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"Exactly!" Qing Luan also felt that this matter was not simple. "The Emperor was rescued, so there should be rewards. How could it be so quiet? Mother, did you hear it wrong?" If her mother didn't mishear, then there must be something fishy going on!
"I didn't mishear. Chen Yan'er shouted, and Huang heard it. Her face turned pale with anxiety, and she even scolded Chen Yan'er for talking nonsense... I've never seen Huang so flustered before... If Chen Yan'er made a mistake, I wouldn't know what to do either; after all, Chen Yan'er is a member of the Chen family, and if something happened, it would implicate the entire Chen family. But Huang's reaction seems a bit too obvious!" This made her believe that something had indeed happened; she just didn't understand why it was being concealed.
"This is a bit strange," Qing Luan murmured, finally beginning to understand why the Emperor dared not act against Prime Minister Huang. When she first revealed that Xuanyuan Hui's death had suspicious circumstances, the Emperor's gaze towards Prime Minister Huang changed, yet he still held back, even letting General Bu's matter fade away.
Though the Emperor's excuse was that he was waiting for Xuanyuan Rui to return, the real reason was probably known only to him.
Zhao Yun's injuries were not life-threatening because Old Six didn't dare to kill him. However, he had lost too much blood and his wounds were deep; he needed proper care. Otherwise, if he developed chronic issues, it would ruin his life.
After hearing the doctor's words, Qing Luan felt a little relieved but harbored even more hatred for the Huang family.
Meanwhile, Prime Minister Huang was puzzled as to why the people he sent out hadn't returned. He wondered where those two rascals had been wandering off to these past few days. Just as he was about to send someone to look for them, a scream echoed from the residence, causing him to furrow his brows and his pent-up anger threatened to erupt.
"Master... Master! Something terrible has happened!" The steward burst in without knocking, his face pale with fear and trembling legs.
"You fool! You can't even knock? Are you trying to get yourself killed?" Prime Minister Huang was already irritated; now, with the steward's intrusion, his anger intensified as he scolded him sharply.
"Master," the steward felt wronged; he had just been scared half to death and now faced his master's wrath. He couldn't argue back and could only lower his head anxiously. "Something has happened!"
"What could be so serious that you’re panicking like this?" His eyes widened in anger. "What’s going on? Why is it so noisy at home? This Prime Minister's Residence needs some discipline; it's ridiculous how people are shouting over trivial matters."
"The... at the door... Old Six and the others are dead," under Prime Minister Huang's increasingly dark gaze, the steward suppressed his fear and finally managed to finish his sentence.
"What? Old Six is dead?" Prime Minister Huang asked in shock.
"Dead... dead, torn to pieces..." The butler recalled what he had seen, shivering unexpectedly, fearing he might also meet the same grim fate.
"Torn to pieces?" Prime Minister Huang was no longer merely shocked; he quickly headed outside to see for himself.
The Prime Minister's Residence was in chaos, filled with screams. Huang Pinyan encountered Prime Minister Huang on the way, and after exchanging a glance, they tacitly moved toward the commotion.
Some timid women had fainted at the sight of the gruesome scene. By the time Prime Minister Huang arrived, many people had already dispersed; only the brave and those unable to leave remained, whispering among themselves.
On the ground lay the bodies of Old Six and his companions... but much of their flesh was missing, exposing white bones. Even after some time, the sight sent chills down one's spine, making one wonder what kind of person could be so cruel as to kill and then leave their victims in such a miserable state.
Huang Pinyan stared coldly at the body on the ground that could hardly be called a corpse, his eyes wide with a glint of malice as he remained silent for a long time.
"Dispose of the bodies," Prime Minister Huang coldly commanded before turning to leave. "Yan, come with me!"
"Grandfather, what... exactly happened here?" Even though Huang Pinyan was known for his ruthless methods, witnessing such a scene made his heart tremble, contemplating whether he could ever be that cruel.
"It was Zhu Qingluan," he spat out the name that made him wish he could kill her on sight, his gaze dark and terrifying.
"It was her?" Huang Pinyan was somewhat taken aback. He had seen that small, gentle girl smiling during Fu Jun's competition against Zhu Qingluan and found it hard to believe. "Grandfather, are you sure? That gentle girl could be so ruthless?"
Seeing his grandson's disbelief, Prime Minister Huang shook his head and sighed. "Yan, don't be deceived by appearances! Zhu Qingluan is exceptionally skilled; Old Six and his group were sent to find her brother, and this is what happened. If you don't think it's her, then who else could it be?" This girl had methods that were anything but ordinary.
He considered himself ruthless, but at least with his age and experience, he had grown accustomed to schemes and bloody affairs. He never expected that someone as young as Zhu Qingluan could possess such cruelty; it truly caught him off guard.
"When did the Chen family have a son?" Huang Pinyan asked with some confusion. There were things he didn't understand; he didn't know how Zhu Qingluan had crossed paths with the Huang family. All he knew was that there was deep-seated hatred between them. Whenever he asked about it, his grandfather would only mention this blood feud... Ever since his father's death, he understood that his enmity with Zhu Qingluan was indeed a true blood feud.
It was unclear when it all began.
“It’s not the Chen Family’s doing, but… sigh, Yan, there are some things I should tell you,” Prime Minister Huang seemed to age in an instant, looking much more haggard. He recounted all the events and their consequences to his grandson, then sighed and said, “Your aunt believed that everyone from back then was dead, but she didn’t realize there was still Zhu Qingluan, and she has become the greatest threat to the Huang Family!”
Huang Pinyan was stunned by the truth. He had always thought that Zhu Qingluan was deliberately opposing the Huang Family because of the unspeakable things his aunt had done back then, which led her to transfer her hatred onto them.
“Grandfather, Xuanyuan Hui… it really was you…” Although the answer was clear, he still couldn’t bring himself to ask. This was his grandfather; he couldn’t voice it.
“I sent someone to kill him,” Prime Minister Huang did not deny it; instead, he looked straightforward. “Back then, when our Huang Family was at its peak, after Xuanyuan Hui returned from battle, he used his military achievements and status to confront me. For the sake of the Huang Family, I had no choice…” He sighed deeply as he recalled those events.
If Xuanyuan Hui hadn’t opposed him, he wouldn’t have met such a tragic end.
“For the Huang Family…” Huang Pinyan murmured, his heart boiling with turmoil.
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The Huang Family's bloody storm was about to unfold!
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