Chapter 42

  Zi Ruoye smiled and looked at the housekeeper, who had lost his usual calm demeanor. His eyes were filled with bloodshot, which made Zi Ruoye suspicious, narrowing her eyes slightly. The rebels had been eliminated by her earlier, so what was the purpose of this housekeeper in front of her?

  Looking at Ziyu Ye's nonchalant appearance, he was slightly startled in his heart, but still calmly looked at Ziyu Ye, "Prince, even if you insist on holding on now, you won't make it past midnight tonight."

  "Why should I not be able to hold on? It's only two hours until the hour of zi. " Zi Ruo Ye, however, was unconvinced and suddenly said, "Ah! Are you referring to that bowl of medicine? But that bowl of medicine doesn't seem to have much effect on me."

  The housekeeper looked at Ziyue Ye with a sarcastic gaze and said slowly, "Although it's been many years, I guessed that the king would be a profound and reserved person, but today I saw him and he was just so-so."

  Seeing Zi Ruoye's face change color, the steward's idea in his heart became even more certain. "Prince Wang, do you think that only you can hide in this world? You are clever, but does that mean others are stupid? Do I not know that the prescription you gave me is fake?"

  Zi Ruoye, however, was pursing her lips and quietly gazing at the housekeeper. She slowly spoke out, "I want to know, why did you advance the plan? Clearly I only have two years left. Why not wait for two more years."

  The housekeeper, however, put on a ferocious expression and looked at Ziyue Ye, "I also wanted to wait until that day, but since the time you had a toxic relapse, it seems like you really became a different person after waking up, and your memories aren't clear either. In that case, why bother suffering for another two years?"

  Still standing at a distance from Zi Ruoye, she slowly adjusted her clothes, "But I didn't expect that you, Wang Ye, would guess that person was mine." After all, she thought she had concealed it well.

  Zi Ruoye sat on the chair, pouring herself a drink and taking a small sip before speaking with a hint of teasing in her tone, "The king says he doesn't remember, and you actually believe it? Alright, when a person is about to die, their words are kind, so I'll say it."

  Zi Ruoye sat on a Nanmu wooden chair beside him, "Then I don't mind keeping King Wang company for some more time."

  "There are three points. Firstly, not many people can get close to me, and those who can get close to me and deliver food every day through someone's hands... that person, apart from you, the housekeeper, is probably the only one. Putting down his cup, he straightforwardly lifted his legs and put his feet on the table, saying again, "In this past year, Housekeeper, you have gone to the desolate mountain tomb multiple times, although each time was extremely secretive, but in this world, there are no walls that don't leak wind, this is the second point."

  The housekeeper smiled, seemingly unimpressed. "The old woman really admires the king, I was so hidden and didn't think the king would still find out." After finishing speaking, she took out a small spirit tablet from her bosom and stroked it repeatedly. "He is the person I often go to worship," she muttered to herself, her face showing a mix of relief and infatuation. Perhaps thinking that Ziyue Ye had at most two hours left to live, she seemed to have become nonchalant about it.

  Zi Ruoye saw the spirit tablet and her eyes slightly narrowed, so the steward had been carrying the spirit tablet all along? Was it to remind himself to avenge?

  "Thirdly, when the Japanese king called you to the study, you yourself exposed your own weakness. You clearly hadn't even gone to see Husband Lang, so where did this grandson come from? This king... has known since childhood where he grew up, and it's absolutely not because of you that he was raised." Zi Ruoye let out a faint sigh, but at this moment she hoped that she had been raised by the steward, so she wouldn't have so many dark memories. Why did she become the leader of the Dark Guards? It wasn't because she was the king's daughter, but because she was the one who emerged from among 500 Dark Guards, and the training methods of the Dark Guards couldn't be described as dark and bloody.

  "It turns out that it was indeed my carelessness that day that didn't calm my mind, but what if the king knew about it? You are also a person who is about to leave for the Western Heaven." The housekeeper, however, was completely indifferent to what Ziyue said and continued to wipe the rankings seriously.

  Western Heaven... She has died once, but she hasn't gone to Western Heaven yet.

  "Why harm me?" And yet, he's still being so ruthless? Dragging a person on for five years, only to let them die in exhaustion and despair?

  "This is what you deserve! You and Zi Yanran both should die! But I know, if Liu Chengxiang and Li Jiangjun are Zi Yanran's left and right arms, then you, Wang Ye, are Zi Yanran's heart! If you die, Zi Xuan will definitely fall into great chaos." The housekeeper's emotions suddenly became agitated, his eyes bulging out, and he continued to mutter to himself, "Do you know, the person I love most was tortured to death because of your struggle for this world? You all should die!"

  At that time, when Zi Yanran forced the palace, there was a man in the harem who was the steward's beloved. However, due to the chaos, those soldiers did not get Zi Yanran's consent and wantonly humiliated the men in the harem, including him, until he was humiliated to death. By the time Zi Ruoye and Zi Yanran found out, many of the men had already lost their lives. After learning about this, the steward naturally began to hate Zi Ruoye and Zi Yanran, but since the imperial palace was too strict, she shifted her attention to Zi Ruoye.

