The Useless Miracle Doctor Consort Is Spoiled Rotten by the Prince!-Chapter 1376 - 1371: Destroy the Corpse and Erase the Trace

Chapter 1376: Chapter 1371: Destroy the Corpse and Erase the Trace

Mu Rongche said, “This red silk thread is crafted from the finest strand of pure iron, and also contains a single strand of hair from both of us. Once it’s bound and tied, it can never be undone. Not even a knife could cut it—unless your foot is chopped off, it cannot be removed.”

Before he put it on, he had asked her whether she wanted to wear it.

Once it was on, it could not be taken off.

With excitement, she nodded her head. “Of course I want to wear it! Let’s see who in the future has the ability to chop off my foot and take it off!”

Mu Rongche laughed, carefully putting it on for her, and taught her that, once their hairs were intertwined, even though they hadn’t had their wedding ceremony yet, they were fated husband and wife.

He said, “When hair is joined, so are husband and wife, their love beyond all doubt.”

She didn’t understand what that meant, so Mu Rongche patiently taught her word by word, saying he would always trust her and always cherish her.

She believed him.

She waited for his return.

Mu Rongche had said to Chen Ruobai that the war campaign that was supposed to last a full year would see his return after just half a year. But worried Xiao Bai couldn’t wait that long, he fiercely fought for only five months, forcing the enemy to surrender and thus conquering their territory.

On the way back to the city, Luo Heng was still full of concern, “Your Highness, you pursued the enemy for eighty li and were ambushed, nearly losing your life. Now you refuse to rest even for two days and hurry back to the capital at such speed—what will you do if your wounds worsen or become infected and inflamed?”

This was a matter that could endanger his life.

Mu Rongche was really too anxious.

“I’m fine, have the coachman go faster. I promised Xiao Bai a return in half a year. Now that five months have passed and the war is over, with three days on the road, I can petition my father to grant marriage. By next month the prince’s mansion will be refurbished, and I can marry her.”

In his eyes burned a passionate desire to be with Chen Ruobai, a sincerity so true that even Luo Heng felt deeply moved upon seeing it.

Following His Highness in campaigns to the east and west, Luo Heng had never seen him fight with such joy or with such an eager longing to return home.

It was as if, having found where his heart belonged, he was desperate to return.

This sort of foolish devotion to love, in the end, was maybe a bit too foolish.

But to achieve happiness, he too wished good fortune for His Highness.

He only hoped that little enchantress would cause less trouble for His Highness, and that once she became queen, she wouldn’t be too out of line.

Mu Rongche, traveling day and night, should’ve taken three days to return to the capital, yet he managed to arrive on the second night.

He went straight for the harem of Queen Qiya, carrying a string of pearl necklaces he had brought back for Xiao Bai—a trophy of war said to be made of pearls from the South Sea, shining bright and beautiful.

Once worn on her neck, they would surely dazzle.

He arrived at the palace full of excitement, expecting to see his mother and Xiao Bai sharing a meal or drinking tea together, but before he could even walk in, he saw the palace all draped in white cloth; the maids were dressed in coarse hemp mourning clothes.

Mu Rongche’s vision darkened, and he almost fainted. “Xiao Bai…”

Could it be that his Xiao Bai was in trouble?

He rubbed his temples, gripping the pearl necklace tightly, and strode into the palace.

There he found an ancestral tablet set up for his mother.

“Mother?”

A chill ran through Mu Rongche’s body. How could his mother have… passed away?

The queen’s personal maidservant, upon seeing Mu Rongche, cried out, “Your Highness, you have to avenge the queen! That witch from the Witches’ Tribe has repaid kindness with ingratitude. The queen treated her so well, yet she dared to kill her, and even used poison to harm her. The queen must have been in unspeakable pain when she died… turning into a puddle of pus and blood, leaving no bones behind!”

The maidservant was older than Mu Rongche, having served by his mother’s side since childhood; naturally, he had no reason to doubt her words.

But why…

With eyes reddened, Mu Rongche demanded, “Where is Xiao Bai?”

“She was locked up in the dungeon by the king. The king couldn’t bear to kill her and made her repent in front of the queen’s spirit, to observe mourning!” the maidservant said indignantly.

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The pearl necklace in Mu Rongche’s arms seemed to lose its luster as he raced to see his mother’s body and discovered, just as the maidservant had said, that it reeked unbearably and was nothing but bones, a sign of being ravaged by a poisonous insect!

He was struck as by lightning, clutching the pearl necklace as he ran toward the dungeon.

The moment he opened the dungeon door, light streamed in, and Chen Ruobai sensed his presence. She immediately stood up, overjoyed, and shouted, “Mu Rongche! You’re back!”

She banged on the iron bars, waiting for Mu Rongche to save her.

Mu Rongche had returned, but not to save her. Instead, he grabbed her throat with his other hand, his eyes like a pool of stagnant water as he questioned her, “Why… why did you kill my mother!”

His mother was such a gentle and kind woman. He had personally entrusted her to his mother, pleading for his mother to take care of her, to protect her.

His mother would certainly have taken very good care of her!

But why… Why did she kill her!!!

“She… deserved to die!”

Chen Ruobai struggled in his grip.

Remembering what Queen Qiya had done to her, she felt that woman deserved to die!

She had only allowed the insect to torture her for half a day before taking her life, which was letting her off easy!

She hadn’t even let the insect control her!

What more did they want?

Mu Rongche was in excruciating pain; how could he have imagined that Xiao Bai could say such things?

He wept sorrowfully, “How did my mother treat you poorly? Why did you do this to her? She is my mother who gave birth to me and raised me!!!”

In his life, there were only two important women: one was Xiao Bai, whom he fought to make it up to and protect, and the other was his mother!

Why did she do this to him?

Wasn’t the affection he gave her enough?

Wounded on the battlefield and having traveled day after day, Mu Rongche’s emotions were too agitated, and his injuries acted up, causing him to collapse in front of Chen Ruobai.

Chen Ruobai, in order to save him, used a poisonous insect on him, but it was only meant to eat away the stagnant blood in his body and would not harm his life. However, when the old king learned of this, he flew into a rage and ordered her execution!

Chen Ruobai was taken to the execution ground.

Mu Ronghuan followed the prison cart and, before Chen Ruobai was beheaded, had her substituted with a female death row prisoner.

He threw Chen Ruobai into a thatched hut and called over a group of soldiers.

Staring at Chen Ruobai in the pile of straw, frail and alone, Mu Ronghuan sneered sinisterly, “To just chop off your head would be a pity, wouldn’t it? Since you have dishonored me, enjoy the feeling of being abused to death.”

Chen Ruobai looked at him coldly, “Just you wait!”

Someday, he would die by her hand, just like Queen Qiya!

Mu Ronghuan snorted arrogantly and moved a chair aside to watch as Chen Ruobai was abused like a rag doll.

Her fair skin was not left without a mark.

Until her breathing grew weak.

One of his soldiers said, “Your Highness, she’s surely not going to live. The brothers have had their fill.”

“Then let’s go.” Mu Ronghuan tossed a torch there, intending to burn Chen Ruobai’s body along with everything else, erasing all traces.