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Chapter 1: Massacre of the Entire Family
In the pitch-black prison cell, footsteps echoed. The guards fell silent, bowing their heads and calling out, "Long live the Emperor!"
Yan Zhi Xi strode purposefully toward the depths of the cell.
A woman, dressed in tattered clothes and covered in blood, hung limply from the torture rack. Her head drooped, her long black hair mingling with the blood-stained white fabric. She was silent, resembling a lifeless corpse devoid of warmth.
Yan Zhi Xi stood at the cell door, his phoenix eyes fierce as he coldly asked, "Is she dead?"
The guard respectfully replied, "Your Majesty, she seems to have just fallen asleep."
Hah! A wretch who dared to poison his Consort could still sleep so peacefully? Her heart must be made of iron!
Yan Zhi Xi's expression darkened as he approached the torture rack. A strong stench of blood assaulted him, causing him to frown. "Consort Yu, I have come to see you."
The woman slowly opened her eyes, her blurred vision reflecting a wickedly beautiful face.
"Is this a dream?" she bitterly smiled before closing her eyes again.
How could that man, who despised her to the core and wouldn’t even listen to an explanation, possibly lower himself to visit her in this filthy prison?
Wen Qingyu's face, filled with despair amidst her disheveled appearance, momentarily stunned Yan Zhi Xi. However, when his gaze fell upon the Black Crescent Moon mark on her wrist, his cold demeanor returned. "Since Consort Yu thinks it's a dream, let's wake her up."
A basin of icy saltwater was poured over her head, seeping into her wounds—no less painful than being executed by slow slicing.
Wen Qingyu let out a low moan of pain and finally spoke, "I didn't poison anyone."
"Still being stubborn?" Yan Zhi Xi said, his patience wearing thin. "Do you know that because you poisoned Consort X, the entire Minister Wen family has been executed?"
"What?" Wen Qingyu widened her eyes in shock.
The guards following Yan Zhi Xi immediately opened two wooden boxes in front of Wen Qingyu.
In the next moment, two bloodied faces appeared before her.
"Father, Mother!" Wen Qingyu screamed hoarsely, desperately trying to rush forward, but she was restrained by chains and couldn't get any closer.
"Hand over the antidote, and I will order your parents to be buried," Yan Zhi Xi said coldly, as if this woman who once shared his bed was nothing more than a pitiful stray dog begging for mercy. "Otherwise, they will be thrown into the Moat to feed the fish!"
"Yan Zhi Xi, you beast!" Wen Qingyu wished she could eat his flesh and drink his blood.
She regretted saving him back then; it had brought disaster upon the Wen family!
She felt remorseful, but was there any medicine for regret in this world?
"Your Majesty, Consort Xue has awakened!"
Just as Yan Zhi Xi was about to lose his temper, he heard a report from outside the prison. He coldly replied, "Don't let her die. No matter what it takes, make sure to find out the whereabouts of the antidote!"
Mu Xue Palace.
Yan Zhi Xi anxiously stood outside the window, while inside the room, Wen Ruxue's cries of pain could be heard from time to time.
He wanted to enter several times but was stopped by a young man dressed in foreign attire at the door: "Your Majesty, the Master is treating Consort Xue. It is not advisable for anyone to disturb him. I hope you can understand."
Yan Zhi Xi had no choice but to give up, but thinking of Wen Ruxue's haggard face tormented by pain only fueled his anger towards Wen Qingyu: "Someone, convey my decree. If that guilty woman does not confess, pull out her nails one by one!"
After the palace maid went down to deliver the decree, he took out a green jade hairpin from his pocket and rubbed it gently.
This was left to him by Xue Er.
That year, during the turmoil in court, he was persecuted by the Crown Prince and was on the brink of death. Fortunately, Xue Er passed by and saved him in time.
Although Xue Er always covered her face with a silk scarf and refused to reveal her name, after three years of relentless searching, he finally achieved his wish.
The deep longing that gnawed at his bones was something others could never understand. Therefore, no matter what price he had to pay, he would ensure her safety!
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