Chapter 455 Backhand
Lu Chongyuan didn't believe what Xiao Yan said at all. He still had something on Emperor An and knew all the shameful secrets of his past.
The Lu family's relatives are all over the aristocratic families. How dare Emperor An kill the Lu family? Isn't he afraid that he will be doomed?!
This eunuch must have lied to him!
Lu Chongyuan thought of the things he knew and how Emperor An had given in many times before. He tried his best to remain calm.
"You're just trying to provoke me into confessing to those unfounded charges. I'm telling you, don't even think about it. I won't believe you. You have no idea how much His Majesty loves the Lu family. He would never do something like wait until the birds are gone and hide the bow..."
"Is it because of old friendship, or is it because the Lu family holds leverage that they believe can shake His Majesty's throne?"
Bang——
The prison door shook violently, and Lu Chongyuan's face turned pale.
"Or is it Lu Jiuan who went to the fiefdom of King Pingshan long ago, thinking of instigating a rebellion so that your Lu family could change the dynasty and proclaim himself emperor?"
Lu Chongyuan was filled with shock, and the last trace of blood on his lips disappeared.
Xiao Yan reached out and straightened his sleeves. "Good words won't persuade a ruthless person. I originally thought that if you could honestly confess your guilt and reveal Lu Jiuan's actions, perhaps I could even plead with His Majesty on behalf of the women of the Lu family. But who would have thought that at this moment, you would still want to use the evidence in your hands to threaten His Majesty."
"This Governor has made a wasted trip."
His expression turned cold, and he no longer had the leisurely manner he had just when talking to Lu Chongyuan.
"Your Majesty has decreed that Lu Chongyuan has deceived the emperor, repeatedly violated imperial prohibitions, and conspired with Prince Pingshan to commit treason. His crimes are unforgivable."
"Remembering his past contributions, Your Majesty has spared his dignity by granting him poisoned wine."
Someone came in from outside carrying an exquisite wine cup, which was filled with wine and made Lu Chongyuan stagger to the ground. He didn't expect that Emperor An actually knew about Lu Jiuan and King Pingshan.
"You can't kill me. Jiu'an is still in the South. If I die, he will definitely raise an army..."
"Clang."
The cell door was opened directly, and two people carrying drinks walked straight in.
Lu Chongyuan retreated desperately, watching the poisoned wine being brought to him, he no longer had any hope.
Lu Chongyuan snarled, "How dare you kill me? I'm the regent appointed by the late emperor. I saved his life... Uh-huh..."
He was caught and the poisoned wine was brought to his lips.
Lu Chongyuan's face turned pale and he was panicked: "Xie Tianyong, Xie Tianyong, you are destroying the bridge after crossing the river. Xiao Yan, you asked Xie Tianyong to come to see me. If it weren't for the Lu family, how could he have ascended to the throne? If it weren't for me, he would have been just the most lowly prince."
"He forgot how he begged the Lu family to let me help him plot against Li Tai..."
Click!
Lu Chongyuan's jaw was crushed and the words in his mouth were abruptly cut off. The man who delivered the wine stepped on Lu Chongyuan's ankle and grabbed his hair, forcing him to raise his head as he screamed in pain.
The poisonous wine was poured into Lu Chongyuan's mouth, which he could hardly close. He tried desperately to push it out with his tongue, but his throat was held tightly and pressed hard, forcing him to swallow it.
In just a moment, severe colic arose, and Lu Chongyuan fell to the ground with a "bang", his body twitching.
Blood kept spitting out of his mouth, which he couldn't close. The screams that escaped from his throat were particularly creepy in the dark cell.
Lu Chongyuan's face gradually turned purple due to the distortion, and blood was rubbed on the ground.
The screams from his throat became weaker and weaker. After a long time, Lu Chongyuan fell to the ground in an extremely twisted posture, motionless.
"Lu Chongyuan committed suicide out of fear of punishment. All those in the prison tonight will be under guard."
"Yes, Lord Governor."
Xiao Yan turned and walked out without even looking at Lu Chongyuan lying in the cell. After he left, the two people who had delivered the wine also packed up and prepared to leave.
But when one of them reached the prison door, he found that the other one was still behind him and had not caught up.
"Cen Liang, what are you doing?"
The man called Cen Liang quickly withdrew his hand that was trying to smell Lu Chongyuan's breath: "Nothing, I just accidentally splashed some blood, it's a bit disgusting."
The man outside immediately laughed: "What's so disgusting about a little blood? Hurry up, Commander Cang and the Governor have something to say."
"Here I come."
The two men walked out of the prison and walked quickly.
All the people on duty in the prison tonight were taken under the supervision of Canglang and his men. The dim cell was empty. After a while, a figure walked out from the dark corner.
"Girl, I will stay here. You only have two cups of tea."
Tang Ning, wrapped in a cloak, hummed softly and walked quickly towards the prison door.
The prison was smelly and in a mess. Tang Ning ignored the traces of struggle on the ground and walked straight to the dead Lu Chongyuan.
She took out the porcelain bottle from her sleeve, poured out two pills, and stuffed the things that Madam Qin had prepared earlier directly into Lu Chongyuan's mouth.
The pill melted in his mouth. After a moment, Lu Chongyuan, who had just died, shook violently, gasping for breath, and recovered.
Lu Chongyuan still felt severe pain in his abdomen, his face was still purple, and the poison even seeped into his ears and nose bit by bit.
The despair of struggling to die just now filled him with horror, and when he saw Song Tangning so close to him, Lu Chongyuan's eyes shrank sharply, as if he wanted to speak, but his crushed jaw made him unable to say anything.
Tang Ning lowered his eyes and looked at him: "The poison wine given by Emperor An has no antidote, and what I feed you can only support your last moments of life for a little while."
"After you die, Emperor An will definitely wipe out the entire Lu family to protect their safety. No one in the Lu family will survive. But if you are willing to leave a confession of your past actions with Emperor An, my brother and I can promise to protect the lives of your daughter who married out of the Lu family, as well as the lives of your other distant relatives in addition to your three clans."
Lu Chongyuan widened his eyes, gasping for breath in his throat, enduring the pain in his abdomen, and stared at Tang Ning.
"Xiao..."
He tried his best to utter the unclear word "Xiao".
Tang Ning seemed to know what he wanted to ask: "The Lu family is not innocent to my brother. Their current fate is their own fault. If you think my brother is cruel, you should first ask the entire He family of over a thousand people why you and Emperor An would not even let a child go."
Lu Chongyuan lay on the ground with trembling eyes.
The He family...
It turned out to be the He family!
Xiao Yan is actually a member of the He family!!
He asked why Xiao Yan was so persistent in attacking the Lu family. It was obvious that as a eunuch, fighting to the death with an aristocratic family did not benefit him in any way. It turned out that it was because of the He family. It was actually because of the He family!
Seeing Lu Chongyuan's dim eyes and tears falling from the corners of his eyes, his face was even more ferocious. He didn't know whether he regretted not killing the He family and leaving such trouble, or why he didn't realize early on that Xiao Yan was actually related to the He family, which led to him forcing him to this point.
Tang Ning ignored what Lu Chongyuan was thinking and just said:
"You only have a few moments to recover. After that, the poison will kill you. Emperor An's men will personally examine your body. Even a Daluo Immortal cannot save you."
"Leave a letter of apology, preserve the Lu family's bloodline, and send the treacherous Emperor An to be buried with you, or drag the entire Lu family to die with you. The choice is yours."
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