"Who is behind this mess? It's outrageous! I'm worried about you and Little Cat. You mustn't get hurt!"
Hai Ling felt a warmth in her heart upon hearing the Empress Dowager's words and held the Empress Dowager's hand.
"My little kitten and I will be fine, none of us will be in any danger, Mother, please don't worry."
She will definitely find out who's behind this and make sure they die a horrible death.
For two consecutive days, several people died in the palace. Even the Empress's attempts to stop the deaths were futile, and chaos erupted once again, this time even more severely than before. Everyone was like a frightened bird, and dared not come out after dark. Even when they did go out, they did so in groups. The vast inner palace was shrouded in a gloomy atmosphere of death.
The number of guards in the palace increased again, and the emperor sent many people to search again. This time, it was exactly the same as before. People were poisoned for two days in a row, but then everything went peacefully. Everyone in the palace was exhausted but had no way to deal with the situation.
Half a month passed, and when the person who poisoned the poison made their move again, sure enough, someone did.
In Liuyue Palace, Ye Lingfeng and Hai Ling were sleeping in each other's arms when suddenly Shi Zhu's voice rang out: "Your Majesty, Your Highness, the person behind that has appeared?"
"It has appeared."
Almost simultaneously, Ye Lingfeng and Hai Ling moved, quickly putting on their clothes without even tying their hair up, and left the palace directly. Shi Zhu stood in front of the door and whispered, "That person really did move?"
"lead the way."
Ye Lingfeng reached out and took Hai Ling's hand, following Shi Zhu straight to the place where the incident had occurred. The three of them quickly appeared under the eaves of a house in the inner palace. Inside a simple house, one person was tightly holding another person's hand and speaking in a high-pitched voice.
"So it was you who poisoned them! How dare you poison the eunuchs and maids in the palace! You're asking for death."
The man who was captured was clearly surprised to be caught. He was stunned for a moment, but then he reacted quickly and nimbly pounced on the person who was holding his hand, intending to kill him to silence him. However, the eunuch who had captured him was equally skilled, and for a moment the two of them were evenly matched.
Soon, the eunuch who had been arresting the man screamed, "Stop hitting him! Stop hitting him! We're all in the same boat!"
Unfortunately, the eunuch who wanted to kill him to silence him completely ignored him and continued to fight desperately to kill the eunuch who had discovered his wrongdoing, and did not believe what he said.
His desperate actions only convinced the fake eunuch who was arresting him, who then added, "I was the one who scared those people to death in the palace earlier."
Sure enough, as soon as he finished speaking, the eunuch who had been fighting him stopped, looking somewhat incredulous: "You said you were the one who did it, you're not lying to me, are you? Why would you cause trouble in the palace?"
The fake eunuch gave a desolate laugh: "Ji Hailing killed the woman I love, so I will never let him go."
This sounds bizarre no matter how you look at it; a eunuch having a beloved woman is rather unsettling.
However, Hailing had no time to feel strange at this moment, because as soon as the fake eunuch admitted to harming the people in the palace, many people rushed into the room. The leader of them was Ji Shaocheng. The entire room was surrounded. When the fake eunuch saw this, his face changed drastically. It turned out that everything was a trap. He had been careful as ever, but he had still fallen into the trap. It seemed that he could not escape death today. However, thinking that this dead eunuch had deceived him, he pounced on him, wanting to die with him.
However, the other man was just as skilled as him. Moreover, as soon as he moved, Ji Shaocheng and the others moved as well. In the blink of an eye, several people pounced on his side and began to attack him. They quickly subdued him. When the fake eunuch saw that he had been captured, he suddenly lowered his head and tried to bite his tongue to commit suicide. However, Ji Shaocheng grabbed his chin and then reached out to press his pressure points, making him unable to move and unable to commit suicide.
"Guards, take him back to Liuyue Palace."
Ye Lingfeng and Hai Ling had seen Ji Shaocheng rush into the room, so they returned to Liuyue Palace, washed up, and left the palace.
The main hall was brightly lit, and everyone breathed a sigh of relief after the mastermind behind the scenes was caught.
Ji Shaocheng first greeted Ye Lingfeng and Hai Ling, then stepped aside. The fake eunuch he had captured had his head bowed and was not looking at the people above him. Hai Ling glanced at him, then looked at Ji Shaocheng: "Remove his disguise and see who he really is."
This person was obviously disguised; otherwise, someone in the palace would surely have discovered him.
Ji Shaocheng stepped forward to receive the order, and the fake eunuch suddenly raised his head and said, "I've fallen into your hands, kill me if you want, stop talking nonsense."
Ji Shaocheng ignored him and removed the disguise from his face, quickly revealing a handsome and outstanding face. This person actually had an outstanding face, and at the same time, this face was familiar. So when he heard Ji Hailing say that Ji Shaocheng should remove the disguise from his face, he was very angry.
