Why My Domineering Prince Regretted Filing for Divorce?

Chapter 1037 - 757: Pitiful (Part 2)

Therefore, there was this action.Shang Ruyi figured out some matters but slowly furrowed her brows and said, "This issue indeed affects me and the both of us, but it doesn’t benefit her in any way."

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"Even if Father doesn’t give me the power to manage the palace’s internal affairs, it won’t go to her. Why is she going to such lengths?"

Yu Wenye was silent for a moment and said, "That’s also something I haven’t figured out."

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"But, based on her personality and actions, this matter will ultimately benefit her."

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"After all, she has that - ’foreknowledge’ skill."

Although he already understood Yu Mingyue’s background and knew that what she knew wasn’t exactly foreknowledge, they had become accustomed to these four words, Shang Ruyi understood as well, but hearing Yu Wenye bring this up again, she couldn’t help but feel a weight in her heart, saying, "Do you mean her actions might be linked to some future occurrences she knows about, and all we can see are the surface illusions and can’t grasp the truth behind them?"

Yu Wenye nodded.

Although Yu Mingyue was informed without being wise, they essentially were not afraid of her, but knowing some things in advance did give her an edge, capable of causing them considerable trouble. However, these are matters that they could only deal with as they arose, revealing them in advance only caused worry.

Moreover, since Shang Ruyi was now pregnant, she shouldn’t be concerning herself with more issues.

So he said, "Let’s discuss this later, for now, focus on what’s ahead."

Shang Ruyi nodded obediently, then said, "Now that you mention it, there’s another matter I’ve always been worried about."

"Oh? What is it?"

"It’s Aunt Hui."

"Aunt Hui?"

Shang Ruyi looked at Yu Wenye and said solemnly, "Currently, the body is in her possession, and some clues are also within her control. She probably intended to provoke Wo Xue, or me, using us to blow this issue up, so she could completely disengage herself; yet now, even though we didn’t take the bait, she still holds the initiative."

Upon hearing this, Yu Wenye squinted slightly, "Are you suggesting she could still enlarge Jian Chun’s death and let Father discover it?"

Shang Ruyi nodded, "I suspect that’s also Yu Mingyue’s goal."

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"The result I could envision now is to show Father a muddied situation in Qianqiu Palace, causing him to detest and possibly ignore us; though, I can’t guess her other motives, or what else she might want."

"Want what..."

Yu Wenye paused, his eyes flickering with a cold gleam, "She better not want too much."

Under the same dark sky at the Yu Mansion, after the little eunuch left, Duke Wushan Yu Dingxing returned to the hall with a heavy heart only to see Yu Mingyue sitting there serenely, sipping tea with a hint of laziness.

Looking at her calm demeanor, Yu Dingxing became increasingly infuriated.

He walked over and said gravely, "Why didn’t you tell me sooner that you had such a plan?"

Yu Mingyue slowly drank her tea, placed the teacup down, then finally looked up at him and said blandly, "Would it have made a difference if I told you sooner? Would you—Father, have devised a better plan?"

Yu Dingxing’s chest heaved violently. Even though he had faced unimaginable storms, her actions still filled him with dread. He paced back and forth a couple of times before stopping in front of Yu Mingyue, hesitating for a long time before finally saying in a hushed voice, "You actually had someone kill in the palace!"

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"Do you know how grave a crime it would be if discovered?"

Yu Mingyue said with a faint smile, "Why is Father so frightened? Isn’t it just a palace maid? In those books I read—aren’t palace maids often killed?"

Yu Dingxing looked utterly shocked, "Where did you get such a foolish notion?"

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"Even if it’s just a small palace maid, she belongs to the palace, she is the Emperor’s person. Killing the Emperor’s people, isn’t that tantamount to slapping the Emperor’s face?"

Yu Mingyue pondered for a moment and said, "Under Emperor Yang’s rule, many palace maids died."

Yu Dingxing gritted his teeth, "That’s because he treated people as dispensable, leading to his downfall. But is the current Your Majesty like that? Moreover, in chaotic times, it wouldn’t matter if hundreds were killed, but the Emperor has only been on the throne for a few months, setting rules. How can you be so foolish?"

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"Furthermore, you keep quoting those books you read, what kind of nonsensical books are they? Which book tells you it’s alright to kill palace maids at whim? Which book guides you to plot against Princess Qin! And what palace intrigue does it advocate?"

Yu Mingyue’s face darkened, and she said coldly, "Regardless, the deed is done."

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"Moreover, I can assure you that what I did has no flaws. Even if they investigate, the palace maid responsible for ’poisoning’ Princess Qin by Prince Qin’s concubine was instructed to do so by Lady Han. The place where the murder happened was either under her brother’s jurisdiction at Chengqing Gate or her residence at Qianqiu Palace. Do you think she would dare do anything?"

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"Even if it’s eventually uncovered, restrained by Mrs. Dong and the Crown Prince’s influence, it’s impossible to pursue deeply. At most, it leads to the poisoning, and then internal strife and poor family governance are theirs to bear."

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"So, it would never trace back to us, rest assured."

Yu Dingxing fell silent.

His silence didn’t stem from incomprehension of those convoluted phrases or agreement with Yu Mingyue; it was astonishment at his daughter’s meticulousness and malice—a meticulousness and malice that rendered even him somewhat chilled to the bone.

But that wasn’t his greatest concern.

After a long while, he straightened up slowly, taking a deep breath and saying, "Do you think this is my only worry?"

Yu Mingyue looked up at him, "Then what worries Father?"

Yu Dingxing said, "This matter, no matter how it implicates that Lady Han, the Crown Prince, or Princess Qin’s reputation, these are all inconsequential."

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"The one you truly offended is King Qin!"