Reborn as the Crippled King's Beloved-Chapter 114 - Old Madam Hires a Hitman to Kill

Chapter 114: Chapter 114 Old Madam Hires a Hitman to Kill

Murong Man quickly learned that her parents had already selected a candidate for Fu Baozhu’s live-in son-in-law.

He was a distant relative from the clan, handsome and imposing, but with both parents deceased, making him easier to control.

In the future, when he married into the Fu Family, he would also be under the control of Yongning Marquis Manor.

But she asked, “But Grandmother, is Baozhu willing? Have you told her yet?”

The Old Madam slammed the table:

“She already knows about her identity, what’s there to be willing or unwilling about! You should know, the luxury and honor she enjoys today are all because we switched her identity for her!”

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Murong Man added, “Murong Jiu has already restored her looks, I fear her true identity will be discovered, and by then our marquis manor will definitely not be able to settle things amicably.”

“Then kill her!”

The Old Madam narrowed her eyes, a fierce light shining within them.

Murong Man breathed a sigh of relief, she had been waiting for her grandmother to say this.

This matter must never be known to the Second Prince.

Because once Murong Jiu died, no one could treat Bai Weiwei anymore,, she wanted to kill two birds with one stone and wash her own hands clean of the affair.

Heaven knows the jealousy and panic she felt in her heart when she saw Murong Jiu’s face.

The Second Prince liked her, wasn’t it just for her face, the most beautiful in the whole Capital City?

There wasn’t a man in the world who wasn’t moved by beauty.

She also had the intention to seduce the Second Prince, and with her gentle attentiveness, like a Flower Solving People, the Second Prince’s favorite were women like her, sensible, obedient, and beautiful.

But Murong Jiu’s face was just too stunning.

No woman could avoid feeling threatened after seeing Murong Jiu.

She did not miss the flash of awe in the Second Prince’s eyes when he saw Murong Jiu.

Moreover, the Second Prince had always believed that Murong Jiu still harbored feelings for him, and she feared new complications would arise between the Second Prince and Murong Jiu.

“It’s perfect timing as you’ve just married, and the guests have brought quite a number of gifts. There’s silver which can be sent to the assassin organization to have them kill Murong Jiu, once and for all.”

The Old Madam already had a plan in mind.

She had wanted Murong Jiu dead for a long time; when she went to Prince Mansion, her old body nearly collapsed with anger because of Murong Jiu, how could she not harbor resentment?

In the past, it was for a lack of money, but now that they had it, it was, of course, time to take action.

With Murong Jiu dead, they as her maternal family could take all of her dowry, surely Prince Ling would not cling to a woman’s family wealth.

So the Old Madam immediately went to send someone.

It was not until this moment that Murong Man felt the sullenness at the bottom of her heart relieved, and her mood somewhat improved.

Little did she know, every word she and the Old Madam secretly exchanged in the dark room was conveyed to Jun Yuyan by his Hidden Guard.

If this girl was not still useful, Jun Yuyan would have already ordered her to be killed.

However… he had an idea and went to find Old Man Zhai: “Uncle Zhai, is there a medicine in this world that can cause birthmarks to appear on an adult’s face?”

“Prince truly thinks alike with this old man!”

The two defenders of their own were in complete accord.

Old Man Zhai began to fiddle with his medicinal herbs, while Jun Yuyan also ordered the steward to search for some more rare and exotic medicinal materials to bring into the mansion.

Ah Jiu had suffered the indignity for so many years, being called ugly, it was time for Murong Man to taste a bit of that bitterness as well.

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Several days had passed when the imperial edict was issued, stripping Marquis Ensu’s mansion of its noble title and reducing its status to that of a commoner. Add to this a punishment of three hundred lashings, which took the already dying Ni Yuanshan’s last breath, finally bringing an end to this sordid drama that had been the talk of the town.

However, this incident also became a topic of conversation among the people of the Capital City over meals and tea.

