Chapter 498：The Pure-Clad Dark Heir 48

At this time, Zhou Shixi returned to the Prince’s Mansion in a daze.

Tang Li walked toward him. Seeing his pale face, she asked softly,
“Prince, what’s wrong with you?”

Hearing this, Zhou Shixi suddenly lifted his eyes and looked at her.

The next moment, he raised his hand and slapped her hard across the face.

“Bitch! You’ve ruined me! Because of you, I’ve lost my position as crown prince!” he roared, his expression twisted.

Tang Li was stunned.

“P-Prince… what are you saying?” she asked, eyes wide in disbelief.

“You still dare to ask? The emperor said I was obsessed with women and unfit to rule, so he deposed me! If you hadn’t seduced me, would I have taken you everywhere? If not for you, my mother would never have distanced herself from me!” Zhou Shixi shouted angrily.

Tang Li felt her head spin.

Deposed?

How could this happen?

She hadn’t even become an imperial consort yet… she hadn’t even reached the stage of eliminating the crown princess… how could he already be deposed?

Seeing her shocked expression, Zhou Shixi only grew more enraged.

It was this face—this beautiful face—that had brought him a reputation for indulgence.

Sure enough, beauty was a disaster.

The next moment, Zhou Shixi pulled out a dagger from his boot and approached her coldly.

Tang Li’s face turned pale as she stepped back.
“Prince… what are you doing?”

“What am I doing? If not for you, would I have lost everything? I’ll ruin that seductive face of yours!”

Ignoring her screams and struggles, he slashed wildly across her face—again and again—venting his fury.

Only after dozens of cuts did he stop, throwing the dagger aside. He then kicked her repeatedly before finally calming down.

…

Tang Li lay there, barely conscious.

But the searing pain on her face forced her awake.

Her face… her face!

How could he be so cruel?

What did his downfall have to do with her? She was only a concubine!

…

The other women in the Prince’s Mansion were also pale when they heard the news of Zhou Shixi’s deposition.

Only the crown princess sneered.

“Bring that woman to me.”

Hadn’t she always relied on the prince’s favor?

Now that she had been disfigured by him, let’s see how she survives what comes next.

…

Meanwhile, Tang Wan remained unaware of everything.

As she was still focused on her pregnancy, Jiang Yuantong had ordered that no one was to mention any bloody or disturbing news in front of her.

Even Little Cutie kept silent about the situation with Tang Li.

Thus, Tang Wan spent her pregnancy peacefully.

Ten months later, the day of childbirth arrived.

On the third day after she gave birth, the emperor passed away, and the Fifth Prince ascended the throne.

When Tang Wan learned that the new emperor was not the original male lead, she was stunned.

“Little Cutie, what’s going on? What happened to the male lead?”

She hadn’t interfered with the main storyline at all—at most, she had just shared a meal with them.

Little Cutie rolled its eyes.

“You didn’t do anything… but your husband did.”

“Huh? What did Tong Tong do?” Tang Wan asked in surprise. He had been by her side the entire time.

“See for yourself.”

Little Cutie immediately transmitted a large amount of information.

After reading it, Tang Wan’s lips twitched.

Tong Tong… was truly ruthless.

Even she, who knew the original plot, hadn’t known that the male lead wasn’t the emperor’s biological son.