Ning Yanran was half a step away from Shen Luoxi. Xiao Yueze pulled out the knife without thinking, but before it fell, Ning Yanran suddenly turned around and bumped into Xiao Yueze's knife.
"Yanran!"
Cang Yunxuan didn't know when she came back, but she saw this scene as soon as she came over.
The long sword glowing with cold light sliced open Ning Yanran's neck, and blood spattered everywhere in an instant.
Xiao Yueze took a step back, and Ning Yanran fell straight into a pool of blood. Only then did Shen Luoxi realize that there was nothing in Ning Yanran's hands.
Shen Luoxi's face sank, and when he wanted to step forward, Cang Yunxuan pushed him aside.
She staggered a few steps, and Xiao Yueze caught her in time.
The two of them looked at Cang Yunxuan's red eyes, carefully picked up the bleeding Ning Yanran, turned to the guards and shouted, "Why don't you go and invite the doctor!"
The guards hurriedly ran out of the yard, but Shen Luoxi knew very well that Ning Yanran would not survive.
The long sword almost cut off Ning Yanran's throat. Unless a god came, no one could save her.
"Yanran, hold on..."
Cang Yunxuan held her hand tremblingly. Ning Yanran wanted to speak, but blood kept flowing out from the corner of her mouth, "Your Majesty... I was not blessed enough to give birth to this child..."
"I have done many wrong things...Today's end is also retribution...My lord, take care..."
Ning Yanran's body softened, and no matter how much Cang Yunxuan shouted, he could not wake her up again.
Cang Yunxuan pursed her lips and turned to look at Shen Luoxi coldly, "Yanran did something wrong indeed, but I have already locked her up, why do you still want to kill her?"
"What's more, she is pregnant with my child, but you are so vicious!"
Shen Luoxi looked at Ning Yanran who had lost her breath with a sullen face. How could he not guess the purpose of her doing this?
Ning Yanran knew very well that she was in doom. Her only bargaining chip was the child, but what about after the child was born? How will Cang Yunxuan deal with her?
Instead of worrying all day long, it would be better to risk his life and keep this thorn in Cang Yunxuan's heart forever.
After all, this time, apart from her and Xiao Yueze, there were only guards guarding the courtyard.
As long as Ning Yanran dies, there will be no evidence. No matter how she explains it, Cang Yunxuan will only believe that "seeing is believing".
"It was the concubine who bumped into her. All this has nothing to do with the princess." Xiao Yueze said.
Cang Yunxuan pursed her lips and secretly tightened her embrace on Ning Yanran.
"I don't want to hear excuses. Now that Yanran is no longer here, it is naturally up to you to have the final say."
"Shen Luoxi, I am so disappointed in you!"
Xiao Yueze heard this and wanted to argue for Shen Luoxi, but was stopped by Shen Luoxi.
Shen Luoxi looked at him indifferently, "In this case, the prince should write the divorce letter earlier, so that the prince does not have to see me every day and think of my sister."
Cang Yunxuan gritted her teeth, "So for this letter and Li Shu, are you going to kill Yanran in exchange for your own freedom?"
"Sometimes I really want to dig out your heart to see if it's evil! Otherwise, how could there be such a vicious person like you in the world!"
Shen Luoxi listened quietly, as if he was listening to trivial matters that had nothing to do with him, but Xiao Yueze couldn't stand it. He couldn't bear to hear anyone say something wrong about Shen Luoxi.
He stood in front of Shen Luoxi, blocking Cang Yunxuan's sight with his tall body.
Xiao Yueze looked at him coldly, "The sword belongs to me. If the prince wants to scold me, the person who should be scolded should be me. It has nothing to do with the princess."
Cang Yunxuan said with a stern face, "She is your master, how can it be possible that you have nothing to do with her?"
"If she hadn't given you the order, if she hadn't allowed you to do whatever you wanted, how could Yanran have died?"
Xiao Yueze said coldly: "Whether the prince believes it or not, the concubine bumped into her by herself."
"Why did Yanran do this!" Cang Yunxuan said loudly: "She is pregnant with my child. Even if she does something wrong, for the sake of the child, I will not embarrass her!"
"Obviously you couldn't tolerate her, so you killed her! Shen Luoxi, since you want to reconcile with Li Shu, I will give it to you!"
Cang Yunxuan picked up Ning Yanran and strode out of the yard. Shen Luoxi's expression remained calm from the beginning to the end. She watched Cang Yunxuan's back walk away, then slowly turned her gaze back to the ground full of blood.
Xiao Yueze whispered from the side: "I didn't expect that the concubine would plot against the princess before she died."
Shen Luoxi didn't take it seriously, "Now that there is no proof, it's up to the prince to think what he wants."
"But I have to thank her, otherwise I don't know how long it will take to get this and Li Shu."
Xiao Yueze was silent for a moment, "No matter where the princess goes, I will follow her."
Shen Luoxi smiled and said, "Let's go, it's time to pack things."
On the other side, Cang Yunxuan settled Ning Yanran, picked up a pen and paper and wrote a letter of divorce without even cleaning the blood on her body.
But when he put down the last stroke, Cang Yunxuan calmed down.
He still couldn't make peace with Shen Luoxi.
The emperor is on his deathbed, and he must see Shen Luoxi before he dies.
Now his ascension to the throne is a certainty for him. As his princess, Shen Luoxi will be the future mother of the country.
If you reconcile at this time, firstly, you will not be able to explain to the emperor, and secondly, you will not be able to stop Youyou's mouth.
Cang Yunxuan put down the brush, looked at the book of He Li that was full of pages, raised her hand, lit it with a candle and threw it into the charcoal basin.
He watched the flames completely devour the letter and Li's letter, and then walked out of the study.
"Your Majesty, the blood on the concubine's body has been wiped off." A woman walked up to him.
Cang Yunxuan saw that there was still some blood on her hands, and a trace of sadness flashed in her eyes, "Tell the steward to prepare more things, and Yanran's funeral will be held according to the princess's etiquette."
The mother-in-law hesitated, but nodded.
In the middle of the night, someone from the palace invited Shen Luoxi and Cang Yunxuan into the palace.
When they arrived at the Yangxin Hall, there were already many ministers kneeling inside.
Shen Luoxi glanced hastily, exchanged a look with Shen Liubai, and then followed Cang Yunxuan to kneel in front of the emperor's bed.
"Yunxuan, you're here..."
The emperor's voice was weak, but his eyes were much clearer.
"Father, I'm late." Cang Yunxuan whispered.
The emperor smiled and said, "You and Princess Xuan are here just in time. I am more energetic than the previous two days. I want to talk to you two."
"I have already had someone draw up the imperial decree for the succession of the throne. You two must support each other in the future, and the future of Jingguo will be left to you..."
Before he finished speaking, sobbing could be heard among the ministers.
"It seems that everyone knows that my time is coming... Princess Xuan, with you assisting Yunxuan, I can go to meet my ancestors with peace of mind..."
The emperor smiled, and the hand on the side of the couch slowly slipped down.
The eunuch on the side was stunned for a moment, then turned to the minister and shouted loudly: "Your Majesty, he is dead!"
