While Lu Tingyue was in prison, Jiang Muyan visited him briefly. Lu Tingyue was initially overjoyed, hoping that Jiang Muyan would capture Xie Zhichen as a hostage in exchange for a way out.
But to everyone's surprise, Jiang Muyan simply brought him a box of food, saying, "Brother-in-law, we're family after all, so I'll give you a good meal. After you eat, you won't starve to death in the afterlife."
Lu Tingyue cursed loudly in prison, and at that moment he realized more clearly where he had failed.
Jiang Luoluo knew everything about him perfectly, and even planted Jiang Muyan as a pawn early on, sending him the wrong information.
His defeat stemmed from his own arrogance; he was defeated by a mere, inexperienced young girl. Lu Tingyue was caught between tears and laughter.
He had planned everything flawlessly, just waiting to ascend to the throne, but alas, after Jiang Luoluo appeared, everything started to develop in a direction beyond his control.
In prison, Consort Lu, Du Yi, and Lu Tingyue were disheveled and filthy. For the first two days in this dark and gloomy prison, they cried and wailed.
Gradually, they lost the strength to cry, their eyes became vacant, and they only thought that Xie Qiyu should give the order to give them a quick death.
But Xie Qiyu was determined to torture them, so how could she let them die so easily?
In the desolate and lonely cold palace, Empress Dowager Du alternated between crying and laughing, completely losing her former dignified demeanor. Her hair was disheveled, and she was acting erratically, constantly muttering, "I am the legitimate daughter of the Prime Minister's mansion, please let me go back, please let me go back."
Despite her desperate cries, no one responded.
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On this day, Jiang Luoluo took Xie Yizhi and Xie Zhichen back to the Weiyuan General's Mansion to visit her parents.
As soon as she stepped off the carriage, Yao Shiyu, like a madwoman, rushed towards her with a knife, yelling, "Jiang Luoluo, prepare to die!"
Xie Yizhi's ears twitched slightly, and he had already heard the sound from Yao Shiyu's direction. He raised his foot and kicked Yao Shiyu and the knife hard to the ground.
Yao Shiyu immediately coughed up blood and collapsed to the ground like a tattered sack.
She kept shouting, "Jiang Luoluo, why, why, even though I'm the one who was reborn, I still can't beat you?"
Despite all my scheming and plotting, I still lost to you in the end.
Jiang Luoluo smiled faintly as Xie Yizhi helped her walk over. She kicked the dagger away before squatting down.
Jiang Luoluo pinched Yao Shiyu's face with one hand and said rudely, "Yao Shiyu, I said that if you had stopped and lived a peaceful life, I would have given you a way out. But you chose to die, so you can't blame me for that."
Yao Shiyu's eyes were like those of a caged beast, bloodshot and furious, but that kick had almost killed her.
At this moment, all she could do was glare at Jiang Luoluo with resentment, "Jiang Luoluo, who exactly are you? You're not Jiang Luoluo, are you?"
Jiang Luoluo smiled and released her chin, saying with a cheerful smile, "Me? Of course, I was sent by heaven to deal with you."
Duanmu Ling had already come out of the mansion, and she walked up to Jiang Luoluo in a few steps.
She gently stroked Jiang Luoluo's hand, "Luoluo, you've suffered these past few days."
Yao Shiyu cried out hysterically from the side, "Master, Master, I am your most outstanding disciple, please save me."
Duanmu Ling turned and gave Yao Shiyu a deep look, without saying a word. She had brought this upon herself, and she deserved to die.
Duanmu Ling held Jiang Luoluo's hand, and the mother and daughter entered the Weiyuan General's Mansion together.
Yao Shiyu assassinated Princess Yi in the street and was quickly imprisoned in the Imperial Prison by the Dali Temple. Gu Boyuan came to see her once.
The moment Yao Shiyu saw Gu Boyuan, her eyes lit up with joy. "Brother Boyuan, you're here!"
Gu Boyuan simply stood outside the cell door and asked calmly, "That night, you deliberately got me drunk and then lured me to sleep in the same bed with you, didn't you?"
This seemingly random sentence startled Yao Shiyu, and she instinctively shook her head, "No, no, Brother Boyuan!"
Gu Boyuan sneered, "No, of course not."
From the day Luo Luo and I got engaged, you deliberately tried to seduce me into having sex with you.
In Yunchuan, your master and mistress are seriously ill. You secretly write a letter to Luoluo, informing her to come.
You had already been reborn by then. You calculated that Luo Luo would come to me that night, so you deliberately got me drunk and seduced me.
Right or wrong?
Each word struck Yao Shiyu's heart like a heavy hammer, causing her to feel a sharp, dull pain in her chest.
Tears streamed down her face as she shook her head desperately. She had calculated every step so precisely, so how could she end up losing both her money and her life?
Even though she's already a reborn person, why can't she defeat Jiang Luoluo, an ant she could easily crush with a flick of her foot in her previous life?
Yao Shiyu cried and laughed in the cell, acting crazy, her voice high-pitched yet suppressed, "Gu Boyuan, I schemed against you, so what?"
Jiang Luoluo is now the Princess Consort of Yi, and you and I are on the same path, so we are destined to be bound together in this life and the next.
Gu Boyuan's eyes were bloodshot. Suddenly, he pulled out an oil paper package from his sleeve and handed it to Yao Shiyu in the cell. "We were husband and wife. I've come to see you off. I hope you leave with some dignity."
At that moment, Yao Shiyu felt a piercing pain in her heart. She quickly stopped laughing and, with trembling hands, took the oil paper package through the gap in the wooden railing.
It was her favorite chestnut cake. She looked at Gu Boyuan with tears in her eyes and said, "Brother Boyuan, I was sorry for you in my previous life."
No matter how much I scheme in this life, you are all I see and feel. Since you are sending me on my way...
"I have repaid the debt I owed you in my past life for killing you. From this day forward, we owe each other nothing."
She was already unsteady on her feet. She squatted on the ground, opened the oil paper package, grabbed a handful of chestnut cakes, and put them into her mouth.
She smiled at Gu Boyuan, a smile so bright and dazzling yet so utterly heartbreaking, "Brother Boyuan, I want you to remember me for the rest of your life. I've repaid what I owed you!"
Yao Shiyu chewed the chestnut paste carefully, swallowed it with tears in her eyes, and soon after, blood spilled from the corner of her mouth, and she collapsed and died.
Gu Boyuan watched her last dazzling smile, closed his eyes, and two lines of clear tears slid down his cheeks.
He looked at Yao Shiyu's motionless body and suddenly felt an emptiness and a dull pain in his chest.
Perhaps, just as Yao Shiyu said, they were already on the same path.
Gu Boyuan turned around and strode towards General Weiyuan.
The Weiyuan General's mansion was bustling with activity. Xiao Chongwen's family had come to visit, and Jiang Gan and Xiao Yunwei had also returned from Jiangnan. They happened to be together today to discuss the marriage of their two children.
Xiao Lingchuan was promoted and officially took office as Prime Minister. He had many miscellaneous matters to handle these past few days, so he didn't have the opportunity to come to this lively scene. Jiang Luoluo, on the other hand, was very thoughtful.
Mo Yang delivered two meals from Zuiyuelou to the palace, and Xie Qiyu and Xiao Lingchuan were already eating in the main hall.
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