Chapter 479 Another Kidnapping
Xiao Qingxi's expression changed: "You can't kill her! Lin Rouxin hasn't told me her secret yet. What will I do if you kill her?"
“If I don’t kill her, she’ll fall into the hands of the authorities and I’m doomed! First, I bribed the jailers to take her out of death row, and then I ordered her to kill Shen Wantang. With these charges against me, what am I supposed to do?”
Xiao Qingyuan was furious: "It's all your fault! You said you'd make Chu Yanluo my scapegoat, and now I'm the scapegoat for Chu Yanluo! You still have time to worry about Lin Rouxin? You should worry about your own brother's life first!"
Xiao Qingxi glanced at him coldly: "What are you panicking about? I said Chu Yanluo is your scapegoat, so she is your scapegoat. As long as you insist that you ordered her to do it, no one can do anything to you. With your father and mother protecting you, would the government dare to arrest you?"
After listening, Xiao Qingyuan calmed down a bit: "So what do we do now?"
"What? What should we do? You don't want to kill Shen Wantang anymore?"
"this……"
"Indecisiveness will never lead to great things, Xiao Qingyuan!"
"She's actually quite innocent, and she genuinely loves me, so I feel a little sorry for her."
"So you don't want to marry Liu Nanshi anymore? You're willing to let Liu Nanshi be your concubine? Even if you were willing, Liu Nanshi wouldn't be, would she?"
Xiao Qingyuan remained silent for a long time, then gritted his teeth and said, "Fine, kill!"
Xiao Qingxi said with a look of relief, "Then find Chu Yanluo before the government finds her."
"Find her, and then what? Do you think Chu Yanluo will still listen to me and kill for me now? I might as well have someone else kill Shen Wantang instead."
"Who do you want to kill her? Besides a desperate person like Chu Yanluo, who else would kill for you? Mo Ji?"
“Mo Ji won’t do. He’s my personal servant. If he kills someone, everyone will know at a glance that I ordered him to do it. Wouldn’t I be courting death?”
"So who do you want to find?"
What do you think of the painting?
Xiao Qingxi scoffed, "Not good at all. She's carrying your child. How could she possibly kill Shen Wantang for you at this time? If she's exposed, she'll be dead."
"What if I promised her that after it's all done, I'd make her my concubine?"
"Brother, don't be so self-important. Your position as a concubine isn't that attractive! Is Huayi an idiot? Risking her life to kill the Crown Prince's wife for you?"
Xiao Qingyuan frowned: "She doesn't want to? I think she's deeply in love with me and would be willing to do anything for me."
Xiao Qingxi couldn't help but roll her eyes: "Alright, stop daydreaming. That Huayi is definitely not a good thing. As for your deep affection, it's all just wishful thinking on your part!"
"Quickly send someone to find Chu Yanluo, or she'll fall into the hands of the authorities!"
"Also, you don't need to worry about her not helping you kill. The day she was released from prison, I had someone poison her. She should already be showing signs of the poison taking effect and must be terrified. You can tell her that once she kills Shen Wantang, she'll get the antidote; otherwise, she'll die!"
Xiao Qingyuan was taken aback: "You also poisoned Chu Yanluo?"
"Nonsense, otherwise how would I control her? How would I force her to reveal Lin Rouxin's secret? Do you think I'm an idiot like you, naively believing that Chu Yanluo will obediently listen to us?"
Xiao Qingyuan looked at her with a complicated expression: "Qingxi, you are different from before. You used to be... a very innocent and kind child."
Xiao Qingxi sneered: "You still have the nerve to talk back to me? I was just offering you advice. The one who truly decided to kill your wife was yourself, Xiao Qingyuan!"
Xiao Qingyuan couldn't refute this. After a long while, he nodded and said, "Okay, let's do it your way first. I'll go find Chu Yanluo."
He changed his clothes and was about to go out when Mo Ji rushed in: "Your Highness, something terrible has happened!"
Xiao Qingyuan said irritably, "What is it now?"
"Miss Liu, she... she was knocked unconscious and taken away by Aunt Chu!"
"What?!"
"This is a letter that Aunt Chu sent through Miss Liu's maid, saying it's for you!"
Xiao Qingyuan snatched the letter, opened it, and was immediately enraged: "Chu Yanluo actually dared to threaten me with Nan Shi! Fine, very well! Since she's courting death, then don't blame me for being impolite!"
He didn't even bother to put on his raincoat and just walked outside.
Mo Ji hurriedly opened his umbrella and chased after him.
The night was as dark as ink, and the rain poured down.
On a bridge in the city center, Chu Yanluo was clutching her chest in pain, gasping for breath.
Beside her was Liu Nanshi, whose hands and feet were bound.
The rain was too heavy, and the poison kept flaring up. Chu Yanluo dragged Liu Nanshi here, but they were too exhausted to walk any further.
She leaned against the cold railing at the bridgehead, glancing at the water level that had risen due to the heavy rain. The rushing river reminded her of her previous life.
In her previous life, it was here that Shen Mingxuan pushed her into the river.
Is she destined to die here again in this life?
Liu Nanshi had already woken up, but she couldn't move. She could only use both kindness and threats to say, "Chu Yanluo, if you let me go now, you might have a way out! Otherwise, the Liu family will not let you go, and Xiao Qingyuan will kill you too!"
A warm stream welled up in Chu Yanluo's nostrils, and when she wiped it, it was covered in blood.
She took out a pair of scissors she'd swiped from Liu Nanshi's room and held them to Liu Nanshi's neck: "I'm already poisoned. If Xiao Qingyuan doesn't come to bring me the antidote, I'll kill you and make you pay with your life! So, you'd better pray that Xiao Qingyuan really likes you and will come to see me in the rain for you!"
Liu Nanshi's neck was pierced, and she screamed in pain, "Ah! Xiao Qingyuan will definitely come, take the scissors away first!"
Chu Yanluo looked at her disdainfully: "What are you yelling about? During the day, I slit Shen Wantang's neck with a knife, and she didn't utter a sound. Her composure and calmness made me think she was someone important. But you, you don't have the demeanor of a noble lady at all. You call yourself the number one talented woman in the world? I think you're nothing but a fame-seeker, a complete waste!"
Liu Nanshi wanted to curse Chu Yanluo, but the sharp scissors pierced her flesh, and the pain made it difficult for her to breathe. She dared not curse Chu Yanluo anymore.
Fortunately, she didn't have to wait too long before Xiao Qingyuan arrived.
The moment Liu Nanshi saw Xiao Qingyuan, she was overwhelmed with emotion and burst into tears: "Your Highness, save me! I don't want to die!"
Xiao Qingyuan approached and, upon seeing her clearly, felt a pang of pain in his heart: "Nan Shi, don't be afraid, I'm here! You won't die, and even if I die, you won't die!"
Liu Nanshi was even more moved: "Your Highness, don't say such unlucky things. You will live to be a hundred years old. If I can live, I will stay with you until we grow old together."
"Okay, let's grow old together!"
Chu Yanluo almost fainted from anger: "You two adulterers, how dare you put on a lovey-dovey show right in front of me? Do you want to die even faster?"
Blood kept dripping from her nose, but she stopped wiping it. With a sudden jerk of the scissors, she stabbed Liu Nanshi, causing her to scream in agony again.
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