Chapter 436 The Death of Consort Yue: How Many True Culprits Were Hidden?
Sha Yi used a rope to neatly tie Zongzheng Wuheng to the tree.
Then the group walked away to a great distance.
"Speak."
"However, you'd better not try anything funny."
"If I see through your disguise... Zongzheng Wuheng, which part of your body do you want to be missing? Feel free to try."
Zongzheng Wuheng: "You heartless and vicious woman!"
Li Qingluo fiddled with the small knife in her hand.
"You don't even want your tongue anymore?"
She spoke with an incredibly cruel threat in a light and casual tone, leaving Zongzheng Wuheng speechless with a dark expression.
Even though he had cursed her to death in his heart, he dared not utter another curse word.
After all, it was this woman who smashed her own feet!
He could have died in agony, but she had him brought back to life.
Her goal was to make him suffer in life and die a miserable death!
Zongzheng Wuheng's biggest regret in his life was provoking Li Qingluo, that vicious woman!
She didn't blink as large raindrops fell from the trees above her eyes and pelted her eyelashes.
Just like the day his blood splattered on her eyes.
Under immense humiliation, Zongzheng Wuheng had no choice but to speak up: "The Consort Yue of Daliang is the legitimate princess of Da Chu, and therefore my aunt."
"You should be aware of this matter, right?"
Li Qingluo: "I know."
"I heard that the Emperor of Great Chu has always doted on this younger sister of his own kin since childhood."
"Back then, their mother was murdered by treacherous people and died tragically in the cold palace. The two siblings depended on each other for two years and almost starved to death before your late emperor of Great Chu remembered that they had such a pair of children."
"But so what?"
"He was heartless enough to marry his own sister off to Daliang."
Even the closest of kinship can become victims of the political interests of these monarchs.
Zongzheng Wuheng gave a cold laugh: "It is true that my aunt is favored by the Emperor."
"However, my aunt's decision to marry into your Daliang was her own willful one."
"How can you blame my father?"
Li Qingluo: "Why exactly did Duan Rongshi let you return to the Great Chu? Was it related to the death of Consort Yue?"
Zongzheng Wuheng's raised eyebrows slowly lowered: "Since you've already guessed it, why do you have to come after me and ask clearly?"
"Wouldn't it be better to just let me go back to the Great Chu?"
"Are you afraid that I, a cripple, might take revenge on you someday?"
Li Qingluo: "Stop talking nonsense!"
"If you want a quick and painless death, then keep talking!"
Li Qing was not fooled by him and did not want to continue playing games with him.
She grabbed Zongzheng Wuheng by the collar, looking at his handsome, thin, and now pale face without a trace of pity.
Zongzheng Wuheng suffered a crushing defeat at her hands and endured a great deal of torment; now he truly only wants to be free of suffering as soon as possible.
Fearing that this wicked woman might devise some other way to torture him, he could only say, "It was Duan Rongshi who wanted me to return to the Great Chu to help him investigate who was behind the murder of his mother back then!"
Li Qingluo was slightly taken aback: "You mean... someone from your Great Chu was also involved in the murder of Consort Yue?"
Zongzheng Wuheng: "...Yes!"
How many real culprits are hidden behind the death of Consort Yue?
The entire Liang Dynasty consisted of the front court and the inner palace.
Now the Great Chu has been involved as well.
What heinous crimes did she commit back then that so many people couldn't tolerate her?
And she died such a terrible death!
Li Qingluo felt extremely distressed just thinking about it, let alone how Duan Rongshi must feel.
"What leads do you have? And why should Duan Rongshi believe you?"
"If you return to the Great Chu and no longer keep your promise to help him investigate the murderer, what will you do then?"
Zongzheng Wuheng: "He gave me a letter."
"Besides my aunt's name at the top of the letter, there was also a line of poetry: 'When will we meet again? This night, this moment, is filled with unbearable longing.'"
“I’ve seen it; it’s my father’s handwriting.”
A bolt of lightning streaked across the night sky at that moment.
The shock in Li Qingluo's eyes was clearly visible.
Although she had only been studying for a year, it was not difficult for her to understand the word "longing" mentioned in every word of the poem!
Why would the Emperor of Great Chu use such a poem to express his longing for his sister?
If word gets out, wouldn't it be like throwing a bucket of dirty water on Consort Yue, making it impossible to explain?
Such an intimacy, which could be easily misunderstood, would be extremely difficult for the world to tolerate, even if they were siblings.
etc!
Misunderstanding... Misunderstanding!
Seventeen years ago, Emperor Yan, who was so deeply in love with Consort Yue that he only wanted to dote on her among all the concubines in the palace, suddenly changed his attitude overnight.
It is said that ever since Consort Yue married into the Liang Dynasty, no princes or princesses have been born in the harem since Duan Rong's time.
The sixth prince, Duan Rongye, was the first prince born to Consort De two years after Consort Yue's death.
During the years when Consort Yue was favored, it was rumored that Emperor Yan never favored any other concubines!
Li Qingluo believed that Emperor Yan must have had genuine feelings for Consort Yue during those years.
Otherwise, it would be very difficult for an emperor to achieve this.
But he suddenly turned ruthless and even condoned the entire palace to kill Consort Yue...
He later became licentious and immoral, and his relationship with Duan Rongshi changed from that of a loving father to one of indifference. Eventually, he only used Duan Rongshi as a tool...
Emperor Yan had completely lost all paternal affection for this son.
