"Excuse me, are you Lady Ji, the wife of the Prince of Nan?" At this moment, a young monk came out from inside and looked at Ji Wushang and asked.
“That’s right.” Ji Wushang looked the young monk up and down, then put his hands together in a cross shape.
"Please follow me, the abbot is waiting for you in the courtyard!" the monk said, gesturing for you to enter.
Ji Wushang nodded and followed the young monk inside, and Hong Fei immediately followed as well.
"Hongfei, wait outside for a bit. I'll be back soon after praying," Ji Wushang whispered as he went inside.
"Yes." Hongfei nodded immediately.
As Ji Wushang entered the courtyard, he smelled a faint fragrance of flowers. His vision was filled with red, white, and yellow hues.
However, the most prominent and eye-catching feature in this courtyard is not the flowers, but the large tree in the middle of the courtyard. This tree is as big as a round table, but it has withered and died. Its fallen leaves keep drifting in the courtyard, completely out of place with the vibrant flowers.
The withered yellow leaves drifted down onto the table and the ground.
It felt like two seasons, one spring and one autumn.
At this moment, Abbot Huiyuan was sitting on the stone table with a chessboard in front of him. He was motionless, as if deep in thought, pondering something.
Ji Wushang didn't know whether to step forward to pay his respects or wait.
However, I cannot wait; there is not enough time. My purpose in coming here is twofold: first, to pray for Nan Xu Cong; and second, to have Abbot Huiyuan testify that I have been here before and have not visited Yixiang Tower!
"Come sit here!" Just as Ji Wushang hesitated, a kind voice said.
Ji Wushang was overjoyed and quickly stepped forward, bowing respectfully, "Abbot."
"Sit down. If you win, I will fulfill your wish for coming today. If you can't win, hehe! Then I'm sorry!" Abbot Huiyuan said, looking up at Ji Wushang. Ji Wushang was slightly taken aback, but then smiled, "Alright! Then I'll have to offend you!"
Abbot Huiyuan nodded as he listened, and with a gentle flick of his wrist, all the fallen leaves on the table disappeared, instead landing on the ground in a way that felt perfectly natural.
Ji Wushang was surprised, but then sat down opposite Abbot Huiyuan.
His pieces were white, while his were black. They were evenly matched, but the black pieces were aggressive, overwhelming Ji Wushang's white pieces. The white pieces were in danger and struggling to move, while the black pieces were defending well. If the black pieces made the slightest mistake, they would surely be killed by the white pieces, and then be completely wiped out.
Ji Wushang smiled, looked up at Abbot Huiyuan, and said, "Abbot, may I ask a question first?"
"Please speak, benefactor." Abbot Huiyuan did not look at Ji Wushang, but instead focused intently on the chessboard.
"Is this big tree in the courtyard dead or still alive?"
“Life and death are intertwined. Life and death reside in the heart, not in the outside. If you feel this tree is dead, then it is dead; if you feel it is still alive, then it is still alive.” Abbot Huiyuan smiled, nodded as he looked at the chessboard, and then placed one of his black pieces outside Ji Wushang’s white pieces, instantly capturing several of Ji Wushang’s white pieces.
Ji Wushang listened to these words and silently kept them in mind, looking down at his chess game.
The player's white pieces are trapped in a crucial encirclement, with no way to survive—to advance, to die, or to retreat.
Ji Wushang looked up slightly at the uncle above his head. The fallen leaves landed right in front of him and fell into his field of vision.
Reaching out, he caught the fallen leaf and silently placed the withered leaf aside. Ji Wushang took a white chess piece and placed it steadily in the center. But before he could put the white piece down, Ji Wushang moved his hand one square and placed it down.
Ji Wushang extended his hand back, his lips twitched slightly, and he raised his eyes slightly to look at Abbot Huiyuan.
"This old monk concedes defeat." Abbot Huiyuan smiled, stroked his white beard, and looked at Ji Wushang with a smile in his eyes.
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Nan Aoyu and the others hurried all the way to Yixianglou. The manager saw so many people and wanted to go forward to greet them, but Nan Aoyu had his servants stop him and then led the group upstairs.
Nan Aoyu was actually wondering why Nan Jinxue had disappeared. However, he had already calculated the time with him, so he decided to ignore him for now and focus on capturing Ji Wushang first!
At this moment, the room was in a state of intense passion. Nan Jinxue was like a trapped beast in heat, constantly throbbing her body, not caring who the person on the bed was, just wanting to vent the excess heat within her!
The person on the bed felt like she was being tortured to the point of death. After several rounds, Madam Qi finally woke up, shocked and so frightened that she immediately wet herself. This greatly aroused Nan Jinxue, driving him to a frenzy. Madam Qi tried to struggle, after all, this was incest! She had actually slept with her nephew! Damn it, Madam Qi had no idea how she ended up in his bed!
She wanted to rebuke him and rage, but every time she shouted, it turned into a series of moans, greatly stimulating Nan Jinxue's lust! Under such attacks, Madam Qi felt like she was dying, a feeling she had never experienced before. How could she possibly have any ability to resist? Besides, this was not the familiar Marquis's residence, which made Madam Qi feel a little more at ease!
