(A gentle reminder, please watch this chapter with caution.)
Nan Ziyun trembled, uncertain of what awaited her. Yu Jingchen finally threw her onto the bed and proceeded to tear off all his clothes… It hurt so much… Nan Ziyun was already numb.
But Yu Jingchen was far from done; he…
"You've been yearning for your Empress Dowager, haven't you? Then today, let your Empress Dowager witness this scene properly." With his words, the Empress Dowager was brought in, a cloth gagged in her mouth. Right before the Empress Dowager's eyes, he… did such a thing.
For a full two hours… Nan Ziyun was utterly hopeless. After it was over, she lay there with vacant eyes, like a dead fish, at the mercy of her tormentor, tossed about.
Afterward… what happened afterward?
Oh, Nan Ziyun attempted suicide… not once, but multiple times. Hanging, slitting her wrists, even crashing her head against the wall, Nan Ziyun tried them all. But alas, none were successful.
The first attempt was to dash her head against the wall, but Yu Jingchen stopped her in time. Afterward, all the items in the room were covered with thick velvet. The walls, the floor, the pillars – not a single one was spared. The consequences of a failed suicide by hanging were beyond what an ordinary person could bear, and Nan Ziyun could not resist.
She truly no longer wished to live, so she smashed the teacups in the room and then cut her wrists. But unfortunately, she was saved once again. This time, all sharp objects and glass in the room were replaced.
Later, she became desperate and directly plunged a hairpin towards her neck. By sheer coincidence, she was stopped again because Yu Jingchen had planted countless spies around her. After that incident… Yu Jingchen had a paralyzing drug administered to her. For twelve hours a day, she lay down for eleven, and the remaining hour was when Yu Jingchen forcibly took her out.
That day, due to what Yu Jingchen had done to her in front of the Empress Dowager, Nan Ziyun was completely despairing. Perhaps Yu Jingchen thought she wouldn't have the strength to do anything anymore, so he didn't give her the paralyzing drug. However, on that day, she was indeed too weak to stand or move.
So… she begged Qian Xia for help. Qian Xia, perhaps understanding Nan Ziyun's pain, ultimately did not refuse. They twisted skirt fabric into a long rope, and Nan Ziyun hanged herself.
However… Nan Ziyun forgot that she was constantly being watched. Even though they had just finished their intimate act, Yu Jingchen had not forgotten to have his people continue to monitor her.
It was just that this time, it might have been a little too late… Nan Ziyun had almost succeeded. She was unconscious for an entire day, but tragically, she eventually woke up.
Yu Jingchen was furious. In front of Nan Ziyun, he subjected Qian Xia to an excruciating death! Nan Ziyun, lying on the ground, was powerless, forced to watch. Before Qian Xia had completely drawn her last breath, Yu Jingchen issued another terrifying command – to be steamed alive…
Steamed alive… these two words echoed in Nan Ziyun's mind, refusing to fade. She wanted to stop him, but she couldn't even speak. She could only lie prostrate at Yu Jingchen's feet, tugging at his robe…
But it was evident that Yu Jingchen had no heart for compassion. Even more cruelly, Yu Jingchen finally forced Nan Ziyun to eat… eat that flesh, and those internal organs…
That meat had been steamed for many hours. Qian Xia's body was already mangled from the lingering death. Now, it was bloody and unrecognizable.
Yu Jingchen ordered her head to be removed, and even her hair was easily peeled away. But this did not satisfy Yu Jingchen's twisted desires.
He wanted Nan Ziyun to engrave this lesson deeply into her memory. Suicide? Hmph, he had warned her countless times, yet Nan Ziyun still didn't learn. Then he would teach her a good lesson about what she should and shouldn't do! She shouldn't always attempt to challenge his bottom line!
So Yu Jingchen had her dismembered. Hands, feet, internal organs, torso… Perhaps it had been too long, and there was hardly any blood left. The faintly white and deep brown flesh made Nan Ziyun feel nauseous.
"Since she was so loyal, she should be deeply ingrained in your flesh, become one with you, shouldn't she?" Yu Jingchen's finger gently stroked Nan Ziyun's face, wiping away the tears from her eyes.
"In a moment, I will have people extract her bones… and make a beautiful fan for you to wear every day, alright? The rest will be made into teaware, for you to drink tea from daily…" Yu Jingchen's lips curled upwards, coupled with his emotionless, icy gaze, it was inexplicably chilling.
He pinched Nan Ziyun's face, forcing her mouth open, and then stuffed all the meat, those internal organs… into Nan Ziyun's mouth…
That night…
Nan Ziyun became disoriented. Yu Jingchen looked at Nan Ziyun's listless state and felt a flicker of emotion. Finally, he sent for a wandering physician who proceeded to drive Nan Ziyun completely mad. Nan Ziyun forgot everything, her mind regressing to that of a four or five-year-old child, utterly unaware.
Yu Jingchen was finally satisfied looking at Nan Ziyun in this state. He even wondered why he hadn't made this decision sooner. It was so much better this way…