âI was just returning to the palace and was about to see her.â
Su Yingxueâs expression was cold and solemn.
Shen Yu had been left in the dungeon of Funing Palace, and because her grandmother had a soft heart and didnât immediately kill Shen Yu, she was still struggling to survive.
When Su Yingxue went down, she smelled a strong scent of medicinal liquor in the air.
Shen Yu, curled up in a corner, started wailing at the sound of footsteps, âDonât come over! Donât come over! Donât come to claim my life! Go find Mu Fei, it was that madman Mu Fei who killed them all! It was him who killed them!â
âWas it him who killed them, or did you disregard the life and death of your own parents, using their lives in exchange for your glory and wealth?â
Su Yingxue raised an eyebrow and sneered.
âSu Yingxue?â
Hate flared in Shen Yuâs eyes, âItâs all your fault, Su Yingxue! You stole my identity, my cousin, and my glory and wealthâ¦â
âAh! Iâm going to kill you!â
She screamed maniacally and lunged at Su Yingxue, but before she could touch her, she was whipped by Su Yingxueâs red jade soft whip and sent rolling on the ground.
âSmack!â
The sound of the whip striking flesh was exceptionally crisp and loud.
âAh! It hurts! It hurts so much!â
Shen Yu writhed in agony on the ground, rolling toward the wine jars and knocking over two of them. Decomposing bodies fell out, and the half that was still emitting heat made woeful sounds beside Shen Yu.
Even though they couldnât form a word, their sounds seemed so full of suffering that it was heartbreaking to hear.
Shen Yu, on the brink of collapse, cried out and kicked her fatherâs and motherâs bodies away. She covered her ears, âI canât hear! Itâs not you! Itâs not you! It was Mu Fei⦠Ah!â
It was Mu Fei who turned her parents into this!
Why!
Why didnât that madman Mu Fei just kill them outright, instead of leaving them in this world in such a state, why torture her like this!
Why torment her so!
âDie! Just die!â
Shen Yu stepped on one of the corpses, trampling it desperately, mashing that half of the body into a bloody pulp.
The other half, as if crying, emitted even more mournful sounds.
Shenv Yu trembled with fear as she then crushed the other half of the body, silencing the bizarre noises from them. Only then did she feel slightly calmed down.
She collapsed to the floor, her eyes hollow and lifeless, âTheyâre all dead, finally all dead! All dead!â
No one would hold her back anymore!
She could be her princess peacefully, and enjoy her glories and wealth!
Shen Yu quickly crawled toward Su Yingxue, kneeling before her and kowtowing incessantly, âIâm sorry, Su Yingxue! I shouldnât have harmed you, I shouldnât have impersonated you⦠But, but the imperial grandmother had feelings for me! I served her in your stead for months, and she cherished me so much! If you kill me, itâll break her heart! Sheâll be so distressed she wonât be able to sleep! Sheâs your kin, can you bear to see her become like this?â
âWhat do you want?â Su Yingxue asked with a mocking curl of her lip.
âAnyway⦠anyway, youâre already the Ninth Princess Consort, able to do as you please in the Great Cheng Dynasty, so you wouldnât care about this princess position in the Great Wei Dynasty. Just⦠just give it to me! Let me be the princess of Great Wei. Iâll take care of the imperial grandmother for you; Iâll fulfill the marriage vows, marry cousin Mu Yan for you! You canât be by their side to show filial piety, but I can! I can do everything for you!â