"Zhao Shu, aren't you afraid of retribution?" she shouted, her face streaked with tears.

Zhao Shu shook her head. "I'm not afraid, because you'll be miserable before I get my comeuppance. I'm happy to see you miserable."

If there is any retribution, it will fall on you first!

"Princess!" Xiao Guozi rushed back and was startled when he saw Ning Meiren. "Princess, this servant deserves to die."

"What did you go to do?" Zhao Shu did not blame him. Consort Ning had been in the palace for so many years, she must have left behind some kind of life-saving charm, which was hard to guard against. It was good that she used it now, so as to avoid suffering in the future.

Xiao Guozi looked remorseful. "Just now, Miss Hongxia's little apprentice asked me to fetch your clothes, saying that she had left one behind. There was no time to ask Chuchun, but she said it was just a few steps away, so I went."

Zhao Shu nodded. "Ji Yun, you handle this matter."

Having Ning Meiren brought her here had already infuriated Ji Yun, and now, upon learning that Hongxia's little apprentice was actually Ning Meiren's person, she was even more enraged, wishing she could drag Ning Meiren to the execution ground and behead her along with her son.

Upon hearing this, she curtsied and said, "Yes, Your Highness, please rest assured, I will handle it properly."

Zhao Shu trusted Ji Yun's abilities and didn't say anything more. Instead, she ordered her men to surround Ning Meiren. "Ning Meiren, please don't even think about suicide. If you live, I can still keep the Gu family line. If you take your own life, I will make sure the Gu family is wiped out from the world!"

Revenge isn't something that disappears with the death of a person. She's a petty, narrow-minded, and petty person; how could she let those people die so easily?