Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 74 - Noble Lady Hui Dies

Chapter 74: Chapter 74 Noble Lady Hui Dies

“Princess Consort, are you saying that my body had already been ailing before today? Which means, Imperial Doctor Xu has been lying all along.”

The Emperor looked at Murong Jiu and said.

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No sooner had his voice fallen than the Imperial Bodyguard stepped forward, violently forcing Imperial Doctor Xu to kneel on the ground.

He did not wait for Murong Jiu’s response, as his gaze had already shifted to Noble Lady Hui.

“My beloved, I have cherished you for not a short time. Tell me, who gave you the Western Regions Enchanted Incense?”

Noble Lady Hui concealed her panic deeply, shouting loudly, “Your Majesty! How can you also not trust your servant, there is no such thing as Western Regions Enchanted Incense, you must not believe the slanderous words of Princess Consort Ling!”

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At that moment, a team of guards marched forward with heavy steps.

“Your Majesty, this is the powder packet found under Noble Lady Hui’s bed!”

The speaker was Commander Fang of the Imperial Bodyguard.

It turned out that right after the Emperor had finished vomiting, he had already gestured to the guards to secretly search Noble Lady Hui’s palace.

The Emperor asked Murong Jiu to look, and after examining it, Murong Jiu nodded: “Father, the fragrance on Noble Lady Hui is indeed this bewitching incense.”

Noble Lady Hui was terrified and crawled forward, “Your Majesty, your servant does not recognize this powder packet, someone must be framing your servant!”

“Your presence disgusts me.”

The Emperor said, and the guards stopped Noble Lady Hui from moving any further.

“Your Majesty, I beg you to save your servant quickly, your servant has been poisoned and framed, someone wants to put your servant to death!”

“I will give you one last chance, otherwise, if I find out you meant to harm me, I will have your entire clan buried with you.”

Noble Lady Hui’s face turned pale.

She instinctively looked towards the Empress.

The Empress felt a sinking in her heart and angrily said, “Noble Lady Hui, what are you looking at me for! Do you intend to slander me as well? Speak clearly! Who exactly directed you to cause chaos in the harem?”

Noble Lady Hui met her fierce gaze and shrank back.

Noble Lady Hui always remembered how the Empress had coerced and enticed her into committing such a heinous act.

She had not forgotten that her lifelong lover, whom she had secretly vowed to before entering the palace, still had his life in the hands of the Empress.

She couldn’t muster the courage to accuse the Empress directly.

Just then, Noble Lady Hui’s wet nurse and maidservant were brought forward by Prince Ling’s men.

Her heart turned to ashes, and without waiting for the Emperor to question her, she said:

“It indeed is the Western Regions Enchanted Incense, I have long admired Your Majesty, but in Your Majesty’s heart, there is only Sister Consort Yun Pin, whom you entered the palace with me. Jealousy and resentment filled my heart. Just then, Noble Consort Qi came to me, asking me to use the incense to seduce Your Majesty and then find an opportunity to kill the unborn child of Consort Yun Pin, so that Noble Concubine could forever receive Your Majesty’s grace.”

“Nonsense! Your Majesty! Noble Lady Hui is pulling me down with her because she sees her plot uncovered!”

Noble Consort Qi was so angry that her fingers trembled.

The Emperor, of course, was aware that if it were indeed Noble Consort Qi’s doing, neither Yu Yan nor Murong Jiu would have pointed it out publicly. Moreover, just earlier, he had nearly punished Noble Consort Qi with thirty strokes due to Noble Lady Hui’s deception.

“Take her back to Sky Prison, subject her to severe torture!”

The Emperor’s expression was fierce, determined to make those behind the plot pay dearly!

“Yes!”

The guards restrained Noble Lady Hui, pulling her toward the direction of Sky Prison.

“It’s terrible, it’s terrible! Your Majesty, Consort Yun Pin has fallen from the attic!”

Suddenly, a little eunuch crawled and rolled up to report.

The Emperor’s expression turned sharply fierce as he bellowed, “Unbelievably audacious! Imperial Physician Chen, Murong Jiu, quickly follow me!”

