Chapter 2373: Chapter 2373: Matricide

After her imprisonment, the Little Princess fell ill from fright, and later suffered a great deal in the other residence, soon passing away. The Second Prince’s consort was heartbroken and followed her shortly after.

In the eyes of outsiders, the Little Princess was the Second Prince’s only child, and the Second Prince’s consort was his beloved wife.

Their successive deaths were truly a tragedy in the world, so when the Second Prince unexpectedly died in the other residence, everyone thought it was the result of his utter desolation, and no one suspected he would feign death to escape.

As a result, when he allied with the Third Prince to rebel two years ago at the end of the year, the imperial court was utterly shocked.

Meanwhile, the Second Prince’s consort’s family had helped him with a lot of shady affairs in the early years, and naturally couldn’t escape the emperor’s reckoning when he settled accounts with the Second Prince.

That poor family sacrificed their lives for the Second Prince, only to find that he had already supported several women outside, even having such a big son.

Yuan Ye is actually the Second Prince’s only child, even though he is an outside child, he was raised with protection and care.

Even with the Second Prince’s downfall, those under him never mistreated Yuan Ye.

Yuan Ye’s mother was forcibly taken by the Second Prince, and after learning of his failed rebellion and capture two years ago, those around them dwindled significantly, even taking them away from the capital.

Yuan Ye’s mother thought this was the perfect chance to flee from the Second Prince, wanting to escape with her son.

Little did she know, Yuan Ye had grown accustomed to being served, believing his father hadn’t truly failed, that he still had power under his command. When he rises again, Yuan Ye would be a Prince, the future Crown Prince.

Such a future, only a fool wouldn’t want.

Faced with a mother desperately trying to take him away, Yuan Ye instead saw her as an annoying obstacle, reasoning that she could only remain an outside wife because of her narrow-mindedness that lacked ability, and thus took advantage of her inattentiveness to directly kill her.

At that time, Yuan Ye was only ten years old. To say he already understood things, yet still hadn’t fully, and to say he didn’t understand would be even more impossible.

Yuan Ye’s act of matricide shocked those who looked after him, leaving them fearfully suspicious of Yuan Ye’s cruelty as one capable of harming his dependent mother at such a young age.

Yet abandoning Yuan Ye was out of the question, as he was the Second Prince’s only heir, and if anything happened to him, none of them would survive. Moreover, there were several who believed an unyielding man must be merciless, viewing Yuan Ye’s boldness at such a young age as a fearlessness unfettered by emotion.

Thus, after deliberation by several Lords at the Southwest Black Market, Yuan Ye was sent to Righteous Dao Village under the guise of a convict. First, to hide his identity, and second, to temper his personality.

These details were disclosed by those captured from Righteous Dao Village.

A few among them indeed knew Yuan Ye’s identity very well.

At this, Qi Lie chuckled, “After Liu Jie and Yuan Ye escaped, the traces left on the road pointed in several directions, making it hard for us to find them quickly. Now that you’ve captured them, perfectly, I need him for a purpose. May I have him?”

“Of course.”

Qi Lie’s intent for usefulness was to leverage against the stationed Deputy General.

Speaking of the stationed troops, Meng Yunzheng asked softly, “I heard General Shen is missing, do you have any leads on him?”

Qi Lie nodded, “General Shen was rescued, but hasn’t recovered from serious injuries left unhealed.”

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