Chapter 376: Death of Concubine Shu
"Xia family?"
"Which Xia family?"
Everyone couldn't understand it for a moment.
"It should be the Xia family of Hedong." Someone knew some inside information.
"The Hedong Xia family and the Kaiyang Fan family are both merchant families, and they have a good relationship. Ten years ago, the Hedong Xia family's business was bigger than the Kaiyang Fan family's."
"Before this enchanting concubine entered the palace, the Xia and Fan families were planning a marriage, and I heard they were already in the process of matchmaking! But who could have predicted that the Xia family would be caught by the government smuggling salt? Overnight, the entire family, young and old, was thrown into prison, awaiting execution!"
"The evil concubine is also ruthless. When the Xia family was in trouble, she actually flew up to the tree and turned into a phoenix, entering the palace as a concubine!"
"Later, the Xia family was sentenced to exile, and no one knew what happened next."
"I know!" Yingyan came out.
Everyone recognized her as the one who assassinated Concubine Shu and asked in confusion, "You seemed to say your last name was Xia. Are you from the Xia family?"
"Yes! I am the only one of the Xia family who is still alive in this world!"
"What!" Everyone was shocked, "The Xia family is so big, and you're the only one left?!
Ying Yan tearfully said, "Two hundred and ninety-five members of the Xia family died of hunger and cold on the way to exile, while others were eaten by tigers and wolves. By the time they arrived at the place of exile, less than half of them were left! Yet, even so, there were still those who wanted to exterminate them all!"
"On our first day in exile, the assassins arrived! They spread the word that Concubine Shu believed the Xia family had damaged her reputation, so the remaining one hundred or so people were all slaughtered!"
Everyone was stunned.
"What did you say? What did you say?!" Concubine Shu screamed in the carriage, "Ayan! Ayan, tell me clearly, what did the killer say?"
"Sister, don't get excited. You can't move your wound!" Fan Jie Qiang was very anxious.
Yingyan's face was filled with hatred, tears streaming down her cheeks.
"Fan Jingrong, you are so vicious! You had to wait until we had gone through so much hardship and arrived at our destination before you took action! I was only ten years old at the time. While being hunted, I accidentally rolled off a cliff and was saved by someone! The others were slaughtered!"
"How tragic! The entire clan was wiped out!"
"The Demon Concubine is absolutely mad and heartless! She deserved to be assassinated today!"
Everyone shook their heads.
Ying Yan said, "The key is that the Xia family never sold illegal salt! This is all a frame-up!"
"Ahhhhhh!" Concubine Shu suddenly went crazy and rammed the carriage loudly.
"I understand! I understand! This has been a conspiracy from the very beginning!"
Concubine Shu was covered in blood and fell off the carriage without a care in the world.
"Sister!" Fan Jie Qiang sobbed like a fallen leaf in the wind.
How did the sister who was bright and cheerful back then and whose laughter was as clear and sweet as wind chimes end up like this today?
Concubine Shu struggled to crawl to Yingyan's feet, tightly grasped the hem of her skirt, and said sadly:
"Ayan, we've all been deceived! We've all been deceived by the emperor!"
"When the Xia family was in trouble, I thought I could have a chance to meet the emperor, so I went to the palace to plead with him. Only in exchange for my entry into the palace did the emperor agree to spare the Xia family's death sentence! Now it seems that the Xia family was framed. This was all a trap set by the emperor, just waiting for me to fall into it!"
Yingyan looked at Shufei in disbelief.
"Yes! I can testify! My sister almost cried her eyes out for the Xia family back then! I didn't even have time to save you, how could I kill you!" Fan Jie Qiang cried.
"Ayan, the killer was sent by the emperor. He is truly ruthless. Not only does he kill, he also destroys the heart."
Shu Fei's eyes were empty and her voice was weak and sad.
"After learning that the Xia family was destroyed, I was obsessed with revenge. For the past ten years, my heart has been filled with nothing but hatred. Ah Yan, how could I bear to kill your brother? Your brother is the best man in the world. He saved my life back then..."
Yingyan's tears fell on Shufei's face. She believed it.
Although she was still young at that time, she knew that the relationship between her brother and the sister of the Fan family was so good that everyone envied them.
She believed what Concubine Shu said was true.
"What should I do?" Ying Ran squatted down, looking at the dagger on Shu Fei's chest helplessly, "Sister, what should I do now?"
"It's okay, Ayan, don't cry." Shufei held Yingyan's hand and panted.
"Although I didn't kill the Xia family, they still died because of me. It's not unfair for me to take this blow from you. Every day in the past ten years since I entered the palace has been a torment. This is the best ending for me. Ah Yan, thank you for being alive."
"Brother, listen carefully." Concubine Shu turned to look at Fan Jieqiang, breathing heavily, "Don't blame yourself for this matter, and don't blame A Yan. You have to take care of her for your sister in the future."
"When I came to Heihe Village this time, I had a feeling something was going to happen, so I told my father and brother everything that had happened over the years. I told them to arrange their affairs as soon as possible and escape from this troubled place. If they had listened to me, they should be here soon."
As soon as he finished speaking, he heard the noisy sound of carriages and horses outside, followed by an anxious voice.
"Where is the Concubine Shu?"
Concubine Shu breathed a sigh of relief, "It's Daddy and the others who are here."
Fan's father and the eldest son of the Fan family rushed in hurriedly. After seeing Shufei's appearance, they both trembled and burst into tears.
"Father, brother, don't cry." Concubine Shu's face was calm. "I finally don't have to live in pain anymore. I still have two unfulfilled wishes, and I hope father and brother will fulfill them."
"You say." The two men held her in their arms.
Concubine Shu was barely breathing, "First, after I die, I will not return to the palace or see the emperor."
"Okay!" Father Fan burst into tears. "Even if I die, I will never let you return to the palace walls, and I will never let you see the people you hate again!"
"Ayan, scatter my ashes where Anan died. I want to go with him."
"Okay." Ying Yan said with tears in her eyes.
"Second, you guys have to pay back what I owe Xiao Jiuer. Heihe Village is going to rebel, you guys, help her."
"Alright." Father Fan and Boss Fan burst into tears. "All of the Fan family's manpower and financial resources are at the disposal of Little Jiuer!"
"Today's sun is so beautiful... The wind is so comfortable too. Anan, let's go... fly kites..."
Concubine Shu smiled and murmured something, her hands falling down weakly.
"elder sister!"
"daughter!"
"younger sister!"
Ying Yan knelt beside him and cried, "Sister Rong, I haven't told you yet! My brother never believed until his death that you would send someone to kill him! He believed in you from the beginning to the end!"
Fan Jieqiang rushed to Xiao Jiuer with red eyes, "Xiaobao! Why did she die? Aren't you a god? Please save her!"
"She doesn't want to live anymore. She's given up on living."
Xiao Jiuer shook her head, "I didn't arrange the flowers either."
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