"The next life?" Liang Ying curled her lips, her eyes full of arrogance: "You made me lose face, and you still dare to mention the next life?"
She was inherently arrogant.
Having grown up in the royal family and been pampered since childhood, she would not have been able to obtain the title of "Liang" from the late emperor if she had not met Liang An.
They were a young couple and had two daughters in succession. Liang Ying felt guilty and ruined her health during the second childbirth, so she compromised and took a concubine.
Aunt Wan was chosen by her own hand.
Calm and honest.
As a result, she fell into their trap. When Aunt Wan was placed among a group of seductive and alluring women, she was the honest and upright one.
After that, Liang An protected Aunt Wan in every way, and even visited her room less often.
She watched helplessly as Aunt Wan became pregnant with her husband's child, gave birth to children, and stood happily with her husband.
Now they're telling her it was all a scam.
Liang Ying took a deep breath: "I have always treated you well, yet you scheme against me like this. How can I forgive you so easily?"
“Princess…” Liang An looked at Liang Ying and saw that her eyes were full of hatred, with no trace of the love she used to have. He panicked.
Liang Ying walked step by step toward Madam Wan, grabbed Madam Wan by the neck, pulled a hairpin from her temple and pressed it against Madam Wan's cheek, then slashed it sharply.
"ah!"
Fresh blood spurted out.
The wound was so deep that bone was visible.
Madam Wan struggled and twisted in pain, glaring fiercely at Liang Ying: "You poisonous woman!"
"Poisonous woman?" Liang Ying's lips curled up as she lifted the other woman's chin, their eyes meeting. "Don't worry, I won't let you die easily. I'll keep you alive to torture you slowly until I'm satisfied."
"You!" Lady Wan's heart pounded with anger.
They came out of the house.
Liang Ying was a little unsteady on her feet. She grabbed Song Yue's arm and squeezed out a few words through gritted teeth: "Give me a bowl of abortion soup."
Song Yue was not surprised to hear this. She glanced at Liang Ying's protruding belly, pursed her lips, and asked, "Have you thought this through? If you lose this pregnancy, it will be difficult to get pregnant again."
"I'll bear the consequences myself." Liang Ying's expression was resolute. Since this child was not wanted, why bring it into the world?
Keeping it is also painful.
Song Yue nodded.
After drinking the bowl of medicine, bleeding soon started. Song Yue stood under the corridor, listening to the painful cries inside, her brow furrowing.
Two full hours of screaming.
The midwife carried out basin after basin of bloody water, and the noise in the room gradually subsided. The maid said, "The princess has already rested."
"Prepare some nourishing soup for the princess and take good care of her."
"yes."
Two days later
Liang Ying opened her eyes. She had almost lost her life because of that child. Half-lying on the couch, her face pale and weak, she stared at Song Yue and asked bluntly, "What do you want?"
Seeing that the other person seemed to have all their strength drained away and was listless, Song Yue sighed and said, "Liang An colluded with the Japanese to put a lot of Wu San powder in the grain. He deserves a lot of credit for the epidemic in Kyoto this time."
Liang Ying was stunned, and after a long while, she asked, "He, he's actually so bold?"
"Okay!" Song Yue nodded.
Liang Ying smiled bitterly: "This is a case of confiscation of property and extermination of the entire clan. How do you plan to pursue this matter?"
“Ignorance is no excuse, and besides, he used you. The court is in dire need of people right now, and the Liang family needs the princess to keep things stable and prevent chaos. Furthermore, the two young ladies may know about this matter, so you should be prepared. I can entrust these two to you.” Song Yue looked at Liang Ying’s shaky and broken state and couldn’t bear it.
After a long silence, Liang Ying finally said, "Thank you, Crown Princess. From this day forward, my life belongs to you, and I will follow you to the death!"
Then Liang Ying took out a ring from her bosom and placed it on the table: "You sent me here, so you must already know that I have a gold mine."
Song Yue gave a wry smile, remaining noncommittal.
She didn't suspect anything at first, until she took over some of Liang Ying's shops. More than half of them were losing money, but Liang Ying was incredibly wealthy, with excellent food, clothing, and daily necessities. Even when her two daughters got married, they had elaborate wedding processions.
She began to have some doubts.
Only by following the clues could we find some leads.
For many years, Liang An had wanted to take over the gold mine, but Liang Ying was always on guard and never let Liang An get close to it.
Actually, Liang Ying's original intention was not to involve Liang An.
The discovery of gold mines and failure to report them is a capital offense.
This was the escape route that Liang Ying left for Liang An.
It was a lucky accident that brought Song Yue to her feet. If she had fallen into Liang An's hands much earlier, this gold mine would have been depleted long ago.
“Take this, and the gold mine is yours,” Liang Ying said, looking at Song Yue: “The Crown Princess is truly clever; those people were defeated by you, yet they remained unyielding.”
Song Yue laughed: "You learn from your mistakes. You can't judge a book by its cover. Perhaps, in private, I'm not as glamorous as you imagine."
Liang Ying thought of Song Yue when she was a child, and she smiled and said, "Once I have recovered, I will take these two to the Liang family in person. Your Highness, please rest assured, I will explain everything clearly."
As for her two daughters, Liang Ying hadn't figured out what to do with them yet. She weakly closed her eyes, and Song Yue, seeing this, didn't want to disturb her, so she turned and left.
For the next month or so, screams could be heard intermittently from the side courtyard.
Song Yue pretended not to hear.
"I heard that Consort Wan has been punished to kneel again." Yun Dong clicked her tongue twice, and a chill ran down her spine as she listened to the noise.
Amber replied, "You were deceived for over a decade and even drugged. If it were me, I might have been even more ruthless than you."
Even killing Aunt Wan wouldn't have been enough to quell my anger.
Yun Dong smiled and nodded in agreement: "That's true."
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