Chapter 428 The Death of Min Ji
Upon hearing the noise, Wang rushed into the house, only to find the family physician and steward kneeling on the ground with expressions of fear and sorrow.
"What happened?"
Wang rushed to the bedside and looked at Min Ji on the bed. "Lord Marquis? Are you alright? Lord Marquis?"
At this moment, Min Ji's eyes were slightly closed, his breath was barely audible, and the abnormal flush on his face had faded, leaving his complexion pale again. No, it wasn't pale now, but ashen, a deathly ashen white.
"What exactly happened to the Marquis? Tell me quickly!" Madam Wang urged angrily.
The steward said sorrowfully, "Madam, the Marquis is dying! He has something to say..."
"fart!"
Before the steward could finish speaking, Madam Wang interrupted him, "The Marquis was perfectly fine just now, how could he be incapacitated?"
"Madam, it's true." The royal physician quickly explained, "The Marquis was probably just experiencing a brief moment of lucidity before his death."
"Shut up! Shut up!" Madam Wang glared fiercely at the imperial physician. "You said the Marquis would be fine once he woke up. Now that he's awake, you're telling me it was just a final burst of energy before death? Do you want your head?"
The physician shut his mouth and dared not say another word.
The steward, however, had to kindly remind her, "Madam, please don't be angry. Let's listen to what the Marquis has to say first. If we delay, it may be too late."
Wang was about to get angry when she realized that Min Ji had somehow taken her hand. "Yun, Yun'er."
Hearing Min Ji call her name again after so many years, Wang's eyes immediately welled up with tears, "My Lord!"
"Yun'er, after I die..."
Min Ji's voice was weak and he spoke intermittently. Wang Shi didn't hear him clearly, so she quickly leaned closer.
But then Min Ji said, "...No, don't make things difficult for Qinghe. Also,..."
There's more? What the hell?!
Wang didn't hear a single word of what Min Ji said after that.
The words "Don't make things difficult for Qinghe," "Don't make things difficult for Qinghe," kept echoing in her ears...
This is what he wanted to tell her on his deathbed!
Qiao Qinghe! Qiao Qinghe! Even on his deathbed, he was still thinking of her!?
At this moment, the grief caused by Min Ji's impending death was instantly replaced by boundless rage!
She, Wang Yun, was a noblewoman from a prominent family. She was well-versed in literature from a young age, and was known for her virtue and kindness.
She could have married a suitable man, been a good wife and mother, and lived a peaceful life.
But she happened to glance at Min Ji in the crowd and couldn't forget him. She cried and begged to marry Min Ji, who was then the Marquis of Xuanping.
At that time, the Xuanping Marquis's mansion was embroiled in controversy due to the successive deaths of two Xuanping Marquises. The mansion was like a candle in the wind, teetering on the brink of collapse. Min Ji, the newly enthroned young marquis, was burdened with the accusation of "patricide."
At that time, everyone avoided the Marquis's residence and avoided him. Even the relatives of the Min family kept their distance. Not to mention Min Ji's marriage prospects. No noble lady in the entire capital was willing to marry him, not even a concubine's daughter.
But she foolishly and foolishly married him despite everyone's advice.
She thought she would be Min Ji's salvation, leading him out of his slump and out of the darkness.
As a result, she discovered that she had stepped into a quagmire!
Min Ji really did kill his father!
The Xuanping Marquis's mansion was indeed corrupt, accepting bribes, selling official positions, and involved in embezzling salt taxes and abusing power for personal gain in the Jiangnan region!
Therefore, the Xuanping Marquis's mansion was already beyond saving, with no cure available!
Everyone else saw reality clearly, but she foolishly fell into it.
It wasn't until her grandfather and father resigned from their official posts and went into seclusion, and the Wang family gave up their power to save their lives, that she realized how foolish she had been and how stupid her decision had been.
But so what?
She has fallen hopelessly in love with Min Ji!
In this life, she has made up her mind about Min Ji!
Even if she were to fall into hell with him, she would do it willingly!
