An Eight-year-old Princess

Chapter 154 Evil As A Viper (Part Two)

Nevertheless, the two servants knelt down, devastated. "We are done. We are so done..."

Wen Ruyu frowned unpleasantly. Done? Were they cursing her? Wen Ruyu was irritated, and she gave

them a hard kick. Unexpectedly, they didn't back away at all. She was even angrier, "Useless." She

walked into the room.

There was a foul smell permeating the air, mixed with other weird scents that were beyond description.

Wen Ruyu frowned looking over at the haystack.

The scene left Wen Ruyu petrified, and the color drained from her face as she stood staring at three

naked forms on the haystack. The woman was laying between the two men, her face looked painful,

and was covered in blood. Her head was hanging on the ground. It took Wen Ruyu a long time to come

to her senses and stop gawking. "No, no...This is impossible. This isn't possible!" She muttered to

herself. Then she ran to the haystack, paying no attention to the naked men or the unmentionable This content © Nôv/elDr(a)m/a.Org.

marks on their body. Wen Ruyu touched the woman's face, and she went even paler. What was going

on? How?

One of the servants outside the door ran from the yard screaming, in a blind panic, "Lady Ruxin, It's

Lady Ruxin, Lady Ruxin was dead... It was Lady Ruxin..."

Wen Ruyu tried to stop him but couldn't. He had ran out of the yard.

Wen Ruyu was trembling. How did this happen? It should be Yun Shang, not her sister laying there

now... She was doomed. Wen Clan was doomed.

The servant must've made a scene, with long strides, Wen Yunqing, grim-faced, was headed through

side yard. A few concubines were following him, and behind the crowd was Wen Yunqiunq's mother,

Lady Wen.

Wen Ruyu was petrified. 'No, I can't let them see this.' She decided and closed the door promptly

locking it.

"Ruyu, open the door!" Wen Yunqing ordered from the other side. Wen Ruyu shivered shaking her

head, "No. I can't. I can't open the door now."

Wen Yunqing became impatient immediately, and commanded, "Break it down, now!"

Hearing the slamming and seeing the door shudder, Wen Ruyu huddled up in a ball in the corner,

shaking with panic and fright.

With a crack, the door split and part fell to the ground. Wen Yunqing walked in with others and when

they saw the woman on the haystack, they all went deathly pale.

"Oh my goodness. It is Ruxin." The women squealed as Lady Wen passed out.

The crowd was suddenly in the middle of another muddle. Wen Ruyu tried crawling further back in the

corner, avoiding her father's anger and glare. His voice sounded odd to her when he said, "What have

you done?" His cold words cut through her like a knife. Wen Ruyu scooched back further while she bit

the inside of her cheek. She wrapped her arms around herself to keep from trembling before looking at

her father with a look of accusation, "Father, you are the one who told me it was Yun Shang out here.

You told me so. Why was my sister here?"

After a long silence, with a grim face, Wen Yunqing kicked Wen Ruyu hard. With nowhere to dodge,

she had to bear the pain, which almost broke her. She groaned, tears rolling down her face, "I have no

idea. It was Yun Shang here last night. I don't know how my sister is here all of a sudden. Why..."

"So that was what you were planning to do to Princcess Yun Shang? For God's sake! Regardless, she

is a princess! I thought you just wanted to get even with her, insulting her or at worst beating her. I

didn't expect." He looked the scene over again, "I didn't think you were such a monster!" You..." Feeling

dizzy, Wen Yunqing shivered and was barely pull himself together.

Now it was clear to him. He thought Yun Shang was just the daughter of a concubine, and Emperor

Ning didn't seem to care much about her. Besides, as an ally of Li Clan, Wen Clan was a natural rival of

Prince Jing. He thought kidnapping Princess Yun Shang could teach Prince Jing a lesson, But he forgot

how Prince Jing gained his reputation and his power. As an adopted son of the previous Emperor,

Prince Jing reached his status today, and Emperor Ning hadn't got rid of him. Moreover, Prince Jing

gained outstanding military achievements when he was only seventeen or eighteen years old, and he

had a group of talented followers. Wen Yunqing couldn't regret this more. He should never have

thought to scheme against his fiancée.

It was Prince Jing's revenge! It must be! Wen Yunqing felt a lump in his throat, like there was a fish-

bone stuck, choking him. Prince Jing had hit the nail on the head! As the Deputy Minister of Revenue,

Wen Yunqing wasn't noble enough to marry his daughter into the royal family. But Ruxin had managed

to become Lady Ru Xin, when the eldest son of Prince Shun Qing became madly obsessed with her. It

took years of planning, but she had gained the right to manage Shun Qing Mansion. Sooner or later,

she would officially become the legitimate owner of Shun Qing Mansion.

Although Prince Shun Qing was not in the politics, and he didn't have a throne in Emperor's eyes,

Prince Shun Qing had developed a good rapport with both Emperor Ning and Prince Jing. With Lady

Ru Xin's support, he could foresee a promising future for the Wen Clan. Needless to say, many of his

plans needed Ruxin's assistance.

However, Ruyu was also an important part of his plan. There is another reason he let her kidnap Yun

Shang. Ruyu could alleviate her anger, and in the process make her more obedient.

But Ruxin died in the side yard of Wen Mansion, in a ghastly way.

After a long time, Wen Ruyu stood up slowly. She said cruelly. "Father, burn these bodies and dispose

them in secret. Get rid of everyone who knows about this."

Wen Yunqing gnashed his teeth, "Are you insane?"

Wen Ruyu remained silent a brief moment before continuing, "Father, no one will know about sister's

death. You must know the influence better than me. We have to kill them, father. I know your plan, and I

can help you carry it out. I can. You just need to help me get rid of them first. I'll attain your goal, very

soon. Trust me please, father."

Wen Yunqing calmed down and mulled her words over before he agreed, "Remember what you

promise today. If you bring any trouble to Wen Mansion, I won't hesitate to end my daughter's life."

Wen Ruyu shuddered fearfully, but nodded.

On her way out, she turned and looked at the bodies on the haystack, in an emotionless way. As her

panic faded, Wen Ruyu clenched her teeth and calmly left the side yard. A closer look at her would

reveal that her legs were quivering slightly.

Once more, the drama was witnessed in full by Prince Jing and Yun Shang. Yun Shang smiled faintly, "I

didn't know that she could be so brazen. It's said that women can lose all their humanity in desperate

situations. I don't doubt it now."

She turned to Prince Jing, "Uncle, I have been away for many days, I think I'd better return to the

Imperial Palace tomorrow. I heard the annual Flower Show Festival is approaching..."

The Flower Show Festival, was precisely what its name implied, all about flowers. As the festival

gained popularity, it also became a chance for beautiful ladies to showcase themselves. Emperor Ning

had two daughters, but there was no heir yet. His Majesty may choose several beautiful women during

the festival, to take as his concubines...

Prince Jing nodded, slightly disappointed that Yun Shang was leaving, "Alright. I heard that Prince

Houjing has agreed to attend the Flower Show Banquet." Prince Houjing, Xia Houjing, was the seventh

prince of the State of Xia.