mtlumby2d Chapter 409: Sending Auntie Off in Person
Chapter 409: Sending Auntie Off in Person
Shangguan Wanrou couldn't help but shed tears again.
"Wow... Ziqi, auntie doesn't want to die. I know I was wrong." Shangguan Wanrou cried so sadly.
But Shangguan Ziqi could not feel the slightest sympathy.
"Aunt, I just want to ask you, did you always know that Zishu was not our father's child?" Shangguan Ziqi stepped forward and pressed the issue.
Shangguan Wanrou was stunned.
"Why should I tell you?" Shangguan Wanrou knew what he meant as soon as she heard it.
"If you tell the truth, I will beg the emperor to spare the third prince's wife and her son. Don't you want to have a grandson? Although they will no longer have wealth and glory, at least they can be alive." Shangguan Ziqi didn't believe that she was so inhumane that she didn't care about her own grandson.
"Are you serious?" Shangguan Wanrou was stunned. She was so concerned about her own sadness that she almost forgot that her daughter-in-law was pregnant with her grandson.
She was not worried about the third prince. He was the emperor's biological son and the emperor would not take his life.
But the grandson has not been born yet. If the daughter-in-law is too frightened because their affair is exposed, it will be difficult to save the baby in her belly.
But if the Princess Zhenguo comes forward, it will be different, because she is a miracle doctor.
"really."
“Back then, I didn’t know about Concubine Luo.
Until you got into trouble, the Second Madam came to the palace and asked me to arrange for an imperial physician to see you, and no one could know that it was I who arranged this imperial physician.
It was then that the second old lady told me that Zishu was my second brother's child.
If you die, Zishu will become the Crown Prince, and then Prince Rong.
If the Third Prince ascends the throne again, all the glory will belong to our Second House.
That's why I arranged for Doctor Gu to see you. His purpose is, of course, to prevent you from ever waking up.
Who knew that Zishu would exchange marriages and bring the greatest helper to your side.
If he had known that the daughter of the second wife of the Yu family was a miraculous doctor, he would never have exchanged marriages.
"Oh, it turns out that what you told father before was all false, and what you said today is the truth." Shangguan Ziqi finally understood.
It turned out that he was just trying to deceive his father by saying that he was not close to the Third Prince.
Having gotten what he wanted, Shangguan Ziqi has no regrets.
"Aunt, it's time for you to set off. Do you want your nephew to help you?" Shangguan Ziqi kindly reminded.
Shangguan Wanrou suddenly raised her head and looked at Shangguan Ziqi in horror.
There was a faint smile on his face, as if he was talking about something very ordinary.
That smile seemed particularly glaring in her eyes, like a sharp blade piercing her heart.
"Ziqi...you..." Her voice trembled, and she could barely form a sentence. "How could you...be so cruel..."
"Aunt, at this point, why bother struggling anymore? Since you dared to do it, you must have the courage to bear the consequences. You were born into the Shangguan family, so you should have the fearlessness of a Shangguan family member. What's wrong? You dare to do it but not to take responsibility?"
Shangguan Ziqi chuckled, walked slowly to her, looked down at her, and spoke in a gentle but cold tone.
Shangguan Wanrou's body trembled violently, and tears welled up in her eyes again.
She clenched the white silk tightly in her hand, her knuckles turning white from the force, but she still couldn't make up her mind.
"If you can't do it, your nephew can help you." Shangguan Ziqi's voice remained calm.
He reached out and took the white silk from her hand, gently stroking the cold silk, his eyes filled with pity. "After all, you were once the most glorious concubine in this palace. You have enjoyed so many years of wealth and glory. It is worth dying for you."
Shangguan Wanrou's breathing became rapid, her chest heaving violently. She wanted to say something, but in the end she just lowered her head weakly.
Her shoulders trembled slightly, and tears silently slid down and dripped onto the cold ground.
Shangguan Ziqi said no more, and gently but irresistibly wrapped the white silk around her neck, then slowly tightened it.
