Chapter 47: A Cruel Sight in the Morning

  Fu Xi, before departing, was secretly summoned by the Emperor, who ordered him that if Qing Sang could not be of one mind with him on their wedding night, he should get rid of her to eliminate future troubles. The packet of medicine Fu Xi had just taken out was precisely the poisonous drug given to him by the Emperor.

  Fu Xi's heart was also uncertain about this marriage. When they went to Bei Rong, they chose the nearest but most dangerous small road. Firstly, it was to reduce the journey time, and walking on this road could shorten the time by half compared to taking the official road. Secondly, Tang Yun had already told him that there would be danger on this trip, so they unexpectedly turned off the official road and took the small road. Unexpectedly, they were still found by someone with ill intentions and chased and killed all the way. For this reason, he discussed with He Yan and arrived in Bei Rong first, which could establish a good relationship with the king of Rong and also investigate whether the assassin was from the capital or Bei Rong. In Bei Rong for these few days, he was cautious and did not dare to be careless at all. From what he could see now, the king of Rong seemed to have no suspicions about him, and his birth mother, or rather the birth mother of the true prince, had long since passed away, and there was no one left who could distinguish between the true and false princes.

  But he still felt that everything seemed too smooth, and behind this calmness might be a storm. The danger of this trip was not unknown to him, and his own father, Fu Yu-yun, had been killed by Huo Yan's hand. It was hard for him to acknowledge the enemy as his father willingly.

  His cousin Xue Fangyi was still in the Cold Palace, his uncle's military power had been taken away by Li Tingzhi, and the real mastermind behind the scenes, the Sixth Prince, was hiding very deeply. The Emperor seemed to be indulging him a bit, so that the King of Qing's party was at a disadvantage.

  Family affection, friendship and loyalty all compelled him to accept this task

  The only thing that surprised him was that Qing Sang, who was originally going to marry the Crown Prince, had married him instead. Tonight, he would reveal everything and see if Qing Sang would willingly help him. With her intelligence, she would be a great asset in completing this task. But what if she refused or was unwilling? Should he keep his promise to King Qing and protect her, or follow Emperor Ming's orders and deal with her directly? Thinking about it made Fu Xi feel anxious.

  Two people in Xiqing town, one on the ground and one on the bed, each with their own thoughts, opened their eyes until dawn.

  The next morning, Qing Sang got up early and stepped on the ground, startling Fu Xi who was sleeping on the floor.

  The two of them met in the morning with some awkwardness, having spent the whole night sleeping in their clothes. The first thing they did when they woke up was to change into a new set of formal attire.

  "I'll go exchange it somewhere else," said Xī Huì as he walked out.

  "Eh, aren't you going out like that going to arouse suspicion? You change here, I won't look at you" Qing Sang said, turning her back on him.

  "Uh, but where are my clothes?" Xú Xī looked around the room, didn't see them.

  It was inconvenient to call someone else at this time, so Qing Sang had to personally search for it in the box and heavily placed it on Fu Xi's outstretched hands.

  He turned around and after a while, Fu Xi had already changed his clothes.

  "Princess, I'll go call someone to help you with your hair," Fu Xi shouted towards Qing Sang's back.

  Qing Sang turned around and saw Xiu Xi had already walked to the door, opened it and went out.

  After a while, still no one came to serve Qing Sang, so she had to change her clothes herself, take down the high hairdo, casually tie up her hair, wear a red flower on her head, and push open the door to see what was going on.

  The temperature in Beijiang is much lower than other places. All the way, Qing Sang only felt cool, but after arriving at Duosai City, Qing Sang began to feel a bit chilly, and when he arrived at Keer City, he felt even colder. It wasn't until then that Qing Sang understood why he had seen so many spring, autumn, and winter clothes in the boxes earlier, with only two or three summer outfits - it turned out they were basically useless here in Beijiang.

  Outside the house, except for the rustling of the wind, it was very quiet, and there was no sign of Shantao or anyone else. This time, the emperor had bestowed upon her ten palace maids and ten eunuchs, as well as three carts of jewels and five carts of brocade. However, at this moment, not a single person was waiting outside the door, and except for some red cloth strips hanging from the eaves, there was no festive atmosphere of a new marriage.

  The King of Beijun didn't even bother to see her, so the wedding wasn't lively at all. Qing Sang was also not in a place to feel sad, after all, she knew that she hadn't really married the Prince of Beijun last night, so it was already good that she could preserve her life. There was no need to fight for this matter. However, where had all the people serving her gone? Had they all gotten drunk last night?

