eurekapd Chapter 202 The Past of the Grand Prince Consort
Chapter 202 The Past of the Grand Prince Consort
As the youngest son of the Left Prime Minister, Murong Heng was able to attend the Royal Academy from a young age and receive education alongside princesses and princes.
As a princess, Qin Yunshang was a bit spoiled when she was young, but she was kind-hearted. She would stand up for others when the princes bullied them.
Murong Heng was one of them. When the Third Prince bullied Murong Heng, it was Qin Yunshang who protected him, saying that he was someone she was protecting.
The other princes listened to the princess's words, and from then on, Murong Heng stayed by Qin Yunshang's side.
The Left Prime Minister's son was also very outstanding. Murong Heng had liked Qin Yunshang since childhood, and later the emperor bestowed a marriage upon them.
At that time, Murong Heng was extremely fond of Qin Yunshang, and he doted on her. However, he overlooked one point: the two of them grew up together, and their childhood friendship was innocent and naive. It wasn't enough for one side to give their all.
Moreover, Ye Xiumu, a young man of extraordinary talent and beauty, was the man most women in the capital wanted to marry, and also the man Qin Yunshang liked.
The Empress Dowager and the Emperor disagreed with Qin Yunshang's marriage to Ye Xiumu, and the Emperor even directly bestowed a marriage upon her and Murong Heng.
At the time, Murong Heng was unaware of all this. Qin Yunshang was dissatisfied with the marriage and was very domineering towards Murong Heng.
Qin Yunshang had always treated Murong Heng this way, and Murong Heng had no other intentions. Knowing that the man beside her loved her deeply, he became even more unrestrained.
It wasn't until the Ye family ran into trouble that Murong Heng understood the emperor's intentions. It was not surprising that Qin Yunshang, as the emperor's biological sister, would find Ye Xiumu and lock him up.
Ye Xiumu and Murong Heng were as close as brothers, so Murong Heng would never harm him behind his back. At the time, he was also secretly searching for Ye Xiumu's whereabouts, but he didn't expect Qin Yunshang to find him first.
Later, Murong Heng realized how foolish he had been; Qin Yunshang had feelings for his brother, which he had never noticed.
Ye Xiumu was locked in a secret room by Qin Yunshang, and Murong Heng discovered this and spoke harshly to Qin Yunshang for the first time.
The relationship between the two began to slowly descend into an abyss.
Qin Yunshang harbored feelings for Ye Xiumu, and since the emperor wanted to find out if he possessed any imperial edict, killing him was inevitable.
As a princess, Qin Yunshang will inevitably get what she wants. The love potion can give her the love she desires and also save Ye Xiumu's life.
She used Murong Heng to deliver food, secretly adding the Gu poison to it.
Ye Xiumu's first attack of the Love Gu occurred when Qin Yunshang interrogated him about the whereabouts of the will, and it was she who awakened the Love Gu.
Unbeknownst to her, Murong Heng, who had been dismissed, overheard everything in the secret room.
He knew that the woman he loved loved his best friend.
Ye Xiumu was in excruciating pain from the Gu worm bites, but he resisted Qin Yunshang's temptations. In the end, Murong Heng carried Qin Yunshang away.
Afterwards, Murong Heng asked Qin Yunshang if she liked him. Qin Yunshang said she hated him for marrying her. Only then did Murong Heng realize that he had been deluding himself.
Despite the heartache, Murong Heng did not give up on his love and even wanted his wife to fall in love with him.
Ye Xiumu was released by Murong Heng. Qin Yunshang was furious with him and slapped him several times, but Murong Heng calmly accepted it.
Murong Heng relieved her pain when the love potion flared up, and at the same time, he was looking for a way to cure the potion. Unfortunately, the news from the Southern Frontier was that there was no cure.
Tormented by the love potion, Qin Yunshang hated Murong Heng even more, and took advantage of Murong Heng's affection to make unreasonable demands.
Meanwhile, things escalated, and Qin Yunshang became a tool in the emperor's hands, growing increasingly obsessed with power.
Murong Heng saw this and kept trying to persuade her, but Qin Yunshang's attitude towards him became increasingly hostile.
"You're just taking advantage of my love for you to hurt me at every turn, Yunshang. If one day I stop loving you, will you be happy?"
"Of course, I will never love you, and I will always hate and despise you."
Murong Heng looked at Qin Yunshang's ferocious face and knew that his beloved girl had changed. From then on, the couple slept in separate rooms.
Later, Qin Yunshang's love potion took effect, and she abandoned Murong Heng, finding a male concubine instead. That night, Murong Heng stood outside Qin Yunshang's door, getting soaked in the pouring rain all night.
After falling ill for several days, Qin Yunshang went even further and took in several more male lovers. After Murong Heng recovered, he saw the young child, left the princess's residence, and went to the temple to cultivate himself.
"Father, what you're saying is false, isn't it?"
Mu Ningyan couldn't believe that her parents' relationship had deteriorated to this extent.
Murong Heng looked at his only daughter with guilt.
“Yan’er, I’ve noticed since you were little that you and your mother are similar in temperament. It’s my fault for not being there to guide you.”
Neither of us are good parents; as your father, I only hope that you can distinguish right from wrong.
As he spoke, Murong Heng took out another letter from his sleeve.
"This is what I discovered later: Qin Yunshang's letters to that man from the Southern Frontier. The letters clearly mention all the precautions for feeding and using the Love Gu."
The handwriting is definitely hers.
"Heavens! The Prince Consort has upheld justice even at the cost of his own family!"
"Look at the eldest princess, she's glaring at the grand prince consort!"
"Huh! Why do I see a hint of grievance in the Grand Princess's eyes?"
Ye Jingyang whispered in Ye Li'an's ear.
Qin Yunshang trembled all over, looking at the Grand Prince Consort with hatred and resentment in her heart, her eyes were very complicated, and there was indeed a trace of grievance.
"Murong Heng!"
Qin Yunshang had not seen her husband for many years, and she never expected that he would deliver such a fatal blow to her.
Apart from what happened just now, Murong Heng didn't look at her again.
Slowly, tears fell from my eyes, and a part of my heart felt empty.
There was a murmur of surprise in the courtroom; no one had expected the Grand Prince Consort to come forward and testify against Qin Yunshang.
“Elder sister, as the eldest princess, you knew that the royal family forbids the use of Gu poison, yet you still dared to use it to harm meritorious officials. You are unworthy of the title of eldest princess.”
Qin Jingyu's words were undoubtedly a stripping of Qin Yunshang's princess title.
It seems Qin Yunshang is about to fall from power this time.
With the Grand Prince Consort's words and letter, Qin Yunshang had no way to deny it, and simply kept looking at Murong Heng without saying a word.
So many years have passed, and she doesn't know why Murong Heng no longer looks at her with doting eyes. Why does she feel so sad?
"Princess, stop looking. Even if you keep looking, the Grand Prince Consort won't look at you again."
Ye Yaoyao learned from the system why the couple had ended up like this.
She secretly loves the Grand Prince Consort, but she doesn't realize it. Qin Yunshang, you've been hurting the Grand Prince Consort all this time. Now you'll suffer the consequences.
Alas! The Grand Prince Consort stood in the rain all night listening to her making love with her male favorite, and his heart broke.
Fortunately, the Grand Prince Consort has already let go. Qin Yunshang, even if you understand your own feelings, it's too late for your belated affections; you can't catch up with him anyway. You deserve it!
Yes! They deserved it!
Those who could hear Ye Yaoyao's inner thoughts were secretly cursing her, saying that no one sympathized with her.