Taiping Rift 377. The Fatal Blow, Ye Ying's Death

Ye Ying seemed to have accepted her fate and stopped crying and begging Mo Jingli to let Mo Suyun go. Mo Jingli also stopped caring about her. In fact, Mo Jingli looked down on Ye Ying in his heart. Ten years ago, Mo Jingli showed such pity to Ye Ying that he even cancelled the marriage arranged by the late emperor, which made the Xu family jealous. Although there were some political reasons, it cannot be ignored that Mo Jingli really liked Ye Ying at that time. However, the indifference, contempt, and disgust ten years later were really a world of difference.

Especially when Ye Li was used as a comparison, Mo Jingli felt that he had more reason to hate and despise Ye Ying. Cowardly, incompetent, selfish, stupid, many times Mo Jingli even suspected that he must have been possessed by a ghost at the time, and felt that Ye Ying was more suitable to be the Princess of Li than Ye Li. Even if she was still known as a daughter of no wealth at that time, Mo Jingli felt that Ye Li at that time would never be more stupid than Ye Ying now. So Mo Jingli did not think that Ye Ying could do anything earth-shattering, and he was not in a hurry to deal with Ye Ying. He even relaxed the restrictions on her a little because of her knowledge. After all, a princess had just disappeared from the Li Palace, and it would be a bit embarrassing if the remaining one got into trouble. But he forgot that sometimes despising women can have a very heavy price to pay.

So, after having just pulled out a few nails that Ding Wangfu had planted in Jiangnan, the complacent Mo Jingli naturally forgot that Mo Suyun might be his son, and continued to prepare for his most glorious life that was about to come.

Although Ye Ying was free, she was restricted from leaving the house. The people serving her were replaced by people from Mo Jingli's side. Ye Ying seemed to have given up her previous madness and persistence, and only asked Mo Jingli for permission to visit Mo Suyun occasionally. Mo Jingli did not really feel no guilt towards this son, and finally agreed to Ye Ying's request.

On this day, Ye Ying went to the courtyard where Mo Suyun was staying, just like she did two days ago, with the soup she had cooked herself. The imperial physician was examining Mo Suyun's pulse. The Dowager Concubine Xianzhao had recovered a lot in the past two days, and she often came to take care of Mo Suyun in person. Before she even entered the door, she heard the Dowager Concubine Xianzhao's voice, and Ye Ying stopped. She heard the Dowager Concubine Xianzhao asking, "Imperial physician, how is the emperor's health?"

The imperial physician hesitated for a moment before answering, "Your Majesty, I am also a little surprised that the emperor's health seems to have improved." Hearing this, Ye Ying's heart was moved, and her slender fingers involuntarily grasped the food box tightly in her hand.

There was silence for a moment, and Queen Hyeonso asked, "Is it because of the princess..."

"It shouldn't be. I checked the soup sent by the princess, and it's just an ordinary soup. Not to mention curing the emperor's illness, even its nourishing effect is probably very limited." The imperial physician rejected Concubine Xianzhao's guess.

Concubine Xian Zhao hesitated for a moment, and finally asked: "Then, in your opinion, the emperor's current physical condition..."

The doctor whispered, "My Lady Concubine, although the emperor's health has improved slightly, it is extremely difficult for him to recover. If he is careful and takes good care of himself, he may be able to live a few more years. Otherwise... but for the time being..." The doctor was a little embarrassed. He was the confidant of Prince Li and the Lady Concubine, so he naturally understood what Prince Li and the Lady Concubine meant. But with the emperor's current health, although he will not live long, it will not be a problem to delay for a year or two. Unless he is given strong medicine... Thinking of this, the doctor shuddered and dared not think about it anymore. The master can think about some things, but the people who are doing the work below must not think too much.

Concubine Xianzhao was silent for a while, then she sighed and said, "Forget it, I'll discuss it with Prince Li again."

Outside the door, Ye Ying held the food box tightly in her hand, her half-closed eyes seemed to be poisoned. That old woman... that old woman, she started to torture her from the day she entered the house, and now she is discussing these things with others in front of her son. Even if Su Yun may not understand... even if...

Ye Ying gritted her teeth, suppressed the hatred on her face, and stepped into the room.

Concubine Xianzhao frowned and asked, "When did you come?"

Ye Ying blinked and asked in confusion, "I am here to see the emperor. What can the concubine do for you?" Concubine Xian Zhao stared at Ye Ying suspiciously. Since Ye Ying had recognized Mo Suyun's identity, she would definitely not be indifferent to him. After watching for a long time, she only saw Ye Ying's calm and respectful expression. She said, "Nothing. Since you are here, you can accompany the emperor. I am a little tired. I will go back to rest first."

Ye Ying said respectfully, "Send it to the Concubine Dowager."

After seeing off Concubine Xianzhao, the imperial physician also packed up and left. Ye Ying sat by the bed, looking at the child lying on the bed with a dazed look, and felt her nose sore and almost burst into tears.

"Su... Your Majesty, I brought your favorite chicken soup. Would you like to have some?" Ye Ying said softly.

Mo Suyun looked at Ye Ying with his eyes rolling, and suddenly said: "You are Princess Li..."

Ye Ying was delighted. Two days ago, Mo Suyun was so sick that he didn't even recognize people. He was just stupid and dazed. She didn't expect that he could recognize her today. It seemed that the imperial physician was right. He was indeed much better.

Ye Ying carefully picked him up and sat him against the pillow. While she was serving chicken soup to him, she asked softly, "Is there anything your Majesty would like? I'll ask someone to buy it for you."

Mo Suyun blinked, hesitated for a moment, and whispered, "I want a brother in white and a beautiful sister."

Ye Ying was stunned. Mo Suyun was still seriously ill. If she hadn't been sitting close to him, she would have barely heard what he said. Mo Suyun thought she didn't know, so he raised his finger and pointed at his arm, which hadn't scabs yet, and said, "Brother." He then took out a small brown pill from an inconspicuous bag beside him and said, "Sister."

Ye Ying's heart trembled slightly, and she looked around vigilantly. Although there were palace maids and eunuchs waiting in the room, they were standing outside. She couldn't see anything through the screen and curtain. Ye Ying naturally didn't know that the sister Mo Suyun was talking about was Yun Ge, and she just thought it was Ye Li who changed back into women's clothes. She whispered, "Did my sister give it to you?"

Mo Suyun nodded slowly, "My brother said that I can't tell anyone else. But the princess can." This brother was referring to Qin Feng.

Ye Ying carefully hid the small bag for him, looked at Mo Suyun's confused look with pity, and said softly: "Don't worry, I will definitely find it for you if you like it."

"What does the emperor like and want you to find it?" Mo Jingli's voice came from the door.

Ye Ying was startled, and quickly stood up and forced a smile, saying, "The emperor said he wanted to eat honey chicken. Ying'er heard that there is a Deyue Tower in the east of the city that makes excellent honey chicken, so she asked someone to buy it for the emperor."

Mo Jingli didn't comment, glanced at the two of them and said, "Really?"

Ye Ying carefully tightened her fingers in her sleeves, a little worried that Mo Suyun might let the cat out of the bag. But she saw Mo Suyun looked at Mo Jingli fearfully, and shrank his little body inside but didn't say a word.

Mo Jingli had long been accustomed to this situation. In the past two years, Mo Suyun had always seen him like this, but now his status was different. In the past, he only felt pleasure and disgust, but now he had a few more complicated and indescribable feelings and a hint of anger. How could such a cowardly child be his, Mo Jingli's, child? !

Mo Jingli turned his eyes away calmly and said, "Since the emperor likes to eat it, I will send someone to invite the chef from Deyue Tower to come to the palace to cook for the emperor." Ye Ying nodded and said softly, "It's up to you, my lord."

Mo Jingli nodded with satisfaction, glanced at the half-drunk chicken soup and said, "Let the emperor have a good rest. I will take you back to your room."

"Yes." Ye Ying looked at Mo Suyun who seemed to be in a daze again with some reluctance, and followed Mo Jingli to turn around and walk out. Just after leaving Mo Suyun's yard, someone hurried over and said, "Your Highness, Madam Yang from the side yard just sent a message saying that she is one and a half months pregnant."

