Chapter 61 - 61 61 Gouging Out Both Eyes

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Chapter 61: Chapter 61: Gouging Out Both Eyes Chapter 61: Chapter 61: Gouging Out Both Eyes Chu Yin’s cheeks felt the tall and stalwart figure of Zhan Hui, instantly flushing crimson. Her heart was about to leap out of her mouth! She even heard the intense heartbeat of Zhan Hui. Zhan Hui, holding her waist, said, “Chu Yin, I really have no other way with you!” Chu Yin responded woodenly, “What do you mean by that?” Zhan Hui looked around; the fireworks had already finished, and people on the viewing platform were gradually leaving. He suddenly let go of Chu Yin, his eyes flickering, “Let’s talk after we leave the palace.” Pushed away by Zhan Hui, Chu Yin suddenly felt a hollow emptiness inside. She stood there, head bowed, while Zhan Hui already left with the crowd from the viewing platform. It wasn’t until Zhan Lan tapped on her shoulder from behind that she snapped out of her daze. “Zhan Lan, when did you get here?” Chu Yin asked in panic. Zhan Lan pointed to the vanished fireworks in the sky, “Let’s go, everyone is leaving the palace gradually!” Feeling guilty, Chu Yin hooked Zhan Lan’s arm, “Let’s go. Take my family’s carriage and I will drop you home!” Zhan Lan’s lips curved up joyfully, “Okay, I’ll let my brother know.” Together, they rode in the Chu Family carriage and left the palace. After everyone attending the Flowers Banquet orderly left the imperial palace. The Crown Princess, looking gloomy, found the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager saw the red slap mark on Si Yao’s face, and her rage erupted instantly. “Who did this, even daring to hit the Crown Princess!” the Empress said coldly, “Summon people!” Si Yao stopped the Empress, whispering, “Daughter has something to tell you.” Sensing there was more to the story, the Empress dismissed the attendants. As soon as the maids and eunuchs left, Si Yao, in tears, said, “Mother, Zhan Family’s illegitimate son, Zhan Peng bullied me today!” The Empress stood shocked for a few breaths, then steadying her emotions, she said, “What happened? Sit down and talk.” Si Yao recounted in detail what happened on the boat to the Empress. Clutching her hands tightly, her knuckles turning white, the Empress slammed her fist on the table, “Does the Zhan Family want to die? Are they seeking extermination?” Si Yao, being fond of Zhan Hui, did not want this incident to unfathomably affect Zhan Hui. Even if it implicated the Zhan Family, it wouldn’t leave a good impression on Zhan Hui anyway. In a low voice, she said, “Mother, I have already had Zhan Peng locked up and tortured slowly, let’s not drag others into this. Daughter also does not want this to blow up and be known by everyone.” The Empress lovingly patted Si Yao’s hand and asked, “Do you want to marry Zhan Hui?” Tears rolling down her cheeks, Si Yao shook her head, “No more. If Zhan Hui hadn’t arrived in time today, I would have been dishonored, but he saw me at my most miserable and most embarrassed. How can we get along in the future?” The Empress nodded, “Alright, then I will choose another good suitor for you, and you keep this matter to yourself, do not mention it to anyone!” Si Yao was held by the Empress, feeling very distressed; she was fond of Zhan Hui, but her love had to remain clean from start to finish. Zhan Hui had already seen her insulted by Zhan Peng, and even if Zhan Hui agreed to marry her, misunderstandings would likely arise later. She didn’t like even a small flaw in love. Her Prince Consort must love her wholeheartedly, revering her as a goddess. Si Yao left the Empress’s chambers and went to where Zhan Peng was imprisoned, the whole stenchy room permeated with a sour and rotten smell, extremely unpleasant. Zhan Peng, his hands chained and suspended, writhed in pain unbearable between his legs, moaning in agony, his face as pale as paper. Seeing the Crown Princess enter, he shouted, “Princess, I have been wronged, it was all Zhan Hui’s doing!” Covering her nose, the Crown Princess walked furiously towards Zhan Peng. Zhan Peng wanted to take a few steps forward, but his feet had no strength at all. After standing firm before Zhan Peng, the Princess Royal looked at him with extreme disgust. Smack smack smack! The Princess Royal raised her hand and slapped Zhan Peng thrice, reddening her own hand. She stared intently into Zhan Peng’s eyes as a dagger was handed to her by the Imperial Army. Holding the dagger, she coldly said, “Zhan Peng, if you dare speak a word about what happened tonight, I’ll flay you alive, one cut at a time!” Zhan Peng swallowed hard, his throat burning painfully dry, without a drop of saliva, his lips cracked and turned purple. The Princess Royal ordered the Imperial Army, “From now on, just give him stale water for food and drink, as long as he doesn’t die.” Zhan Peng begged repeatedly, “No, Your Highness, I am a bastard of the Zhan Family, please, for the sake of my father’s military achievements, spare me, I...” Before Zhan Peng could finish his words, two Imperial Army soldiers, following the Princess Royal’s orders, scooped up some stale water, pried his mouth open, and poured it into his stomach. Gulp gulp! Zhan Peng choked on the stale water, tears and snot running down, coughing violently. Zhan Peng deeply regretted, if only he hadn’t slipped up today, perhaps Zhan Hui would be the one suffering this torment! Moreover, it seemed intentional by Zhan Hui, who, on the boat, didn’t even think to save him when leaving! Zhan Peng’s eyes reddened, his resentment and anger reaching a peak. The more the Princess Royal looked into Zhan Peng’s eyes, the angrier she got, these eyes that had glimpsed her body. Thinking this, she felt extremely humiliated! Especially now as Zhan Peng’s gaze still pleaded with her. “Don’t look at me!” Overwhelmed by anger, the Princess Royal rushed forward and stabbed Zhan Peng’s eye with the dagger. “Ah!” Zhan Peng’s vision in one eye was completely gone, hot blood streamed down his cheek. Two Imperial Army soldiers watched, indifferent. Disgusted, the Princess Royal dropped the bloody dagger, and upon seeing the resentful gaze from Zhan Peng’s other eye, Si Yao, trembling all over, turned to one of the Imperial Army soldiers: “Dig out his other eye too!” “Yes!” The taller Imperial Army soldier picked up the dagger from the ground and approached Zhan Peng. “No, no, no!” Zhan Peng shook the chains desperately, trying to escape like a madman. Now, having been castrated, he was no longer a man; if his eyes too were gouged out, he wouldn’t even be considered a person! After returning home, Zhan Hui would surely clarify what had happened with the Princess Royal imprisoning him! By then, his father and grandfather would surely find a way to rescue him. But, by now, rescuing him would only save a broken man! Hatred and anger twisted around Zhan Peng’s heart like vengeful spirits. Suddenly, the gleam from the dagger blinded him, and as it pierced his other eye, heart-piercing pain tore through his entire body. “Ah!” He screamed out loud, pain knocking him unconscious. Finally, the Princess Royal breathed a sigh of relief, good! Now Zhan Peng’s eyes can no longer defile her! In time, she would also gradually forget the humiliation of tonight. The torment of Zhan Peng by the Princess Royal today finally appeased some of the hatred in her heart. Tomorrow, she would return to torment him again! ... Though Si Yao and her daughter kept this incident to themselves, the well-informed Emperor Xuanwu still came to know of it.

Chapter 61 - 61 61 Gouging Out Both Eyes

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