"Why?" Long Fengying stared at Mo Mei, her heart filled with fear, hatred, despair... a mélange of feelings.
Mo Mei snorted coldly, "Because the Emperor thinks you have brought disgrace upon the royal family, and that it would be better for you to die than to live. Now in the eyes of the people, you are already a dead person!"
Even with mental preparation, Long Fengying’s heart still ached like being cut by a knife upon hearing Mo Mei’s words, and then she was filled with venomous resentment and unwillingness.
She knew that whether it was a daughter from a large household or from an ordinary people’s family, once such an incident occurred, her life would be ruined. Even if she were rescued in the end, she could not escape death. Such a way offered the woman release and kept her family’s reputation intact, especially since the royal family had no concept of familial affection.
"I am already a dead person, I am already a dead person, ha ha ha ha..." Long Fengying alternated between crying and laughing, her voice on the verge of collapse. Yet the bone-deep hatred in her words did not diminish, "I hate you all, I hate everyone!"
Watching the grotesquely twisted face of Long Fengying, Yang Mengchen sighed silently, thinking that those deserving of pity often have aspects that are detestable.
Hai Tang and the others frowned, undisguised contempt in their eyes.
After a long time, Long Fengying stopped laughing and looking at Yang Mengchen, she gritted her teeth and said word by word, "Princess Chen, kill Ma Tiankun! Help me kill Ma Tiankun!"
As she was now disabled, she could not kill Ma Tiankun herself. Now that these people had come, it was the perfect opportunity to use their hands to eliminate Ma Tiankun.
"He plotted against Princess Jiayang, and by now the Prince should have executed him according to the law," said Yang Mengchen.
Long Fengying screamed hysterically, "What’s the use of just executing him? He should be cut into a thousand pieces, a thousand cuts!" Otherwise, her overwhelming hatred could not be quenched!
Looking at Long Fengying, her face fierce and eyes revealing bone-deep hatred and venom, Yang Mengchen shook her head almost imperceptibly, thinking if only she had known, why did she bother in the first place? Then she turned and walked away. After all, Long Fengying was a member of the royal family, and it was better to leave this matter to Wende to handle.
As she went to the door, suddenly she heard a hoarse voice from behind, "Thank you!" followed by a muffled groan. Yang Mengchen felt a twinge in her heart, but she did not look back.
"Princess," Mo Ju approached and reported quietly to Yang Mengchen after checking, "She has bitten her tongue and committed suicide."
Looking up at the deep blue sky, Yang Mengchen’s gaze was calm as water yet as cold as ice, like a layer of thick night’s darkness, inscrutable as the true emotions hidden within.
For Long Fengying, enduring inhuman torture every day, living one more day was torment, and it was only the desire for revenge that sustained her.
Now that she knew Ma Tiankun was dead, there was nothing she held dear in life, so she naturally chose to die and thereby gained release.
Long Xuanmo arrived with Mo Yun and the others. Seeing the melancholy on his beloved wife’s face, his heart ached. He hurried forward and took her hand, "Ah Jiu, what’s wrong?"
"I’m fine," Yang Mengchen withdrew her gaze and smiled, shaking her head, "Long Fengying is in the room, she’s dead."
A flicker of disgust flashed in Long Xuanmo’s eyes, and he instructed Mo Ju to bury Long Fengying on the spot. Holding his wife’s hand, he led her outside, "This time, not only did we eradicate a long-standing cancer, but Xiao Jin also discovered a trove of treasures in a cave on the back mountain, which filled the national treasury. Ah Jiu, you should really reward Xiao Jin." Long Fengying brought this upon herself; she didn’t deserve Ah Jiu’s sorrow.
Indeed, Yang Mengchen’s thoughts shifted, and she spoke to Rong Youyan with a smile, "Not just Xiao Jin, but also Xiao Guai and Xiao Bai. The three of them are all impressive. I’ll definitely reward them well later."
"Princess speaks the truth!" Unaware, the two had arrived at the main hall where Qiu Zhujun was directing the soldiers to clean up the battlefield. Hearing Yang Mengchen’s words, he chimed in with a smile, "Master Jin truly lives up to the name of a divine beast. He has played a significant role this time!"
At first, when the Princess assigned Master Jin to follow them, Qiu Zhujun had felt fear and confusion. Who wouldn’t be afraid upon seeing such a large python? And Master Jin was but an animal; what could it do?
To his surprise, Master Jin exhibited sagacity. It not only cleared the thorny paths as they advanced, allowing them unimpeded progress, but also summoned its snakes to protect them in the middle. When they encountered bandit sentries, there was no need for them to engage; the snakes quickly dealt with them. Scaling cliffs, Master Jin and its offspring turned into ropes, allowing them to climb cliffs with ease. In the case that soldiers fell into traps, Master Jin and its offspring promptly rescued them, ensuring no casualties. It was his first time on such an easy and refreshing mission.
Later, not only did Master Jin discover a cave full of gold, silver, and jewels, it also found a secret passage. They reached the main hall directly through that passage. Master Jin was indeed a treasure; no wonder the Princess had sent it on this mission.
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