"What?" Mo Jingli was stunned, and then he was overjoyed. He didn't care to accompany Ye Ying back, and laughed loudly, "Great, a great reward. Pass on my decree that Jin Zhao will be my concubine."

"Yes, Your Highness. Congratulations, Your Highness." The person who reported the news was also very happy. After all, this was the only heir of the Prince Li's mansion, so the Prince would be very happy. Mo Jingli waved his hand and said, "Forget it. I'll go and see it myself." After saying that, he seemed to have forgotten Ye Ying who was following him, and strode towards the side courtyard.

At the door, Ye Ying looked back at the gate, lowered her eyes, and walked silently towards her own yard.

In Nanjing, in an inconspicuous courtyard. Xu Qingchen and Ye Li were playing chess in the courtyard. Yun Ge was sitting on the side, curiously watching the two fighting back and forth. Her eyes were full of admiration and respect when she looked at Ye Li. Ye Li looked at the little girl helplessly and shook her head and smiled. Yun Ge was not good at chess. She only saw that she was forcing Xu Qingchen to retreat step by step. She had no idea that she was the one who would lose in the end when playing chess with Xu Qingchen. Facing Xu Qingchen, no matter how you plan before you act, it is useless, so it is better to play fast and fast.

"Master Qingchen, Princess." Qin Feng, dressed in a plain cloth, appeared in the yard and bowed.

Xu Qingchen stopped the chess piece in his hand, looked at Qin Feng's outfit and couldn't help but laugh: "Commander Qin really looks like what he is. If I met him on the street, I might not recognize him." Xu Qingchen's words were indeed true. Although Qin Feng's aura usually made people dare not be presumptuous, but now wearing this cloth, his aura was restrained and even his face, which was originally handsome, looked much more ordinary. I am afraid that he would not attract anyone's attention if he blended into the crowd. Such a person is not only suitable to be a secret guard, but also a spy and even more suitable to be a killer.

Qin Feng smiled faintly and said, "Thank you for the award, young master."

Ye Li raised her eyebrows and smiled: "To force you to dress like this, it seems that Mo Jingli is really angry?"

Qin Feng said: "Although there seems to be nothing going on in Nanjing these days, the investigation is still intense in secret. After Mo Jingli uncovered several bases, he caught people who knew nothing. Maybe he was unwilling to give up."

Ye Li nodded with satisfaction and said, "It seems that Ye Ying is not completely stupid and has not betrayed Yao Ji."

In fact, it was a risky move to tell Ye Ying about Mo Suyun's identity. But if Mo Suyun was really used to kill Mo Jingli and Ye Ying, Ye Li would not be able to get over it. After all... she is also a mother of three children. Whenever Ye Li thought of the cute and naughty Mo Xiaobao in Licheng and the twins who were left at home before they were one year old, her heart softened. Although she did not believe in ghosts and gods, she still hoped to feel more at ease. According to her grandfather, it was not about the retribution of ghosts and gods. Scholars have always believed that a man should not talk about strange things. But the means were too sinister, which was against the harmony of heaven.

Fortunately, Ye Ying did not let her down. If Ye Ying betrayed Yao Ji, the information channel of Prince Ding's Mansion in Nanjing would be destroyed. At that time, even she would be helpless. Prince Ding's Mansion could not send people to break into Prince Li's Mansion, right?

"What's going on in Prince Li's Mansion?" Ye Li asked.

Qin Feng said: "Mo Jingli and Concubine Xianzhao already know that Mo Suyun will not die in a short time. They are hesitating whether to use strong medicine." At this point, Qin Feng couldn't help but frown, and his contempt for Mo Jingli was obvious. Even a tiger won't eat its own cubs, let alone a child who knows nothing. If Mo Jingli really did this, he would be no longer a human being.

Ye Li frowned slightly, looked at Xu Qingchen and asked, "Brother, what decision do you think Mo Jingli will make?"

Xu Qingchen sighed softly, then slowly put down his child and asked, "Is someone in Prince Li's mansion pregnant?"

Qin Feng was stunned. "How did you know? Concubine Zhao of Prince Li's Mansion just announced that she is pregnant. It is said that she has been pregnant for a month and a half." Xu Qingchen did not answer Ye Li's question, but said, "If Li'er wants to save Mo Suyun, do it as soon as possible."

"What does big brother mean?" Ye Li was stunned. Although she didn't think Mo Jingli would give up the throne for his son, she never thought that Mo Jingli would kill Mo Suyun after knowing the truth. After all, although it is a bit troublesome, it is not unsolvable, right? Xu Qingchen said calmly: "If it was just Mo Jingli, he might not kill Mo Suyun, but I am afraid... there is someone else who really wants to kill Mo Suyun. It just so happens that the news of having a child came out at this time, which is definitely not a good thing for Mo Suyun."

Ye Li sighed and said, "Forget it. I will go to Prince Li's Mansion in person tonight."

Qin Feng was a little worried and said, "Princess, if you have any questions, just tell your subordinates to do it. Why would you risk it yourself?"

Ye Li shook her head and said, "Ye Ying won't believe you. I'll go and feel more at ease."

It was late at night, but Ye Ying still couldn't fall asleep. She paced back and forth in the room anxiously, like a trapped beast. Only now did she realize how helpless she was without the secret help of Prince Ding's Mansion. With Mo Jingli's order, she couldn't even mobilize anyone in the palace, let alone pass on any message.

Although she was not extremely smart, she had understood a lot of things these days. Mo Jingli's concubine was pregnant, and her son had no chance of survival. But now, she couldn't even kill Zhao. No, she didn't want to kill anyone now. She just wanted her son to live in peace.

"Fourth sister." Ye Li's voice came faintly in the quiet night, and Ye Ying was startled. She turned around suddenly and saw Ye Li standing not far behind her in such a black outfit. Qin Feng and Wei Rui were also following Ye Li, as well as a little girl she had never seen before.

Yun Ge curiously poked her head out to look at Ye Ying, then turned back to look at Ye Li. Originally, she had not planned to bring Yun Ge here tonight, but Yun Ge insisted on wanting to see the sick little brother, so Ye Li had no choice but to bring her along. Anyway, Yun Ge's martial arts skills were pretty good, so at least protecting herself would not be a problem.

Yun Ge blinked, a little confused. How come Sister Li's sister doesn't look like her at all?

"Third sister!" Ye Ying had never seen Ye Li so excited before. She almost immediately rushed to Ye Li, kneeling down as her legs went limp, "Third sister, please save Su Yun. Please... I'm willing to do anything you ask me to do."

Ye Li sighed lightly, stretched out her hand to pull her up and said, "If you had known this would happen, why did you do it?" Ye Ying felt ashamed. It was all because of her narrow-mindedness and suspicion. She was afraid that Ye Li would play tricks on her, so she insisted that Ye Li tell her the whereabouts of her child first. Now that she has fallen to this point, she still wants Ye Li to save her. "Ying'er knows that she is wrong, Third Sister, please save Su Yun. No matter what Third Sister says in the future, Ying'er will never doubt Third Sister again. Please, for the sake of father, save Su Yun."

"Okay." Ye Li interrupted her incoherent words and nodded, "I want to take Mo Suyun away from here, do you want to leave with me?"

Ye Ying was silent.

Ye Li didn't care what she was thinking. She felt a little sympathetic towards Mo Suyun but not towards Ye Ying. She just said calmly, "Think it through. If Mo Suyun disappears in Prince Li's mansion, Mo Jingli will never let you go, no matter if it has anything to do with you or not."

After a long silence, Ye Ying finally shook her head and said, "No, I won't leave. Third sister, I know... I was sorry for you in the past. I only ask you for one thing, to help me send Su Yun to my parents, and ask them to look after Su Yun for me, an unfilial daughter. I know... his body has been completely destroyed by Mo Jingli and that vicious woman, Concubine Xianzhao. He can live as long as he can... I just hope that he can suffer less and live a peaceful life for a few years. It won't be a waste of his life in this world."

"What are you going to do?" Ye Li frowned.

Ye Ying smiled faintly and said, "Third sister, are you concerned about me? Don't worry... I won't do anything rash." Ye Li was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "It's up to you."

Ye Ying took a deep breath and said, "Let's go. Let me take one last look at him. You guys... take him away."

