Chapter 1111 The Gong family line will end.
Gong Qiu sneered, "Avenge your mother? That bitch of a mother of yours dared to deceive me, making me raise her son for more than ten years for nothing. I should have killed you along with her back then."
He looked at Meng Yunzheng with a mocking expression, "Do you think you can rest easy by severing ties with me and going to the Emperor to complain? Do you think the Emperor is so determined to kill me? It's because I had an affair with Consort Liu, which the Emperor couldn't tolerate. You've been able to endure being by my side for over ten years, so I suppose your mother already told you everything, including my relationship with Consort Liu."
Meng Yunzheng remained expressionless. "So what if it is?"
Gong Qiu chuckled, his eyes widening slightly. "Do you know what kind of person the current emperor is? He cares a lot about his reputation. How could he tolerate strangers knowing he'd been cuckolded? Let alone anyone else, even the Third Prince, his own son, who brought this to their attention, the emperor might not let him off easily!"
As he spoke, a malicious glint appeared on his face. "Tell me, if I were to meet with the Emperor and tell him that you already knew about my relationship with Consort Liu, would he spare you? Even if you present the evidence of my crimes to the Emperor, so what? He could crush you as easily as crushing an ant if he wanted to."
Meng Yunzheng remained silent, staring intently at Gong Qiu.
Gong Qiu laughed heartily, "What, you don't believe me?"
Meng Yunzheng remained silent, but Shu Yu, who was beside him, suddenly spoke up, "In that case, the Gong family will truly be extinct."
Gong Qiu's laughter stopped abruptly. He turned sharply to look at Shu Yu, his eyes wide.
Shu Yu said, "Of your children, Gong Chang is dead, Gong Ya has been sentenced to death, and the Second Prince... well, I reckon his fate will be the same. Now, only he is left."
Gong Qiu was stunned. He frowned as he looked at Shu Yu, then at Meng Yunzheng.
After a long pause, he suddenly chuckled softly, "So that's how it is, so that's how it is. You're quite bold, lying through your teeth in front of that person."
As he spoke, he couldn't stop laughing.
After a long while, he stopped laughing, and his gaze toward Meng Yunzheng was different. "I really underestimated you. I didn't expect that among all the children, you are the one who is most like me."
A look of disgust flashed in Meng Yunzheng's eyes. "I'm like my mother."
“But you also have my blood in your veins.” Gong Qiu’s grip on the railing tightened, his eyes filled with malice. “No matter how unwilling you are, this is an unchangeable fact.”
A rare hint of satisfaction flashed in his eyes as he took a deep breath. "So, what you said back then about inhaling too much smoke and having a bad memory was a lie, wasn't it? You're smart, you have a photographic memory, and you're very capable. Reading and writing are no problem for you, right?"
If you stand on his side and help him, how can you not achieve great things?
Miyauchi regretted it; he should have focused more attention on him.
He never imagined that he would be ruined by this son he hadn't paid much attention to.
He felt resentment, but also a subtle sense of triumph.
Meng Yunzheng pulled Shu Yu and turned to leave. Gong Qiu didn't care. He watched his back and chuckled.
But since then, he has confessed to the crimes without reservation and has never mentioned anything about Meng Yunzheng.
Two days later, the verdict against the Second Prince of Gongqiu and his entourage was handed down.
(End of this chapter)
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