Tearing the Prince's Clothes after Withdrawing Marriage
Chapter 269 - 268: Tomb of the Beloved Child

Chapter 269: Chapter 268: Tomb of the Beloved Child

Aside from the day Qianqian died, this woman had gone mad before.

In the days that followed, Feng Yexuan had never seen Chu Qianli so deranged.

What stimulated her to become like this, raving mad?

"What grievances have you suffered? Tell me, and I will decide for you!"

This sight, it truly made him somewhat unable to bear, his heart, too, ached faintly.

If she were well, he could still respond with cold words.

But now, in this state, he couldn’t hit or scold her; she was too agitated, and he completely couldn’t deal with her in the way he used to.

"Lili, tell me, why are you so agitated? What on earth happened?"

In his mind, suddenly appeared that pool of blood, the blood on the ground that, although it had been wiped, had not been completely cleaned.

"Exactly..."

"Don’t you manage!" Chu Qianli suddenly shouted in a frenzy, angrily saying, "You’re all in this together, you and her are in cahoots!"

"You jerk! I hate you, I hate you!"

She struggled with all her might: "Let me go, Feng Yexuan, I want to kill her! I want to kill her!"

"Why must you kill her? What exactly did she do to you?"

Feng Yexuan, too, was seeing red with fury, this woman, always so stubbornly unreasonable, never learning to discuss anything with him!

Chu Qianli trembled with rage from head to toe, her breathing erratic from anger, even the taste of blood surging within her chest.

She glared at him fiercely, scoffing and saying, "And what if I tell you? If I tell you, will you avenge me? Will you?"

"She is your Consort Mother. Would you kill her to avenge me?"

Feng Yexuan didn’t speak, but his icy gaze had already made it very clear to her that, no matter the unforgivable acts Consort Jin committed, killing her was out of the question.

Even if she wasn’t his biological mother, she still bore the name of his foster mother.

How could he possibly kill his own foster mother?

"So what then? What do you want me to say? What more do you want me to say!"

Chu Qianli suddenly lunged towards him, shouting: "Let me go!"

Feng Yexuan was enveloped in Protective Gang Qi, completely failing to retract it in time.

With that lunge, the recoil from his Gang Qi sent her reeling, causing great turmoil in her heart meridian.

All of a sudden, unable to catch her breath, Chu Qianli opened her mouth, and from it came a spurt of fresh blood!

"Dead woman..."

Seeing her spitting blood, Feng Yexuan’s heart seized in pain, and he immediately released her.

"Lili, Lili, how are you? Liujin! Liujin, come quickly!"

"Leng Ji, get Liujin here, get him to roll over here!"

He had long felt something was off with her; the bloodstains on the ground always left him feeling uneasy.

Now, as she spat blood in front of him, her face instantly pale as paper, Feng Yexuan became frantic.

She was too fragile!

Since the night Qianqian died, he had cold-heartedly confined her to Qianyun Pavilion. From the moment they met again, he felt that she was much more fragile than before.

Had she really been seriously injured? What exactly was wrong with her body?

"Liujin!"

"I’m here, I’m here!"

Liujin had just been checking Consort Jin’s pulse and, upon hearing the summons, rushed over immediately.

Approaching the gates of Qianyun Pavilion, he heard the Prince’s roar-like call; how could he dare delay?

He rolled and crawled his way in.

Seeing the blood on Chu Qianli’s clothes, he went over immediately, intending to take her pulse.

To think that Chu Qianli, who still had a sliver of consciousness, was desperately trying to push his hand away.

"No need... you’re all so... kind-hearted, you’re all in it together, return my... child’s life, give me back..."

Finally, her head tilted to one side, and she completely fainted.

Liujin shook all over.

Feng Yexuan stiffened, his breath instantly in chaos.

He grabbed Liujin’s lapels in one move: "What did she say? What did she just say? I didn’t hear it clearly, what exactly did she say?"

The child’s life?

Had he heard wrong? Which child? When did she have a child?

Had he misunderstood?

It couldn’t be, impossible!

Liujin was nearly suffocating, not because Feng Yexuan was clutching his collar, but because he seemed... to have guessed correctly!

If that was really the case, then, the Prince... the Prince would go mad!

"Prince, let me check her pulse first!" Liujin hurriedly said.

It was only then that Feng Yexuan seemed to snap out of it, abruptly releasing his grip and gently placing Chu Qianli down, letting her lie on the bed.

"Leng Ji... Leng Ji..."

His words were stiff, his breathing utterly chaotic.

A sense of inexplicable panic overwhelmed him, and he felt unwell all over.

"Leng Ji..."

"Prince, your subordinate is here!"

"Investigate, investigate... have it thoroughly investigated for me, thoroughly..."

But what exactly he wanted investigated, he suddenly didn’t know!

Leng Ji had never seen him so flustered.

In all the years he had served the Prince, even during the perilous battle on Jinglang Mountain when they had been trapped and faced near-certain death at the hands of the Youyi Clan, the Prince had never lost his composure like this.

The Prince... right now... seemed to be afraid...

Leng Ji didn’t know what to investigate, but he couldn’t just do nothing!

He could only nod and say, "Yes!"

Once outside, he had no idea how to carry out the order.

The Prince hadn’t specified what needed to be investigated.

But, he couldn’t take no action!

Leng Ji could only summon a group of guards and said urgently, "Search! Search... thoroughly search Qianyun Pavilion, quickly!"

Search for what?

The guards were completely clueless as well.

But since Commander Leng had ordered a search, they had to search.

To thoroughly search Qianyun Pavilion... Did that mean they should try looking everywhere?

The guards left.

In the room, Liujin’s long fingers rested on Chu Qianli’s wrist.

Soon after, his face became utterly rigid, cold, and desperate.

He looked at Feng Yexuan, hesitant to speak.

Are you mute? Speak up!" Feng Yexuan almost grabbed his collar again.

"Miss Chu is not in any grave danger, it’s just... her body is somewhat weak. Because of extreme emotions, the pent-up frustration led to vomiting blood. She’ll be fine after some rest and proper conditioning when she wakes up."

"There won’t be... any danger..."

But it was clear that he still had more to say.

Feng Yexuan should have felt relieved, yet for some reason, he couldn’t shake off this feeling of extreme nervousness.

It was unsettling.

Even panicking.

He had never felt so frantic in his life!

"What did she mean... by the life of the child?"

His voice was so faint that he could barely hear himself.

He hadn’t misheard, Chu Qianli had indeed said that before she fainted.

Return my child’s life.

Her child... Where did she get a child from?

When... did she have a child?

Why did he not know anything about it?

Liujin clenched his hand, took a deep breath, and then raised his eyes to meet Feng Yexuan’s gaze.

"Miss Chu... she had just... miscarried recently."

"What did you say? Say it again!"

Feng Yexuan, once again, forcefully grabbed his collar!

"You explain clearly to me! Clarify this!"

Meanwhile, just outside, Leng Ji’s panicked footsteps could be heard.

He burst in, his voice hoarse, "Prince, Prince, in the back courtyard... a solitary grave was discovered, and on it is written... written... Tomb of the Beloved Child."