So, she helped him plan his future, acted alongside him, and even personally handed him over to that bitch Qiao Qinghe!
For his sake, she pretended not to love him, pretended to be infertile, and even faked her death, making way for that bitch Qiao Qinghe!
Watching Min Ji show Qiao Qinghe such care and protection, watching Min Ji clear away obstacles for Qiao Qinghe and pave the way for her future, watching Min Ji elevate Qiao Qinghe to the position of official wife and ask for Qiao Qinghe's son to be made the heir of the Marquis's mansion, she was tormented and heartbroken.
Sometimes, she even doubted whether she or Qiao Qinghe was Min Ji's true love.
Until Min Ji brought her and her son to Da'e!
Until Min Ji promised her that the only person he would spend his life with was her!
Only then did she feel completely relieved.
In the end, Wang Yun won this round!
And she, Qiao Qinghe, was just a fool who was used and then abandoned!
She has firmly believed this for so many years.
So when she saw Qiao Qinghe again in Da'an, she could greet her with a smile, tolerate her harsh words, and even humbly try to please her.
Because she knew that Qiao Qinghe was about to be tricked again!
However, all these beliefs crumbled in the face of Min Ji's dying words!
Only now did she realize that Min Ji had feelings for Qiao Qinghe.
Qiao Qinghe took his life, but even on his deathbed, he kept telling her not to make things difficult for her!
Haha, what profound affection and loyalty!
And how ridiculous are her efforts over the past few decades?
Just as Wang Yun's thoughts were drifting, the steward suddenly cried out in alarm, "My Lord!!! Waaaaah... My Lord!!!"
When Wang Yun came to her senses, she looked at Min Ji, but Min Ji had already closed his eyes.
She slowly reached out to check his breath... but he had stopped breathing.
Min Ji is dead.
He died.
Wang Yun finally burst into tears, crying, "My lord! How could you bear to leave me and my son like this? My lord, wake up! My lord..."
Soon, white banners were hung at the Marquis of Pingyan's residence.
News of the sudden death of Marquis Pingyan also spread quickly.
***
Xia Linyuan, who had just returned to the Crown Prince's residence from the palace, also received the news immediately.
"Your Highness, do you think the death of Marquis Pingyan is true or false?"
His confidant couldn't help but be suspicious. After all, it wasn't like the Marquis of Pingyan hadn't faked his death before.
The Crown Prince had just received the Emperor's decree to thoroughly investigate the marriage alliance and give Dayan an explanation to ensure peace between the two countries.
The Marquis of Pingyan, the mastermind who orchestrated the marriage alliance by using his identity as a spy, is dead. No one would believe there wasn't something fishy going on.
Xia Linyuan said expressionlessly, "Summon two imperial physicians and two coroners. I will personally go to pay my respects to Marquis Pingyan."
"Yes, I will arrange it immediately."
"Also," Xia Linyuan called out to the man, "have someone protect the Qiao residence and prevent the Pingyan Marquis's people from harming Madam Qinghe. We'll discuss everything after I return from the Pingyan Marquis's residence."
Emperor Dayan recently wrote a personal letter to his father, stating that the marriage alliance was orchestrated by Marquis Min Ji of Dayan Xuanping and Marquis Ji Hong of Dayan Pingyan, with the intention of provoking a conflict between the two countries.
Dayan and Da'e were originally one family, and should be as close as brothers. Therefore, Dayan never thought of fighting Da'e, but only wanted to govern the people so that they could live in peace and prosperity.
Xia Linyuan also saw the letter from the Dayan Emperor.
He didn't believe a single word Emperor Xiaozhao said.
However, whether he believes it or not is unimportant; it's enough that his father believes it. Besides, he doesn't want to have a direct conflict with Dayan right now.
Therefore, sacrificing the Marquis of Pingyan, whose loyalty was unknown, to quell this dispute over marriage alliance was already the common will of Dayan and Daye.
He never expected that the Marquis of Pingyan would die so soon after he left the palace and before he could do anything to the Marquis of Pingyan's residence.
How coincidental is that?
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