Husband's scroll 024: Something from nothing, a debt of life cannot be repaid with death

  Thinking of him from afar, his former proud and arrogant appearance was completely different from now. Yun Chu's heart secretly bloomed with joy, her clear eyes sparkling brightly. Suddenly, it was as if a thought had turned a corner in her mind, and she sighed: "Ah, I forgot that the king and Concubine Liu have already consummated their marriage. Who knows, maybe Concubine Liu is already carrying the king's child."

  "In that case, if Concubine Liu is carrying a boy in her belly, if the prince really has any misfortune, our household will still have an heir. If it's a girl, then marrying a son-in-law into the household in the future won't be bad either."

  As she spoke, Yun Chu's brow suddenly furrowed again: "Look at me, I was so focused on thinking about Wang Ye and Liu Ce Fei's reunion that I forgot Liu Ce Fei was trampled by Wang Ye to the point of being left with only half a life. Ah... That day, when I heard that crisp sound of bones shattering, I'm afraid Liu Ce Fei's sternum must have been broken too."

  "Good heavens! It's really dangerous, Your Highness. With just one kick from you, even if Concubine Liu is pregnant with your child, she might be kicked to death... Oh dear, this is terrible. A father plotting to kill his own child? This is a sin that will bring down heavenly thunderbolts!"

  Yun Chu was talking enthusiastically, while Ming Yuan's dark face changed color several times, and it was even more gloomy than a coffin board. The housekeeper and Xue Tao were both stunned by the words, especially Xue Tao, who deeply realized that her own young mistress indeed had the talent to talk people to death with her nonsense, making up things out of thin air and speaking as if they were true.

  "Are you done yet..." Finally, Mingyuan's indignation in his heart had surpassed the physical pain, his voice was hoarse and harsh, the words squeezed out from between his teeth, and those fiery eyes were about to erupt at any moment.

  With a raised eyebrow, it seems that this guy's tolerance has improved slightly. She thought he would faint again, but it was a waste of her saliva. With a hint of a smile at the corner of her brow, she said: "If Your Highness wants to listen, I don't mind continuing."

  He propped himself up with both hands, swallowed a mouthful of saliva, and looked like he was about to speak again.

  "Ah... shut up, shut up, you wretch! Shut up for me!" Mingyuan yelled at the top of his lungs, his face beet red. If he continued to speak, he would go mad. Those words were like branding irons that drove him crazy. They were clearly fabricated, yet they flowed from Yun Chu's mouth and conjured up vivid images in his mind. Especially when he thought about what had happened to Liu Yan'er, it was enough to drive him to madness.

  Chu Yun gave a lazy glance and said, "Prince Wang manages the heavens and the earth, can't bear to also manage my farting and shitting? This mouth is on my face, I'll say whatever I want, if Prince Wang doesn't want to listen, he can leave."

  Take a deep breath, Mingyuan took a deep breath and told himself repeatedly that he couldn't be angered by this woman. After a long time, he finally swallowed his anger with difficulty. If it weren't for the fact that he had been severely injured from almost drowning, coupled with the excessive force he used earlier, this fall would have caused him to strain his leg muscles. Now, even standing up was a problem for him. Looking at Yun Chu, who was about to speak and could anger him to death, he had no choice but to endure. He thought to himself that once he recovered from his injuries, he would definitely make this woman pay.

  Just as he wanted to move his leg, a sharp pain pierced through his bones, making Mingyuan's eyebrows tightly locked. He was completely unable to get up on his own strength, but if he called the imperial physician over, his current appearance would be utterly humiliating, which was absolutely unacceptable.

  Seeing his furrowed brow, Yun Chu roughly understood what he was struggling with, but she really didn't have the interest to drag this on with him. She thought of something else and pouted: "Yesterday, the steward came to report that my dowry had flown away, did you do this?"

  Yun Chu's eyes were certain, as if saying that there was no need to quibble, and even if you did, it would be useless. Ming Yuan's face could be described as blacker than black: "You scoundrel, what nonsense are you spouting?"

  "Only a lowly person would call others lowly, Prince Wang, you are indeed very lowly." Yun Chu responded indifferently, but Ming Yuan's anger flared up, this woman was really getting on his nerves, daring to repeatedly defy him and humiliate him, his iron-green face looked extremely unsightly.

  But he also knew that with his current situation, it was useless to argue with Ben Yung, so he could only vent his anger on the butler: "What is going on here?"

  When it comes to this matter, the butler is shocked and says that in the end, it must be his dereliction of duty. After all, they really didn't discover anything unusual, so he explained the facts of the case to Mingyuan: "It's like this..."

  "How about it, Prince Wang? Are you still going to deny it? This vast Ning Wang Fu, with so many guards, who could have moved such a large amount of dowry under their noses without being detected? If not for your instructions, who would have the ability to do so? Could that thief have escaped undetected?"

  Look at what she said, it's reasonable and sounds like the truth. The housekeeper is stunned beside her, this matter has been bothering him for a day and night, thinking about it but can't figure out the reason. So, Yun Chu's idea isn't unreasonable either. Could it be that this matter was indeed done by Wang Ye? She couldn't help but secretly observe Ming Yuan's expression.

  Mingyuan, who was already furious, saw his suspicious expression and almost couldn't help but turn around in anger. What's going on here? Ever since this woman entered the mansion, there hasn't been a single peaceful day. What kind of sin had he committed that even his own trusted advisors doubted him over something that clearly didn't exist?

  "This is absolutely not what I meant" Mingyuan said with extreme certainty, as if he was afraid that others would not believe him.

  "Nonsense, which thief would admit to being a thief?" Yun Chu stubbornly said, sneering and muttering: "If it weren't for your highness treating me like this, I wouldn't have suspected you either, but look at you now."

  "On the wedding night, the king did not spend the night in the main consort's chamber, which is an insult to the main consort. Secondly, on the second day of the wedding, the king was severely injured by me, and Consort Liu provoked the main consort, but instead of punishing her, he helped her deal with a foolish person like me... The king's actions are truly making it impossible for people not to suspect him. He stole my dowry, isn't that to cut off my retreat in the Ning Wang Fu? Wanting to make a fool like me have no one to rely on, and let me die alone within these deep walls..."

  "In fact, if you, Prince, think I'm an idiot and don't want to marry me, you can simply not go through with the wedding. Although we have a marriage contract, I believe that with your abilities, you could certainly request the Emperor to annul it. But you didn't. Why? Because you're afraid of ruining your reputation in your father's eyes. So, you'd rather marry me to maintain your good name, but deep down, you resent it. Marrying an idiot is a great humiliation for you, so after marrying me, you've been cold and distant, even cruel... just to vent the anger in your heart..."

  Yun Chu's expression suddenly darkened, and she coldly laughed: "Am I right? Prince Wang"

  Also, not entirely correct. Except for those out-of-thin-air things, Mingyuan had to admit that this woman really hit the nail on the head, this was exactly what he thought, but who was he? He was the high-and-mighty Ning Wang, whose thoughts were not something anyone could probe into. As he gazed at Yun Chu's sparkling eyes, Mingyuan felt an uncontrollable rage, yet suddenly, he also felt a little startled. Suddenly, it dawned on him that this woman was actually quite unfamiliar to him.