Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 247 - How Dares This Lowly Maid Covet This

Chapter 247: Chapter 247: How Dares This Lowly Maid Covet This Prince

Chapter 247: Chapter 247: How Dares This Lowly Maid Covet This Prince

The Third Prince and Zhuo Yinzhu’s carriage had moved far away before Murong Jiu let go of her hand from her stomach.

She lifted up her sleeve to reveal several scratched nail marks on her wrist, where Zhuo Yinzhu had grabbed her.

Divine Doctor Zhai said, “As expected, using nothing but poison, something not presentable in plain sight. She’s too vicious, actually wanting to destroy your beauty.”

Zhuo Yinzhu’s poison was hidden in the seams of her nails. She intentionally grabbed Murong Jiu’s wrist and pinched it with her nails to poison her.

Little did she know, Murong Jiu was well-prepared and had a fairly good understanding of Zhuo Yinzhu, guessing her methods. She had applied a synthetic skin made by her master on both her hands. Sure enough, Zhuo Yinzhu, in her impatience, seized the opportunity to grab her wrist and scratched hard enough to break the skin.

The synthetic skin felt just like human skin to the touch, and it was thin enough to hold Murong Jiu’s body heat, so Zhuo Yinzhu didn’t notice anything amiss.

Divine Doctor Zhai didn’t let Chun Tao and Hong Yi take action; he personally helped Murong Jiu remove the synthetic skins from both her wrists.

After carefully checking for any cuts on her hands and ensuring there were none, he finally breathed a sigh of relief.

“Girl, you’re too bold. You’re carrying twins, and any little mishap would be no small matter.”

Murong Jiu was also aware that she had been too risky, relying on her knowledge of Zhuo Yinzhu to take such a gamble.

But if she didn’t do so, by the time her husband and brothers returned, she could have been subject to further scheming.

Since Divine Doctor Miao and Miao Wuxie had appeared, she had been suspecting whether Jun Yuyan in her previous life had also been afflicted by Gu, hence being manipulated by others?

There was no way to trace back to her previous life, but now, she had to nip the danger in the bud.

Zhuo Yinzhu wanted her to disfigure herself and end three lives, but little did she know that as she came close, she herself had been poisoned.

“Master, I promise I won’t take such risks again. Let’s go; Zhuo Yinzhu must be about to feel the effects of the poison. Let’s go watch the excitement together,” she said.

“What’s the rush? First, let me take a good look at your pulse. My brother is very malicious; we must be cautious,” he advised.

So Murong Jiu obediently sat down and let her master check her pulse.

The vase had already been taken out, and the window was open too. Despite the chilly breeze, it felt fresh and clear.

After a thorough check, Divine Doctor Zhai nodded and said, “It looks like there’s nothing wrong for the moment, but do pay attention. If you feel uncomfortable anywhere, tell me straight away.”

Of course, Murong Jiu nodded obediently.

In fact, the one who was truly bold with using poison was Miao Wuxie.

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Although Divine Doctor Miao was cruel, he had many concerns and also wanted to make a name for himself in the Capital City. He needed The Third Prince’s help, and without The Third Prince’s word, he was unlikely to take matters into his own hands.

In her previous life, Miao Wuxie became a sharp blade in the hands of the Second Prince.

In this life, perhaps the trajectory of Miao Wuxie’s life had also shifted.

But she couldn’t be completely at ease about him.

Thinking about her personal silk handkerchief still in Miao Wuxie’s possession, she felt a bit annoyed; sooner or later, she would have to retrieve that handkerchief.

After The Third Prince got into the carriage, he remained silent throughout the journey.

On the way there, he kept his arm around Zhuo Yinzhu’s waist, but now, possibly influenced by Murong Jiu’s words, he felt Zhuo Yinzhu was unclean and had deceived him.

Zhuo Yinzhu’s eyes teared up, and she spoke sadly for a long time. Towards the end, she even tried to jump off the carriage, but The Third Prince finally held her back and embraced her in his arms.

Sensing Zhuo Yinzhu’s stiff movements, not like those experienced in intimacy, The Third Prince couldn’t help but trust her to some extent, again cursing Murong Jiu for being too malicious, deliberately smearing Zhuo Yinzhu and driving a wedge between them.

The two clung together, skin touching skin, when suddenly Zhuo Yinzhu’s breathing became hot and she gasped a few times.

The sound wasn’t quiet, causing passersby to stop in their tracks.

“What’s the matter?”

The Third Prince pushed her away with a single motion.

The carriage he was using belonged to Prince Rui’s Mansion, recognizable at a glance.

Zhuo Yinzhu wailed scandalously like this, tainting his reputation!

Yet, Zhuo Yinzhu seemed deaf, rubbing against him even more, while crying out obliviously.

Just as the Third Prince was about to silence her, the carriage suddenly came to an abrupt halt, almost throwing him and Zhuo Yinzhu out.

He raged, “What’s happening outside!”

“Your Highness, someone has charged in front of our carriage!”

No sooner had the guard finished speaking than cries and wails came from outside.

The common people, upon witnessing this scene, couldn’t help but be curious. What had happened that so many people in mourning clothes were kneeling on the ground, blocking the carriage from Prince Rui’s Mansion?

“My lord died such a tragic death! Prince Rui’s Mansion tramples on human lives, destroys corpses, and hides evidence. Our lord entered Prince Rui’s Mansion and never came out again. They even deny it and viciously beat us!”

“Our young master too; he had some reputation for medical skills and was cordially invited to Prince Rui’s Mansion, only to disappear!”

“How can I bear such misery, my son passed early this year, and now my husband too, without even a body to be found! Prince Rui, I beg you, please return my husband’s body to us. I’m on my knees in front of you!”

The crowd gasped at these words.

These were not from a single family, but several victims!

They cried so sorrowfully, too full of grief for anyone to suspect a pretense.

Take that old woman, for instance; her eyes were swollen from crying, yet she dared not confront Prince Rui, asking for nothing more than her husband’s body.

When people die, funeral rites must be performed, and they should be laid to rest in the ancestral tomb. Without a body, the soul has nowhere to go.

“My God, why would Prince Rui kill so many physicians?”

“Indeed, it’s incomprehensible!”

“Why wouldn’t they return the bodies to the families!”

“What in the world happened?”

A very faint voice suddenly emerged from the crowd, “I heard that Prince Rui is impotent and since these physicians couldn’t cure him, he feared it would be made public and had them killed!”

Prince Rui’s guard immediately looked around, but there were too many people, making it impossible to discern who had spoken.

The Third Prince inside the carriage had a face so dark, it looked like it could drip water.

He suspected this was a drama orchestrated by the Second Prince, intentionally to disgrace him!

The Third Prince flung the carriage curtain open and roared,

“Ridiculous! I have never solicited any folk physicians. My injury is to the leg, and the one treating me is the Imperial Physician! Who in the world brought you here, and what is your purpose!”

Just then, Zhuo Yinzhu’s hand reached out to the Third Prince, crying out painfully, “Your Highness, are you unable to perform? Why won’t you give it to me? Your Highness, please help me.”

Her face suspiciously red, eyes glazed, she had lost all reason, demanding only with instinct.

She had no clothes on and writhed on the Third Prince, yet her movements were practiced.

The Third Prince’s face turned the color of iron, uglier than a liver left out all night.

In a fit of anger, he shoved Zhuo Yinzhu off the carriage.

“What wretched wench dares to defile this Prince! Filthy and foul! Guards, throw her into the river!”