"Duke... the second young lady has really been ordered to be beheaded by the emperor..." The butler grabbed Duke Qin's hand and shrank his neck. Even though he couldn't bear to see Duke Qin's sad look, he still told him the truth.
"What grudge or grievance does Heaven have against me? I've already lost my concubine, Shen, and now it won't let go of even my most beloved daughter? Is it determined to destroy the Duke Qin's family?"
Duke Qin's tears streamed down his wrinkled face. He looked miserable, and his voice was filled with sadness. "Or maybe I did too many bad things in my past life, so I have to pay for them in this life?"
"Master, there is actually another way to save the second young lady. You go find the eldest young lady and ask her to plead for the second young lady in front of the Queen. The eldest young lady and the Queen have always had a good relationship. What's more, she saved His Majesty's life when he went to war. By then, the Queen will accept the eldest young lady's plea even if she is reluctant, and then she will go to plead with the Emperor, and then the second young lady will be saved!" The housekeeper advised.
Duke Qin rolled his eyes. The more he thought about it, the more he felt that the method the butler suggested was useful. It was already a well-known fact that Yuwen Ran favored Gu Yanyue.
If the victim Gu Yanyue personally pleaded with Yuwen Ran for Qin Ranran, then Yuwen Ran would definitely relent and release Qin Ranran.
He asked the housekeeper: "Where is Ruoruo now?"
"In reply to the master, the young lady has not returned since she went to the clinic the day before yesterday."
Duke Qin said harshly: "The entire Duke Qin's mansion is now under house arrest by the emperor's order, how dare she run away!" His legitimate daughter is also extremely worrying.
Having said that, Duke Qin still called a reliable servant and asked him to prepare an inconspicuous carriage for him and park it at the side door. He wanted to avoid the soldiers guarding the door and go out to find Qin Ruoruo.
The carriage stopped at the side door of Qin Ruoruo's clinic. Duke Qin tightened his cloak and took advantage of the fact that there was no one in the alley to enter Qin Ruoruo's clinic.
When Duke Qin entered, Qin Ruoruo was treating a patient. Duke Qin called out softly at the door: "Ruoruo..."
Qin Ruoruo ignored him and wrote a prescription for the patient before going out to find Duke Qin. "Didn't the emperor order my father to stay at home? How dare he come to my daughter's clinic? Aren't you afraid that the emperor will find out and fine my father a few more years of salary?"
Duke Qin paid no attention to Qin Ruoruo's sarcasm. He pulled Qin Ruoruo into the next room and explained his purpose: "Your sister is to be beheaded by the Emperor. Your father wants to beg you to come to the palace and plead for her in front of the Empress..."
Duke Qin hadn't finished speaking when Qin Ruoruo interrupted him, "Father, are you confused? Qin Ranran wants to kill the Queen, and you still want the Queen to go to the Emperor and plead for her?"
Duke Qin's calculations were very good, but he had found the wrong person to plead with. Gu Yanyue had helped her so much, so how could she possibly go to her to plead for Qin Ranran? She even wished that Qin Ranran would be beheaded tomorrow so that she could get rid of this scourge as soon as possible and live a few days of peace and contentment.
Duke Qin continued to persuade her, "You saved the Emperor's life in the Western Regions. The Empress will surely agree to this because of this. But Ruoruo is your only sister, Ranran! If you don't save her, who else will?"
"My contribution in rescuing the emperor in the Western Regions has already offset the assassination attempt by the Shen family, and I have removed the Duke Qin's Mansion from this matter. Father, you must learn to be content. This time, His Majesty has given you a great face by not executing the Duke Qin's Mansion as well. Even Prince Xiang has taken the initiative to sever ties with Qin Ranran, so why are you still foolishly going against him?" Qin Ruoruo persuaded the Duke Qin earnestly.
Gu Yanyue had someone send her a message long before Duke Qin came, telling her the whole story of Qin Ranran's beheading. She had it all to blame. If she hadn't done those stupid things, how could someone have caught her with that handle?
She couldn't blame anyone else for her current situation, she could only blame herself for being too stupid.
She clearly didn't have the ability, yet she repeatedly spent vast sums of money hiring assassins to kill Gu Yanyue. I'd thought she'd changed after Shen's beheading, living a life of seclusion from then on. Unexpectedly, she's become even more ruthless. Perhaps it's because her father, Duke Qin, gave her an excessive dowry. With more money comes more evil intentions. She's always thinking of ways to harm others.
"Ruoruo, Prince Xiang can ignore Ranran, but as a father, I can't! She is my beloved daughter, how can I watch her beheaded?" As he spoke, Duke Qin knelt down in front of Qin Ruoruo, "Ruoruo, your father kneels before you, please save your sister! I promise that as long as you save her, I will take good care of her in the future and never let her do anything that is against the will of heaven and earth again."
Qin Ruoruo was stunned when she saw Duke Qin kneeling down to her. She didn't expect that her father would go to such lengths for Qin Ranran, a concubine's daughter. She thought that her father put profit above all else and never did any business that lost money. She didn't expect that he would lower himself and kneel down to beg her, his daughter, for Qin Ranran, a concubine's daughter.
"Father, it's not that I don't want to save her, it's that I really can't. Qin Ranran wants to kill the queen of a country! You know how much His Majesty cares about the Queen. She and Shen have touched the Queen again and again, but His Majesty has never implicated the Duke of Qin's Mansion. This is already a great honor for you. Father, just be content! If father is really worried about his daughter Ranran, he can just die with her!"
Before she could finish her words, Qin Ruoruo was slapped by Duke Qin. Duke Qin hit her hard and soon Qin Ruoruo's cheek felt heavy. Qin Ruoruo covered her face and looked at Duke Qin in disbelief.
Duke Qin regretted beating Qin Ruoruo. After all, Qin Ruoruo was now the only lifeline that could save Ranran. He couldn't put his hand down, nor could he keep it down. He just held his hand up and apologized to Qin Ruoruo incoherently, "Ruoruo... I'm sorry, father... Father didn't mean it... You have to believe me!"
Qin Ruoruo was completely unimpressed by Duke Qin's words. She said coldly, "Father, there's no need to say more. I will never save Qin Ranran anyway. She has brought this upon herself. I'm still saying what I said just now. If father is truly worried about his daughter, Qin Ranran, he can go to His Majesty and ask him to execute both you and Qin Ranran."
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