Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 617: She Can’t Escape Responsibility for This! [Deepest Condolences to the Martyrs and Fallen Compatriots]
"A Mu... A Mu..."
Even though Long Yue was still in a coma, she kept calling out to Li Qingmu, her voice even tinged with sobs. Duanmu Nan was about to reach out and gently stroke her smooth cheek, but upon hearing this, his raised hand paused slightly.
A flash of coldness crossed his eyes, and that hand ultimately rested on Long Yue’s cheek.
"Li Qingmu, you are dead, so why do you still cling to her? Since you are already in the ground, let dust return to dust, earth to earth. Yue’er..."
Duanmu Nan whispered softly, "Is it so hard to forget him?"
"Senior, the water is here."
Steps from behind announced Yun Jin’s approach as she brought a basin of water over and placed it on the cabinet by the bed.
Duanmu Nan said, "Help her clean herself up well."
"Okay."
Yun Jin skillfully cleaned the blood-stained corners of Long Yue’s mouth. When she stood up, she found Duanmu Nan staring at the two of them constantly.
She knew he wasn’t looking at her, but at the person lying on the bed.
Her gaze dimmed a little, looking at him in a daze, "Senior, you..." Do you like her?
She had wanted to ask this question for a long time, but every time she saw the deep, starry eyes of her senior, she couldn’t bring herself to speak.
She bit her red lips tightly, looking extremely difficult.
Duanmu Nan lowered his eyes to glance at her, just about to ask her to leave, when suddenly, "Cough cough cough," came a violent coughing from the side, and Long Yue struggled for a moment before slowly opening her eyes.
Her gaze was first a little blank, but gradually it cleared up. She turned her face to look at the two gazing at each other, her voice slightly hoarse, "Master... Master’s wife..."
"Awake?"
Duanmu Nan’s voice was gentle and magnetic, so pleasant that it was perhaps the best Long Yue had heard in many days.
"Yes." She slowly supported herself to sit up, and Duanmu Nan immediately went to assist her.
"Master, am I still alive?"
"Yes, narrowly escaped from death."
He smiled lightly, his smile surprisingly a bit dazzling.
Long Yue nodded gently, "Thank you, Master, for your efforts."
"No need to say such things to your master; it makes it seem distant."
Long Yue grinned.
Suddenly, she thought of something and asked, "Master, was I poisoned? What kind of poison was it?"
She had been learning medicine from Duanmu Nan for some time, so she naturally knew what had just happened to her.
Duanmu Nan: "Yes, you were poisoned, Beiliang’s secret medicine."
"Beiliang?" Long Yue was taken aback, thinking, "No, I have no grudges with Beiliang, right?"
"I don’t know."
"This is already the second time. The first was at the hunting ground, that arrow was aimed at me, and this time at Jinming Lake... who on earth wants me dead?"
Long Yue fell into contemplation, thinking that if there was a third attempt, could she escape again by luck?
After all, this time it was already so perilous, barely escaping with her life!
"Maybe, it has nothing to do with Beiliang, or perhaps they just got involved," Yun Jin said, "Yue’er, why not think carefully, do you have any enemies in this Dazhou?"
Long Yue shook her head, "There are many enemies, but they don’t have the skill, nor the courage! Oh yes!"
Long Yue suddenly looked up, a flash of coldness in her eyes, "I know, even if she didn’t do it, it must be related to her!"
"Who?"
"Lady Xiang!"
After saying that, Long Yue scrambled out of bed, about to head out.
"Yue’er!" Duanmu Nan stopped her, "You’ve just recovered from a serious illness; it’s too dangerous to go out like this. Rest for another two days, Lady Xiang won’t run away in the meantime."
Long Yue took a deep breath, indeed feeling her body was a bit weak. If she went to settle accounts now, she would probably be chased right back.
So she nodded, "Alright!"
...
In the southwest of the Imperial Palace, in the Sanqing Palace, Qi Yun, dressed in a Taoist robe, faced a black-clad man kneeling on one knee.
"Supreme Emperor, Princess Consort Mu has been assassinated again."
As the black-clad man spoke, he clearly felt the coldness in the middle-aged man’s eyes above him.
"Hmph, this is already the second time, isn’t it?" Qi Yun said coldly, his voice chilly, "Why haven’t you captured anyone?"
"Supreme Emperor, these assassins are top-level death soldiers, not only highly skilled in martial arts but even when captured, they immediately kill themselves, leaving us no chance for interrogation."
"Bang!" 𝘧𝑟𝑒𝑒𝘸𝘦𝘣𝑛𝑜𝘷𝑒𝓁.𝘤𝘰𝓂
Qi Yun slammed his hand on the table, his first true outburst of rage since entering this Sanqing Palace.
The black-clad man immediately lowered his head, nearly knocking his forehead on the ground.
"This won’t do, that won’t work either, Yama, Yama, your Yulong Pavilion is becoming increasingly ineffective!"
"Subordinate is guilty, ask Your Majesty to punish!"
"Punishment? Hmph, what’s the use of punishing you?" Qi Yun waved his hand, signaling him to rise, "From now on, you must send more people to secretly protect her, don’t leave her side, and prevent anything like what happened at Jinming Lake from happening again, understood?"
"Yes, subordinate understands!"
"Why, do you have something more to say?"
Qi Yun, seeing him not leaving, frowned and asked.
"Supreme Emperor, Lady Xiang was also present at the time, subordinate finds it suspicious."
"Lady Xiang? Which Lady Xiang?"
Poor this Lady Xiang, Qi Yun didn’t even know who she was, Yama sweated, wiping the sweat from his forehead, said, "The concubine favored by the Seventh Prince, Lady Xiang."
Qi Yun’s pupils shrank abruptly, his voice cold, "Since you suspect she’s involved, conduct a thorough investigation! Remember, investigate secretly, make sure she doesn’t notice, lest you alert the snake in the grass!"
"Yes, subordinate understands!"
"Additionally..." Qi Yun glanced back at the sleeping Xiao Rui’er, the little guy was chubby, with one hand in his mouth, biting, looking incredibly cute.
Qi Yun’s eyes softened with kindness and gentleness, softly said, "In these coming days, increase the guards here to prevent Rui’er from being harmed."
This Emperor is indeed very vigilant.
Yama bowed, "Subordinate accepts the command!"
After Yama left, Qi Yun slowly got up, approached Rui’er, and reached out to touch the little one’s face, "Little thing, almost forgot you were here, thankfully I didn’t scare you, right?"
Always with a smile beside, Chen Zhong piled a smile, "Your Majesty, you say what you like, since Young Imperial Grandson came to Sanqing Palace, how well-behaved he is, it’s because Your Majesty has raised him well!"
"Hmph, you old dog, you just love flattering me all day, but this flattery is so foul it’s unbearable!"
Qi Yun laughed, pointing at him, but quickly his smile faded.
"Princess Consort Mu is from the Imperial Family, even as a widow, how many dare to act against her? This Lady Xiang wouldn’t dare, if she does, it only means she has greater power backing her. Old dog, this court seems calm, but in reality, the storm is just beginning to rise!"
Chen Zhong bowed, "Your Majesty is wise!"
