Chapter 147 - 147: She’s Not Feng Yili’s True Love

Translator: EndlessFantasy Translation Editor: EndlessFantasy Translation

‘What?!’

Yu Yunxi looked at Consort Qin in shock. She forced herself to suppress her emotions before she asked, “Why did you kill so many people?”

Consort Qin looked away and said disdainfully, “There’s no reason. I just wanted to frame the Empress. Everything was going smoothly until you appeared and ruined my plan!”

‘Using innocent lives to frame another person… Is this the means of the women in the palace harem?’

Yu Yunxi felt a lump in her throat. She asked solemnly, “Consort Qin, aren’t you afraid that I’ll expose you?”

“Do you have any evidence?” Consort Qin asked casually. Based on her tone, she was clearly fearless.

Yu Yunxi took a deep breath. Indeed, she had no evidence.

“Yu Yunxi, being the women of the men in the imperial family is the start of misfortune. The Buddha beads I gave you can ward off misfortune. You should wear them. Otherwise, if you lose your life one day, don’t blame me for not reminding you,” Consort Qin said with a sneer. Then, she got up and kneeled in front of the Buddha statue before she began to chant Buddhist scriptures.

‘She seems like a devout Buddhist, but she’s so vicious… Also, what does she mean?’

Yu Yunxi knew that Consort Qin was hiding many secrets, but she could not figure them out. If the latter did not say anything earlier, no one would know she was the person in the Cold Palace. Why would the latter expose that now?

With her back facing Yu Yunxi, Consort Qin said, dismissing Yu Yunxi, “I’ve already recovered. Thank you for making this trip here. You may leave. By the way, I’ll have to trouble you to tell Jian Xin to cherish her current life. She should go to the temple, become a vegetarian, and pray to Buddha. Otherwise, she won’t have any good days…”

Yu Yunxi knew she would not learn anything else from Consort Qin. She clenched her hands and decided not to pester the other party anymore. She said coldly, “I’ll take my leave now. However, there’s one thing I want to tell you. A patient came to my clinic recently. She seems to have come from Nanyue, and she seemed to have caught the plague. If there’s nothing important, Consort Qin should stay in the palace. Otherwise, it’ll be bad if you fall sick.’

Yu Yunxi left after saying that.

Consort Qin’s hand that was spinning the Buddhist beads froze for a moment. She turned and looked in the direction where Yu Yunxi left with a sharp gaze.

‘She’s quite good. She even knows how to use me to spread the word to the Emperor…’

At this moment, a figure emerged from the darkness.

“Is Yu Yunxi her daughter?”

The man’s voice was hoarse and unpleasant.

“Yes. Don’t you think she resembles her mother a lot?”

Consort Qin continued to kneel on the ground and spin the Buddhist beads in her hand. She did not even raise her head as she responded casually to the other party.

Half of the figure was hidden in the darkness so his appearance could not be clearly seen. After a long time, he said coldly, “Xinan will soon be in trouble. Think of a way to convince the Emperor to let Yu Yunxi return to Xinan. I want her to die in that place!”

‘Die?’

Upon hearing this, Consort Qin finally opened her eyes, revealing a hint of mockery. She said, “As expected, you really can’t tolerate her existence even though she doesn’t know anything.”

Consort Qin continued to say, “My hands are already stained with blood so I don’t mind helping you out with this small favor. However, after this is done, you must kill the Empress for me!”

Consort Qin’s eyes shone with hatred when she mentioned the Empress.

Yu Yunxi still felt uneasy after leaving the palace.

“County Princess, are you still thinking about Consort Qin?” Qian Mei asked worriedly.

As soon as Yu Yunxi came out, she had told Qian Jiao and Qian Mei about Consort Qin so they had a rough idea of the situation.

“I really don’t understand why she told me this? Just because I ruined her plan? Or is she plotting something else, and I’m a part of it?” Yu Yunxi murmured with a frown on her face. After a moment, she turned to the side and said,

“Qian Jiao, when you return, get someone to investigate Consort Qin and the Empress’ relationship.”

“Yes, County Princess,” Qian Jiao replied with a nod. Then, she asked, “Where should we go now?”

“The Revival Hall. Godbrother and Junjin are there,” Yu Yunxi replied. She massaged her temples, feeling exhausted. She had gone through a lot today, and her head hurt.

