Feng Yunshu approached the Prime Minister Feng and said word by word, "Do you know that the woman in your bed every day, who seems so dignified and generous, is actually narrow - minded and as venomous as a snake?"
"Do you know how many bloody lives are on her hands?"
"You, you mean... the First Lady?" The Prime Minister's expression showed obvious panic and suspicion. "I know you've never gotten along well with the First Lady and have many complaints about her, but you can't just say such things... If you have no evidence, it's slander..."
"No evidence? Fine, then I'll show you the proof."
With that, Feng Yunshu used her spiritual power to conjure up some scenes within the spiritual power barrier she had created. These scenes flashed before the Prime Minister's eyes like a revolving lantern.
How her biological mother was framed on the day of giving birth, the maids who were silenced, and how the First Lady and Feng Manshu had been secretly making things difficult for Feng Yunshu over the years...
As these bloody scenes emerged before his eyes, the Prime Minister's face turned alternately pale and green. Eventually, he couldn't even bear to look at them.
"This... This can't be true. Your mother didn't die of difficult childbirth back then... This..."
"So, Father, you've been so muddle - headed. You actually believed the nonsense of those evil monks and villains and regarded me as a natural bane. You've never cared about anything regarding me."
Feng Yunshu sneered. It was time for all these things to come to an end.
"Oh, right. On the day I married Prince Helan, you and the Emperor had already planned to use my marriage with the Prince to force him to die for me, didn't you? You also knew that the First Lady had secretly poisoned me to take my life. The truth is right in front of you. Why do you still pretend to be confused?"
The Prime Minister trembled all over. The muscles on his face twitched uncontrollably. After a long silence, he looked up at Feng Yunshu and spoke.
"Yunshu, I'm sorry for you... I was so muddle - headed! You've suffered all these years... Although I was indeed involved in some of these things, there are many others I wasn't aware of. Tell me where your body is. I'll immediately send someone to retrieve it and find a good place for you to be buried. How about that?"
"Father, you still don't know how to repent. Do you think you can wipe away everything with just a promise to bury me properly? Dream on!"
Feng Yunshu sneered. "But don't worry. I won't do it myself. I'm afraid of dirtying my hands. There will surely be someone to deal with you evil people. The Feng Mansion is the achievement of your whole life, isn't it? Wait. Your life's work will soon... collapse."
"What did you say?! What are you going to do to the Feng Mansion? Yunshu, listen to me. It was the First Lady who did so many things wrong to you. I'll definitely teach her a good lesson and make her give you an explanation. But the others in the Feng Mansion are innocent. Please don't do anything rash!"
Feng Yunshu was too lazy to waste any more words with him. Since Feng Manshu had already gotten into the sedan chair, she was eager to go to the palace to watch the show.
"Good deeds will be rewarded, and evil deeds will meet their just deserts. It's just a matter of time."
Leaving these sixteen words behind, Feng Yunshu quickly withdrew from the barrier and then dispelled the spiritual power barrier. The Prime Minister fainted again.
"My Lord, what on earth happened to you?! How could you just faint like this for no reason? Doctor, please check again. Is my Lord really in good health?"
"Madam, I've felt the Prime Minister's pulse. His body is indeed fine."
"Then why hasn't the Prime Minister woken up yet?"
"This... I'm afraid the Prime Minister has been haunted by a nightmare. He may wake up after the nightmare passes."
"Yunshu!" With a startled cry, the Prime Minister suddenly opened his eyes and woke up.
Hearing the Prime Minister's exclamation, the First Lady's face turned a bit ugly. "My Lord, are you okay? Today is Manshu's big wedding day. Why did you suddenly mention that short - lived girl? It's so inauspicious..."
The Prime Minister suddenly looked up at the First Lady with a look that seemed as if he wanted to devour her. "Shut up! Over the years, don't you have any idea how many immoral things you've done to Yunshu?!"
The First Lady was stunned by the Prime Minister's roar. After reacting, she was a bit angry. "My Lord, what are you doing? Why are you bringing up these things out of the blue during the day? What immoral things have I done? What could I have done? You also know what happened on that girl's wedding day, don't you?"
The Prime Minister was obviously a bit guilty. His face darkened and he spoke again. "The difficult childbirth of Yunshu's mother back then wasn't an accident, was it?"
Hearing this, the First Lady's face changed drastically.
"My Lord, what are you talking about? You saw what happened back then. The midwife said it was a breech birth that led to excessive bleeding... How can you say it wasn't an accident?"
...
Meanwhile, on the long street.
The wedding procession from the palace was beating gongs and drums all the way. They thought the common people would cheer and celebrate on the street, but to their surprise, the long street was empty. There were two eye - catching white lanterns hanging in front of the houses on both sides. Looking around, the scene was indescribably absurd and eerie.
This didn't look like a wedding at all. It was more like a funeral.
The wedding procession was carrying out the imperial order. Even though they were very uncomfortable, they had to pretend to be calm and continue their task, still beating gongs and drums as they walked forward.
Feng Manshu inside the sedan chair also noticed that the street was unusually quiet. All she could hear was the sound of the wedding procession's gongs and drums. She couldn't even hear the voices of passers - by or the sound of carriages. Unable to hide her curiosity, she quietly lifted a corner of her veil and peeked through the curtain inside the sedan chair.
Soon she saw the neatly arranged white lanterns on both sides of the street. The lanterns swayed in the wind. Feng Manshu was instantly furious!
Are the people of the Dan Kingdom crazy?! Today is her wedding day with the Crown Prince, and they dare to hang white lanterns in such a rebellious way. Are they cursing her and the Crown Prince to die?!
Feng Manshu couldn't bear it any longer. Thinking of her noble status, she must not be insulted like this. She immediately called the maid following beside the sedan chair.
"You don't need to follow me here. Go to the palace immediately and find the Empress Dowager. Tell her that it's an order from the Crown Princess. Ask the Emperor and the Empress Dowager to immediately order the punishment of these rebellious common people!"
The maid didn't dare to disobey. She immediately nodded. "Yes, Crown Princess. I'll go and do it right away..."
At this time, in the palace, although the entire East Palace was also decorated with lanterns and colorful red cloths, the atmosphere in the huge East Palace was becoming more and more strange.
"You useless fools! Haven't you found Concubine Mu yet?!"
"Your Majesty, we've almost searched the entire palace, but we still haven't found Concubine Mu. I'm afraid she's no longer in the palace..."
Just then, several guards walked over quickly with panicked expressions. "Your Majesty, we've found Concubine Mu!"
"Found her?! Where is she?! Bring her to me!"
"This..." The guards looked at each other. Finally, the leading guard stepped forward. "Your Majesty, we found Concubine Mu in an old well in the harem... Concubine Mu's body. The body has been soaked in water and is beyond recognition. If we lift it up, it may sully your eyes..."
"What did you say?! Concubine Mu is dead?" The Empress was shocked. She never expected such a result. "Immediately find out who dared to commit murder in the palace and harm the concubine!"
"Your Majesty, before Concubine Mu's accident, the Grand National Master who was originally imprisoned in the dungeon and the Fifth Princess who was locked in the meditation hall have also disappeared. This matter may be related to them..."