After Zhou Shaoyu's story was told, how could someone as intelligent as Dong Qin not understand?
He turned to look at Empress Xie and asked, "Your Majesty, have you ever truly treated me?"
Empress Xie chuckled, not disappointing him as expected: "Why should I love the child born to a treacherous man and another woman?"
Dongqin chuckled along.
Emperor Hui did not stop him and let him laugh.
Dong Qin laughed for a while, calming down, and said to Zhou Shaoyu, "Your Highness, I, Dong Qin, am a sinner with grave sins. After my death, I beg Your Highness to have mercy, burn me, and scatter my ashes to comfort Marquis Xiaoyao. Furthermore, all my property will be given to Your Highness's young prince."
He was always the smartest, and he never mentioned Xie Zhaozhao.
He certainly wouldn't reveal all the secrets of Xie Zhaozhao's cooperation with him, like he did when threatening Yin Jin'an.
His warmest time was the three years he worked with Xie Zhaozhao.
Xie Zhaozhao is a typical lady from a prominent family. She is an exemplary woman in terms of beauty, kindness, knowledge, vision, and upbringing.
She may not be the most enthusiastic, but she is certainly warm.
She may not be the most flexible, but she is certainly trustworthy.
When he first met Xie Zhaozhao, he even played a trick by handing over his household registration certificate to Xie Zhaozhao as a sign of submission.
Xie Zhaozhao accepted his surrender and said to him, "I will keep the contract for you first. You do a few things for me, and then I will return the contract to you."
He was most adept at scheming against people; with his connections and resources, he easily accomplished the task Xie Zhaozhao asked him to help with.
The first thing Xie Zhaozhao did in return for him was to give him enough money and manpower, and to tell him to go back and restore his family's fortunes.
She never intended to control him as a servant.
Later, she opened up sea routes, helping him quickly accumulate a vast fortune. After conquering Baiyue City, she directly handed it over to him.
He was grateful to Xie Zhaozhao, admired her, and even loved her!
Even though he knew that Xie Zhaozhao had married the most promising Grand Secretary of the Great Gan Dynasty, he still regarded Xie Zhaozhao as the white moonlight in his heart.
If the Southern Han Dynasty hadn't fallen, my father would have been the emperor, and he would have been the crown prince, no less so than Grand Secretary Gu, right?
But Empress Xie said to him, "You can be good to Xie Zhaozhao, but don't forget your grand plan. Her husband is the most trusted minister of the emperor, and she is definitely a royalist. Between the grand plan and personal favor, you must choose the grand plan."
He knew he had wronged Xie Zhaozhao, but he vowed that after taking revenge, he would give Xie Zhaozhao the best.
The highest position, the greatest authority.
No more living in fear, no more terrified that the treacherous emperor will harm Xie Shi, her children, and all that he has done...
But now, Empress Xie, who rescued him from the bandits' den and whom he had always regarded as his mother, is telling him—it's a scam!
In fact, he had absolutely no connection with Emperor Hui.
He was merely a pawn in Empress Xie's revenge against Emperor Hui, a pawn in Empress Xie's revenge against her own father and mother.
For a moment, I felt desperate and lost.
What was the purpose of his coming to this world?
Xie Zhaozhao gave him hope and warmth, but he stabbed her in the back and killed her most valued brother, Yin Jin'an.
Utterly despondent, he only wished for a swift death.
“All that I have, everything I possess, I offer to Your Highness’s young prince!” he said again. “This is the sinner’s last wish.”
However, belated affection is worthless, and belated regret is worthless.
Zhou Shaoyu said, "Your gift is unnecessary for me and my son Zhaozhao."
"Yes, you are the crown prince of Daqian, the whole world is yours, you lack nothing, and she lacks nothing too!"
He said "she," but everyone heard the young prince say "he."
It's alright, Zhou Shaoyu will understand.
"I'm sorry, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..." Dong Qin shouted loudly, tears streaming down his face, as he tried to turn his head to look at the door.
How I wish I could see Xie Zhaozhao just one more time, just one more time...
Unfortunately, Zhou Shaoyu was too shrewd and managed to get her away.
Zhou Shaoyu was protecting her from being implicated in Empress Xie's secret history of talented men and beautiful women, lest she learn of Emperor Hui's joke and be silenced.
He can't wait any longer; he's going to die eventually, and he'll definitely die a horrible death.
He wasn't afraid of punishment, but he didn't want to die a horrible death in front of her.
Dong Qin cried out "I'm sorry" countless times, his voice gradually fading as he collapsed to the ground.
Hua Zisheng rushed over and saw that he was bleeding from all seven orifices and had already died.
"Pah! I didn't expect him to be such a poisonous insect." Hua Zisheng spat at him, pried open his mouth, and found that Dong Qin had poison hidden between his teeth.
Empress Xie walked over, tears streaming down her face, and turned his face towards her. Looking at the face that bore a striking resemblance to Dongfang Qingran, she burst into sobs: "Dongqin, I didn't want this either..."
Hua Zisheng, his face grim, ordered the imperial guards outside the door: "Drag him out, burn him to ashes, and scatter the ashes with the wind."
Hanako Katsumi feared that this cunning man had faked his death.
Dong Qin was dragged out. Emperor Hui looked at Empress Xie with nothing but disgust and sneered, "You killed Dongfang Qingran's entire family, killed his only son, and ruined tens of thousands of families. What do you have to cry about?"
Empress Xie glared angrily at Emperor Hui: "All of this is because of you! Because you wanted to use the Xie family's power to unilaterally issue an edict to bring me into the palace and imprison me in this deep, dark palace. You are the culprit!"
"If you do not wish to enter the palace, you can say so directly. I was unaware that you have someone you love!"
"How could I refuse? Who can defy an imperial decree?" Empress Xie said angrily. "Since you have made me a concubine, why are you so wary of me day and night? Four children, and you haven't left me a single one!"
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