jdhmnovel Chapter 133 Giving Gifts
Chapter 133 Giving Gifts
The eldest princess seemed to have a sudden realization, her eyes lighting up. "That's right! Feng Rui, this uncle, was practically raised by the Grand Empress Dowager. If we consider only the Grand Empress Dowager's feelings for him, they are even deeper than for her mother."
After thinking it over, she felt a little better. She glanced down at the strategist kneeling humbly before her. If it weren't for his relative loyalty, he would have been dead countless times over.
"Hmph! Get up."
"Thank you, Your Highness, thank you, Your Highness..." the strategist hurriedly expressed his gratitude.
"If there's a next time, you're dead!" The eldest princess said, indifferently deciding his life or death.
Seeing that her anger had subsided somewhat, the strategist in the first seat on the right began to flatter her: "Your Highness, to be honest, we did gain something this time!"
"Oh? What did you find out? Tell me about it?" The eldest princess raised an eyebrow and tilted her head slightly to the right.
"Your Highness, even if we failed to kill Prince Dingbei this time, we have still shifted the blame onto Prince Xian. So, let Prince Dingbei help us defeat Prince Xian..."
Before she could finish speaking, the eldest princess interrupted her sharply: "Do you think Ling Huanan is a bunch of fools like you?"
"Your Highness, please calm down! Even if the Prince of Dingbei has any doubts, Suqin is dead, and they certainly won't be able to trace it back to us!"
These words were spoken by the strategist who was just punished to kneel. She had just displeased His Highness and was now surely trying to make amends.
"I hope so..." For some reason, the eldest princess felt uneasy, hoping that her feeling was wrong!
Unfortunately, things didn't go as planned!
"Knock knock knock..."
A knock sounded at the door, and the woman in black beside the eldest princess stepped forward and slightly opened the door. Seeing that it was a servant from the manor, she opened the door completely and asked, "What is it?"
"My lord, the Prince of Dingbei's residence has sent a 'gift,' and I have come to ask Your Highness for instructions!" The servant kept his eyes down, not daring to glance around, for fear of seeing something he shouldn't and losing his life.
The eldest princess naturally heard it too. She was startled for a moment when she heard the name of the Prince of Dingbei, and then she raised her voice in confusion: "The gift? Bring it here!"
"This...this...I'm afraid Your Highness will have to come to the other side..."
"How dare you! Who do you think you are to make His Highness move aside..." Before the attendant could finish speaking, the strategist interrupted him.
The woman in black looked at the strategist with a speechless expression. "His Highness hasn't even spoken, yet you're already talking back. How can someone so stupid be a strategist?"
As expected, the eldest princess looked displeased, glanced at the other party casually, and then stood up and said to the attendant, "Lead the way! I want to see what it is."
When they arrived at the gate of the mansion, Ling Yi was still there, sitting on a large black lacquered wooden coffin, which was still covered with some mud.
Seeing this, the eldest princess's face grew even more gloomy. She glared at Ling Yi through gritted teeth and said, "The Prince of Dingbei sent me a coffin? What is the meaning of this?"
"Your Highness, you'll know once you open it."
After saying this, Ling Yi jumped off the coffin. After a long while, he saw that the eldest princess and her entourage looked pale but did not come forward.
Ling Yi suddenly slapped his head in annoyance and said:
"Look at my brain! How can I let the host open a gift when I'm here to give one!"
After saying that, she kicked the coffin lid open. As the coffin lid hit the ground, she walked to one end of the coffin, took a deep breath, and stood the coffin upright.
Only then did everyone realize that the person covered in lividity in the coffin was none other than Suqin.
Seemingly losing her support, 'Suqin' was about to fall forward. The strategists all retreated, and although the eldest princess at the front was pulled back by the woman in black, she was still unable to dodge in time and was pinned down by 'Suqin', falling to the ground together...
"Ah..." Suqin was hanging, her tongue sticking out long. The eldest princess opened her eyes and saw the other's tongue coming towards her. She was so frightened that she screamed repeatedly.
The woman in black quickly stepped forward, threw Suqin's body away, and helped the eldest princess up.
"This eldest princess is actually afraid of the dead?" Ling Yi leaned against a pillar with his arms crossed, looking bored, and said:
"My lord said that when a person dies, it's better for them to be recognized as their ancestors and return to their roots!"