The carriage soon arrived at the Revival Hall.

When Yu Yunxi lifted the curtain and alighted from the carriage, she saw another carriage. When she saw the emblem of the Eastern Palace on the carriage, her heart tightened.

‘Feng Weizhou!’

She was worried that Feng Weizhou would do something to Shen Hezhi so she quickly rushed in. It did not take long before she saw the duo drinking tea in the yard.

On the surface, it looked peaceful, but the atmosphere was tense.

Yu Yunxi’s gaze darkened as she walked over.

The corners of Feng Weizhou’s lips curled up into a smile as he said in a deep voice, “The County Princess is finally back. It’s all thanks to the County Princess and Ninth Imperial Uncle that a strong opponent of mine is gone. For that reason, I personally came to thank you.”

Yu Yunxi replied coldly, “Crown Prince, first of all, I wasn’t helping you. I was only protecting myself and Sister Jian. Secondly, I would like to remind you out of kindness that if the throne is destined to be yours, it’ll be yours no matter how many opponents you have… However, if you’re not destined to be the Emperor, even if you get rid of all your enemies, you still won’t be the

Emperor…”

“You!”

As soon as Yu Yunxi’s voice fell, the guards behind Feng Weizhou immediately drew their swords. They did not hide the fury on their faces at all.

Although Feng Weizhou’s expression was unsightly, he still stopped his guards.

He stared at Yu Yunxi for a long time before he suddenly sneered and said, “You’re right. However, I’ve been the Crown Prince for so many years, and that throne is destined to be mine.”

At this time, Shen Hezhi said quietly from the side, “If the Crown Prince’s words were to reach the Emperor’s ears, what would the Emperor think?”

Feng Weizhou did not panic. He said indifferently, “Do you think Imperial

Father will believe the King of Xinan’s Residence?”

This was the source of Feng Weizhou’s confidence. The Emperor was suspicious of his princes, but he was even more suspicious and wary of the King of Xinan’s Residence.

Yu Yunxi did not pretend to be polite. She walked next to Shen Hezhi and took a seat.

“I know that all of the actions of the King of Xinan’s Residence are only protective measures. As long as you’re willing to assist me, I won’t treat the residence the way Father did…”

Yu Yunxi and Shen Hezhi exchanged a look.

‘As it turns out, he’s here to rope us in…

Yu Yunxi spoke first. She said stonily, “I’m sorry, but the King of Xinan’s Residence doesn’t like to wade in muddy waters. We won’t be assisting any of the princes.”

Feng Weizhou scoffed. “Ninth Imperial Uncle supports Fifth Imperial Brother. Fifth Imperial Brother is narrow-minded. He might not be able to tolerate the existence of the King of Xinan’s Residence in the future. If it were before, Ninth Imperial Uncle might spare the King of Xinan’s Residence on your account,

but…”

A mocking smile appeared on Feng Yili’s face before he continued to say, “I heard that the little master of the Prince Regent’s Residence has returned. That person in Ninth Imperial Uncle’s heart should also be returning soon… Back then, they were separated due to some special circumstances. However, she

still holds a place in Ninth Imperial Uncle’s heart. I don’t think you can compare to her…’

“Enough!” Shen Hezhi said angrily with a dark expression on his face. ‘Yunxi is already in a bad mood, but Feng Weizhou is still adding fuel to fire…’

Yu Yunxi gritted her teeth. She did not want to care about this matter, but everyone kept mentioning this matter to her.

“In any case, this is all I have to say. I hope both of you will consider my words carefully,” Feng Weizhou said meaningfully.

The King of Xinan was old. Currently, in the King of Xinan’s Residence, the decision makers were Shen Hezhi and Yu Yunxi.

In Feng Weizhou’s opinion, if he had the support of the King of Xinan’s Residence, he would not have to fear the Fifth Prince who had the help of Feng Yili, or the Third Prince who now had the support of the Emperor.

When Feng Weizhou walked past Yu Yunxi, he lowered his voice and said, “Yu Yunxi, do you know why Ninth Imperial Uncle is unwilling to return your mother’s warm jade to you? That’s because he gave it to Feng Zixiu’s mother a long time ago….”