66 Was He The Same As Her? (1/2)

Inside her room, Hongyue paused. Hearing the erratic screeches reverberating throughout the manor, disrupting the harmony of the estate along with the growing sound of feet heading toward Concubine Ruolan's residence, Hongyue let out a rare smile that was oddly eased.

Mother—

I paid back half the revenge already.

Having another opportunity to call out the word mother twice in a day brought a rare emotion to Hongyue's eyes. Hongyue softly slid herself down to the ground, her head evaluating all the disturbance she had created during the banquet.

In truth, the current appearance of Concubine Ruolan was an illusion just the appearance the concubine had when she was 'possessed.'

Concubine Ruolan had been correct. She had been poisoned. Nevertheless, to create the illusion of the ghost leaving Concubine Ruolan's body, Hongyue unlocked the third enchantment she had placed on the poisonous hair stick. The first enchantment she placed was to allow the poison to remain in a solid form. The second was to intensify the effects of the poisoning, so the results were immediate. And the third—was to preserve the second madam's organs from the poison as well as a small quantity of blood inside the heart.

Hongyue chuckled coldly.

Just like how the concubine had plotted against the mother of this body, Hongyue merely did the same. It was no different. One by one, each of her scheme played a part to a bigger goal. By creating the illusion of a ghost, she pulverized the madam's growing reputation to nothing, reducing it to trash. After all, everyone concluded that the ghost was only there because of Concubine Ruolan's selfish heart. By purposefully letting Concubine Ruolan know she was poisoned, the madam flew into a panic and executed all the incorrect decisions that demolished the general's trust in her all by herself.

Hongyue narrowed her eyes.

And lastly, while the concubine appeared like she was healthy and well, the poor woman no longer had a drop of blood running inside her veins except a small amount within her heart to barely keep her alive.

In short, the second madam was simply a living corpse at this point. Dying, yet unable to stop it. With the general's distrust in her, the madam's servants wouldn't bother to help her. As for the general...he was a coward. Hongyue believed her father wouldn't go near a concubine possessed by a ghost.

Day by day, the second madam would deteriorate until death came for her himself. By that time, the second madam would have probably lost her soul. All the while, everyone around her wouldn't know about her suffering after all, who would dare to come close to a crazy second madam.

Who told you to cross with the wrong person?