This will ensure that Wang Gelao's wife suffers a terrible death, that even in death she will be a wandering ghost unable to enter the Wang family ancestral tomb, and that she will bear the stigma of being divorced.
Mu Yunhe is indeed ruthless! His actions were swift, accurate, and decisive, hitting the enemy's vitals. His attack was earth-shattering and spectacular, leaving no one with a chance to escape. He was telling everyone that no one who offended him could escape!
But Mu Yunhe used this method to tell him the truth, and Prince Mu couldn't accept it. He seemed to age instantly.
Inside the General's Mansion, Li Xian'er ran in crying. When she saw Mu Yunhe's tall figure standing in front of the coffin, she seemed to have found her pillar of support and rushed over. But just as she was about to hug Mu Yunhe, she heard the voice of the man she admired so much, as sharp as a knife: "You'd better stand still before I throw you out."
Li Xian'er abruptly stopped, tears streaming down her face. She looked at Mu Yunhe's retreating figure with a mixture of grievance and heartache, and said angrily, "They say you did it, I don't believe it! I'd rather die than believe you would do this to me. Cousin, tell me, you didn't do it, did you? You won't make me marry an old man, will you?"
Mu Yunhe scoffed, "Cousin? I can't possibly be your cousin."
Anger flashed across Li Xian'er's face, but it was quickly replaced by immense sadness. She cried out, "I love you so much, you must know that. You smiled at me before, you have feelings for me too, right? I know I'm not good enough, but I'll try my best to be the kind of person you like. I just want to be by your side, I don't want to marry anyone else, please save me, I'll do anything to stay by your side."
Mu Yunhe remained unmoved and did not turn around. His voice, however, held a hint of expectation: "Oh? You're willing to do anything? Then I'll take a few drops of your heart's blood if I choose you. Are you willing to give it to me?"
"Wh-what?!" Li Xian'er's face turned deathly pale instantly. She stared blankly at the tall, imposing figure, then screamed, "Are you crazy? Heart's blood! If I give you my heart's blood, won't I die too? No way!"
Mu Yunhe whirled around, his handsome face calm with only a contemptuous smile: "You won't? If you refuse, then marry that old geezer!"
Li Xian'er froze, tears streaming down her face. Bewitched by Mu Yunhe's exquisite and alluring face, she pleaded softly, "I don't want to. Please save me! They say only you can save me, only you can free me from this inferno. I can give myself to you, you can have anything you want."
"I want you to suffer a fate worse than death. If you make me suffer a fate worse than death, then I will be satisfied." Mu Yunhe smiled handsomely, but spoke cruelly.
Li Xian'er's eyes widened: "Why did you do this? Why did you do this to me?"
"Because you have a good aunt, isn't she eager for you to become a daughter-in-law of the Mu family? I'll make sure she doesn't get her way." Mu Yunhe smiled maliciously, but only he knew that he was doing this to take revenge on the Li family. Li Xian'er was number one because she had once been Li Fangfei's lackey and henchman, and together with Li Fangfei, she had bullied his mother quite a bit. Later, Li Xian'er had repeatedly humiliated and secretly plotted against Aheng.
These are all things he cannot tolerate. Now Li Xian'er is even eyeing him. Not only will Aheng be unhappy, but he himself will feel disgusted. Therefore, Li Xian'er must be eliminated.
Li Fangfei treated him and his children with utmost ruthlessness, so he would also ruthlessly eliminate the Li family! It's a matter of reciprocity; no one should suffer a loss.
Li Xian'er was dumbfounded. As she was being carried out, she screamed, complained, cursed, and begged, but was finally slammed heavily onto the stone ground outside the General's Mansion gate, breaking her ribs and silencing her.
On the morning of the third day, many people came to see off the princess. Today was supposed to be the day for her burial, but Mu Yunhe said that the burial would not take place today.
This is against the rules, both morally and logically. Even for very elderly people, the maximum burial period is seven days, and that's only under special circumstances. But Mu Yunhe said he wouldn't bury her, and that's it; no one can change his mind.
