Chapter 88 Preparing for Revenge
After thinking about it for a while, Lin Pianran called Huanxue in again.
"Has there been any news from Wang Chongyang and Feng Yulan?"
"Just got the latest news. Feng Yulan was carried and thrown at the gate of the Yong'en Marquis Mansion. There was not a single piece of healthy flesh on her body. Besides the bruises from lovemaking, there were also many marks left by teeth."
"Her throat was also damaged, and her voice became hoarse and raspy, like the voice of an 80-year-old woman. It was extremely unpleasant to the ear."
"Those beasts were really ruthless and didn't know how to control their severity. They tortured me to the point where I almost lost my life. Now I'm breathing more than I breathe in. I guess it'll take a long time to recover..."
Lin Pianran sneered, "I'm afraid the people in Yong'en Marquis' Mansion won't treat her injuries. I'm afraid they just want her to die immediately."
"Even though she has been sent back to the Marquis' Mansion, I'm afraid she won't live long. I guess the Wang family will take ruthless action against her soon."
"Why?" Huanxue was very puzzled.
"How could the Wang family still want a concubine whose reputation was completely ruined and who was dragged away and raped in public?"
"Even if it's just for those two wild kids outside, they would do this. They can't let those two kids have such a despicable and shameless mother!"
"If Feng Yulan were alive, it would be a shame that the children would never be able to wash away."
"Kill her. The two children are still young. It's okay to raise them outside or bring them back to the Marquis' Mansion."
"By finding a new mother for the children, or even fabricating one, the scandal can be covered up and concealed."
"After a few years, these scandals will be forgotten by the world. If we cover them up, there will definitely not be any trace left, and it will not affect the reputation of the Marquisate."
Huanxue felt cold all over when she heard the gusts of cold wind.
"Miss, the waters of the rich and powerful are really deep and filthy! If you are not careful, you will end up dead without a burial place."
"So, from now on, when you and Tianzhu do things, you must think carefully and not act rashly. If you are caught and wronged, there are many cruel and ruthless people."
"Sometimes, we must argue head-on and fight for what's right. But more often, we can adopt roundabout tactics, avoid the sharp edge, and not confront them head-on. We can find a way to deal with it later."
"Okay, I'll remember everything!"
Lin Pianran took out a dozen taels of silver from her purse and handed it to Huanxue. "This is for you to use as funds for your activities to gather information."
"Sometimes, using money to bribe people to get things done is the simplest and most effective way."
"Miss, there's no need for so much..."
"If I ask them to have some snacks or sweets, they will tell me everything as easily as pouring beans out of a bamboo tube. It's really no trouble at all."
"Please keep the money! Keep the extra for yourself."
Then, Lin Pianran called Jingyu over again. After hesitating for a long time, she asked, "Jingyu, how long have you been following His Highness?"
Although he didn't understand why the lady suddenly asked this question, Jingyu still answered honestly.
"I have been with Your Highness since I was seven years old, which means it has been fifteen years."
"Has Your Highness ever been engaged? Has he ever had a good relationship with a woman?"
"There are no engagements, but there are two or three women with whom I have a good relationship. One is Grand Tutor Gu's granddaughter, Gu Qingcheng, and the other is your Highness's aunt's cousin. They grew up together, so naturally they have a special bond."
"Did Your Highness and Gu Qingcheng meet often in the past?"
"Grand Tutor Gu was the princes' teacher for many years and often brought Gu Qingcheng into the palace. Since childhood, Gu Qingcheng has been very familiar with the princes."
They are indeed childhood sweethearts.
Lin Pianran felt even more sad.
"I heard that His Highness was almost engaged to Miss Gu. Is that true?"
"I had heard of this a few years ago, but then His Highness went to the border and stayed there for nearly two years, so the matter was left unresolved."
"Although His Highness was suffering from a chronic poison at the time, he appeared to be normal. There was nothing wrong with him."
"Later, His Highness's health deteriorated. After returning to the court from the battlefield, his health deteriorated day by day, and he became extremely weak."
"Those engagement rumors vanished without a trace."
"Perhaps the Grand Tutor's Mansion also looks down on Your Highness! Let's just pretend this incident never happened."
That is to say, if Huo Yuchen had always been in good health, perhaps the two of them would have already gotten engaged and become a happy pair of mandarin ducks.
Then there would be nothing happening between her and Huo Yuchen.
It seems that Huo Yuchen's feelings for her are indeed a bit abrupt. Perhaps the favor of helping him detoxify plays a big part in the reason!
The more I thought about it, the worse I felt, and bitterness continued to spread in my heart.
Although Jingyu was a secret guard and knew little about matters of love, he could hear the hidden meaning in the young lady's words. It seemed that she was very concerned about the past between His Highness and Gu Qingcheng.
When answering questions, he was also much more cautious.
"I heard that His Highness has a very good relationship with Gu Qingcheng. He personally goes to the Grand Tutor's Mansion every year to celebrate his birthday. He is also very close to Miss Gu."
Jingyu thought for a moment and answered very cautiously.
"We do go to celebrate the birthday every year, and the other princes will also go. After all, Grand Tutor Gu has been very kind to the princes."
"The Great Qin Dynasty values respect for teachers and elders. The princes should set a good example, and the crown prince must not make any mistakes."
"I also heard that Gu Qingcheng once declared that she would not marry anyone other than the Crown Prince."
Hearing this, Jingyu was terrified, fearing that a bad answer would cause the young lady to misunderstand His Royal Highness the Crown Prince.
"I don't know about this servant."
Looking at Jingyu's flickering eyes, Lin Pianran knew that she was not ignorant, but was not telling the truth.
I didn't ask any more questions and found it boring.
After Jingyu left, Lin Pianran was in a bad mood. She didn't even eat dinner and went to bed early.
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Midnight, Yong'en Marquis Mansion.
The wife of the Marquis of Yong'en looked at the imperial physician who kept shaking his head and anxiously urged, "What happened? Didn't they say the wound was bandaged?"
"Why is the high fever coming back again? If it continues like this, will something bad happen?"
The old doctor was also extremely worried, sweating profusely, and didn't know what to do.
He explained, "I've already given you some fever-reducing medicine. It's only been a quarter of an hour. Wait a little longer. The medicine hasn't taken effect yet!"
Ma, the wife of the eldest son Wang Zhonglin, sneered, "If you keep burning like this, won't you become a fool?"
"The Second Young Master's hand is crippled. If his brain is damaged as well, he'll have no future at all! It's truly a waste of all the hard work father and mother put into cultivating him."
She has always looked down on this extremely hypocritical brother-in-law who appears to be as noble as a nobleman but is actually full of thieves and prostitutes.
She was able to marry into the Duke of Huguo's family, but she didn't know how to cherish it.
In addition to Feng Yulan, he also kept two other beautiful concubines outside.
If you focus all your attention on love affairs, how can you have much energy to devote to your studies?
Even so, his parents-in-law were still heartbroken and not only did not try to persuade him, but also indulged him and helped him hide the matter.
Now, the fact that Wang Chongyang had a mistress had become known to everyone, and the fact that the Yong'en Marquisate had used his daughter-in-law's dowry for personal use had caused an uproar in the entire city.
As a sister-in-law, she has no dignity at all and people point fingers at her whenever she goes out.
Ever since the news of Wang Chongyang spread, she had been filled with resentment and had nowhere to vent it.
Now is a good opportunity to take a few sarcastic remarks.
Lin Pianran listened outside the room for a while, then lost interest.
She is now only interested in the property of the Yong'en Marquis Mansion.
While everyone was gathered in Wang Chongyang's yard, it was a good opportunity for her to take action.
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