Chapter 602 - Chapter 602: Are You Out Of Your Mind?
Chapter 602: Are You Out Of Your Mind?
Translator: Dragon Boat Translation Editor: Dragon Boat Translation
As the sun set, Su Ying’s carriage stopped in the back courtyard of Duke Jingguo’s Residence.
The silver needles in Su Ying’s hand were inserted into Duke Jingguo’s body one by one, and she only stopped when the last needle was inserted.
“You may feel a little uncomfortable during this quarter of an hour. Please bear with it, Duke Jingguo.”
Duke Jingguo said in a hoarse voice, “Your Highness, tell me. That unfilial son… What happened to him?”
Su Ying paused for a moment before she calmly replied, “He was killed by Xiao Shijie.”
Duke Jingguo’s body trembled momentarily. Even the silver needles on his body stiffened.
Su Ying motioned for him to relax. Otherwise, the silver needles might be forced out.
Duke Jingguo’s tense shoulders gradually drooped. “That was his own choice. He… has to accept it. I must also thank His Majesty for being merciful with me.”
Otherwise, based on Chu Min’s actions, it wouldn’t be an excessive punishment for Duke Jingguo’s entire family to be executed and all their assets seized.
Xiao Jin had his own thoughts on this, and Su Ying wouldn’t ask too much about it. It was also because the Imperial Court was still unstable. After dealing with Xiao Shijie, proceeding with the execution of Duke Jingguo’s family would probably only make the Imperial Court more turbulent.
“Everyone has their own destiny. Lord Duke, please don’t take it too hard.”
Duke Jingguo closed his eyes. “At this age, I should indeed not take things too hard.”
When it was about time, Su Ying removed the silver needles and left some medicine for Duke Jingguo before leaving the courtyard.
As soon as she came to the outside of the courtyard, Su Ying saw Chu Yunn standing not far away, waiting for her. When Chu Yunn saw her come out, she immediately went over to greet Su Ying.
“Greetings, Your Imperial Highness.”
Su Ying lowered her eyes to look at her. “Miss Chu, you have done very well.” If it wasn’t for those things that Chu Yunn had gotten her hands on, they wouldn’t have the last straw that triggered Chu Min to completely lose his composure and lead him to give himself away even more.
Xiao Jin had evidence of Chu Min’s intention to rebel in cahoots with Xiao Shijie, but she did not ask how he wanted to make use of it.
“Thank you for giving me a way out, Your Imperial Highness.” Chu Yunn knelt respectfully on the ground, completely devoid of her usual arrogance. At this moment, she could also clearly feel the difference between Su Ying and herself.
Chu Min had done so many things in secret and he thought that everything was foolproof. However, Su Ying and the others still managed to find out about his deeds. This was definitely not something an ordinary person could accomplish.
In the turbulent Imperial Court, all those singing, dancing, and poetry were nothing more than entertainment for the strong.
“I don’t want to see you within five hundred miles of the capital city henceforth.”
Chu Yunn’s fingertips trembled. “Yes, I will definitely leave the capital city as soon as possible.”
“Good.”
After saying that, Su Ying left without looking back.
When she saw that Su Ying had left, the maidservant hurriedly stood up and helped Chu Yunn to her feet.
“Eldest Young Miss, Her Imperial Highness has already left. It’s cold on the snow-covered ground. It’s better to get up quickly.”
Chu Yunn wanted to stand up, but she realized that her two legs were weak and she couldn’t even stand straight.
Even her back was covered in a layer of cold sweat. She was terrified. If Su Ying had gone back on her word and simply taken her life outright…
Su Ying leaned against the wall of the horse carriage on the way back to the palace. The carriage was also heated up, so she felt a little hot and bothered. “Are you cold? If you’re not cold, then extinguish the brazier.”
Zhou Qing moved the brazier outside after hearing this. “Your Imperial Highness has a strong constitution. If it were any other young lady, her hands and feet would probably be freezing in this cold weather, but Your Imperial Highness still feels hot.”
Su Ying knew that it wasn’t her body that was hot and bothered, but her heart.
She was a person who hated trouble, but after arriving in the capital city, she kept having to deal with the endless trouble created by other people’s personal greed.
