diskusbooks Chapter 249 Let him be smug first
Chapter 249 Let him be smug first
"you you you……"
Ye Shishu flicked her sleeve, and a rope suddenly flew out from her palm, wrapping around Ge Shi's neck like a snake.
Madam Ge gripped the rope with both hands, her previously ferocious face suddenly turning into a pleading expression, "Shu'er... Shu'er... for the sake of you once calling me aunt... spare... spare me... I know I was wrong... I know I was wrong..."
Ye Shishu narrowed her eyes, her gaze icy and sharp. "You caused my mother's early death, while you lived more than ten years longer than her. This is already a mercy from heaven. What reason do I have to let you go? It just so happens that your lover You Jianbin and your husband Wei Guangzheng have both gone to the underworld. I'll take pity on you and let you go down to join them!"
"Well--"
……
The next day.
News spread from the government office that Ge had murdered her lover, You Jianbin, and after being arrested, she hanged herself in prison out of fear of punishment.
When the news was received, Yuchi Rui was discussing matters with Mo Qianxiao at the Liang Prince's residence.
"What? Ge murdered her lover, You Jianbin?"
"Yes, Your Highness. The officials went to the Wei family to arrest the man themselves, and they also found You Jianbin's body in Ge's room." The subordinate reported the information he had gathered from the government office.
"How is this possible!" Yu Chi Rui exclaimed in disbelief.
He knew better than anyone that You Jianbin had died right in front of him!
He was the one who ordered You Jianbin's body to be dumped in a mass grave!
"Your Highness, what has happened?" Mo Qianxiao asked, puzzled, seeing his agitated state.
"No...it's nothing, just the death of a good-for-nothing who stole another man's wife." After saying that, Yu Chi Rui winked at his subordinates, signaling them to leave.
Although he cooperated with Mo Qianxiao, military power was ultimately an internal matter of the Great Ye Kingdom. Even if he were foolish, he wouldn't be so foolish as to tell Mo Qianxiao about matters related to military power in the Great Ye Kingdom.
Mo Qianxiao smiled and didn't press the matter.
The two then continued their discussion.
"Your Highness, my men have already entered the territory of the Great Ye Kingdom. They will soon arrive in the capital disguised as members of the escort agency. Now it's up to you to make your move."
Yu Chi Rui said with a stern face, "The mountain fire has been burning for so long and has not yet been extinguished. I guess the people in the mountains are doomed. Although it is a pity that Ye Shi Shu is no longer a hostage, fortunately Yu Chi Ling is not in the city now, which is a good time for me to make my move."
"Is Your Highness confident?" Mo Qianxiao raised an eyebrow.
“Of course!” Yu Chi Rui smiled confidently. “The day your men enter the city will be the day I seize the throne!”
He had orders to mobilize the Northwest Army, and even if some people disobeyed him, they dared not move their troops arbitrarily because they were leaderless.
He only needs two steps now: first, to bribe the guards at the city gate so that they can kill Yu Chi Ling without mercy if they discover any trace of him.
The other step...
Naturally, it was his high and mighty father, the emperor!
……
Royal study room.
"Your Majesty, if you are tired, please go back to your palace to rest," Qi Sui advised with concern when he saw Yu Chi Sheng yawning repeatedly.
“…Hmm.” Yu Chisheng yawned and got up.
Qi Sui helped him up.
Just as they were leaving the imperial study, Yuchi Sheng suddenly swayed, then involuntarily fell towards Qi Sui—
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!" Qi Sui cried out in alarm, struggling to carry Yu Chi Sheng while shouting to the palace servants, "Quickly, summon the imperial physician!"
Not long after, Yu Chisheng was sent back to his palace.
Lu Changqing arrived with several imperial physicians, and while listening to Qi Sui describe Yuchi Sheng's condition, he examined Yuchi Sheng's body.
Before long, a royal physician said, "His Majesty has fallen ill from overwork, which is why he fainted."
The other imperial physicians nodded in agreement, indicating that the symptoms they diagnosed were consistent with his.
Lu Changqing frowned and asked Qi Sui, "Eunuch Qi, is there still no news of the Crown Prince? The Emperor needs to rest and recuperate properly; he cannot be overworked! The court cannot be without a leader; the Crown Prince must return to administer the government!"
Qi Sui said with distress, "If only we had news of the Crown Prince, but ever since the Crown Princess disappeared, there has been no word from the Crown Prince either. Where are we supposed to find him?"
Lu Changqing said, "Then let's suspend court for the next few days. The Emperor needs to rest for a few days."
Qi Sui nodded, "Then I'll go and discuss this with the officials and ask them to come up with a solution."
……
Zhihe General's Residence.
Ye Gengxin returned from the palace with a sullen face. Ninth Aunt asked, "General, what happened?"
Ye Gengxin lowered his voice and asked her, "Where are the two of them? Where are they now?"
"I'm waiting for you in the study."
"Ah."
Ye Gengxin quickened his pace toward the study.
As soon as he entered the door, he saw his daughter and son-in-law chatting and drinking tea. He was furious. "You two are still in the mood for playing around? Do you know how chaotic things are in the court?"
Ye Shishu laughed and said, "Isn't it just that the court officials discussed and decided to let Yuchi Rui act as the acting governor? What's so strange about that?"
Seeing that she was still in the mood to joke, Ye Gengxin simply ignored her and asked his son-in-law directly, "Your Highness, you don't care about the affairs of the court, but don't you care about the Emperor's life? Do you know that the Emperor fainted yesterday and has not woken up yet!"
Yu Chi Ling also smiled and said, "If he doesn't faint, how can Yu Chi Rui be so smug?"
Upon hearing this, Ye Gengxin was completely bewildered. "What do you mean?"
Ye Shishu got up and helped him to sit down on the large chair. Then, she said to him slowly and deliberately, "Father, don't worry, the Emperor is fine. It's just an act for Yuchi Rui's people. It's not that we intentionally wanted to hide it from you; we were just afraid that if you knew in advance, your acting wouldn't be convincing enough."
"What play?" Ye Gengxin didn't understand.
"Did you have an argument with anyone in court today?"
"Of course! Those few opportunists in the court, seeing that the Emperor was ill, started to side with Prince Liang again under the pretext of the Crown Prince's disappearance! I didn't have a sword at the time, otherwise I really wanted to chop them down!" Ye Gengxin cursed.
"Hehe!" Ye Shishu laughed. "Your anger is what makes Yuchi Rui believe he's about to succeed. If you had known beforehand that the Emperor was faking his illness, would you still have argued with them?"
"I..." Ye Gengxin was stunned, then his eyes lit up with joy, "The Emperor is faking his illness? Really?"
"Of course!" Ye Shishu raised his chin. "This tactic of luring the snake out of its hole was my idea!"
Seeing her proud little face, Ye Gengxin felt a little embarrassed, and then looked at his son-in-law, "Your Highness, what should we do next?"