Chapter 391: Confusion of right and wrong, the Zhao family is confused
Cui Lin was as excited as if he had found gold. He couldn't wait to ask, "Mrs. Zhao, are you saying that General Zhao met someone from the Lu family last night?"
Mrs. Zhao nodded.
Zhao Yuanlang was anxious: "Yue, what nonsense are you talking about? I didn't see anyone last night, and there's no Lu family, are you crazy..."
"Shut up!"
Emperor An shouted in a deep voice, "Zhao Yuanlang, do you need me to have your mouth shut before you can be quiet?"
Zhao Yuanlang looked pale.
Emperor An said sternly, "Continue."
Madam Zhao shuddered and whispered, "I heard my husband say that he's already discussed it with Lord Lu, saying that with the Lu family backing us up, we'll definitely be able to succeed. He said that the Lu family has some leverage over Your Majesty that's enough to make Him give in repeatedly. Even if something does happen, with the Lu family at the forefront, the Zhao family won't be in serious trouble."
"I was just a little shocked at the time, but I didn't think much about it. I'm the wife of the Zhao family, so naturally I want the best for them. But who knew my husband would ask the old lady next, asking if he really wanted to give up Yinxuan?"
When Emperor An heard that the Lu family had something on him, his face turned dark. He had long been suspicious of the Lu family. Although Mrs. Zhao's words were unclear, he didn't know what the Zhao family had promised the Lu family.
But Emperor An subconsciously felt that the Lu family had bad intentions.
Madam Zhao didn't know what Emperor An was thinking, she only noticed that His Highness's spirit was low. She was already extremely weak due to the poisoning, and now her voice was even lower.
"The old lady scolded my husband, saying that those who achieve great things don't care about trivial matters. She also said that Yinxuan is useless without her innocence. The Fourth Prince is also a waste. If Yinxuan lives, it will only bring shame to the women in the mansion and bring disgrace to the Zhao family. There is no benefit at all."
"The old lady said that they would trade a useless daughter for a favor from the Lu family. They would follow the Lu family's method of using Yinxuan's life in exchange for Xiao Yan's. They... they wanted to kill Yinxuan and put the blame on the Privy Council and Governor Xiao. They also said they would pin the Lingyun Temple incident on Governor Xiao."
"The Lu family has connections within the Imperial Medical Bureau, and His Majesty is extremely suspicious. As long as we can make you suspect his injury is fake and that he's deliberately delaying the Lingyun Temple incident to disrupt the court and seek power for personal gain, we can make him lose His Majesty's trust. Then, we can arouse His Majesty's suspicions about the rescue that day and arrange for witnesses to come forward."
"His Majesty will surely be furious, and they will be able to find a way to seize the Privy Council from Governor Xiao..."
"presumptuous!"
Emperor An listened to Madam Zhao's words and suddenly looked at the Zhao family, his face filled with anger: "Zhao Yuanlang, you are so bold!!"
"Your Majesty, Your Majesty, I did not say that!" Zhao Yuanlang knelt on the ground with an anxious look on his face. "I never said that. It was the Yue family who made it up."
Madam Zhao also said sternly: "Yue, my Zhao family has treated you well, how dare you wrongly accuse me and Yuan Lang? When did I tell him this?!"
Madam Zhao's tears streamed down her face as she looked at the two of them and trembled as she said, "I wronged you? Then why did you drug me, and why did you keep me trapped in this mansion?"
"During this period, you ignored Yinxuan after she was imprisoned. You gave me the cold shoulder when I mentioned her. I begged you to save Yinxuan, but you ignored me. When I went to the palace to ask His Majesty for help, you found out and I was scolded."
"I've been running around everywhere, but you've refused to even visit Yinxuan. I know you don't care about a useless Fourth Prince's consort, but she's my daughter, the precious treasure I carried for ten months. Even if she did something wrong, I'd rather sacrifice my life for hers!"
After she finished speaking, she looked up at Emperor An and said in a trembling voice:
"Your Majesty, I know I was a poor parent, but Yinxuan has already realized her mistakes. She was deceived and exploited, and even lost her innocence and reputation at Lingyun Temple."
"I beg you to save Yinxuan, please, I am willing to die for her, I beg you..."
Mrs. Zhao struggled to get up and kowtowed on the ground. Although she was extremely weak, her kowtow was very heavy.
Each blow struck the hearts of everyone in the hall.
Seeing that she was very emotional, Tang Ning was afraid that the poison would take effect, so he quickly grabbed Madam Zhao, knelt beside her and looked up.
"Your Majesty, Tang Ning has no right to speak in this palace, but the matter of Lingyun Temple is related to me."
"The Fourth Prince's wife plotted against me, but in the end, she ended up losing herself. Tang Ning hated her, but also sympathized with her. She was simply too infatuated to judge people clearly. She was so intent on helping her beloved that she ended up being used and set up."
"For a woman, being humiliated in public like that is more than enough to teach her a lesson. Tang Ning implores His Majesty to consider Madam Zhao's motherly kindness and pardon the Fourth Prince's wife this time, so that she will not be exploited by others again."
The hall was extremely quiet for a moment. Looking at Mrs. Zhao crying and begging, the Zhao family members turned pale, while Cao Dejiang and the others had complicated expressions.
"Princess Xiangning, don't you know that the Fourth Prince's wife is dead?" Feng Qiuli whispered.
Tang Ning's eyes suddenly widened: "Dead... How could it be..."
She was at a loss: "I just came out of Rongsheng Academy and met Madam Zhao. After being chased, I ran into Commander Yu. I... I don't know..."
Cui Lin glanced at Madam Zhao, who was also stunned, with pity. "This morning, Madam Zhao came to the palace and begged the Queen Mother, saying that the Fourth Prince's wife was wrongly accused and begged her granddaughter to have pity on her."
"The Empress Dowager was soft-hearted. His Majesty, seeing that Governor Xiao was seriously injured and the Privy Council was left without a leader, and the Lingyun Temple incident hadn't been resolved for a long time, asked the Ministry of Justice and the Supreme Court to help investigate. Who knew that when they arrived, the Fourth Prince's wife had been strangled to death in the Privy Council's prison."
"Mrs. Zhao doesn't know?"
Mrs. Zhao stumbled and fell to the ground: "Impossible, impossible, how could Yinxuan die... How could she die..."
Although Cui Lin hated Xiao Yan, the Lu family was the one he feared the most. He didn't expect that the Lu family was involved in the Zhao family's mess, and he continued regardless of Mrs. Zhao's pale face.
"I heard that the Fourth Prince's wife died a tragic death. She was murdered and then pretended to hang herself. She left a confession and tied her neck to the prison door. Old Madam Zhao and the others were distraught upon seeing this. Not only did they make a scene at the Privy Council, they even came to the palace and begged Your Majesty to give her justice."
Mrs. Zhao was on the verge of collapse. She was first in disbelief, and then her face turned pale as paper.
"No wonder they locked me up in the mansion, no wonder they wanted to kill me..."
She found it hard to accept and was shaking all over. The next moment, she suddenly looked towards Zhao Yuanlang and the others, propped herself up and rushed over there.
"Zhao Yuanlang, you beast, that's your daughter, that's your own flesh and blood!!!"
She didn't know where she got the strength from, but she held him tightly.
"You beast, you beast!!"
"Give me back my daughter's life, give me back my daughter..."
Zhao Yuanlang was caught off guard and was slapped twice. When he reacted and tried to push Mrs. Zhao away, she scratched his face twice with her nails. He screamed in pain and pushed her away.
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