C5 Part3

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Chapter 5.3

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I don’t know when I’ll be busy again, so gotta rush the update while I can. Once again, no edit. Hope you enjoy.

Before her son was crowned as the current Crown Prince position, she had prepared to accept many more obstacles piling up in the future. But what she did not expect was that the first obstacle turned out to be this little devil.

Assassination of the Prince, what is the punishment of this crime?

“What happened today, I already know even before the sun sets.” Shu Fei breathed out slowly. “I already got the news, maybe soon, on Jin Fei’s side will also receive it.” In the quiet inner room, the reverberating low voice was a bit gloomy.

“Jin Fei?” Yong Lin was surprised, “How can there be any of them in the Internal Punishment Court?”

“If we can place our people there, why can’t they do the same? Maybe, even people from Li Fei’s side are also there.” Shu Fei sneered, but the touch she gave the son in her arms was very gentle.

Strange, this pair of twins, one seemed to have grown up at a very young age, so big that he could never be hugged again forever.

While the other one, seemed to never grow up at all.

As long as she could hug him like this, she would always feel that this little son always needed to be protected by his mother, so as not to be hurt by those wrecked people outside.

“Yong Lin, if this thing were to get out, do you know what will happen?”

“I know.” Yong Lin said solemnly: “I will die. Causing injury to the Prince is a deathly crime that cannot be forgiven. But mother,” raising his head in Shu Fei’s arms, his eyes filled with anticipation, “Yong Shan gege said, he won’t let this matter leak out, and will just assume like nothing has ever happened.”

“It’s best if it could be suppressed. But what if the secret can’t be kept hidden forever?”

Yong Lin was startled.

Shu Fei chuckled and looked at him lovingly. “Don’t be afraid, child.”

At this moment, she felt like she had returned back to the past a long time ago. One time, Yong Lin sneaked into his father’s study and broke his father’s most beloved inkstone. When he ran back to tell his mother in a hurry, it was also this same kind of innocence, hoping that things would be kept secret forever.

Shu Fei’s voice was gentle, just like the silk hanging down from all directions, like looming smoke triggered by the gust of wind.

“If the thing leaks out, someone will die. But the one who dies will not be you.”

Because of his leg injury, Yong Shan was sleepless all night.

Unable to figure out whether the pain was from his heart, or from the wound on his leg, he tossed and turned, like a continuous stream of tides, wave after wave, came and went again.

When he closed his eyes, he could only see Yong Qi’s bloody neck and his expression of sadness and fear.

Yong Qi rushed over, holding Yong Lin who had fallen to the ground, looked at him lovingly, then turned his head and stared at himself hatefully.

Love and hatred can be changed so quickly in the blink of an eye.

Yong Shan signed for this thinking.

Then he smiled bitterly and snorted.

“Your Highness, is the pain getting better?” Chang Defu, who was half-kneeling near the bedside, asked carefully. “Would you… like to get some painkiller medicine?”

“No need, is it dawn?”

Chang Defu replied softly, “The sun has raised high and bright. Your Highness is unwell, why not rest a little longer today.”

Yong Shan let out an “hmm” casually.

He was indeed a little tired, probably because of too much blood lost yesterday that he felt all of his limbs were weak. He looked at the top of the official affair, thinking about today’s plan.

There was nothing much involved in the government affairs. The civil and military officials who were instructed to assist him would write down the memorials and submit them as abbreviations, and they would take care of all the trivial matters by themselves. As for the major matters that need to be handled by his own, about two hours or so would be enough.

Also, he would leave a little time to visit the Grand Mentor.

As for the Internal Punishment Court…

Suddenly, there was a sharp pain in his leg making Yong Shan’s cheek twitch. He silently grabbed the quilt beside him.

He did not know what happened to Yong Qi, or the people who attended to him did take care of him wholeheartedly or not. The burn was painful and Yong Qi was also a person who was extremely afraid of pain. Like that, he did not know how many times he would wake up on such a night worrying about it.

Yong Shan wanted to see this restless older brother of his, but his body did not follow his mind at all.

How to go see him? Yong Shan felt disappointed.

Yong Qi hated him so much, to the point that in his eyes, whenever he saw himself, he would grit his teeth, bear his fang and regard him as no different from a demon in hell.

And Yong Lin? That deadly boy, since childhood, he had always been the type of a laid back person, and never learned his lesson. Whenever he was in the palace, he would make trouble, making people angry. Why didn’t he use more force when kicking him yesterday?

Yong Shan thought in a daze. The wound on his leg was still aching, and the pain made his forehead swell. Self-mockingly, he laughed at himself. To say that Yong Qi was tender and afraid of pain, but in fact, why did it not seem like the case to him?

He closed his eyes and wanted to sleep in peace for a while, but the things in his mind kept coming one after another. While he was thinking about things silently, suddenly Chang Defu came kneeling beside the bed and whispered, “Your Highness, His Royal Highness Yong Lin is here.”

