Chapter 113 A Murder Game

Shui Yinzhu in red looked only too glamorous. She made full use of her feminine charm to hook his soul and his heart. No man would be able to resist this. Moreover, maybe women even wouldn’t be able to hold it. The man in black was not a stick nor a lover of the ugly like Qi Yuan. However, even though the woman in front of her looked charming, she married Yun Su, the emperor. He didn’t have the courage to touch her. “Xiaoba.” “Just Xiaoba? You don’t have a family name?” “No.” “How?” “I’m an orphan brought back by His Majesty.” “I see. Have you been working for Yun Su since a long time ago?” “Yes.” “Even earlier than Qi Yuan?” “Yes.” “And you’ve been a confidential guard all the time?” “Yes.” “Good. I like you.” As she finished, Shui Yinzhu stood on her tiptoe and kissed Xiaoba on his right cheek. She threw herself in his arms before he came back to his sense. Her curvy body leaned on Xiaoba. Over 20 years, it was the first time that Xiaoba experienced a woman’s soft body. It was not just his heart beating fast. He didn’t know how to respond to this at all. Xiaoba stood still as Shui Yinzhu held him in her arms until the palace maids came to report, “Your Majesty, the elder consorts have arrived.” As Xiaoba realized what was happening, he pushed the woman in red away as his face blushed. “I thought you wouldn’t kiss me if I tell you my name.” “I never said that.” “But you said...” “That’s a peck, not a kiss. Or do you wish to know the meaning of a kiss?” Shui Yinzhu grinned as her finger circled flirtatiously on Xiaoba’s chest like a feather tickling his heart. Everything happened so smoothly under her control. “You...” Xiaoba was out of his words. This was the first time for him to be in such a situation. This woman in front of him was so wretched. He ought to stay far away. But why was his heart beating so fast? This woman had got to be a devil. Xiaoba repeated his conclusion in his heart as he ran away. Shui Yinzhu wiped her lips with the knuckle on her index finger as she stared at the open window. Her eyes turned ice cold. The charms had already faded away. The cold-hearted woman would never easily care for a man. She was an expert with men, especially these innocent next-door boys who didn’t have any experience in relationships. Winning Xiaoba’s heart appeared to be a piece of cake. He would eventually fall under her control and become her pawn. A woman in bloody-red dress seated upon the formal seat inside the empress’ palace. She was wearing a simple hairpin with two pearls, but that didn’t affect her breathtaking beauty. For now, she’s nothing but a vixen. The evil empress, Shui Yinzhu, tucked her hair to the back of her ear. As most of the elder consorts were forced here by the guards while only several were on their own feet, she chuckled, her crispy voice sounding like a silver bell ringing. Since she found Madam Li among all the elder consorts, she changed her mind about killing them all. “All the elder consorts coming under guard should learn their lesson. Stand outside my palace for the morning. Whoever refuses to come tomorrow will be beaten to death with a club.” “Why are you treating us like this?” “We are your elders.” “Do you have any respect for the emperor’s father?” ... Shui Yinzhu kept smiling at these blabbering women. She said carelessly, “Slap them.” Fear forced the maids to follow her order. Everyone knew that the woman in the red dress was favored by Yun Su, the emperor. The elder consorts were but past tense. Besides, everyone remembered that Shui Yinzhu had just killed a palace maid in the morning. The girls immediately went slap those elder consorts on their faces. They would only fear that falling behind would lead to their own death. One of the elder consorts was the favorite of the emperor’s father. She was clearly defiant. After getting slapped, she immediately said, “I’m Madam Xin, the emperor’s father’s favorite consort. Haven’t you learned any rules, Your Majesty?” Everything was exactly what Shui Yinzhu wanted. She glimpsed at Madam Li and was pleased by her behavior. Madam Li was very clever. She refused to come just like the others so as to keep a low profile. But this time, when she took the punishment and stood outside the empress’ palace, she remained silent so that Shui Yinzhu would be able to punish the other women without involving her. Shui Yinzhu smirked. This would be the best time to build up her authority. That idiot Madam Xin had just volunteered to be the first sacrifice. The evil empress in a red dress smashes the cup down to the ground. When everyone got too shocked to understand the situation, Shui Yinzhu took up the largest piece of the cup and cut the pretty face of Madam Xin. The red wounds immediately ruined the favorite consort of the emperor’s father. “Ahhhhhh.” Madam Xin went crazy. The pretty face that she was proud of had just been cut. “Bitch, how dare you cut my face?” She struggled through the palace maids and crawled towards Shui Yinzhu. The look of a woman was so important. Now that Shui Yinzhu had ruined hers, she would like to make her pay. As Madam Xin was about to get to Shui Yinzhu, Xiaoba showed up at the very last moment. He pushed Madam Xin aside with so much power that the scar-faced woman couldn’t even get up again. Shui Yinzhu hadn’t feared for a second. She knew that Yun Su’s subordinates wouldn’t let her die. Besides, she wasn’t afraid of death. Yet, she had something more important to finish first - get