THE USELESS MIRACLE DOCTOR CONSORT IS SPOILED ROTTEN BY THE PRINCE!

Chapter 1313: Chapter 1308: Pitiful Woman

Xin Yi showed respect for Rong Sheng after her initial suspicion and greeted her with a fist-clasped salute, “Doctor Rong, my respects.”

Rong Sheng nodded slightly but did not say anything.

She had always been cold in temperament, which was no different even towards Chen Ruobai.

Chen Ruobai somewhat understood Rong Sheng and explained to Xin Yi, “Doctor Rong has always been like this, somewhat ethereal, as if not partaking of the mortal world. Don’t take it to heart. During the war, injuries are inevitable. When I’m too busy, she will naturally help you and the soldiers.”

Xin Yi did not take offense; she exchanged a glance with Xiao Muyan. Both held Chen Ruobai in almost divine reverence: whatever she said, they believed.

“Xin, have you rescued Mu Yan this time? Is she all right?” Chen Ruobai wasn’t concerned about anything else but was first and foremost worried about Xiao Muyan, which filled Xin Yi with guilt.

She immediately knelt on the ground with a thud, “Princess, I have failed you, and I have failed Mu Yan… I couldn’t save her.”

“What did you say?” Chen Ruobai’s foxlike face suddenly tensed.

Xin Yi pressed her lips together, “Xiao Yu tortured Mu Yan to death; I couldn’t directly breach the place where he was, as the local military would have discovered me. I only managed to intercept the silver Xiao Qingyu was transporting and brought it back safely! As for Mu Yan… I sent someone to check, Xiao Yu is cruel and ruthless. It was simply impossible to rescue her, and she has already… been consumed!”

“Consumed by what?” Chen Ruobai’s eyes filled with bloodshot threads.

Xin Yi could only tell the truth, “Xiao Yu controlled the Gu corpses you had and let them… devour Mu Yan.”

Xiao Muyan was dismembered like that; though Xin Yi did not witness it with her own eyes, she could imagine how horrific the scene was, and the torture Mu Yan must have endured before her death.

They were sisters who had come together. In the past two years, Mu Yan had contributed so much silver for her to train troops; naturally, she was immensely grateful to her!

But she also felt guilty… she dared not spook the enemy and truly couldn’t save Xiao Muyan.

Chen Ruobai bit her lip until blood flowed, a streak of crimson running down the corner of her mouth, her eyes scornful, “Xiao Yu… Very good! I will ensure that his death is a hundred times more painful than Mu Yan’s!”

Xiao Yu, who killed her dearest sister, his life was now hers to claim!

However, she couldn’t afford to wallow in sorrow. She quickly asked Xin Yi, “How much silver did you bring back? Don’t waste any of it; it was all prepared by Mu Yan.”

Xin Yi answered, “I have fulfilled my mission, bringing back fifty thousand taels of gold. If used for military needs, there will be no worries in the war against the Great Cheng Dynasty within a year.”

With money and provisions, they would not fear defeat by the Great Cheng Dynasty.

And together with the army Xiao Muyan had previously nurtured for them, even if Chu Yihan personally led the charge, they would not be afraid!

This battle, they were destined to win!

“Make sure someone guards these fifty thousand taels of gold well. As for Ruo Shui Pass, we will start attacking tonight,” Chen Ruobai ordered coldly.

Xin Yi seemed somewhat puzzled, “Tonight? We’re still unsure of Chu Yihan’s whereabouts. If he arrives early at Ruo Shui Pass and deploys his troops, wouldn’t our hasty attack risk alarming him?”

Xin Yi, although a lady from a noble family, was the strongest general in Qiongzhou.

She had defeated many men.

Back when Chen Ruobai captured the Lian Hai Kingdom, it was Xin Yi’s leadership that was indispensable to their victory.

Chen Ruobai gently stroked the strand of jade Buddha Beads in his hand and said coldly, “No need for you to attack tonight.”

