Chapter 164 Nobody Wants to Be Blind
Mo Ran didn't hear what was said earlier, but he did hear Wu Xinrui begging for mercy.
Even if she had ten times the courage, she wouldn't dare to do anything funny.
So, Mo Ran nodded, "Yes."
Surprisingly, Jiang Wan Ning remained calm upon hearing this answer, showing no anger whatsoever.
Having lived a second life, she experienced her mother's poisoning and the near death of Peony and Begonia because of her.
What else could she not bear?
"Okay, I understand," Jiang Wan Ning said calmly. "I can ensure she gives birth to the child safely."
"I will kill her after the child is born."
"Alright, take her out now."
Mo Ran sensed that something was amiss, that the princess's attitude was off, but she didn't know how to ask.
She could only clasp her hands in a fist and leave, and Wu Xinrui got up and followed closely behind.
On the other side,
After giving a brief report on the matter, Mo Ran stepped aside.
Pei Yanchuan said coldly, "It's your turn."
Hearing Pei Yanchuan's voice sent a chill down Wu Xinrui's spine. She had never met anyone whose mere words could send shivers down her spine.
"Your Highness..."
"Don't try anything funny with me."
“This servant dares not,” Wu Xinrui said. “This servant wanted to leave before, but now this servant is pregnant, and the princess wants to kill this servant.”
"I know I deserve to die, but my child is innocent. I hope Your Highness will grant me permission to give birth to my child."
"At that time, I will definitely hand over the method to cure the Duchess of Yingguo's eye disease."
She not only knew that the Duchess of England was still alive, but she also knew that the Duchess of England's eye disease was caused by a Gu worm.
All of this was because of that palace banquet.
After Wu Xinyi and Pei Anqing had that incident that day, she was driven away by Wu Xinyi and did not return to the palace banquet. Instead, she walked along the Imperial Garden and got lost.
They stumbled upon the two men plotting something.
It was dark, so she couldn't see what the two people looked like. She only heard, "The Duchess of England, the Cold Palace, Gu worms."
Coincidentally, during the years she was raised on the estate, she often went to the mountains to chop firewood. She once saved a person and gave him a book.
That book specifically studies the raising of Gu poison.
If she wasn't mistaken, the poison that the Duchess of England was afflicted with was the Golden Silkworm Gu.
This type of Gu is a mother-child Gu, where the mother Gu controls the child Gu.
To draw out the offspring Gu, it is necessary to find the mother Gu in the possession of the person who cast the Gu.
There is another way, a way that only she knows.
She also used this to negotiate with Pei Yanchuan.
Pei Yanchuan grabbed Wu Xinrui by the neck, "I have already spared you once."
That day, she only asked him to put a hairpin in her hair, saying that was her only condition...
He endured it for his mother's sake.
But Wu Xinrui did it again and again...
"This servant...this servant is only thinking of my own child..." Wu Xinrui's face flushed red.
She forcefully pulled away Pei Yanchuan's hand that was gripping her neck, saying, "Your Highness has thought it through. If I die, your mother will never see again."
"I am not threatened by anyone." Pei Yanchuan tightened his grip.
Wu Xinrui felt like she was having trouble breathing and was about to die.
Struggling, he said, "But...your mother...must want to see you, and the...the Queen..."
"Your Highness," Mo Ran also stopped her, "let's spare her life for now. It's not too late to kill her after the old lady recovers."
No one wants to be blind, especially since the prince and his mother have been separated for so many years.
Madam must also want to see what the Prince looks like now.
Does he resemble the Duke more, or himself more?
Mo Ran's words touched Pei Yanchuan slightly.
After loosening her grip, Wu Xinrui finally breathed a sigh of relief.
Pei Yanchuan tightened his grip again, and just as Wu Xinrui was about to suffocate, he threw her out violently.
Wu Xinrui crashed into the tent pole, ignoring the pain in her body, clutching her chest and gasping for breath.
"I'll leave you here for a while longer."
After speaking, Pei Yanchuan coldly ordered, "Keep a close watch on her."
"Yes!" Mo Ran grabbed Wu Xinrui's arm and dragged her out.
"Your Highness, something terrible has happened!"
As soon as Mo Ran left, Mo Qing rushed in recklessly, shouting, "Something terrible has happened!"
"What happened?"
"The princess...the princess is missing."
Pei Yanchuan, who had been calm, suddenly sprang up from his armchair. "What do you mean, 'not calling anymore'?"
How could someone disappear from his military camp?
Mo Qing swallowed hard. "I went to deliver something to the Princess, but I called out for a long time outside the tent without getting a response."
"The Indian guarding the door has also disappeared. I was anxious and rushed in."
"We discovered that all of the princess's belongings were missing, including the crabapple and yam."
"And that Indian guy too."
“Some of the soldiers guarding the city saw them go to the left. I guess they must be heading back to the capital first.”
Pei Yanchuan clenched his fist and slammed it hard on the table. "Send a team of men. I will go after them myself."
The journey back to Beijing was fraught with danger. How could she possibly arrive safely with two injured and unconscious people, and another person with mental problems?
“Your Highness…” Mo Qing hesitated for a moment, “How about I or Mo Ran go instead? You… shouldn’t go.”
Pei Yanchuan stopped and turned to look at Mo Qing.
Mo Qing then took a letter out of his pocket.
The letter had two large characters written on it: 'Letter of Divorce'.
The handwriting was unmistakably Jiang Wan Ning's.
"She wants to divorce me?"
It's cooked, not a divorce agreement.
There has never been a precedent of a man being divorced in Dongling. How could a prince be divorced before he even had a chance to consummate his marriage?
What's going on here?
Pei Yanchuan angrily opened the letter, and what he found only made him more frustrated.
They actually gave her the Duchess of England as compensation?
The reason is that Jiang Wan Ning felt that Pei Yan Chuan could not protect the Duchess of Yingguo.
And then there's the last line, "From this day forward, we will marry and never see each other again."
Every word burned Pei Yanchuan's eyes with pain.
"Take a team of men and follow her secretly to ensure the princess's safety."
"Go and inform Mo Ran to get everything sorted out. Everyone except those stationed there should return to the capital together."
"Does Your Highness intend to take all the Langya troops back?"
"Now that the locust plague has been eradicated and the weather is about to turn cool, the grain in the granaries is enough for the people to carry until next year's harvest."
"Western Xia will not wage war again in the short term."
"But that doesn't mean we have to bring all the hundreds of thousands of Langya soldiers back,"
Mo Qing felt this was inappropriate, "What if the Western Xia invades?"
"Or perhaps someone in the court suspects that your motives are impure."
Pei Yanchuan briefly explained, "If I go back now, the situation in the capital will probably have changed drastically."
Mo Qing knew the importance of this matter and dared not delay any longer.
"I'll go right away."
He took two steps, stopped, and turned around. "Your Highness, there is something I would like to remind you of."
"Since you've been divorced, the princess is no longer your princess. You should address her as Miss Jiang or Princess Jiang."
'Bang!'
A teacup flew and landed at Mo Qing's feet. Luckily, he dodged in time, otherwise, with that force, his head would have been smashed open.
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