Chapter 217 If I can't kill that bastard, then I'll kill that bastard's father!
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It turns out that the older sister who went to work as Liu Shu's maid back then was pregnant!
The child's father was Liu Shu, who was only twelve years old at the time!
The older sister knew she couldn't have this child; Liu Shu was still just a child!
And the older sister also understood that if she gave birth to this child, the most likely outcome would be that she would die and the child would live, or it was possible that neither she nor the child would survive and they would both die!
The princess would only think that her elder sister had seduced Liu Shu, and would not think that Liu Shu was unable to control her lustful desires at such a young age.
So, when the older sister returned home, she told her mother about it.
Therefore, Father unusually went out after dark that day to buy abortion pills at the clinic.
That's why she smelled medicine and blood at home that day.
The girl's eyes were empty as she spoke, without a single tear.
She recalled the second thing her father had told her before he died.
“My mother changed my deceased older sister’s clothes so she could be buried.”
As it turned out, Mother said that Elder Sister's lower body had been carefully washed.
The girl paused for a moment before continuing, "My mother said that my older sister was given labor-inducing drugs and bled uncontrollably after giving birth, which is why she died."
The girl looked up at Li Shiyue across the iron fence and said with a smile, "Sister, you must have been pregnant more than once, many times."
It must have been when she became pregnant again that the princess found out, and the princess forced her to drink labor-inducing drugs, wanting only the child and not the mother!
After I escaped from the farm and finally made it back to the prefectural city by boat, I learned from old friends that, haha, there was a new Shou-ge in the Prince's mansion!
Ha ha ha ha! "
The girl threw her head back and laughed, but the laughter turned into a roar.
"My elder sister died, and her child was named Shouge'er!"
On what grounds?
Why should I?!
The girl's face was contorted with rage. "If I could infiltrate the Prince's mansion, I would have killed that child long ago!"
My older sister died, my mother died, my father died, and my whole family died except for me.
Why is he still alive?
If I can't kill that bastard, then I'll kill that bastard's father!
I was so close, so very close, to killing him!
It's you!
It's you! Why are you stopping me?!
you……"
Looking at the girl in front of him, her hands gripping the iron bars, her eyes bulging, her eyes red-rimmed, filled with hatred and pain, Li Shiyue really didn't know what to say.
Before Li Shiyue could figure out what to say, people entered the cell, and footsteps could be heard.
Zhao Guang'an, his face dark, walked in, led by the female jailer.
"Bring them in!"
Li Shiyue saw the girl being dragged away by two female guards at the behest of the female jailer.
The girl left without a word.
As Zhao Guang'an watched the girl being pulled away, he turned to leave as well, but after turning halfway, he abruptly turned back.
It was at this moment that Li Shiyue's eyes met Zhao Guang'an's.
"Please wait a moment, Madam Li. You will be released once things are cleared up."
Upon hearing Zhao Guang'an's words, Li Shiyue knew in her heart that the General's Mansion must have been involved.
Otherwise, would Zhao Guang'an, a commander of the royal guards, a general of some rank, speak so politely to a country girl like her?
They even thoughtfully told her that once things were cleared up, they could let her out?
It seems that nothing serious has happened to Li Shiyue, but at the Prince's Mansion, no one dares to say a word.
Liu Shu, who was rushed back to the Prince's Mansion by Zhao Guang'an's personal guards, was stripped naked and lay on a low couch with only a cloth covering his lower body. Three or four people surrounded him, including Liu Junyi, the military doctor who had treated his dizziness before.
Dr. Liu was really lucky; it was a rare day off for him, and he had just returned to his home in the prefectural city from the garrison in Sanshan County.
I had planned to spend a few days with my family and enjoy some quality time together.
His eldest daughter-in-law went back to her parents' home to visit relatives, and she brought her grandson back these past few days to be taken care of by the couple for a few days.
As a result, just as she was about to take her grandson for a stroll in the market, she was grabbed and taken away by the royal guards who came galloping by.
Because Liu Shu's injuries were knife wounds, all the doctors who had been "captured" by the princess looked at Liu Shu.
"I am far less skilled than Dr. Liu in treating this kind of trauma; Dr. Liu has seen and saved many more patients."
According to Physician Liu, what should be done about the Crown Prince's current condition?
Dr. Liu cursed inwardly, but nodded and replied, "Although we used the best wound medicine, you can see that the wound is still bleeding."
Doctor Liu pointed his finger in the air at the incision on Liu Shu's stomach.
"However, I just checked, and the blade did not penetrate deeply, nor did it damage any internal organs."
At least for now, we can say that this injury shouldn't be fatal.
"So, what does Dr. Liu mean?"
"In the military, to prevent such wounds from being invaded by pathogenic factors, the wound must be stitched up!"
"Sew it up?"
How am I supposed to sew this?
"Doctor Liu, if we sew up this skin and flesh, won't the young master wake up in pain?"
Dr. Liu glanced at Liu Shu, who was still unconscious on the low couch, and thought to himself, "If this were on the battlefield, a wound like this could be stitched up by biting a stick."
But this isn't a battlefield, and Liu Shu is a prince, not a common soldier!
Doctor Liu raised his head and said to everyone, "I'll go and talk to the Princess!"
This wound still needs to be stitched up. Otherwise, leaving it open will not only make it difficult to heal, but it could also allow pathogens to enter the body and endanger your life!
Meanwhile, Princess Consort of Zhenbei, Zhao Changying, sat with a frown on the grand chair at the head of the main hall, listening to Zhao Guang'an kneeling below recount the whole story of Liu Shu's murder.
"...After saying all this, she swallowed the pills and committed suicide!"
Subordinates…
"Useless! Useless! A bunch of useless trash!"
What use are you?
I asked you to protect the Crown Prince, and this is how you protect him?
They can't even find the mastermind behind it all!
"How could a little girl, barely ten years old, possibly have the ability to scheme and harm my Fubao?"
Yes, the Crown Prince's nickname is Fu Bao. When he was a child, the Queen called him Bao Ge'er.
As for why the princess gave Liu Shu such a nickname?
That's because after the princess married into the royal family, she couldn't conceive for a long time. She prayed to gods and Buddhas for many years before she finally became pregnant.
After Liu Shu was born, the princess felt that Liu Shu was her blessing and her treasure, so she gave Liu Shu the nickname "Fu Bao" (meaning "blessing treasure").
Zhao Guang'an knelt on the ground, looking down at the floor tiles. He really hadn't noticed that the little girl had chosen to commit suicide sooner or later, but after he asked her why she assassinated Liu Shu, she didn't wait for him to ask another question before resolutely swallowing the poison she had hidden in her mouth. In just a few breaths, she vomited blood and died.
“…Zhao Guang'an, what I think of you…”
Just as the princess was about to say something more, an older woman rushed in from outside the door: "Your Highness, Physician Liu requests an audience."
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