Chapter 281: It’s All For Your Own Good
“Eunuch Li, help me go tell His Majesty that the Crown Prince is truly wronged. It was the Empress who did the Civet Cat for the Crown Prince trick. Madam Yu of the Yu Family is the Crown Prince’s birth mother. The Empress killed the entire Yu Family, that’s why the Crown Prince is angry. I don’t believe the Crown Prince would kill the Empress. There must be some hidden circumstances. Eunuch Li, let me see His Majesty. I beg you.”
Jiang Ruanxi pleaded with tears in her eyes.
Eunuch Li knew everything that happened in the Imperial Study Room at the time, so he wasn’t surprised at all by Jiang Ruanxi’s words.
He slightly lowered his head in front of Jiang Ruanxi and softly said something. Jiang Ruanxi gradually calmed down.
Her gaze was full of despair, and she no longer struggled.
“Send the Crown Princess back to the Crown Prince’s Manor properly for treatment. If anything happens, when His Majesty investigates, you’ll all be in big trouble.” Eunuch Li said to the people present.
Eunuch Li was Emperor Qin’s personal eunuch. Whether ministers or imperial concubines in the Imperial Harem, all had to give him some face. These people didn’t dare to object.
Soon the surroundings returned to calm.
After Jiang Ruanxi was sent back to the Crown Prince’s Manor, Wan Qing hurriedly came forward. “Crown Princess, are you alright?”
Jiang Ruanxi seemed not to hear, staring wide-eyed with lifeless eyes.
Wan Qing thought these people had bullied Jiang Ruanxi. Her bad temper flared up immediately, and she yelled at the people carrying her, “What did you do to the Crown Princess? I tell you, don’t think that just because the Crown Prince has been arrested, you can bully people. No matter what, she is a daughter-in-law of the Royal Family. If you do anything to her, His Majesty certainly won’t let you off.”
The imperial physician following nearby didn’t expect Wan Qing to care so much about Jiang Ruanxi, and he was slightly stunned.
Because of street rumors, the Crown Prince favored Wan Qing, and the Crown Princess had always been in conflict with the Crown Prince.
Seeing her arch-rival now, shouldn’t she be happy? Why was she so angry and standing up for Jiang Ruanxi?
But thinking of Eunuch Li’s words, he didn’t dare to be negligent and explained, “The Crown Princess is just weak and suffered anger leading to illness momentarily. Please make way, otherwise if something happens to the Crown Princess, no one can bear the responsibility.”
Although Wan Qing had some doubts in her heart, she also knew that Jiang Ruanxi’s health was the most important now. She stepped aside to let them carry Jiang Ruanxi into Jiang Ruanxi’s courtyard.
After the imperial physician took Jiang Ruanxi’s pulse, he left a prescription, instructed her to relax, not to get anger leading to illness again, and to take good care of her body, then went out.
The others no longer stayed and followed him out.
After they all left, Wan Qing looked at the dazed Jiang Ruanxi, restrained her usual arrogance, and approached with a face full of worry. “Crown Princess, what’s wrong with you?”
Jiang Ruanxi did not answer her.
Wan Qing thought she had been bullied by those people, her face full of anger. “Crown Princess, did those people do something to you? I’ll go find them right now.”
Wan Qing turned around full of anger and hurriedly walked out.
“Wan Qing, stop.”
When she reached the door, she was called by Jiang Ruanxi.
“Crown Princess, they bullied you so much, I’ll go take revenge for you.”
“They didn’t bully me, don’t go find them.” Jiang Ruanxi said faintly.
Wan Qing was indignant, stepped forward to her, and yelled loudly, “Ling Lin, aren’t you usually quite fierce with me? Now that the Crown Prince is in prison, how did you become so weak?”
Jiang Ruanxi raised her head and gave her a slight glance, her eyes full of seriousness as she said, “Wei Qing, pretend nothing happened, act as usual, understand?”
Wan Qing was startled by her sudden seriousness, frowned tightly, and asked, “What exactly happened?”
“Nothing happened.” Jiang Ruanxi lowered her eyes.
Suddenly, as if remembering something, she raised her head again.
“Do you want to be with Qi Wu?”
“What?”
Wan Qing couldn’t turn her mind around for a moment, wondering why she mentioned her and Qi Wu.
“You’ve loved each other for so long, now it’s time to be together. Leave the manor in the next two days. I’ll arrange externally that you have already died. Live with a new identity afterward. This is good for both you and Qi Wu.”
Hearing her arrangements, Wan Qing felt a chill in her heart.
It felt just like arranging funeral affairs.
It felt like a huge stone was pressing on her heart, making it hard to breathe.
She vented the fear in her heart by raising her voice.
“Ling Lin, have you gone mad? The Crown Prince’s Manor is already in chaos, how can you say such things?”
“None of your business. It’s decided. Go back and prepare.”
Her tone made Wan Qing very displeased. “Ling Lin, don’t think that just because you’re the Crown Princess I have to listen to you. I tell you, I’m not leaving. I’ll stay in the Crown Prince’s Manor.”
With that, she sat huffily on a chair nearby, glaring at her.
Jiang Ruanxi was also a bit doubtful about her reaction. Hadn’t she always wanted to be with Qi Wu? Now that she had the chance, why wouldn’t she leave?
But thinking of their interactions during this time, she knew Wan Qing was tough-mouthed but soft-hearted, and suddenly wanted to know why.
She said helplessly, “It’s all for your own good.”
Seeing her repeatedly unusual behavior, even Wan Qing could see a clue. She restrained the anger on her face and asked with a puzzled look, “What exactly happened?”
Jiang Ruanxi silently stared at her. Wan Qing felt creeped out by her gaze and was about to speak when Jiang Ruanxi suddenly said, “I just don’t like the sight of you.”
“You—”
Wan Qing was choked, just about to speak, but before she could, Jiang Ruanxi suddenly said to Yushui nearby, “Send Wan Zhaoxun back.”
“I won’t—”
Jiang Ruanxi gave Yushui a look, and Wan Qing felt a pain in her neck and fainted to the side.
Seeing this, Jiang Ruanxi looked at Wan Qing with a full serious face, stared fixedly for a moment, then suddenly said, “Yushui, quickly secretly send Wan Qing to Master Bian Du right away. Be fast.”
Although Yushui had some doubt in her heart, she still nodded.
Thinking of something, Jiang Ruanxi instructed again, “When you return, bring back a corpse similar in build to Wan Qing.”
Yushui had heard the conversation between Jiang Ruanxi and Wan Qing just now, and instantly understood Jiang Ruanxi’s intention.
“Yes.”
After Yushui left, Jiang Ruanxi, who had just looked full of despair, sat up, her face full of sharpness.
She went to the table, picked up brush and ink, frowned tightly, wrote a letter, and sent it out via carrier pigeon.
**
Tianming Pavilion.
The Second Prince smiled and took a big sip of tea, then burst into laughter.
“I didn’t expect Wei Chang to have this day. If he knew he married an idiot, and while he’s in prison, his idiot Crown Princess actually beat the Drum for reporting grievances to seek justice for him, losing such a big face, I wonder if he’d turn green with anger.”
Thinking of Wei Chang’s angry face, the smile on the Second Prince’s face became even brighter.