  Zi Ruoye listened to Guan's narrative, feeling a slight sympathy in her heart, but it was just a slight tremble of her mood, and then returned to zero. "Since ancient times, the victorious king and the defeated bandit, war has always resulted in sacrifices, without sacrifice it is not war." If the previous emperor had not been too cruel, Zi Yanran would have risen up in righteous rebellion, Guan's hatred was justified, but Zi Yanran and she were also blameless, could only sigh that this world was unpredictable.

  "That poisonous king must have enjoyed himself these past few years, huh? I also obtained those poisonous pills by chance," the housekeeper said with a smile, carrying a relieved and vengeful tone. "Only by making you suffer to the point of near death can we offer sacrifice to his deceased soul."

  After a while, Zǐ Ruò Yè quietly looked at the housekeeper, "Housekeeper, it seems you won't get your wish this time. Yan Wang doesn't seem to want to collect me yet." Today wasn't her day of death, Zǐ Ruò Yè clapped her hands and in an instant five black shadows fell into the room.

  The housekeeper stared at the figure that suddenly appeared, her martial arts were not weak, but she couldn't detect any aura. "Well, I'm dead, and having Master Wang accompany me is a great honor."

  Zi Ruoye slowly walked down and stood in front of Guan Jia, looking at the tombstone in his hand, and softly said, "I'm sorry."

  Although they punished those soldiers that time, the mistake had already been made, and she could only say sorry to those men.

  "Who made you so hypocritical! He doesn't need your sympathy!" A fierce palm wind was about to hit Ziyue Ye, but was intercepted by the black-clothed man. The housekeeper and five black-clothed men were immediately entangled in a fight. The place where the palm wind had almost landed was now littered with broken chairs and tea tables.

  The outnumbered steward was quickly subdued, but his face still smiled with relief, "Haha, no matter what, you won't make it past midnight tonight, and I won't get to see your dead body, that's my only regret!"

  It was said that Zi Ruoye was about to stop, and then saw the housekeeper's two eyes bulging out, no breath, and the black-clothed man checked his pulse, shaking his head slightly at Zi Ruoye.

  "Bury him."

  "Your Highness!"

  Zi Ruoye turned her head, and a man in black walked out, with an inquiring expression in his eyes. Zi Ruoye slightly shook her head and smiled lightly, "If Yan Wang doesn't accept it, then he won't accept it." It's just that there are a few more poisons added to the body, after all, extremes must be reversed. She has now been poisoned by the two greatest toxins in the world, so other poisons no longer have any effect on her.

  "Clouds condensed... Is it possible that there is something coming out?" She had just been afraid that the housekeeper would have a follow-up move, so she had sent more secret guards to protect her. After getting confirmation from her subordinates, she finally felt at ease.

  "I'm going out for a walk, you don't need to follow me." He stepped out of the room and gazed at the starry night sky, slowly walking towards the plum forest.

  Now it's the time when peach blossoms are slightly opening and plum blossoms are falling, but the plum blossoms in the plum forest were cut down by Liu Qingyou last time, now the plum forest is left with only bare branches, looking more desolate.

  Yun Cong returned to the house and soon felt that there were a few more people on guard inside, which made his heart skip a beat. Why had the number of hidden guards increased? After waiting for a long time, he didn't hear any movement from outside, and he remembered Zi Ruoye telling him to return to Wu House early. Could it be that Prince Wang's illness had relapsed again?

  The more I think about it, the more worried I become. After dressing up and preparing to go out, I open the door only to see Xiao Shi Er standing at the entrance, slightly furrowing his brow. "No need to attend to me, I'm just going for a stroll."

  The little servant hesitated and said, "Young Master Yun Cong, you should rest early. The king has ordered that you are tired today and need to rest early. Besides, it's still chilly in the early spring, so it's better not to go out." Today just happened to be his shift, and he was shivering in the cold wind. Alas, the king had also ordered that Young Master Yun Cong was not allowed to go out.

  Upon hearing these familiar words, Yun Cong's face turned pale and her pink dress spun around before disappearing in front of the little servant. The people hiding in the dark widened their eyes, it turns out Yun Cong knows martial arts?

  "Are we going to report to the king?" one of them spoke up.

  "It's too late to go now, the prince should have solved those problems already." The prince's struggles were seen by them, but they couldn't say anything, just hoping that these two people wouldn't torture each other anymore. They also joined the dark guard together, but both were older than the prince, and that unyielding little figure from back then, who risked his life to become their leader within three years, was someone they should respect for the strength in that small body.

  Li Yu had been holding on to her internal injury until she arrived at the General's Manor, and after returning to her own room, she finally spat out a mouthful of blood, her face deathly pale, gasping for air with her mouth open wide, every breath was painful. Thinking back to what Zi Ruoye said made her feel like she had fallen into hell, never expecting that Zi Ruoye would be skilled in martial arts?

  Swallowing the medicine pill, operating the skill to adjust breathing, but unable to stop the blood at the corner of his mouth, opening his eyes that were like dark clouds, "Zi Ru Ye..." Today's humiliation will be repaid a hundredfold tomorrow.

  "Zi Ruoye isn't fond of those cheap people, is she? Then let's see who she can still fondle in the end! Wiping off the blood from the corner of her mouth, Zi Ruoye had never seen such a technique before. The burning pain inside her abdomen was still intense!"

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