Reborn as the Crippled King s Beloved

Chapter 112: Chapter 112 Murong Man Scolding Like a Shrew
 

When did Murong Jiu have the birthmark removed?

The Second Prince suddenly remembered that he hadn’t received any messages from Zhen Zhu in the Prince Mansion for a while.

He guessed that this chess piece must have been discovered by Jun Yuyan.

Unable to see the side of Murong Jiu’s face, the Second Prince’s eyes narrowed slightly as he drained his cup of wine in one gulp.

Just as he was about to speak, a blaze suddenly erupted in the west, reaching for the sky.

“Disaster, disaster! There’s a fire!”

“Quick, put out the fire! The West Courtyard is ablaze!”

Several loud voices shouted.

“Yang Shan, go put out the fire.”

Jun Yuyan instructed the guard behind him.

This man was none other than Yang Shan, who had been recuperating for several months.

He left quickly, and upon seeing this, others also ordered their house servants to help extinguish the fire.

Source: Webnovel.com, updated on Ɲονǥ0.ƈο

The Second Prince immediately sent people as well.

He sensed something was wrong. How could a fire break out without reason on the day of a grand wedding?

Seeing the faces of Marquis Ensu and Lady Marquis change, he suddenly had a bad premonition.

It couldn’t be that the gigolo of Ni Yuanshan was kept in that West Courtyard, could it?

But Jun Yuyan showed no expression, nor did he make any move to go to the West Courtyard, instead he continued to serve food to Murong Jiu, as if unaware of anything.

Yet the Second Prince was still restless. Seeing Marquis Ensu and Lady Marquis hurrying toward the West Courtyard, he pinched his wine cup, stood up, glanced at Murong Jiu a few times, and finally followed them quickly.

The matter of Ni Yuanshan would come to light, but definitely not today, the time was not yet ripe.

Having finished the honeyed lotus roots, Murong Jiu wiped the corners of her mouth and said to Jun Yuyan, “Prince, it seems the fire has died down. Let’s go have a look as well.”

“Alright.”

The two stood up, and the rest, unable to contain their curiosity since they vaguely heard cries of surprise, followed suit.

What on earth had happened in the West Courtyard?

When everyone arrived, they only saw Ni Yuanshan lying bare on the ground, his body blurred with blood, while Lady Marquis beside him couldn’t stop wiping her tears.

What was even more shocking were the children huddled together in the courtyard, trembling with fear, and a few pale little corpses on the ground. They seemed to have been tortured to death, their demise occurring only a day or two ago.

Seeing the face of Ni Yuanshan, how could anyone not understand what had happened?

The Second Prince wanted to help them, but there were too many children there. He couldn’t transfer them out, so he could only stand far away, not getting involved.

“I had long heard that the firstborn son of Marquis Ensu had a preference for the same sex, but I never knew it was to such a horrific extent! He deserves to die!”

Second brother Fu Sheng roared with anger.

Third brother Fu Han was also full of rage, “So many boys have disappeared in the Capital City over the past two years. Were they all in Marquis Ensu’s Mansion?!”

The eldest brother didn’t speak, but as soon as he saw the scene, he sent his house servant to report to the Prefecture Magistrate.

Even if Marquis Ensu’s Mansion was related to the imperial family, they couldn’t escape the punishment of national laws and regulations.

This matter would be thoroughly investigated by the appropriate people.

Many of those present showed indignation at the scene.

At that moment, someone pointed at one of the little corpses on the ground with a shriek, “That, that seems to be the young master of Marquis of Wuan’s Mansion who disappeared not long ago!”

The Murong Family was from the Yongning Marquis Manor.

The Marquis of Wuan’s Mansion belonged to the Su Family, whose princely heir, Su Kai, had had several encounters with Murong Jiu.

Murong Jiu suddenly remembered that in her previous life, there had been an issue of the young master of the Marquis of Wuan’s Mansion going missing, though it had never been followed up.

It hadn’t occurred to her that Ni Yuanshan would be so audacious as to not only imprison the children of commoners but to also have seized the young son of the Marquis of Wuan’s Mansion!