Ye Ying left her courtyard, and Ye Li and the others naturally remained in the dark. After so many years, the Prince Li's Mansion finally had another happy event, and the whole mansion was filled with laughter. It was obvious that Mo Jingli was entertaining guests, which made Ye Ying's quiet courtyard seem particularly deserted.

Walking into Mo Suyun's yard, he entered the room but found it empty. How could anyone be inside? Ye Ying was anxious and called out, "Someone come!" Soon someone came in and was startled when he saw Ye Ying, "Princess?"

"Where is the emperor?" Ye Ying asked angrily.

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty has been invited by the prince to attend a banquet."

"Nonsense!" Ye Ying said, "The emperor is seriously ill, how could he possibly attend a banquet?" The girl was startled to see Ye Ying's red eyes from anger, and hurriedly said, "It's true... The emperor was carried there by someone." Ye Ying was anxious, and didn't want to pay attention to the girl anymore, so he rushed out of the courtyard and went to the hall where Mo Jingli was holding the banquet.

At this time, the hall was filled with singing and dancing. Mo Jingli sat in the main seat, drinking, and the person sitting next to him was naturally the newly-inaugurated and pregnant Concubine Zhao. On his right sat Concubine Xian Zhao, and on his left sat Mo Suyun, sitting alone in a chair, not watching the singing and dancing below, nor eating the food on the table. It was as if he knew nothing about the outside world.

Those sitting below were naturally Mo Jingli's confidants. Mu Yang and Yao Ji were also sitting in the hall. A few days ago, Mu Yang spoke for Chu Junwei, but Chu Junwei disappeared and Mu Yang was severely scolded by Mo Jingli. So he seemed a little low-key today, but looking at the look on King Li's face, Mu Yang knew that King Li would soon get what he wanted. By then, the Muyang Marquis' Mansion, which had the merit of following the dragon, would naturally not be resented by King Li for that little thing.

Yao Ji glanced at Mo Suyun who was standing in the hall in a daze, and a hint of hidden worry flashed across her eyes.

"Congratulations, Your Highness, on the birth of your son." His Highness's people raised their glasses and congratulated him.

Mo Jingli nodded with satisfaction and said, "Thank you all for your kind words. Let's have a drink together."

Concubine Zhao, who was sitting next to Mo Jingli, suddenly laughed and said, "Your Majesty hasn't eaten anything all night. Although your Majesty is young and can't drink, it's okay to drink some juice. Why don't you invite your Majesty to have a drink with everyone?"

Concubine Xianzhao glanced at Concubine Zhao, nodded with satisfaction and said, "Concubine Zhao is right. With so many of us chatting and laughing, we have neglected the emperor. You haven't even poured juice for the emperor. What's wrong with you servants?"

The eunuch standing behind Mo Suyun didn't even dare to shout, he stepped forward, picked up the wine bottle in front of Mo Suyun, and poured a glass for Mo Suyun.

Concubine Zhao smiled softly on her beautiful lips, and looked at Mo Suyun with a smile and said, "I have the prince's child. Isn't the emperor happy for me and the prince?" Mo Suyun's eyes moved, but he didn't say anything. He just looked at Mo Jingli who was sitting next to Concubine Zhao, and there was still fear in his eyes.

Mo Jingli said calmly: "Since the Concubine said so, Your Majesty, you should also have a drink to congratulate the Concubine."

His Highness and the others also echoed. Yao Ji sat beside Mu Yang, with a perfect smile on her lips, more beautiful than the young and gentle Concubine Zhao in the palace. She just looked at the absurd scene in front of her coldly and smiled coldly in her heart. When she looked at the man beside her, she felt even more deeply disappointed and indifferent. Even a woman like Yao Ji could guess that the so-called juice would never be as simple as juice, so how could Mu Yang not know?

Moreover, Mo Suyun is the emperor after all. The officials of this palace forced the king of a country to toast and congratulate him for a concubine who has not been officially appointed as a concubine. The Muyang Marquisate has been a military general for generations, but now Mu Yang... is better at flattering and monopolizing power than the civil officials. Civil officials die for remonstrances and soldiers die in battles, but Mu Yang can't do either. Many years ago, he was no longer the carefree and unrestrained young man that he knew back then.

Seeing that Mo Suyun did not move, Mo Jingli's face darkened slightly, and he said, "Help the emperor drink it."

The eunuch next to him had no choice but to pick up the wine glass himself and bring it to Mo Suyun's lips.

"Mo Jingli, how dare you!" A sharp voice suddenly rang out from outside the hall. In an instant, even the original sound of bamboo stopped. Ye Ying's voice echoed in the hall and was particularly loud.

Everyone looked back and saw Ye Ying walking in quickly from outside with a frosty face. She was still panting when she entered the hall, obviously she had run all the way here. Ye Ying rushed in and immediately rushed to the hall and knocked over the wine glass that was passed to Mo Suyun. The strong aroma of wine immediately spread, and Ye Ying's expression was miserable, "Mo Jingli, you are so cruel!"

Mo Jingli was stunned by this sudden change. After he reacted, he frowned and said unhappily, "What are you talking about? Why don't you get off now?"

"I'm kidding? Mo Jingli, you..." Ye Ying's face turned blue with anger. She wanted to expose Mo Jingli's trick, but was suddenly stopped by Concubine Zhao. Concubine Zhao smiled gently and said, "Princess, what are you doing? The emperor refused to eat or drink anything all night. I was afraid that he was hungry and thirsty, so I asked him to drink a glass of juice to moisten his throat."

Ye Ying looked at her steadily and said, "Oh? Did you ask him to drink it?"

Concubine Zhao felt a little uncomfortable with her penetrating gaze, and her smile became a little stiff, "That's right."

Ye Ying sneered and said, "In that case, you should drink some too." Concubine Zhao's smile froze, and she quickly stepped back and said with a smile, "Thank you, Princess, for your kindness. I don't like to drink juice." Are you kidding? How could she drink something like that now? Her body is so precious now.

Ye Ying said proudly: "I didn't ask you if you like to drink it or not. I gave it to you. It's impossible that drinking a glass of juice will make the food in your stomach disappear, right?"

"Ye Ying, how dare you!" Mo Jingli was furious. He was already over thirty years old but had no children. Naturally, he had high expectations for the child of Concubine Zhao. How could he tolerate Ye Ying's nonsense?

Ye Ying forced a sad smile on her face and said, "It's hard to say about her child, but what about my child... Could it be that Su Yun is not your son? You actually want to kill your own son for the throne? Mo Jingli, you are not a human being!"

"You're crazy!" Mo Jingli gritted his teeth and said, "Someone, take this woman away!"

"You dare! Mo Jingli, you dare to harm my son, I will not let you go even if I become a ghost!" Ye Ying screamed at the top of her lungs. But she was destined to be disappointed. The people sitting below were all Mo Jingli's confidants, and they all hoped that Mo Jingli would ascend to the throne so that they could have the merit of following the dragon. Not to mention that Mo Suyun was Mo Jingli's son, even if Mo Suyun was Mo Jingli's father, they would not blink an eye. Although they were all stunned by the sudden news, what everyone was thinking about was how to deal with this matter, how to make King Li not care about them knowing such a secret. Instead of doing justice for the mother and son.

"Take him away." Mo Jingli said in a deep voice.

Not knowing what she was thinking of, Ye Ying, who was caught by the guards, suddenly stopped struggling, looked at Mo Jingli steadily and said, "Prince, I have something else to tell you."

Mo Jingli stared at her indifferently, obviously not intending to listen to what she had to say. Ye Ying looked at him with a smile and said, "Don't you want to hear anything about Prince Ding's Mansion?"

Mo Jingli narrowed his eyes and stared at Ye Ying. He was not sure how long Ye Ying had been involved with Prince Ding's Mansion. He was also not sure whether Ye Ying really knew some secrets about Prince Ding's Mansion.

After a long while, Mo Jingli finally said, "Let her come over."

The guard let go of Ye Ying. Ye Ying did not rush to Mo Jingli. Instead, she turned around and walked to Mo Suyun. She reached out and carefully touched his thin face, and whispered, "Suyun, I'm sorry... Mother is sorry for you. In the future, you have to listen to your brother and sister, okay?"

Mo Suyun blinked in confusion. He didn't understand why the Princess Li, who was so kind to him, was his mother. His mother was clearly in the palace. Although she always ignored him, she wouldn't suddenly become his mother. And... looking at the gloomy Mo Jingli not far away, Mo Suyun couldn't help but shrink back.

