ebookland Chapter 236 The Situation is Set
Chapter 236 The Situation is Set
They rushed into the old man's house, and the others followed closely behind.
Upon entering, they were shocked. The Fourth Madam, who had just rushed in, was squeamish about blood and fainted upon seeing the scene before her.
The bed was covered in blood, and the bed curtains were splattered with blood. Blood was still dripping from the bed.
Several bold servants stepped forward and pinned down Madam Xing, who was still stabbing people, but it was all too late.
The old man from the Xiao family had been stabbed beyond recognition, his face was unrecognizable, and his flesh was a bloody mess, with hundreds of holes all over his body.
Each bloody hole went deep, penetrating right under the sheets, the pattern of which was completely obscured by the blood.
Madam Xing was covered in blood, her face also covered in bloodstains, but she still held the Japanese short sword tightly in her hand.
A servant felt something soft and wet under his feet. He kicked it and saw the master's manhood roll forward a few more times.
The maids inside were so frightened that they covered their faces, screamed, and ran out.
It was so badly mutilated that Madam Xing even cut off the master's manhood out of hatred.
Xiao Chengyan stood in the crowd watching this scene, his whole being exuding a chill. His own father plotted against his own mother, and his own mother killed her husband with her own hands. He had witnessed the whole thing.
He stood there, completely stunned, his mind completely blank.
His plot to usurp the throne failed, his wife ran away, his father contracted a hidden illness, and his mother killed his father...
Any one of these things would be enough to break an ordinary person for several years, but all of these things happened to him at once.
The light in Xiao Chengyan's eyes gradually faded, and a dazed look slowly appeared in them. His lips slowly parted, and he actually smiled.
He clapped his hands, walked forward, threw the bloody thing into his mouth and chewed it, clapping his hands and saying it was delicious.
Upon witnessing this scene, the Third Madam turned around and vomited. It was truly disgusting!
She yelled, "Has the young master gone mad?! Hurry up and throw up!"
Unexpectedly, Xiao Chengyan ignored her completely, and instead chewed with increasing enthusiasm, even gesturing wildly.
Seeing that the situation was getting out of control, the Third Madam hurriedly told her maid to call the Old Madam.
Then he called a few servants forward to grab Xiao Chengyan and pry the thing out of his mouth.
While everyone was still concerned about Xiao Chengyan, Madam Xing grabbed the dagger, slashed her neck, and collapsed to the ground.
The servant beside him was so frightened that he took several steps back, and in an instant, two people died.
At that moment, Xiao Qianqian also rushed over upon hearing the news. As soon as she entered the house, she smelled a strong stench of blood. Upon closer inspection, she saw that her father had died a gruesome death and her mother had committed suicide.
She rushed forward and hugged Madam Xing's already limp and cold body, bursting into tears. She had lived a smooth and successful life, pampered by her parents since childhood. Now, she saw her parents die in front of her, and in such a way. Her brother had also gone mad. She cried until her heart was breaking.
By the time the old lady of the Xiao family arrived, it was too late. Those who were meant to die were already dead, and those who were meant to go mad had already gone mad.
Qiao Qingshu, who was deep in the crowd, slowly smiled and withdrew.
The outcome is decided.
She hailed a carriage and went straight to the bamboo forest.
Before I even got out of the car, I could hear laughter coming from inside the house.
She followed the sound and went inside, where she saw Consort Xiande shaking hands and chatting happily with Bai Chanzi.
Upon seeing Qiao Qingshu, Consort Xiande rushed forward, her eyes filled with worry. Just as she was about to ask a question, Qiao Qingshu spoke up,
"Your Highness can rest assured, Xiao Zhijie is doing well and has already recognized the Emperor."
Consort Xiande finally felt relieved, and a faint smile appeared on her face.
"Where is the Consort Xiande now? The one standing in front of you is Xiao Caiwei."
Qiao Qingshu nodded slowly with a smile.
Qiao Qingshu had long ago asked Mr. Ouyang for a fake death pill, which could be held under the tongue to create the illusion of death. She had already anticipated that Consort Xiande would likely face a calamity, so she had given the pill to the consort long ago.
The Imperial Concubine accepted the dagger with some skepticism. When the Empress actually stabbed her with the dagger, and missed, she knew that her chance to leave the palace had finally come. She laboriously took out the pill from her bosom and put it under her tongue. When the Emperor and Yongxian came looking for her, she was already in a state of suspended animation.
His body was ice-cold and he wasn't breathing; he was practically dead.
And so Li Pu sent her out overnight. Mr. Ouyang had been waiting for a long time to treat her. It took a whole day and night for the wound to be healed.
The first person Consort Xiande saw when she opened her eyes was Bai Chanzi.
She smiled bitterly, thinking she was already dead, when she unexpectedly saw her best friend from her teenage years, who had long since passed away.
But when Bai Chanzi's warm hand grasped hers, she realized that she had survived and had already left the hellish palace.
Under Bai Chanzi's meticulous care, Xiao Caiwei recovered quickly, and her health improved day by day.
Sometimes she felt disoriented, wondering if the Empress's stab had missed its mark and if she had never intended to kill her.
Qiao Qingshu's arrival enlivened the bamboo grove. She told Xiao Caiwei about the recent events, and Xiao Caiwei nodded repeatedly in agreement.
He couldn't care about anything else; as long as Xiao Zhijie was safe, that was enough.
After a long while, Xiao Caiwei's face showed worry again, as if she had something she couldn't say.
Qiao Qingshu told her to speak freely, and that she would definitely help if she could.
Xiao Caiwei slowly began to speak.
“Yonglin…that child is innocent. Now that I am not in the palace, there is no one to protect her. I don’t know what will happen to her. Please tell Zhijie to treat her well.”
In his previous life, Xiao Chengyan seized the identity of a prince and the first thing he did after ascending the throne was to find a pretext to execute Princess Yonglin, even though the replaced princess had done nothing.
In her past life, Qiao Qingshu felt sorry for him for a long time. She knew that if Xiao Zhijie ascended the throne in this life, he would definitely not treat Yonglin that way.
But what the Emperor will do is unknown, and she has a duty to protect Princess Yonglin.
Just then, two children ran in happily, one holding a rabbit and the other a fish.
He shouted with a grin,
"Aunt Bai, Aunt Xiao, look! Look what we caught!"
Qiao Qingshu looked in the direction of the sound and saw two neatly dressed children, whose clothes were made of the finest materials.
Both of them were filthy, with mud stains on their clean clothes.
Jiu'er smiled and stepped forward to take the things from their hands, patting the dust off their clothes.
"They went out and went crazy again, and the brother even took his sister with him. Look what they've done to themselves."
Bai Chanzi smiled and bent down to pat the two children's heads.
"Did you practice your calligraphy today? If you didn't write enough, Aunt Bai will punish you."
The little boy tilted his head back proudly and said...
"I only went out to play after I finished writing! I even made sure my younger sister finished writing! I let Aunt Bai check it!"
Mei Niang's two dirty and pitiful younger siblings have become cheerful, lively, sensible and polite under Bai Chanzi's care.
Upon seeing Qiao Qingshu arrive, the two rushed over and hugged her legs, saying...
"Sister Shu is here! Hello, Sister Shu! We've missed you so much, Sister Shu!"
Qiao Qingshu chuckled and patted both of their heads, finding it amusing.