Today is the wedding day for Grand Secretary Wang. Grand Secretary Wang is dead, but the marriage is an imperial decree, and it must be carried out even in death! Li Xian'er is ultimately being married off to a dead man. The Wang family's wedding is held in the mourning hall. Grand Secretary Wang's coffin is placed in the main hall, and Li Xian'er is carried on a palanquin. This ceremony has caused a stir throughout the entire capital city, and the mourning hall is in an uproar.
The most tragic figure was definitely not Li Xian'er, but Wang Li Shi. Her body was rolled up and thrown into the wilderness, where she would be devoured by wolves and tigers at any moment. None of the Wang family's children dared to utter a word, because they all knew that the person who initially instigated and devised the massacre at the Wang Mansion that had recently shaken the capital was none other than their dignified and kind old woman.
On the night of her wedding, Li Xian'er committed suicide!
The Li family was devastated and came to demand Li Xian'er's body back. The Wang family, being kind-hearted, naturally returned it. Mu Yunhe didn't bother with Li Xian'er's body, but unexpectedly, that very night, the Li family burned Li Xian'er to ashes.
This illogical action made Mu Yunhe frown slightly. He had just extended his finger when he was interrupted by the sound of fierce fighting outside. He looked up, his cold gaze filled with a sinister glint: "What's going on outside?"
Xiao Xizi rushed in, his face grim, and said, "Master, it's the Prince who led his men to break in."
"Perfect timing, I just happen to have something to show him." Mu Yunhe stroked a box beside him. Destroying a person starts from the heart. You didn't believe that slut cheated on you? Well, he'll make you believe it!
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390 The truth about death row! The final destruction!
Updated: 2013-10-16 16:47:46 Word Count: 7750
Prince Mu has stormed in. He never imagined he would use the bloodshed and ferocity of the battlefield on his own son, but today, he has done it. Because without doing so, he wouldn't see Mu Yunhe, and nothing could be resolved. Wang Youtian, Mu Mu.
Mu Yunhe came out but did not let Prince Mu enter the mourning hall. He did not ask what Prince Mu had come for, but simply said loudly, "If you are here to plead for the Li family or to give me orders, then there is no need. I happen to have something to give you today. After you have seen it, you can decide whether or not you want to ask me."
Mu Yunhe gave a signal, and Xiao Xizi immediately handed the box to Prince Mu.
Prince Mu hesitated for a moment before taking the box. He was actually somewhat wary of this son. He wondered what was inside.
"You can go back now and read it slowly. I hope that after reading it, you will still love Li Fangfei deeply and steadfastly. That's what true love is. Let me see just how important the lover you've been so cruel to your mother is to you." Mu Yunhe finished speaking expressionlessly and turned to leave.
Prince Mu, of course, would not leave so easily. He rebuked her, "Whatever grudges you may have, you shouldn't involve your mother. She has been laid to rest for many days now, why haven't you buried her? Is this how you show filial piety to your mother?"
Prince Mu was heartbroken. Despite being exhausted, he rushed over as soon as he learned that the princess had not yet been buried. In his eyes, without a swift burial, she would not find peace in death. He could not bear the thought of the princess remaining in the mourning hall. His eyes held an anger and anxiety he himself was unaware of—anger at Mu Yunhe's cold-bloodedness and anxiety for the princess's body to rot.
"You don't need to worry about that. I have my own plans for my mother." Mu Yunhe coldly turned around and glanced at Prince Mu, a strange smile flashing in his eyes.
This time, Prince Mu did not continue arguing with Mu Yunhe. Knowing Mu Yunhe's temper and deeply understanding his resentment and desire for revenge, he knew that the more he talked, the more counterproductive it would be, so he simply stopped talking.
After Prince Mu opened the box, Mu Yunhe drank a cup of cold tea in the mourning hall, smiled contemptuously, and muttered to himself, "Next up is that one in the palace. The Li family should be wiped out as soon as possible, otherwise how can Mother close her eyes before being laid to rest?"
No one heard Mu Yunhe's murmurs, otherwise people would have known that the reason he didn't allow the princess to be buried was because he wanted to wait until the Li family was completely destroyed before burying her!