But just then, after a desperate rush, they heard the door being kicked open from the outside, and a large number of people rushed in!
Damn it, Nan Jinxue just couldn't stop! She kept charging in, relentlessly charging in, her eyes bloodshot, as if she wanted to smash the person in front of her to death!
Lady Qi was terrified. "Stop! Stop!"
Nan Aoyu and the others thought that the harlot was Ji Wushang, so they all rushed in. When they saw this scene, they were all dumbfounded!
Nan Jinxue continued to thrust into Madam Qi, whose face was flushed, a mixture of resistance and welcome! The two were entangled, still entangled, beneath the brocade quilt!
"Bastard! You slut!" Nan Aoyu roared, his eyes blazing with rage. He never imagined that his lawfully wedded wife was having an affair with his nephew! Damn it, what sins had she committed to deserve such shame and humiliation!
Zhao Yirou was shocked. "You bitch! Nan Jinxue! Stop right now!"
Hearing the shouts and screams, Nan Jinxue regained some of her senses, but the man beneath her was still moving! Madam Qi's face was deathly pale, and all she could think about was biting her tongue and committing suicide! But the man on top of her was still moving wildly and perversely!
"Get out! Get out!" Nan Aoyu roared, whipping all the servants out. The unmarried young ladies hurriedly left as well. Good heavens, what had they just witnessed? Nan Jinxue and Madam Qi were having an affair!
Aunt Jin pulled Nan Xianxian out, saying, "Don't look! It'll offend your eyes!"
Nan Zhaoxue felt disgusted and hurriedly went out to return to her residence, ignoring everyone.
Aunt Liu and Aunt Dou were in the same room as Zhao Yirou and Nan Aoyu.
Looking around, Nan Aoyu, filled with rage, picked up the teapot from the table beside him and, in a fit of anger, smashed it down on Nan Jinxue's head. He was determined to knock this unfilial son unconscious or even kill him! Look at the mess he's made!
Instantly, Nan Jinxue collapsed to the side of the bed, completely naked. The object was still inside Madam Qi's body. Madam Qi was terrified. She hurriedly pulled it out, grabbed her clothes, and knelt on the ground. "Master, Master, please spare my life! I...I don't know what happened! I clearly...I clearly..."
"Slap!" Nan Aoyu slapped her hard across the face, and Madam Qi fell to the ground. Her clothes were not fully on yet, and now, after being slapped like that, not only was her face swollen, but her clothes were also ripped open!
Nan Aoyu became even angrier and stepped forward to kick Madam Qi. Madam Qi immediately coughed up blood, but she quickly got up and knelt on the ground. "Master, I, I... Master, please listen to me... I, I don't know how, how... Ah!"
Nan Aoyu slapped her again, his eyes red with rage. When he knocked her to the ground and she got up and knelt down, there was something white left on the ground! That thing was even more infuriating and infuriating!
Aunt Liu felt like vomiting just looking at her. This Madam Qi was already in her thirties, and her skin was gradually loosening. Even her vagina had been used hundreds of times. How could Nan Jinxue have taken a liking to her? Her taste was truly speechless!
However, seeing Lady Qi meet such an end is absolutely a good thing for me! Lady Qi, your days are numbered! Let me take your place and become the new lady! Haha!
Aunt Dou covered her face, unable to bear witnessing Nan Aoyu's atrocities, yet she dared not leave. She secretly glanced at Aunt Liu, whose eyes were gleaming with excitement! A chill ran through Aunt Dou, and she couldn't help but think that Aunt Liu might have orchestrated this. Wouldn't she be in grave danger? If Madam Qi was finished, then she was threatening Aunt Liu's position…
Madam Qi was now breathless, wanting to speak and clarify the truth, but no words came out. Nan Aoyu, meanwhile, was going crazy. Everyone knew that his Madam Qi had been having an affair with his nephew, Nan Jinxue! How could he possibly live with himself? That vile woman, die!
He grew angrier the more he thought about it, and then drew his sword from his waist.
Aunt Dou immediately stepped forward, "Master, don't be so impulsive! Isn't this a bit suspicious? Madam Qi is very well-behaved!" If Madam Qi dies, wouldn't Aunt Liu's accusations all be directed at her? She still can't let Madam Qi die!
Lady Qi nodded vigorously and kowtowed repeatedly to Nan Aoyu.
"You call yourself a madam! Everyone in this capital probably knows about this!" Aunt Liu said coldly.
Upon hearing Aunt Liu's words, Nan Aoyu immediately drew his sword and stepped forward, shouting, "I'll kill this vile woman! I've never had a wife like this before!"
Just then, a person rushed into Yixiang Tower from outside. When he went upstairs, Aunt Jin, Nan Xianxian and the others standing outside all looked at the newcomer in surprise.
"Lord...Lord..." Aunt Jin exclaimed in surprise.
The Marquis of Jinnan glared at them angrily, then pushed open the door and went inside. Those who were standing outside hurried in... Wasn't the Marquis supposed to be an envoy to escort the imperial court's disaster relief silver? How come he suddenly appeared in the capital!