Shangguan Wanrou's body suddenly stiffened, and she instinctively grabbed the white silk with both hands, trying to break free, but found that she was no longer able to resist.
How could a weak woman like her resist Shangguan Ziqi's strength?
She was filled with regret at this moment. She never dreamed that she would die at the hands of her own nephew.
This is retribution.
"Aunt, go with peace of mind." Shangguan Ziqi's voice rang in her ears, with a faint sigh, "All of this is your own choice."
Shangguan Wanrou's vision gradually blurred, and her breathing became increasingly difficult. Her hands drooped helplessly, and the light in her eyes gradually faded, eventually turning into a dead silence.
Shangguan Ziqi watched her body slowly fall down quietly, without any fluctuation in his eyes.
He loosened his grip, and the white silk fluttered down gently. He quickly threw the silk onto the beam, tied a knot, and hung Shangguan Wanrou's body on it, making it look like she had hanged herself.
He hated this aunt, he hated the second old lady.
Now they were all dead, and his revenge had finally been achieved.
All those who had hurt him died one by one, and he finally let go of everything.
"Come here." He turned around, his voice cold and calm, "Put down Concubine Wan's body and report to the emperor to see how to deal with her body."
The palace guards came in quickly and skillfully took Shangguan Wanrou's body off the white silk and carried it away.
"Finally, everything is over." He whispered to himself, with a hint of relief in his voice.
The autumn wind blew by, ruffling his robe and bringing an end to this silent tragedy.
Shangguan Ziqi turned and left. The background was upright and firm.
Shangguan Ziqi found Yu Yuanzheng and took her out of the palace.
"What's wrong?" In the carriage, Yu Yuanzheng felt that her husband was in a low mood.
"My aunt is dead. I strangled her to death with the white silk given by the emperor." Shangguan Ziqi said calmly.
"Oh." Yu Yuanzheng reached out and held his hand to express her concern.
"She deserved to die. She nearly made it impossible for you to wake up. If I hadn't arrived in time and stopped Doctor Gu from acupuncture, I don't know how many stalks of grass would have grown on your grave by now."
"Thank you, ma'am." Shangguan Ziqi gently embraced Yu Yuanzheng in his arms.
The two hugged each other without saying anything and returned to the palace silently.
This palace coup made all the officials in the capital feel insecure.
The emperor ordered the Ministry of Justice to thoroughly investigate all officials in the capital, and severely punish anyone involved in the affairs of the third prince.
Punishment according to crime.
The first to bear the brunt was the Sun family, the Minister of War.
At first, Minister Sun had never thought that the third prince would ascend to the throne, so he felt at ease to marry his daughter to the third prince.
I think it would be nice for my daughter to become the princess of a leisurely king in the future, and it would also benefit the Sun family.
But since the emperor returned from Yuntai Mountain, the third prince and Concubine Wan had the merit of saving him, and the emperor's attitude changed drastically, and he treated them mother and son with the greatest honor and favor.
Minister Sun knew that the possibility of the third prince being named crown prince was almost 100%.
Moreover, the second prince was also defeated by the third prince.
Through these, he knew that the third prince was no longer the same as before.
Even though Princess Zhenguo treated the eldest prince's face, it was impossible for it to recover to the same state as before the injury.
That's why he changed his mind after careful consideration and decided to strongly support the third prince.
Who could have imagined that in just twelve days, things would take such a drastic turn, catching him off guard.
But it's too late to regret.
The Yong'an Earl's Mansion was also among them.
The two men, the father and son of the Earl of Yong'an, were arrested and imprisoned on the same day, and the women in their family were confined to the house and not allowed to go out.
However, servants were allowed to go out of the house to buy daily necessities.
Yu Yuanzheng went to the Marquis of Zhenguo's Mansion to teach students as usual, and left the mansion after class.
Just as he was about to get on the carriage, a servant dressed as a slave rushed to the front of the carriage and knelt down in front of Yu Yuanzheng's carriage with a "thump".