Min Rui witnessed all of this, feeling heartbroken and shocked; his daughter had become a bloodthirsty monster.
"Quickly knock her unconscious and tie her up."
Soon Zhaoyang Palace calmed down, but the imperial palace was anything but peaceful, with undercurrents surging beneath the surface.
The Moon Palace was taken into custody, and Consort Yue dared not reveal the story of the divine physician, for she could not abandon her eldest daughter again.
She could only say that Min Wanhua was sick and was receiving treatment.
"Your Majesty, something terrible has happened! The princess has run away!"
The emperor was greatly alarmed. He personally took charge and ordered people to search everywhere.
Min Wanhua was in so much pain; she needed blood, all she wanted at that moment was blood.
"Little sister, let me help you. It must be so uncomfortable being tied up."
With a flick of her hand, Youyou transformed into a fiery blade, slicing through the rope.
"Go, An Er is right there."
Min Wanhua's eyes were bloodshot. She couldn't remember who this person was. All she knew was that she needed Uncle An Er.
"Uncle An Er..."
"Princess, what's wrong?"
An Er struggled to support himself against the wall; he was already very weak.
Min Wanhua groped her way closer.
"Uncle An Er, please help me. I want to drink your blood, just a little bit."
An Er looked up with a bitter expression. He had lost too much blood and needed to rest.
“Princess, please bear with it a little longer. In a few more days, I will draw blood for you.”
Upon hearing the word "blood," Min Wanhua became even more agitated. She grabbed An Er and leaned her entire body closer to him.
An Er was surprised that Min Wanhua would hug him. His face flushed a bit, and he looked much more normal.
"Princess...Princess, please don't do this, you should go back to the palace quickly...uh..."
Min Wanhua smelled the fragrance and bit down on An Er's neck. Blood flowed into her mouth continuously. An Er struggled violently, but Min Wanhua's strength became extraordinary.
An Er gradually felt dizzy, his consciousness gradually blurred, and finally, he fell into boundless darkness.
Min Wanhua finally regained consciousness. She was still biting the wound on An Er's neck and swallowing.
"ah……"
A commotion broke out at the doorway, and Min Rui stood there with a look of fear on his face.
Min Wanhua released An Er, letting him slide to the ground.
She turned around, crawled to Min Rui's feet, grabbed his sleeve tightly, and tears streamed down her face.
"Father, I don't know, I don't know how this could happen, I didn't mean to..."
With a flick of his sleeve, Min Rui knocked Min Wanhua to the ground.
"Take it down. If you fail to do it this time, you will all lose your heads."
"yes!"
The guards cautiously approached Min Wanhua, tied her up, and gagged her, fearing she might bite again.
The room suddenly became empty, leaving only An Er's light, floating corpse, his eyes wide open, dying with unfinished business.
Princess Wanhua has become a bloodthirsty monster and is under house arrest in the palace, where no one is allowed to visit her. Consort Yue concealed the truth, and her crime was compounded; she was demoted to a lower-ranking concubine and confined to her quarters for six months.
Consort Yue, no, she should be called Noble Lady Yue now.
She was deeply worried about her daughter's condition, but she dared not disobey the emperor's orders and could only weep day and night in the palace.
How could Xiaoli just stand by and watch such a touching relationship go unnoticed? That's absolutely unacceptable.
"Your Highness, I have drawn the guards away. You may go see the little princess now."
A note landed on the tea tray on the table. Consort Yue picked it up, read it, and quickly hid it.
She walked to the door and looked around; sure enough, there were no guards.
She quickly packed some tea and snacks and went to Zhaoyang Palace. The journey was very smooth, and she didn't encounter a single person.
"Wan'er, how are you?"
Min Wanhua lay on the bed with her hands and feet bound. She hadn't drunk fresh blood for a long time, and she was in great pain.
Consort Yue removed the gag from Min Wanhua's mouth and helped her up.
"Mother, I feel unwell..."
Yue Gui's heart was breaking. "I'll go find the divine physician and have her heal you."
Min Wanhua immediately became agitated, "It's all her fault, she's the one who ruined me, otherwise I wouldn't have become like this!"
Consort Yue shook her head, weeping, “Wan’er, don’t say that. How could she harm you? This is a side effect. Didn’t you get better after drinking the blood?”
Min Wanhua also remembered what Ji Xiaoli had said.
"It's possible that you might develop a certain addiction, for example, you might need to drink some expensive herbal medicine in the future..."
"Some kind of hobby?"
Min Wanhua deeply regretted her actions; she would rather be a sickly beauty than become a monster.
"Mother, quickly go and call her to treat me, I don't want to become like this."
Consort Yue nodded, "Mother will go find someone. You wait here, be patient, okay?"
Min Wanhua hugged Consort Yue and cried, lamenting how unfortunate her life was.
The two were very close, and gradually, Min Wanhua smelled the scent of blood again.
She followed the scent all the way, finally opened her mouth, and took a bite.
"ah……"
Yue Guiren quickly stopped struggling, and only the sound of swallowing remained in the room.
By the time they were discovered, Consort Yue had been dead for some time, while Min Wanhua had disappeared from the palace.
Yin Changchun was in a real bind lately. The young prince had been sick and no matter how much medicine he took, he was getting better. He was so eager to go to the palace to see what was wrong.
Things haven't been peaceful in the manor lately; chickens and ducks keep going missing. The steward is really useless, bothering him with such trivial matters.
The housekeeper was also very annoyed. This was not a simple case of losing chickens and ducks; they had been drained of their lifeblood and discarded.
There might be a monster hiding in the manor. If we don't catch it, what will happen if it starts sucking people's blood?
The household is now in a state of panic, and some people have already prepared their ransom money to run away.
Min Wanhua hid behind a dark artificial hill, and she didn't know how she got there.
But there was plenty of the blood she needed, so she hid inside the artificial hill.
At first, she only wanted to steal some chickens and ducks to satisfy her cravings, but later she lost control of herself and started targeting lone people.
But before she could succeed, she was discovered. She fled in a panic, only to find that the road was very familiar.
This is actually the residence of my maternal grandfather, the Prime Minister Yin.
She ran towards her maternal grandfather's study, where Yin Changchun was resting. She saw him as soon as she entered.
"Grandfather, please save me."
Yin Changchun was startled; why did this person look somewhat familiar?
Upon closer inspection, if it wasn't his granddaughter, then who was it?
"Wanhua, what are you doing here?"
He had just learned of his daughter's tragic death in the palace, but he didn't know the details. Now, seeing his granddaughter in this state, he thought they had been persecuted.
Do you know how your mother died?
He disregarded the dirt on his granddaughter and grabbed Min Wanhua.
"Grandfather, I..."
Min Wanhua had come to her senses; it was she who had drained her mother's blood, leading to her tragic death.
Min Wanhua could only cry and couldn't say a word. Yin Changchun had no choice but to wait on the side.
Min Wanhua cried until she stopped. She wanted to tell her grandfather what had happened, but her illness flared up again.
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