Chapter 352 - A Miserable End

Baili Jinze clenched his fists tight, feeling a layer of cold sweat on his back. At this point, he absolutely could not let the people here walk out alive. No matter if it was Baili Qingcang or Baili Junyi, as long as one of them was alive, he would face a miserable ending.

Managing to suppress the suffocation inside him, Baili Qingcang glared at Baili Jinze fiercely, “Jinze, order your men to retreat, and I’ll spare your life!”

“Father Emperor, my goal today is to conquer or to die. If I let you go, my fate will be worse than death. So, I’m sorry but I have to kill you. Don’t worry, after you die, I’ll give you a grand funeral. I’ll even give you the noblest posthumous title.”

“Bastard!” Baili Qingcang was so angry that he was speechless.

“Hahaha!” Baili Jinze laughed and then said in a deep voice, “Don’t waste time, guys. Since we can’t suppress them with force, then shoot randomly!” With that, he turned and wanted to walk out.

The Shadow Guards quickly moved the table to block Baili Qingcang from the arrows, but after waiting for a while, there was no movement outside the door.

After a moment, Baili Jinze stepped back into Chunxi Palace. Two swords were placed on his neck, and the people holding the swords were Qu Yi and Baili Anning.

Behind them were the fully-armed guards and soldiers of Baili Junyi’s residence, surrounding Chunxi Palace in circles.

Seeing Shen Ninghua hugging Baby Girl, Baili Anning heaved a sigh of relief. “Ninghua, how are you and Baby Girl?”

Shen Ninghua smiled. “We’re fine. It’s just some minor injury.”

Baili Anning ordered someone to tie Baili Jinze up and then walked to Baili Anqing with a sword in hand. “Sister Anqing? Why are you here?” Her eyes swept to the ground beside her. She frowned and used her sword to pick up the human skin mask that had been torn off by Baili Qingcang.

“Xia Jingxin… Baili Anqing…” Baili Anning was shocked by her guess and looked up at Shen Ninghua.

Shen Ninghua nodded. “Yes. Baili Anqing is Xia Jingxin.”

“No wonder! No wonder you wanted to kill my baby. Baili Anqing, you are so evil!” Thinking of her innocent dead baby, Baili Anning suddenly raised her sword and stabbed it into Baili Anqing’s shoulder. “Ah… Sister Anning, I’m sorry for what I’ve done. Please spare me. We are sisters…”

“I don’t have such an evil sister like you. Did it ever cross your mind that I’m your sister when you killed my baby?!” Baili Anning wailed in desperation. She was unable to accept the fact that her baby died because of someone’s jealousy. After a while, she suddenly looked up. “Ninghua, can you let me deal with this person?”

Shen Ninghua looked at Yan Bushou who was on the ground. “I’ll leave her and Yan Bushou to you.”

“Okay.” Baili Anning looked at the two people on the ground and revealed a cold smile. She put down her sword and took out a dagger. Then, she walked up to Yan Bushou and cut his wrists and ankles neatly. “Ninghua, you are a doctor. What do you think about the place I cut? Are they good? Will all his blood flow out from these wounds?”

“Yes, you cut at the right places,” Shen Ninghua said in an indifferent voice.

“Wonderful. I even checked the medical books.” As she spoke, she slowly turned to Baili Anning. “You killed my son, and I can never forgive you. But I’m not as cruel as you. You can kill my baby without guilt, but I can’t take your life directly.”

Baili Anqing nodded repeatedly. “Thank you, Sister Anning. Thank you for not killing me.” She stared at Yan Bushou in horror. He was lying in a massive pool of blood now, and the rustic smell was so awful that she almost vomited. This way of dying was too terrifying.

Baili Anning walked to her front, took a stool from the side, and smashed it down on Baili Anning’s legs. The sound of bones breaking echoed the hall followed by Baili Anqing’s scream.

“Ah!”

Baili Anning sneered, “I won’t kill you, but I won’t let you live intact!” As she spoke, she raised the stool again and broke Baili Anqing’s hands. “You’re inhumane, so I’ll let you live like a beast. I’ll throw you onto the street and watch you beg and suffer every day!”

Baili Anqing rolled her eyes and fainted. Baili Anning raised her hand to wipe away her tears. “Guards, take her down and feed her some medicine. I can’t let her die so easily.”

Baili Qingcang stood at the side without saying a word until Baili Anqing was carried down. Only then did he mutter, “Anning, I owe you…”

“Your Majesty,” Baili Anning interjected. “The lightning and rain are all blessings from Your Majesty. You don’t owe me anything.”

“Your Majesty? Am I not your Father Emperor anymore?” Baili Qingcang’s heart skipped a beat.

“I am not worthy of being Your Majesty’s daughter. I have already discussed it with my husband. When this matter is over, I will leave the capital with my husband and live a leisurely life.”

Baili Qingcang took a deep breath and suppressed a sigh in his heart. He paused for a long time before saying, “Okay. You can come back at any time if you have enough of the outside world.”

Baili Anning turned around and pretended not to hear this. She threw away the dagger in her hand and touched Baby Girl’s cheek. “Ninghua, hurry back and treat the wound on your shoulder.”

“Okay.” Shen Ninghua looked at Baili Junyi. “Junyi?”

Baili Junyi nodded. “Father Emperor, you can deal with Baili Jinze. We will take our leave first.” All the rebels had been tied up, and Baili Qingcang could deal with other things.

