Apart from the day Qian’er died, this woman had never gone mad.
In the days that followed, Feng Yexuan had never seen Chu Qianli so frantic.
What had stimulated her to become so deranged?
“What grievance have you suffered? Tell this King, and this King will uphold justice for you!”
Her appearance was truly unbearable to him, and his heart ached faintly.
If she were well, he could still speak to her with cold words.
But now, like this, he couldn’t hit or scold her. She was extremely agitated, and he had no way to treat her as he had before.
“Li’er, tell me, why are you so agitated? What exactly happened?”
Suddenly, the image of that pool of blood appeared in his mind, the blood on the ground that had been wiped but not completely cleaned.
“What exactly…”
“None of your business!” Chu Qianli suddenly yelled madly, enraged, “You are all in this together, you and her!”
“You scoundrel! I hate you, I hate you!”
She struggled with all her might, desperately trying to break free: “Let me go, Feng Yexuan, I want to kill her! I want to kill her!”
“Why must you kill her? What has she done to you?”
Feng Yexuan’s eyes were also red with anger. This woman was always so stubborn, always failing to learn to discuss anything with him!
Chu Qianli trembled uncontrollably with anger, her breathing erratic, and the taste of blood churning in her chest.
She glared at him fiercely and sneered, “What if I told you? If I told you, would you help me get revenge? Would you?”
“She is your imperial mother, would you kill her to avenge me?”
Feng Yexuan remained silent, but his cold gaze made it clear to her that no matter what unforgivable things Concubine Jin had done, killing her was impossible.
Even if she wasn’t his biological mother, she bore the title of his adoptive mother.
How could he kill his adoptive mother?
“So? What do you want me to say? What else do you want me to say!”
Chu Qianli suddenly lunged towards him: “Let me go!”
Feng Yexuan’s protective aura was still active and he hadn’t had time to retract it.
Her collision was repelled by his aura, which disrupted her heart meridians.
Suddenly, unable to catch her breath, Chu Qianli opened her mouth and spat out a mouthful of fresh blood!
“Dead woman…”
Seeing her spit blood, Feng Yexuan’s heart clenched. He immediately released her.
“Li’er, Li’er, how are you? Liu Jin! Liu Jin, come quickly!”
“Leng Ji, tell Liu Jin to come, tell him to get over here!”
He had felt that she was not right for a long time, and the bloodstain on the ground had always made him uneasy.
Now, she spat blood in front of him, her face instantly as pale as paper, and Feng Yexuan became flustered.
She was too fragile!
Since the night Qian’er died and he cruelly confined her to Qianyun Pavilion, when they met again, he felt that she had become much more fragile than before.
Was she truly seriously injured? What was wrong with her body?
“Liu Jin!”
“I’m coming, I’m coming!”
Liu Jin, who had been taking Concubine Jin’s pulse, rushed over upon hearing the summons.
Upon reaching the gate of Qianyun Pavilion, he heard the Prince’s hoarse shouts and dared not delay.
He immediately scrambled in.
Seeing the bloodstain on Chu Qianli’s clothes, he hurried over, intending to take her pulse.
However, Chu Qianli, who still had a sliver of consciousness, was still desperately trying to push his hand away.
“No need… you are so… kind, you… are all in this together, return my… child’s life, return…”
Finally, she turned her head and completely fainted.
Liu Jin trembled all over.
Feng Yexuan’s body stiffened, his breathing instantly becoming chaotic.
He grabbed Liu Jin by the collar: “What did she say? What did she just say? I didn’t hear clearly, what did she say?”
The child’s life?
Was he mistaken? Whose child? When did she have a child?
Was he mistaken?
Impossible, impossible!
Liu Jin was already suffocating, not because Feng Yexuan was gripping his collar, but because he seemed to have… guessed correctly!
If that were the case, then the Prince… the Prince would go mad!
“Your Highness, let me take her pulse first!” Liu Jin said urgently.
Feng Yexuan seemed to snap back to reality, suddenly let go, and gently placed Chu Qianli on the bed.
“Leng Ji… Leng Ji…”
His voice was stiff, his breathing becoming more and more disordered.
An inexplicable panic and confusion overwhelmed him, and he felt completely unwell.
“Leng Ji…”
“Your Highness, your subordinate is here!”
“Investigate, investigate… investigate thoroughly for this King, investigate thoroughly…”
But, what to investigate, he suddenly didn’t know!
Leng Ji had never seen him so flustered.
Having been by the Prince’s side for so many years, even during the fierce battle with the Rouyi tribe, when they were trapped in Jinglang Mountain during that near-death campaign, the Prince had never been so panicked and lost.
The Prince… the Prince now… seemed to be afraid…
Leng Ji didn’t know how to investigate, but he couldn’t not do anything!
He could only nod and say, “Yes!”
Upon leaving the room, the order was completely unclear how to be given.
The Prince hadn’t even said what to investigate.
But, he couldn’t do nothing!
Leng Ji could only summon a group of guards and said urgently, “Investigate! Investigate… thoroughly search Qianyun Pavilion, quickly!”
What to investigate?
The guards were also confused.
But, if Lord Leng said to investigate, they could only investigate.
Thoroughly search Qianyun Pavilion, so… search everywhere and see?
The guards left.
In the room, Liu Jin’s long fingers landed on Chu Qianli’s pulse.
Soon, his face became completely stiff, cold, and despairing.
He looked at Feng Yexuan, wanting to speak but hesitating.
“Are you mute? Speak!” Feng Yexuan almost grabbed his collar again.
“Miss Li is not in serious danger, only… her body is a bit weak. Because she was too agitated, the suppressed emotions attacked her heart, causing her to vomit blood. After she wakes up, she will recover with good conditioning.”
“She won’t… she won’t be in any danger…”
But, he clearly still had more to say.
Feng Yexuan should have been relieved, but for some reason, his heart was filled with an unspeakable tension.
Very uneasy.
Even, very panicked.
He had never been so flustered in his life!
“She said… the child’s life… what does that mean?”
His voice was so faint that even he could barely hear it.
He hadn’t misheard; before Chu Qianli fainted, she had indeed said that.
Return my child’s life.
Her child… where did she get a child?
When did she… have a child?
Why did he know nothing about it?
Liu Jin clenched his palm, took a deep breath, then looked up, meeting Feng Yexuan’s gaze.
“Miss Li… she recently… had a miscarriage.”
“What did you say? Say it again!”
Feng Yexuan once again forcefully grabbed his collar!
“Explain it clearly to this King! Explain it clearly!”
Outside the door, hurried footsteps, filled with panic, were heard. It was Leng Ji.
He burst in, his voice choked, “Your, Your Highness, the back courtyard… a solitary, solitary grave was found in the back courtyard, inscribed with… inscribed with… Tomb of Beloved Child.”