This was an extremely bold and reckless decision. With so many members in the Li family, how long would it take for them all to die? If it weren't for the complete extermination of the family, the deeply rooted and powerful Li family would be difficult for outsiders to shake. 100.
Soon, Xiao Xizi brought news that Prince Mu had gone mad with rage at home, then led his men out and headed straight for the death row!
Isn't that fake miracle doctor imprisoned in the death row?
"You finally lost your temper, didn't you? If you really believed that slut, why would you lose your composure over a few tokens?" Mu Yunhe fumbled with his teacup, as if speaking to Xiao Xizi, or perhaps just murmuring.
The box contained three things: first, a woman's bodice adorned with alluring roses, seemingly thorny yet alluring, tempting a man's heart; second, a pair of shoes, exquisitely beautiful embroidered shoes, also decorated with vibrant thorny roses; and third... a hairpin, a phoenix gold hairpin that only royal noblewomen could possess.
These three items, taken together, were enough to provoke Prince Mu. Because these items all belonged to Li Fangfei; they weren't fake, but found at the residence of the fake doctor. For Mu Yunhe, finding out something was now effortless. The fake doctor's residence was very secluded, but Mu Yunhe could easily find it if he wanted to. He hadn't expected such an unexpected surprise.
These three items were so small that anyone not familiar with Li Fangfei would never recognize them as hers. Although Mu Yunhe disliked Li Fangfei, he knew she loved roses; it was said that her clothes and handkerchiefs were often embroidered with roses. For such items to be treasured by that fake doctor, how could they be considered innocent in the eyes of Prince Mu? Who knew Li Fangfei's preferences better than Prince Mu?
Mu Yunhe only tampered with the box a little, placing a signed love poem inside. The signature, of course, belonged to the fake doctor. Judging from Prince Mu's furious rush into the prison, Mu Yunhe's move had succeeded, at least severely provoking Prince Mu.
You love that despicable Li Fangfei, don't you? Then let him make you tear off Li Fangfei's mask step by step, let you cut your own heart piece by piece, and the pain will be self-inflicted.
The death row cell was dark and damp, filled with the aura of death, eerily quiet, and a cold, oppressive atmosphere permeated the air.
The silence of the death row cell was abruptly broken by hurried, heavy footsteps. Someone carefully led Prince Mu into the cell and to the innermost corner. The jailer said, "Your Highness, this is Xu Jiushen, the imposter doctor."
"Open the door." Prince Mu's voice was chillingly incoherent. The cell door opened, and he walked in, standing right in front of the man whose face had been beaten beyond recognition. He asked, "Do you know Li Fangfei?"
Such blunt words took everyone by surprise. Xu Jiushen should have died already, but the Li family didn't care about him. Li Fangfei wished he would die sooner to avoid causing her trouble. Only the Imperial Concubine wanted to rescue him, but even with all her efforts, she could only prolong Xu Jiushen's life for a few more days; she couldn't actually get him out of there.
Xu Jiushen's life in the death row was far from easy. The daily torture had reduced him to skin and bones, and his hair had turned completely white—this time, truly white. In this state of being unable to live or die, even suicide was a luxury. The emperor wouldn't let him die, so he could only suffer day after day.
God knows how much he wanted to kill Li Fangfei, the woman he loved most, who not only ignored him but also refused to even glance at him. But love is so irrational; though he resented Li Fangfei, he didn't want her to really die.
He slowly raised his head and saw Prince Mu, and he was stunned. He had seen Prince Mu before; Prince Mu had once treated him with the utmost respect, because he was a miraculous doctor who could cure his son. Back then, he was practically a puppet king, wielding immense power to demonstrate his authority and status. In a daze, seeing Prince Mu again, this man still high above, imposing and unapproachable, was now a prisoner!
The woman he loved didn't love him. He was the one who met Li Fangfei first. If Prince Mu hadn't appeared and taken Li Fangfei away, he wouldn't have followed, and he wouldn't have met Li Fangfei's sister, now the Imperial Concubine. It was all a tragic fate. Just because of the difference in their status, was he destined to lose again and again?