After that, Baili Junyi took his people and strode away from Chunxi Palace without waiting for Baili Qingcang to respond.

A moment ago, this gorgeous palace was full of laughter and joy. In less than two hours, the ground was full of blood and corpses. Baili Qingcang swayed and staggered to sit on the chair.

The leader of the Shadow Guards marched forward. “Master, how should we deal with this mess?”

“Cane all of Chunxi Palace’s palace maids and eunuchs to death. Kill those who had witnessed the incident today. Also, announce to the public that Sixth Prince has succumbed to an illness. Send him to the borders, and he shall never come back to the capital no matter what.”

Baili Jinze fell to the ground in a trance. When he heard this, he finally raised his head. “Father Emperor, Father Emperor…”

“Shut up! You are a rebel. You should count your blessing that I didn’t put you to death by dismembering your body. Guards, drag him down!”

The hall was quiet. Baili Qingcang sat alone for a long time. Finally, he slowly got up and walked in front of the human skin mask that had been torn off from Baili Anqing’s face. After pausing for a while, he stepped on it and slowly walked out.

Not long after he left, Chunxi Palace was set on fire. The gorgeous palace was slowly burned to ashes. The concubines of the other palaces closed their palace doors tightly as if they had not seen or heard anything. The entire imperial palace was eerily quiet.

When Baili Junyi and Shen Ninghua walked out of the Palace, Baili Junyi stumbled and almost fell to the ground. Shen Ninghua was injured and was holding Baby Girl, so she couldn’t manage to hold him and yelped in shock.

Fortunately, Qu Yi reacted in time and stopped Baili Junyi from falling. “Your Highness, are you okay?”

Qu Yi and Baili Anning asked worriedly at the same time.

Shen Ninghua handed Baby Girl over to Baili Anning and reached out to take Baili Junyi’s pulse. “Anning, I’ll have to trouble Qu Yi to help me send Junyi back.”

“What are you talking about? This is what we should do.” Baili Anning was grateful to Shen Ninghua and Baili Junyi from the bottom of her heart. After Shen Ninghua heard about her matter, she immediately contacted her connection and secretly transferred Qu Yi back from the border. Otherwise, they would not be able to meet each other now.

Shen Ninghua’s expression was exceptionally grave. Junyi’s injuries were too severe. Just now, he had tried his best to stand upright. Now, he had to be on bed and rest for some days.

When they returned to the entrance of their residence, she saw the bloodstains that had yet to be cleaned on the ground. She quickly walked to the door and Hong Ling came out to welcome her. “Miss, little Bei Zi is safe, and nothing is damaged. Please rest assured.”

Shen Ninghua heaved a sigh of relief. “Thank you for your hard work.” Knowing that Big Boy was fine, she finally felt at ease.

Shen Xuanlin and Yun Chuan ran over. “Eldest Sister, you are injured. Who hurt you?”

“It’s nothing. It’s just a small injury.” After comforting the two of them, Shen Ninghua first went to deal with Baili Junyi’s injuries. Two hours flew by when she was done settling him down.

As soon as she came out, she saw Chen Yun waiting at the door. “Princess, it’s time to treat your injuries.”

Shen Ninghua felt warmth in her eyes. “Thank you, Uncle Chen.”

Everything happened in the Palace had probably already spread throughout the capital. At this time, it was likely that everyone would avoid Prefectural Prince Yi’s residence. Chen Yun had completely abandoned his own safety by coming here at this moment.

“Fortunately, it didn’t hurt any vital parts, or your arm might be ruined.”

“I also know medicine.” Just as Shen Ninghua said this, Chen Yun glared at her.

“Knowing medicine doesn’t mean that you can act recklessly.” Chen Yun’s always serious face became more and more frightening.

Shen Ninghua shrunk her neck and quickly apologized, “Yes, Uncle Chen, you’re right. I won’t dare to act recklessly anymore.”

Only then did Chen Yun nod in satisfaction. “Rest well. I will leave the prescription here. Remember to change the dressing every day. No matter what happens outside, you will not have the ability to handle it if you don’t take care of yourself.”

“Yes, I understand. I’ll convey the message to Junyi too.”

Chen Yun’s serious face looked much better. He packed up the medicine box and left.

Two days later, Bai Ruo draped a cloak over Shen Ninghua’s shoulder, helped her out of the carriage, and whispered, “Miss, you have not fully recovered yet. You must be careful.”

“I’m fine.” Shen Ninghua looked up at the plaque of Princess Anning’s mansion and sighed.

Baili Anning was dressed in plain white clothes, holding a memorial tablet in her hand. When she saw Shen Ninghua, she revealed a faint smile, “Ninghua, you’re here.”

Shen Ninghua glanced at the tablet in her arms. “Qu Anli, Anli…”

Baili Anning touched the memorial tablet with a smile on her lips, but there were tears in her eyes. “Son, I don’t have the luck to keep you. I hope that you leave peacefully and do not suffer any torment. In the next life, find a good family and never find a mother like me who cannot protect you.”

“No child will dislike their mother.” Shen Ninghua bent down to hold Baili Anning’s hand. “Anning, take your time to enjoy your life outside. The child will come back.”

Baili Anning nodded, tears falling. “The capital is full of turbulence. Who knows when there will be trouble again? You have to be careful.”

“I will.”