Chapter 252: The Purported Truth

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

Jiang Ying did not waste time and immediately pulled Consort Qin out.

Yu Yunxi also followed Jiang Ying out.

However, when Feng Yili was about to follow suit, Gao Shixuan called out urgently from behind, “Eldest Senior Brother, please wait!”

Without even turning back to look at Gao Shixuan, Feng Yili said flatly, “Don’t address me as ‘Eldest Senior Brother’ anymore. From the day you left the sect, you were no longer Master’s disciple, let alone my junior sister. Previously, I only spoke to you because of your schemes.”

Gao Shixuan’s face turned pale immediately. She clenched her hands tightly and questioned indignantly, “Back then, when I expressed my feelings to you, you said that you had no feelings for me and that you were not interested in marrying a wife. Then why are you treating Yu Yunxi as your wife now?”

“She’s my wife, after all. Why shouldn’t I treat her as my wife? Moreover, I said those words back then because I had yet to meet her. I only felt that way at that time because I had yet to meet the right person.”

Feng Yili unexpectedly became a little more patient when Yu Yunxi was mentioned so he spoke a few more words to Gao Shixuan.

“No, no, I can’t accept this. It shouldn’t be like this…”

Gao Shixuan kept shaking her head, looking like she was about to collapse.

Feng Yili no longer bothered with Gao Shixuan and said to Jiang Chuan,

“Destroy her martial arts.”

Gao Shixuan looked up in shock and broke down completely. “Eldest Senior Brother, are you really going to be so ruthless to me?”

Alas, Feng Yili flicked his sleeve and left.

Jiang Chuan said expressionlessly, “Gao Shixuan, His Royal Highness had given you a few chances because of Young Master Liu, but you didn’t know to repent at all. Only by destroying your martial arts can we stop you from doing evil.”

Jiang Chuan strode over to Gao Shixuan, and a few moments later, screams rang from the hut.

In another hut.

Yu Yunxi frowned slightly when she heard the screams. She could roughly guess what had happened to Gao Shixuan, and she only thought that Gao Shixuan deserved it. Now, it was time for her to deal with Consort Qin.

Despite Yu Yunxi’s cold gaze, Consort Qin smiled disdainfully and said, “You won’t be able to get any truth out of me.”

Jiang Ying was a little angry when he heard those words. He stepped forward and said, “Princess Consort, I’ll torture her!”

“No,” Yu Yunxi said, stopping Jiang Ying immediately. Then, she continued, “After all, Consort Qin has already informed the Emperor about her arrival in the capital tomorrow. If something happens to her and the Emperor finds out, won’t it implicate the Prince Regent’s Residence?”

Upon hearing this, Consort Qin smiled smugly as she said, “That’s why it’s best that you let me go now, Yu Yunxi. I can’t be bothered to save that idiot Gao Shixuan so you can treat it as a gift from me.”

Consort Qin was confident that Yu Yunxi would not dare to do anything to her.

Contrary to Consort Qin’s expectations, Yu Yunxi smiled upon hearing those words. She said, “Consort Qin, it’s true that we can’t do anything to you, at least not physically… However, it’s different mentally…”

With that, Yu Yunxi stuffed something into Consort Qin’s mouth.

“Yu Yunxi! What did you feed me?!”

Consort Qin coughed and retched, desperately trying to throw up whatever Yu Yunxi fed her.

“Jiang Ying, close the door,” Yu Yunxi said flatly.

At this moment, Feng Yili entered the hut. When he heard her words, he gestured for Jiang Ying to keep quiet before he closed the door.

The hut became even darker after the door was closed.

Yu Yunxi lit a small oil lamp and placed it next to Consort Qin.

Consort Qin grew more and more uneasy. Her head felt heavy, and her eyes were unfocused.

“Consort Qin, you want to kill me, right?” Yu Yunxi asked slowly as she drew closer to Consort Qin.

“Yes, you must die,” Consort Qin replied.

Jiang Ying and the others were shocked when they saw this. They could not figure out how Yu Yunxi made Consort Qin speak.

Feng Yili, who was standing nearby, narrowed his eyes slightly as he looked at Yu Yunxi’s side profile, wondering how many more surprises his Princess Consort was going to give him.

“Why do you want to kill me?” Yu Yunxi asked again.

“It’s not that I want to kill you. It’s just that my master can’t tolerate your existence,” Consort Qin said, shaking her head.

“Your master?” Yu Yunxi was slightly surprised.

The expressions of Feng Yili and the others turned solemn. If there was another person backing Consort Qin, things would be even more troublesome.

Feng Yili remained silent, worried that he would affect Yu Yunxi’s interrogation of Consort Qin.

“Who is your master? Moreover, do you have other accomplices?” Yu Yunxi continued to ask.

“Master? No, I can’t say, I can’t say…”

Consort Qin seemed to have thought of something terrifying, and she kept shaking her head.

Sensing that something was amiss, Yu Yunxi quickly pressed Consort Qin’s shoulder and said softly, “Alright, alright. I won’t ask about your master.”

Then, she continued to probe. “When you did all those things, did anyone help you?”

Consort Qin seemed to have been frightened by the earlier question so much that she could not answer this question.

In the end, Yu Yunxi could only change her question. She asked, “Did you have something to do with what happened to my mother back then?”

“Your mother?” Consort Qin echoed, looking confused. After a moment, she said firmly, “No, it has nothing to do with me. However, from what I know, the Empress really didn’t want her to live.”

“Why?”

“Back then, the Emperor wanted to make your mother his consort, but she firmly chose to be with the Prime Minister. As such, the Emperor could only give up. However, the Empress had always been worried that the Emperor had yet to give up so she always wanted to secretly kill your mother. Master ordered me to get rid of your mother so after I found out about the Empress’ intention, I let the Empress do whatever she wanted.”

Yu Yunxi’s eyes glinted coldly. She clenched her hands tightly and trembled with anger.

“How much do you know about what the Empress did to my mother?”

“I don’t know much, but I know it’s nothing good. When your mother was in trouble, I happened to be traveling south with the Empress Dowager so I don’t know the details,” Consort Qin replied.

Yu Yunxi turned to look at Feng Yili with a questioning gaze.

Feng Yili nodded in response, indicating that Consort Qin was telling the truth.

Yu Yunxi looked away and pondered for a moment. Even if she did not have all the answers now, there was no doubt about the Empress’ involvement. After a moment, she looked at Consort Qin again and asked, “Are you really from the Qin family?”

Consort Qin replied slowly, “No. The real young miss of the Qin family has long died. I’m a fake.’

‘What?! She’s not from the Qin family?’ Jiang Ying’s mouth widened in shock. Yu Yunxi leaned over and asked in a low voice, “Then where are you from?”

“Xichu..”