newbobooks Chapter 672 The root of everything is so despicable and absurd.
Chapter 672 The root of everything is so despicable and absurd.
Inside Zhilan Garden, Zhao Qingzhi sat leaning against the headboard, her eyes fixed on the direction of the door, her fingernails already deeply embedded in the flesh of her palms.
As soon as Granny Zhang entered, she eagerly asked, "Granny, how did it go? What did the Prince Yong's mansion say? Are they going to arrest that bitch Lin Xingyao?"
Granny Zhang closed the door, walked to the bedside, and calmly replied.
"This old servant has presented all the evidence. Prince Yong was furious and ordered the Princess's residence to be surrounded."
"Surrounded?" Zhao Qingzhi asked as if she had heard the biggest joke in the world.
She let out a shrill laugh, a laugh both shrill and insane, "Just to surround her? She killed my child! My child! I'll make her pay with her life! I'll make her suffer a terrible death!"
She suddenly threw off the covers, struggling to get out of bed, screaming incessantly.
"I'm going to find her! I'm going to tear her apart with my own hands! I'm going to make her suffer the same pain my child has gone through!"
"Young Miss!" Granny Zhang grabbed her shoulder and said in a stern voice, "Calm down!"
"Calm down? How can you expect me to calm down!" Zhao Qingzhi's eyes were bloodshot, she looked like a madwoman, and tears rolled down her cheeks uncontrollably.
"My child is gone! He didn't even have a chance to see me before that vicious woman killed him! I hate her! I hate her so much!"
She gripped Granny Zhang's sleeves tightly with both hands, her knuckles turning white.
"I want her to pay with her life! Did you hear me! I want Lin Xingyao to pay with her life!"
Seeing her heartbroken state, a hint of pity flashed in Granny Zhang's eyes.
"Young Miss, paying with your life? That's impossible."
Zhao Qingzhi's cries stopped abruptly, and she looked at Granny Zhang in disbelief.
Granny Zhang laid bare the cold reality for her, word by word.
"Lin Xingyao is a princess of the Yong Prince's Mansion, and the apple of the eye of the Yong Prince and Princess. Compared to a grandson who has already passed away, they are naturally more reluctant to part with their own daughter."
“The fact that Prince Yong has surrounded the Princess’s residence is already a great favor to the Zhao family. If you continue to cause trouble, it will only make things worse and make Prince Yong’s residence think that the Zhao family is taking advantage of us.”
Zhao Qingzhi felt all her strength drain away in an instant. She let go of her grip, slumped back onto the bed, her eyes vacant, muttering to herself, "Impossible...impossible..."
Granny Zhang sighed and continued, "Right now, what we can do is not think about how to make Lin Xingyao pay with her life, but rather see what kind of explanation the Prince Yong's Mansion will come up with to quell the Zhao family's anger and secure the greatest benefit for you."
"What you need to do is find a way to have another child. Only by giving birth to a legitimate son can your position in this royal palace truly be as secure as Mount Tai."
"Have another one?" Zhao Qingzhi slowly raised her head, gave a bitter smile, and tears blurred her vision once again. "Granny, look at the ghastly state I am in now. Do you think Lin Jingchuan will ever touch me again?"
Looking at her swollen face and lifeless eyes, Granny Zhang shook her head helplessly.
There are many ways for this couple to have sex.
However, those methods cannot be told to her yet, for fear that she will not be able to accept them and it will upset her.
Even if this body is truly damaged and cannot reproduce, there are still other ways; someone else can give birth.
However, Granny Zhang kept these words to herself and did not say them aloud.
She simply softened her tone and gently comforted her, "Miss, don't be discouraged. The old lady has gone to great lengths for your health and even specially invited Imperial Physician Zhuo from the palace."
"Imperial Physician Zhuo is a gynecological expert who specializes in treating all kinds of difficult and complicated diseases. He will definitely be able to get your body back in good shape. Don't think about anything else now. Just take good care of yourself and get your body strong. That's better than anything else."
Imperial Physician Zhuo?
A glimmer of light finally appeared in Zhao Qingzhi's empty eyes.
She knew that Imperial Physician Zhuo was one of the most skilled physicians in the palace, and it was extremely difficult to hire him, even at great expense. Her grandmother had actually managed to persuade this powerful figure to come to her aid.
Zhao Qingzhi lowered her eyes, her long eyelashes concealing the surging hatred in them.
Yes, she can't fall.
She wants to live, she wants to live well.
