Chapter 33: Dramatic Change

Yue Jian, who was standing by, saw this and hurriedly said, "Your Highness!"

Duan Xichen looked at the person in his palm who seemed to have stopped breathing and sneered. He had no intention of killing Sui Wanggui in the first place, so he readily let go of his hand.

Sui Wanggui suddenly got a chance to breathe and took a deep breath, his breathing was rapid and audible.

Tears kept flowing from his eyes, and Sui Wanggui still saw the suffocating darkness before his eyes. The fear of being strangled suddenly surged up in his mind, causing his whole body to tremble violently.

Suddenly, he felt his shirt being unbuttoned, and a cool breeze brushed over his still hot body.

The voice of Duan Xichen in my ears gradually became unclear.

"After all, you are an unloved prince. Even if you shamelessly enjoy the pleasures of a man, no one will care."

"Forget Gui, accept me, is it so difficult?"

"Let me think about it. Is it because of your body that my Third Brother is willing to protect you for so many years? Haha."

The sound of breathing seemed to reach his lips. His chin was pinched, causing his lips to slightly open. He couldn't suppress the moan, but he quickly suppressed it.

“Pah—”

"Speak..."

Sui Wanggui felt a burning pain on his face belatedly, and the fear of being swallowed made his whole body tremble slightly. He could not hear anything else being said.

When he woke up again, he was awakened by a sharp pain.

Sui Wanggui raised his head and took a quick breath, then struggled to open his eyes. Everything in front of him was blurry. When he regained his vision, he was shocked by the scene in front of him.

Duan Xichen was lying on the side with his clothes half undressed and his eyes closed, his life or death unknown. It seemed that something hit his forehead, and blood was slowly flowing down in winding lines.

On the ground nearby were broken pieces of porcelain.

Yue Jian was kneeling beside him with a dazed look on his face, holding a half-broken vase in his hand, his whole body trembling.

The broken porcelain pieces on Sui Wanggui's legs were deeply embedded in his flesh, causing him to feel severe pain.

Sui Wanggui was covered in cold sweat and had no energy to care about the wound on his leg. He struggled to sit up from the ground and stared blankly at Duan Xichen, who was unknown whether he was dead or alive.

Yue Jian looked at Duan Xichen with her eyes slightly shaking, and murmured: "Is he dead? Did I...did I kill him..."

Although Sui Wanggui was shaking with fear, he still walked forward and pressed the pulse point on Duan Xichen's neck with shaking hands. After a long while, he said hoarsely, "No..."

Yue Jian was stunned for a long time before she struggled with the bloody porcelain piece in her hand, trying to repair it.

Sui Wanggui grabbed him.

Yue Jiansheng had suffered humiliation for more than a year and had become timid and fearful. At the sight of blood, she became a little dazed and confused. She was struggling to move forward while shedding tears.

"I want him... to die!" Yue Jian's eyes were fierce and terrifying, and she struggled to rush forward.

Sui Wanggui hugged him tightly, patting his back without knowing what to do, muttering: "Don't be afraid... I'm not afraid anymore..."

Yue Jian leaned on his shoulder, biting his clothes and crying.

“We can’t kill him…” Sui Wanggui was so frightened that his whole body was shaking, but he still forced himself to calm his almost collapsed mind and said hesitantly, “If he dies…we will all have no way to survive, I, I can’t die yet…”

Yue Jian choked up and said, "I... I'm not afraid of death..."

Sui Wanggui held him down, muttering in a mad way, "I can handle it. I can handle anything. Just follow me..."

"I... I can do anything. You... you saved me. I won't let you die..."

Duan Xichen was extremely bold, and in order to avoid being discovered, he sent all the people from the prince's mansion away early, which made it easier for Sui Wanggui and Yue Jian to leave.

Sui Wanggui brought Yue Jian to Prince Jing's mansion. Without even changing his clothes, he entered the palace wearing a thin cloak and with his hair loose.

At that time, the border war was at its most critical moment, and almost all the important ministers were discussing matters in the Hall of Supreme Harmony.

