Beauty Feng Vol. 2

Chapter 129: Insanity

Where did things go wrong?

Ah, of course it was because he didn't bring up his desire to marry Lingling to his father. If he stood his ground then, he might have had the chance to fight for everything.

He could've threatened his father and used his position as the only legitimate son. But alas, he was a coward.

Despite these, the only thing that he didn't regret was he was able to hide the identity of his lover to his father when things went south. He did drastic things to hide Lingling.

If she knew the atrocities, she probably wouldn't have forgiven him.

But at the time, it was the only solution he could think of. The footman that was almost bribed by his father's people... he was the only person who knew where he ran off to. The man didn't know who the girl was but with little investigation, he would be able to tell.

The day of reckoning came and the Prime Minister discovered the little secret Liheng had been hiding even before he had the chance to ask his father if he could grant him a chance to decide his own marriage. He knew there was someone who was selling him off.

So before his footman could give away Lingling's identity to his father's people, he nipped the issue in the bud and got rid of the person himself. It was the earliest traumatic experience of his life.

Up until then, he never harmed a person for his greed. But the need to protect Lingling came above all. He buried his own servant in one of the properties of the Yao clan outside of the capital.

After this incident, he knew he couldn't meet with Lingling if he hadn't placated his father's anger. Old master Yao didn't want to relent one bit. He was locked up and wasn't allowed to communicate with the outside world.

A few months later, his father announced that he was to marry. It was a hurried wedding and wasn't as grand as people thought the Eldest Master Yao deserved. Prime Minister Yao thought that the two would grow closer and Liheng would forget his foolishness.

The girl was someone who befit his status and it was also someone who admired Liheng a lot. But the moment she found out he had a lover, she secretly snooped in Liheng's belongings to find out who it was.

It was difficult because in his fear, he threw away all things that could point to Feng Lingling.

The cover up could have been perfect but Liheng committed one mishap. He drank alone one night and whispered her name.

His betrothed was beside him that night because she snuck inside his chambers despite his attempts to push her away. Being the eldest master's wife, the girl was given free access anywhere inside the Yao estate. No one blocked her when she wanted to enter Liheng's quarters.

When his wife learned that his beloved was Feng Lingling, she used it to her advantage. He would often threaten Liheng that Old Master Yao would know about Lingling if he didn't visit her chambers.

It was also through her that he learned Lingling was hiding in the Feng estate and didn't go outside once.

Although he wanted to know how Lingling was doing, he lived in fear every day.

He let his wife lead him by the nose in exchange for her silence but when she found out that Lingling was pregnant, she went ballistic and questioned him. Except, it was also the first time he learned of it.

He remembered feeling a mixture of fear, happiness, grief and anxiety. How could he be a father when he couldn't even stand up on his own?

But his wife was thinking differently. The child was a possible heir of the Yao family. She could tolerate an outside lover but not a son. The young lady was convinced that the only solution was to kill the girl from the Feng family. It was extreme but it concerned her future.

She didn't consult her family about it as she knew they would be against taking not just one life but two.

Yao Liheng had an altercation with her about it because he sensed she wanted to do something despicable. He threatened her not to do what she was thinking or his patience would snap.

In the end, she wasn't listening. The young lady was dead set on her beliefs. To be the mistress of the Yao family, there could only be heirs coming from her and not from anybody else. She would not allow any wild offspring.

Liheng was too appalled by her thoughts. How could she plot to kill an unborn child? Once again, he had to take matters into his own hands.

They said it was easier to do something after you do it once. First, it was his footman. Now, it was his wife.

He remembered the feeling of strangling her in her sleep. How she struggled under his hands.

It was cruel and sickening. How could he do that?

He remembered feeling hollow inside. There wasn't even a tear in his eyes. This time, it was for Lingling and his child.

But he made a mistake. Someone heard the commotion and thought the masters were under attack. A maid entered the room and shrieked.

Soon, the whole compound was wide awake. Eldest young master had done something terrible!

Prime Minister Yao never thought his only legitimate son would cause uproar like this. Liheng had always been a soft-spoken gentleman. If it wasn't for that vile wench who seduced her son.

He had turned the capital upside-down in search of that girl. Yet, he couldn't find her.

Liheng had done a good job at hiding her.

Old Master Yao kept the incident under wraps. This could not be known publicly. He told the family members that Liheng was unwell and banished him.

But in truth, the eldest master Yao was punished every day in the Yao estate's own dungeon. Prime Minister Yao couldn't tolerate his behavior anymore.

The old man deemed that his son's insanity would not be stopped until he found the woman and ended her himself. But Liheng kept his mouth shut.

Even when his foot was forever crippled because of the torture, he didn't give up. Prime Minister Yao's frustration toward him grew until it became a hearsay in the family that the eldest master Yao was ousted from his position as the primary heir.

This was further proven when Liheng was assigned to faraway places which was a different story altogether.