Seeing her son's trembling fear, Ye Ying shook her head bitterly. She turned around and slowly walked to Mo Jingli. Looking at the man in front of her, who was still handsome and full of mature masculine charm, Ye Ying asked sadly, "You... have you never been soft-hearted?"

Mo Jing frowned coldly and said, "I don't want to listen to your nonsense. What do you want to say?"

Ye Ying smiled helplessly, approached Mo Jingli and whispered, "What I want to tell you is... my third sister has come to Nanjing." Ye Ying rarely sincerely called Ye Li the third sister, and most of the time she just called her by her name in front of Mo Jingli. Therefore, this third sister made Mo Jingli's brain pause for a moment before he reacted, "What did you say?!"

Ye Ying smiled particularly happily, and even her pale and thin face seemed to have gained some brilliance in an instant. She looked at Mo Jingli and chuckled, "I said, my third sister...Princess Ding is in Prince Li's mansion right now, don't you know?"

"Prince, be careful!" Mo Jingli was shocked, and a terrified cry rang out beside him. Mo Jingli felt a sharp pain in his abdomen, and reflexively slapped Ye Ying away with his palm. Although Mo Jingli was seriously injured suddenly, the force of his blow was not enough to be fatal, but Ye Ying still vomited blood and fell at the feet of Concubine Zhao next to her.

Ye Ying seemed to not care about her injuries at all, as if she didn't feel any pain. She hugged Concubine Zhao's legs, and the two of them rolled down from the hall in a ball. Their bodies rolled down the steps of the hall, and after falling into the hall, the blood on Ye Ying's lips flowed faster, and Concubine Zhao screamed, and her body was immediately stained red.

"Bitch!" Mo Jingli was shocked and furious. He covered the wound on his abdomen that was bleeding with one hand, sat back in the chair, and stared at Ye Ying with eyes full of undisguised murderous intent.

"Li'er... hurry! Call the doctor!" Concubine Xianzhao hurried forward to support Mo Jingli, and shouted, "Hurry up and help Concubine Zhao up, the child... the child..." Everyone's eyes fell on Concubine Zhao lying on the ground, groaning. It was obvious that the child, who was only one and a half months old, could not be saved. Everyone was stunned by this sudden change. Who would have thought that the always unknown Princess Li could suddenly feel such an amazing move. In the blink of an eye, she injured Prince Li and Concubine Zhao, and killed the child in Concubine Zhao's belly.

Mo Jingli sat in the chair, staring at Ye Ying below while enduring the severe pain. Seeing the provocative smile on Ye Ying's face, his anger intensified. He had never taken Ye Ying seriously, and always felt that compared to Ye Li, Ye Ying was not stupid, selfish, timid and cowardly, and such a person would naturally not achieve anything great. But he did not expect that it was Ye Ying who would hurt him the most. In his life, Mo Jingli had never suffered such a big loss, and it was all thanks to Ye Ying.

Perhaps it was because of the pain in his abdomen that made Mo Jingli irritable, or perhaps it was because of the sudden loss of his newly born child that stimulated him. Mo Jingli stared at Ye Ying fiercely, with a cruel light in his eyes.

"Ye Ying, I want you to live a life worse than death! You want to save Mo Suyun? Huh?" Mo Jingli stood up, and regardless of the wounds on his body, he suddenly walked over and grabbed Mo Suyun. Mo Suyun was already frightened by the situation in front of him, and was suddenly grabbed by the person he feared the most. He couldn't help crying.

Ye Ying's face changed, "Mo Jingli, you are not a human!"

Mo Jingli laughed and said, "I will show you what it means to be inhuman!" Then he threw Mo Suyun down from the palace in front of everyone. Concubine Yang went into labor as soon as she rolled down the steps. Not to mention a weak child like Mo Suyun being thrown into the air by Mo Jingli and then dropped down. If he really fell to the ground, I'm afraid the child would really die.

A black figure rushed in from outside the hall, and caught Mo Suyun in his hands. Mo Suyun was crying loudly, but when Mo Jingli threw him, his cry was stuck in his throat and he couldn't cry out. His face also started to turn blue.

A person suddenly burst into the hall, and everyone was stunned. Looking closely, it turned out to be a very unfamiliar little girl. Although she was wearing a black nightgown, her delicate face was full of anger, and her bright big eyes stared at Mo Jingli as if she was about to spit fire at any time.

"Little Yun, don't be afraid...eat some candy..." Yun Ge carefully put Mo Suyun on the ground, took out the prepared pill from her sleeve and stuffed it into Mo Suyun's mouth. She hurriedly checked his pulse to make sure he was fine before she breathed a sigh of relief. She stood up and glared at Mo Jingli, saying, "How can you be so cruel? Xiaoyun is so young, do you know that you almost killed him?"

Mo Jingli had just thrown Mo Suyun out, pulling the wound on his abdomen, and sat back down again. He looked at Yun Ge standing in the hall and said coldly: "Who are you? Who are you in the same gang? How dare you break into Prince Ding's mansion at night!" This girl broke in through the main gate, but no guard came in to report. If this girl hadn't been so skilled in martial arts that she avoided the eyes and ears of all the guards, then someone outside had dealt with the guards for her.

Yun Ge blinked and said unhappily, "I don't know you. Daddy said I can't tell anyone my name."

Everyone couldn't help but feel embarrassed. Obviously, what Prince Li asked was very normal, but when this little girl said it, it made people feel that Prince Li was a playboy who flirted with decent women.

"Girl, King Li wants to know why you are here?" Yao Ji coughed lightly and said with a smile.

Yun Ge suddenly realized what was going on, and smiled at Yao Ji and said, "Sister, you are so beautiful. I came here with Sister Li."

"Sister Li?!"

Everyone present was shocked. Although Ye Ying had said before that Ye Li had come, the sudden change made everyone think that it was a trick played by Ye Ying to assassinate Mo Jingli. But they didn't expect that Ye Li actually came to Jiangnan and even entered the Prince Li's Mansion quietly. This also made Mo Jingli's confidants feel cold. The people from Prince Ding's Mansion could easily enter the Prince Li's Mansion under the situation of the whole city being under martial law, so it would be easy to take their lives.

"Ye Li?! Get out here!" Mo Jingli shouted fiercely.

Outside the door, Ye Li sighed with some regret. She walked in with Qin Feng and others. When Mo Jingli saw Ye Li, who was dressed in black and looked calm, his eyes suddenly became bloodshot with anger. Ye Li interrupted his anger and said lightly: "Prince Li, you should take care of your injuries first. You, the concubine, are still waiting for the doctor." Concubine Zhao had been helped to sit in a chair at the side. Even if the imperial physician had not come yet, she knew that the child could not be saved. She hated Ye Ying even more in her heart, "Prince...you must make a decision for me and the child..."

Ye Li glanced at her and said, "Misfortunes sent by heaven can be forgiven, but misfortunes brought upon oneself cannot be forgiven." Although they did not come in, they heard it clearly from outside. If Concubine Zhao had not been so proud of herself and instigated Mo Jingli to attack Mo Suyun, she would not have ended up being pulled down from the palace by Ye Ying and having a miscarriage.

"You...even if you are Princess Ding, this is the business of Prince Li's Mansion! Don't you think Princess Ding is too controlling?" Concubine Zhao glared at Ye Li with resentment. Since she entered Prince Li's Mansion, she has lived in fear every day. First, she served Concubine Xianzhao, and then was always troubled by Princess Qixia. Later, there was Dongfang You who was even more difficult to deal with, so she could only live cautiously. Now that she has finally made a name for herself, she can't help but feel a little proud. But now it's all in vain.

"Wuwu... Your Majesty, I am innocent. It's a pity for me and my unborn child..."

"Your injuries are not serious, you won't die." Seeing her crying so miserably, Yun Ge, who was squatting on the side to check Ye Ying's injuries, raised her head and said, "Besides, since you love your own child, why do you want to harm Xiao Yun? His body has drunk the wine mixed with poison, and he can't be saved anymore." Concubine Zhao's sad crying was interrupted by Yun Ge and suddenly looked very funny. She opened her mouth, tears still hanging on her face, and her originally beautiful face was distorted with blue and purple.