Xin Yi’s eyes instantly cleared with understanding, “Has the princess already prepared everything?”

“Yes,” Chen Ruobai chuckled lightly, “Rest early today. Tomorrow, we will formally start the war with the Great Cheng Dynasty!”

She had prepared for this battle for a full three years, and Xiao Muyan had paid the price with his life for it. She had to strike a decisive blow!

Rong Sheng listened on the side, her brows involuntarily furrowing.

She knew Chen Ruobai was dangerous, but this was her first time realizing that her cunning and intelligence were quite exceptional, and that she truly had many capable people by her side!

Xiao Muyan had gathered money and provisions for her, and there were people like Xin Yi who could fight bravely and skillfully for her!

Truly formidable.

However, if she were allowed to continue like this, Ruo Shui Pass would likely be caught completely off guard.

She also didn’t know how Su Yingxue and Chu Yihan had prepared. Had the two of them arrived at Ruo Shui Pass yet?

After much thought, Rong Sheng could only try to glean information from Chen Ruobai, pretending not to recognize Xin Yi and seeking to learn more under that pretext, she started a conversation with Chen Ruobai.

Chen Ruobai encouraged her to pay closer attention to Xin Yi’s appearance.

Before this, Rong Sheng had not looked closely. Outside the palace, she observed the resting Xin Yi and discovered, when she removed the peep-ing, that there was a scar on the left cheek, about two fingers long!

It was clearly an old wound, but the scar was still so stark and startling, as though it were fresh, as if it were the result of some inhuman torture.

Although she had seen all sorts of injuries before, such a scar on a woman’s body was difficult to imagine how much Xin Yi must have suffered at the time.

And what Rong Sheng wanted to delve deeper into was, “Why hasn’t she treated this wound?”

No matter what, as long as it had been treated at the time, it would definitely not have turned into the present state.

Ordinary people would have probably been frightened to tears upon seeing it.

It was really ferocious and terrifying.

Sitting on the dragon throne, Chen Ruobai fingered the Buddha Beads, emitting a tinkling sound. She said, “Xin Yi was originally a lady of a noble house, and Qiongzhou, being a vassal to the Great Cheng Dynasty, had to pay tribute every year. Besides rare treasures and livestock, the noble and royal families had to offer their daughters. Three years ago when Chu Yihan ascended the throne, Xin Yi was one of the females chosen by the Imperial family to be given to Chu Yihan as tribute.

But as it happened, Chu Yihan wasn’t a superficial man like Chu Mingyuan, obsessed with pleasure. He adored Su Yingxue, rejecting all the beautiful women offered from other countries, sending all of them back.”

Rong Sheng said indifferently, “So Xin Yi was returned to Qiongzhou?”

Chen Ruobai nodded, “That’s right.”

She looked at Rong Sheng, “With your modern spirit, you probably won’t understand the taste of a noblewoman being rejected by the emperor of a great nation, the despair she must go through, in our dynasties.”

Rong Sheng indeed didn’t understand, even after having lived through many years here, she had never experienced such a thing.

But she could imagine that under such circumstances, Xin Yi’s days would not have been easy: either spurned by the royal family or considered ill-omened, at the very least, she would have been expelled from her family.

Seeing Rong Sheng pondering, Chen Ruobai sneered coldly, “Don’t think all rulers are that benevolent. The cruelty of the Nine Continents is something women who haven’t experienced it would never understand! When Xin Yi was first sent back, she was defiled by men from the Imperial family. She couldn’t fight back against their successive tortures. After they had tortured her, they threw her out of the imperial palace, disfigured beyond recognition, claiming her licentiousness led to her chastity being spoiled, and that was why the Great Cheng Dynasty’s emperor sent her back, bringing shame not only to Qiongzhou but also to her entire family. Just like that, wronged and disgraced, she was to be put to death.”

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