latelenovela Chapter 367 Trading with the Body
Chapter 367 Trading with the Body
Shen Xuan looked around the mansion and finally saw Eunuch Wang.
He was overjoyed, thinking that Emperor Changlong was rewarding him.
After all, he had put aside his own family for the greater good.
"Your Highness, please accept the decree," said Eunuch Wang.
Shen Xuan knelt down with a gleeful smile. Eunuch Wang continued, "By imperial decree: Prince Li failed to properly manage the criminal Jiang, resulting in the death of an innocent person. He is hereby confined for one month to reflect on his actions!"
Shen Xuan's face turned pale, his heart filled with mixed emotions, as if he had been stabbed hard, feeling despair and pain.
He was already disliked by Emperor Changlong, and this confinement made his future even more difficult.
Eunuch Wang was pleased with Shen Xuan's reaction, but he remained calm and said, "Your Highness, the imperial decree has been delivered. This servant will return to the palace to report to the Emperor."
Shen Xuan knelt there, his eyes vacant and his face blank, without even greeting Eunuch Wang.
It took Shen Xuan a while to come to his senses.
"Jiang Yu, you vile woman, it's all your fault that I've been ruined!" Shen Xuan cursed, his anger beyond forgiveness.
With the future uncertain, to survive, one must forge a path to survival.
Shen Xuan slowly rose and looked in the direction of the palace. "Father, you want to force Cheng to his death, but I want to live. Please don't blame me!"
His eyes revealed an unprecedented ferocity and ruthlessness.
"Yaoyao, rest peacefully in the manor. Leave the rest of the cleanup to Lord Yan," Emperor Changlong instructed.
He knew that Yan Wei was Song Siyao's apprentice, and that he was not only exceptionally talented, but also possessed extraordinary abilities in other areas.
However, he had never truly witnessed it.
Yan Wei was appointed as the Vice Minister of Works because of Song Siyao's trust. However, for such an important task as supervising the production of weapons for the Great Zhou Dynasty, Song Siyao had to personally select the person.
But through this incident, Emperor Changlong witnessed Shen Pei's talent and methods.
"Yes, Father."
Song Siyao intended to cultivate Yan Wei; she couldn't let Yan Wei remain a teacher at the academy indefinitely.
Emperor Changlong's instructions were exactly what she wanted, so she let Yan Wei do his best.
In the days to come, Yan Wei will shine brightly in the annals of the Great Zhou Dynasty, becoming an indispensable asset to Song Siyao and Shen Pei in creating a legendary golden age.
Heaven Prison.
Under Song Siyao's special instructions, Jiang Yu's cell was the worst in the entire prison.
The cell was dark, damp, and freezing cold, with rats scurrying around and a pungent stench.
Song Siyao watched as Jiang Yu huddled in the corner of the cell, clutching a few blades of dry grass, her face filled with fear as she chased away the rats.
"Get away! Get lost! You damn rats, even you dare to bully me!"
Jiang Yu cursed, "Go ahead and bite Song Siyao! Bite Song Siyao to death, and I'll worship you all as ancestors, offering you daily sacrifices!"
"Jiang Yu, you're still not behaving properly even in the imperial prison! If you don't die, who will?"
Song Siyao's icy voice pierced Jiang Yu's ears.
Jiang Yu suddenly looked up and saw Song Siyao standing at the cell door. She quickly lunged at her, baring her teeth, "Song Siyao, I'm going to kill you! You ruined me! You'll die a horrible death!"
"Jiang Yu, you have committed many evils, this is the retribution you deserve!" Song Siyao shouted.
In order to harm Song Siyao's unborn child, Jiang Yu bribed refugees to pretend to be beggars and ordinary people and cause trouble on the night of the Mid-Autumn Festival.
She knew that Song Siyao would definitely handle it.
After all, she had previously had refugees pretend to be beggars and attack Song Siyao.
She knew that Song Siyao had some doubts, so she would definitely go and verify it herself.
Once Song Siyao arrives, the beggar disguised as a refugee will seize the opportunity to kill her.
However, she did not expect the matter to escalate to such a great extent.
"Jiang Yu, because of your selfishness, so many people have lost their loved ones on what should have been a day of reunion. From now on, the Mid-Autumn Festival will be the holiday they least want to celebrate."
"They're just lowly people. If they die, they die. What's the big deal?" Jiang Yu said with a look of contempt, showing a disregard for life.
Human life was as worthless as grass in her eyes.
"Anyone who blocks my path, Jiang Yu, shall die!" Jiang Yu's eyes were chilling.
"Cherish the days you have left, you don't have much time left to live," Song Siyao said coldly.
"Song Siyao, I am carrying the Emperor's eldest grandson. If you dare to harm me, the Emperor will certainly not let you off," Jiang Yu warned.
"The Emperor said that you will die as soon as the child is born. The child does not necessarily have to be ten months old to be born. With me around, Jiang Yu, you will live a few months less."
Upon hearing that Song Siyao wanted her to give birth prematurely, Jiang Yu panicked.
"The imperial grandson was born prematurely, and you, Jiang Yu, died during childbirth. I have a thousand ways to make you suffer to death!"
"Song Siyao, how dare you!" Jiang Yu was completely disoriented, her face filled with despair.
"Then we'll see!" Song Si turned around, her voice icy cold. "Don't worry, you'll live until the child is born!"
"Song Siyao, come back!" Jiang Yu roared, frantically pounding on the cell door, "Song Siyao!"
She screamed until she was hoarse, but Song Siyao didn't turn around.
No, she can't die!
She can't sit still and wait for death!
She wants to live!
She's determined to make a comeback!
She's going to seek revenge on Song Siyao!
But now she can't even get messages out; she has no one she can rely on.
However, methods are fixed, but people are flexible.
Her gaze fell on a jailer who was old and ugly, old enough to be her grandfather.
"You, come here!" Jiang Yu shouted.
The jailer walked over, his face cold as he snapped, "What are you shouting for? Do you think you're some high and mighty concubine of the Prince of Li?"
Jiang Yu, forcing herself to suppress her nausea, asked, "Do I look pretty?"
The jailer was taken aback for a moment, then realized, "Beautiful! Of course you're beautiful!"
He reached out and touched Jiang Yu's body, his face full of lewdness.
Jiang Yu slapped his hand away, "As long as you help me pass on a message, I'm yours."
"Really?" The jailer was intrigued.
Jiang Yu was quite beautiful and talented. More importantly, she was once the principal wife of the Prince of Li.
Such a high-ranking and noble person is not someone a lowly jailer would dare to covet.