Quick Transmigration: Drama Queen's Daily Life-Chapter 764 - 753: The Substitute Younger Sister
Ye Qiu’s soul had possessed Little Golden Crow, looking at the heartbroken Duan Huaijin with disdain.
Did Duan Huaijin truly love her? What he loved more was himself; the current sorrow was simply because he had missed her, and all of this was the result of Ye Qiu’s painstaking efforts.
She always showed him her best side, cared for him immensely, yet always made him feel like she had ulterior motives. Combining all these emotions, when he learned of her easy departure from this world, he was as saddened as if he had lost an important treasure.
But this was not enough! She would make him realize that she loved him more than he thought, she was not as despicable as he imagined, and in the end, all his conjectures would fill him with regret for losing such a wonderful her, and the cause of her death was still made by his own hands.
At that time, Duan Huaijin would be even more heartbroken, and under intense regret, he would choose other ways to vent. If he then discovered not only that he had misunderstood and hurt her, but also what Ye Xia and the Ye Family had done to her, he would take all his emotions out in revenge on this family.
And this, in fact, was the outcome Ye Qiu wanted. She intended to let the hopes of Ye Xia and Ye Fu and Ye Mu be completely dashed, as well as make them lose all they had now.
As for Duan Huaijin, once he had dealt with the Ye Family, the evidence of his treason would naturally be delivered into the hands of the Holy Emperor.
"You say Prince went to the country estate where Ye Qiu lived?" At the Prince Wang Mansion, Ye Xia had already found out about Duan Huaijin’s whereabouts, her expression twisting, "Prepare the horse, I’m going out."
"But Princess Consort, it’s already dark outside, the city gates are probably closed," the servant hesitated.
Ye Xia’s eyebrows knitted, her eyes flashed with fierceness: "I am the Regent Queen. If I want to leave the city, who dares to stop me?"
Seeing her say this, and remembering the Prince’s previous affection for her, the servants dared not refuse.
"Qiu’er, Your Highness will take you home now." Under the dim light, Duan Huaijin looked dazedly at Ye Qiu, ready to carry her away.
At this moment, the wet nurse knelt in front of him, her voice heavy: "Prince, please forgive my boldness, but Miss does not want to return to the Prince Wang Mansion, please respect her last wishes."
"Get out of the way." Duan Huaijin said coldly.
"Please forgive us, Prince." Shao Yao and Furong also knelt down, fearless in the face of death.
"Do you wish to die?" Duan Huaijin was already furious.
At this moment, Qi Feng also knelt down: "Prince, if I may be so bold to speak, Princess Consort is still in the mansion. Taking Miss Ye Qiu back like this, I’m afraid it’s not proper. What would others say about Miss Ye Qiu?"
"Princess Consort? What Princess Consort does this Your Highness’s Mansion have? The one I’m holding is the only Princess Consort to me," Duan Huaijin said in a heavy tone.
The wet nurse and Shao Yao Furong had very unpleasant expressions on their faces, "Now you acknowledge her as your Princess Consort? What were you doing before then? Why did you have to humiliate her that way? To the point where she died bearing a grudge?"
"Since the Prince cared so much about her, why did you treat her that way in the first place? What did she do wrong? She was neglected by the Ye Family and mistreated by you here; her life was truly too bitter. Even if it costs me my life today, I will make the Prince explain himself to her!" The wet nurse’s forehead heavily knocked on the ground, even drawing blood.
"What are you saying? You’re saying that the Princess Consort was not favored in the Ye Family? How is that possible?" Duan Huaijin chose to hear only what he wanted to hear, and asked loudly and with a harsh tone.
The wet nurse sneered, "Is the Prince pretending to be foolish? If the lady was so valued in the mansion, how could she possibly end up marrying in the Eldest Lady’s place?"
"You better clarify what you’re saying. Wasn’t she the most cherished one? Wasn’t it because she coveted my wealth and status that she insisted on marrying in place of another?"
"Is the Prince joking?" the wet nurse said with an ironic tone, "The lady was favored? That must be what the Eldest Lady told the Prince. Would the Prince rather believe a scheming Eldest Lady than to ask for the truth from our lady?"
"Stop talking in riddles to me, speak. Don’t think that just because you have the Princess Consort’s suicide note, I won’t dare punish you." Duan Huaijin once again let go of Ye Qiu, as if he had found the reason for her premature death.
The wet nurse, full of grievance yet determined to vindicate Ye Qiu, still spoke up and recounted all the mistreatment Ye Qiu had suffered in the Ye Family and the circumstances before and after her marriage to Prince Li, with utter clarity.
"You say the Princess Consort was not favored in the Ye Family, but the information I acquired is completely different?" Duan Huaijin still refused to admit that his own negligence and arrogance had led to everything that had befallen Ye Qiu, and kept questioning.
"The lady has already passed away, would this old servant still lie? Those so-called favorites of the lady are nothing but lies created by her lord father and Lady to rid themselves of guilt. If your lordship just found someone informative, you’d know. If her lord father and Lady truly favored her, would they still have pushed her to marry the Prince knowing her health condition? The Northwest is so harsh and cold, who knew back then if the Prince would have today’s status? Because the Eldest Lady was unwilling, they forced her to marry in place. Her health was already poor; going to the Northwest was a dead end. It was only by sheer luck that she managed to survive until now."
The relentless questioning from the wet nurse ultimately shattered the lies Duan Huaijin had deceived himself with due to his pride. He should have known from the beginning; with his status then, who else could have foreseen his future success? How could Ye Qiu marry him for his wealth and status?
It was his unwillingness to accept her as his match that made him find excuses; it was him who had been neglecting and wronging her all along.
If only he had been more attentive, he would have realized that her situation was far from what he had imagined. How could he be so foolish to demand her to apologize to him?
Maybe if he had thought things through more at the beginning, there would not have been so many misunderstandings between them, and she wouldn’t have had to suffer so much in her final days. Originally, she might not have had to die so young.
It was he who had underestimated her illness. If only he had inquired a bit more, if only he had sought to understand her condition, perhaps he could have found a way to save her. Perhaps they would not have to be separated by life and death now.
The wet nurse was right, it was all the fault of him and the Ye Family; the Ye Family was the instigator, and he had been an accomplice.
"Go and investigate, I want a thorough investigation, find out how the Ye Family treated the Princess Consort over those years," Duan Huaijin ordered fiercely with fire in his eyes.
Hearing his words, Shao Yao and Furong felt both sad and joyous for their lady; only Naiyou kept her head down with a look of scorn. What’s the use now that the person is gone? Their lady would not appreciate such false sentiment. But, it was good that the Ye Family could face retribution; her lady had died such a tragic death, the Ye Family had no right to live carefree lives.
