Chapter 70.1

Trigger Warning: Sexual assault. Read at your own discretion

After Jin Wang’s departure, what remained was a mess.

The hall was filled with chaos. Some screamed, some fainted. All of a sudden, Consort Jin picked up a teacup, smashed it on the ground, and screamed, "Everyone, shut up!”

All the voices came to a sudden stop.

After a short while, a blast of retching and coughing sounded.

It was Side Consort Hu.

She looked very embarrassed, trembling nonstop, and vomiting bile. Both Side Consort Xu and Side Consort Liu were pale. On top of Side Consort Xu’s paleness, her eyes were also wide opened, horrified.

A team of guards rushed in from outside and Fucheng ordered, "Clean up this mess. Don't frighten the masters."

Jin Wang could leave but he couldn’t. He had to remain behind to clean up the mess.

Unlike those women who have lost all colour in the face, these guards were clearly much more used to seeing this kind of scene. Stepping forward, they dragged the bloody corpse away without so much a change in their expressions.

As the corpse was dragged outside towards the exit of the courtyard, cries of fright sounded one after another.

"And don't forget about this one." Fucheng touched his chin, and said, "Take her away and watch over her. I will ask her some questions later." So the unconscious Yan'er was also dragged away.

After that, Side Consort Xu finally regained some colour. She lowered her head a bit, pretending to be disgusted, and covered her lips with a handkerchief.

"His Highness has already given orders. This consort won’t say anymore. You may all leave.."

The side consorts stood up in a hurry, unable to even bother with decorum, and left.

Seeing that almost everything was taken care of and that only the finishing touches were left, Fucheng saluted Consort Jin then left with his people.

After exiting the gate of Siyi Courtyard, he looked worriedly in the direction of Rongxi Courtyard and sighed.

How did this happen? There was hope at last for His Highness’s heir, but now that this happened, who knew how His Highness would deal with Lady Su.

He slapped his mouth twice, shook his head and left.

Yaoniang only felt a gust of cold wind blowing against her face, and she did not dare to even open her eyes.

Suddenly, she felt pain from being thrown onto a bed. Only then did she realize they had already returned to Rongxi Courtyard.

Without giving her a chance to react, Jin Wang pressed down on her. His actions were extremely rough, and all her clothes were ripped off with two pulls.

This was the first time that Jin Wang treated Yaoniang like this, without kissing or fondling, only thrusting again and again. Yaoniang felt pain, but gradually it didn't hurt anymore.

She closed her eyes tightly and covered her face, not daring to look at Jin Wang, for fear of seeing disgust and repulsion in his eyes… 

After a single round, Yaoniang was exhausted.

But it didn't end there, Jin Wang started a new attack. As if he wished to crush her to pieces, his actions were unrelenting and fierce. From the bright day to the dark night, it didn’t seem like he wanted to stop.

There was dead silence in Rongxi Courtyard. Yuchan walked in with a lamp once Jin Wang had left.

"Madam."

The Yaoniang on the bed was like a still corpse. She only moved a little when Yuchan called out again.

"Don't call me ‘Madam’," said Yaoniang dryly as she blinked her dry and puffy eyes. Her whole body seemed to have been run over by a carriage thousands of times, and it hurt everywhere.

Yuchan didn't dare to speak either. She stepped forward to carefully lift her up. " This servant will help you bathe." 

Hong Chou and the others came in quickly, prepared the water, and worked together to help Yaoniang into the bathtub. Once she slid into the water, Yaoniang let out a sigh of relief.

Hong Chou couldn't hold back her sobs. Holding a towel, she washed Yaoniang. Her movements were so light that they couldn't be any lighter, but Yaoniang still took a deep breath.

"His Highness is really… How could he treat you like this…"

Yaoniang did not say a word. She smiled bitterly in her heart, knowing that Jin Wang held resentment inside.

He might still be resentful.

At that time, for the sake of his face, he could only bear with it. Now, he probably couldn’t wait to kick her out of the manor. Even killing that person was probably only for the sake of silencing him. After all, it was a great shame for a dignified prince to take a defiled woman as a concubine. The fact that the other party even came to his door only made it worse.

Maybe today, tomorrow, she would be sent away. She might be thrown into a place far, far away, or she might die in a corner with no one beside her…

Yaoniang didn’t want to think any longer. Weakly, she closed her eyes.

After washing her, it was time to apply medicine for her. At this moment Yaoniang didn't have any sense of shame. Yuchan and the others helped her apply some ointment onto her body, and even that most shameful place was not missed. After changing into some clean and comfortable clothes, Yaoniang laid down on the bed again.

Hong Chou wanted some people to stay behind to guard, but Yaoniang refused, saying she wanted to be left alone.

A faint cry of a baby came from outside.

At first, yaoniang didn’t react. Then she realized that it was Xiaobao who was crying. She was so excited that she wanted to sit up, but she fell back down. She said in a hurry, "Bring Xiaobao here."

Not long after, Xiaobao was carried over.

The child seemed to have been crying for a while. His eyes were red and he was trembling. What a pitiful child. As soon as he saw Yaoniang, he grabbed onto her clothes and refused to let go.

Seeing such a Xiaobao, Yaoniang suddenly wanted to cry again. But she thought to herself that she shouldn't cry, lest she scared the child.

As she patted Xiaobao on his back, she asked him whether he had enough to eat and drink. Then Yaoniang waved everyone to retreat and said that she was sleeping with Xiaobao tonight.

Yuchan and others filed out. With the little master by her side, they were relieved. Before, when they saw their Madam like that, they were afraid that she would take it too hard and consider self-harm. After all, today’s experience would be too much for anyone.

The room was quiet. Only a lamp was lit on the bedside table. With Xiaobao held in her arms, the mother and son laid in the bed.

"Is Xiaobao afraid that mother would do something stupid?" Talking to Xiaobao like he was an adult, she said, "Don't be afraid. How could Mother do something so stupid? God finally gave me another life, so I must watch Xiaobao grow up, marry a wife and have children."

She relaxed her eyebrows and her eyes were soft. With a tranquil smile, she seemed to be able to see Xiaobao grow up, marry a wife and have children. What a beautiful and happy thing to see.

For a long time, this had been Yaoniang’s only hope. But as people gained more, they couldn't help but become greedy. What a pity that her dream had just begun, yet was cruelly shot to the ground. This was also good because she wouldn’t need to keep hiding it…

At least, that person died. Fortunately.

Xiaobao's eyes widened. He seemed to be ignorant and innocent, but in fact, he was holding back tears and cursing in his heart.

He didn't miss Yaoniang's sorrowful smile, swollen red lips, marks on her neck, and the traces of bruising on her arms.

At this moment, he changed his mind. He didn't want his father. He wanted to leave here with his mother. This place was not suitable for his mother, and his father did not love his mother. Otherwise, how could his mother die in her previous life?

Once missed, the only thing left was regret. If broken, then simply repair it. Ha! How could there be such a good thing in this world? He deserved to be a white-headed man in his prime years, to live all alone, and even to die without any descendants…

But here, Xiaobao's heart began to tremble again. Emperor Jin'an appeared in his mind with his white sideburns, pursed lips and a face of eternal ice. Day after day, year after year, time flying by…

"Xiaobao, go to sleep. We might leave here tomorrow. Mother will beg him to allow us, mother and son, to live. Hopefully, on account of our old feelings… At that time, Mother will take you to find a place that no one knows and start a new life…"