Second Marriage

Translator: tarararawr

Editor: Larkspur

Chapter 38 Part 3

The servant was thrown in front of Huijing, she screamed and fell to the ground.

The imperial concubines looked at each other in confusion. However, the Empress understood and gave the note to the Emperor. The Emperor glanced at it and gave it to Ye Shen.

Ye Shen took it. With an indifferent look, he said, “This is what he confessed to.”

The Eldest Princess’s mind was buzzing and immediately wanted to plead for her daughter but the Emperor spoke one step faster than her. “Huijing’s County Princess title will be taken away. You are not allowed to enter the palace again without a decree.”

He did not give the Eldest Princess any chance to explain or plead. Then, he took the Empress’s hand and turned away.

Ye Shen still had to handle the matter regarding the servant, so he stayed and paid his respects to the departing Emperor. The Eldest Princess watched helplessly as the Emperor left and stiffly turned her head to look at the young man

“Master Ye is so cunning, can you still be considered a man if you take revenge on a little girl?! Your mother and I have our grudges, but that’s between us. I can’t believe you used such an underhanded method!”

The Eldest Princess’s face was between being distorted by remorse and bitterness. Her words twisted the situation to present her and her daughter as the victims. She completely forgot that it was her daughter who took the initiative to frame Xiao Youning with the fake note. She was punished by the Emperor, and what immediately came to her mind was the old hatred between her and Ye Shen’s mother. She thought of how she could have made that accident happen back then, and let Ye Shen’s Mother be ruined and given a white strip of silk for suicide! A shameless person like her should have died a long time ago! But in the end, not only did she live, she also gave birth to Ye Shen, that little bastard, who earned the Emperor’s favor, received many privileges, and dared to retaliate against her, a di princess!

Ye Shen listened to her loud accusation but didn’t even look at her. Instead, he walked to the beaten servant gasping for air. He asked for a knife and stabbed the person in front of Huijing.

Blood spurted onto her face. Her eyes widened, she was so shocked by the bloody scene that she couldn’t even scream.

The servant did not even make a sound. He was dead. Ye Shen threw the knife to the ground and left with a frosty aura. When he was far away, the scream stuck in Huijing’s throat finally rushed out. But soon, it stopped abruptly when she lost consciousness.

Ye Shen let out a sigh. He knew that Huijing was humiliated and would eventually retaliate. He had spies in the palace, so he naturally knew that Huijing would dare to play such a dirty trick. Once he knew, he had to get to the bottom of it, or else his mind would not settle down. As a result, he forced the removal of Huijing’s title. If he was not in the palace, what kind of grievance would his Xiao Youning suffer?

In a hurry, he went to find Huo Mingwu who was on duty. He tossed the note to him. His lips, which had been pursed for a long time, finally opened. “I knew you had a scheme for today, but it’s a good thing someone is stupider than you and didn’t let you falter! She already knows my identity. If you want to fight, then do it honestly. If you hurt her, then ten lives will not be enough to face my fury.”

Ye Shen flicked his sleeves and left him with these words.

Huo Mingwu was ready to lead Xiao Youning around the palace to see him and expose his identity. If she did not know his identity he(YS) would have fallen for his plan. Afterwards, she would be disappointed in him, and he(HMW) could naturally take advantage of her emptiness.

A scheme like this was no different from Huijing’s despicable one.

It made Ye Shen take extreme action.

Huo Mingwu was not foolish. Once he knew that his thoughts were exposed, he started sweating all over. Later, he realized that Ye Shan had already confessed to Xiao Youning, which destroyed his last piece of hope. He looked down at the note, and understood that he had been taken advantage of. If the Emperor really believed in this… then he and Xiao Youning could not escape this crime.

Huo Mingwu stood under the hot sun. For a moment, his eyes stung from the sweat dripping down his forehead. He was in a stupor from narrowly escaping death.

When Ye Shen was finished with everything, his mind finally calmed down a bit and went back to the Emperor.

The Emperor did not look like he was worried. With one glance, Ye Shen could tell that he was still angry about Huijing. After he bowed, the Emperor said, “The information from the previous investigation on Marquis Ningyuan is true. Your side has confirmed it over and over again, so you can go on this trip for zhen. You… are the only one zhen trusts!”

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One shichen later, word spread that the County Huijing had made a big mistake in the palace and her title had been taken away. While Xiao Youning was sleeping in her house, Ye Shen came to see her. He reached over and gently tapped her nose to wake her up. As she stared at him in confusion, he asked, “Do you want to accompany me to Datong?”