The imperial physician finally arrived, and Ye Li and the others were in no hurry to leave. Mo Jingli was helped in to bandage his wounds, but Concubine Xianzhao stayed in the palace and stared at Ye Li with a complicated expression. The ministers below secretly groaned in their hearts. Although everyone knew that Prince Li wanted to kill the emperor, and they had no objection. But this was different from knowing that the emperor was originally Prince Li's son, and Prince Li even wanted to throw the emperor to death with his own hands. I'm afraid that from now on, Prince Li will also have a grudge against them.

"Princess Ding, why are you here?" Concubine Xianzhao stared at Ye Li.

Ye Li smiled and said, "I beg the Dowager Princess to forgive me for my rudeness. My elder brother, Master Qingchen, disappeared in the south a few days ago, and I came here specifically to look for him. I also happened to hear that... my sister was being abused in Prince Li's mansion, so I couldn't help but come to investigate. But I didn't expect..."

Concubine Xianzhao couldn't help but choke. It was an indisputable fact that Ye Ying was Ye Li's concubine sister. No matter what their private relationship was like, as long as Ye Li said she came to visit her wronged sister, no one would say no. On the contrary, they would praise Princess Ding for being a friendly sister. They wanted to say that they didn't abuse Ye Ying, but seeing Ye Ying's miserable appearance, anyone would think that she was really abused by Prince Li's mansion.

Concubine Xian Zhao snorted coldly and said, "Abuse? Ye Ying should be punished for the crime of assassinating the prince."

Ye Li smiled and said, "Oh? Then...what crime should Prince Li be punished for wanting to throw the emperor to death in court?"

Qin Feng replied from behind: "Exterminate all nine clans."

Ye Li shook her head and smiled, "The Emperor and the royal family are also counted as one of the nine clans of King Li, so the nine clans cannot be exterminated. However, the whole family should be executed, right?" Yun Ge asked in confusion, "Didn't they just say that King Li is Xiaoyun's father?"

Ye Li patted Yun Ge's head with a smile and said with admiration: "Yes, that is confusing the royal bloodline? Prince Li offered his own son to the throne as the son of the previous emperor, what crime should he be punished for? Concubine Xian Zhao?"

Concubine Xianzhao was speechless. How could Mo Jingli pretend that his son was the son of the late emperor? It was obvious that the late emperor took Mo Jingli's newly born son and raised him as a prince. But who would believe this? The late emperor had quite a few princes, not to mention that he passed the throne to this child in the end.

After a long while of silence, Concubine Xian Zhao finally said coldly, "This is our Great Chu's business, and it seems to have nothing to do with Princess Ding."

Ye Li was not in a hurry. She pointed at Ye Ying on the ground and said, "If this is my fourth sister's child, does Concubine Xian Zhao still think that this has nothing to do with me? Or does Concubine Xian Zhao think that I and Prince Ding's Mansion are easy to bully?!"

"You're just trying to make up your mind!" Concubine Xianzhao couldn't win the argument with Ye Li, so she just flicked her sleeves and sat aside without saying anything. Ye Li walked over to Ye Ying, squatted down, and asked in a low voice, "What's wrong?"

Yun Ge shook his head somewhat sadly. Ye Ying was hit by Mo Jingli's palm and her meridians were broken. Then she fell from the stairs and her internal injuries were aggravated. Even the best internal injury medicine could only delay time.

Ye Ying leaned in Yun Ge's arms and reached out to Mo Suyun with some difficulty. Seeing the blood on her clothes and the blood on her lips, Mo Suyun was frightened and dared not come forward. Ye Li sighed, walked forward and pulled Mo Suyun over, whispering: "Suyun, go see her, she won't hurt you."

Mo Suyun seemed to have an almost instinctive trust in Ye Li. He looked at Ye Li hesitantly before finally taking the first step and slowly walking towards Ye Ying. Ye Ying smiled at Mo Suyun, tears streaming down her cheeks, "Suyun, it's all mother's fault. If mother hadn't had such greedy thoughts, you wouldn't have been so sick. Ahem...you should follow your aunt obediently in the future. She will, she will take good care of you. In the future, you don't have to worry like this anymore. Live well... live well... Third sister..."

Ye Li walked up to her and sighed, "Why are you doing this?"

Ye Ying chuckled and said, "I'm not sad... Didn't Mo Jingli not want my Su Yun? Then he won't have any children in this life, hehe... The late emperor actually did a good thing at the time. People like Mo Jingli deserve to have no descendants! Third sister, I was ignorant back then... Please, don't blame me. Please... take good care of Su Yun..."

Ye Li was silent for a moment, then nodded and said, "Don't worry, I will take good care of the child. Mr. Shen Yang is also in Li City, so he may be able to cure his illness in the future." Ye Ying nodded and smiled with tears in her eyes, "Third sister, I have always known that you... you are a good person. I just... I have always been jealous of you... Is it true that only good people can be happy? I really envy you... In my next life, I will definitely be a good person,"

Ye Li was speechless. In fact, compared to many people, the somewhat selfish and weak Ye Ying was not really a bad person. At least she had never really harmed anyone, although it might be because she didn't have the ability to do so.

"Ye Ying, you bastard, I'm going to kill you!" As she was speaking, Mo Jingli suddenly rushed out from inside, his iron-green face twisted and ferocious like a demon. Mo Suyun, who was originally being held by Ye Ying to talk, was immediately frightened and threw himself into Ye Li's arms.

Mo Jingli grabbed Ye Ying's collar and tried to pull her up. Yun Ge, who had been ignored, suddenly became angry. Yun Ge was not in a very good mood because she could not cure the first patient after leaving the mountain and could not save the second patient. But this King Li actually dragged the dying person like a sack in front of her, "Let go!"

In a rage, Yun Ge slapped her with a palm without hesitation. Mo Jingli found that he was no match for the little girl in front of him, and immediately put Ye Ying in front of him without hesitation. Fortunately, Yun Ge was calm by nature, and even though he was furious, he did not use his full strength to slap her, so he withdrew his hand in time. He stared at Mo Jingli in front of him angrily, "Shameless! Bad guy! Bastard! Scum,"

Ye Li twitched her lips, silently wondering who had corrupted little Yun Ge these days.

Ye Ying didn't care about her current situation. With a faint smile on her lips, she looked at Mo Jingli and said, "My Lord, do you like the gift Ying'er gave you?"

"Bitch! Take out the antidote!" Mo Jingli said coldly.

Ye Ying picked up the knife in her other hand with some difficulty and smiled, "The antidote... I ate the antidote. Your Highness, do you know how much effort I put into getting this medicine? I didn't plan to give it to you so soon, but I had prepared it a long time ago. In Licheng... I thought of a way to prepare this medicine after I knew you had got the antidote. I have been soaking this dagger in the medicine since this morning, and then... hehe, before I came in just now, I ate the antidote myself."

"You bastard, I'm going to kill you!" Mo Jingli grabbed Ye Ying's neck tightly. He really underestimated this bastard Ye Ying, who had already started planning so long ago. Ye Ying turned her head with some difficulty to look at Mo Suyun hiding in Ye Li's arms, raised her hand and stabbed Mo Jingli with a knife. This knife was not meant to hurt him, but an assassin. Mo Jingli shook Ye Ying away, and Ye Ying didn't care. She looked up at Mo Suyun, "Suyun, leave here with your aunt... otherwise... otherwise he will kill you..."

Seeing more and more blood flowing from Ye Ying's lips, everyone was silent. They watched in silence as the woman lying in a pool of blood gradually lost her life.

"Mother..." A weak child's voice suddenly rang out in the quiet palace. Yun Ge, who was standing next to Ye Li, suddenly covered her eyes and cried silently.

Yao Ji, who was sitting next to Mu Yang, lowered her head and wiped away a tear from the corner of her eye without making a sound, but her bright eyes became more determined.

Ye Li handed Mo Suyun to Wei Rui behind her and said calmly, "Yun Ge, we should go back."

Yun Ge sniffed silently, walked over, grabbed Ye Li's clothes and followed her out, "I'm sure King Li will take good care of the fourth sister's body, right?" Ye Li turned around and glanced at Mo Jingli and asked.

"Place her?" Mo Jingli showed a weird and twisted smile, "I will grind her to dust!"

