Chapter 390: Qin Yu has lost, and Luo'er is struck by poison again!

"Yu'er, do you blame me?"

"Is your injury better?"

"Today the Zhong family was wiped out; I saw their destruction and thought of you—how could I not be anxious,"

"But this time, you really know nothing?"

"Duan Rongyin seemed to have calmed down, his gentle hold on Qin Yu turning into another appearance."

"Qin Yu gently pushed him away, an unavoidable icy coldness on her face: \"Crown Prince Brother, aren't you doubting Yu'er? \""

"But Yu'er is clearly seriously injured; she only just managed to get up today—how could she possibly do anything?"

"Crown Prince Brother really doesn't know what Yu'er has lost recently..."

"You still rub salt in my wound—just let me die of pain!"

"What is the Zhong family even?"

"Whatever I want to do, shouldn't we plan it ahead with you?"

"They joined forces with some unknown traitors who framed my Lotus Sect—does that really mean my Lotus Sect did it?"

"How could I act recklessly without considering your situation?"

"Saying this, she truly began to feel heartbroken."

"I never expected that helping the man I devoted myself to for five years would turn out worse than helping a dog!"

"I thought love had bound him tightly, but I didn't expect I was still being naive and foolish."

"The Crown Prince was probably using me from start to finish."

"He might have some feelings for her, but absolutely nothing is more important than his throne."

"At this moment, Qin Yu felt a pain as if her heart were being torn apart, and she sensed the taste of betrayal."

"Her situation has also reached a desperate point."

"Indeed, in this world, besides herself, there is no one she can rely on."

"She thought that in this newly opened era of another world, these pedantic feudal people could never truly understand."

"She felt a hint of dejection."

"She even regretted whether she should never have allied with the Crown Prince, wondering if relying on herself alone couldn't achieve her grand ambition."

"If she had known earlier, she should have risen up in complete rebellion!"

"Her Lotus Sect would not have ended up in this state."

"Qin Yu felt dazed all over."

"She felt terribly upset and also defeated."

"The Crown Prince lifted her chin and suddenly lowered his head to kiss her."

"When they both got onto the bed, the Crown Prince suddenly felt a long scar on her body."

"Duan Rongyin's hand stiffened."

"It retracted as if shocked by electricity."

"You… Yu'er, what's going on?"

"Qin Yu merely stared coldly at the Crown Prince's eyes."

"You despise me?"

"She was only fifteen when she gave herself to him."

"That was her sincerity."

"It was also a chastity she didn't care about."

"He was indeed overjoyed, and in these years he has also lusted after her body."

"In bed, she had many novel things."

"These were novelties that his dignified crown princess could not let go of or achieve."

"But she knew that, as the Crown Prince, Duan Rongyin, who loves perfection, would now despise her."

"She couldn't help but show a hint of self-mockery and contempt for Duan Rongyin on her face."

"Duan Rongyin sat up irritably."

"He pulled his clothes together."

"Yu'er, I have no other intention."

"It's just that today I've been through a lot, my father the emperor is gravely ill, I've also dealt with the Zhong family affair, and now I'm utterly exhausted."

"Rest first; I'll come see you when I have time."

"Having said that, he rose and hurried away."

"Qin Yu slowly put on her clothes."

"He's just a man; to her, Duan Rongyin is merely a cooperative partner she chose."

"He was never her beloved to begin with."

"She's just a little heartbroken, having chosen the wrong person originally."

"But Qin Yu still couldn't help clenching her palms."

"She told herself she still had a way back and could still correct her mistake in time."

"As long as… she quickly escapes this vortex and goes to the Western Regions, she will surely be able to rally again!"

"Originally she had already arranged personnel, ready at any time to kill that Western Regions prince to ruin the marriage."

"But looking at it now, this marriage actually became her retreat."

"A feeling of bitterness rose in her heart."

"However, her future husband is still young; if she can successfully control the Western Regions court, when she returns revitalized she will also have a chance to seize the world!"

Outside the house, Zongzheng Wuheng, who had been listening to all this, slipped away quietly.

He returned to his own room and summoned his trusted guard.

"Did you find Zu Liya?"

Guard: "Yes, the Sixth Prince. She has been hanging on a cliff behind Green Pine Mountain for a full seven days."

Zongzheng Wuheng hammered his fist heavily onto the table.

"Duan Rongshi's methods are truly ruthless."

"Is there any confidence in rescuing her?"

"How many troops do we still have at hand now?"

The guard lowered his head: "Your Highness, regarding the Southern Mountain Villa incident, all of our five‑hundred‑plus men have been completely lost."

"We still had the Lotus Sect's influence… after all, this is DaLiang, and we cannot act too boldly, so now we have only about thirty usable men left."

Zongzheng Wuheng clutched his chest and let out a violent cough.

The intense stabbing pain from his wound turned his face ashen.

"Zongzheng Yu'er is useless; she has become a dead piece for the DaLiang Crown Prince."

"But Zu Liya, this prince must bring her back to Great Chu."

"Otherwise, I cannot answer the Uncle Emperor."

Zu Liya appears outwardly as the Master of Yun Valley, but in fact has been serving the Qin King of Great Chu these years.

The Qin King is her true master.

Moreover, the two's relationship is far from ordinary.

