Chapter 429: Chapter 431: The Curse
Shao He nodded, “Then what does The Emperor plan to do with Abbot Yuan Hui?”
“Death by a thousand cuts.”
Shao He hadn’t expected this kind of punishnt, but upon reflection, she thought that for Yuan Hui, who had cruelly killed so many people, this death was too light for him.
Shao He’s health improved by the day, and ever since Xiao Linzhao’s identity had been revealed, The Emperor had more openly brought the child into the palace to play.
Initially, Shao He was sowhat worried, but thinking of the Hidden Guard Pei Huaian had sent to protect them, she let go of her concerns.
She rarely found herself in a state of tranquility and unexpectedly struggled to adapt to it at first.
On the day Abbot Yuan Hui was executed, Pei Huaian made a special point to watch.
“The Fifth Prince is truly remarkable,” Abbot Yuan Hui suddenly laughed out loud.
Pei Huaian lifted his sleeve, sat down on a chair, took the tea that was handed to him, and lightly brushed the floating tea leaves with his fingers.
“Abbot Yuan Hui is also remarkable, managing to stay hidden until now without being discovered. I’m afraid the Empress had her share in this.”
Pei Huaian’s fingers paused for a mont, and he lifted his gaze toward the distance, his tone calm and unflustered.
“Heh…” Yuan Hui sneered coldly, “The Fifth Prince thinks too much. How could the Empress, deep in the palace, possibly help ?”
Pei Huaian’s lips curved into a smile, and he took a sip of tea, “I wonder if the Abbot has ever heard the saying, ‘If you don’t want anyone to know, don’t do it at all.'”
“Haha, worthy of the Fifth Prince, well said,” Yuan Hui laughed loudly, raising his head, “I wonder how the Fifth Prince plans to end this?”
“Since ancient tis, there has always been a belief in karmic retribution. Since a wrong has been committed, a price must inevitably be paid,” Pei Huaian spoke slowly, a light smile playing on his lips.
Yuan Hui was stunned, then it dawned on him, “You knew about my dealings with the Empress all along?”
In that mont, Yuan Hui suddenly understood many things: why he had been captured so quickly, why the Second Prince had found him so effortlessly.
Since the Empress was deposed, the Fifth Prince must have been cautious. How could he have allowed the Second Prince to leave the Capital City so easily? Thinking about it now, all these events were probably related to the Fifth Prince—all part of his sche!
“Was it you? Did you orchestrate all this?”
Pei Huaian spread his hands, “What does that have to do with ? Every path you took was of your own choosing. Falling to this fate is no less than you deserve!”
Having said that, he got up and left.
Yuan Hui shouted from behind, “A despicable and shaless villain… Ah!”
“I curse you, to suffer lifeti after lifeti, I curse you to die alone and forsaken! Ah…”
“Pei Huaian… You will never obtain that which you love… Ah…”
Monts later, a sound filled with unbearable pain echoed.
Upon returning ho, Pei Huaian felt sowhat despondent.
Shao He had specially prepared dinner, waiting left and right, but Pei Huaian didn’t return.
She stood at the gate looking around incessantly, then promptly grabbed a guard and asked, “Has the Fifth Prince returned?”
“Yes, he is in his study,” the guard replied respectfully, aware that this lady was their Prospective Imperial Consort.
Shao He’s brow furrowed, sothing was atypical about Pei Huaian this ti. He usually ca to her residence first whenever he returned.
Shao He, carrying her doubts, approached the study, but then she heard the sound of porcelain shattering from within.
“My lord, please calm down,”
In the study, Ah Mo watched as the man lost control again and tried to soothe him with kind words.
“Get out!”
Pei Huaian’s face turned ashen as he smashed the cup beside him, his palm cut and bleeding, the room filled with a strong sll of blood.
“My lord!”
Pei Huaian raised his eyes, his face dark with rage, his thin lips tightly pressed, his eyes full of fury, “Who let you in? Get out!”
Ah Mo was startled by his master’s increasingly violent temperant and ultimately chose to leave the study.
Pei Huaian clenched his fist and slamd it hard onto the table, his chest heaving violently, the veins on his forehead bulging as if he was suppressing sothing with great effort.
Shao He hesitated outside the study for a mont before ultimately deciding to go in.
“Doctor Shao, it’s better if you don’t go in now, lest the master hurt you,”
Ah Mo knew how important Doctor Shao was to the master, but in such an uncontrollable state, the master might accidentally injure Doctor Shao.
“What exactly is wrong with him?” Shao He had never seen Pei Huaian this irate before.
Even when he was crippled, he rely exuded a cold and decadent aura.
“The master has always had a rage disorder, which hadn’t recurred for many years. After seeing Abbot Yuan Hui today, he beca like this.”
The master always did this, locking himself in the study for days, waiting till he could control his emotions before coming out.
Shao He smiled slightly and shook her head, “You seem to forget I am a doctor.”
“But…” Ah Mo still felt sowhat worried—after all, many famous physicians had seen the master’s condition, and they concluded he needed to control it himself.
Without waiting for Ah Mo to finish, Shao He walked past him and into the study.
The door was pushed open, and Pei Huaian abruptly looked up, his dark eyes glaring at the newcor.
“Get out, don’t co in here and bother anymore!”
Shao He stood frozen in place, Pei Huaian had never shown her such a cold expression before.
“It’s .”
Shao He’s voice was as gentle as possible, and she took small steps toward him.
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