Prince Shu's heart seethed with anger, but he forced himself to calm down and began considering how to kill Ji Tai. As the Son of Heaven, Ji Tai had no shortage of guards.
Seeing that Prince Shu had made up his mind, Yi Jiang said hesitantly, "Husband, if we could bring the King to our residence, we should be able to kill him."
Prince Shu sighed. "If Ji Tai came here, he would certainly die. But why would he come here?"
Yi Jiang's face was bleak, her voice choked with tears. "Husband, I carry Ji Tai's vile seed in my womb. It must be reported to the Zongzheng Office. Perhaps we could use this to summon Ji Tai here."
"What?"
Once again, Prince Shu felt the world spin around him, his scalp tingling. He clenched his teeth hard and stared viciously at Yi Jiang's lower abdomen, his eyes blood-red.
"Ji Tai!
"You truly are a man-eating beast of the wilderness!
"Even if I must fall into the Yellow Springs for lifetime after lifetime, I will kill you!
"Supreme and exalted Heaven, may you take pity on your people.
"Most Sage and noble Sage King, protect your descendants!"
Yi Jiang sobbed. "Husband, please promise to let me kill the King. What a terrible sin it is to murder one's sovereign and father!
"Even all the waters of the rivers could never wash it away!
"I am merely a wild weed by the roadside, green today, withered tomorrow. You are flawless gold and jade, unchanging through ten thousand years.
"I am already at fault for bringing this disaster upon you. How could I bear to see you burdened with such infamy as well?
"My life is nearing its end. May your life grow more honored with every passing day. I will descend