Because this person was none other than Ruan Xihao, the Prince of Jing of Nanling Kingdom, who had previously entered the Ji residence to try and force himself on Hailing, but was crippled by Hailing.
"Ruan Xihao, I never expected it to be you. You, a prince, have become a eunuch, and you even claim to be avenging your beloved woman. This is truly despicable."
Hai Ling spoke disdainfully, never expecting that Ruan Jingyue and Ruan Xihao would commit incest, which was truly despicable.
She said that Ruan Jingyue had only been in Feng Kingdom for a year, so how could a eunuch have become so devoted to her and avenged her? It turned out that the eunuch beside her was actually her brother, Ruan Xihao. Ruan Xihao had been deposed that day, but after recovering from his injuries, he learned that his sister had been imprisoned by the people of Beilu Kingdom. As soon as he received the news, he disregarded his own health and immediately led people to Beilu to rescue his sister. Later, the two siblings went through many twists and turns and ended up in Feng Kingdom. Ruan Jingyue even became the young queen of Feng Kingdom. In order to stay by his sister's side, he resolutely castrated himself and became a eunuch. He usually advised his sister and defeated many concubines in Feng Kingdom, becoming the most favored queen of Feng Kingdom.
The new emperor of Nanling Kingdom ascended the throne, and the younger sister unexpectedly encountered Ye Lingfeng, which once again ignited her anger, leading her to seek revenge on Ji Hailing. In the end, she was finally eliminated by Ye Lingfeng.
But the thought of losing his sister made him so heartbroken he couldn't go on living. He had originally wanted to die with her, but then he remembered Jingyue's wish to get rid of Ji Hailing, which is why he came to the palace in Beilu. He was a eunuch, so he could easily disguise himself without giving himself away. He planned to exhaust Ji Hailing in the palace before making his move, so he could avenge his sister and then face her with a clear conscience.
In the main hall, Ruan Xihao laughed loudly: "So what? Can't a brother love his sister? I've liked Jingyue since she was a little baby. Because she's my sister, I've always suppressed my feelings. But in the end, she finally understood my feelings and kept me by her side. That's enough. Ji Hailing, I don't blame you for crippling me, but Jingyue died because of you, so I won't let you go."
Ruan Xihao shouted. Hai Ling's face was dark and she looked at Ruan Xihao with a cold aura: "Ruan Jingyue brought this upon herself. I gave her a chance. Now that you have left, why don't you forget the past? You have tried to plot against me and the little prince again and again. So I will never let her go. Even if it is you, I will not let you go either."
Hai Ling slammed her hand on the table beside her, her face extremely grim, because Ruan Jingyue was not only going to hurt her, but also her son. She would not let anyone who hurt her son get away with it.
Chapter 133 of Butterfly Lovers: Two Devil
Inside the main hall, Hai Ling's face was grim and gloomy as she glared coldly at Ruan Xihao. She never expected that the brother and sister would be so despicable, not only committing incest but also viciously plotting against her and her son. Ji Hai Ling had never liked to harm others, and if others hadn't repeatedly provoked her, she would never have been so heartless as to deal with them.
"Ruan Xihao, what do you have to say now?"
Ruan Xihao, standing in the center of the main hall, laughed heartily: "Today I have fallen into your hands and have no way to survive. I only ask that you give me a quick death. At least I have done my best and have done right by Jingyue."
Ruan Xihao was quite straightforward, not seeking life but only death. He closed his eyes and let Hai Ling do as she pleased. Hai Ling was too lazy to pay attention to him anymore and directly waved her hand to order Ji Shaocheng and the others in the hall: "Drag him out and beat him to death with sticks."
Having harmed so many people, there was absolutely no reason to let him live. Besides, he was now a eunuch, not a prince of Nanling Kingdom, so they had even less reason to worry. Hailing originally wanted to send him to the Ministry of Justice, but after thinking about it, she gave up. There were bound to be more trouble if things got out of hand. If this dangerous person were kidnapped again, they would be in trouble again, so they dealt with him directly.
Ji Shaocheng responded and immediately led his men up, dragging Ruan Xihao out.
The sound of clubs striking each other quickly rang out outside the hall, but Ruan Xihao's voice was never heard. Hai Ling finally couldn't help but sigh. Ruan Xihao was actually a tough guy. If he hadn't been a bit twisted, he might not have ended up like this. It was all because of Ruan Jingyue. Ye Lingfeng, who was standing to the side, reached out and held Hai Ling's hand.
"Don't think about it."
Hai Ling nodded, turning to look at the man beside her. Fortunately, he was there with her; otherwise, she really didn't know how she would have survived one danger after another.
Outside the hall, Ji Shaocheng walked in and said calmly, "Your Majesty, according to the Empress, Ruan Xihao has already passed away."
"Have someone collect the body and bury him."
This was also out of pity for his unyielding nature, to prevent his body from being thrown into a mass grave to be devoured by wild dogs.