The Emperor's uncle loves me! My paranoid wife, don't run away

Fate always ruthlessly plays with people's hearts, like the cold moon hanging high in the sky, looking down on the joys and sorrows of mortals in silence.

Concubine Yan shed tears, Hao Hengshan was dejected. Their grievances, honors and disgraces, rise and fall were all nothing but dust under the giant net of imperial power. The court was ever-changing, the harem was bloody, the fate of countless people had long been destined to become chips in the game. Even if they resisted, it was nothing more than moths to a flame, and would eventually turn into ashes of nothingness.

The Hao family seems prominent, but they are gradually sinking in the vortex of power. Even the chance to breathe is deprived completely. The sorrow of each individual is just like fallen leaves, blown away by the wind.

Time passes by minute by minute, and does not care about the joys and sorrows of people in the torrent of time.

The afternoon sun was blazingly bright, but the entire teahouse booked by Yang Longtan was serene and quiet; even the aroma of tea seemed to be sealed behind a thick curtain.

Tong Jia came slowly, wearing a light green gauze dress with her face covered. Her steps were so light that it seemed as if she couldn't bear to stir the air.

After going up to the second floor and just stepping over the threshold, Yang Longtan pulled her into his arms.

Tong Jia Ruyan did not struggle and was surprisingly quiet.

Yang Longtan hugged her, feeling her thin body and faint trembling, and whispered: "Ruyan, I know you are sad, but... I had no choice but to kill Tong Jia Ruyuan."

There was a rare sense of fatigue and guilt in his tone, but Tong Jia Ruyan just shook her head slightly, broke free from his arms, and sat down, her posture revealing a bit of fatigue and alienation.

"She caught us and threatened us," Yang Longtan tried to explain, with a little more urgency in his tone, "Ruyan, I don't want her to ruin everything for us, do you understand?"

Tong Jia Ruyan raised her head, and behind the veil were a pair of bloodshot eyes, with deep eye sockets and dark circles that were so heavy that it made people feel distressed.

Her lips trembled slightly, and the tears in her eyes could no longer be held back and rolled down.

"No..." Her voice was hoarse and fragile, interrupting Yang Longtan's explanation, "It has nothing to do with her..."

Yang Longtan frowned, his face full of confusion: "Then... did I cause you trouble?"

Tong Jia Ruyan couldn't hold it in any longer and sobbed. Her shoulders kept shaking and her sobs were suppressed but heart-wrenching: "Wuwuwu..."

Yang Longtan was completely panicked. He stood up at a loss, trying to comfort her helplessly, but he didn't dare to approach her rashly. He knew that Tong Jia Ruyan must have suffered a great injustice, but he had no idea what this injustice was.

"Ruyan, don't cry. Tell me...what happened?" His voice was filled with anxiety and heartache.

Tong Jia Ruyan bit her lower lip hard and gradually stopped crying.

She raised her head, and her tear-blurred eyes revealed a complex emotion, like despair and faint fear.

"Prince..." She spoke, her voice weak and hoarse, "The prince seems to be crazy..."

Yang Longtan was startled when he heard this, with disbelief flashing in his eyes: "Prince? What's wrong with the prince?"

"crazy……"

Tong Jia Ruyan's voice was weak, but it was filled with an indescribable fear.

Yang Longtan's face was even more confused. He looked at her with a frown on his face. "Ruyan, what do you mean by that? What happened?"

Tong Jia Ruyan did not answer immediately. Instead, she slowly raised her arms and pushed up her wide sleeves, revealing her slender and pale wrists.

However, on that seemingly soft and harmless skin, what caught Yang Longtan's eyes were three shocking bite marks.

The wound had not completely scabbed over, and the area around the deep tooth marks was red and swollen, with even a trace of blood oozing out. The wound was crooked, with traces of brutal and violent abuse that made people shudder.

Yang Longtan's pupils shrank, and his back suddenly felt cold. He spoke in disbelief, "Is it...was it the prince who bit him?"