"Whatever you want." Ye Li had no intention of resting in peace. It would be good to take Ye Ying's body out, but now they had no way to take it out. "I will publicize the great kindness of Li Wangfei who was crushed to ashes after her death. I believe that the people of Jiangnan will be able to admire the kindness of Li Wangfei."

"Ye Li, stop right there!" Mo Jingli roared, "Leave Mo Suyun to me."

"Don't even think about it!" Before Ye Li could say anything, Yun Ge said angrily, "Xiao Yun's mother has entrusted him to Sister Li. And if you hadn't wanted to kill Xiao Yun, how could Princess Li have died?"

"He is the emperor of Da Chu." Mo Jingli gritted his teeth and said that he might be his only son from now on. Ye Ying's final blow was too great for Mo Jingli. He was poisoned twice. The imperial physician had said that even if he found an antidote, his chances of having children in the future would be very slim.

Ye Li turned around and said calmly, "Doesn't King Li want to get rid of this child and ascend the throne? Then in exchange, I will take this child away. From now on, he is no longer a descendant of the Mo family. Just as King Li hoped, Mo Suyun died."

"No." Mo Jingli flatly refused.

Ye Li didn't care, "Then... Mo Suyun is still the emperor... but her biological mother entrusted him to me before she died. Then I and Prince Ding's Mansion must ensure that he is worthy of the title of emperor." The implication is that Prince Ding's Mansion will fully intervene in the government of Da Chu. Not to mention that Mo Jingli is absolutely unwilling to let Prince Ding's Mansion get involved in Da Chu again, even if he agrees, Mo Suyun is now stupid, but he is not really stupid. If he was really stupid, he would not have called her mother just now. When he grows up in the future, he will definitely not stand on the side of Mo Jingli as a father.

Ye Li looked at him and said, "You can't have your cake and eat it too. King Li better think it over carefully."

Mo Jingli said sinisterly, "What if the king insists that you all stay?" Ye Li smiled and said, "That depends on whether King Li has the ability to do so. Even if King Li keeps all of us, it would be best to ensure that no one else spreads what happened tonight. King Li killed his son and the king, and the princess died for justice. It's really a good show."

Mo Jingli was already seriously injured, and now he was so angry that his eyes went dark and he almost fell to the ground. The people beside him quickly helped him sit down in the chair. Mo Jingli leaned on the armrest, suppressed his anger, took a deep breath, stared at Ye Li and said in a deep voice: "Ye Li, you are great."

"Not as good as King Li." Ye Li calmly retorted.

Seeing Mo Jingli's depressed look, Concubine Xianzhao said quickly, "Princess Ding, put down the emperor. I promise you will leave Jiangnan safely."

Qin Feng laughed disdainfully and said, "Do we need your guarantee? Nanjing City is just a place where we can come and go as we please. What can you do to us?" Concubine Xianzhao's face darkened. Ye Li spoke first and said leisurely, "I always keep my word. Since I promised Fourth Sister to take care of the child, I must take the child away. Concubine Xianzhao can try to let us leave quietly or let us kill him from Prince Li's Mansion."

"Just relying on a few of you?" Queen Dowager Xianzhao sneered.

Ye Li smiled and said, "Do you have a lot of people? Why don't Concubine Xianzhao try to summon the guards to take a look?" Concubine Xianzhao did not say anything. Ye Li dared to say this, but she was afraid that there were not many guards who could move in Prince Li's mansion at this time.

"King Li, what do you think?" Ye Li asked.

"Get out!" Mo Jingli finally yelled out angrily.

Ye Li didn't care about his words. She waved her hand and walked out with everyone in broad daylight.

In the hall, the atmosphere was so solemn and silent that one could hear a pin drop clearly. Everyone looked at their noses and hearts, and could only hear their own hearts beating. Mo Jingli sat in the hall, panting, his eyes as fierce as a beast that was choosing its prey.

The banquet that was originally intended to flatter the future master turned into a bloody and tragic royal ethics drama. How could the people sitting there not be terrified? They could only secretly rejoice in their hearts that at least there were so many of them... the prince would not silence them all, right? The saying that the law does not punish the masses did make some sense.

"Your Highness, Princess Ding and her entourage disappeared not long after leaving the mansion." After a long time, someone outside the door reported.

"You are a bunch of rubbish! Get out of here! Get out!" Mo Jingli roared.

If everyone doesn't leave now, when will they leave? He quickly stood up and said goodbye to Mo Jingli and Concubine Xianzhao, and ran out in a hurry.

"Li'er..." Concubine Xianzhao glanced at Mo Jingli and called softly.

"Get out! Get out!" Mo Jingli cursed angrily without even looking at the person in front of him.

In the small courtyard where Ye Li and others were staying temporarily, Xu Qingchen looked at the child held in Wei Rui's arms and raised his eyebrows and said, "Has Mo Jingli discovered your identity?" Ye Li smiled helplessly and said, "It doesn't matter. He doesn't have time to attack us now. But brother, things in Nanjing are almost done, and we should go back." Although Mo Jingli might not dare to attack them temporarily, staying in the city for too long would inevitably be provocative. Maybe Mo Jingli would go all out on impulse.

"Mo Jingli doesn't seem to be that kind of impulsive person." Xu Qingchen said, not that Mo Jingli's character is so stable, but that Mo Jingli is too attached to those flashy powers. People who are attached to things will find it difficult to do things without caring about everything.

"He probably has it now." Any man who is like Mo Jingli would be willing to do anything. It would be fine if he didn't get it at the beginning, but now his poison has been cured and he has another child. But in the blink of an eye, the child is gone and he is poisoned again. Maybe his only hope is gone. It has to be said that Ye Ying's last act is really impressive.

Xu Qingchen sighed softly, glanced at Mo Suyun who was lying motionless in Wei Wei's arms, and said, "Ye Ying is dead, what are you going to do with this child? After all, he is the emperor of Da Chu, and it is not appropriate to keep him in Prince Ding's mansion."

Ye Li said, "Ye Ying hopes that we send the child back to my father. After all, he is their grandson. It should be fine for him to be taken care of in Licheng by Prince Ding's Mansion. In any case... it's better than staying in Nanjing and being a puppet emperor."

Xu Qingchen nodded and said, "Okay, you guys should head north early tomorrow morning."

Hearing this, Ye Li was stunned, "Brother, do you have anything else to do?"

Xu Qingchen said, "I still need to help Yun Ge find someone." Ye Li frowned and thought for a while, "Can't you just tell me who you want to find? Is it hard to find them?" Xu Qingchen shook his head and smiled, "It's not hard to find. I know where they live. But I have to take Yun Ge with me." Ye Li looked at Xu Qingchen in embarrassment, and said, "Why don't we wait for two days and go back with my brother."

Ye Li was really worried about letting Xu Qingchen take Yun Ge to stay in Nanjing. Xu Qingchen was powerless, and Yun Ge was a pretty good martial artist but she was just a little girl with no experience. What if something happened to her brother again?

Seeing Ye Li's undisguised worry, Xu Qingchen smiled helplessly and said, "Li'er, this incident was really just an accident. Prince Ding must be getting impatient, so you should go back quickly. Otherwise, he will blame me for not being able to accomplish anything and causing you to stay in Jiangnan for so long."

Ye Li was determined not to pay attention to Xu Qingchen, "I'll stay one more day. Anyway, there are still some things to deal with, so there's no need to rush for one or two days." Unable to convince Ye Li, Xu Qingchen had to plan to take Yun Ge to find someone early tomorrow morning. Ye Li was worried about him staying alone in Nanjing City, so why wouldn't he worry about Ye Li's safety? After all, Nanjing City was not their territory.

"Princess... Master Qingchen, Miss Yun Ge and the girl in the backyard are fighting." A guard flew in and reported with a sad face. Ye Li and Xu Qingchen were both stunned. Xu Qingchen stood up immediately. Ye Li was not too worried. Not to mention that Dongfang You's inner force was restrained, even if Yun Ge was still fine, she might not suffer any loss.

"Without the Eastern Ghost's inner strength, how can he still make trouble?" Ye Li asked curiously.

The guard said with a sad face: "Reporting to the princess, they did not use martial arts."

"How can we fight without martial arts?"

"Princess, go and take a look and you will know." said the guard.