"What are you doing!" Marquis Jinnan shouted angrily, but Nan Aoyu had already raised his longsword and angrily plunged the cold blade into Lady Qi's chest. Lady Qi immediately fell to the ground, spitting out a mouthful of blood. Turning around, she looked at the newcomer, whose eyes were wide with rage as he surveyed everything around him.
The teapot was shattered. Nan Jinxue was unconscious on the bed, wrapped in a brocade quilt, but her chest and above were exposed to the air. The woman kneeling on the floor, her face swollen and red, blood trickling from her mouth, and shoe prints on her chest, was disheveled and filthy. Her clothes were in disarray. The remains of their lovemaking lay on the floor. The air was thick with the stench of decay.
The Marquis of Jinnan opened his eyes and recognized the woman on the ground as Lady Qi!
"You, this, this!" Marquis Jinnan was so shocked that he could not speak. He pointed at the woman on the ground and his beloved son on the bed, dumbfounded. "What a misfortune for our family!" he cried out.
Seeing the Marquis of Jinnan's reaction, Nan Aoyu was completely at a loss. She loosened her grip on the longsword… and killed her with her own hands!
The Marquis of Jinnan had never expected things to turn out this way! He had narrowly escaped death and returned to the capital with Tie Feng, Ma Rui and others. Who would have thought that as soon as he entered the mansion, a maid would report that something had happened and that he should go to Yixiang Tower immediately? So Tie Feng took him to Yixiang Tower without stopping!
Who would have thought that I would see such a scene!
His own son had an affair with his second aunt! Now, this uncle has killed his second aunt!
Well, things have become this chaotic even when I'm not at home!
"You people, you people!" Marquis Jinnan looked around at everyone, then "Pfft!" Unexpectedly, overwhelmed with anger, he coughed up a mouthful of black blood! He immediately collapsed! Those around him looked on in astonishment, "Marquis!"
Upon hearing these shouts from outside, Tie Feng quickly pushed through the crowd and helped the Marquis of Jinnan, saying, "Quick, let's go back to the manor!"
Amidst the chaos around them, Tie Feng, without a word, hoisted the Marquis of Jinnan onto his back and hurried toward the Marquis's residence.
Ji Wushang had instructed that the Marquis of Jinnan must not die within these ten days!
Nan Aoyu looked at the people around him, stunned for a long time. How did things come to this?
"What's going on?" Just then, a crisp sound came from outside. "What are you doing here? Did you send me here to see you?"
Upon hearing this, everyone turned around in surprise, only to find Ji Wushang standing before them!
“Ji…Ji…Ji Wushang!” Nan Aoyu pointed at Ji Wushang in surprise, “You, you…”
"Second Uncle, what's wrong? What happened here?" Ji Wushang asked, looking at the ground, only to see a pool of blood!
"Ah!" Ji Wushang exclaimed immediately, covering his mouth. "What happened?"
"Princess Consort...you, you..." Nan Aoyu changed her form of address after a long while.
Zhao Yirou was so surprised she couldn't speak. The scene had been too chaotic to notice Ji Wushang, and she hadn't had time to pay attention. But when Ji Wushang appeared... Shouldn't she have become Lady Qi, killed and despised? How could she suddenly appear... Where did things go wrong?
Ji Wushang stepped back. "What's going on? Quick, someone come and handle this!"
Nan Aoyu walked forward silently.
Ji Wushang glanced at Nan Jinxue inside the tent, snorted inwardly, and then walked out.
Those around felt there was no point in staying, so they quickly returned home.
For a time, the whole city was abuzz with rumors about the incestuous affair at the Marquis of Jinnan's residence. Lady Qi had been killed, and Nan Jinxue, the once most handsome man in the capital, was unconscious... Various versions of the story circulated, becoming fodder for gossip.
However, Ji Wushang's goal was not yet complete.
There's more to come!
Around 3 PM to 5 PM Beijing time, the Marquis of Jinnan woke up and immediately ordered everyone to gather in the main hall.
The matriarch of Yunxiang Pavilion was also shocked by this incident and was helped into the main hall by Aunt Chen. Marquis Jinnan stepped forward to pay his respects to the matriarch, who sneered, "Nan Aogan, what a fine thing you've done! Raising such a good son! Nan Aoyu, you're quite something too, marrying such a good wife, making our Marquis's mansion lose all face!"
"Please calm down, Mother!" Nan Aoyu immediately knelt down and kowtowed to Old Madam Yun.
"Hmph!" Old Madam Yun snorted coldly. Strictly speaking, Nan Aoyu wasn't her biological son, but rather the son of a concubine. She, as his legal wife, only allowed him to address her as "Mother"! She couldn't escape blame for this!
"Mother, it is your unfilial son who has raised such an unfilial son!" Marquis Jinnan said, kneeling down.
"I'm already nearing death, and you all keep causing me trouble! Are you only satisfied when you've made my Jinan Marquis's mansion unable to hold its head high?"
"No, please calm down, Mother!" Marquis Jinnan kowtowed several times to Old Madam Yun.
"Get out of here and deal with your own business!" Old Madam Yun sneered. What she wanted was an explanation. As for kowtowing, she would just keep kowtowing!