Resentment and bitterness surfaced on his grotesque, inhuman face. He could barely speak, but his words could still be vaguely discerned from his lip movements: "Consort Li?"
"Yes, Consort Li, do you know her?" Prince Mu's voice was stern and imposing, radiating an intense, almost ruthless, aura. His large hands, clasped tightly behind his back, gripped the few things that held a deep, unspoken weight over him.
“I know him. We met at Prince Mu's residence,” Xu Jiushen said silently. He didn't know what was happening outside, but since Prince Mu had come to ask him today, something bad must have happened. He didn't want to cause trouble for Li Fangfei, even though that heartless woman had wronged him. 17690088
"Ha!" With a sharp chuckle, Prince Mu suddenly roared, "I want to hear the truth! Speak! Did you and Li Fangfei know each other before you came to the Prince's residence? Did you... meet in a brothel?"
His words were startling; the sudden use of the word "brothel" struck the hearts of those who were completely unprepared. As the saying goes, "the face reflects the heart," and Xu Jiushen's face suddenly showed uncontrollable shock and unease.
In Prince Mu's eyes, this expression said it all! At the very least, this imposter genuinely knew Li Fangfei before coming to the Prince's residence. At the very least, he knew that Li Fangfei had once had connections with brothels. Because his expression showed shock at the suddenness of his words, but no sarcasm or disdain.
Prince Mu was no weakling when it came to leading troops into battle. His heart sank. Was the woman he had always trusted and loved, the woman who had almost ruined his family and caused him so much resentment, really a wanton, lewd woman who dared to have affairs with other men?
Prince Mu felt a burning pain on his face, and his mind was buzzing. He didn't know what to do.
"What is Your Highness saying? I don't understand. I didn't know Consort Li before..." Xu Jiushen actually managed to speak, his words were urgent, and his explanation was undoubtedly an attempt to cover up the truth and to protect Li Fangfei.
This self-incriminating explanation completely shattered the last shred of trust in Prince Mu's heart. He abruptly threw what he was holding at Xu Jiushen, hitting him squarely in the face, his voice as cold as the dead of winter: "Lies! What is this? Her undergarments from when she was a teenager, found in your room, and you still dare to deny it!"
Prince Mu was furious. Anyone who had been deceived and cuckolded would be enraged. But strangely, despite his bloodshot eyes from anger, he felt no sadness, but rather a sense of relief. It was as if he and Li Fangfei were now even?
Prince Mu was somewhat panicked. What was wrong with him? Shouldn't he be furious and immediately kill this bastard in front of him? Shouldn't he hate Li Fangfei for her betrayal? But why wasn't he sad? Why was he only angry?
Xu Jiushen stared blankly at the girl's personal belongings on the ground, his eyes wide with shock. At that moment, he knew that no amount of explanation would help; the truth had come out. No wonder Fangfei hadn't come to see him; it wasn't that she was heartless, but that she herself was in dire straits!
Xu Jiushen was still thinking about these things at this moment when a flying kick struck him in the chest, causing him to spit out mouthfuls of blood. Xu Jiushen looked at those things on his deathbed, but his eyes were bright.
So what if they find out? He's already slept with Li Fangfei anyway, so you, Prince Mu, are definitely wearing that green hat! Not only you, but even your imperial brother is wearing the same bright green hat!
"Heal him for me, and don't let him die! I want him to suffer a fate worse than death!" Prince Mu said viciously, then staggered away, flicking his sleeves. His back could no longer be as straight as when he arrived, and even his face was ashen.
Mu Yunhe manipulated his fingers, a cold glint in his eyes. So this is despair? Heartbroken? Deeply affected by the truth? It's alright. Even if the person you love doesn't love you anymore, there are still people who love you waiting for your love.
He ran his hands over the aged letters, his smile widening, but his eyes remained icy.
Amidst the near chaos within the Li family, news arrived from the palace that the Imperial Concubine was about to give birth.
