this with Ye Li always made Mo Jingli a little unhappy. He said unhappily, "As long as you abide by the agreement, don't worry about other things."

Ye Li nodded nonchalantly and said, "In that case, King Li, don't worry."

Mo Jingli snorted coldly, and ignored Ye Ying and Princess Qixia who were listening with bewildered faces, and turned around and walked out. Princess Qixia and Ye Ying had no choice but to follow him in a hurry.

There were only three people in the hall, and Ye Li turned around and stared at Mo Xiaobao calmly. Mo Xiaobao's face tensed up, and he forced out a pitiful smile. Mo Xiuyao raised his eyebrows, took Mo Xiaobao out of his arms and threw him aside. How could he need someone to hold him when he was seven or eight years old!

"Mother..."

Ye Li looked at him calmly, "Why are you in the mansion today?"

Mo Xiaobao pouted, "Isn't this Xiaobao's home? I'm so sad that mother said that."

"Don't pretend to cry, you don't even have a single tear." Ye Li bluntly exposed his self-torture. Mo Xiaobao had no choice but to put down his hands that were covering his eyes. Sure enough, there was not even a trace of redness. Mo Xiaobao carefully took two steps forward and said calmly: "Mom, is Xiaobao wrong..."

"What's wrong?" Ye Li asked.

Mo Xiaobao counted on his little fingers seriously and said: "Xiaobao shouldn't not go to the academy to study, shouldn't take Leng Xiaodai and Zhirui to play together, shouldn't eavesdrop on mother and father's conversation. Shouldn't..." He really couldn't think of anything else he shouldn't have done, but seeing that there seemed to be no news from his mother, Mo Xiaobao had to secretly ask his father for help.

Mo Xiuyao looked at the boy who always fought against him with amusement, blinking his eyes at him, and said kindly, "Okay, Ah Li. This boy deserves to be punished. I will teach him a lesson in the future. Don't let him get angry and hurt yourself."

Seeing her son looking at her eagerly, how could Ye Li still be angry? She was angry at herself rather than at Mo Xiaobao. If she hadn't called Mo Xiaobao just now, he wouldn't have been hurt by Concubine Liu. However, if you dare to be lazy and not go to the academy, this trend must not be allowed to continue!

"Copy what Grandpa taught you yesterday twenty times and send it to Grandpa for review tomorrow. Also include a self-review. Do you understand?"

Mo Xiaobao drooped his head in dismay. Originally, only his father liked to punish him by making him copy books, but now his mother has joined the list. Woohoo, Grandfather, Xiaobao is wrong...