Chapter 125 The Second Ending Jinjiang Official Version
Mrs. Li's forehead was covered with cold sweat, and she felt something was wrong.
"That day... that day I was just out of pity for my son and wanted to save him quickly. I didn't really want to kill you. Look, in the end, I didn't do anything to you, did I? You were fine, how could you take my life?"
"Explain clearly."
Gu Shi said coldly:
"Tell me all the things you have done to offend her."
Madam Li was startled and kowtowed to the ground several times, blurting out:
"Your Majesty, my husband has made great contributions to the court. You cannot hurt the hearts of our ministers for the sake of a woman."
Gu Shi glanced at him impatiently and said:
"Stop rambling on here. Didn't I ask you to explain exactly how you offended her?"
“That’s…that’s…”
Mrs. Li was breathing heavily, with cold sweat streaming down her forehead.
"My son fell ill that day, and I begged Master Qin to cure him. I didn't expect that Master Qin would die halfway through the treatment... You can't blame me..."
"I never intended to... take anyone's life... It's just that as a mother, I feel deeply for my child. Your Majesty, please understand!"
Tao Jinrong was too lazy to listen to her nonsense. Even if she had her own difficulties, it had nothing to do with him. It would be better to just take action quickly.
She deeply sympathized with her son, but Qin Sizhao was also someone else's son. Who else in this world could sympathize with him besides her?
She walked up to him, drew the sword from the guard's waist, and said:
"Gu Shi, please step aside for a moment. I'm afraid you might faint."
"Why bother doing it yourself? Just ask the guards to clean it up and avoid giving people a chance to criticize you."
Gu Shi suspected that she was practicing on Madam Li. Everything becomes easier the second time you do it, and once she becomes proficient, she will be able to kill him.
He signaled the guards with his eyes and said:
"I'll take her away first, and you can do it yourself."
Mrs. Li cried loudly:
"Your Majesty, spare my life!"
Before she could utter a word, her mouth was covered, and the rest of her words were blocked in her sobs. The guards had completely controlled her.
Tao Jinrong was clearly dissatisfied with his decision, and she frowned. The veins on her forehead bulged. If possible, she would like to do it herself. Killing someone with whom she had a blood feud would not give her nightmares.
The first half of her life was ruined by Gu Shi, but it was not completely ruined and she was able to save herself. However, her hopes for the second half of her life were completely ruined by Madam Li.
She could never forgive such hatred.
Gu Shi seemed to notice her emotions, put his hand on her back and patted her gently twice, comforting her:
"I'm just worried that you'll give people a chance to talk, and that things won't go smoothly. I just want you to explain the whole thing in detail. Come with me."
After learning that Qin Sizhao was dead, Gu Shi felt uneasy. His heart was pounding. If he was still alive, it would be fine, but he was dead!
Even if he was a man who had committed many evil deeds, after he died, others would still be able to find some good things about him. Not to mention that he and Tao Jinrong were already very much in love when he was alive, and after his death, it would be even more so...
The living are simply no match for the dead.
Gu Shi actually hoped that Qin Sizhao was still alive and had completely abandoned Tao Jinrong. In that case, she would be coaxed back by him sooner or later.
He stared at the sun spots on Tao Jinrong's cheeks, lost in thought. No wonder she looked so haggard. It turned out to be because of his death. There was a hint of pity in his eyes.
Pulling her into the bedroom, he poured her a cup of tea and waited for her to speak.
She didn't touch the cup of hot tea and said to herself:
"There was an epidemic in the county, and her son got sick and died. Qin Sizhao couldn't cure him, so she brought a bunch of people to capture me and threatened Qin Sizhao with my life to save her son."
The corners of her mouth trembled, and a line of tears flowed down:
"And then... and then Qin Sizhao, for my sake, overdid her energy to save her son, and then... and then... he just disappeared like that... and for what reason?!"
She gritted her teeth, clenched her fists, and pounded the table hard, and the tears that had just fallen on the table began to tremble.
"Maybe she saw that I was a lonely widow and believed that I was incapable of revenge, so she let me go..."
His eyelashes trembled, and his heart ached. He gently hugged her and whispered in her ear:
"You've worked so hard... I don't know how you managed to get through this alone for so long. I feel so bad that you lost someone who loved you."
Although his words were hypocritical, they were not false. Although he was indeed selfish in his heart, he really didn't want her to get hurt.
Moreover, Mrs. Li really deserves to die for daring to use her life to threaten Qin Sizhao.
He regretted letting her die so easily.