Tong Jia Ruyan nodded slightly, tears welled up in her eyes again, but she did not cry out loud. Instead, she lowered her head, as if she was chewing on an unspeakable pain.

"What on earth happened?" His voice was low and hoarse, like a taut string that could break at any time.

Tong Jia Ruyan lowered her head, her voice trembling and dazed: "A few days ago..."

She paused for a moment, as if trying to calm her inner fear, and finally raised her head, and continued in a weak but clear voice: "A few nights ago, I had fallen asleep, and suddenly I felt that the prince was tossing and turning..."

Yang Longtan held his breath and stared at her without blinking.

"At first I thought he was just sleeping restlessly, but he tossed and turned more and more, and I woke up. I opened my eyes dazedly, and then..." Tong Jiaruyan's tone suddenly stopped, as if she recalled an extremely terrifying scene, and her voice became lower, "Then I saw... that scene, it almost scared me to death."

"What scene?" Yang Longtan asked anxiously.

Tong Jia Ruyan clenched her teeth, as if forcing herself to continue: "The prince had disheveled hair and bloodshot eyes, like a wild animal out of control... He squatted beside me and sniffed my body fiercely, again and again, as if he was looking for some smell."

“What?” Yang Longtan’s face turned pale and his head was buzzing.

“The look in his eyes…” Tong Jia Ruyan suddenly closed her eyes, her whole body shaking uncontrollably, “He doesn’t look like a human, he looks like he’s crazy… No, he’s completely become another person. There’s a low hoarse sound coming from his mouth, like… like a wild beast…”

"and then?"

"And then he pounced!"

Tong Jia Ruyan suddenly raised her head, her eyes full of fear.

"He bit my arm hard like a mad dog! I struggled desperately and even cried out his name, but he didn't listen at all... I pushed him away with great effort, but he was like a madman and wanted to pounce on me again. I had no choice but to block him with a pillow..."

Her voice got smaller and smaller, and at the end she uttered a few words almost tremblingly: "He finally... calmed down, but he looked like he had lost his soul. He sat there without saying a word, with a dull and scary look in his eyes..."

Yang Longtan's face was frighteningly gloomy at this moment. The prince was not only the crown prince, but also the core of power in the court. He knew very well what it would mean if he went crazy.

Tong Jia Ruyan stretched out her hands to cover her face, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably: "I'm really scared... The prince's gaze sometimes suddenly becomes terribly strange, as if the person looking at me is not a human, but..."

She didn't finish her words, but Yang Longtan understood what she meant.

"Didn't you find a doctor?"

Tong Jia Ruyan shook her head, her tearful eyes filled with helplessness and fear.

"The next morning after he bit me, I showed him my wound and asked for the royal doctor."

"But after he was stunned for a few seconds, he suddenly grabbed me and told me fiercely to shut up."

Yang Longtan’s brows furrowed deeper and deeper.

Tong Jia Ruyan's body trembled slightly, as if she was back in that suffocating scene. Her hands were tightly clenched into her sleeves, and her knuckles turned white from the force.

"He said that this matter must not be told to anyone."

"Otherwise...he would kill me."

Before he finished speaking, Yang Longtan's face turned pale in an instant, his hands involuntarily clenched the corner of the table, and the wooden table top made a slight crisp sound.

Tong Jia Ruyan smiled bitterly, and that smile was filled with deep self-mockery and despair.

"He is the crown prince, the most powerful person in the world. If he wants to kill me, who can stop him? Even if he really kills me, he only needs to say 'I have committed the crime of deceiving the emperor', and no one will dare to pursue the matter."

Yang Longtan was silent. The rage in his heart was suppressed by her words. Of course, he knew that every word she said was true. In this world where imperial power was supreme, the prince's words were enough to decide the life and death of countless people.

The conversation is not over yet.

Suddenly, there was a sound of fighting downstairs.

Both of them looked pale; after all, their relationship could not be seen in public.

Why are there so many people here today in such a remote place?

"Tell me! Who sent you to spread rumors about the Imperial Concubine among the people?"

"If you tell the truth, I can leave you with an intact body!"