control over the people and the situation around her. “Someone, take Madam Xin out, tie her up on a frame, and starve her to death.” As Shui Yinzhu gave her order, some guards soon came and dragged Madam Xin away. Madam Xin cursed, “Bitch, the emperor’s father will let you pay.” But no one had the courage to speak a single word. Xiaoba, on the other hand, had disappeared. Shui Yinzhu ordered the palace maids to set all the madams free. She walked past all these elder consorts as she touched their face and brushed their dress as if she was an old friend. All the elder consorts were terrified for fear that they might be the next Madam Xin. Even if some were still planning on an act of revenge, they didn’t yet have the courage to take any action. “Anyone else finds it hard to obey me?” Shui Yinzhu’s voice was still soft and comforting. At this moment, the emperor’s father roared as he came in, “This is outrageous! You shameless bitch. These are all your elders. How dare you...” As the emperor’s father showed up, the elder consorts regained hope. They all started to complain about their experience one after the other. Shui Yinzhu glimpsed at them and said, “Father, you shouldn’t have kept all these women without ruling them properly. I’m simply helping you out.” There wasn’t any respect in her voice, as it sounded sarcastic. “You... You disobedient monster. Go beat her up. Learn your lesson today, or you would know nothing about rules.” Even if the order came from the emperor’s father, only the eunuchs serving him these years would obey. Others would not. But even though they refused to follow his order, doing anything to the emperor’s father still wasn’t an option. Playing dumb would be the only choice. These were both their masters. Whoever they offended, they themselves would be the ones getting blamed. As for Xiaoba, the confidential guard hiding in the dark, the moment he saw the emperor’s father, he realized the seriousness of the event and went to report to Yun Su. Those eunuchs serving the emperor’s father grabbed Shui Yinzhu and slapped her hard on the face. Shui Yinzhu wasn’t getting mad. She didn’t mind getting hurt as she kept on satirizing the emperor’s father, “Do you still think you are the boss here?” Shui Yinzhu was still getting slapped. But she held herself through the pain. The weirdest thing was, even though it was painful on her face, she felt a sick pleasure inside her heart. Even though blood flowed from the corner of her mouth, she managed to smile. Her swollen face, however, wasn’t pretty any longer but looked creepy. “His Majesty has arrived.” The call stopped the eunuchs. No one expected Yun Su to come since it was still the time during the imperial court session. The emperor should be listening to the reports of his ministers in the audience hall of the imperial palace instead of showing up in the empress’ palace. Everyone except the emperor’s father and Shui Yinzhu kneeled on the ground. As people were still in a daze, Yun Su marched inside and held Shui Yinzhu in his arms, caressing that swollen face pitifully. “Does it hurt, Sister Xi? Sorry for coming late. This shouldn’t have happened to you.” As his beloved woman was slapped, Yun Su turned furious. He cared about this woman. He glared at his father with a murderous intention in his eyes. “Father, why would you come here instead of staying in your own palace?” “You unfilial child. You will ruin this empire built by our family.” His father was upset. Why did he have such a disobedient son? Yun Su sneered at him. “Our family?” He was not even the son of the Yuns. Sister Xi was the only one that belonged to him. However, he kept that look of a gentleman as if nothing went wrong. “Someone, get the imperial physician to treat Empress Xi. Send my father back to his palace. And kill the rest of them here.” “You... You shouldn’t have done this. You shouldn’t!” The emperor’s father found it hard to believe his ears. This son of his was only more cruel than he used to be. To everyone’s surprise, Shui Yinzhu interrupted. She held her pain and tried to speak clearly, one word after the other, “Yun Su, let me decide their fate.” “Okay, whatever you say.” “Send the emperor’s father to the temporary palace.”Shui Yinzhu was putting the emperor’s father on house arrest. She remembered how her mother suffered before, and now she would like him to taste the feeling of being a prisoner. And she deliberately sent him to the temporary palace far away from the capital just so the people would see how Yun Su was treating his father. In this way, her future operation wouldn’t have any resistance. “Guard the emperor’s father well and report directly to me. I don’t want His Majesty to worry about this.” “Just do as she says.” Yun Su ordered as he found no one moving. “The elder consorts may head back to their own palace. Remember to pay respect to me every morning.” As Shui Yinzhu finished, the elder consorts couldn’t help but nod and run away. They were so close to their own death. This empress was a monster. “All the palace maids, eunuchs, and guards, I will spare your lives today. We’ll see how your performance is in the future.” As all the servants had come back from the gate of death, they hurriedly bowed their heads on the ground to show their gratitude toward Shui Yinzhu. Even the eunuchs that slapped Shui Yinzhu thought they were pardoned. However, Shui Yinzhu immediately sent them to hell. “Catch the ones that just slapped me. I want to play a murder game.”