Chapter 137: His Highness Duke of Qin personally appears (1/2)
Chapter 137: His Highness Duke of Qin personally appears
“I don’t know, I didn’t know a thing! Sobsob, sob…mother, why did you do it!?”
“It was my mother that told me to gift the tea leaves, I didn’t know a thing! Let me go…no! Sob…”
“Mother, why did you do it? Why?!”
… …
Han Ruoxue didn’t dare to fight back. All she could do was dodge and evade the blows, crying like a child. Mu Liuyue had turned into a complete shrew, clutching and beating at Han Ruoxue’s clothes as the people around them backed away. But just as things were turning chaotic, Madame Li slipped past Mu Qingwu and Chu Xifeng to grab at Grand Concubine Yi.
“Ah!” Grand Concubine Yi shrieked. Mu Qingwu and Chu Xifeng rushed over, but both of them were too late. A step away from Grand Concubine Yi, Madame Li closed her hands around the woman’s neck, sharp nails sinking into the skin to take away her life at any second.
Grand Concubine Yi was so frightened that her face turned pale. With wide eyes, she trembled, too afraid to make a single move.
“Move aside or else I’ll kill her this instant!” Madame Li said coldly. So what if Han Yunxi had exposed her? Catching her wouldn’t be that easy. Nether Mu Qingwu nor Chu Xifeng were willing to yield, each of them clutching their swords. They didn’t advance, but neither did they retreat. At the same time, the imperial guards that were concealed in their surroundings revealed themselves to encircle the pair.
“All of you, back away!” Madame Li warned, tightening her grip.
“Back away! Back away! All of you back away!” Grand Concubine Yi shouted in fear. This was too frightening. One wrong move and she’d be dead!
These events were completely unexpected. Chu Xifeng and Mu Qingwu were forced to retreat along with the guards, Han Yunxi, and the rest of the crowd. Only Han Ruoxue stood dumbfounded, looking in disbelief at her mother. Mu Qingwu’s longsword came to rest along her neck. “Madame Li, release Grand Concubine Yi or else your daughter…”
Before he could finish, Madame Li gave a cold laugh. “Do as you like!”
Han Ruoxue was just a daughter she’d adopted to go through the motions of satisfying Han Congan. She wasn’t her real daughter at all. After staying undercover in Tianning Country for so many years, she’d been entrusted with heavy responsibilities by her master. Things such as sons or daughters were only burdens to her, so Han Ruoxue was just a tool of no importance.
Han Ruoxue couldn’t believe her own ears. Immediately, she began to bawl, but Madame Li only commanded, “All of you, stay at least three meters away from me!”
At her words, the frightened Grand Concubine Yi immediately opened her mouth. “Back away! Do as she says, everyone back away!”
Mu Qingwu and Chu Xifeng exchanged glances, sullen enough to kill, but all they could do was retreat even further. Seeing this, a ruthless look flashed past Madame Li’s eyes. She reached out a hand to pull Grand Concubine Yi closer, but it was right at this moment that a sword suddenly appeared in the air like lightning to cut through the space between Madame Li and Grand Concubine Yi. This was beyond all expectations. Even Madame Li hadn’t anticipated this, and instinctively withdrew her hands in self-defense! At this critical moment, Long Feiye appeared, his long legs viciously kicking her aside and into the air. Madame Li wanted to use poison, but had no chance as her body crashed heavily to the ground, bruising her organs until she spat out a mouthful of fresh blood.
Chu Xifeng and the guards immediately circled her with swords on all sides, making it impossible for Madame Li to even move. Meanwhile, Long Feiye kept his hands behind his back, his tall silhouette dressed in black robes that fluttered in the wind as he slowly descended to earth like some sort of Immortal. Everyone looked over in shock as silence fell over Heaven and Earth.
It was His Highness Duke of Qin!
His Highness Duke of Qin had personally appeared!
Quite a few females fainted away in the crowd. Mu Liuyue saw him and forgot everything else, filled with infatuation. She couldn’t help but wish that time would stop right at this instant so she could stare at His Highness Duke of Qin and be satisfied for the rest of her life!
He came as well.
Han Yunxi’s tension finally relaxed. Unconsciously, she revealed a glad smile. With Long Feiye here, she didn’t have to worry. Long Feiye gave her a careless glance first before moving towards Grand Concubine Yi. “Erchen came late and caused mufei to be frightened,” he said mildly.
The scared witless Grand Concubine Yi calmed herself before realizing what had happened. Tears filled her eyes as she clutched her son’s hand, shaking uncontrollably. She wanted to cover up the fear in her heart but found herself unable to hide a thing. Long Feiye lightly patted her shoulder.
“It’s fine now. Mufei doesn’t need to fear.”
Right at this moment, the panic-stricken Murong Wanru hastily rushed over to pull Grand Concubine Yi into her arms. She comforted her in a low voice, “Mufei, it’s fine, it’s all right, His Highness is here. We’re safe now, no fear, no fear!”
As soon as she was pulled aside, Grand Concubine Yi leaned into Murong Wanru’s embrace. What she desperately needed now was a hug. She’d never experienced something so horrific. She was this close to losing her life!
“Mufei, don’t be afraid! In the future we won’t bother with sister-in-law’s affairs, they’re really too dangerous,” Murong Wanru took the chance to sow further discord, but it had no effect this time.
Grand Concubine Yi had truly been spooked. How could she have time to bother about Han Yunxi? All she could think about was her own safety. She looked at Madame Li from a distance, frightened and flustered, ashamed and angry.