Chapter 230 - 178, Murder_3
Chen Ji froze; he had intended to deceive Consort Yun, but he never imagined the real truth that would emerge.
Consort Yun walked into the room and sat down, her gaze cold and fixed upon Chen Ji: "I gave birth to Bai Li just to anger him, and yet, to my surprise, he was not the slightest bit angry. Instead, he loved Bai Li as his own. The most terrifying gaze in this world is not one that looks down upon you, it’s one that refuses to look at you at all."
Chen Ji fell silent, without a word.
Consort Yun spoke icily: "All these years, people have said that Prince Jing is a good prince, but what do they know? Their ’good prince’ is nothing more than Emperor Ning’s loyal enforcer. He married me for the sake of the Luotian Sect behind me, and now that he’s dying, he wants to take the Liu family and the Luotian Sect with him to the grave. Why should he?"
Chen Ji softly asked: "Is the prince truly dying?"
Consort Yun covered her mouth, laughing: "It seems you only know a little. Three years ago, Feng Daban brought back the Life Feather Pill from the Imperial Capital, the very one bestowed to Emperor Ning by the Huangshan Dao Court. Now that three years have passed, his time is almost up."
Chen Ji suddenly understood; no wonder Prince Jing hadn’t even glanced at the Life Feather Pill brought back by Princess Consort Jing—the latter had already taken one and taking another would be useless.
So Prince Jing really was going to die... But what about the Princely Heir and Bai Li?
Consort Yun said unhurriedly: "For many years, my only wish was to have a son. I did so much for him, coordinated the efforts of the Luotian Sect, gathered food and supplies, raised military funds—but even facing death, he wouldn’t grant me this one opportunity."