The Emperor marched ahead rapidly.

Murong Jiu, having been specifically named, obviously had to go.

Jun Yuyan saw her complexion was somewhat pale, likely due to nausea and disgust, and immediately took her hand, leading her to follow the Emperor.

The Second Prince stared at the two people’s clasped hands, a sinister chill flashing across his eyes.

“Murong Jiu, do you really think Jun Yuyan would act as a father to the child in your belly?”

“Foolish woman, have you so quickly fallen for someone else and got caught in Jun Yuyan’s tender loving trap?”

The group soon arrived at Consort Yun Pin’s palace.

As soon as they entered, Murong Jiu smelled a strong scent of blood.

It seemed very serious, and she had a bad feeling.

Sure enough, after only a few steps, they saw Consort Yun Pin lying in a pool of blood, with several palace maids and eunuchs kneeling on the ground crying.

“My beloved consort!”

The Emperor called out gravely, and both Murong Jiu and Imperial Physicians Chen and Xiao Sun hurriedly checked on Consort Yun Pin.

Consort Yun Pin’s head was broken, bleeding profusely, and what was worse, her lower abdomen. Most of the blood she was losing was flowing from under her.

“Your Majesty, Your Majesty, please save our child!”

The pale-faced Consort Yun Pin brightened a bit when she saw the Emperor, hoping their child could still be saved.

But after taking her pulse, Imperial Physician Chen shook his head somberly.

The Emperor’s expression turned terribly cold, asking Murong Jiu to examine Consort Yun Pin.

“Father Emperor, Consort Yun Pin’s injuries are too severe, the child in her belly cannot be saved anymore. What’s most important now, is to stop the bleeding and treat Consort Yun Pin’s injuries to save her life.”

Imperial Physician Chen nodded, “Princess Consort Ling is right, Your Majesty. Consort Yun Pin’s life is in great danger now.”

The Emperor’s face darkened further as anger surged in his eyes.

He ordered Imperial Physician Chen and Murong Jiu to ensure Consort Yun Pin was treated well, then he began investigating the incident of Consort Yun Pin falling from the attic.

The palace maids and eunuchs knelt in a row.

A trembling palace maid said, “This servant saw Shui Xiu pushing Consort Yun Pin. We don’t know where Shui Xiu has escaped to.”

The Emperor ordered people to search for this palace maid named Shui Xiu.

But in the end, they only found her corpse; she had committed suicide by jumping into a well.

With the trail gone cold, the Emperor had all the servants in the palace severely interrogated, but they only found out that someone had seen Shui Xiu entering and leaving the residence of Noble Lady Hui.

Noble Lady Hui was dragged out, kneeling before the Emperor with a body covered in wounds, yet she remained silent, a stark contrast to her previous pleading appearance.

The Emperor’s voice, filled with rage and mockery, said, “I didn’t expect that, My beloved consort would turn out to be so tough.”

Noble Lady Hui sneered.

She scoffed at the Empress. Her role as a pawn was finished, yet the Empress had arranged a backup plan, using this opportunity to harm the dragon son in Consort Yun Pin’s womb.

Such a ruthless woman.

But she had no excuses; the Empress intended to pin Consort Yun Pin’s incident on her head.

Anyway, destined to die, what difference did it make between one crime and two?

The Emperor, unable to contain his fury, shouted, “Beat her! Beat her severely for me!”

Murong Jiu, inside the room, could hear Noble Lady Hui’s screams of agony and the sounds of a cane breaking skin.

She gritted her teeth, holding back tears, and together with Imperial Physicians Chen and Xiao Sun, worked to save Consort Yun Pin, with Jun Yuyan helping them.

Eventually, they managed to save Consort Yun Pin’s life, but she had lost too much blood and remained unconscious.

Outside, Noble Lady Hui had been beaten by the furious Emperor to her last breath.

“Ah Jiu, can you hold on?”

Jun Yuyan supported her with a clever move.

Murong Jiu nodded, glancing at the sky, surprised to see that dawn was almost upon them.

“Your Majesty, Noble Lady Hui has stopped breathing.”