Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 239 - The Nightmare of Prince Lings Lifetime
Chapter 239: Chapter 239: The Nightmare of Prince Ling’s Lifetime
Chapter 239 -239: The Nightmare of Prince Ling’s Lifetime
Miao Wuxie had already reined in the smile on his face.
His deep-set eyes could be warm and inviting when he smiled, but when he did not, they seemed somewhat forbidding.
Seeing him, Murong Jiu was reminded of Miao Wuxie’s mother, that pitiful yet stunningly beautiful woman.
Miao Wuxie resembled his mother greatly; she was the woman Uncle Master Miao had forcefully taken and drugged, who always wanted to escape and was therefore chained and locked up by Uncle Master Miao in a dark little room.
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Murong Jiu had even tried to help her escape once, but sadly, they were caught a few miles out by Uncle Master Miao.
It was this incident that became the catalyst for a falling-out between her master and Uncle Master Miao, resulting in her master breaking off relations on the spot and taking her away from Xiangxi that very night.
“Junior Sister, I meant well, but why do you speak so hurtfully? You and I, as senior brother and junior sister, have not seen each other for seven years, and we are no longer the naïve children we once were. Moreover, the grudge between our uncle and my father should not continue to affect us, should it?”
Miao Wuxie looked at her, hiding the disgust in his eyes.
But Murong Jiu could see it clearly, for in her past life she had seen that look many times. She had not understood then, what she had done to make him despise her.
Late,r she had come to understand, but she disdained to explain.
Now, she would not explain either. She stood up and walked towards Miao Wuxie.
“Senior Brother Miao, I address you as my senior brother out of respect for our shared medicine lineage. Are you truly here out of good intentions to see me? I don’t believe it. Just like the time I tried to rescue Aunt Qiong from a desperate situation, you had Yin Zhu inform your father. You were born just like your cold-blooded father, selfish and heartless!”
Miao Wuxie’s face changed,”You, what are you talking about?”
“What’s this act? You think I’m not aware that it was you who instructed Yin Zhu to inform? When I found the key and was helping Aunt Qiong to leave, only Yin Zhu saw us. She promised not to tell Uncle Master Miao but only you. Had it not been for you telling Yin Zhu to inform on us, how could Uncle Master Miao have found out so quickly?”
Watching the shock, confusion, and disbelief flash across Miao Wuxie’s face, Murong Jiu sneered:
“What’s the matter? Are you angry because I’ve exposed your despicable thoughts? Miao Wuxie, you’re not welcome here; please don’t appear before me again. I don’t wish to have anything to do with someone like you in the future.”
Having said her piece, she turned to leave.
Miao Wuxie immediately turned towards her, saying sternly, “Stop, explain yourself clearly, back then…”
Before he could finish, his eyes shifted again, as if he was nailed to the spot, staring unblinkingly at the inconspicuous hairpin stuck in Murong Jiu’s hair.
From the hairpin dangled a small, emerald green jadeite bun full of tiny folds, plump and lustrous…
At Prince Rui’s Mansion.
The Third Prince hugged Yin Zhu tightly against him, planting kisses on her forehead.
“Yin Zhu, you truly are my lucky star. It is all thanks to you for bringing Divine Doctor Miao here to treat my condition! Divine Doctor Miao said that, with no more than a month’s recuperation, he would have me back in fine form! When that time comes, I shall be exclusive to you alone, and all the other women will be sent away from Prince Rui’s Mansion!”
Zhuo Yinzhu smiled shyly, lightly patting The Third Prince on the chest.
“Oh stop it, Your Highness, I’m still a virgin. You aren’t embarrassed, but Yin Zhu is.”
The Third Prince exclaimed in surprise, “Really? You are truly untouched? After pretending to be a Military Courtesan, none of those men touched you?”
Zhuo Yinzhu’s gaze flickered slightly as she smiled and said, “I have always kept my body pure for His Highness. Whenever they wanted to touch me, I threatened them with death, and then no one dared to lay a finger on me.”
“Good, good, good, that’s settled then. In a month’s time, you must prepare well, for I have been longing for you for many years. When the time comes, I’ll make sure you enjoy yourself thoroughly!”
The Third Prince’s face was full of a lecherous grin, and his hands were restlessly wandering.
Perhaps knowing that he could soon have a proper relationship with her made the Third Prince speak with increasingly unrestrained boldness.
Engrossed in his own desires, he failed to notice the flash of impatience and disgust in Zhuo Yinzhu’s eyes.
After a while, as if he had just remembered something, the Third Prince asked:
“Your Senior Brother, can he get Princess Consort Ling to leave the Prince Mansion?”
Upon hearing this, Zhuo Yinzhu curled the corner of her mouth: “Of course he can, it might just take some time. My Senior Brother excels in using Gu and poison. As long as the Gu succeeds, he can control Princess Consort Ling.”
“That powerful? They wouldn’t use Gu on me, would they?” The Third Prince was somewhat wary.
“Of course not. I am the person who saved my Senior Brother’s life, and he listens to everything I say. And since I am your woman, Your Highness, they naturally won’t harm you. Moreover, they will use their skills to help you secure the position of Crown Prince that rightfully belongs to you.”
The Third Prince was delighted to hear this and asked curiously, “How did you end up going to Xiangxi? And how did you become the disciple of Divine Doctor Miao and save your Senior Brother’s life?”
Zhuo Yinzhu said:
“When I was young, I got separated from my sister at a temple fair and was then drugged and taken away by human traffickers. After being passed around several times, I was bought by a landlord in Xiangxi to be a maid. But not many years after, that family was exterminated by their enemies. I cleverly hid in the cellar and, by luck, escaped with my life.
Since I always remembered I was a young lady from the Capital City, I tried to return on my own. When I reached the bottom of a mountain, I saw a young man bitten by a venomous snake. I used a silver hairpin to slit the bitten area and sucked out the venom. Seeing that he was out of danger, I went to gather herbs to treat him. When I returned, I saw his father, who is Divine Doctor Miao, had found him. Thus, I became my Senior Brother’s lifesaver.”
The Third Prince exclaimed, “Yinzhu, you truly are brave and resourceful with exceptional fortune; otherwise, you would not have become Miao the Divine Healer’s lifesaver.”
Zhuo Yinzhu laughed and said, “Yeah, meeting Your Highness is also part of Yinzhu’s good fate and deep blessings.”
The Third Prince’s smile grew even brighter.
“So after you saved Miao the Divine Healer, did Divine Doctor Miao and the others take you in and teach you medicine?”
Zhuo Yinzhu nodded: “Yes, I felt having medical skills would be useful. It’s a pity I didn’t study long enough. Before I could learn much, my parents sent people to find me and brought me back to the Capital City. But who would have thought that the Zhuo family would later encounter such a tragedy…”
As she spoke, her eyes reddened.
The Third Prince’s eyes were filled with pity as he wiped away her tears and said:
“Don’t be sad. Now that you’re with me, you just wait to enjoy your good fortune. I will avenge the Zhuo family’s grievance for you. If Princess Consort Ling is affected by the poison Gu and we can control her actions, I’ll make her jump from the city wall on the day Prince Ling triumphantly returns to the Capital City, right in front of him, a triple loss of life. Do you think that would be satisfactory? Would that relieve your anger?”
The Third Prince spoke such venomous words as though they were utterly commonplace, as if the lives he was planning to end were mere cats and dogs.
A gleam flashed in the depths of Zhuo Yinzhu’s eyes, and the corners of her mouth turned up.
“With that, Prince Ling will undoubtedly suffer greatly. That scene will become his lifelong nightmare.”
