Chapter 686 Fainting
"Aunt, please speak!" Both the husband and wife were at a loss.
Ever since she met Jiang Yao, she has always been cold and aloof, and only behaves like a little girl in front of Lu's mother.
But now, she solemnly pleaded with them: "I want you to destroy the Lu family immediately after returning to the capital and set up your own family. I don't care whether it's the princess or the Mu family. I just want you to make the Lu family completely disappear from the entire capital!"
"Also, I will personally go to the Lu family's ancestral tomb, dig up the coffin, whip the corpse, and make his crimes known to the world!"
Her voice was as if it were filled with poison, so cruel that it was frightening.
If the dirty deeds of the Lu family had not been exposed, Mu Qing and others would still be able to live decently in the capital and maintain the dignity of noble sons of a scholarly family.
But once this matter is fully exposed, they will become the gossip of the entire capital.
A prime minister, yet he killed his own son and even brought disaster to his wife's family just because the son had an ominous sign. How cruel was he?
"No." Hu Xin'er was the first to object. "Aunt, if this matter is told to others, won't Mu Qing's appearance be exposed as well? How will others view Mu Qing then? I absolutely don't agree."
Jiang Yao sneered, "I knew you'd react like this. In your heart, my sister, the Jiang family's experiences, and all the blood feuds we've endured, aren't they more important than Mu Qing's face and reputation?!"
"Aunt!" Hu Xin'er felt she was completely obsessed with a dead end. "No matter how the Jiang family fell, we can choose other ways to clear their name. Prime Minister Lu is dead, the Crown Prince and Liu Se are being hunted. A blood feud will be avenged sooner or later. Why involve the living?"
If someone deliberately makes the living unable to rest day and night because of the dead, and even gets criticized when they go out, Hu Xiner believes that Lu's mother will not agree.
Jiang Yao, however, insisted, "Whether you're worried about being implicated or not, I will seek justice for my sister and for the Jiang family!"
"Since the Emperor has chosen to force us back to the capital, he must be prepared to pay the price for our return." Jiang Yao's expression turned cold. "When Prime Minister Lu raided the Jiang family, he used the excuse that the Jiang family had violated the law by force and colluded with foreign barbarians. This was certainly due to the Emperor's tacit approval and encouragement."
Jiang Yao felt that even if the emperor was deceived at the time, he still chose to be on Prime Minister Lu's side.
If there were no government troops, the Jiang family would not have been completely destroyed. At least a few people would have been left alive!
In her opinion, fleeing the capital and not fighting the emperor to the death was already a helpless concession made out of consideration for her mother Lu's health.
And now, the resentment in her heart finally grew wildly because of the death of Lu's mother.
"I hope you can help overturn the verdict and let the whole world know about the stupid things they have done. But if you are unwilling to help for the sake of your own status and honor, I can act on my own." She seemed to have already determined that Hu Xin'er and others returned to Beijing because they were greedy for vanity. The more excited she was, the more arrogant her words became.
"But..." Hu Xiner wanted to explain again. They were going to stay in the capital now, and they didn't know how long they would stay there. If they embarrassed everyone at this moment, it would only make their life in the capital more difficult.
Mu Qing patted her hand, interrupting what she was about to say: "Just as my aunt said, the injustice you and the Jiang family have suffered over the past few years cannot be in vain!"
"What do you want to do?" Hu Xin'er asked with a frown. "Even if the emperor is old and confused, how could he easily admit his mistakes, especially when he caused the Jiang family to be wiped out!"
"Furthermore, Prime Minister Lu seemed to have been very close to the Emperor in the past. Would the Emperor really want to completely destroy the reputation of his old friend?"
"Even if we don't mention all this, what about Mu Qing? You've raised him for over a decade, don't you have any feelings for him? If these things were exposed, how much criticism would it draw?"
At the end, she realized the harshness of her tone, so she added with a hint of pleading, "Aunt, we are all very sad that our mother passed away, but even if she were still alive, she would never want her son to be harassed by the world."
The black lines are a sign of bad luck and humiliation. In ordinary places, one might just be ridiculed, but in the capital, one is like a sitting duck.
Everyone in the capital has a sharp mind, and some of them are the prince's men. If they use this as an excuse to cause trouble, how can Hu Xiner and others withstand it?
However, the death of Lu's mother has taken away the last bit of warmth in Jiang Yao's heart. Now she only wants revenge and nothing else.
To her, these people who have Lu family blood are not real relatives at all.
She looked at Hu Xin'er, her eyes full of disappointment and determination: "I said, if you don't want to, I will do it myself."
This is even more terrifying. After all, Hu Xin'er and Mu Qing are both princesses and the son of a former prime minister, and they have served in the court. If they really want to overturn the verdict for the Jiang family, their actions will be much more open and effective than her secret tricks.
Mu Qing said gently, "Auntie, Madam, don't worry. I no longer care about my appearance."
He reached out and took off the mask on his face, letting everyone see half of his face covered with black lines.
Little Dumpling also saw this scene and couldn't help grinning, as if he had seen some new and interesting toy.
His angelic smile eased the tense atmosphere in the carriage.
He held Hu Xin'er's hand and said, "Xin'er, the only person you can trust in the capital now is the Princess. After you returned to the capital, you entered the Princess's residence and said that you had a deep sisterly relationship with the Princess."
"As for me, I will try to make both cases public and then erase all traces of the Lu family's existence."
Hu Xiner wanted to say something but stopped herself.
Mu Qing looked at Jiang Yao again and said solemnly, "Thank you for taking care of me in the past, Aunt. I no longer need the Wanxiang Pill. Once this matter is settled, Aunt can travel with the Taoist priest and enjoy her remaining years."
He paused and said softly, "You raised me for more than ten years, and I am still grateful."
After hearing the last sentence, Jiang Yao's expression relaxed slightly, but it was still as cold as ever. She said thank you in a very distant tone. Just as she was about to say something else, her eyes went dark and she fainted in the carriage.
"Aunt!" Everyone was shocked.
Taoist Master Yiqing caught her in time and exhaled: "She hasn't rested since she got the news..."
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