NFBE Chapter 132 The Vengeful Ghost Takes Life
Chapter 132 The Vengeful Ghost Takes Life
Ye Shishu gave a cold laugh, then said to Chang Hao, "Lord Chang, as you have seen, this Wen family not only kidnapped my maid to extort money from me, but also wants my life."
Chang Hao bowed and replied, "Your Highness, rest assured, the crimes committed by the Wen family are unforgivable. I will certainly handle this matter impartially and uphold the law!"
After saying that, he waved his hand behind him and shouted, "Men, seize the criminal Wen and take her to the prison to await her fate!"
Two constables stepped forward, one of them grabbing one of Wen's arms and dragging her away like a dead dog.
"Ye Shishu..." Wen Shi turned around and shouted menacingly, still unwilling to give up.
Another constable stepped forward in time and delivered a chop to her neck, knocking her unconscious.
After the person was dragged away, Yuchi Ling said to Chang Hao in a deep voice, "Lord Chang, this wicked woman is colluding with villains in the martial arts world. I'm afraid that person will try to break her out of prison. I will arrange for people to assist you later."
Chang Hao bowed and replied, "This humble official will cooperate with Your Highness to capture the remaining members of the criminal woman's gang!"
He didn't linger and left soon after.
……
Prime Minister's House.
The news of the Yu Feng Marquis's residence soon reached the ears of the Prime Minister's wife, Lady Nangong.
Upon hearing this, Lady Nangong slammed her hand on the table and roared, "Useless! We finally managed to capture the people around Prince Cheng, and they've ruined it all!"
The messenger then reported, "Madam, not only has the heir of the Marquis of Yufeng's mansion changed, but the Wen family has also been taken away by Chang Hao, the Prefect of the Capital. I'm worried that the Wen family will implicate you."
Nangong closed her eyes and took a deep breath.
After calming down for a moment, she said, "Even if she mentions me, that's only her side of the story. There's no need to worry about me being implicated. On the contrary, if we show ourselves now, it would seem like we're trying to hide something."
She originally thought that You Jianbin was Ye Shishu's maternal uncle and knew a lot about Ye Shishu and the Ye family. She thought that as long as she won over You Jianbin and Wen Shi, they would definitely help the Prime Minister's Mansion deal with the Ye family.
To her utter surprise, the Ye family and Prince Cheng were so ruthless that they crippled You Jianbin and the Wen family!
If she had known, she should have sent someone to get that Ninth Aunt into her hands last night, so she wouldn't have been so happy for nothing!
That's it.
Since the Wen family can't be relied upon, let's do as our daughter says...
Immediately, she instructed her maid to summon the steward and asked, "Have the invitations for my birthday been prepared?"
The official replied, "Madam, everything is ready."
"Send someone to that miracle doctor named Hua Xin and tell her that I admire her medical skills and would like to get to know her. Please make sure she comes to my mansion to attend my birthday banquet."
"Yes, little one, let's do it right now."
……
Gu Simo woke up shortly after taking the pills given to her by Yu Chi Ling.
Ye Shijun felt heartbroken seeing that she looked even more like a patient than Ninth Aunt. He squatted down by the bedside, held her hand, and spoke to her anxiously, "Xin'er, how are you? Is anything bothering you? If anything is bothering you, you must tell me. Don't be silly and try to tough it out!"
Although Gu Simo was weak, she still smiled at her, "I'm fine. It's just that Hua Ping was too ruthless. He used Hua Xiang Pavilion's secret technique to seal Aunt Jiu's acupoints. To undo the acupoints, we must use internal energy."
Ye Shijun gritted his teeth and blurted out, "That thing definitely did it on purpose! He was afraid that we would find Aunt Jiu, so he attacked her so ruthlessly. He knew that if we wanted to save Aunt Jiu, we would have to severely damage her, so that he could deal with us without any restraint!"
Gu Simo smiled again, "Don't worry, he can't handle us."
Ye Shijun leaned down and kissed her forehead.
Just then, a servant called from outside the door, "Second Young Master."
Ye Shijun straightened up and went to open the door.
"What's the matter?"
"Reporting to the Second Young Master, the Prime Minister's wife has sent someone to deliver an invitation to Physician Hua, inviting him to attend her birthday banquet in five days."
Ye Shijun took the invitation from the servant with a sour face, opened it, glanced at it, and spat out, "Bah! Celebrating his birthday at forty, what a short-lived one!"
The servant almost burst out laughing.
Ye Shijun waved his hand at him, "Go and tell them that it has been delivered."
"Yes." The servant bowed and withdrew.
Ye Shijun returned to the house.
Gu Simo had already sat up, looking at him with a mix of amusement and exasperation. "I didn't say I was going, why are you so upset?"
Ye Shijun cursed, "That woman thinks everyone should give her face just because she's the Prime Minister's wife. She should take a piss and look at herself in the mirror. What is she anyway!"
No wonder he hates the Prime Minister's wife, Madam Nangong. The last time Madam Nangong acted as matchmaker for the Gu family, wanting to marry Gu Shiya to him, he has always held a grudge against Madam Nangong!
Gu Simo reached out and pulled him, "I know you hate her, but you have to keep your distance in public and not cause trouble for Dad."
Ye Shijun sat down on the edge of the bed, tilted his head, rolled his eyes a couple of times, and suddenly grinned, "That thing sent you to the birthday banquet, it definitely didn't have good intentions. I'll go find my little sister later and talk to her about it, then we'll go together. I don't believe that with my little sister and me joining forces, plus my brother-in-law the prince backing us up, we can't crush them!"
Gu Simo's eye twitched violently.
……
The prison was dark, dark even during the day, let alone at night, and filled with a cold and gloomy atmosphere.
Wen was locked in a corner.
At first, she kept shouting and cursing, but no matter how desperately she shouted, no one paid any attention to her. In the end, she only quieted down after she had shouted until her voice was hoarse.
In her cell, there was no straw mat, no food, and not even a drop of water was brought to her. Calming down, she curled up, hugging her knees, feeling a chill creeping into her bones.
Suddenly, a 'whooshing' sound came from afar.
In the prison, even the footsteps of the jailers echoed, let alone the 'wailing' crying, the echo of which made one's hair stand on end and one's heart race.
But the eerie crying was getting closer and closer to her, and she couldn't ignore it even if she wanted to.
However, just as she looked up to see which new prisoner was crying so eerily, a pale, gleaming face appeared outside the cell door—
"what!"
Caught off guard, she let out a terrified scream.
But the woman outside the cell door was not deterred by her shouts; instead, she spoke to her—
"Sister-in-law...it's me...Yueqin..."
Wen froze, staring at her with bulging eyes.
The dim light couldn't conceal the woman's white dress; her hands hung at her sides, and she exuded an aura of death. Her face, pale yet with a bluish tinge, was not that of a living person.
Most importantly, that face was clearly that of her sister-in-law, who had been dead for over a decade!
"Damn it-"
Wen screamed again, hiding in a corner and trembling uncontrollably.
"Sister-in-law... I died a terrible death... When will you pay for my life..."
"Ghost! Ghost!" Wen screamed even more frantically.
However, no matter how she called, no one came.
On the contrary, the female ghost's voice demanding death grew louder and louder—
"Sister-in-law...give me back my life...give me back my life..."
"It's none of my business! It was Ge who poisoned you! Go find her and demand your life! Ah!"