Fighting is not just about martial arts, because most people in this world don't know martial arts, but that doesn't mean they don't fight. So, when Ye Li and Xu Qingchen saw the two people fighting on the ground in the yard, they couldn't help but stare in amazement. Xu Qingchen couldn't help but stroke his forehead and called out, "Yun Ge."

Hearing Xu Qingchen's voice, Yun Ge paused. But it was just this pause that caused Dong Fang You to grab her pretty face. If he had grabbed her firmly, even if Dong Fang You didn't have internal strength, Yun Ge's pretty face would have been disfigured for several months. However, Dong Fang You didn't have internal strength at the moment, but that didn't mean Yun Ge didn't have it either. So she just tilted her head back and held Dong Fang You's claws tightly with one hand, "Stop fighting, stop fighting, okay?"

Dongfang You sneered, "Go to hell."

Yun Ge made a bitter face, pushed away Dongfang You's hand, quickly pressed her acupuncture points, jumped up from the ground, and ran to Xu Qingchen, "Xu Qingchen, Sister Li, why are you here?" Ye Li raised her eyebrows at her, smiling without saying a word. Xu Qingchen looked at her, "Who asked you to fight with others?"

Although Xu Qingchen's voice was still gentle, Yun Ge felt a chill on her head. She could not help but shrink her neck and lean towards Ye Li. She felt that Xu Qingchen, who looked at her indifferently, was being revenged by her father who had passed away three or four years ago. So it was not unreasonable that the brothers of the Xu family were afraid of the eldest son Xu. The eldest son Xu was born with the dignity of a teacher.

"This...I...I was wrong." Yun Ge lowered his head dejectedly and admitted his mistake.

Ye Li looked at the two of them with a smile, then glanced at Dongfang You who was fixed to one side, and said with a faint smile: "Why did Yun Ge come here?" This courtyard is the innermost and most remote courtyard of this mansion. Ordinary people would not come here if they have nothing to do. Yun Ge said with a bitter face: "I just want to pick a few flowers to give to Xiao Yun."

It turned out that there were two late-blooming begonias in the yard where Dongfang You lived. Yun Ge thought that Mo Suyun was a little stupid because of the shock, so it might be better to give him some fun things. But the girl who grew up in the mountains didn't know what to give as a gift, so her first choice was flowers and plants. So she ran all over the mansion to find these two begonias that were still blooming beautifully. But she didn't want to alarm Dongfang You who was under house arrest in the yard. It just so happened that Dongfang You had heard people in the mansion mention the girl brought back by Master Qingchen himself these days. So they started fighting without any hesitation as soon as they met. If Dongfang You's internal strength had not been restrained, he might have used a killing move directly.

Xu Qingchen handed over a white handkerchief and said, "Don't you know martial arts? Is it necessary for you to roll on the ground with others?"

Yun Ge lowered her head and drew circles on the ground with her feet. She thought Dongfang You didn't know martial arts, and a martial artist naturally couldn't bully an ordinary person who didn't know martial arts.

After seeing Xu Qingchen, Dongfang You stopped staring at Yun Ge. Instead, she looked at Xu Qingchen in a daze. She had not seen Xu Qingchen since she was captured by Ye Li. Although Ye Li did not lock her up in the dungeon, she would be stopped immediately if she wanted to leave the courtyard. Moreover, any tricks and schemes of these people were useless. Even if she shouted to burn the house, those people did not even turn their eyes. The meaning was obvious. If she wanted to burn herself to death, she could just light it. Dongfang You certainly did not want to burn herself to death, so she could only endure it silently. Today, she finally met Xu Qingchen in person. Dongfang You was in no mood to argue with Yun Ge.

Yun Ge looked at Xu Qingchen and Dongfangyou curiously, and couldn't help but move closer to Ye Li. She always felt that the way this woman looked at Xu Qingchen was very strange, and it made her hair stand on end.

"Master Qingchen, how are you?" Dongfang You asked softly, not caring that her acupuncture points made her body stiff and she was so tender that she could not adapt to such tender words. Xu Qingchen glanced at Dongfang You calmly, then turned his gaze to Yun Ge beside Ye Li and said, "Why don't you go back and change your clothes? Then copy the article I taught you yesterday ten times and give it to me tomorrow morning."

"Ah?" Yun Ge's face fell again, "Xu Qingchen, I don't..."

"Fifteen articles." Xu Qingchen said lightly.

Yun Ge stared at Xu Qingchen blankly, opened her mouth and finally said, "I'll go write it now." She glanced at Xu Qingchen cautiously, probably sensing that Xu Qingchen was not in a good mood, and asked in a low voice, "Can I plant a few flowers before I go?"

Xu Qingchen nodded, and Yun Ge flew up to the branch, planted a few flowers, and ran out in a flash, as if Xu Qingchen would do it ten or twenty times more if she stayed a little longer. Looking at her back, Ye Li couldn't help but smile and said, "Brother, you are too strict with Yun Ge. Look how scared she is. Yun Ge is your savior after all."

Xu Qingchen glanced at Ye Li calmly and said, "She is not a child anymore. She used to live alone in the mountains. I'm afraid her father didn't teach her many things when he was alive."

Ye Li suddenly understood and nodded, saying, "That's right. Fifteen is not young anymore. It's time for her to get married. If she goes back with us, please teach her a lesson, Auntie." Xu Qingchen didn't comment and said calmly, "I'm afraid she won't go with us. Then..." Yun Ge, who grew up in the countryside, is a wealthy family. Wouldn't she be eaten to pieces? Ye Li smiled and said, "Brother will definitely find a way to get her to go back with us..."

Xu Qingchen seemed not to hear her words and turned and walked out the door.

Ye Li glanced at Dongfang You who was sitting on the ground with a cold expression and said, "Miss Dongfang, as a prisoner, don't you know how to be obedient?" Dongfang You finally withdrew her gaze from Xu Qingchen's departing figure and glared at Ye Li angrily, "Who is that girl?"

Ye Li raised her eyebrows and smiled: "If Miss Dongfang didn't know who Yun Ge was, how could she fight with her?"

Dongfang You screamed, "This is impossible. How can that ignorant wild girl be worthy of Master Qingchen! You lied to me... Ye Li, how did I offend you that you must separate Master Qingchen and me?" Ye Li looked up at the sky and rolled her eyes. Dongfang You was imagining something wrong. "Miss Dongfang, what do you mean I want to separate you and Master Qingchen? Look, has my eldest brother ever looked at you?" Ye Li immediately felt that she was wronged. She was a good sister who cared enough about her eldest brother's lifelong happiness and was absolutely not picky. She was the most pleasant sister-in-law in the world.

"It must be you who is causing trouble, otherwise Master Qingchen would not dislike me!" Dongfang You said hatefully.

"Miss Dongfang, you think too much." Ye Li said calmly, "Look at how Big Brother treats Yun Ge, and then look at how Big Brother treats you. Don't you know what kind of girl Big Brother likes?"

Dongfang You glared at Ye Li fiercely. Ye Li blinked and smiled faintly, "Miss Dongfang, if I were you, instead of thinking about these possible and non-possessive things, you might as well think about how many days you can live."

"You want to kill me?" Dongfang You looked at her coldly and said with disdain. Ye Li shook her head and said, "I don't plan to kill you. In fact, I plan to let you go."

"Do you think I will believe it?" Dongfang You sneered. Ye Li said sincerely: "It's true, but I do intend to let you go. And... I will send you back to your original subordinates in Cangmang Mountain. Together with the evidence of your murder of Dongfang Hui." After hearing Ye Li's words, Dongfang You's face turned pale instantly. Murdering Dongfang Hui was the only thing she had done in her life that made her heart unable to escape condemnation. At the same time, it was also something that would definitely cost her life if it got out.

Although the power of Cangmang Mountain has been reduced to one tenth of what it is now, there are still many people who are loyal to Cangmang Mountain. The reason why these people are loyal to her is because she is the young master of Cangmang Mountain and the heir cultivated by Dongfang Hui. Once people know that she killed Dongfang Hui, those people will immediately turn against her and avenge Dongfang Hui. Dongfang You still has this self-awareness. How can she compare with Dongfang Hui's prestige of several decades in just a few months?