Yong Shan suddenly opened his eyes. After a moment of silence, he ordered: “Chase him out. I won’t allow him to take even a single step forward.”

“Your Highness…”

“Did you not hear me?”

“Your Highness… His Royal Highness Yong Lin has been kneeling in the center in front of the Prince’s Manor, saying that he had made a huge mistake. If His Highness did not see him, he would not get up. The wind there is very strong, and I’m afraid that if he kneels for a long time, His Highness Yong Lin will get sick.”

After Chang Defu finished speaking, there was another silence in the hall. After half a day, a cold humming sound was heard. “He has thick skin and thick flesh, I’m afraid that even if he wants to get sick, he can’t.”

Listening to Yong Shan’s indifferent tone, Chang Defu didn’t dare to speak casually, but replied, “Yes.” He held his breath, closed his eyes, waiting for Yong Shan’s command.

Sure enough, after a while, Yong Shan spoke again. “What kind of place is the Prince’s Manor? He can kneel just because he said he wanted to kneel? If he refuses to leave, you find two guards, tie him up for me, and send him back to Shu Fei Palace.”

Chang Defu said “Yes” again. After waiting for a while, he asked softly, “Your Highness, the pain on your injured leg, if the medicinal soup is useless, why not find someone to massage the plantar acupoints to ease the pain? I heard that it can be useful.”

With no further command, Yong Shan gave him an acknowledgement.

Chang Defu carried out the orders and soon came back to report, “His Royal Highness Yong Lin has been taken back to Shu Fei Palace.” Chang Defu has been following Yong Shan for a long time, so he knew how Yong Shan did not like to smile, and hated people who talk too much. He wisely did not open his mouth again, and quietly exited the door.

Soon after, another figure walked silently to the side of the bed and knelt through the curtain. Stretching out a pair of crystal-clear and beautiful hands, pinched the soles of Yong Shan’s feet, and massaged him carefully. The intensity and softness were moderate, which really made Yong Shan’s pain seem to be relieved.

Yong Shan groaned in comfort, but his heart jumped slightly. Suddenly, he felt something was wrong. Sitting up, he raised the curtain on the bed, and muttered in surprise: “Mother?”

The person kneeling on the side of the bed, gently pinching Yong Shan’s foot was Shu Fei. She was dressed in a gorgeous palace dress and her dark and shiny hair had a noble concubine bun. She was clearly dressed up. While stretching out her hand to gently massage the soles of Yong Shan’s feet, she raised her head and smiled: “What? Is the pain getting better?”

“Mother, please get up.” Yong Shan took Shu Fei’s hand and frowned, “Please get up. Why would a mother kneel under her son’s bed?”

Shu Fei didn’t move at all. The corner of her mouth twitched and her bitter smile spread across her face like a ripple, “You are already very important, and Yong Lin’s life is in your hands. If mother doesn’t kneel before you, who else is going to kneel?”

“The things regarding Yong Lin, I know exactly how to deal with it, and I won’t let it get out. Mother, get up quickly, don’t kneel like this, son can’t bear it.” Yong Shan moved his feet out of the bed quilt and went to help Shu Fei up. Because his leg was seriously injured, this movement caused him a painful pain, just like his wound being torn apart. He suddenly broke out cold sweat and barely endured the pain as he said to Shu Fei: “Yong Lin is my only brother. How could I not care about his life?”

Only after hearing this sentence then did Shu Fei stand up and sat down on the side of the bed. Seeing that there was cold sweat on Yong Shan’s forehead, she was shocked. She personally wiped it off with her sleeves and said with concern: “Does it hurt so badly? There are medicines in mother’s palace, I’ll let them bring it here…”

Yong Shan shook his head, “No need, it only hurt a bit once in a while. If people keep bringing medicine back and forth, it’s easy to attract more attention and more trouble.”

After Shu Fei taught Yong Lin a lesson last night, she later found the bruise on Yong Lin’s waist, and felt distressed again. She couldn’t help but blame Yong Shan for being too cruel.

However, now that she saw Yong Shan like this, once again, she felt resentful towards Yong Lin, “This child Yong Lin really deserves a beating. He only has one older brother, yet still dared to use swords and fight. If he really hurts you anymore badly, he will regret and insult his gut all his life.”

Yong Shan didn’t make a sound for a while. Later, he said without any expression: “I also kicked him so hard yesterday. Mother remembered to find someone to give him some medicine and don’t let him run around the Palace again, especially when it snows. If the injury is exposed to the windy chill, it’s not fun at all.”

“Mother knows.”

Saying till this point, the two fell silent in union.

Yong Shan leaned back against the head of the bed, the pain of his leg injury hadn’t stopped, but he didn’t say anything, and just silently endured it.

Shu Fei stroked his hand again and again, rubbing the fine cold sweat that oozes from his forehead.