After saying that, he jumped onto the high wall and disappeared from everyone's sight with a few leaps.
The eldest princess watched her departing figure, her face filled with malice. Then she turned to Suqin, who had just confronted her, and ordered fiercely, "Flog her corpse, skin her alive, and tear her to pieces..."
"Tsk! That's ruthless!" Before he could finish speaking, Ling Yi, who had turned back again, interrupted him. Meeting the other's murderous gaze, he mimicked Ling Huanan's tone and continued:
"I just forgot another thing my prince said: 'Don't think that just because you're dead and there's no way I can do anything to you. If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place! If there's a next time, hmph!'"
After saying that, the person disappeared again.
Once it was confirmed that the person had truly left, the strategist who had given the idea spoke up again: "A threat, blatant coercion..."
"Snapped."
Before she could finish speaking, a tooth flew out with the sound of a slap, causing her to gasp for breath in pain as she covered her mouth.
The eldest princess withdrew her hand from the blow and said sternly, "Guards, drag this piece of trash away and feed him to the dogs."
No sooner had he finished speaking than four servants came out and dragged the man away, ignoring his pleas for mercy.
A moment later, the sounds of wild dogs tearing and a woman begging for mercy came from the backyard, and everyone present was filled with fear...
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Two days later.
April 24th, spring is in full bloom, the perfect time for a spring outing.
Early in the morning, Ling Huanan got up to try on dresses and solemnly ordered her deputy to help her see which one suited her best.
The deputy general was completely baffled. The prince usually wore the black military uniform issued by the army camp, and he only had five or six sets of clothes for daily wear, all of which were black. How could she possibly understand that?
So the deputy general said every single item looked good, and Ling Huanan frowned, looking displeased, and told her to get out.
Finally, she chose a black brocade robe with gold-embroidered wide sleeves and a peacock-patterned sash around her waist. After thinking for a moment, she changed the sash and took out an old sachet that Xue Wen hadn't finished embroidering from the cabinet. Regardless of whether it looked out of place, she tied it on directly.
She even thought to herself that he was a perfect match for Awen!
Xue Wen used to wear a brown long gown, but since coming to the capital, he has gradually come to prefer a plain white Hangzhou silk brocade dress, with a sachet at his waist.
Ling Huanan tidied herself up, put a jade hairpin in her hair, and then, with the dried kite in hand, boarded the carriage and headed towards the Lin residence under the adjutant's indescribable gaze.
When they arrived at the entrance of the Lin residence, they saw Lin Shu and her husband also standing at attention. They were a little surprised. Were they also going out?
When Xue Wen, who was clearly dressed up and wearing a light blue floral dress, appeared, a crack appeared on Ling Huanan's expressionless face.
She glanced discreetly at her clothes, then at Xue Wen, and thought to herself:
[Ah Wen didn't wear tea-white! All that searching was for nothing! Although Ah Wen looks good in anything, it's obvious to anyone with eyes that they don't look like a couple!]
Xue Wen looked at Ling Huanan and felt that the man seemed different today, exceptionally handsome. He then noticed the incongruous sachet at the man's waist, and his ears turned slightly red. He whispered:
"Let's go!"
"Hmm." Ling Huanan appeared serious on the surface, but in reality, he eagerly lifted the carriage curtain to welcome Xue Wen into his carriage.
Lin Shu looked at her adoptive mother, who was dressed up in a flamboyant manner today. However, her beauty was so stunning that it was a perfect match for the golden peacock tattoo on her body.
Then, raising an eyebrow, he followed the curtain Ling Huanan had lifted and got into the car. Seeing Ling Huanan seem stunned, he kindly reminded him:
"Let's go! Aren't we going for a spring outing?"
By the time Ling Huanan realized what was happening, Xue Wen had already followed the Lin family's husband to the carriage at the back. She had no choice but to look at Lin Shu and ask, "Are you going too?"
Lin Shu looked at her as if she were an idiot.
Ling Huanan felt as if he had been hit by a double blow. He got into the car with a cold face, flung down the curtain, and let out a low snort:
"Hmph! No ventilation!"
Lin Shu raised an eyebrow but didn't respond.
Ling Huanan had no idea that something even more troublesome was yet to come!
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