She pushed him away in disgust, frowned and said:
"Pretending! I think you're more like gloating than enjoying other people's misfortune."
He tactfully withdrew his hand. He knew that she was in great grief and he absolutely could not approach her rashly. If he approached her forcefully, she would be disgusted.
"After listening to what you said, I think Madam Li's son deserves to die too."
She waved her hand and said:
"Forget it, he's just a child. One thing at a time, he's innocent."
Gu Shi thought of how Madam Li had once threatened Tao Jinrong's life, and he felt both fear and disgust. He reached out and touched the tassel on her hairpin and said,
"Move back to Beijing. This place is too remote and many things are inconvenient. Don't worry, I won't force you to do anything you don't want to do."
When Tao Jinrong heard the word "Beijing", she felt upset. She knew that Jinzhan would talk to her again and she would have no choice but to go back.
"Let's talk about it later. I can go wherever I want. It has nothing to do with you."
Gu Shi really didn't bother her anymore and just went to bed quietly.
During the past few days, he was only focused on taking care of his health. In the morning, he would greet her with a smile and a wave of his hand. His attitude was friendly but not too friendly, gentle but respectful, which made Tao Jinrong confused and uncomfortable.
Jinzhan stood aside serving tea and water. Her face was full of annoyance, frustration and helplessness.
To be honest, she knew that this job would fall on her sooner or later, and she had no choice but to take it because no one else could do it.
But it is not so easy to persuade Tao Jinrong to go back. If she really covets fame and fortune, how could she do such a thing as elope with someone?
Sitting in front of the mirror, she combed Tao Jinrong's hair as she did before.
Her hair was no longer as smooth as satin as before, but had become a little rougher and had a few gray hairs.
Ah... her lover passed away. Touching her hair, Jinzhan seemed to have suddenly realized something.
It turns out that this white hair was born for him.
Jinzhan wanted to say a few words of comfort, but swallowed them back and continued to dress her in silence.
After going through so much and overcoming so many difficulties, this is the result. I'm afraid it will be difficult for her to move on...
She felt that there was little hope for Gu Shi.
As for the work assigned to her, she still has to do it, but as for the result, she has no control over it.
Jinzhan spoke hesitantly:
"Girl, the conditions here are too poor after all. Let's go back. It's impossible for us to treat you unfairly anyway, so just go back."
"Stop trying to persuade me."
“…”
Jinzhan blinked. She really didn't know whether she was considered a sister in Tao Jinrong's heart. After all, she had never said a good word about her.
If she plays the emotional card, I wonder if it will work...
Taking a deep breath, Jinzhan began to build up her emotions, but the emotions were not enough, so she simply yawned to force out the tears.
"Girl... you don't know how fearful we were when you were away... His Majesty would take it out on us whenever he was unhappy, and would beat or kill us at any moment. When you were away, there was no one to take charge of us..."
"Please... I'll even kneel down for you. If you don't go back, I'm the first one he'll attack."
Tao Jinrong was very troubled by Jinzhan's crying. She pressed her solar plexus with both hands, feeling restless.
"Come on! I knew you were going to do this to me. I really can't stand it anymore."
"Really... He went crazy all day after thinking you were dead... Who else but you can control him... No matter what... You should go back first!"
Tao Jinrong simply hid in bed and pretended to be dead:
"Don't make any noise, I'll sleep a little longer."
For several days, Jinzhan would cry whenever she saw her, either crying loudly or shedding tears secretly, which really annoyed her.
Finally, Jinzhan cried so hard that Tao Jinrong could no longer bear it:
"Stop howling! Stop howling! I'm going back, isn't it okay if I go back?"
Jinzhan finally burst into laughter and clapped her hands, saying:
"That's all right."
She settled the remaining assets of Qin Sizhao, but Hu Zi seemed very reluctant to let her go and his face looked very bad.
Because of guilt, Tao Jinrong lowered her head. Although she had no obligation to take care of him, she did feel very unhappy in her heart.
"Huzi, I'll leave Dahei in your care."
"Humph, not only are you not taking me with you, you're not even taking the dog with you..."
"Do you really think this is a good thing? If you offend someone, you won't even know how you died."
She sneered to hide her unhappiness.
Anyway, Gu Shi had plenty of money, and the conditions along the way were very good. He never treated her badly in terms of food and clothing, so she felt at ease eating and drinking.
Especially when she thought that Madam Li was dead, she felt relieved, but it was a pity that she didn't witness the scene with her own eyes.
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