The Useless Miracle Doctor Consort Is Spoiled Rotten by the Prince!

Chapter 1563: Chapter 1558: The Old Duke Li Returns

She did not answer Qin Muyan’s question.

Qin Muyan is a man; he would not think from a woman’s perspective, nor would he understand that if she did not sever Li Yunshu’s prospects of having children, one day, Rong Yun would inevitably be displaced by Li Yunshu.

Even with Qin Muyan’s love for Rong Yun, there would come times when he could not protect her thoroughly.

Only by completely eliminating the possibility for Li Yunshu to bear children and completely severing the Li family’s threat to Rong Yun’s status, could Rong Yun’s position be forever stable.

Her life, in exchange for Rong Yun’s decades of security, is worth it!

The residence of the Duke of Li.

The elderly man dressed in a black cross-collared robe, his temples frosted with grey, yet his eyes were incredibly clear and penetrating.

He sat by Li Yunshu’s bedside, his lean figure and straight back even more upright than Li Bo, who was forty years old.

Li Yunshu was in so much pain that her face was pale, covered in beads of sweat, and she was still not out of danger, with seven or eight doctors in the room all shaking their heads silently.

The sharp-eyed old Duke stared at the oldest doctor and asked in a deep voice, "Is her body really incapable of conceiving again?"

The senior doctor, having served the Duke’s family for many years, did not dare hide anything, fearing blame, and could only shake his head and say, "It’s impossible now. A dose of safflower soup has damaged her foundation; even deities would struggle to save her."

Madam Li cried out immediately, "My poor child! How will she live after this!"View the correct content at free.w e bn.ov(e)l(.)com.

A woman unable to bear children is akin to a useless object!

Her status in the prince’s mansion will even be lesser than that of a minor concubine!

Li Bo also placed his hands in his sleeves, his tone grave, "These damnable people from Beiling City, they’ve cut off the future of my Li family!"

Their Li family held an extraordinary position in Great Wei, having produced imperial tutors and chancellors, his father was even the emperor’s teacher, and they had the backing of the Eldest Princess for their noble house, once glorious, but now...

Their legitimate daughter unable to have children, when the Scarlet Flame King assumes supreme power, there will be no descendants from their Li family in the Imperial family!

The old Duke looked at Li Bo, rebuking harshly, "Incompetent! In these two years I was away, Yunshu has been utterly mismanaged by you all!"

He was abroad, persuading the Prince of Zhao, and yet, this only legitimate granddaughter of his encountered such an incident at home!

He was utterly disappointed!

"The woman in the prison, did you get her testimony?" the old Duke asked sharply.

Li Bo shrank his neck, obviously feeling guilty, "Father, please calm down. We intended to force her to sign, then execute her, but after the emperor intervened during the torture, he had someone take her away. Later, people from the empress and the Scarlet Flame King also arrived, and we lost all our people in the prison."

He was too late in taking action, failing to secure a position favorable to them, thus... letting others gain the upper hand.

The old Duke looked at Li Bo, his gaze sharp as a knife, each word stabbing deeply into Li Bo’s body, "Useless!"

He entrusted Li Yunshu to the doctors to save her life for future considerations, then dragged Li Bo to the study and severely punished him.

Li Bo knew that he could not compare to his cruel, ingenious father, but this punishment truly left him bruised and battered.

Fortunately, his father knew he was his only son left, so he did not beat him to death, and warned him that in the future, he must not act recklessly and should teach Li Yunshu not to vie for vain favors.

Li Yunshu’s life was saved, but when she woke up and realized she could no longer conceive, she considered herself a useless woman, and threw a huge tantrum that almost turned the duke’s mansion upside down.

Old Duke Li had not rested and came to her place overnight. Upon seeing the crying Li Yunshu, he harshly slapped her, "Useless! Have you had enough of your tantrum?"

Li Yunshu, struck until stars burst before her eyes, came to her senses and immediately knelt down in fear, "Grandfather! You’ve returned..."

Her parents had pampered her since childhood, but there was always one person she profoundly feared.

That was her grandfather!

Grandfather had once been to battlefields with the former Emperor, and had established meritorious services for the Great Wei Dynasty, and even educated several outstanding princes, including the current emperor whom he had taught.

His iron-fisted authority instilled fear in everyone who encountered him, even Qin Muyan had to yield some respect to him.

Now...

Li Yunshu knelt on the chilling floor, fervently kowtowing, "Grandfather, your granddaughter knows her mistake, I’ve brought disgrace on the duke’s mansion, it’s all my ineptitude!"

"Knowing you’re inept and still causing trouble? If you don’t care for your health now, do you still want to return to Scarlet Flame King’s mansion, and continue suffering the abuse from Princess Beiling?" Duke Li scolded sternly, showing no pity for Li Yunshu.

Li Yunshu suddenly raised her head, "Grandfather... can I still return to the prince’s mansion?"

She thought, being brought back to the duke’s mansion by her family like this, Qin Muyan would surely divorce her, and being barren now, no other family would accept her.

Yet grandfather actually said... she could still return to the prince’s mansion?

"You were married to the Scarlet Flame King’s mansion, even if you die, you should die in the mansion. When you married, did you think of keeping a backup plan for retreat?"

Duke Li’s voice was low and hoarse, carrying a fearsome sternness.

"Granddaughter dares not, but granddaughter can no longer conceive..." Li Yunshu mournfully shed tears, she understood well what kind of situation a barren secondary consort would face upon returning to the mansion.

"Being unable to conceive has its own path to take, if one is alive, what can’t be done? Hold back your tears, cry one more time, and I’ll kill this useless thing myself first!"

Duke Li smashed a bowl of medicine in front of Li Yunshu, who did not dare to delay, immediately picked up the bowl, and swallowed the dark, bitter medicine in one gulp.

With the return of Duke Li, the whole duke’s mansion seemed to have found its backbone of unity, and all external rumors had no impact on them. Even his and Li Bo’s regular attendance and discussions at the royal court caused no displeasure with the Imperial family. Even upon meeting Qin Muyan, they were respectful, without any discord, showing a harmonious image of monarch and vassal.

After leaving the court, Qin Muyan did not rush back to his mansion but was taken by Xie Qingyou to Yunxiang Pavilion.

Xie Qingyou always took pleasure in music and dance; seeing Qin Muyan so annoyed, he thought to entertain him and cheer him up. But no sooner had he called the dancers and they started to dance than Qin Muyan chased them out, "All of you, scram!"

The fierceness of Qin Muyan made the tender dancers tremble in fear, kneeling on the ground, weeping weakly.

Xie Qingyou, always pitying and cherishing the fair sex, gently persuaded, "Our Scarlet Flame King doesn’t wish to watch the dance today; you may all leave. Young Master will provide your reward!"

"Thank you, Young Master Xie."

The dancers left after receiving their rewards.

In the spacious private room, only Qin Muyan and Xie Qingyou, two men, remained, creating an unbearably awkward atmosphere.

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