She needs to recover her health, regain Lin Jingchuan's favor, and have another child.
She wanted to make that bitch Lin Xingyao watch as she gradually rose again and reclaimed everything that belonged to her.
She wants everyone who has wronged or belittled her to pay the price!
The main hall of Prince Yong's Mansion.
Lin Jingchuan helped his distraught mother sit down.
Princess Yong's pale hands gripped her son's sleeve tightly, her eyes unfocused, and she kept muttering, "What does he mean, Jingchuan? What does your father mean by this...?"
Lin Jingchuan's throat was dry, and he couldn't utter a single word.
Less than half an hour later, Prince Yong returned, his face even more gloomy than when he left.
Behind him followed several tall guards, who were holding two trembling women in their arms.
"Your Highness!" Princess Yong struggled to her feet, and when she saw the two women being escorted, her pupils suddenly contracted.
Those were Lin Xingyao's most trusted confidantes, Granny Cui and her maid Hanxiang.
"Bring the person up!" Prince Yong didn't look at her; his voice was as cold as ice.
The guards shoved Cui Mama and Hanxiang violently to the center of the hall. Their legs went weak, and they immediately collapsed to their knees, kowtowing repeatedly and begging for mercy: "Your Highness, spare us! Your Highness, spare us!"
Prince Yong walked to the main seat, but did not sit down. Instead, he took out a confession from his pocket and slammed it down in front of Granny Cui.
"Granny Qi has already confessed. Now, it's your turn."
Granny Cui trembled and looked up to see the confession with bright red handprints on it.
She knew it was all over.
"Speak!" Prince Yong shouted.
Granny Cui dared not hide anything any longer and spilled everything out like beans.
"It was...it was the princess! It was all the princess's doing! The princess said that the crown princess couldn't be allowed to give birth to this child!"
"She said that the women of the Zhao family were not worthy of giving birth to the young prince's eldest son. That's why she sent me to bribe Granny Qi in the main kitchen to tamper with the princess's meals."
"And that silver frost charcoal, it was also ordered by the princess, who said it was to make the princess's health deteriorate day by day, without anyone noticing!"
Princess Yong felt a chill run down her spine. She staggered and pointed at Granny Cui in disbelief.
"You're talking nonsense! Xingyao...why would she do that?"
“At first…” Granny Cui’s voice trembled uncontrollably, “At first, the princess did not intend to use such a slow and ruthless method to torment people.”
"She originally wanted the young master to put the abortion pill in his food, to end it all. But, but the young master was too soft-hearted and couldn't bring himself to do it, so the princess..."
Prince Yong watched coldly, "Granny Cui, tell the Princess Consort why Xingyao is so determined to kill her own nephew."
"Tell her all the filthy thoughts in her heart, down to the last detail!"
“I…” Granny Cui looked terrified, glanced instinctively at Lin Jingchuan’s ashen face, and quickly lowered her head, not daring to say anything more.
"Say!"
Prince Yong's outburst completely shattered Granny Cui's psychological defenses.
She closed her eyes, as if she were going all out, and screamed, "Because the princess loves the young prince! She has always had the young prince in her heart!"
"Those rumors circulating in the streets are not false! The princess is jealous of the crown prince's wife, and she hates any woman who can get close to the young prince! She once told me that the young prince is hers, and no one can take him away. Even if it's about having children, it won't be up to that stupid woman Zhao Qingzhi!"
There was a boom.
Princess Yong felt as if a thunderbolt had struck her head, leaving her completely stunned.
She dismissed the rumors circulating as nonsense, believing that someone was deliberately trying to ruin her daughter's reputation.
But now, these words are coming from the mouth of the daughter's closest servant!
"You insolent servant! You're spouting lies!" Princess Yong pounced on him like a madwoman. "They're siblings! They're siblings! How could this be? This is absolutely impossible!"
The guards quickly stepped forward to stop the Princess Yong, who was losing control of her emotions.
She was being supported, but she still stared intently at Granny Cui, her eyes bloodshot.
"You're trying to save yourselves by falsely accusing your master! Your Highness, you can't believe her! You can't!"
Prince Yong ignored her madness and turned his head, his unfathomable eyes falling on his son.
Lin Jingchuan stood there, motionless.
He had always known that Lin Xingyao harbored such immoral and unethical thoughts towards him.
He originally thought that letting Lin Xingyao leave the Yong Prince's mansion, and stay far away from it...
Who would have thought that she would harden her heart and harm an unborn baby?
The root of all this is so despicable and absurd.