Chapter 173: Utterly Vicious

Chapter 173: Chapter 173: Utterly Vicious

Cai Shu stopped abruptly at this point. If this Poisonous Gu isn’t Feng Qing’s doing, then it’s Han Concubine’s handiwork.

Cai Shu’s mind seemed to clear up suddenly, as if enlightened. She thought of how she was inexplicably pressured by her family to marry, and it was to be wed to a forty-year-old widower. Then she recalled hearing what Han Concubine’s maid had said, and how she had paid someone to steal the Unity Gu, surprisingly smoothly.

The more Cai Shu thought about it, the clearer it became. She was almost certain that this whole affair from start to finish was Han Concubine using her hands to plot against the Prince; Han Concubine wanted the Prince dead.

Cai Shu was shocked by this realization and also understood why Han Concubine would wish for the Prince to die.

Han Concubine, as Princess Guangling, Dayan’s first Beauty, was also someone the Empress Dowager cherished and the Emperor liked. In essence, she was the Emperor’s favored daughter, but unexpectedly, upon entering the mansion, she received cold disdain from the Prince. How could a woman like her tolerate that?

Hence, she bore hatred from love and wished to kill the Prince, using Cai Shu as a pawn, her hand to eliminate the Prince.

Thinking of this, Cai Shu burst into tears again: "Prince, it’s Han Concubine, it’s her, it’s her who wants the Prince dead! Prince, please believe me, it’s Han Concubine using my hand, intending to kill the Prince."

Cai Shu collapsed onto the ground, while in front of her, Rong Ling exuded a cold, bone-chilling aura, his expression icy.

In fact, from the moment he agreed to let Han Ziyan enter Prince Yong Mansion, it was already a setup, a scheme targeting the Little Emperor.

Firstly, he wanted to see if the Little Emperor would act against him because of this woman. If the Little Emperor did not act against him for Han Ziyan, it showed he hadn’t reached the point of insanity; even if it was out of fear of him, there was still some sentiment towards him.

But it later proved that he had thought too much; the Little Emperor decisively acted against him for Han Ziyan. In the Little Emperor’s eyes, he, the Prince, seemed like an enemy.

The second role of Han Ziyan was that the Little Emperor would surely think of ways to get her into the palace. As Han Ziyan was currently Rong Ling’s concubine, if the Little Emperor got Han Ziyan into the palace, he could expose this matter at the appropriate time.

Then the Little Emperor would become a disgraceful villain who occupied his uncle’s woman, becoming the target of attacks from scholars and students all over the world.

Rong Ling calculated well, but he never expected Han Ziyan to act out of hatred born of love against him.

This woman truly was extremely malicious.

Thinking of the suffering Feng Qing endured, Rong Ling’s eyes filled with oppressive coldness. He looked icily at Cai Shu and said, "If you don’t want to implicate your family, you better keep this matter tightly to yourself, and if you speak rashly..."

Rong Ling let out a cold snort without continuing, but Cai Shu understood the implication of his words; she was doomed to die, but if she spoke rashly, her family would die with her.

Cai Shu weakened and collapsed to the ground. At this moment, she regretted immensely, but given the situation, what else could she do but prevent implicating her family?

"This servant will remember the Prince’s words."

Rong Ling got up and walked out, ordering Nan Sheng while leaving, "Send someone to keep an eye on her, and don’t let her commit suicide."

"Yes, Prince."

Nan Sheng turned around to arrange this matter, while Rong Ling walked with Nan Xuan towards Yijing Courtyard, commanding as he walked, "Nan Xuan, quietly capture Han Ziyan’s two head maids. No matter the cost, ensure they insist that using Cai Shu to harm my interests was Han Ziyan’s doing."

"Yes, subordinate will handle it immediately."