Master Fang walked a few steps closer with his hands behind his back and glanced at his daughter, who looked neither sad nor happy.
Recalling what the emperor said in the court, he said with a hint of disbelief, "The emperor said you were a villain, Concubine Li. Is that true?"
Fang Yue straightened her sleeves and lowered her eyes, "Dad, don't you know what I did wrong?"
Logically speaking, her crimes should have been announced to the world by the emperor by now. Her father still doesn't know about it. I'm afraid he is too busy with his brother's affairs to pay attention to what is happening outside.
If it were in the past, she would definitely feel unwilling and resentful.
But at this moment, she felt calm and nothing mattered anymore.
"What mistake have you made?" Puzzlement appeared on Grand Tutor Fang's old face.
"I murdered the heir to the throne, framed Concubine Li, killed Empress Lu, framed General Jin for treason, and took Empress Lu's child to pass as my own."
Fang Yue spoke in a calm tone, as if she had not done these things.
When Master Fang heard this, his face turned pale and his whole body went cold.
He raised his hand and pointed at Fang Yue, saying in disbelief, "How could you do such a treasonous thing? Not to mention that Queen Lu and you are like sisters and she always thinks of you.
You even framed General Jin. How important are generals to a country? If you succeed, those who are eyeing our country will launch an attack. Do you think you can still enjoy the wealth and glory in the harem without any harm and engage in intrigue? "
His daughter knew when to act and was sensible in front of him, so when the emperor said that his daughter had plotted to murder Concubine Li, he refused to believe it.
Because he knew better than anyone what his daughter wanted, but he never expected that she would be so rebellious.
"My daughter was wrong," Fang Yue did not refute his words, and admitted her mistake in a very good manner. "Dad hoped that I could be like Sister Lu, a good queen respected by the world. I have disappointed you."
Master Fang was silent for a long time, and his straight back finally bent down.
She sighed slightly, "Never mind. It's my fault after all. If I had listened to Queen Lu and agreed to let you marry the man she carefully selected for you, you wouldn't have ended up like this."
He was blinded by power and too afraid of losing it, so he led his daughter down a path of no return.
"So, Sister Lu showed Dad the ideal husband she had chosen for me back then? Who was that man?"
Fang Yue's face remained calm, but her slightly choked voice betrayed her true emotions.
"She picked General Jin for you."
But he wanted his daughter to enter the palace, so he kept the matter secret.
When Grand Tutor Fang said this, Fang Yue couldn't help but recall what she said to Sister Lu when they went out boating on the lake.
It was a fine day, and the two invited each other to go boating on the lake. When they arrived at the market, the sound of horse hooves was heard.
Hearing people around her say that it was General Jin who had returned from a victorious battle, she became curious and looked up. She saw a young general in armor riding a horse galloping past her.
Because she was so engrossed in watching, Sister Lu even teased her and asked her if she had a crush on General Jin.
At that time, she was embarrassed by the teasing and said it casually.
Who wouldn't like such a young general dressed in fine clothes and riding a vigorous horse?
She still remembered that Sister Lu gently raised her hand and patted her shoulder, speaking with an extremely serious expression.
As long as Yue'er likes it, Sister Lu will definitely help you.
She never thought that Sister Lu remembered what she said unintentionally.
Fang Yue just felt that her heart was blocked and uncomfortable, making her a little breathless.
"Dad, I have brought this upon myself because of my own fault. I cannot blame anyone else." She raised her red eyes and grasped the prison door to steady her unsteady body.
If she had been less jealous of Sister Lu, things wouldn't have turned out like this. She would be too ashamed to face Sister Lu's sincerity towards her.
Thinking of this, she smiled again. A person as pure and kind as Sister Lu would never go to the same place with a vicious person like her.
"Yue'er, you..." Master Fang wanted to say something, but swallowed it back when it reached his lips.
"You can go now," Fang Yue wiped the tears that kept falling, "The emperor has promised me that he will let you return home safely. As for Fang Qiang, I can't do anything for you."
Master Fang stood in silence for a long time before he walked out of the prison with heavy steps.
Eunuch Cao, who was waiting outside, saw him come out and stepped forward with a smile, saying, "Master Fang, is everything settled?"
After he finished speaking, he gave instructions to the two young eunuchs beside him.
"Go in and send Fang on her way."
Upon hearing this, Master Fang, who was about to go down the stairs, staggered and almost fell to the ground.
......
Eunuch Cao went in with two young eunuchs.
Fang Yue, who had been squatting on the ground crying, heard footsteps, wiped her tears, stood up, and said softly, "Eunuch Cao is here."
Eunuch Cao thought she would struggle, but it turned out to be very smooth.
Even when Fang Yue was strangled to death by Bai Ling, there was no pain on her face. Instead, she looked happy, as if she was thinking of something that made her happy.
After completing the tasks assigned by the Emperor, Eunuch Cao returned to report.
"Okay," the emperor held the charge signed by Fang Qiang in his hand, which was just delivered by the Jingzhao Yin.
Each of the above points made him furious.
"Pass on my oral order. Fang Qiang, who forcibly abducted a woman and took her life without mercy, shall be executed immediately."
"I obey your command." Eunuch Cao retreated and went to the Jingzhao Yin Mansion to convey the oral order.
Fang Qiang, who was still shouting loudly in the prison, saw someone coming to open his cell door and his eyes lit up with joy.
"I told you my mother would rescue me."
He was locked up for a few days, and these people beat and scolded him. Now his mother should have sent someone to release him.
Mom still has a way.
Before he could be happy for long, the person next to him kicked him and said impatiently, "Hurry up, Eunuch Cao is waiting to see you off so that he can return to the palace to report."
"On the road?" Fang Qiang thought he had misheard. "Didn't you let me out? My sister is the queen. Why do you touch me?"
My sister listens to my mother the most and will definitely not leave him alone.
"Empress?" The person next to him laughed. "Your sister has been executed. If you walk faster, you might see her. It would be nice to have someone to accompany you on your journey to the underworld."
......
As soon as Master Fang returned home, he was told that his son had been sentenced to death by beheading.
He and the crying Mrs. Fang rushed to Xingtai, the Jingzhao Yinfu.
"Master, didn't I tell you to tell Yue'er to save Qiang'er? How could Qiang'er be beheaded? Didn't you tell Yue'er?"
After the two got off the carriage, Mrs. Fang cried and complained.
"Enough, Yue'er has been executed. How can you let her beg the emperor?" Master Fang shouted harshly.
"Dead?" Mrs. Fang was surprised for a moment, but that was all she was surprised about.
"If she wants to die, why doesn't she take care of Qiang'er's affairs before she dies? I always say that my daughter is unreliable. She didn't care when you lost your official position, and now her own brother is about to die, and she doesn't care either."
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