Chapter 42 Visiting the Prison
The person on her body had already stopped breathing. Ye Wanning felt a chill run through her body. She lay stiffly on the ground, her gaze blank. Qiu Shan... Qiu Shan... Qiu Shan was dead... just like that... died right in front of her... Ye Wanning's eyes widened, unable to believe this fact. The person who was lively and energetic just a few hours ago was gone right in front of her... Ye Wanning felt dizzy, and then everything went black before her eyes, and she immediately fainted.
When Ye Wanning woke up, she was still lying in the prison. The sharp pain in her body reminded her that what had just happened was not a dream. Ye Wanning's nose tingled, and large tears rolled down her cheeks. Qiu Shan... Qiu Shan... really dead... Ye Wanning couldn't help but burst into tears. She had never felt so miserable before. Because of Qiu Shan's blood on her body, there was a strong smell of blood. The pungent smell made her gag.
Ye Wanning clenched her fists, tears streaming down her face. She gritted her teeth, vowing that if she ever got out, she would never let these people get away with it!
Ye Wanqing emerged from the cell, frowning slightly in impatience. She stopped and glanced at the old woman beside her. "Old Woman Wang, you went too far."
Startled by Ye Wanqing's words, Wang Mama knelt down tremblingly, "Your Highness...Your Highness, please spare me! I was just going to beat up the Princess Consort of Jin, who knew that girl would..."
"Alright." Ye Wanqing waved her sleeve. "That lowly servant deserved to die." As she spoke, she frowned. "But if this gets out, people will criticize us again." The Crown Prince already disliked her, and now that Qiu Shan is dead, he'll probably blame her again. Oh well! Ye Wanqing sighed. There was no point in saying more now. As long as she could retain her status, she wouldn't ask for anything unrealistic.
Seeing that Ye Wanqing's expression had softened, Wang Mama knew that everything was alright and couldn't help but breathe a sigh of relief. After a while, she asked softly, "Then what should we do with the palace maid's body?"
"What can I do!" Ye Wanqing glared at Wang Mama fiercely. "Why are you asking me about something like this! Am I the master or are you the master!" After saying that, she strode away.
Inside the Crown Prince's palace, the Crown Prince was playing chess with the Third Prince.
"You're saying the Crown Princess beat that servant to death?" Su Wenlan placed a piece on the board and said calmly, without revealing a trace of emotion.
"Yes," the guard who came to report replied in a low voice, "say it was an accident."
"That's a brilliant reason!" Su Wenliang chuckled, looking at Su Wenyan. "Brother, don't you agree?"
“There’s no right or wrong.” Su Wenliang placed another piece, looked up at Su Wenliang with a smile, and said, “Wenliang, you’ve lost again.”
Upon hearing this, Su Wenliang couldn't help but let out a wail. Looking down again, he saw that it was indeed true. Su Wenliang pounded his head in frustration, "I'm not going to play with you anymore, brother! You're always bullying me. I grew up in the Qiang Kingdom. If you're so capable, then have a horseback riding and archery contest with me!"
"Hahaha." Su Wenlan laughed, but didn't reply. She just said to the guard, "I understand. You may leave."
Seeing Su Wenliang's expression, Su Wenliang looked at him and found it somewhat amusing. He didn't want to laugh, but he couldn't help but burst out laughing.
Seeing Su Wenliang smile, Su Wenliang couldn't help but ask in confusion, "Wenliang, what are you laughing at?"
"It's all because of you, Your Majesty!" Seeing that he had been discovered, Su Wenliang didn't try to hide it and said it directly, "Your Majesty is troubled by the matter of Second Sister-in-law, isn't he?"
Su Wenxuan was taken aback. "What do you mean by that?"
"We just happened to be talking about this, and my brother lost interest. He used to always let me win, and he wouldn't let this game end so quickly." Su Wenliang glanced at the chessboard beside him, looking at Su Wenxiong with a mysterious air. "Could it be... that my brother has feelings for my second sister-in-law? Is that why he's so conflicted?"
Hearing this, Su Wenliang frowned. Although Su Wenliang was always carefree, he was becoming increasingly unrestrained in his speech. He glanced at Su Wenliang and said sternly, "You can't say such things. That's your sister-in-law."
"What's wrong with that!" Su Wenliang chuckled. "I think that Second Princess is quite nice. Although she's a woman, she has a spirit that rivals any man's, and she's not like other women who whine and complain." As he spoke, he recalled Ye Wanning's embarrassing moment at the banquet and couldn't help but laugh out loud. "Sometimes she's a bit absent-minded, which is quite adorable!"
"Insolence!" Seeing Su Wenliang becoming increasingly unrestrained in his speech, Su Wenliang couldn't help but shout, "These years in the Qiang Kingdom have certainly spoiled your nature! How dare you utter such rebellious words!"
"What's there to be afraid of?" Su Wenliang curled his lip. "Isn't Second Brother just an idiot?" He glanced at Su Wenyi and, seeing that his expression was not good, dared not continue speaking and stood aside in a low voice.
"Don't you dare get any funny ideas!" Su Wenliang glanced at Su Wenliang, picked up a fan, and said, "I'm going to talk to your sister-in-law about this. You stay here and behave yourself!"
"Yes..." Su Wenliang pursed his lips in annoyance. It was just a joke, why treat him like this!
Ye Wanning crouched in a corner of the prison. Qiu Shan's death made her so uneasy that she couldn't close her eyes all night. She stared at the locked wooden door with her eyes wide open. She wanted to get out! She wanted to live!
As dawn broke, Ye Wanning buried her head in her arms, waiting for someone she didn't know to come and rescue her. Suddenly, footsteps echoed through the prison. Ye Wanning was startled; had someone come to save her? She jumped up and ran towards the cell door, only to see a figure in black slowly walking towards her from the darkness. That figure… was… Ye Wanning frowned, looking at the person with some confusion.
"Oh dear, isn't this my dear third sister? What happened to her?"
As soon as the person opened their mouth, Ye Wanning knew who it was. She lowered her eyes. Was there really no hope?
"Where did that arrogant Ye Wanning go?" Ye Wanyi laughed as she took off her hat. "How come she looks like a stray dog now?"
Ye Wanning didn't even bother to look at her, and turned her head to walk towards the corner.
Not angered by Ye Wanning's actions, Ye Wanyi said to herself, "Hehe, that's all you can do. Why don't you use your old skills in mocking people to mock me? The third sister I know isn't like this!"
"Scolding you is a waste of my energy," Ye Wanning said softly. She closed her eyes; she was quite tired after not resting all night.
"You!" Finally unable to contain her anger, Ye Wanyi shouted, "You shameless slut!" She glared at Ye Wanning, "When you plotted to embarrass me back then, did you ever imagine that this day would come?"
As she spoke, she burst into laughter, "Hahaha! Ye Wanning, do you know how long I've been waiting for this day!" She looked at Ye Wanning, her eyes filled with resentment, "You're still holding on now, but soon you won't have the life to hold on anymore!"
"Heh." Ye Wanning sneered, "Thank you for your concern, Second Sister, but whether I live or die is not up to you."
"Is that so?" Ye Wanyi looked at Ye Wanning, her phoenix eyes slightly raised. "Soon, you'll find out whether or not I'm responsible for your return!"
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