Sui Wanggui rushed in without a care in the world without waiting for the palace servants to report back.

The old eunuch beside the emperor had never seen Sui Wanggui in such a ferocious state. She wanted to stop him but didn't dare to, and was rushed into the hall by Sui Wanggui.

Sui Wanggui rushed into the hall in fear, and under everyone's astonished gaze, he suddenly knelt on the ground and said in a trembling voice: "Your Majesty, please make a decision for Wanggui!"

Everyone was shocked, even the emperor was startled, looking at Sui Wanggui in shock.

Sui Wanggui's clothes were disheveled, his hair was disheveled, and his face was pale, which made the bright red palm prints on his face and the blood flowing from the corners of his lips more prominent. Because he was kneeling on the ground, his unfastened cloak was half exposed, and people who were close could see the horrible finger marks on his neck and the blood that kept dripping down his legs.

Everyone in the royal family is a shrewd person. Anyone who sees his appearance can understand what he has been through.

Everyone's expression changed instantly.

Jiang Enhe, who came to the court with his father, looked extremely unhappy. Hearing the people whispering nearby, he took off his outer robe with a cold face, walked forward quickly, and wrapped Sui Wanggui's shivering body.

Sui Wanggui was frightened. He trembled violently when Jiang Enhe met him and looked at him with fear.

When Emperor Beilan saw Sui Wangui's appearance, he raised his eyebrows and felt that something was wrong. He hurriedly asked someone to help Sui Wanggui to the inner hall, and then he went in after asking everyone to leave.

Sui Wanggui was completely frightened. He knelt on the ground and trembled constantly. His speech was incoherent and his voice was full of tears.

Emperor Beilan frowned as he listened to his nonsense, and finally understood.

He said coldly: "Go get the doctor first!"

Sui Wanggui heard this in a trance, and hurriedly said in a sad voice: "No... don't need a doctor, Your Majesty! Please Your Majesty... Wanggui accidentally hurt the fifth prince, and it was not intentional. I was just scared... Please Your Majesty don't punish Wanggui, please..."

As he spoke, he bowed his forehead to the ground and his body trembled violently.

Emperor Beilan's face was filled with anger: "What crime are you punishing? What crime have you committed?! Someone, go get Duan Xichen over here!"

The old eunuch was listening at the side, her eyes almost filled with tears. Upon hearing this, she ran out at the top of her lungs.

When Sui Wanggui heard that Duan Xichen was coming, he trembled even more violently: "Your Majesty, Wanggui...Wanggui wants to go back home..."

Emperor Beilan frowned and said, "Let the imperial physician take a look at you first."

Sui Wangui kowtowed quickly, his forehead was red and swollen from being hit by him. He said in horror: "No, I don't want the imperial physician... Wangui will go back home and ask for a doctor..."

Emperor Bei Lan felt a little soft-hearted when he saw how frightened he was. He didn't want to keep him any longer and had someone send Sui Wanggui out.

Before leaving, Emperor Beilan said, "I will definitely make the decision for you."

Sui Wanggui burst into tears and choked up, "Thank you... Your Majesty."

Wrapped in Jiang Enhe's coat, he was helped by palace servants to the carriage and quickly left the palace.

When the curtain of the carriage fell, Sui Wanggui's face, which was filled with fear and despair, suddenly darkened. In an instant, he seemed like a different person. He stared at the swaying curtain in front of him with a void expression, and his eyes were full of coldness.

"No one in this capital can protect me."

Sui Wanggui lowered his head, and then he pulled out the porcelain piece that was stuck in his flesh and blood with an expressionless face. Looking at the blood that kept gushing out, he thought to himself: "Only I can protect myself."

Sui Wanggui disregarded his dignity and exaggerated Duan Xichen's evil deeds in front of the emperor. Duan Xichen, who was hit on the head and bleeding, had just woken up when he was summoned to the palace. He was reprimanded and scolded by the emperor, who also stripped him of his position in the court and made him reflect on his mistakes for half a year.

