"That's because... the guard who was beaten to death... has a younger brother who is still alive. He is Zhao Lu's husband, Zhao Quan. He knows the truth of what happened back then. Zhao Lu was defeated by Zhao Ying over the matter of the official position in the Salt Road, so Zhao Quan wanted to use this to threaten Zhao Ying and seek an official position."
"So it turns out that Zhao Ying had an affair with the lecher Zhao Yan who was beaten to death. It was she who instructed Zhao Yan to... insult me!"
Shangguan Shu sneered, "Since it's her handle, you even know the details."
Zhao Yao frowned, thinking that Shangguan Shu was really hard to deceive. Fortunately, she had already made up the lie in her heart.
Zhao Yao said sadly, "I know you don't believe me. It's your sister Chaolu who said that Zhao Ying is used to being pampered, so how could she be easily threatened? Of course she won't agree to Zhao Quan's request, and Zhao Quan is just talking. This is Zhao Ying's world. The current emperor is her father, and the crown prince is her brother. Who can afford to offend her? Who dares to tell others? Zhao Quan has no choice but to ask me for help..."
"Later, Zhao Ying also found me and, imitating her mother, Empress Xiaomin, threatened me with my closest relatives, asking me to ask Master Wufa for a poison that would kill instantly upon impact, preferably one that even a coroner couldn't detect..."
"I...I...I gave it to her..."
Zhao Yao said it appropriately and then shut up.
She believed that with Shangguan Shu's intelligence, he would never think of who Zhao Ying was going to poison.
She couldn't help but look up and secretly observe Shangguan Shu's expression.
How would you feel if you knew that the woman you loved wanted to poison your own father?
But she met Shangguan Shu's suspicious gaze.
Zhao Yao lowered her head suddenly.
At the top of my head, I heard a man's cold voice, "Huai'an, how can I believe what you say?"
Zhao Yao bit her lip. "You just need to wait for Zhao Ying to make a move, and you'll know whether what I say is true or not."
Shangguan Shu shook his head noncommittally.
"Why don't you... swear!"
Zhao Yao raised her eyes and was stunned.
"What do you mean?"
Shangguan Shu didn't answer, obviously waiting for her response.
Zhao Yao gritted her teeth secretly and risked her life. "Okay, I swear! I, Zhao Yao, swear to heaven..."
"No!"
Zhao Yao was interrupted and looked at Shangguan Shu in confusion.
Shangguan Shu Cenliang smiled and said slowly, "What I'm saying is... I want you to swear on Hu Yanxue, Zhao Ziyin, and Zhao Zihua!"
"If you tell even a single lie tonight, Hu Yanxue will die a miserable death! Zhao Ziyin will be a prostitute for generations, and Zhao Zihua will be a slave for generations!"
Zhao Yao's eyes widened and she shrieked, "How can that be possible?!"
She looked at Shangguan Shu in disbelief and stammered, "Shangguan Shu, you're too cruel..."
Shangguan Shu chuckled, his smile full of sarcasm, "You're talking about mercy to a traitor who's about to rebel?"
"If I lay down my butcher knife...how can I give you the position of queen you desire?"
Zhao Yao was speechless. She shook her head, and kept shaking her head, as if only by shaking her head would Shangguan Shu stop forcing her to swear.
How could she swear on her three children?
How can that be?
Her three children are her lifeblood!
But if she didn't swear... everything she had done would be in vain.
Zhao Ying will not die, Shangguan Shu will not give up on Zhao Ying...
She could never get Shangguan Shu!
Zhao Yao suddenly felt malicious.
Why on earth would she sacrifice her life for three foreign barbarians?
They were not the children she expected to have!
Hu Yanxue's father, that old Xiongnu, was thirty years her senior! Yet he pressed on her like a pig, making her feel sick...
And that son of his treated her like a pig and a dog...
Before, Shangguan Shu still recognized Ziyin and Zihua as his children, but now, he also knows the truth.
These two kids are useless.
It’s okay, it’s okay, it’s just a vow, it won’t be fulfilled!
At this moment, the system spoke again, "Host, don't be afraid. What you're worried about won't happen. Everything that happens here must follow the plot of the story. Even if you swear an oath, you cannot tamper with the plot!"
When Zhao Yao heard this, she was completely relieved.
But she forgot, and the system also forgot, that the plot of the story had been changed.
Zhao Yao said hatefully, "Alright, I swear! If I tell even a single lie tonight, I will make...Hu Yanxue die a miserable death!"
"Zi Yin...will be a prostitute for generations!"
"Zihua...slaves for generations!"
"Now, do you believe it?"
Shangguan Shu nodded imperceptibly.
Then he lowered his eyes and fell into deep thought.
Zhao Yao stood up, looked at Shangguan Shu's ugly face, and felt relieved.
He still believed it.
Little did she know that Shangguan Shu did not believe her words, but heard her say that Zhao Ying wanted to poison his father... He wondered if Zhao Ying wanted to force him to divorce, because her good cousin was coming back, she couldn't wait any longer, so she took the risk!
Shangguan Shu was heartbroken.
Zhao Yao was extremely tired and said goodbye to Shangguan Shu and left.
Shangguan Shu had no time to deal with her.
Zhao Yao didn't care. She no longer had the energy to think about anything else.
She forced herself to walk out of the main gate of the villa.
When she came, she entered through a side door, but that road was too difficult to walk on, so when she left, she found another door.
As a result, as soon as I walked a few steps out of the door, I saw a sign standing in front of me.
Late at night, she couldn't see the words clearly.
She frowned and moved forward, barely able to see clearly.
"There is a well ahead. You can go around it in three steps." The handwriting is neat and tidy.
Zhao Yao looked behind the sign and saw that, sure enough, the ground under his feet was covered with bluestone slabs, except for that one piece that was covered with wooden boards.
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