Revenge of the First Daughter - Chapter 353

Chapter 353 Although Life Is Like Death
The Imperial Mausoleum Mountain was the burial ground of the emperors of the Eastern Jin Dynasty. There was more gold and silver hidden in it than the treasury. In addition, the tomb was burned by someone. Even if the Jin Emperor did not want to be angry, he would not be able to do so.

When the Jin Emperor found out about the burning of the Mausoleum Mountain, even though he was so angry that he spat out blood, his weak body was already lying on the hospital bed without any vitality, as if he was breathing in more air than he was breathing out.

However, the Jin Emperor was afraid that this would shake the foundation of the country. Although he tried his best to conceal the truth of this matter, the matter of Imperial Mausoleum Mountain being burned was still blown into the ears of the people like a gust of wind. In addition, that night outside the capital, half the sky was burned red in the mountains in the north.

Even if he wanted to suppress it, he couldn’t!

This matter naturally reached the ears of many nobles. Everyone’s expressions were filled with panic, and a cold aura filled the air above the capital!

Because the Yun Clan had been notified beforehand by Rong Jin, they did not dare to participate in this matter. They tightly closed the Yun Clan’s gate, wanting to avoid this disturbance.

Of course, this matter had naturally entered the ears of Zhou Jingyan of the Third Prince’s Mansion.

Inside the study room, Zhou Jingyan was wearing a long robe that was as clear as the rain. His face was exceptionally handsome, and his black hair was tied behind him. His expression was complacent. He held a wolf pen in his powerful hand and kept writing on a large piece of paper.

Housekeeper Li pushed the door open and entered. He respectfully saluted Zhou Jingrui and immediately brought the tea in his hand to Zhou Jingyan. “Third Highness, please have some tea.”

Zhou Jingyan put away the wolf pen in his hand and placed it on the brush stand. He took a sip of tea from his cup and turned to look at Steward Li. “How’s it going?”

“Your Highness, this servant has already sent someone to invite a divine physician into the palace. It shouldn’t be long before there is news.” Housekeeper Li didn’t dare to conceal anything. Moreover, the fact that the Jin Emperor was seriously ill was a great thing for the Third Prince!

Zhou Jingyan said, “Are the people I sent back?”

“No one came back. I wonder what happened.” Housekeeper Li was also secretly shocked. The people Zhou Jingyan had sent out were all well-trained hidden guards. He didn’t expect that none of them had come back. Now that they hadn’t come back, they must be doomed.

Zhou Jingyan frowned slightly and took another sip of tea. Suddenly, he remembered something and asked loudly, “Hasn’t the woman he brought back last night woken up yet?”

“She’s awake, just …” Housekeeper Li’s expression hesitated as he said this.

Hearing this, Zhou Jingyan knew that there was something he didn’t know. He said, “Just what?”

“Her eyes are blind,” Butler Li said respectfully and retreated to the side.

Zhou Jingyan’s hand that was holding the teacup suddenly paused for a moment, and then he looked at Steward Li in surprise, “Are you really blind?”

“Third Highness, you’re really blind.” Butler Li was stared at by Zhou Jingyan’s sharp eyes. He felt as if his back was covered in cold sweat, and his forehead was covered in fine beads of sweat. However, he didn’t dare to raise his hand to wipe it off.

None of the people sent by His Highness the Third Prince to assassinate the Ten Directions Palace came back, and he wanted that woman to be intact, but that woman was blind.

A long sigh flashed across Zhou Jingyan’s handsome face. Thinking of Gujing Wubo’s eyes, a strange look appeared in the depths of his eyes. Such a beautiful pair of eyes was actually blind. What a pity!

He got up from the soft chair and walked out with large strides, “Go, go take a look!”

Steward Li stared at Zhou Jingyan’s back, wiped his forehead, and quickly followed.

In Lan Ying Garden, Zhou Jing Yan had just stepped inside when all the maids and servants in the courtyard knelt down to greet him. Zhou Jing Rui gave an indifferent kindness and strode forward. After entering the house, the maids and servants inside immediately knelt down.

Zhou Jingyan went straight into the room. The doctor in the room did not expect Zhou Jingyan to actually come. Even if he knelt down, he said, “This servant greets His Highness the Third Prince.”

Zhou Jingyan ignored him. Instead, he looked at the woman sitting beside the bed. She was wearing only a long moon-white dress, The brocade was pulled high, She concealed the woman’s graceful posture. An ink-like green silk casually spread over her shoulders. The green silk was as gentle as a fine satin. When one looked at it, one felt deeply infatuated. A few green silk landed in front of the woman’s forehead. The wind brought by his movement gently shook it a few times, as if it was teasing the heartstrings of everyone, causing one to be intoxicated.

Her palm-sized face was completely devoid of blood. Her small lips curled upwards like a cornus that was waiting to be picked. Upwards, her nose was small and delicate. Her gaze shifted upwards. Her pair of ancient well-like orchid-like eyes were devoid of light, and there was not the slightest ripple in the depths of her ancient well-like eyes.

Zhou Jingyan walked forward and waved his hand a few times in front of the woman’s eyes. His hand was still reflected in the woman’s eyes without any light.

His thick eyebrows furrowed slightly, and the regret in his heart could not be stopped.