Was he the same way towards Consort Yue?
A sudden shift from love to hate must mean that something major has happened that has caused him to turn love into hate!
"Empress Gao had a master at imitating other people's handwriting."
"I've heard that even real people have difficulty distinguishing between the real and the fake."
"This letter was forged by Gao!"
Zongzheng Wuheng gazed at her quietly, thinking to himself: Although she is a ruthless and vicious woman, she is also a clever and intelligent person.
To be able to think of this so quickly, you must have a very good mind.
"I heard that this letter was found by Duan Rongshi in the palace of a Consort De."
"After Duan Rongshi showed me the handwriting, he had the idea that I should go back to Da Chu to investigate this matter for him."
"After all, I am a crippled prince. Even if I return to the Great Chu alive, no one will fear me or care about me anymore."
Li Qingluo nodded, understanding Duan Rongshi's intention.
"He asked you to investigate how these handwritings came about?"
To imitate someone else's handwriting, you must first have the original.
How did these original relics come about? That certainly deserves a deeper investigation.
Zongzheng Wuheng: "He said he clearly remembered that when he was a child, whenever a letter came from the Great Chu, his mother would read it and then burn it to ashes."
"Moreover, ever since my aunt returned to the Great Chu to visit her family and took Qinyu with her, for some unknown reason, she has stopped corresponding with the Great Chu."
Therefore, the letter found during the search must be fake.
"But if someone wants to imitate the Emperor's handwriting to write this letter, then someone else must have sent the Emperor's handwriting to Daliang."
"But who is this person?"
It could only be someone close to the Chu Emperor!
In the Great Chu, there really are people who want to kill Consort Yue!
Who could this person be?
Duan Rongshi and Li Qingluo, who knew absolutely nothing about the Great Chu, were also unable to guess.
Therefore, he had to send Zongzheng Wuheng back to the Great Chu.
There was no one more suitable than Zongzheng Wuheng.
Li Qingluo could hardly imagine what kind of situation Consort Yue was in when Emperor Yan mistakenly believed that she had an improper relationship with her own brother.
Countless accusations and insults will drive that once noble and elegant princess to some unknown hell.
Could it be that Emperor Yan had doubts about Duan Rongshi's background?
She couldn't bring herself to ask that question again.
In the darkness, he stared at Zongzheng Wuheng again: "Did he give you poison?"
Zongzheng Wuheng chuckled softly: "You really are his betrothed princess."
"You even guessed that?"
Li Qingluo: "The Prince Su's mansion originally wanted Grandpa Luo to get involved, but later they sent Doctor Du to pretend to have a full head of white hair and a veiled face... to let you know that a divine doctor has diagnosed you, and that you are indeed terminally ill..."
"However, this act might still be a show put on for me."
"He wanted to let you go to investigate the accomplices who killed his mother, but he couldn't break the promise he made to me."
"That's why the Prince Su's mansion staged the whole thing to make it seem like you were the one who was rescued!"
Li Qingluo laughed coldly as she spoke, her laughter tinged with bitterness.
"Duan Rongshi, you really went to great lengths."
"First it was the Zheng siblings, then it was Zongzheng Wuheng."
"As you know, I've been making concessions time and time again."
"But if you don't tell me, how will you know I would..."
She didn't continue, but instead looked at Zongzheng Wuheng: "What kind of poison did you take?"
Having come this far, Zongzheng Wuheng had nothing left to hide.
He replied calmly, "It's the Ten-Flavor Intestinal-Severing Powder."
"It is said that the antidote must be taken once a month. If it is missed, the poisoned person will die from excruciating pain."
"If I don't get any clues six months later, he will immediately stop and send the antidote."
"Do you really think he's a good person?"
Li Qingluo: "How dare you mock him?"
"You gave me medicine back then, and later you even wanted to poison everyone in Jinling City. Didn't you ever think you'd end up like this?"
She stood up and looked at him as if he were a dead man: "Serves you right!"
After saying that, he picked up a wooden stick from the side and knocked Zongzheng Wuheng unconscious with it.
Before Li Qingluo climbed into the carriage and fell asleep, he instructed the assassins: "Once we arrive in Yangzhou, find a reliable escort agency and send him back to the Great Chu."
Then they sent the assassins to capture Pei Qinghong, who had watched the show to his heart's content.
Finally, he instructed that he not be buried, and then he fell asleep.
In response to Pei Qinghong's questioning, Li Qingluo coldly replied, "What's it to you?"
She did indeed betray herself.
He did not fulfill his duty to kill Zongzheng Wuheng to avenge himself, Butterfly, Granny Deng, and even the innocent people of Wanjiacun who were implicated.
She softened.
It's not that Zongzheng Wuheng is innocent.
Instead, it was directed at Duan Rongshi.
She also wanted him to find out who was the real culprit who killed his mother.
They also wanted the truth about Consort Yue's death to come to light.
Then let Zongzheng Wuheng live a little longer...
But she didn't know how to face Duan Rongshi.
She didn't know if she would continue to compromise her principles and interests for him in the future.
Li Qingluo was frightened.
Moreover, she is about to go to Miao territory.
That's why they had the assassins hide her first.
She wanted to think about these things after she woke up.
Unexpectedly, he slept for seven days straight.
After driving Pei Qinghong away, Li Qingluo asked a few more questions about the situation in Jinling.
Before I could hear two sentences, my heart suddenly tightened.
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