The sudden rain had just stopped.
The hunting ground was in an uproar. One after another, wet and muddy hoof - prints headed towards the tents. The messenger soldiers, their faces covered with the cold rain, shouted loudly.
"Something's wrong!"
"A fierce tiger has appeared in the dense forest. His Majesty has been attacked..."
"Big trouble! Reinforcements, set off quickly to rescue the Emperor!"
"..."
These anxious shouts made it seem as if Jun Wuyuan had already been devoured by the tiger.
The area around the hunting ground instantly fell into chaos. Whether they were truly loyal or genuinely worried, everyone showed an extreme display of loyalty.
The Queen Mother, dragging her just - recovered "sick body", was pale - faced and extremely worried. She quickly mobilized the troops and demanded that the Emperor must be found.
Whether alive or dead, regardless of whether the body was intact or not, the person must be brought back.
It seemed that she had already determined that Jun Wuyuan had been torn and devoured by the tiger. As his step - mother, she could only do her best to preserve the dignity of the Emperor - son.
With the Queen Mother taking the lead, the area around the hunting ground gradually calmed down.
Among the group of noble ladies, Mrs. Xue didn't step forward to accompany the Queen Mother in staging a show of "deep mother - son affection" and pretending to be anxious and in need of comfort.
Hearing such good news, her gloomy face couldn't help showing a hint of twisted pleasure.
She hoped for more such good news. It would be best if that little bitch who had killed her daughter was also torn to pieces, leaving not even an inch of her body.
And Jun Wuyuan, that ungrateful wretch. If it weren't for him, her daughter and son wouldn't have died so young.
Mrs. Xue wished she could see those bloody messes right now, pieced together bit by bit.
Dying in humiliation and embarrassment, even worse off than her beloved children.
Just thinking about the fates of those two bitches, Mrs. Xue couldn't help but want to burst out laughing.
If it weren't for the last bit of reason left in her heart, Mrs. Xue really would have set off firecrackers to celebrate.
She had finally avenged her son and daughter!
Mrs. Xue's distorted face glowed with an unusual light. Her cold, venomous eyes quietly and imperceptibly swept over the Queen Mother surrounded by a group of noble ladies.
She slightly lowered her eyes, hiding the fleeting ferocity and coldness in her eyes.
In the past, Mrs. Xue would have felt proud of such a scene, but at this moment, she only felt nauseated.
The wild beast locked in her heart roared constantly, wanting to pounce on and shatter this false and fake scene.
The Langya Wang family, such a proud name that allowed them to hold their heads high in front of the powerful and noble in the capital. The Queen Mother was so high - and - mighty that she didn't even take several emperors seriously and could get rid of them as she pleased.
Such a terrifying aristocratic family and a powerful queen mother actually dared to plot against the emperor, but they were unwilling to plead for her son and daughter or seek justice for them.
Even in their words, they were constantly persuading her to put the overall situation first, to be reasonable and steady, and not to lose the dignity of the mistress of the Wang family because of such a small matter.
In the eyes of these power - grabbers, even her most beloved children, even her most proud son, the legitimate grandson of the Wang family, could be easily abandoned.
But why?
Even her son's death was used by the Wang family and the Queen Mother for their own schemes?
Mrs. Xue wanted to avenge her son and daughter, but she couldn't allow the Queen Mother and the others to coldly and selfishly abandon Ye'er and Bi'er. Now, she finally had an excuse to avenge them.
Mrs. Xue was well aware of how much self - interest and hidden motives were behind this so - called revenge.
The more she listened to those extremely false words of comfort and consolation, the more the joy of avenging her great hatred gradually turned into inexplicable anxiety and panic as time passed.
Until a hasty sound of hoof - beats came, and Mrs. Xue's heart was completely lifted.
The hoof - beats stopped. A plain - looking man reported outside the tent and was then led by the Queen Mother's confidant to her side. He bent down and whispered something in her ear.
An uneasy thought suddenly flashed through Mrs. Xue's mind. Sure enough, the next moment, she keenly noticed the fleeting cold anger and disappointment in the Queen Mother's eyes.
The uneasiness in her heart gradually spread. Before Mrs. Xue could react, she saw the Queen Mother faint as if she had been greatly stimulated.
The tent, which had just calmed down, instantly fell into chaos again.
Mrs. Xue's eyelids twitched. As the only mistress of the Wang family and the closest relative of the Queen Mother, she had to step forward to stabilize the situation and walked over.
After a commotion, the imperial physician came to examine the Queen Mother and left a word that she needed more rest. The noble ladies offered their concerns and then left.
Mrs. Xue was suspicious, but before she could react, all the palace servants in the tent withdrew, leaving only Nanny Dou.
With a loud slap.
Mrs. Xue, sitting beside the couch, had no time to react and was slapped to the ground on the brocade carpet by the Queen Mother, who had just woken up from her faint.
Mrs. Xue covered her face, and tears immediately welled up in her eyes. She looked at the Queen Mother in disbelief.
"Mrs. Xue, who gave you the courage to secretly release a fierce tiger into the forest during the hunting, killing the King of Qi and almost harming the Emperor? Do you know your crime?"
What?
Mrs. Xue's pupils constricted violently. She hadn't even reacted to the meaning of the Queen Mother's words. Her mind was full of the thought that Jun Wuyuan was actually okay?
What about that little bitch Ling Shan?
Was she dead?
Why was it the lame King of Qi who died?
What on earth had gone wrong?
At that moment, Mrs. Xue's face hurt, and her head also started to ache from trying to figure things out. What exactly was going on?
"Mrs. Xue, I've long advised you not to have wild thoughts. Ye'er and Bi'er are finally buried in peace. Yet you dared to plot against the emperor. Do you know that this is a great crime that could lead to the execution of nine generations of your family? Do you want to destroy the Wang family?"
Mrs. Xue was stunned for a moment, as if something had quickly flashed through her mind.
The hand covering her face loosened slightly, revealing a face covered with finger - prints. She stared blankly at the Queen Mother, who was hinting at something.
In those phoenix - shaped eyes unique to the Wang family, there was a look of high - and - mighty disdain, as if Mrs. Xue at this moment was just some disgusting thing in the dust and mud.
"What do you want to say?"
For the first time, Mrs. Xue didn't use the respectful attitude towards a queen mother. She looked directly into the Queen Mother's eyes without respect, and a guess had already formed in her heart.
"Mrs. Xue, Mrs. Xue, I thought you were a smart person. What a pity..."
A smile appeared on the Queen Mother's lips, and her tone was full of meaning:
"If such a great crime implicates the Wang family, it will probably end up with the execution of three generations. It's a pity that Chengye and Chengbi may not even have the qualification to be lonely ghosts in the future."