As long as Prince Suping's unjust case is not redressed, Taohua will not think about her own life.

How can she talk about love when she carries more than a thousand dead souls on her body?

Gu Yunran took Taohua's hand, patted the back of her hand, nodded, and said nothing more.

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After Princess Pingyang returned to her residence, she said to her maid Qiu Shuang, "Go..."

She spoke in a very low voice, and Qiu Shuang nodded repeatedly after hearing it: "Yes, I will tell someone to do it right away."

She walked outside and called two guards, gave them some instructions, and they nodded and went out.

After an incense stick of time, two guards came back with a sack.

"Princess, it's been done."

Two guards threw a bulging sack in front of Princess Pingyang. No sound could be heard from inside the sack, but it was moving.

Princess Pingyang waved her hand and said, "You can go out."

"yes."

The two guards went out very respectfully, closing the door behind them and standing on both sides of the door to guard it.

In the room, Princess Pingyang asked Qiu Shuang to untie the sack. First, a head appeared from inside, and then a humming sound was heard. A woman rolled out of the sack. Her hands and feet were tied with ropes, and something was stuffed in her mouth. She looked very scared.

Princess Pingyang walked over and reached out to pull the thing out of the woman's mouth. The woman finally got a chance to catch her breath. She gasped for air and looked at Princess Pingyang in horror.

"Princess..."

"You have a good memory. You even recognize me." Princess Pingyang smiled gently and reached out to pat the woman's face.

"I wonder what instructions you have for me?" the woman asked timidly.

"Of course, help me..." Princess Pingyang smiled lightly and wiped her neck. "Kill Gu Yunran."

Qiuyue's eyes widened to the size of copper bells, and she shook her head in fear: "I...I am a coward, I dare not kill anyone."

"Heh~" Princess Pingyang let out a breath, "Coward?"

"Yesterday when you confronted me and acted so stubborn, I didn't see you being timid. I admire you very much, and it's an honor for you to serve me!"

Qiuyue trembled and said, "Slave girl, slave girl dare not offend the princess."

"I dare not kill anyone, please forgive me, Princess."

"Hmph!" Princess Pingyang raised her foot and kicked Qiuyue in the chest, knocking her down. "I'm not asking you to pick up a knife and kill people. You just need to..."

Princess Pingyang raised her red lips slightly and took out a packet of medicine powder from her bosom. "This is a very special medicine powder. Put a little bit of it in Gu Yunran's food every day. Before she knows it, she will be as if she is sick, and then die quietly. No one will find out about it."

"Of course, this princess won't treat you unfairly. If you succeed, I'll give you a reward of ten thousand taels."

"Besides, your mother is paralyzed at home, and your brother is sick and in urgent need of money, right?"

Princess Pingyang snapped her fingers and said, "Bring the people in."

There was a "yes" from outside, and then I heard footsteps going away. After a while, the footsteps came back, but they sounded a bit messy, as if there were several people.

"Princess."

A voice sounded outside, and Princess Pingyang said calmly, "Come in."

The door was pushed open and a guard walked in with two people.

Qiuyue looked at the two of them and her eyes turned red: "Mother, brother!"

Qiuyue's mother was so thin that only skin and bones were left. She was obviously in her early thirties, but she looked like she was fifty. Her eye sockets were sunken, and her eyes were dark and lifeless. But when she saw Qiuye, there was a light in her eyes.

"Yue'er."

She called out softly, her voice as weak as a thread, even though she had used up all her strength.

The poverty of life and her son's illness made this woman, who was once in her prime, feel breathless.

In addition, he was paralyzed in bed and could do very little. The burden of the family fell on his daughter Qiuyue, making her hate herself but feel powerless.

She didn't know what happened today, but someone suddenly came to her house and said that they could treat her legs and her youngest son's medical treatment, and also gave her some food, clothes and money. She was trembling and didn't dare to accept it, for fear of causing trouble for Qiuyue.

Now that she saw her daughter was fine, she felt relieved.

"Yue'er, let me see you."

Qiuyue's mother waved to Qiuyue. She was now sitting in a wheelchair and could walk around.

She turned the wheel of her wheelchair and came to Qiuyue's side, reaching out to touch Qiuyue's head.

Qiuyue held her back her tears and hugged her, diving into her arms: "Mother."

"You..." Qiuyue asked as she saw her mother not only changed into new clothes but also sat in a wheelchair. However, she regretted it halfway through her words. She seemed to have understood.

She turned around, knelt in front of Princess Pingyang, and kowtowed: "Thank you, Princess!"

When the younger brother Qiumu saw so many strangers, he hid behind his mother timidly and didn't dare to speak.

When Qiuyue came to his side and held him in her arms, he called out softly, "Sister."

As he spoke, he coughed again, and this time his face turned pale.

Qiuyue held him in her arms and said with heartache, "Sister will find you a very good doctor who can cure your illness."

"Sister, it costs a lot of money to find a good doctor. Mu'er is fine, so don't spend that money. Save the money and make me a nice dress."

Qiuyue's eyes were red, but she tilted her head back to prevent the tears from falling. She reached out and rubbed her brother's head: "Sister, you have clothes to wear. You don't need to make clothes."

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