Chapter 625: That Hand
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Mingzhu quickly turned around and saw Consort Li, who had been silently crying beside Yuwen Fu, rushing towards her as if in a frenzy. One hand reached out to grab her clothes, while the other tightly gripped a golden hairpin, stabbing towards her eyes.
At this moment, Donghui, Xia Xue, and others were too far away to help. Mingzhu quickly dodged to the side, trying to avoid Consort Li. But Consort Li was pushed forward by Consort Xiao from behind, stumbling towards Mingzhu. Consort Li grabbed Mingzhu’s clothes tightly, eyes wide open with madness and hatred. “I’ll kill you! Let Yuwen Chu know this heartache too! If he doesn’t let me live, I won’t let you live!”
With Consort Li too close, Mingzhu had no chance to use her sleeve arrows. Donghui and the others wanted to rush over quickly but were blocked by the palace attendants around Empress Dowager Min. Without hesitation, Mingzhu raised her hand to block Consort Li’s golden hairpin. Even if her hand was pierced through, it was better than being blinded.
Suddenly, someone grabbed Consort Li from behind, snatched the hairpin, and forcefully pushed her to the ground. Consort Li, in despair, still clung to Mingzhu’s clothes, wailing like a wild beast, “Heaven is unjust! Heaven is unjust! Traitors and thieves, everyone should be punished! Why won’t they let me kill her? Why?” Her crying turned into howls of despair at the end.
Mingzhu, dragged down by Consort Li, struggled to pull her clothes out of Consort Li’s grip. She looked solemnly at Consort Li, who was being dragged away by the palace attendants under the command of Mu Gugu. Mingzhu no longer thought about right or wrong. Such matters were impossible to clarify; only interests and positions mattered.
A man’s hand reached out to her. Mingzhu looked up and saw Yuwen You, half-lidded, looking at her expressionlessly. Well, not entirely expressionless. There were many complicated emotions in his eyes, mocking, gloating, but also vaguely excited and expectant.
This scene was just like it was years ago.
That year, when she had nowhere to turn, she became a stray dog, chased and insulted by many people. She was pushed to the ground, and he came, driving away those who bullied her, then reached out his hand to her. At that time, she already knew many things and unhesitatingly pushed his hand away. But he grabbed her arm, pulled her up forcibly, and roughly threw her onto a horse, taking her back to Linan Wang’s Mansion and locking her up.
Yuwen You’s expression back then was exactly the same as it was now.
Mingzhu turned her head away, placed her hand in Donghui’s hand, who had rushed over, and used Donghui’s strength to stand up. Silently, she covered Yuwen Fu with the fur coat again.
Yuwen You looked at his empty hand, his eyes filled with gloom.
“Ha! Such pretense. Who are you trying to impress? Aren’t you afraid that County Prince Sien will come knocking at your door in the middle of the night for revenge?” Min Baoyun’s voice sounded abruptly, particularly sharp and sarcastic.
Mingzhu gave her a cold look, “The one who needs to worry about this issue isn’t me, but the one who has truly done wrong. I dare to arrange County Prince Sien’s funeral, do you?”
Min Baoyun, knowing a bit about the situation, took a step back and shrieked, “Why should I arrange his body? I’m not his servant!”
Mingzhu sneered, “I’m not either, but I’m willing to do it, and you’re not. Neither are you,” she added, looking at Empress Dowager Min.
The Empress Dowager, who had many lives on her hands and cared little for such a small matter, smugly replied, “I dare, but I won’t do it.” As the Dowager and the Emperor’s birth mother, how could she possibly arrange the body of such a lowly brat? He wasn’t her son. She was the happiest now that the brat was finally dead, wondering how the old woman would continue to oppress her in the future.
Mingzhu didn’t argue with her, silently walking back to await news from the Great Empress Dowager’s side. The imperial physician, who was accustomed to attending to the Great Empress Dowager, quickly revived her. Leaning on Fu Zifei, the Great Empress Dowager, with a hoarse voice, said, “Mei Yuxi, recount the scene truthfully.” She was not someone unfamiliar with the world and could tell that Yuwen Fu’s death was unusual.
Mei Yuxi whispered, “Your Majesty, because His Majesty issued an order requiring everyone to travel by horse, County Prince Sien also changed horses. When they arrived at the sacrificial hall, His Majesty summoned County Prince Sien and County Prince Yanping to speak with them, and then summoned Ying Wang and others. When County Prince Sien and County Prince Yanping were on their way back, they coincidentally met Ying Wang, Huayang Wang, and others. When County Prince Sien’s horse brushed past Ying Wang’s, something happened. County Prince Sien’s horse suddenly got frightened, and he fell off. Then Huayang Wang’s horse also got startled and stepped on County Prince Sien. Huayang Wang tried to control the frightened horse, but it caused chaos, leading to many horses losing control…”
The Great Empress Dowager’s heart was torn with pain, and she cried uncontrollably. Her child, whom she had raised with her own hands, her child in whom she had placed all her hopes, died so miserably, so pitifully. She thought of Yuwen Fu’s terrified and pained expression, feeling as if her heart had been ripped apart, making her feel unbearably painful.
Empress Dowager Min wiped away her tears and choked, “It’s so pitiful. He was in such good spirits, how could he suddenly fall off the horse? Didn’t this child learn to ride a horse very early? And it’s so coincidental that it happened with Ying Wang and Huayang Wang’s horses. Wasn’t Ying Wang known for his excellent riding skills and having many talented people around him? Why didn’t he help County Prince Sien?”
Consort Xiao sneered, “Your Majesty, you may not know this, but County Prince Sien has been staying in Changxin Palace for a long time, poking many people in the eyes! Without County Prince Sien, someone else would have taken the lead.” This was implying that Yuwen Chu and Mingzhu resented and despised Yuwen Fu because the Great Empress Dowager favored and promoted him, so they wished Yuwen Fu would die quickly. Without hope for the Great Empress Dowager, she would naturally stand with them.
Imperial Consort Min wanted to defend, but Mingzhu signaled her not to bother. No matter what, in everyone’s eyes, Yuwen Fu fell off his horse right after brushing past Yuwen Chu, and then was trampled by Huayang Wang’s horse, and then trampled to death by the other horses. Yuwen Chu and Huayang Wang were usually close, so everyone naturally thought it was a conspiracy between the two. Defending would only be seen as sophistry. Only finding strong evidence could make people speechless.
She calculated the time. Since Yuwen Fu had an accident just before the sacrificial hall, Yuwen Chu and the others should be back by now.
After crying enough, the Great Empress Dowager asked about Yuwen Fu’s younger brother, Yuwen Guang, “Is County Prince Yanping okay?”
Mei Yuxi hurriedly replied, “County Prince Yanping is lucky. He was protected by Linan Wang and is on his way back now.”
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