Therefore, if Zu Liya truly dies in DaLiang, Zongzheng Wuheng would have no explanation upon returning.

Guard: "Your Highness, then… what shall we do now?"

"If the princess discovers it, we took her Token, colluding with the Lotus Sect leader and the Zhong Family to frame her…"

Zongzheng Wuheng: "What can she do?"

"Now her wings are almost broken; what storm could she stir up in DaLiang?"

"Useless thing!"

"She has done a slew of shocking deeds, yet she cannot even hold a man's heart!"

"All ambition, but she still can't outplay DaLiang's wolves, tigers and leopards!"

Zongzheng Wuheng sneered as he spoke: "Our Father Emperor has let her roam freely between the two kingdoms for years, not merely for a façade of harmony, but truly as a princess of auspiciousness for both nations."

"Aunt died miserably in the DaLiang emperor's harem, and caused us great suffering during the western frontier wars."

"She even signed numerous unequal treaties, which to this day have not been fully rectified."

"Such humiliation, the Zongzheng clan will never forget!"

"Thus, from the start we knew Zongzheng Yu'er's ambition was swelling, so we indulged and even fanned the Lotus Sect's expansion in DaLiang."

"Although DaLiang is mired in chaos, we did not expect her to be so useless; even my own bones, used by Duan Rongyin, are nearly gone."

"Sure enough, the Duan clan is truly ruthless."

"We used Zongzheng Yu'er to sow chaos in DaLiang, yet they also used her to stabilize the court, helping Duan Rongyin secure the Crown Prince's seat."

"The DaLiang emperor probably already knows her as the Lotus Sect leader; if we don't stop in time, we may end up turning our Great Chu forces against us."

"It's all Zongzheng Yu'er's fault, this useless thing! Her arrogance led this move to today's situation."

Guard: "Then… we won't help Princess Your Highness?"

"Should we bring her back to Great Chu?"

Zongzheng Wuheng: "Counting the days, she should return to be married."

"Spending all day in a foreign land, what dignity is that?"

Finishing, a resolute expression finally appeared on his handsome face as he stood: "Gather the troops and let this prince first investigate the might of Green Pine Mountain!"

……

Li Qingluo did not expect the poison to manifest so swiftly.

Just after the hour of the Rat, her whole body convulsed and she awoke in pain.

Que'er and Cui Er had been standing by the couch, and rushed over as soon as they heard the sound.

"Miss! Miss?"

The entire Free Abode was instantly lit up.

Meanwhile, Pei Lao Furen had not slept at all, fearing Li Qingluo's poison outbreak, and had been straining her spirit waiting for any sign here.

Hearing the commotion from Free Abode, she immediately rose: "Luo'er!"

Nan Gongdi and the Luo Shen Doctor also hurried to the outside of Free Abode.

Without Pei Lao Furen's permission, they could only pace anxiously outside.

Li Qingluo felt this poisoning was even more unbearably painful than the last.

She writhed on the bed, and within moments her whole body was drenched.

Pei Lao Furen, seeing her condition, hurried forward to embrace her personally: "Luo'er, Luo'er?"

"Tell Grandmother, what should Grandmother do for you?"

Pei Lao Furen panicked, completely at a loss.

It was the first time she faced such a matter, and she was utterly without a solution.

Seeing Li Qingluo drenched in sweat, lips pale as snow, her own heart ached no less than Li Qingluo's.

"If only I could use Grandmother's blood, I would gladly give you any amount."

"Luo'er, you have suffered…"

Li Qingluo could not hold back; she turned her head and with a "wa" fell onto the bedside, then spat another mouthful of black blood.

Seeing her condition, Pei Lao Furen let out a loud shout, nearly torn apart with grief.

"Luo'er, Luo'er!"

"Luo'er, don't scare Grandmother!"

Pei Lao Furen's face was already streaked with tears.

At this moment she could not bear it: "Hurry, pour her a cup of wine! Perhaps if she falls asleep she'll get through it!"

However, when the wine cup was brought over, Li Qingluo swept it away with one hand.

"Grandmother... tie Luo'er up..."

"Quick..."

"Then let Grandfather Luo and Dong Siyuan come in so I can check the pulse and symptoms when the poison flares..."

Pei Lao Furen: "But Luo'er, wouldn't smelling the blood on them make your suffering even worse?"

"Luo'er, how can Grandmother bear to do this?"

Li Qingluo gave a pale smile: "Grandmother, you are a female general; it's fine to be a bit hard on Luo'er's heart."

"Luo'er can still endure..."

"Luo'er wants to live..."

After saying that, she rolled inward on the bed, but not wanting Grandmother to suffer too much, she could only bite hard on her own lips to avoid crying out.

However, her delicate lips were instantly bitten open, and fresh blood immediately flowed out.

Pei Lao Furen felt herself to be a ruthless person.

At this moment she actually trembled and could not bring herself to be cruel.

Instead, Zhang Mama personally came over and bound the obedient Li Qingluo's hands and feet with hemp rope.

To prevent her from rolling around, they also tied her hands and feet to the head and foot of the bed.

After Dong Siyuan, the Divine Doctor Luo, and Nan Gongdi all entered, the fragrant aroma that assailed the nose almost drove Li Qingluo mad.

She could no longer bear it, clenched her teeth and let out a low roar: "Ah——!!"

"Grandmother! Kill Luo'er!"