Yun Xiao’s complexion could not be regarded as overwhelming. She could only be regarded as delicate and beautiful. Only her pair of intelligent eyes were the most adorable. She did not expect that her pair of eyes would lose their original brilliance. What a pity.

The doctor who was kneeling on the ground saw Zhou Jingyan’s actions and immediately nodded respectfully before saying, “Your Highness, the girl’s eyes have been in the cold water for too long. After being stimulated by the cold water, she was no longer able to see.”

“Can you still recover?” Seeing Yun Xiao’s dazed expression, Zhou Jingyan frowned slightly.

“Please forgive this old servant for being helpless. The current body of this young lady can only slowly recover. I don’t know when it will recover in the future.” However, this possibility is extremely low.

Zhou Jingyan heard that he stared at Yun Xiao for a while before asking the doctor who was kneeling on the ground, “Why didn’t she say anything?”

“Since the girl woke up, she didn’t say a word. Furthermore, because she had been in cold water for too long, her heart and lungs had been frozen and her vocal cords had been damaged. However, since the girl didn’t say anything, this servant didn’t dare to confirm it.” He had never seen such an uncooperative patient before, so he didn’t dare to draw any conclusions.

Zhou Jingyan walked over to the woman and sat down. He gave a tentative shout, “Yunxiao, can you hear me?”

It turned out that this woman who had been motionless was the rescued Yun Xiao. However, as if she could not hear Zhou Jingyan’s words, Yun Xiao remained motionless. She opened her eyes and looked at the roof of the house.

Zhou Jingyan’s icy gaze fell on Yun Xiao. Her gaze wrinkled slightly, and her expression was calm. “Could it be that her ears can’t hear you anymore?”

When the doctor heard Zhou Jingyan’s obviously unhappy words, he felt a lot of cold sweat appear on his body once again. He whispered, “It’s possible. After all, the water in the mountains is really bone-piercing cold. Even people with high martial arts skills may not be able to hold on, let alone this girl who is still weak.”

Zhou Jingyan graciously waved his hand and told everyone to go down. “Go and stay up late for the fourth young miss and cook some porridge to make up her body.”

After everyone left, Zhou Jingyan’s gaze fell on Yun Xiao, who did not say a word. “Yun Xiao, did you not think that one day, they would continue to fall into my hands?” He and Yun Xiao had a grudge. Thinking that he had not been able to have sex until now, his expression darkened.

Thinking back to last night, the hidden guards reported that they found a woman in a lake in the Imperial Mausoleum Mountain. The woman was suspected to have escaped from the manor that night and brought her back. He never thought that the woman would be the fourth girl of Yun Clan, Yun Xiao. She was also the woman he had always missed.

“Yun Xiao, I know you can hear me, but you’re just pretending to be stupid, right? Tell me honestly, why did you go to the Mausoleum Mountain? Who did you go with? Also, you sent the people who ambushed my mansion the other night, didn’t you? What hatred do I have with you?”

He asked a few questions in succession, but no one answered him.

Yun Xiao’s sitting posture and expression had not been edited at all. Even Yun Xiao’s eyes were still without a trace of light.

Zhou Jingyan only glanced at Yun Xiao. He continued, “The Mausoleum of the Imperial Mausoleum Mountain was burned clean overnight. None of the people guarding the Mausoleum escaped. Everything was done cleanly without leaving any traces behind. The method was very similar to that of the Ten Directions Palace. I didn’t know that Yun Clan’s Fourth Young Lady was actually related to the people of the Ten Directions Palace.”

He moved from the bedside to Yun Xiao’s side, pulled Yun Xiao’s hand, and held her in his arms. However, this time, Yun Xiao finally had a reaction. She struggled incessantly, and her face was filled with terror. He snorted coldly. He tightly wrapped Yun Xiao in his arms and said sternly, “Do you know how scared you are now? Why didn’t you scare me when you caused me to be unable to have sex?” If one could not have sex, then there would be no children, and fighting for the throne among the princes would lose an important barrier.

He was unwilling! However, he still had a way to save Yun Xiao. Especially when he held her in his arms, he could clearly feel that his body had reacted.

Who would have thought that he would only be able to react to this woman in his entire life when he was in such a state of despair! Since that was the case, he could only surround this woman by his side and raise children for him.

However, Yun Xiao did not know that Zhou Jingyan had such thoughts. She was just struggling violently! However, the only difference was that she could not make a sound. She could only make a “ah … ah” sound in her throat. Obviously, she had really lost her voice!

Seeing Yun Xiao’s appearance, Zhou Jingyan’s handsome face became even more angry. “Don’t worry, I won’t force you. Soon, you will become my imperial concubine!”

He saw that Yun Xiao still had a frightened expression, and all of her interest disappeared in an instant. He snorted coldly, pushed Yun Xiao aside, and slammed into the bedpost with a “bang”.

Zhou Jingyan’s lips curled into a bloodthirsty smile. He coldly snorted, “I forgot to tell you, even if you don’t want to marry, you have to marry. The man who was willing to destroy the Imperial Mausoleum for you now thinks that you’re dead. The Imperial Mausoleum was burned, and Father fainted from anger. Soon, the ban outside my mansion will disappear.”

He laughed wantonly, but only Yun Xiao’s confused and frightened expression responded to him.

Seeing this, Zhou Jingyan snorted coldly, waved his sleeve, and turned around to leave.