CHAPTER 608: CHAPTER 196: LINGERING ILLNESS_3

Of course.

Ye Qichi, now, had little mind to speculate about Xiao Jinxing’s thoughts. She ordered, "Help me change clothes, I want to see how Ruotong is doing."

"Yes." Lu You respectfully complied.

Ye Qichi changed her clothes and freshened up before stepping back into Xie Ruotong’s room.

The woman on the bed was still pallid as death.

But fortunately.

She received timely medical treatment.

If it had been even slightly delayed, just like Xiao Qinghui’s case, Xie Ruotong would have, indeed, been done for.

When she entered.

Xie Ruotong had already awoken.

For a woman who had just undergone major surgery, waking up this quickly was almost a miracle.

Ye Qichi took Xie Ruotong’s wrist, quietly checking her pulse.

Her body was still frail.

But there was no danger to her life.

Given the current state, a full recovery could be expected in about three months.

The body recovers quickly indeed.

But what about the wounds of the heart?!

She remembered bringing Xie Ruotong back and performing surgery on her, recalling how Xie Ruotong had looked utterly despondent.

So much pain.

And yet, not a single tear fell again.

"Ruotong," Ye Qichi called out to her.

Xie Ruotong looked back at her with her eyes.

The body too weak.

Truly unable to speak properly.

She felt that if she tried to speak at this moment, she might, just cough ceaselessly.

"Don’t worry about anything for now, just rest well," Ye Qichi reassured her.

In fact, she wanted to ask Xie Ruotong.

Was doing this to oneself truly worth it?!

At this point.

Whether it was worth it or not seemed irrelevant.

Since the wall has been hit head-on.

In the future.

There will no longer be any obsessions.

"It was the King of Chu who killed Grandmother," Xie Ruotong spoke up anyway.

Her hoarse voice struggled to maintain calm.

Ye Qichi nodded slightly.

In the past few days since returning, she pondered a lot.

And she still felt that Xiao Jinsen was the most likely suspect.

The motive was now pretty clear.

First, Xiao Jinsen wanted to cut off all of Song Yanqing’s retreats, which is why he chose to frame the elder princess.

Second, Xiao Jinsen was previously forced into a marriage with Xie Ruiyao by the elder princess and probably harboured deep resentment all this time. With a personality like Xiao Jinsen’s, which is vindictive, it’s impossible to let it go. He should have sought all ways to exact revenge.

The only thing she couldn’t understand was Xiao Jinsen’s mercy towards her.

But she figured it out later.

Perhaps.

Xiao Jinsen merely wanted to capture her alive to threaten Xiao Jinxing.

Xiao Jinsen’s thoughts were inscrutable.

Who knows what he is really thinking!

"It was not only the King of Chu," Xie Ruotong paused for a long time before continuing.

Perhaps due to her weakness, she couldn’t say too much at once.

"There’s also Xie Ruiyao, Xie Ruilin, Xie Wenzhong, my mother, and Song Yanqing," Xie Ruotong said calmly.

No trace of emotion could be discerned in her voice.

And the more she was like this.

The more it pained the heart.

She had forcefully buried all her pain and sorrow deep within.

It’s likely that she will never again reveal it in front of anyone.

"Who told you this?" Ye Qichi asked.

She had suspected these people too.

Conspiring against an elder princess, a single person can often slip up.

A group of people.

With internal and external collusion, success comes naturally.

"Xie Ruilin."

"Can her words be trusted?"

"In that kind of situation, they are trustworthy," Xie Ruotong stated plainly.

Xie Ruilin revealed the truth to her merely to make her die in agony.

There was no need.

To lie to her.

"Was Song Yanqing involved?" Ye Qichi needed to be certain.

She had no doubts about the others.

But she was somewhat skeptical about Song Yanqing.

Song Yanqing’s character wasn’t bad.

He wouldn’t go so far as to harm someone like this.

"Yes." Xie Ruotong nodded affirmatively, "For his own future, to divorce me, to satisfy Xie Ruilin..."

Xie Ruotong wasn’t out of words.

But saying so much at once was too much for her body to bear.

So she paused for a while.

Then continued plainly, "He can betray his own conscience."

Yet Ye Qichi did not agree.

What sort of person would do such things?

She could generally tell.

Even if Song Yanqing truly didn’t love Xie Ruotong, he wouldn’t likely commit such outrageous acts for the sake of divorce.

But she didn’t refute.

She thought Xie Ruotong shouldn’t hold any lingering affection for Song Yanqing either.

All that Song Yanqing is doing to her now, even if he wasn’t involved in the death of Xiao Qinghui, does not deserve forgiveness.

"I will seek revenge," Xie Ruotong said.

She spoke softly,

As if it was just a mundane statement, yet Ye Qichi could hear her determination and the veiled ruthlessness.

"The prerequisite for revenge is to first recover your health," Ye Qichi reminded her, "Your body is full of injuries, and although those inflicted by Xie Ruilin are superficial and haven’t damaged your vital organs, superficial injuries also need time to heal to prevent future complications. Of course, the most serious was that cruel blow you dealt yourself. There are many ways to induce a miscarriage, yet you chose the most brutal one."