Back then during the apocalypse, if she was disgruntled, she would attack. If she was displeased, she would fight. And if she wanted something, she would snatch. Those who dared to covet her things would not live to see the sun the next day, generally speaking. Her fists were the assets to ensure her survival.
Right now, a fist could not even defeat a mouth sometimes.
It made her feel very malcontent.
Zhou Qing could tell that Su Ying was in a bad mood, so she took out some snacks from the small drawer. “Your Imperial Highness, have some green bean cake. It’s good for reducing the heatiness.”
Su Ying glanced at the exquisite green bean cake on the plate. Only these delicacies could slightly quell the frustration in her heart.
By the time she returned to the palace, it was already late. The two children were already waiting for her in the outer hall.
The moment she saw the two children, the hostility on Su Ying’s face gradually faded.
“Mother, you are back.” Ling smiled sweetly and jumped down from the stool. She dashed up to Su Ying and hugged her.
Ji also looked at his mother eagerly.
Su Ying carried Ling to Ji’s side and sat down. She pinched their tiny faces playfully. “Are you hungry? Your Emperor Father hasn’t returned yet?”
The two little ones shook their heads. “No. Eunuch Zhang sent a message earlier saying that Emperor Father won’t be able to come back to have dinner with us tonight. He told us to eat first.”
Xiao Shijie’s matter wouldn’t be resolved so easily, so Su Ying told the palace maids to serve dinner.
Xiao Jin still hadn’t returned after they finished their meal. After Su Ying coaxed the two little ones to sleep, she saw Zhou Qing walk in.
“Your Imperial Highness, the eagle in the Imperial Garden has brought a message.”
Su Ying thought that it was some news from the Red Demon Sect, but when she opened the letter, it was a message from Sky Alpha City.
Su Ying’s expression clouded over after reading it.
Zhou Qing could sense that something was wrong with Su Ying’s emotions, but she didn’t dare to utter a sound. There were many matters Her Imperial Highness was involved in that she didn’t know about, and she didn’t dare to probe wantonly either.
Xiao Jin walked into the inner hall and saw Su Ying sitting there with a stern expression. He glanced at Zhou Qing, who shook her head, indicating that she didn’t know either.
Xiao Jin waved his hand and gestured for Zhou Qing to leave.
After Zhou Qing excused herself, she also closed the door as she left.
Xiao Jin sat down beside Su Ying. “What’s wrong? What are you thinking about?”
Su Ying returned to her senses and handed him the message Chu Yun sent here.
Xiao Jin took it and read through it. His sharp brows also knitted together after that.
An iron mine had been discovered in the northern wilderness. It was first discovered by the people of Sky Alpha City. Iron resources in this world were extremely scarce. Therefore, iron ores were very precious to the people of Sky Alpha City and the surrounding kingdoms.
Spies from other kingdoms must have infiltrated Sky Alpha City. When Chu Yun and his men were preparing to mine the iron ore, a group of people came to stop them. Now, a few parties were locked in a stalemate. There were comparatively fewer people in Sky Alpha City. If the other parties were to join forces to deal with Chu Yun’s side, Chu Yun’s side would be at a disadvantage.
Now, all parties were still in a stalemate. Chu Yun was worried that the situation would spiral out of hand, so he sent Su Ying a letter.
If there was one place in this world that Su Ying felt a sense of belonging to, it would definitely be the northern wilderness. That was the territory she had fought for with her fists. The things that her people had discovered were not owned by anyone, and now those things were about to be snatched away by others. How could she just watch idly?
Xiao Jin saw the change in Su Ying’s expression and subconsciously tightened his grip on her hand.
“I’ll immediately send someone there to take a look.” Xiao Jin didn’t even realize that the tip of his tongue was trembling when he said this.
Su Ying turned to look at him. She could see the panic and uneasiness in his eyes at once.
Su Ying frowned. “Xiao Jin, that’s my territory. I’m not willing to let anyone go there in my stead.”
Xiao Jin tightened his grip on her hand. “I’ll go with you.”
Her brows furrowed even more tightly. “Are you out of your mind?”
Xiao Jin felt like he was about to cry. He had the awful feeling that he was about to be abandoned by his wife..