Reborn as the Crippled King s Beloved

Chapter 107: Chapter 107 Ah Jiu, We are Husband and Wife
 

“Do you know?”

Bai Aoshuang’s expression turned from shock to ferocity, “So you knew all along, you’ve been watching my embarrassment! I see now, even the man who saved me from drowning was arranged by you! You wish I would fall into the mire and never be able to climb out! You’re so cruel!”

If it weren’t for being pinned to the ground, she would have lunged to scratch the irritating face of Murong Jiu.

The hysteria of hatred on her face showed that she believed Murong Jiu was the cause of her current desolate state.

Murong Jiu revealed a faint smile, looking at the crazed Bai Aoshuang, “I have never actively harmed anyone. If you hadn’t schemed against others, you naturally wouldn’t have fallen into this pit. Everything is the result of your own doings.”

“You will regret this! You will regret this!”

Bai Aoshuang yelled loudly.

The surroundings had already been cleared by the Hidden Guards, no one could hear her screams.

Jun Yuyan and Murong Jiu simply looked at her indifferently, as if they were watching a stray dog barking on the roadside.

When Bai Aoshuang had finished barking, Murong Jiu slowly approached, looking down on her from above, “Regret?”

She chuckled lightly, her indifferent eyes filled with a complexity that Bai Aoshuang completely failed to understand.

But she said nothing, turning away leaving only her slender figure to Bai Aoshuang.

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At that moment, Bai Aoshuang still didn’t realize that she had no ability to make Murong Jiu regret anything, nor would she have the chance to bite Murong Jiu before dying.

Because Murong Jiu knew well that an enemy, whether strong or weak, as long as they were an enemy, had to be completely subdued, never allowed a glimpse of light in their life.

And for someone like Bai Aoshuang, even more so.

Luckily, Murong Jiu was not short on money now, and with wealth naturally came manpower. Even without the help of Prince Ling, she could have sent people to watch Bai Aoshuang, ensuring she would never turn over a new leaf, torturing her until death.

Was she cruel?

Compared to Bai Aoshuang’s cruelty in her previous life, what was this?

Not only did Bai Aoshuang frame others, but she also played with the feelings of Third Brother Fu Han. What must have Third Brother felt upon realizing the woman beside him had carefully calculated to annihilate his entire family in his previous life? Murong Jiu did not want to think about it.

She merely nipped the problem in the bud; had things followed the course of her previous life, Bai Aoshuang would have continued her deceptive ways and ultimately emerged successful and wealthy.

So how could she possibly let Bai Aoshuang off easily?

Jun Yuyan, who closely followed Murong Jiu, lifted her up onto the carriage without waiting for her to step on the footrest.

Although he always suddenly lifted her on and off the carriage, Murong Jiu was still somewhat not used to it.

It wasn’t rejection, but it felt somewhat embarrassing.

When Jun Yuyan boarded the carriage, he gave the Hidden Guard a look.

The Hidden Guard nodded.

After the carriage had departed, the Hidden Guard released Bai Aoshuang.

Bai Aoshuang stared hatefully in the direction the carriage had gone. Suddenly, one of the Hidden Guards gripped her chin forcefully, while another’s dagger flashed coldly in their hand. The severe pain in her mouth made her scream loudly, but what came out was no longer a sharp voice, but a hoarse sound from her throat.

Their tongue!

They had cut off her tongue!

Her mouth was filled with blood, and there was a patch of red on the ground. Her eyes almost split with rage, but she could no longer curse aloud!

“Behave yourself, and you may live a few more days; if you try to act up, next time it will be your throat that we cut.”

The emotionless voice of the Hidden Guard echoed from above.

The cold dagger pressed against her throat, she became utterly terrified, enveloped by a great fear, and suddenly, she wet herself in fright.

She didn’t even dare to raise her head, the intense pain sending her entire body into tremors.

She didn’t know how long she endured; cold sweat had soaked her entirely until a cudgel struck her head heavily. Only then did she realize Prince Ling’s Hidden Guards had long since vanished.

“You worthless skin, I told you to wash clothes, and you disappear, always slacking off! Let’s see you slack now!”

The tigress struck again, drawing blood from her forehead.

Bai Aoshuang collapsed to the ground.

“Oh, her tongue has been cut out! Good, I was just disgusted with that wretch talking back to me!”

The tigress called over her man to drag the lifeless Bai Aoshuang back home.

Having an extra maid around to do chores, how could she be allowed to die? They had to brew some medicine, at least to keep the wretched life hanging by a thread.

Most crucially, the couple was well aware that the person behind the scenes wished for Bai Aoshuang to suffer as much as possible.

They could benefit from the high and mighty for this.

Jun Yuyan found that Murong Jiu was in high spirits.

He knew she had secrets at heart, but he never asked.

As long as it made her happy, he would gladly accompany her from the east to the west side of the city, all to see a rebellious maid.

Murong Jiu indeed felt relieved, or rather, a weight was lifted from her heart.

The fate of Bai Aoshuang had changed due to her intervention; thus, events would not unfold as they did in her previous life, her third brother wouldn’t be toyed with emotionally, and the General’s Mansion would not be filled with gloom.

A pawn of the Second Prince was kicked off the chessboard by her.

“Prince, do you think I’m cruel to her?”

Murong Jiu could not help but inquire about Jun Yuyan’s feelings.

Due to past grudges, she despised Bai Aoshuang intensely, but in Jun Yuyan’s eyes, Bai Aoshuang’s crimes were not so grave, were they?

She couldn’t quite articulate her own feelings. She just didn’t want Jun Yuyan to see her as overly callous and heartless.

Although they had broken through that barrier that day, realizing who the other was from that night, in these ten or so days, there hadn’t been a deeper development between them, as if an unspoken understanding existed.

Jun Yuyan’s voice was gentle, “No, from the start, I knew you loathed her, and you wouldn’t hate someone for no reason. Her current plight, she brought it upon herself.”

Jun Yuyan thought to himself, he was even crueller than she was. At least Ah Jiu had never thought of cutting out Bai Aoshuang’s tongue, which had hurled insults at her.

From the start?

Murong Jiu was surprised; he knew she despised Bai Aoshuang the moment she bought her back to the mansion?

What surprised her even more was that Jun Yuyan had unconditionally taken her side without questioning her. At that time, he didn’t know she was the woman from that night, did he?

“Ah Jiu, don’t think too much. I am aware you have something on your mind, and I understand you well enough; in my heart, you are the most sensible person. Whatever you do, you have your reasons,” he reassured her.

Murong Jiu’s heart stirred.

To meet such a man, how fortunate was she?

She bit her red lip lightly, “I do have a huge secret in my heart, but, I dare not reveal it to anyone.”

Jun Yuyan smiled, soothing her restless heart, “Then don’t speak of it, a secret stops being a secret once it’s revealed.”

“Thank you.”

Her tone was sincerely grateful.

Thankful for another chance given by the heavens.

Thankful that Jun Yuyan understood her so well.

“Ah Jiu, between us, let’s not say ‘thank you’ anymore. We… We are husband and wife, aren’t we?”

The words “husband and wife,” coming from Jun Yuyan’s mouth, carried a kind of magical power, causing Murong Jiu’s ears to heat up involuntarily.

Husband and wife, yes, they were husband and wife.