Seeing Dongfang You's miserable expression, Ye Li had no sympathy or mercy for her. To her, Dongfang Hui was an enemy, but to Dongfang You, Dongfang Hui was her master, mother, and lifesaver. If it weren't for Dongfang Hui, Dongfang You would have died long ago, not to mention that she now boasted that she was proficient in music, chess, calligraphy, painting, martial arts, and medicine, and that she was the only one in the world who was worthy of Master Qingchen. Even if Dongfang Hui was sorry to everyone in the world, she was not sorry to Dongfang You. Just because Dongfang Hui hindered her so-called good fate, she betrayed her master and even sent someone to assassinate her. She was simply no different from a beast. Not to mention that Xu Qingchen would not like such a person, even if Xu Qingchen liked her, he would have to kill her. Of course, Master Qingchen's vision is definitely much sharper than Ye Li's.

Originally, Ye Li hadn't figured out how to deal with Dong Fang You. It was pointless to kill such a person just to annoy others. It just so happened that many forces in Cangmang Mountain were hiding in the dark and it was very difficult to dig out. As soon as Ye Li revealed the truth about Dong Fang Hui's murder, people who were loyal to Dong Fang Hui, those who had ulterior motives towards Dong Fang You, and those who had hidden ambitions to establish their own faction came to him one after another.

Therefore, Ye Li naturally had no objection to using Dong Fang You in exchange for some benefits. Of course, this must ensure that Dong Fang You would not survive. Dong Fang You's obsession with Xu Qingchen had long been distorted. If she was allowed to escape again, Ye Li could not guarantee what she would do.

Because he planned to go north as soon as possible, Xu Qingchen did not delay any longer. He took Yun Ge to Muyang Marquis's Mansion the next morning. Hearing the news that Master Qingchen was coming to visit, Mu Yang and his son's faces suddenly turned ugly. In the past, they would naturally welcome Master Qingchen's personal visit. But now... Prince Li had just been cheated by Prince Ding's Mansion. Of course, it was not the fault of Prince Ding's Mansion. But no one in a high position would not be angry. Although Prince Li did not send anyone to do anything to Princess Ding and Master Qingchen at this time, it was because Prince Li was not sure that he could catch them all in one fell swoop, not because he didn't want to. Now that they are too close to Master Qingchen, aren't they rushing to make Prince Li a punching bag?

However, Master Qingchen was not someone they could just see whenever they wanted. With Xu Qingchen's fame and status, you might not be able to see him when you wanted to, but when he wanted to see you, you absolutely had to see him.

"Master Qingchen, Master Qingchen has come from afar. I am sorry for not welcoming you." The old Marquis Muyang came with Mu Yang and the Mu family to greet Xu Qingchen with a smile on his face. Xu Qingchen glanced at the group of people following Marquis Muyang with a smile. It is said that Marquis Muyang is Mo Jingqi's confidant. Now Mo Jingqi can be regarded as dead and his family is broken, but the Marquis Muyang's family is still prosperous and even more powerful than before. He is indeed a rare person among the military commanders who can specialize in business.

Xu Qingchen frowned and glanced at Yun Ge. He was a little unsure whether it was really a good thing to leave Yun Ge in the Marquis of Muyang Mansion. Even if Yao Ji was there, she had important tasks to do, so how could she have the time to take care of a child who knew nothing all the time? Moreover... how long could the Marquis of Muyang Mansion last?

Yun Ge followed Xu Qingchen and looked at the old man who was talking to Xu Qingchen with some surprise. If he felt that it was rude to come to greet him, why didn't he just go out and greet him? Regardless of his age, it didn't matter if he didn't greet him. Yun Ge frowned. For some reason, she intuitively disliked this old man who smiled so amiably at Xu Qingchen.

Old Marquis Muyang naturally saw the girl standing next to Xu Qingchen, but he was a little surprised. Young Master Qingchen was famous for his disrespect for women. He was already over thirty but still unmarried, so why would he be with a beautiful young girl?

Mu Yang and Yao Ji had both met Yun Ge. Yao Ji had a good impression of this girl with strong martial arts and a simple mind, and nodded to her with a smile. Yun Ge blinked and smiled sweetly at Yao Ji. Although Yun Ge hated those people at the banquet last night, she did not hold a grudge. Moreover, what happened last night actually had nothing to do with them. It was all the fault of that cruel King Li!

"Does Yao Ji know this little girl?" The wife of Marquis Muyang, who was standing behind Mu Yang and side by side with Yao Ji, looked at the two of them and suddenly asked in a sharp voice. The old Marquis Muyang frowned, very dissatisfied with his daughter-in-law's rude behavior, but his eyes also glanced at Yao Ji on the side.

Mu Yang glared at his wife and made an excuse: "Father, I saw this girl at Prince Li's Mansion last night."

"Prince Li's Mansion?" Old Marquis Muyang frowned. Mu Yang only vaguely said a few words about what happened in Prince Li's Mansion last night. As a minister, he naturally needs to understand that there are some things that can be said, and some things that cannot be said even to the closest people. Although Old Marquis Muyang didn't know what happened in Prince Li's Mansion last night, from the news that the emperor was critically ill and Princess Li had passed away early this morning, it was probably not a small matter.

The old Marquis Muyang glanced at Xu Qingchen warily and said in a deep voice, "I wonder what the purpose of Master Qingchen's visit is?"

Xu Qingchen smiled faintly and said, "Marquis Muyang intends to talk to me here?"

If possible, the old Marquis Muyang really wanted to talk here. But he also knew that this was not the place to talk. He smiled awkwardly and said, "Sir, please come in."

After entering the hall and sitting down, Yun Ge sat down obediently below Xu Qingchen. She was quiet and well-behaved, and there was no trace of the innocent and lively look she had shown last night, which was filled with indignation for other people's affairs.

After serving tea, Mu Yang asked, "Master Qingchen, I wonder who this girl is..."

Xu Qingchen put down his teacup, glanced at Yun Ge and said calmly, "I wonder if Marquis Muyang remembers a doctor named Shen Fengru?"

"Shen Fengru?" Mu Yang frowned in confusion and looked up at his parents. The old Marquis Mu Yang's face changed slightly, and he quickly glanced at Yun Ge who was sitting next to Xu Qingchen, and said in a deep voice: "I have never heard of it. I wonder why Master Qingchen asked this?"

Xu Qingchen said, "Then, about three or four years ago, Marquis Muyang should not have received a letter from Mr. Shen." The old Marquis Muyang's expression had returned to calmness, and he nodded and said, "I have indeed not received it."

"In that case, I'll take my leave." Xu Qingchen's face darkened slightly, and he said no more. He stood up and said to Yun Ge, "Yun Ge, let's go."

"Hmm?" Yun Ge looked at Xu Qingchen with some confusion, not quite understanding why he was suddenly unhappy again. But when Xu Qingchen was unhappy, she would usually be the one to suffer, so she quickly stood up and walked to Xu Qingchen's side, hesitating for a moment before asking: "But, didn't you say you would help me find someone? Is it... you can't find it? It doesn't matter, don't worry..."

Xu Qingchen smiled faintly, looked at Yun Ge and said, "Don't look for him anymore. The person your father arranged can't come to pick you up."

"Why...why?" Yun Ge was puzzled.

"Their whole family is dead." Xu Qingchen walked out without looking back, without noticing that the old Marquis Muyang's face suddenly turned as ugly as if he had swallowed a fly.

Mu Yang had never seen Xu Qingchen so rude before. Yun Ge nodded apologetically to Mu Yanghou, whose face turned blue with anger, and hurriedly chased after him, "Xu Qingchen, don't be angry. It's not their fault that they died a long time ago. I can do it alone..."

"Don't worry, you will come with me to Licheng in the future. Are you afraid that Prince Ding's Mansion can't afford to support a little girl like you?" Xu Qingchen's voice came softly, already with a hint of joyful smile.

"I'm not a little girl. Should I...go to the grave? My dad said that I have to go to the grave every year on his death anniversary or Qingming Festival for the first three years, otherwise he will be angry."

"No need, wait until everyone is dead before you die." Xu Qingchen said lightly.

"But didn't you say they were all dead?" Yun Ge glared at him.

"I said no, understand?" Xu Qingchen stopped and looked at Yun Ge with a gentle smile. Yun Ge immediately shrank her head, lowered her head and whispered: "I understand..." Xu Qingchen became more and more fierce. Wuwu...