It was heard that there were more than forty victims, some of whom, less fortunate, lost their lives after only a few torturous encounters with Ni Yuanshan. Over the years, there were more than ten who died at his hands.

At first, he only dared to target the beggars in the capital, choosing those who were good-looking, or purchasing young slaves from traffickers. As time went on, his boldness grew, and he started abducting people he fancied right off the streets. In recent years, half of the young boys who disappeared in the Capital City were taken to Marquis Ensu’s Mansion.

Who would have thought he would even dare to lay hands on the young master of Marquis of Wuan’s Mansion, had Princess Consort Ling not rescued him in time, he too might have been killed.

After the Su Family healed the young master, they brought him to Prince Ling’s Mansion to show their gratitude to Princess Consort Ling, and then they sent him away from the Capital City.

This was indeed a good thing; leaving the place of his nightmares, only then could the young master of the Su Family obtain a new life.

Fortunately, he was young, which might allow him to slowly forget this incident.

But precisely because of his young age, the people’s hatred for Ni Yuanshan was especially intense; while there were those with homosexual tendencies in the world, they did not have such abhorrent and unspeakable fetishes as his. He truly deserved to die.

Consequently, public opinion regarding Murong Man also soured.

Although she too was innocent, but failing to thoroughly investigate before marrying and doing so with such haste, who could know if there was some unspeakable secret involved?

Regarding Princess Consort Ling, it was said that the birthmark on her face was due to poison in her body from a very young age, inflicted by someone’s malicious act, which resulted in such a large birthmark.

After the birthmark was removed, her face was reportedly exceedingly beautiful, said to rival a heavenly immortal descending to earth, even overshadowing the bridal glamor of Murong Man who was known to be the Capital City’s number one beauty.

Being more beautiful than Murong Man, the Capital’s famed beauty, what could she possibly look like?

Many people looked forward to Murong Jiu leaving the mansion, but just half a shichen after she did, she encountered an assassination attempt.

It happened around dinner time. Prince Ling went with Princess Consort to the largest restaurant for a meal, a place bustling with incoming and outgoing patrons.

Someone shouted, “Princess Consort Ling has arrived!”, which immediately drew all eyes to the carriage.

The first to exit the carriage was Prince Ling, followed by Princess Consort Ling.

To everyone’s disappointment, Princess Consort Ling’s face was obscured by a thin veil. Although it was clear that the birthmark was gone, the onlookers could not see clearly due to the evening light, only knowing for sure that she indeed appeared beautiful.

Just as Princess Consort Ling descended from the carriage, suddenly dozens of men in black attacked, rushing towards her and instantly causing chaos.

But Prince Ling’s guards were not to be trifiled with, and in a short while they slaughtered all the assailants, leaving only one man in black alive.

“Speak, who sent you to kill my wife?”

Jun Yuyan’s sword was pressed against the throat of the man in black.

Out of fear of dying, the man quickly confessed his backers: “It was Yongning Marquis Manor! It was the Old Madam who hired killers to take down Princess Consort Ling!”

As soon as these words came out, there was a stir among the crowd.

Many people’s first reaction was one of disbelief.

How could a grandmother hire assassins to kill her own granddaughter?

However, that was enough for Jun Yuyan and Murong Jiu; they didn’t need everyone to believe them, just for people to be aware of the matter was sufficient.

The man in black had been bought off by Jun Yuyan to begin with, which was why his life was spared; otherwise, he would not have spoken, opting instead to bite his poisonous pill and commit suicide.

What had transpired quickly reached the ears of everyone in the General’s Mansion.

General Fu, who had been drilling soldiers outside, had only returned to the mansion a short while ago, and was listening to his eldest son recount the recent happenings of the Capital City, when a guard came to report.

“Was Princess Consort Ling injured?”

General Fu asked in unison with his eldest son about the status of the Princess Consort Ling to the guard.