Chapter 9: 第255章 杀了假司徒汐月

Then came a loud crash as Situ Chuyue smashed a teacup. A maidservant cried out in plea: "Miss, please don't hit me! I beg you, don't hit me anymore! I won't dare do it again next time!"

When Situ Qingyun walked into the room, he indeed saw Situ Chuyue beating a maidservant, while their mother, Concubine Xue, was adding fuel to the fire: "Poke her claw with that hairpin! See if she dares do it again!"

"Mother, that is indeed a wonderful idea! Why didn't I think of it!" Situ Chuyue beamed with joy. She pulled out her own hairpin and viciously stabbed toward the maidservant's hand.

The maidservant's hand was covered in blood from the stabs, yet she did not dare to dodge. She knew that if she dodged, her fate would only be even more miserable!

"Stop this nonsense! What time is it, and what are you still making a scene about! Get out, quickly!"

Situ Qingyun barked a cold reprimand, and the maidservant hurriedly fled. Situ Chuyue pouted, "Brother, you've kept me cooped up in this room, and now I'm not even allowed to beat a maidservant?"

"It's not that you aren't allowed." Situ Qingyun looked at his tyrannical and unreasonable sister, and suddenly switched to a smile. "However, you must first help your brother finish a task."

"What task?" Situ Chuyue plopped down into a chair and crossed her legs, showing none of the grace expected of a lady from a prestigious family.

Who could have known that once Situ Qingyun told Situ Chuyue his plan, she would slam her hands on the table and stand up.

"What? You want me to disguise myself as that waste? To disguise myself as Situ Xiyue?"

"Brother, is there something 'wrong' with your brain? Who do you think I, Situ Chuyue, am? You actually want me to impersonate a waste?"

"I won't do it! I'd rather die than do it!"

"You really won't?" Seeing that his sister offered no support and only cared for herself, Situ Qingyun's mask dropped instantly.

"Do you truly think you are some young lady of the Situ family? Heh, if I didn't have a use for you, you would be nothing more than a pair of worn-out shoes right now! Someone, come and tie her up! Then force the 'medicine' down her throat!"

Having torn off his hypocritical facade, Situ Qingyun instantly became a beast who disregarded even the bond between siblings!

"Yes!" Several large, burly servants burst in, pinned Situ Chuyue to the chair, and forced her mouth open.

"Mother, Mother, save me, save me—" Unable to move, Situ Chuyue could only call out to Concubine Xue through her tears.

But Concubine Xue did not dare move at all. Although Situ Qingyun was currently her son, she was increasingly finding that this son was becoming harder and harder for her to control.

Thus, she could only watch helplessly as Situ Chuyue was forced to swallow the 'medicine.' Before long, Situ Chuyue indeed transformed into the appearance of Situ Xiyue.

"Oh my, Miss, the Disguise Pill is truly effective." Qingyao was currently standing atop a large tree with Situ Xiyue, looking down from a height at the events unfolding below.

"Doesn't that manor already have a fake Situ Xiyue? Why are they trying to 'make' another fake one?"

Situ Xiyue shrugged indifferently, her face full of leisure, as if the events below were nothing more than a shadow puppet play.

"I don't know, and I don't care. I only hope this play becomes more lively; that's the only way life won't be too boring."

On this side, seeing the fake Situ Xiyue, Situ Qingyun couldn't help but smile with satisfaction. "Good, good, good! As expected of Young Master Yuhe, truly impressive! Sister Xiyue, from this day forward, the prosperity and wealth of our Situ Manor will all depend on you!"

"Situ Qingyun! You are not human! To be able to do this to your own biological sister! You beast, you scum!"

Situ Chuyue's face was covered in tear tracks as she glared fiercely at her brother.

"Behave and listen to me, otherwise, I'll find a few more men to take turns with you, then throw you into the ancestral temple to be eaten by wild dogs and cats!"

"What have I done wrong to you? Once you become Situ Xiyue and marry as the Consort of Prince Han, you'll live in luxury and glory. What's wrong with that?" After speaking viciously, Situ Qingyun left the room, instructing the guards to keep a close eye on Situ Chuyue before he departed.

So, this was Situ Qingyun's scheme!

To turn Situ Chuyue into Situ Xiyue and send her to the Prince Han's Manor, and then kill that fake Situ Xiyue, so that his biological sister could stay by Prince Han's side forever.

With Prince Han as a great backer, why should the Situ family worry about not making a comeback?

No wonder Situ Qingyun didn't care about this manor at all; it turned out he had long had his plans in place!

It was just a pity for Prince Han, Xuanyuan Che!

Because his eyes were 'blinded' by love, he actually allowed these ill-intentioned people to manipulate him!

A small sense of guilt rose in Situ Xiyue's heart. In the original owner's memories of this body, Xuanyuan Che might have been one of the few people who treated her well.

She, Situ Xiyue, was someone who repaid kindness! Since Prince Han treated her so well, she would not stand idly by!

"Let's go! To the Prince Han's Manor!"

Inside the Prince Han's Manor, the fake Situ Xiyue was lying on the 'bed,' enjoying the special treatment of being personally fed 'medicine' by Prince Han.

"Little Yueyue, is the 'medicine' bitter? If it is, just say so. I'll have the imperial physician change the formula!"

Xuanyuan Che stayed by Situ Xiyue's side, speaking softly.

"It's not bitter, Brother Che. As long as you are by my side, no matter how bitter the 'medicine' is, I will find it sweet!" Situ Jingyue looked at the man holding the medicine, a shy smile appearing on her face.

While he was feeding her the 'medicine,' a servant suddenly walked in: "Your Highness, the Consort's brother, Situ Qingyun, requests an audience."

"Why has he come?"

"Lord Situ says he wishes to congratulate Prince Han and the Consort, and has brought a century-old wild ginseng to nourish the Consort's body."

"Oh, if that is the case, then please invite him in," Xuanyuan Che smiled.

Situ Jingyue, however, was much more cautious. This Situ Qingyun actually came to congratulate her? She wondered what kind of 'medicine' he was selling in his gourd.

Just as she was about to say not to let him in, Situ Qingyun had already rushed inside.

"Greetings, Your Highness. Greetings, Consort. I heard that the Consort was injured during the Ronghua Cup competition. This is a small token of my sincerity, to serve as a gift congratulating Your Highness and the Consort on your engagement." Situ Qingyun smiled as he produced a century-old wild ginseng.

"You are too polite. Actually, by rights, it should be this Prince who goes to your manor to formally propose. After all, that would be more in accordance with etiquette. I do not wish for Little Yueyue to be criticized for lacking manners." Xuanyuan Che had always been on Situ Xiyue's side.

*Heh, if you knew that the person lying in your 'bed' was a fake, I wonder if you would still be this devoted,* Situ Qingyun thought secretly, while his mouth said: "Your Highness is right, which is why I came to take Sister Xiyue back. Once her injuries are healed, Your Highness can come to propose. Otherwise, it is not good for an unmarried 'girl' to live with her fiancé; it would be bad for Xiyue's reputation."