"Mingyan, get out. I think your master and I have a lot to discuss." The princess suddenly said sternly.
Granny Li stepped forward, grabbed Mingyan's arm, and pulled her out. Mingyan looked at Granny Li; the latter didn't even have the strength to sit up.
Even if she, a mere maid, had the will, she was powerless at this moment and could only hold back her tears as Li Mama pulled her away.
"You killed Honghui, didn't you?" The Fujin stared with eyes as sharp as an owl's. If looks could kill, Li Shi would have been killed a thousand times over.
"Hehe, hehe, your son really did die by my hand. I'll make you taste what it's like to lose a son." Li uttered these words with difficulty, the laughter sounding like a cough coming out of her throat.
The Fujin stared at Li Shi as if she were staring at a person about to die, and said coldly, "You know about the Second Prince's death?"
Li nodded and said with all her might, "Don't pretend to be a magnanimous saint in front of me. The Second Prince is still so young, how could you do such a thing?"
The Princess Consort never imagined that the cause of the eldest prince's death was the very evil she herself had sown, which led to her tragic end. However, she felt she had done nothing wrong; Li Shi deserved to die, and Li Shi's son also deserved to die.
"Hongshi is now being raised by me. Don't worry, I will treat him very well and help him gradually become the most important person in the master's heart. You can go in peace. Although you can't see it anymore, at least I have helped you fulfill your long-held dream, haven't I? However, the one who will accompany Hongshi to the end is me, his legal mother, not you, his birth mother." The Fujin said through gritted teeth, knowing that these words would be enough to drive Li Shi mad with hatred.
"Even if I descend to the eighteenth level of hell, I will not let you go. I will become a vengeful ghost to take your life." Madam Li was so angry that her lips trembled. If she could bite the Fujin right now, she would bite her without hesitation.
"If you can't, then go to hell in peace. Don't forget, I still have the Second Princess in my hands. If you dare to bother me, I'll send the Second Princess down to keep you company," the princess said coldly.
These words greatly agitated Li. She tried to sit up, but ultimately had no strength left and could only lie on the bed, panting.
"How exactly did you poison me? I tested every day's food for poison with a silver needle." Li never imagined that one day she would be completely defeated by the woman she had suppressed for ten years, with no chance of fighting back.
"Do you remember those charcoal pieces?" the Fujin asked with a smile.
"What's wrong with those carbons?" Li asked, her eyes wide with surprise as she stared at the Fujin.
"You've been unknowingly inhaling the toxic fumes from burning charcoal for almost two months now. You're lucky to have survived this long. But no matter how lucky you are, I, the Fujin, will still take you away." The Fujin walked up to Li Shi and stared at her face, speaking each word clearly. She raised her nail-protected hand and gently touched Li Shi's already pale and sallow face, taking in all the despair and fear she felt at that moment.
"You can't touch the Second Princess. She's been by your side for seven or eight years. Don't you have any feelings for her at all?" Madam Li said, her lips trembling. She never imagined that her two children would fall into the hands of this woman.
"That depends on what you do. If you die of guilt tonight, I promise you I will treat the Second Princess and the Fourth Prince well. Otherwise, what will be the fate of them?" The Fujin smiled as dignified and gentle as ever, her fingers slowly stroking Li's face.
"You want me to commit suicide?" Li's pupils contracted, and she said coldly.
"Yes, I want you to drink this medicine yourself. That way, I'll plead with the Fourth Prince for a proper burial place for you, so you won't be thrown into a mass grave to be fed to wild dogs. After all, you're the mother of three children. The Fourth Prince is always merciful; he'll give you a proper burial." The Fujin said calmly, but her voice was terrifyingly chilling.
“Are you scared? Are you afraid that Doctor Zhou will report my illness to Fourth Master, and then he will investigate who poisoned me?” Li said astutely.
Indeed, she was absolutely right. The Fujin came at this moment precisely to get rid of her as soon as possible, to make her commit suicide, so as to cover up the truth that she had poisoned Li.
Seeing that the Fujin remained silent, Li Shi revealed a strange smile and said, "Nala Xiayu, I will not do as you wish. I will wait for the Fourth Prince to come. I will expose your true colors in front of him, tear off your disgusting mask of virtuousness and dignity, and let him see what kind of good Fujin he has married."
The princess's gaze gradually turned as cold as a venomous snake, devoid of any warmth. She said, "If I were you, I wouldn't say what's on my mind at this time. Isn't that courting death?"
After saying that, she grabbed Li's slender neck. Because the action came so suddenly, and Li had no strength to resist, Li's eyes widened and her mouth involuntarily opened. She stared at the Fujin, wishing she could devour her.
Then the Fujin took out a small brown bottle, used her thumb to open the stopper, and then poured it into Li's wide-open mouth.
Before Li could shut her mouth, the brown liquid had already poured into her throat.
The princess released the hand that was gripping her neck. Li wanted to vomit, but it was too late.
"Alright, Li Canlian, your life has come to an end here. Go in peace, I will take good care of your two children." The Fujin saw that blood was beginning to trickle from the corner of Li's mouth, and knew that the poison had taken effect.
Li, who had enjoyed the favor of the Fourth Prince for ten years and bore him three sons and one daughter, of whom two sons and one daughter survived, stared wide-eyed at the top of the peach-colored gauze tent, filled with resentment, unwillingness, and even disbelief...
It seemed that those favors had not yet faded from her heart, but in the blink of an eye, she became someone else's prey, left to be bullied at will.
When the Fujin left the room, Mingyan was listening to what Granny Li was saying.
"Mingyan, think carefully about what I just told you. Do you know what to say when the Fourth Master arrives?" said Granny Li.
Mingyan already knew that Li Shi was probably in grave danger, but she was just a maid and how could she say anything on Li Shi's behalf? Moreover, she had been threatened by Granny Li, so she had no choice but to agree.
When Fourth Master sent someone to check on Madam Li, Mingyan only cried and said that Madam Li had committed suicide because she couldn't think straight. It turned out that all her illnesses these past few days were caused by Madam Li secretly taking a certain kind of poison. After Doctor Zhou examined the remaining liquid in Madam Li's throat again, he was even more certain that she had indeed been poisoned by a certain kind of poison, which caused her to become weak all over and finally bleed from all seven orifices and die.
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