This news gave the Li family a jolt. They burned Li Xian'er's body and then acted as if nothing had happened. They didn't even bother to set up a mourning hall, saying that doing so would offend the noble lady who was giving birth in the palace.
The Li family's cold-bloodedness and ruthlessness are almost unparalleled.
Meanwhile, the noblewoman in the palace had a very difficult childbirth. From the night before until the afternoon of the next day, she couldn't give birth. The emperor was furious and punished one imperial physician and female official after another. This was the emperor's youngest child, so naturally he cherished him greatly.
The Li family was like ants on a hot pan. The Imperial Concubine was the last remaining member of the Li family who could speak for them within the imperial clan. If the Imperial Concubine could give birth to a son, it might please the Emperor. Just because they were the child's maternal grandparents, the Emperor would not allow Mu Yunhe to carry out his massacre against the Li family.
What greatly unsettled the Li family was that Consort Li was still half a month away from her due date, so why did she give birth early? As the saying goes, "Seven months is enough for a baby to live, eight months is not enough..."
The Li family was startled. The whole family went to the ancestral hall to worship their ancestors and pray that these dead people would bless the child who might die.
What made the Li family even more uneasy was that the princess was still not buried. It had been four days, and the Li family felt uneasy. To make matters worse, the princess's childbirth was very difficult. It wasn't until noon on the second day that she gave birth to a boy. However, this child was destined to be born weak and frail. He was in critical condition after birth and his life was temporarily saved, but no one knew when he would die.
The birth of the young prince, the emperor's late-in-life son, should have been a cause for celebration. However, after his initial joy, the emperor remained silent. Aside from rewarding the imperial concubine and the young prince, he uttered no other words. This attitude completely threw the Li family into a panic.
That very evening, the Li family discovered that someone had contracted the plague. The disease spread rapidly, and within moments, seven or eight people had been infected. The Li family home instantly became a living hell; those who entered were trapped inside, and those who wanted to escape were imprisoned there.
What disaster could be worse than this kind of agonizing, oppressive situation? No one dares to say that this is truly a natural or man-made disaster, but the series of illogical events that have occurred in the Li family these past few days make people feel that it is a man-made disaster.
After Prince Mu appeared dead before Mu Yunhe, he aged more than ten years. Gone was the arrogance and haughtiness he had when he first returned, and gone was the majestic and domineering aura he once possessed. He seemed like a normal father, helplessly saying to his son, "Stop. It's come to this. Do you really have to kill them all?"
Mu Yunhe said coldly, "If that slut were in my position today, and given the opportunity to manipulate me at will, do you think she would have stopped?"
Prince Mu was stunned. He opened his mouth, but didn't know how to speak.
"She won't! She'll wipe out my entire family, even my mother's. That's her way of eliminating all threats. I'm just imitating her 'brilliant move.' You can't show mercy to your enemies; being soft on them is being cruel to yourself! I've learned that deeply, so there are only two outcomes for becoming my enemy: either they kill me, or I destroy them!" Mu Yunhe's resolute words, ruthless gaze, and swift methods all proved that he meant what he said.
Within just a few days, the entire Li family was thrown into chaos and panic. They were even now in danger of being wiped out.
"Why are you still speaking up for them? Can you still forgive Li Fangfei? Right, I forgot, you two are truly in love. No matter how many times she cheated on you, you still love her, don't you?" Mu Yunhe said sarcastically.
Prince Mu's face instantly turned ugly: "Mu Yunhe, I am your father! How dare you speak to your father like that?"
Mu Yunhe said with hatred, "You are no longer me! From the day you abandoned my mother, from the day you hesitated to see her one last time, you ceased to be my father! I still bear the surname Mu, only because your bloodline is in my veins, but I no longer acknowledge you. I cannot accept a cold-blooded and heartless father! You love that vile woman who ruined us three, so go and be with her forever. Even if there's no grave for you to remember her by, you have the fruit of your love. Mu Yunjin is your excellent and brave son, and he is also very vulnerable now. Go and protect your only son with Li Fangfei. We cannot accept your love. You crushed my mother's love cruelly, and you completely severed our kinship. Therefore, severing all ties is the final step between us!"