Do Not Offend the Reborn Wicked Wife-Chapter 388: Do You Know?

Seeing the poor complexion of Qi Yun, Li Qingmu was a little worried, "Emperor, has something happened?"

He was concerned about the affairs of the court, but Qi Yun only cast him a complicated look and said, "Your wife went to the execution ground to see you off."

Li Qingmu’s hand holding the piece trembled slightly, almost unable to hold the chess piece.

He had never felt so panicked in his life, his voice almost trembling, "Then... how is Yue’er? Is she all right?"

Watching someone you love be beheaded, how painful is that? Can his Yue’er endure it?

The moment he asked this question, Li Qingmu cursed himself for being foolish. Since it had been relayed to the Emperor, there must have been an accident!

Li Qingmu’s heart tightened along with it, and he looked at Qi Yun anxiously.

Qi Yun said word by word, "She... coughed up blood. Her master took her away. As for her current condition, it’s still unknown."

Li Qingmu stared blankly ahead, as if petrified, unable to move.

Qi Yun looked at him with worry, wanting to call out to him, but after hesitating several times, he gave up.

"Yue’er... I’m sorry, it’s me who let you down..."

He muttered softly, his voice very light.

A trace of desolation and darkness flashed in Qi Yun’s eyes, as this "I’m sorry" was something he should have said.

"Yue’er, I won’t let you suffer alone."

As he spoke, he suddenly turned around, grabbed a small fruit-cutting dagger behind him and thrust it into his own arm.

This scene happened too quickly for Qi Yun to react, and Li Qingmu’s arm was already bleeding profusely.

"Mu’er! Stop this nonsense!" 𝐟𝚛𝕖𝚎𝕨𝗲𝐛𝚗𝐨𝐯𝐞𝕝.𝐜𝗼𝗺

Qi Yun was shocked and wanted to scold him, but in the end, his anger turned into heartache and helplessness when he saw the gushing blood, and he immediately called for Shen Chong.

After Shen Chong arrived, he swiftly bandaged Li Qingmu’s wound, but seeing his increasingly pale face, he felt a bit bitter and helpless.

"Emperor, Imperial Censor Li cannot keep hurting himself this way. His wounds heal only to get injured again, no one can handle this."

How could Qi Yun not understand that? But what could he say?

Over there were his wife and children, who could perish at any moment. He should be looking for them, reuniting the family, but for his plan, he had to give up and watch them suffer.

All in all, it was he who was wronging them.

"Mu’er, why put yourself through this?"

Qi Yun looked at the new wound on Li Qingmu’s arm with heartbroken helplessness, like an old father trying earnestly to reason with his wayward son, but the son just wouldn’t listen.

Truly, it’s frustrating!

Li Qingmu looked up at the candlelight, murmuring, "I let her down. I promised to spend New Year with her, but I broke that promise, and now she’s suffering because of me. I can’t be so selfish. If she’s in pain, I should share that pain with her..."

"You..."

Qi Yun looked at him and couldn’t utter a word.

A fool, truly a fool!

"Don’t worry anymore. With Mr. Duanmu there, a man of exceptional medical skills, he surely won’t let anything happen to your Yue’er."

Qi Yun didn’t know how to comfort Li Qingmu, he just said something casually, but speaking made his expression even more forlorn.

"But Mr. Duanmu also likes Yue’er."

Uh... awkward!

...

Kunyuan Palace.

Empress Qiao sat before the dressing table, combing her flowing black hair, sighing as she did.

Another white hair appeared among the locks, how could it be?

Has her youth faded?

Empress Qiao felt very sorrowful.

She gently caressed her cheek, still so smooth, so delicate, like a peeled egg, still so beautiful, how could there be gray hair?

Empress Qiao stared at that strand of white hair, lost in thought.

"Lacking a man’s nurturing, naturally gray hair will appear."

Suddenly a shadow loomed behind her, the voice somewhat hoarse.

"How many years has it been since that man last touched you? Otherwise, why would you seek me out in loneliness?"

The man chuckled coldly, stepping out from the shadows.

This man was Pang Wenzheng!

When he was with Cao Wanjun, he was only twenty. Eighteen years had passed, and he was not yet forty, in his prime, truly enticing.

So, ten years ago, Empress Qiao and Pang Wenzheng began an affair. They didn’t meet often, but once entwined, it never ended.

Of course, this always happened when Qi Yun wasn’t around, particularly when he left the Imperial Palace for other palatial residences.

Ordinarily, they kept their distance.

"Tell me, what do you need from me?"

"The plan is about to officially commence!"

"Hasn’t it always been underway? What does it have to do with me?"

Empress Qiao kept laughing heartily as she painted her eyebrows with an eyebrow brush.

"Last time, only a few assassins were sacrificed. Now, the Young Master of Chen Country is amassing troops to attack Capital City."

"Just that? Chen Country doesn’t have many people, do they think they can shake the rule of the Dazhou Qi Imperial Family? Are you joking?"

Empress Qiao chuckled, her laughter laced with mockery and disdain.

Pang Wenzheng didn’t get angry, only saying, "It’s more than that! Surely the Empress knows that the Emperor wants to strip Cao Yin of the General Xiping title, and simultaneously, reduce Prince Lingjiang’s power?

Cao Yin, let’s say, has a fiery temper, easily swayed by instigators. As for Prince Lingjiang... he is frail and gentle by nature, supposedly easy to handle, but he has a troublesome mother, the Old Princess Consort, you understand her, right?"

Empress Qiao’s smile turned colder as she turned to look at Pang Wenzheng, "Don’t mention that wench to me! She’s not worthy of being spoken of by me!"

"Alright, alright, I won’t mention her. Anyway, it’s impossible to have Qi Junlian relinquish power! And with Princess Nianxi arrested for breaking the law, ha, this thoroughly offends Daliang Country! By then Daliang Country will assemble troops at the border..."

About this matter, Pang Wenzheng sighed, "What do you think, should all these elements converge, what will happen with Dazhou? Daliang amasses troops at the Northern Border, south and Xinan are Prince Lingjiang and Cao Yin, east is Chen Country, we from Da Rong can seize the opportunity to march south and take this splendid land, hahaha..."

Empress Qiao chuckled lightly, "You are indeed proud, truly remarkable, meticulously orchestrating everything, seemingly working for Chen Country but actually an agent of Da Rong, controlling the world from home, throwing the Dazhou into chaos, and when they’ve fought themselves to ruin, you lead Da Rong warriors south. Clever, very clever!"

Pang Wenzheng smiled, "To be praised by the Empress, I feel deeply honored!"

"By the way, do you know why that Daliang Princess Nianxi tried to save him?"