Chapter 4

Madam Linglong looked at her with hate. She dearly wished that she could chop Zian into minced meat, but she knew now was not the time to anger her. Otherwise, if she really refused to get on the bridal sedan, Wan’er’s beautiful dream of becoming the Crown Princess would be shattered.

Madam Linglong scoffed. “Just you wait!” Wait until she’s married into Prince of Liang’s mansion. Wait for the day she lives a life worse than a dog’s or a pig’s. Then, she flicked her sleeves coldly and walked out.

Madam Linglong had indeed summoned a doctor for Yuan Shi. Naturally, Zian also received some white medicine and other medicine for her internal injuries. The doctor had an acupuncture pouch in his medicine box that Zian bought with three silver pieces.

The doctor was a little astonished that Zian managed to stand up after seeing the injuries on her body. Normally, one would have to lie in bed for at least half a month with injuries like these. It seemed like the Eldest Young Lady of the Prime Minister’s mansion was a woman with an iron will.

After the doctor left, Yuan Shi woke up in a daze. She was overcome by sorrow when she saw her daughter’s body was riddled with wounds. “This is all my fault.”

Zian held Yuan Shi’s hands as tears welled up in her eyes. She had never been one to cry easily, but when she saw the heartache in Yuan Shi’s eyes, she could not help but feel moved since she had never felt a mother’s love before.

A voice continued to echo in her ears. “I can’t accept this. I really hate this. If someone can avenge me, I’ll work extremely hard to repay them in my next life…”

Xia Zian knew this was the lingering resentment from the body’s previous owner that was echoing in her ears.

She leaned into Yuan Shi and murmured into her ear, “Don’t be afraid, mother. There’s still time for us to come up with a plan.”

Yuan Shi shook and quietly looked at her. “A plan?”

Zian’s lips curled into a cold and cruel smile. “That’s right, a plan. A plan to send every single person who has hurt us to hell.”

Zian was a military doctor for the Secret Service, but she had to go on missions from time to time. In the modern era, her hands were stained with blood. The people she had killed were criminals who had committed the most heinous crimes.

Yuan Shi slowly sat up, her eyes glued to Zian. She felt a little uneasy. However, this sense of unease slowly grew into a strange excitement. The kind of excitement that came from well-deserved revenge that was about to come.

To ensure that Zian would get on the bridal sedan smoothly, Prime Minister Xia arrived that night.

Zian had taken her medicine and was drowsy. She heard a familiar voice ringing in her ear and immediately opened her eyes.

“I won’t treat your mother poorly if you stay obedient. Don’t blame me for turning against you if you try anything tomorrow!” Once Prime Minister Xia had said his piece, he threw a letter of divorce to the ground. He said coldly, “If you get on the bridal sedan, this letter of divorce will be automatically destroyed. If you don’t, this letter of divorce will be announced to the entire world.” Then, he turned around and walked out without even looking at Yuan Shi.

Yuan Shi picked up the letter of divorce and read every word of it. The divorce letter accused her of committing adultery. It announced to the public that she had committed the crime of seducing a servant and would be cast out of the house. Their ties would be completely severed.

Yuan Shi slowly closed her eyes. She remembered that eighteen years ago, that handsome man had passionately told her, “In this lifetime, I will love only you. We will never be apart.” He had pestered her without rest and finally received her love. However, in less than a year after she married him, everything had changed.

Yuan Shi wanted to tear the letter of divorce. However, Zian snatched it from her and put it in her sleeves. Then, she said, “This letter of divorce is a sharp blade. You have to hold onto this sharp blade and drive it into the heart of the person who has hurt you.”

TL Note: White medicine is a white medicinal powder that’s used to treat hemorrhage, wounds, bruises, etc.