(Nalan Qingcheng, also known as Hua Qingcheng, is the princess of Laifeng Kingdom. She is intelligent and cunning, kind and righteous but not a saint. She appears aloof, but actually loves her husband very much. She appears at the age of sixteen.)
On the morning of the tenth day of March, the sun was shining brightly and the sky was clear, sweeping away the haze that had lasted for many days.
While Han Yichen was sitting leisurely in the carriage pulled by Xiangyun Ma, counting the gold, silver, jewelry and banknotes he had obtained from the innkeeper, Hua Qingcheng, who was far away in Youzhou, was confronting Xiahou Jing and her daughter.
"Nalan Qingcheng, what on earth do you want to do?" Xiahou Jing, who was hung up in the upper reaches of Yousi River outside the eastern suburbs of the city, was glaring at Hua Qingcheng with anger on her face.
"Let us go! Nalan Qingcheng, are you crazy?" Xiahou Yu, who was also hung up, shouted at the top of his voice.
At this time, Xiahou Jing and her daughter were hung together on a crooked tree on the bank of the Yousi River. Under their feet was the surging river water and huge waves that hit them from time to time, just like what Xiahou Jing had done to Ye Maochun and Bai Yuheng before.
The difference is that Xiahou Jing and her daughter were not locked in a cage, but were directly hung up with their hands tied, and they were both tied with the same rope, so when one of them rose, the other would sink.
Hua Qingcheng stood beside the tree, looking at Xia Houjing with a mocking expression. "Haha, weren't you having fun hanging my father and Master Bai up and playing with them? Why, now... you don't think it's fun anymore?"
"Nalan Qingcheng, Gongyang Yuheng is clearly the sixth prince of Lengyue Kingdom, a spy who infiltrated our great Laifeng Kingdom! You...you actually fell in love with him? Don't forget, you are the princess of Laifeng Kingdom! As the princess of a country, you are entangled with the spy of the enemy country, and even harmed your own subjects for him. It is simply...simply intolerable!" Xiahou Jing rebuked righteously, as if she was such a loyal minister.
"Haha..." Hua Qingcheng laughed in anger. "Xiahou Jing, when you were collaborating with the enemy and committing treason and killing your own people, why didn't you remember that you were a minister of Laifeng Kingdom? On the contrary, Master Bai, although he is not from our country, has a kind heart and cannot bear to see the flames of war and the suffering of the people. As a master, he is doing his job conscientiously. I respect him and protect him. What's wrong with that?"
As Hua Qingcheng finished speaking, Xiahou Yu immediately started to sneer, "Nalan Qingcheng, you're such a wimp! You clearly love Gongyang Yuheng, yet you're pretending to respect your teacher. I really despise you! But it's no wonder. Gongyang Yuheng's looks, his figure, his skin as white as snow... Tsk tsk tsk tsk, once you've tried him, you'll know how truly captivating he is! Do you want me to describe to you in detail how pleasant it is to sleep with this man? Hahaha..."
"Xiahou Yu, stop being so presumptuous!" Xiahou Yu's words were like a sharp sword, piercing Hua Qingcheng's heart and completely enraging her. Hua Qingcheng twisted the rope in her hand and pushed Xiahou Yu straight into the Yousi River.
At this time, Youzhou had been experiencing continuous rainfall for several days, causing the water level to rise significantly. The upper reaches of the Yousi River, which was usually turbulent, were now even more turbulent, with waves rolling like a ferocious beast, giving people a chilling feeling.
"Ah... Nalan Qingcheng, if you have the guts, then kill this... um... princess... um... ..."
Hua Qingcheng twisted the rope, repeatedly sinking Xia Houyu into the river. When she was about to suffocate, she quickly pulled her up, letting her repeatedly experience the pain of the river water pouring into her mouth, ears, and nose.
"Kill you? Haha, wouldn't that be too easy for you?!"
Hua Qingcheng's beautiful eyes burned with rage, as if she wanted to burn the mother and daughter to ashes. However, even if they were torn into pieces, it would be difficult to erase their sins. Because Master Bai, who would tutor her, teach her seriously, and silently protect her, would never be able to return to her side...
Seeing Xia Hou Yu being tortured over and over again, even someone as tough as Xia Hou Jing couldn't help but bow her head and beg for mercy to Hua Qingcheng: "Your Highness, I have made a grave mistake. My Xia Hou family has only one son for nine generations, and Yu'er is the only bloodline left. I am willing to bear all the blame and return to the capital with the Yulin Army to accept the emperor's punishment. I only ask... I only ask Your Highness to show mercy and let Yu'er go..."
However, facing Xia Hou Jing's desperate pleas, Hua Qingcheng gave her a mocking look and a smile: "Xia Hou Jing, Xia Hou Jing, as the saying goes, 'Do not do to others what you do not want others to do to you.' When my father begged you to spare Master Bai, did you ever pay the slightest attention?"
Before Hua Qingcheng finished her words, the rope in her hand was already spinning rapidly. Just like her revenge on Xia Houyu before, she made Xia Houjing feel the pain of drowning again and again, making this sinister, vicious and heartless woman feel firsthand how icy the water of Yousi River was.
"Come here, keep an eye on Xiahou Jing and Xiahou Yu, and let them take turns tasting the water from Yousi River. But remember, don't kill them, because... they don't deserve to die yet!"
Hua Qingcheng's face was so gloomy that it seemed as if water could drip out of it, and her words were as sharp as a knife. She seemed to have no sympathy at all for Xiahou mother and daughter.
"Yes, Your Highness."
When a soldier took over Hua Qingcheng's task of torturing Xiahou Jing and her daughter, Hua Qingcheng stood quietly by the river, staring at the place where Bai Yuheng fell into the water, and tears could not help but flow down from the corners of her eyes.
"Qingcheng..." Ye Maochun, who had just arrived at the mountain, looked at the lonely and desolate figure on the river bank in front of him with a face full of heartache.
"Dad?! Li Ge, why are you here?" Hua Qingcheng turned her head when she heard the voice, and sure enough, she saw Ye Maochun with a big belly, and Mu Li Ge following closely behind him.
"Mr. Bai was so pitiful. He didn't even have a clean piece of clothing when he passed away. Dad... Dad came here specially to burn it for him..."
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