Chapter 155 Unexpected

Lord Shangguan returned to his room to change his clothes. He did not have any servants or maids serve him, but rather his wife personally helped him change.

The old man could sense that Madam Shangguan's hands were still trembling as she buttoned her clothes.

"Old woman, didn't we agree on this yesterday?"

"We've lived a fulfilling life. We have a house full of successful children and grandchildren, and we have no regrets." Lord Shangguan comforted the old lady with a smile.

It took Madam Shangguan a while to finally fasten the buttons on the scarlet official robe that Lord Shangguan had once worn, with trembling hands.

"Old man... you must..."

"Don't worry! I have everything planned out. You're so old, you've been through so much, how can you still be like this!"

"Actually, I wasn't telling you the truth just now!" Lord Shangguan suddenly said.

Madam Shangguan was taken aback.

"What did you say? You lied to me? You old fool, how dare you lie to me."

Do people become more and more frivolous as they get older?

"Tell me quickly, what lie did you tell?" Old Madam Shangguan immediately patted Old Master Shangguan on the shoulder.

Lord Shangguan grabbed Madam Shangguan's hand and laughed twice.

"What I just said, that I have no regrets, is not the truth."

I have regrets, old man.

It's a pity I couldn't take you to see the beautiful scenery of Chongqing.

I couldn't accompany you to every corner of Chongqing.

Even before you married me, you loved reading travelogues. You've read all the travelogues that your aunt collected, and you really wanted to go to those places.

Because of me, I cannot take my aunt on trips like my uncle did.

Later, I retired from the court, but you were still concerned about this family and couldn't leave.

"Day by day, we've come this far. My old woman, in the next life, let's be together again. Then I'll definitely take you to see the mountains and rivers of Da Yu as soon as possible," said Old Master Shangguan with a smile.

Madam Shangguan's eyes immediately turned red.

"Next life... Then you must find me sooner in your next life, and don't keep everything bottled up like you did in this life."

Lord Shangguan hummed in agreement, then squeezed Madam Shangguan's hand tightly.

"Keep that letter safe and remember to give it to the Crown Princess!"

Also, although I have always said that the Shangguan family should keep a low profile.

But remember what I'm going to do after my death: don't be low-key, make it as grand as possible!

"Is that clear?" Lord Shangguan looked at the old lady.

The old lady nodded and continued to adjust the collar of Lord Shangguan's official robe.

...

Madam Shangguan personally escorted Lord Shangguan out.

"Your Highness, my master is getting old. Now that the matter is settled, please send someone to escort my master back."

After saying that, without waiting for the King of Wu's reply, he looked at the old official Shangguan.

"The kitchen made your favorite Shaoxing wine drunken crab tonight, so you'd better come back early!"

If I come back late, I'll give all the Shaoxing wine-infused drunken crabs to the little ones.

Lord Shangguan grunted in acknowledgment, then straightened his official hat and turned to walk out of the courtyard.

The King of Wu and the Right Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice quickly led their men to follow.

The old lady of the Shangguan family followed her closely all the way to the gate of the Shangguan residence.

As Lord Shangguan boarded the carriage, Old Madam Shangguan continued to stare at it.

Her hands, hidden in her sleeves, were digging so hard that her palms were bleeding...

"Grandmother, let's go back and wait! Grandfather will only go and say a few words, he'll be back soon."

"Yes! It's a bit windy today, Grandmother, please come back soon!"

"Great-grandmother, let's prepare some fine wine. Tonight, when Great-grandfather returns, we'll eat crabs and compose poems. Whoever loses has to drink!"

"Yes, when Grandfather returns, we'll drink wine and compose poetry together."

...

Looking at the clueless younger generation around her, Old Madam Shangguan forced a smile and, with her daughter-in-law's help, returned to the courtyard.

Looking back one more time, the carriage carrying Lord Shangguan had completely vanished without a trace...

...

The King of Wu and the Right Vice Minister led the old official into the Ministry of Justice.

There are relatively few people at the Ministry of Justice today.

Minister Ye had a couple of drinks at Prime Minister Lin's residence yesterday and caught a chill, so he is feeling unwell and has already called the imperial physician.

The Left Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice had his horse startled on his way back from the Ministry of Justice prison last night, causing the carriage to overturn.

I heard that his left leg was no longer able to walk, and the Imperial Hospital even sent a specialist in treating injuries to take a look.

It appears that I will be unable to come to do business for at least three days.

The King of Wu and the Right Attendant didn't care at all that Minister Ye and the Left Attendant were absent.

The two weren't stupid; if they couldn't see that the two were hiding, they would definitely want to get involved in this mess!

However, the King of Wu did not mind.

It's good that those two aren't here; it saves me from having to be so discreet...

...

"Lord Shangguan, this way please!" King Wu gestured for him to enter.

Lord Shangguan didn't even glance at Prince Wu before walking straight into the Ministry of Justice's prison.

King Wu didn't mind. He glanced at the jailer who was following him, and the jailer immediately led everyone to the cleanest cell, the "Heavenly" cell.

This cell is much better than the others.

There was a small table, clean straw on the floor, and bedding that looked fairly clean.

Before the King of Wu could speak, Lord Shangguan went inside on his own.

The King of Wu and the Right Attendant were somewhat surprised, but before they could speak, the old official Shangguan spoke up.

"Please trouble Your Highness and the Right Vice Minister to bring the person who identified me!"

I'll be waiting right here!

The King of Wu smiled.

"My lord, would you like to rest for a while? I'll have my servants bring you some tea."

"No need! Finish what you need to say and get back. I still want to eat crabs and drink wine when I get back!" said Lord Shangguan calmly.

The King of Wu frowned.

He utterly despised the old official Shangguan for his behavior.

"My lord..." King Wu's tone became serious.

But Lord Shangguan didn't even look at him. He sat down on the straw and closed his eyes to rest.

The King of Wu felt as if he had punched a soft pillow; he was filled with anger but could not vent it.

"Go and bring Yang Zhengtong here!" King Wu said in a deep voice to the Right Attendant beside him.

The Right Vice Minister hurriedly turned around to give instructions to the jailers.

Looking at the old man Shangguan who was resting with his eyes closed, King Wu felt inexplicably irritated.

That old bastard... he's definitely up to something bad!

We must teach him a lesson today...

"Your Highness! Your Highness! Something has happened!"

Before King Wu could figure out how to curb Lord Shangguan's arrogance, he saw the jailer who had brought Yang Zhengtong come running over in a panic.

"What's the panic? What's going on?" King Wu scolded.

"Yang Zhengtong... Yang Zhengtong is dead!" the jailer said in a panic.

King of Wu...

Right Vice Minister...

The person is dead?

"When did this happen?" King Wu asked sternly.

Lord Shangguan, who had been resting with his eyes closed, gently opened them.

"Someone died? What a coincidence."

"Is Your Highness trying to solidify my guilt and leave no evidence against me?" Lord Shangguan asked coldly.