Chapter 387 I Can Avenge Your Daughter
Mrs. Zhao was "stolen" from the Zhao Mansion by Yue Jian. When the two hurried to Jiyun Lane, Tang Ning saw that she was in a rather miserable state.
Yue Jian whispered about Mrs. Zhao's situation.
"The girl is right. Madam Zhao was kept in the dark about what happened outside today."
"She caught a cold last night and is staying at the mansion today. She was drugged, and when I went there, there was someone guarding her yard. I didn't dare delay, so I knocked him out and brought Madam Zhao over the wall."
She took action at the Zhao family, but fortunately, the Zhao family did not expect anyone to "rescue" Mrs. Zhao, so the guards were not strict, and no one else was alerted when Mrs. Zhao was brought out.
Tang Ning looked at Mrs. Zhao, whose hair was a little messy, and saw that she looked sick and her eyes were red.
"Princess Xiangning, your people said that Yinxuan is dead?"
Tang Ning looked at Madam Zhao, who was only concerned about the Fourth Prince's wife, and said, "Madam Zhao, the Fourth Prince's wife is indeed dead. She died in the Privy Council's prison this morning. She was strangled to death and then pretended to be hanging herself in order to put the blame on the Privy Council and my brother."
Seeing that Mrs. Zhao wanted to speak, Tang Ning waved her hand.
"I don't have time to explain it to you in detail right now. You just need to know that the Fourth Prince's wife was treated as an abandoned child."
"The Lu family deliberately plotted against my brother, hoping to exploit the death of the Fourth Prince's wife. Old Madam Zhao and the others in your mansion, for some unknown reason, sacrificed the Fourth Prince's wife's life to save the family's reputation, and conspired with the Lu family to murder her."
"Right now, the Zhao family is causing a commotion in the palace, saying that it was my brother and someone from the Privy Council who killed the Fourth Prince's wife. They want to silence her and cover up the Lingyun Temple incident."
"I know Madam Zhao dotes on the Fourth Prince's wife. If you wish to avenge her, would you be willing to join forces with me?"
Mrs. Zhao was dazed and disoriented after hearing Tang Ning's words. Was her daughter really dead? Her eyes were red and she was furious. She looked at Tang Ning with a fierce look.
"Join hands? My daughter was murdered, and you are also responsible..."
"I am indeed involved, but if she hadn't plotted against me first, I wouldn't have been able to be taken advantage of and my innocence would have been ruined in Lingyun Temple."
Mrs. Zhao's expression froze when she heard this, and then her face was filled with anger in an instant.
Tang Ning said calmly, "It's true that I had a disagreement with the Fourth Prince's wife, but after she was imprisoned, I never pursued the matter further, nor did I take advantage of her misfortune to kill her. Otherwise, Madam Zhao thought that the Fourth Prince's wife could be so peaceful in prison?"
"She plotted against me to destroy me, and I fought back to protect myself. The Second Prince and his men seized the opportunity to destroy her innocence, and it was his own fault."
"But I never wanted to kill her from the beginning. She's learned her lesson, and the grudge between us is over. But now she's dying in prison, a pawn in someone else's scheme. Is Madam Zhao willing to accept this?"
Mrs. Zhao burst into tears.
That was the child she had carried for ten months and gave birth to, the life she cherished as a treasure. How could she be willing to give up?
Tang Ning slowed down his voice and said to the tearful woman:
"She could have escaped from prison, even if she bore the infamy of the frame-up. She was, after all, being used. As long as the matter was thoroughly investigated, and the Zhao family's status was used to force the Fourth Prince to divorce her, and she was sent out of the capital in the future, she might not be able to start over."
"She could have survived. Things in the capital are changing every day. After ten or eight years, no one will remember what happened at Lingyun Temple. She can live a stable life somewhere else."
"But in order to preserve the reputation of the Zhao family and for the benefits given to them by the Lu family, the Zhao family gave her up without hesitation."
Tang Ning looked at Mrs. Zhao who was clutching her sleeves tightly and crying bitterly.
"The Fourth Prince's wife was strangled to death, her neck broken and hung on the prison door. Even after her death, she was exploited thoroughly."
"Her grandmother, her father, her brothers and sisters all used her as a ladder to climb up the ladder by attacking others. No one cared that her body was still warm."
"If even Madam Zhao doesn't feel sorry for her and seek justice for her, then she won't be able to find peace even after death."
Mrs. Zhao's tears kept falling: "My daughter... my Xuan'er..."
Rong Yue, who was standing nearby, had a complicated expression on her face. She walked up to Madam Zhao and said,
"Madam Zhao, I know you hate Tang Ning for exposing the Lingyun Temple, but in the final analysis, it was the Fourth Prince's wife who murdered Tang Ning first."
"The grudge between them was settled long ago, and the Fourth Prince's wife was deceived by the Queen and her son. After Tang Ning learned about this, she did not intend to pursue it further."
"I heard recently that you are the only one in the Zhao family who has been working hard for the Fourth Prince's Consort. Tang Ning also told me about your motherly love. She also said that the Fourth Prince's Consort was taken advantage of due to a mistake she made. She said that after the Lingyun Temple incident is fully investigated, she will no longer pursue the Fourth Prince's Consort."
"But who knows..."
Rong Yue held Mrs. Zhao's hand, and when she saw that she didn't struggle, she felt a little relieved.
"I don't know why the Zhao family is so cruel, but if someone harms my child like this, I will make sure they are buried with me even if it costs me my life."
"My child is my life. How can others decide her life or death? Why?"
Mrs. Zhao thought of Rong Yue's past and her child who had been swapped and whose whereabouts and life or death were unknown, and she was overwhelmed with grief.
Tang Ning said softly, "I know you hate me too, but now I am the only one who can help you."
"The Zhao family drugged you and trapped you in the mansion because they didn't want you to know that they killed your daughter. They hid it from you and sacrificed your own flesh and blood."
"You are the heir of the Zhao family. The only person in the entire Zhao family who is connected to you by blood is the Fourth Prince's Consort. If today passes and the Zhao family's wishes come true, the Fourth Prince's Consort will bear the infamy she has for the rest of her life. Even after death, it will be hard to erase. Moreover, to ensure safety afterwards, they may not hesitate to attack you."
"But if you're willing to help me, I can promise to clear the Fourth Prince's wife's name. While I can't make her completely innocent, at least in the eyes of future generations, she will no longer be a vicious woman who ruined others' reputations, but simply a pitiful woman who was trapped in love, exploited, deceived, and murdered."
"If you want to leave the Zhao family afterwards, my brother and I can help you. We can let you live in the shelter of the Gu family in Zuozhou and guarantee you a lifetime of wealth and prosperity."
"If you want to stay in the Zhao family, we can also support you and make sure no one in the Zhao family dares to touch you. We can also let your daughter leave the royal family and enter the Zhao family ancestral tomb as the legitimate daughter of the Zhao family, and enjoy incense and offerings."
Mrs. Zhao's expression changed when she heard Tang Ning's words. She hated Tang Ning, but she hated the Queen and her son and the people of the Zhao family even more.
She knew that Tang Ning would not look for her for no reason, and she had been there for so long and only Tang Ning showed up, with Xiao Yan nowhere to be seen. They must be in trouble and needed her help.
Song Tangning couldn't possibly be so kind, they must have some ulterior motive.
But even so, she can help her daughter, she can help her.
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