In the Changxin Hall of the Eastern Palace, a candle flame flickered in the darkness. Ning Yin lay on the couch, thinking about the news that Su Xin had gathered from the Imperial Hospital that day. Her chest felt like it was stuffed with cotton, making it hard for her to breathe.
She has been drinking the medicine prescribed by Bai Meng for the past few days, and her health has improved a lot, with relief from her backache and leg pain.
Especially as the pregnancy progressed, the child became very mischievous, often kicking her intentionally or unintentionally.
Knowing that Bai Meng had been away on disaster relief work for some time, she sent Su Xin to inquire so that Bai Meng could come and make some skin-whitening cream for her.
Who would have thought that Su Xin would hear such shocking news when she went to the Imperial Hospital?
It turns out that Bai Meng didn't go out to provide disaster relief at all. Instead, the day after he prescribed medicine for himself, he was dragged into a side courtyard by the Crown Prince's men and beaten to death.
According to eyewitnesses, Bai Meng's death was extremely gruesome; his internal organs were blown out of his body.
Later, Chen Dechang ordered his men to wrap Bai Meng's body in black cloth and throw it directly into the mass grave to be fed to wild dogs.
This was done by Chen Dechang, but Chen Dechang and Bai Meng had no grudges against each other, so the only person she could suspect was Xiao Xuan.
That day, Bai Meng held onto his hand and refused to let go. Xiao Xuan must have seen this and felt jealous.
But he had clearly explained to him that he only regarded Bai Meng as a younger brother. Bai Meng had even said that he would find a good marriage for Bai Meng. So it turned out that beating him to death was what he did behind the scenes.
Adding to the fact that Xiao Xuan treated Su Xin like that this morning, if I hadn't rushed out in time, Su Xin would definitely have received a beating.
She wasn't angry that Xiao Xuan was close to other women. After all, he was born into an imperial family, and even if he loved her very much, he couldn't possibly favor only her.
If he wanted to establish a concubine, she wouldn't stop him. But why did he have to bring her to her and have Su Xin and Zhang Mama serve her so attentively?
Thinking of this, Ning Yin sighed deeply and raised her hand to wipe away the tears from the corners of her eyes.
Just as she was about to turn over, she felt the man's arms encircle her waist. His large hands were very warm and touched her abdomen. The little guy was active and kicking Xiao Xuan's hands.
She sensed that the child was very active, as if it wanted to kick open its belly and crawl out quickly.
Xiao Xuan chuckled softly, then lay down, his hard chest half-open against Ning Yin's back, causing Ning Yin to shiver involuntarily.
The man sensed Ning Yin's unusual behavior and immediately pressed himself even closer to her.
When Xiao Xuan returned to the palace today, the sun had already set. He sent all the thieves to the Dali Temple's death row and interrogated them.
When he arrived at Changxin Palace, Ningyin had already fallen asleep. He first took a bath in the bathhouse to wash away the bloodstains on his body, then changed into his nightgown. He also ordered the kitchen to prepare some desserts for Ningyin, in case she got hungry later.
He looked at the little woman trembling in his arms and assumed that she was terrified because she had been kidnapped by Shen Yun that day. So he buried his head in Ningyin's neck and gently comforted her, "Ning, don't be afraid, it's your husband. Are you hungry? I asked the kitchen to make some dessert. Would you like some?"
Feeling the man's sharp breath on her neck, she instinctively shrank back.
"What's wrong? Are you shy?"
His voice was clear and gentle, like rippling water, completely different from the ruthless and decisive Xiao Xuan of the daytime.
During the day, he was in the death row. In order to get Lan Xin to confess about the other accomplices, he was like a living devil. Even a tough guy like Lan Xin couldn't withstand Xiao Xuan's interrogation. In the end, she couldn't endure three rounds of torture and honestly confessed the remaining accomplices.
Then there was Shen Yun, who committed the heinous crime of exterminating nine generations of his family. Anyone connected to the General's Mansion was to be sent to the execution ground.
Xiao Xuan asked Shen Yun to reveal the whereabouts of Wang Shi, Shen Jia, and Wang Yang's family, but Shen Yun was much more stubborn than Lan Xin.
Although he was afraid of death, he would never betray his family in order to avoid temporary physical pain.
Now that his mother is old and frail and his younger sister is mentally unstable, he doesn't even know how they would survive if it weren't for Lan Yue helping to take care of them.
So be it. I'm going to die anyway, so I'll never bow down to Xiao Xuan.
Shen Yun endured five rounds of torture until he was completely out of his mind, still muttering to himself that he regretted it and shouldn't have listened to the fake monk's nonsense and belittled Ning Yin.
In short, Shen Yun was filled with remorse, but it was all in vain; all that awaited him was the severe punishment of the law.
Seeing that Ning Yin remained silent, Xiao Xuan, recalling his actions during the day, suddenly slapped his forehead and said remorsefully, "Ning, actually, that woman during the day wasn't..."
Before he could finish speaking, Ning Yin suddenly turned around, buried her face in his chest, and wrapped her other arm around Xiao Xuan's lean waist.
She didn't want Xiao Xuan to see her swollen eyes. "Jingyuan, Bai Meng and I are really not what you think. You really didn't need to treat him like this. He's only seventeen, still a child, in the prime of his life. His medical skills are among the best in the Imperial Hospital. Why did you let Chen Dechang beat him to death!"
Upon hearing this, Xiao Xuan's gentle expression changed slightly. No wonder his A Ning was behaving so strangely today; it turned out she knew everything.
He sighed. Actually, he didn't want to kill Bai Meng, but Chen Dechang misunderstood. When he said not to show mercy, he just wanted Bai Meng to back down. He never expected that the old man Chen Dechang would take it upon himself to beat the man to death.
Now look what's happened! His Ah Ning will definitely misunderstand him as a ruthless, cruel, violent, and cold-blooded person.
Tomorrow, he'll definitely teach that old bastard a lesson.
“Ah Ning, I didn’t want him dead. I just wanted him to leave the palace. I never expected him to refuse. Chen Dechang did this in a fit of anger. I really didn’t know it would turn out this way. I’m sorry, Ah Ning.”
“I have ordered that his remains be properly buried and have given his family a large sum of money. The dead cannot be brought back to life. Aning, don’t be too sad. I will never make this mistake again. Please forgive me.”
Beneath the curtains, the man's voice carried a hint of flattery as his large hand gently stroked Ning Yin's back.
Ning Yin knew that the dead could not be brought back to life. She and Xiao Xuan had been through so much and finally made it to where they were today. He had saved her many times.
But this time, he really made a mistake. Just because of his possessiveness, he took an innocent and vibrant life.
Ning Yin finally couldn't hold back her tears and cried uncontrollably. She was unable to calm down for a long time, but she believed that Chen Dechang would inevitably have to pay some price.
Furthermore, she needs to find some time to visit Bai Meng's grave and pay her respects.
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