  No, it's impossible. These palace maids and eunuchs have all received strict training, how could they possibly be so careless? Especially Shan Tao, who was attending to me personally last night, how could she suddenly go off and get drunk? Qing Sang began to feel a thread of fear.

  Just as she was about to walk further out, she suddenly saw Xiu He carrying someone towards her.

  As he approached, Qing Sang saw Fu Xi's face was solemn, his eyes filled with indignation and sorrow as he gazed at the person wrapped in a cloak in his arms. What entered his line of sight was Shan Tao's pale and lifeless little face.

  "Mountain Peach!" Qing Sang cried out in sorrow

  But no matter how she shouted, Shan Tao had no reaction at all.

  "Princess... Shan Tao is dead." Fu Xi heavily spat out this fact.

  Qing Sang couldn't believe it, staring at Fu Xi with wide eyes

  Fu Xi gently placed Shan Tao on the ground, Qing Sang slowly and carefully opened the cloak wrapped around Shan Tao with a trembling hand, unexpectedly finding that Shan Tao was not wearing a single thread, his body full of purple and green scars. Qing Sang covered Shan Tao tightly again, and asked in a low voice: "What's going on?"

  Fu Xi said with a heart full of pain: "It was my negligence. After we went to bed last night, the Northern Rong generals who came to drink at our wedding banquet took advantage of their drunkenness and burst into the palace maidens' quarters... Alas! Even Shantao, who had just returned from our house, did not escape."

  Qingsang cannot imagine what kind of humiliation Shantao suffered last night, and was actually ravaged to death by these northern barbarians.

  "What about others?" Qing Sang tightly grasped Shan Tao's icy small hand and asked in a low voice.

  "Still in the lower house," said Fu Xi Dao

  "Take me there" Qing Sang slowly stood up

  Fu Xi looked at the pale and worried face of Qing Sha, and advised: "The princess shouldn't go there now. The situation is dire, and even if you went, it would be of no use."

  Qing Sang didn't listen to his advice and was about to leave, saying "You won't take me there, I'll go myself"

  Fu Xi grasped her arms and said in a low voice: "Princess, a moment of weakness can ruin the entire plan."

  Aomori gazed at him, her eyes brimming with tears, and said: "Is it really going to be all right like this?"

  Fu Xi's heart was also filled with sorrow, but he had to protect each other's safety, and could only firmly hold back Qing Sang again, advising: "Only the living have a future"

  Qing Sang no longer spoke loudly, but instead said in a low voice: "I won't come uninvited, take me over there, I can't let them die like this and still be humiliated"

  Fu Xi looked at Qing Sang with tears in her eyes, helplessly lowered her eyelids and nodded, holding Qing Sang's hand, walking towards the residence of the palace maids on the west side.

  The palace maids and eunuchs were lying horizontally and vertically on the bed and floor.

  "Princess... let's go, I'll find a way to have them buried properly." Xū Hè was actually afraid that Qing Sang would see this scene and be overcome with grief.

  Qing Sang ignored him and walked step by step into this house that was like a purgatory on earth.

  The palace maids were all naked, their hair disheveled, and their bodies covered in wounds. There were bloodstains on the floor beneath them. The eunuchs were also covered in blood, apparently having been hacked to death. Some of the eunuchs had their pants pulled down, and they must have suffered humiliation at the hands of these northern barbarians before they died.

  "Chang'an!" Qing Sang saw Chang'an lying in the corner and quickly walked up to check on him.

  Fu Xi also quickly followed up

  "Wuuu... wuuu..." Qing Sang saw that Chang An's face was as pale as paper, his outer garment soaked in fresh blood, and he could no longer hold back the sorrow and indignation in his heart, bursting into loud sobs.

  Fu Xi really couldn't think of anything else to say, and at this moment, whatever he said might be useless. He could only hold Qing Sang tightly and let her lean on his shoulder and cry.

  "Cough...cough..." A few extremely light coughs startled Xiang Xi.

  "Princess, princess, he's still alive!" Fu Xi exclaimed with surprise

  Qing Sang suddenly left Fu Xi's arms and rushed towards Chang An, calling out with a full heart: "Chang An, Chang An"

  Chang An weakly opened his eyes a slit, glanced at Qing Sang and then closed them again.

  "Hurry, hurry and save him!" Qing Sang shouted at Fu Xi

  Just as he finished speaking, Qing Sang suddenly thought of Chu Lianyu.

  "What about Dr. Chu? Was he also killed by them?" Qing Xun hastily shouted at Fu Xi

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