Lady Xue had committed suicide.
As the sky gradually darkened, the dense forest was unsafe at night. After enjoying the show with Ling Shan, Jun Wuyuan didn't even have the slightest interest in giving Jun Wuhan a proper burial. He simply returned to the imperial tent.
As soon as he got back, he received the news that Lady Xue had committed suicide while confessing her crimes.
A confession letter was presented by the Queen Mother, who claimed to be "once again stimulated and dragging her sick body". It detailed the whole process of luring the fierce tigers into the forest to harm Prince Qi, Jun Wuhan.
The confession evaded the crucial points and still pushed out the scapegoats just like before. What a shameless Langya Wang Clan!
Jun Wuyuan didn't even have the time to take a sip of tea. Instead, he very consciously poured a cup of tea for Ling Shan first.
Then, he ordered someone to take Ling Shan down to take a bath and change clothes.
Of course, Jun Wuyuan originally intended to serve her personally and have a romantic bath together.
However, since the Queen Mother had set up the stage right outside the imperial tent, worried that Ling Shan might catch a cold, he had no choice but to let her go alone.
Ling Shan was very eager to stay and watch the show, but Jun Wuyuan simply carried her away and stuffed her into the bathtub.
"Be a good girl. I'll feel heart - broken if you fall ill."
"Your Majesty, you should also take a quick bath and change into clean clothes before going out. Anyway, it'll take some time to set up the stage properly. Let the supporting characters perform for a while, and then Your Majesty can make your grand entrance."
[That's right! Why should I be in such a hurry? I should let that old hag sing her solo for a while. Shanshan is really smart!]
Ling Shan: "..."
Forget it. Considering the wound on his back, she decided not to take offense at his tone, which seemed as if he had just discovered her intelligence for the first time.
So, Banchun, who was supposed to serve Ling Shan during her bath and changing, left the clothes and retreated.
Ling Shan's snow - white and delicate body slowly slipped into the bathtub, inch by inch, catching Jun Wuyuan's eye and making his heart flutter.
Unfortunately, Ling Shan didn't give him a chance.
Her beautiful eyes were moistened by the steam, but she stared at him fiercely, not allowing his hands to go beyond the bathing area. She looked as cold and unyielding as an "upright judge".
Jun Wuyuan heaved a silent sigh in his heart. There was nothing more torturous than seeing but not being able to touch.
After carefully serving Ling Shan through her bath, Jun Wuyuan began to look forward to his own bath...
However, the "upright" Miss Ling Shan clearly had no intention of fulfilling his expectation.
After he got into the bathtub, she didn't even let him sit. He had to stand there naked and stupidly, avoiding the wound on his back. He lifted his hands when she told him to and turned around when she asked.
It seemed that his magnificent figure could no longer attract Ling Shan's attention. He just stood there, tall and imposing.
But Ling Shan didn't even change her expression. She focused solely on washing Jun Wuyuan.
After changing into a clean and tidy robe, Jun Wuyuan's face became even darker.
Ling Shan could hear his unfounded thoughts of blaming her, which made her want to laugh but she had to hold it in.
Moreover, she was extremely curious about the show outside. She casually comforted him a couple of times and then urged him to go out quickly to watch the show.
[What's so interesting about that old hag? She's getting more and more backward as the years go by. She's old and ugly. Can she even compare to one of my fingers?]
Ling Shan: "..."
If it weren't for a shred of rationality in her mind, she really would have jumped up and cracked open Jun Wuyuan's skull to see what was inside.
Was he really comparing himself with the Queen Mother?
Sometimes, Ling Shan really couldn't understand his extremely inconsistent thought process.
"Your Majesty~"
Her soft and delicate voice was so charming that it seemed to wind through the mountains.
Naturally, it also reached Jun Wuyuan's heart, making his expression gradually soften.
"Your Majesty, how should we deal with the Wang Clan this time?"
Leaving aside other things, the Queen Mother's ruthless and decisive actions were indeed quite impressive.
Lady Xue had confessed and then committed suicide. The Queen Mother, dragging her sick body, had come to the imperial tent to "plead guilty" in person. They knew very well that the tigers and the assassination were aimed at them.
However, on the surface, it was the lame prince, Jun Wuhan, who had died. If they were to completely break with the Wang Clan at this moment.
It would be impossible for the Langya Wang Clan to escape the punishment of at least the three - generation clan, if not the nine - generation clan.
If the news of Jun Wuyuan's injury from the attack was confirmed, the nine - generation clan of the Langya Wang Clan would surely be punished.
The problem was that although the Langya Wang Clan seemed to have lost a lot of power, both the commander of Liangzhou Garrison and the governor of Youzhou were the trusted subordinates of the Grand Tutor Wang. If they were to break with each other at this moment and fight to a draw, it would only allow others to take advantage.
"What do you think, Shanshan?"
Although Ling Shan desperately wanted the Wang Clan and the Queen Mother to die soon, she also knew that it wasn't that simple.
Haste makes waste, especially since they weren't sure about the newly emerged force. Acting rashly wasn't a wise move.
However, they could take this opportunity to gradually erode the power of the Wang Clan. They couldn't just let them act and cry and then pretend that nothing had happened.
Listening to Ling Shan seriously giving suggestions, Jun Wuyuan couldn't help but show a proud smile.
"My Shanshan is really smart."
Suddenly, Jun Wuyuan didn't want to see the ugly face of the Queen Mother and her performance. He reached out and hugged Ling Shan tightly.
Ling Shan curled her lips and wrapped her arms around Jun Wuyuan's neck. She also thought he had good taste in his heart.
However, the Queen Mother and the Wang Clan were really disgusting.
Ling Shan had suffered a great deal because of them. Just thinking about the life - threatening poison on her body, she wished she could...
"What's wrong? Your little mouth is pouting so much that it could hang an oil pot. Are you tired?"
Jun Wuyuan held Ling Shan's face in his hands. A faint, lustful glint flashed in his peach - blossom eyes, and his tone softened a bit. "How about I carry you to rest first?"
[Anyway, the old hag is good at acting. It doesn't matter if she performs for a while longer. I can just do something more meaningful...]
Ling Shan's pupils suddenly shrank.
This scoundrel! Couldn't he just act like a normal person instead of a beast?
"Your Majesty, I'm not tired at all! I'm just thinking that it's too easy on the Wang Clan to just let them pay a price. They deserve more."
Hearing Ling Shan's discontented muttering, Jun Wuyuan found her extremely cute.
"Don't bite."
His fingers landed on her biting lips and gently, ambiguously caressed them.
"Shanshan, don't be impatient. Good news will come in a few days. For now, watch how I teach that old monk and the old hag a good lesson. Then the real show will begin."
Ling Shan opened her lips and deliberately bit his finger pad, leaving a shallow mark of teeth.
"Your Majesty is so naughty."
Jun Wuyuan casually caressed the mark again and ambiguously curled his lips.
"Don't you like it, Shanshan? I still remember that the other night, you couldn't get enough of it. You held onto me tightly and even..."