Chapter 78 – Murong Jian’s Evil Plan The Evil Prince and his Precious Wife The Sly Lady (1/2)

Editor: Ocelot

When darkness fell, the Yu Tang Court was filled with lights!

Madam Du had been seriously injured and was lying on a carved mahogany bed. Her whole body was wrapped with bandages, like a glutinous rice packet. Her face was speckled with green and purple bruises and her lips were very pale. Her eyelids fluttered as she began to open her eyes slowly. She looked at the familiar green bed canopy and felt like she was in a dream.

“Mother, you’re awake!” a familiar voice rung out that made her jolt to her senses. Slowly, she turned her head and was face-to-face with Murong Jian’s handsome face. Tears of joy formed: “Jian, you have finally returned!”

Murong Jian nodded and replied, “Your son has come home and will never leave again. Mother, how did you get hurt so badly?”

When Chou had arrived, Mother was already unconscious. The court’s maidservants were murmuring to themselves, he didn’t know what they were whispering about.

“It was because of Murong Xue, that disgusting girl. She had beaten me!”

Thinking how she had been mercilessly kicked by Murong Xue, Madam Du gritted her teeth with hate. She then proceeded to exaggerate the story of how it happened. At last, when she had finished, she cried out in anger, “Quick, command your guards to drag her here and punish her with force to avenge for me!”

In Murong Jian’s mind’s eye, Murong Xue’s beautiful, serene face floated into view. He squinted, “Murong Xue is very intelligent. If she dared to beat you up like that, she must have already prepared herself to face the consequences. If I commanded my guards to go over now, not only can we not punish her, we might also face a big loss.”

Step-grandmother hires assassins to kill step-granddaughter, step-granddaughter’s patience runs out and beats up step-grandmother. If this news were to be known by the public, Mother would be blamed and despised upon. Even if Murong Xue’s actions were worthy of scorn, most people would pity her and view her actions with understanding…..

“Then what should we do? We can’t just let her off like that!” Madam Du’s eyes were filled with hatred.

“Of course we won’t.” Murong Jian replied, his expression ruthless, “Your son has returned to Territory City, I have plenty of chances to punish Murong Xue, we don’t have to rush…….”

“Master!” Cai Jin called out softly to Murong Jian outside the door.

Murong Jian replied, “How did things go?”

“Your plan has been seen through by Miss Murong, those 6 crates of books were not placed in the study room………” Cai Jin whispered, sneaking a few glances at Murong Jian.

Murong Jian’s eyes squinted, Murong Xue wasn’t someone easy to deal with!

The act of placing those book crates into the study was just a small test. Its success meant opening the road for him to acquire the position of marquis. But it was also alright if it wasn’t successful. He had already returned; he had the time and stamina to deal with Murong Ye.

“Murong Xue, that terrible girl, is the cause of our downfall. She had caused your sister to be sent to prison, beaten me and even stands in your way in acquiring the position of heir to this palace. She really is horrible, if we do not remove her completely, my hatred for her will never diminish…..”

Madam Du was so furious that she accidentally strained her injuries. It was so excruciating that she sucked the cold air of relief. She hated Murong Xue from the bottom of her heart.

Murong Jian carefully moved her back to a more comfortable position and spoke softly, “Mother, you are injured badly, please rest well. I will deal with Murong Xue and Murong Ye.”

Madam Du’s eyes brightened and she looked at Murong Jian, “You have thought of a plan to deal with them?”

“Yes.” Murong Jian nodded, his eyes were cold with malice.

When daylight broke, Murong Xue woke up to prepare herself. After having a simple breakfast, she paced quickly out of her residence and followed the emerald path to the palace’s entrance.

Outside the palace, there were 5 horses, Murong Jian, Murong Ji, Murong Ye, Ge Hui and Cai Jin. They were each holding the rein of their own horse.

The first person Murong Xue saw was Ge Hui. Because of the fact that he often went to the desert, he had shielded part of his face with a piece of cloth. He exuded a fierce, hostile aura that made people look at him with fear:

“Uncle Hui!”