Sui Wanggui went to the palace in a state of panic to ask the emperor for help. The next day, news came that the fifth prince had been punished. Anyone with a discerning eye knew what had happened.

Overnight, the news that Prince Jing was being molested like a boy catamite in the Fifth Prince's mansion spread like wildfire. Within three days, almost all the royal dignitaries and court officials knew about it, and rumors were rampant.

The emperor became even more furious and ordered everyone not to talk about the matter anymore. Everyone kept silent about it on the surface, but secretly, they couldn't help but make fun of it and ridicule it over and over again.

Haitang accidentally heard the servants in the mansion discussing this matter, and she was so angry that tears welled up in her eyes. Lizhao was also so angry that he was shaking, and he drove away most of the people who were gossiping.

The entire Prince Jing's Mansion became even more empty.

Sui Wanggui knew nothing about this. He fell ill after returning from the palace. When he woke up again, the moon had already set.

Yue Jian was sitting next to him, holding a bowl of medicine in her hand.

Sui Wanggui saw him and smiled softly.

Yue Jian carefully fed him the medicine with a spoon and said softly, "You have been sleeping for a whole day. I just took your pulse and found that there seems to be some residual poison in your body."

Sui Wanggui looked nonchalant: "Really?"

Yue Jian looked at his calm expression and felt that something was a little strange, but she couldn't put her finger on it, so she asked, "What did you tell the emperor? Duan Xichen was seriously injured, but he didn't pursue the matter."

When Sui Wanggui heard Duan Xichen's name, his hands trembled violently, but soon stabilized. He narrowed his eyes, tilted his head, and said, "Can't you guess what the emperor and I talked about?"

Yue Jian frowned: "What?"

Sui Wanggui smiled and said, "Isn't it true that the whole city is talking about how I was lying under Duan Xichen and how I shamelessly accepted his favors? I thought you had heard about it too."

Ever since Haitang chased away all the gossipers in the mansion, no one dared to say anything nonsense about Sui Wanggui anymore. In addition, Yue Jian didn't dare to go out, so naturally she didn't know what people outside were talking about.

Yue Jian was a little surprised: "Are you going to tell the emperor..."

Sui Wanggui gently adjusted the long hair hanging on his shoulders and smiled softly: "Yes, otherwise, how can we escape from this disaster?"

"But you..."

"Reputation?" Sui Wanggui asked. He blinked and looked at Yue Jian, seeming a little surprised. "My life is about to end. What do I need that thing for?"

Yue Jian was at a loss for words for a moment.

Sui Wanggui was nearly strangled to death. The dilemma and panic he had felt for more than a year disappeared completely, and he seemed to have become a completely different person overnight. Even though Yue Jian had never seen what Sui Wanggui looked like before, she felt that his temperament seemed a little strange now.

After all, if an ordinary person encountered the same thing as him, he would have been frightened out of his wits, but now he looked so calm that it was almost eerie.

Sui Wanggui finished speaking calmly, then he remembered to ask, "What's your name?"

Yuejian pursed her lips and nodded: "Yuejian."

Sui Wanggui smiled and said, "Okay, from now on you will belong to my Jingwang Mansion."

Sui Wanggui's wounds had been treated. He lifted the quilt, put on his outer robe and sat up, saying, "Haitang."

There were footsteps outside, and Haitang pushed the door open and ran in. Seeing that he was awake, her face lit up with joy: "Young Master!"

Sui Wanggui handed him a jade pendant and said, "Take this jade pendant and go to Baifeng Town in the south of the city to find someone for me."

He gave some detailed instructions and Haitang hurriedly took them and left.

Yue Jian asked tentatively: "What are you going to do?"

Sui Wanggui said: "My father left me a group of Anbu before he passed away, but most of them were eliminated by the emperor, and there are only a few that can be used."

Yue Jian is confused.

Sui Wanggui gathered his robes lightly, smiled at him with his eyes bent, and said, "But the rest of us can still do some small things."

At that time, Sui Wanggui had just turned seventeen, and his face still had some childishness. When he smiled gently, Yue Jian felt a chill all over his body.