The Su Family’s lineage was not abundant, and although Young Master Su was a concubine-born son, he was treated equally and was also very dear to his elder brother, Su Kai.

She subconsciously clenched her fingers. She had long known about Ni Yuanshan keeping gigolos. If she had sent someone to rescue them earlier, would Young Master Su still be alive?

“Ah Jiu.”

Jun Yuyan grasped her icy hand in the dark and whispered comfortingly, “You’ve saved many people.”

Yes, she couldn’t save everyone.

Suddenly, Jun Yuyan said, “He still has a faint breath!”

“Someone, carry Young Master Su out!”

Murong Jiu hurriedly called out to Chun Tao, “Quick! Go to the carriage and bring me the medicine chest!”

Murong Jiu revived Young Master Su.

At the same time, she also saved all the children who were at death’s door.

At this time, the Su Family also received the news and rushed over as quickly as possible.

Marquis Su, furious to the extreme, pointed at Marquis Ensu’s nose and cursed him, even issuing a fierce declaration that he would bring the matter before Your Majesty, letting Your Majesty pass judgment.

Su Kai was not in the Capital City; he had gone to the south, thinking his younger brother had been sold by traffickers to the south.

Murong Jiu wrote down a prescription and instructed Marquis Su to take good care of Young Master Su’s health according to the prescription.

Marquis Su expressed his gratitude profusely and said he would definitely pay a visit to express his thanks another day, then he hurriedly took Young Master Su back to the Marquis of Wuan’s Mansion.

Although this might be a stain on their lives, children heal the fastest from trauma. Perhaps with the care and love of Marquis Su and others, Young Master Su could forget this dark time in his life.

If he was well protected and left the Capital City, no idle gossip would bother him anymore.

Murong Jiu breathed a sigh of relief, feeling somewhat weary as she stepped back, only to find herself enfolded in Jun Yuyan’s arms.

She said shyly, “Prince, so many people are watching.”

“You are tired, let’s go back to the mansion.”

Jun Yuyan, regardless of how others viewed the scene, picked her up horizontally to leave.

At this moment, Murong Man, who had been informed of the situation, hurried over, her phoenix coronet and xiapei robe still on, and loudly declared:

“I want to cancel the engagement! I will never marry a beast like Ni Yuanshan!”

Jun Yuyan paused, deciding to let Ah Jiu watch this final act play out.

Since the players of the drama had arrived, it wouldn’t hurt to wait a moment longer.

Murong Jiu struggled to get down, her cheeks flushing, but Jun Yuyan wouldn’t allow it. She had treated the injured for a considerable time and was also pregnant. Jun Yuyan watched over her more carefully than if she were a fragile treasure.

“This is a misunderstanding. Our Yuanshan would never do such a thing!”

Marquis Ensu still used the same defense, lacking any persuasive power yet still attempting to fend off the accusation.

But the children, although afraid, knew to identify Ni Yuanshan.

During Murong Jiu’s treatment, the three Fu brothers had already had these children identify him.

The Second Prince furrowed his eyebrows, saying nothing.

At this point, Marquis Ensu’s Mansion had lost its usefulness as a chess piece.

Originally, he had wanted to settle Murong Jiu first, then, by exposing Ni Yuanshan’s scandal, cause a split between him and Murong Man.

This incident had disrupted his plans.

Seeing that the Second Prince didn’t intervene, Murong Man became even more vociferous in condemning Ni Yuanshan’s conduct, making the Earl’s face grow increasingly ugly.

The Earl, of course, did not agree to cancel the engagement. If he did, there would be even less room for maneuvering in this situation.

Murong Man wanted nothing to do with the Earl’s Mansion, and her furious scolding bore a resemblance to a common fishwife’s tirade, a far cry from her previous image of delicate gentility.

Murong Jiu was seeing such a large emotional outburst from her for the first time and felt a sense of satisfaction, yet also found it extremely amusing.

Wasn’t this Murong Man’s true nature?

Murong Man, oh Murong Man, there would be much more of this to come in your future.