The room seemed to be getting more and more stuffy, making it impossible for people to breathe.

Yong Shan lowered his head. Half of his obsidian eyes were hidden as he whispered: “Mother, go back to the Palace. You don’t have to worry about Yong Lin.”

“Can I not worry?” Shu Fei sighed. “During the time of the accident, although there were only the three of you there, it is hard to guarantee that no one will not see the hint. There are eyes everywhere in such a big palace. Do you think you can hide it completely? I also hope that it can be hidden forever, but in any case, I must plan ahead and think about a way out when things are revealed.”

“A way out?” Yong Shan suddenly sneered. Looking at Shu Fei, his eyes suddenly became cold and sharp, “It turns out that mother has already figured out a way out for son, no, for Yong Lin.”

“It’s for you two brothers.” Shu Fei looked straight at his gaze and replied coldly. For an instant, her expression showed the same arrogance and ruthlessness as Yong Shan, who was born from her same flesh and blood. She said one word at a time: “Causing injury on the Prince, in any case, the only one way out is to die. The cause of your injured leg is unclear. If Jin Fei learns about the news, instructs an imperial physician to come over, and after a small examination, the injury on your leg can be seen that it was wounded by a sword. Then, how do you explain it to your Father Emperor? At that time, there were only three people in the Internal Punishment Court. Who stabbed you? Yong Lin, or Yong Qi?”

“Yong Lin.”

“No, it was Yong Qi.” Shu Fei grasped Yong Shan’s hand, tightened her grip, and refused to let go. She stared into his eyes desperately, as if begging, or at the same time it was also like a warning. “Yong Qi is the most suitable candidate. He was sent back to be interrogated and hated you for taking his position, so he hurt you with hatred. As for you, since you’re still concerned about him being your brother, and can’t bear to put him to death, so you endure it and hide the matter without reporting anything. In the future, if things cannot be concealed and someone discovers your injury, use this statement. Yong Shan, this is what your Father has in mind. It’s all for your own good. Using Yong Qi to shoulder the crime will not only save your brother’s life, but also give you the best excuse, just…”

“It was Yong Lin who did it.”

Shu Fei’s face suddenly changed. “What are you talking about?”

His injured leg was terribly painful, but his eyes were extremely dim at the moment. He didn’t look at Shu Fei, but the corner of his mouth slightly raised upwards, “If things are revealed, I will tell Father Emperor that Yong Lin is the one who did it. Mother, isn’t this the truth?”

“You…” Shu Fei held his hand tightly at first, but at this moment, as if being bitten by a poisonous snake, she suddenly threw away his hand. She stood up and took two steps backward, looking at him suspiciously. Suppressing her hard breathing, she said in a voice like a heartbreaking mother would, “You… you want your mother to die…”

After all, Yong Shan was still only a teenager. In the end, he couldn’t bear to listen to her sorrowful cry. He lowered his eyes, and after a very long time did he slowly say, “You wanting Yong Qi to die, means you also want me to die. Mother, do you really dislike me so much?” He couldn’t help but let out a long sigh.

Shu Fei’s hatred was too extreme, but after listening to his long sigh, as if the depression and desolation from all his lifetime were all accumulated in it, making her feel like he was a person in the boundless sea, with bitterness and helplessness, all swept from all directions directly at him. Looking intently, the person in front of her had exactly the same eyebrows and nose bridges as Yong Lin, except that he didn’t have the same naughty and loveable expression as Yong Lin, was there anything that he couldn’t be compared to Yong Lin?

Shu Fei couldn’t help but feel soft. She took two steps forward and sat down slowly on the bedside. Stretching out her hand and gently hugging Yong Shan’s shoulders, she said softly, “Silly child, how could mother dislike you? I only worry that you forgot that this is the Palace. The so-called love may be precious in other places, but in the Palace, it is nothing but worthless. Even if you sacrifice everything for Yong Qi, sacrifice your position, sacrifice Yong Lin, your mother, or even sacrifice yourself, in the end, there will only be separation and heartbreak.”

Yong Lin had been embraced by Shu Fei countless times since he was a child, but for Yong Shan, it was rare.

Being gently embraced by Shu Fei, a warmth in his heart wandered straight into all of his limbs. He involuntarily shook Shu Fei’s hand and squeezed it gently, “Don’t worry, mother. It’s not Yong Qi or Yong Lin who did it. It was me.”

Shu Fei was confused and slightly surprised when she heard that. She was about to ask clearly, suddenly a rush of footsteps came in from the outside.

Chang Defu ran in, with a trace of anxiety on his face, “Your Highness, Consort Shu, His Royal Highness Yong Sheng is here with Imperial doctor Chen.”

“Imperial doctor?” Shu Fei suddenly stood up and shouted.

Chang Defu hadn’t spoken yet, when Yong Sheng and the Imperial doctor Chen had already arrived at the door. They walked directly into Yong Shan’s bedroom in a magnificent manner.

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