Chapter 466 - Second Consorts, Yet Another Fight Caused By Second Consorts. (1/2)

“Your Highness, Mo Xueqiong has to die given our current situation.” You Yuecheng said softly. A hint of viciousness flashed in his eyes. He lifted his arm and dropped it swiftly and viciously, acting out an execution.

“Mo Xueqiong was betrothed to me by Father in an awkward circ.u.mstance. If I were to kill her, would Father think that I’m hiding something?” Feng Yulei hesitated for a moment. Then, he paced around in frustration before sitting down in a huff on a chair by the side.

“I did not expect Consort Xuan to be so sly.”

It was obvious that Mo Xueqiong had fallen prey to Mo Xuetong’s plot today and he had been involved in it as well. He really could not tell that Feng Yuran had such a smart wife. She had managed to push King Yan’s Manor into a cesspool of trouble with just a few words. And the plot they had been very confident about had been completely ruined. Feng Yulei truly regretted listening to You Yuecheng.

“Your Highness, Consort Xuan has always been a crafty woman. However, we have dirt on her now. As long as we can prove that the scandal at the Fu General Manor is true, I don’t believe that she can continue being Consort Xuan.” You Yuecheng said, gritting his teeth. His cold and handsome face was marred by a hint of anger when he thought of Mo Xuetong.

“We still don’t know where to start regarding that. Let’s talk about what’s happening now.” Feng Yulei waved his hand impatiently. Sweat ran down his head due to his anxiousness. He picked up a fan on the table and started fanning himself. However, he felt very annoyed and he folded the fan roughly before throwing it on the ground. He felt frightened when he thought of how angry the Emperor would be when he heard of this.

“Your Highness, don’t worry about Mo Xueqiong. While she was betrothed to you by the Emperor and you can’t really kill her, and you have to seek permission from the Emperor in all things, there are some things that are not included in that. There are some things that not even the Emperor can do anything about.”

A sinister and cold look flashed in You Yuecheng’s eyes. His gaze cooled considerably.

“What’s the plan?” Feng Yulei’s eyes glittered. As long as they could get rid of Mo Xueqiong, there would not be any evidence of their failed plots.

“Mo Xueqiong is in trouble. She’s been caught when trying to elope with a man and then viciously killed the unborn child of the maid whom she gifted to you when trying to frame King Xuan’s Manor. She feels too embarra.s.sed to face anyone else and tonight, she…” You Yuecheng answered slowly and methodically. He trailed off at the end but Feng Yulei understood what he was implying. Feng Yulei thought about it for a moment and could not help the delight that slowly spread on his face.

If Mo Xueqiong really died like that, they couldn’t really blame anyone for it. She was the one who took things too hard.

However, Feng Yulei felt reluctant when he thought of having to acknowledge the child in the maid’s belly. He did not know where the b.a.s.t.a.r.d child came from and did not want to acknowledge it at all.

“Your Highness, the child in the maid’s belly belongs to one of my guards. She still thinks it’s mine. No matter whose child it is, it doesn’t matter since it is already gone. So what if Your Highness acknowledges it? You just have to say that Mo Xueqiong had given the maid to you in order to lure you to her courtyard,” said You Yuecheng.

If the child conceived by a maid in King Yan’s Manor back courtyard did not belong to King Yan, then it would be really hard to explain where it came from. And if this led to other unnecessary issues, it would be even more troublesome.

“Alright, I will acknowledge it.” Feng Yulei said angrily. He understood that as well. He forced back the uncomfortable feeling back, feeling as if he had swallowed a fly. That child could not be explained, so he might as well acknowledge it lest more trouble should come out of it.

“Your Highness, we cannot just let Mo Xuetong off like that. I feel that she was the one who arranged for the horse carriage. Didn’t she come from the front courtyard? Let’s start from the horse carriage. I don’t believe that we can’t deal with a la.s.s.” Having come to an agreement about Mo Xueqiong, You Yuecheng continued with a frown. His expression was dark, cold, and blood-thirsty.

He would not let the crafty woman off.

“I have already gotten someone to investigate. The horse carriage has already gone down the mountain.” Feng Yulei replied.

“Don’t worry, Your Highness. I saw that something was off earlier and got someone to wait at the entrance of the mountain. I got the person to follow the horse carriage. There should be news of it now.” A sharp glint flashed in You Yuecheng’s eyes. Mo Xuetong, he hoped that she would be just as lucky next time to escape from his hands safely.

King Yan was not in the mood to say anything else when he thought of the impending wrath from the Emperor. He leaned back into his seat and sighed loudly. He did not know what would happen next.

You Yuecheng hesitated for a moment. However, when he saw how exhausted King Yan was, he said softly, “Your Highness, don’t worry. Even though you are down on your luck now, there is hope as long as you are alive.”

“Alive? I’m about to die. What else is there to say!” King Yan closed his eyes tiredly; the corners of his eyes trembled almost imperceptibly.

“Don’t worry, Your Highness. There will be someone out there to help you, so do not give up until the very end.” You Yuecheng suddenly said sharply, “Your Highness, do you know what will happen if the situation becomes irreparable?”

“We will die and our families will peris.h.!.+” King Yan opened his eyes and looked at the ceiling dazedly.

“Since you know that, then I shall not say anything else. I hope that you will not lose your will to fight. No matter what, I and the others will always stand behind you.” You Yuecheng looked at King Yan intently. He knew that he had to give King Yan confidence right now.

“Yuecheng, don’t worry. I won’t give up.” King Yan sat up and lifted his head. His eyes had grown a little colder. This path was a path of no return and he was not someone who would give up so easily.

When Mo Xuetong left the temple with her servants, she did not inform the young man they helped. A servant returned in the afternoon and said that the young master’s family servant had arrived and brought medicine for the young master.

Since the young man’s family servant had come, there was no need for Mo Xuetong to see him again in private. Mo Xuetong boarded her horse carriage with Mo Ye and the others with Mo Feng protecting her in secret. They returned from Puguang Temple in two horse carriages. Mo Xuetong and her two personal maids sat in the first while the other servants sat in the second.

A pale and sickly-looking man sat in a pavilion on a mountain behind Puguang Temple. It was very warm, but he was wearing rather thick clothing. Yet, he did not look warm. Instead, he looked ill but that did not hide his natural n.o.bleness.

His overly-long and narrow eyes had the charm similar to that of a woman when he stared at others. However, no one would think that he was a woman.

A person who looked like a maidservant stood beside him. She was very beautiful.

The young man had a thoughtful expression on his face as he looked at the two horse carriages that were disappearing from his sight. He looked away and picked up the tea on the table, taking a sip from it. He might have drunk it too quickly for he chocked and started coughing violently. The maid hurriedly patted his back in a familiar manner.

His coughing finally stopped. An unnatural red flush appeared on his pale face from the coughing and he picked up a handkerchief to wipe his lips.