Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved
Chapter 286: Consort Jing Disfigured, the Yun Family Oppressed

Chapter 286: Chapter 286: Consort Jing Disfigured, the Yun Family Oppressed

If one were to speak of expertise in using poison, within Great Yan, Divine Doctor Miao was indeed one of the few masters.

Murong Jiu’s master, Divine Doctor Zhai, did not indulge in the study of poisons, but as medicine and poison are closely related, he was better at detoxifying.

Despite knowing that Divine Doctor Miao was formidable with poisons, upon learning that the Second Prince had been bitten by a venomous snake and had his lower leg amputated, Murong Jiu couldn’t help but feel astonished.

Of course, she was pleased. With the loss of his lower leg, the Second Prince was now completely disabled and would have to spend his lifetime in a wheelchair, a far cry from Jun Yuyan, who merely limped.

Since ancient times, there had never been a Crown Prince or Emperor who was missing half a leg.

As the new year began and the first month hadn’t passed, the cold winter snow still fell frequently.

Snakes had long gone into hibernation, so when the Second Prince was suddenly bitten by a venomous snake, who wouldn’t think there was a conspiracy involved? And it happened within the Imperial Palace no less.

Anyone outside could guess that this incident had something to do with the Emperor.

He spoke of choosing between the Eldest Prince and the Second Prince for Crown Prince, and within a few days, the Second Prince’s leg was severed from the knee down, an act that sounded quite ruthless.

"This time, both the Second Prince and the Empress must be stunned, thinking Divine Doctor Miao was their man, only to be dealt such a heavy blow."

They truly deserved it.

A slight smile played across Murong Jiu’s face.

Seeing her smile, Jun Yuyan felt a leap of joy in his heart. That secretive worry hadn’t come to pass, his Ah Jiu would not feel anything akin to pity due to the Second Prince’s injury.

Just as Ah Jiu said, she had long lost any affection for the Second Prince.

He reached out and gathered her into his arms, "Yes, not just them, I also didn’t expect Divine Doctor Miao to be so ruthless. His son and Zhuo Yinzhu are still living at the accommodation arranged by the Second Prince."

Murong Jiu laughed, "With this, many in the Second Prince’s Faction will likely switch sides. Life is just that realistic, so the Second Prince will face a shortage of people. If Zhuo Yinzhu and Miao Wuxie firmly stand by the Second Prince and break with Divine Doctor Miao, then the Second Prince could still accommodate them. An injury like the Second Prince’s amputation can lead to death with the slightest carelessness, and although Miao Wuxie’s character isn’t that great, his medical skills are still acceptable."

"Right, how did you come back so quickly? With such a big incident happening in the palace, why didn’t you stay a while longer?"

"The Second Prince was bitten by the snake in front of the Empress’s palace. The Empress immediately called for the Imperial Physician and Divine Doctor Miao. It was Divine Doctor Miao who decided to amputate the leg, while those conservative Imperial Physicians were still deliberating on a plan. By the time they would have agreed on a strategy, the Second Prince would have been dead. But, the fact that Divine Doctor Miao amputated the Second Prince’s leg right in front of the Empress shocked her greatly. At this moment, the palace is in chaos, and no one cares if I leave the palace early or late."

"Besides, I just wanted to come back early to see you and the child."

"Mmm..."

The man, having said his piece, adeptly pried open her lips.

After a while, he retreated slightly and asked her with a low chuckle, "Did you just drink some milk?"

Murong Jiu patted his shoulder, which was too firm, and ended up hurting her own hand instead.

Not wanting to engage in a discussion about whether she drank milk, she watched as the man blew on her hand and said, "After this incident, I suppose the palace will be much more peaceful."

"That is not necessarily the case. The Empress never forgets a slight, and once she recovers from her grief, she will likely take her revenge on the Third Prince and Consort Jing. Even if it means going against the Emperor, she has the courage to do so; it’s just not that easy to rid herself of her troubles once and for all," said Jun Yuyan.

Jun Yuyan’s words were not mistaken.

Less than half a month since the Second Prince’s leg bone was severed, the Bureau of Horticulture sent a batch of cold orchids for Consort Jing to admire. While moving the flowers, two eunuchs suddenly turned on Consort Jing. With shards of porcelain hidden in their hands, they not only slit Consort Jing’s throat but also her face.

The Third Prince, having left the palace to return to his residence the day before, was spared from the incident.

Thanks to Divine Doctor Miao, Consort Jing’s life was saved; however, several stitched scars remained on her neck and face. Even with the use of the best scar removal creams, it would be difficult to ensure the scars would leave no mark once healed.

Murong Jiu listened as Jun Yuyan described to her, "The flesh on Consort Jing’s face was turned inside out; it almost reached her eyeball. The deepest cut pierced through her cheek, over an inch long."

One could only imagine the horrific state Consort Jing was in at that time.

Without a doubt, it was the doing of the Empress.

However, the Emperor could not find any evidence. Even if he turned the entire Imperial Palace upside down, sparing no cobweb or trace, he found nothing that could directly link the Empresses’ instructions to the crime. The two eunuchs had also bitten their tongues to commit suicide on the spot.

In a rage, the Emperor could only charge the Empress with a crime of negligence in supervising the harem, a punishment that caused no real harm or change.

Afterward, still not having cooled his anger, the Emperor began to suppress the Yun Family.

But the Yun Family had been behaving very obediently since the previous year, and had covered up their past misdeeds very well. For a time, the Emperor’s men could not find any incriminating evidence against the Yun Family.

Upon hearing this, Murong Jiu blinked at Jun Yuyan and said, "I know of a matter that can be used to take down the Yun Family using the Emperor’s hand."

In her previous life, when the Yun Family came under fire, it was shortly after the Second Prince became the Crown Prince. The Old Duke had interceded on the Yun Family’s behalf at that time.

Plus, the Emperor at the time was aging quickly because of illness, and his beloved son had already died prematurely. The Fourth Prince had already sworn allegiance to the Second Prince, leaving the Emperor effectively with only the Second Prince as a son to inherit the throne.

Of course, whether the Emperor was controlled by the Second Prince or not, she did not know. In any case, with the Old Duke’s plea, the incident with the Yun Family did not escalate. The Emperor turned a blind eye, and thus the entire Yun Family escaped any punishment and lightly brushed the matter aside.

Jun Yuyan was no longer surprised that she knew some secrets and showed no sign of astonishment but gently asked her what the matter was.

"The head of the Yun Family was having an incestuous relationship with his daughter-in-law; all three grandsons are his biological sons. This is merely the Yun Family’s domestic issue, but this Imperial Uncle’s fetish for taking other men’s wives has become more and more perverse. A good number of his concubines in his harem were taken by force. They were all married women, and to prevent word from spreading, he had their entire families killed, using fire to cover up the crimes. Surely the Yun Family is aware of this internally, and some have even helped him destroy the evidence," she explained.

Jun Yuyan listened with furrowed brows.

Had these words not come from Ah Jiu’s mouth, he would have found it hard to believe that Duke Uncle Yun, who dressed in a Taoist robe and sought the way of the immortal, could be such a man.

Even he had not noticed the Imperial Uncle’s quirks, and others were even less likely to do so, seeing him as a man of few desires.

This Imperial Uncle, the Empress’s brother, was not yet fifty this year.

When his wife died accidentally during pregnancy years ago, he had never remarried. In the eyes of outsiders, he was a man deeply attached to his late wife and perceived as a man of deep devotion.

"And that’s not all; the Yun Family is as rotten as a rat’s nest, with many more sordid affairs. If we want to bring down the Yun Family, we need to expose other evils," she continued.

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