Feng Ying felt so uneasy after hearing the heart-wrenching statement that she fell unsteadily on the chaise longue. She couldn't utter a single word in rebuttal.
Just as Liu Yaozhen said, she had no idea what kind of person her son was and that he had such a shameful habit in private.
Feng Ying closed her eyes and sighed, tears rolling down her cheeks. She was indeed a terrible mother. She had been confined in a small Buddhist temple for these years to cultivate her mind and self-cultivation, and she knew very little about her own son. She always felt that as long as she did not fight, it would be a rare blessing for both her and her son to remain safe and sound in this harem.
But she was really wrong. Although a Buddhist temple could isolate her from the outside world, it also caused her to intentionally or unintentionally neglect her own children, leading to the bitter consequences she is facing today.
"Does your Majesty have anything else to say?" Liu Yaozhen's confession was like a heart-wrenching pain. She cherished Cui Mubai's reputation and wanted to preserve her husband's dignity after her death, but none of this could outweigh her desire to kill Zhu Yu.
No matter what Ji Wudao was thinking, he deliberately asked someone to tell her how Zhu Yu had humiliated Cui Mubai over the years. She was willing to fall into this trap.
The night she knew everything, she sat holding Lingbao all night long. Cui Mubai's voice and appearance kept coming back to her mind, especially those few times when she returned to Cui's house and met Cui Mubai lying on the couch before he was about to die. She immediately understood his forbearance and pain, and hated him more and more in her heart.
Her husband was such a good man that he was planning for her future until his death.
Zhu Hui ruined her husband's life, so why can he still live in such a high position?
Thinking back to that night in the prison, when Zhu Yu saw her coming over and knew that she knew about the affair between Cui Mubai and him, he boasted about how he had made Cui Mubai submit to him and where they had been together. Until Zhu Yu said that he had forced Cui Mubai into the study room of Cui's mansion when she was not in love...
At that moment, Liu Yaozhen could no longer bear it. She pulled out the hidden dagger and stabbed it into his body again and again. She had already put drugs in Zhu Hui's tea. Zhu Hui had no power to fight back at all. She stabbed him very deep each time, but she still couldn't get rid of her hatred.
Later, she looked at Zhu Yu's body and cried and laughed. She wanted to say to her husband, look, I finally avenged you and fulfilled his long-cherished wish before his death.
But she couldn't get her husband back, so where could she find another Cui Mubai?
"Didn't Your Majesty say that you wanted an explanation? Every wrong has its perpetrator, every debt has its creditor, the law of nature is clear, and retribution will come. I have avenged my revenge, and now Your Majesty wants to settle the death of the Second Prince. As long as the crime does not involve his family, I will repay him however I can." There was no fear on Liu Yaozhen's face. Apart from Lingbao, she had nothing to worry about. Her parents had Ziqi and her second and third sisters to take care of them. As for her child with Mu Bai, she believed that after she died, her parents would raise Lingbao well.
Feng Yuanqi looked at Liu Yaozhen. He actually admired her a little. She was worthy of being a child taught by Liu Yu. Even a daughter of hers was much better than Zhu Yu.
He had actually heard about Zhu Hui's infidelity with other men, which was one of the reasons why the Feng family looked down on Zhu Hui.
"Empress..." Feng Yuanqi called Feng Ying when he saw her closing her eyes and shedding tears. He wanted to give her some advice. If his sister really wanted Liu Yu's eldest daughter to pay for the life of the second prince, then after Liu Ziqi became emperor, their Feng family would probably have no place to stand.
But before Feng Yuanqi could say anything, Feng Ying opened her eyes. She felt so sad that she said to Liu Yaozhen weakly, "Go away."
Liu Yaozhen raised her head and looked at Empress Feng in a daze.
"The Second Prince behaved so horribly, and I am too ashamed to ask for any explanation on his behalf. It all comes down to my failure as a mother to educate him well. But it's too late to say these things now. He is gone, and let him return to dust. Let's give the dead a little dignity. Don't mention these things in the future. I don't want to see you again. Go away." Feng Ying's eyes were red and swollen, and her heart was as dead as dead water.
Liu Yaozhen pursed her lips, and finally said nothing more. She knelt down and kowtowed, saying, "I will take my leave."
As soon as Liu Yaozhen walked out of Qiwu Palace, a young eunuch came to greet her and whispered, "Master Yu has sent a letter to the palace. I have been keeping an eye on the situation in the palace. I am glad that you are alright, Miss. The elder is waiting for you outside the door. Please leave the palace quickly."
Liu Yaozhen thanked him, turned around and glanced in the direction of the East Palace, exhaled a breath, and the invisible shackles on her body disappeared. She walked out of the palace gate, her body and mind feeling lighter.
In Qiwu Palace, as soon as Liu Yaozhen left, Feng Ying looked at Feng Yuanqi and said sadly, "Brother, I had no idea that Zhu Yu was like this..."
Before he could finish his words, he fainted due to the excitement.
Feng Yuanqi quickly supported her and sent the palace servants to invite the imperial physician. He sighed softly. Fortunately, although his sister had been in the palace for many years, her nature had not changed. She still knew right from wrong. No matter what, the death of the second prince was over.
Liu Yu met Liu Yaozhen outside the palace gate. Seeing that she was safe and sound, he finally felt relieved.
"My daughter has caused trouble for father and Ziqi." Sitting in the carriage, Liu Yaozhen looked apologetic.
Liu Yu had a gentle smile on his face: "I'm glad you're alright." He then asked, "What did the Queen say?"
Liu Yaozhen did not mention her speech in Qiwu Palace, but only talked about what Empress Feng said at the end.
After hearing this, Liu Yu understood that the Feng family was doing this for the sake of the overall situation.
After returning to Liu Mansion, Liu Yu went to the study.
In the study, Liu Ziqi, Yu Qizhe, Xiao Ning and Shen Jinchun were discussing matters. When Liu Yu relayed the Feng family's attitude of not pursuing the death of Zhu Yu, everyone in the room immediately understood that the Feng family supported Liu Ziqi's enthronement.
In this way, it would be much smoother to present a letter to all the civil and military officials outside Liu's mansion tomorrow, asking Liu Ziqi to ascend the throne in his place.
Yu Qizhe said: "I have found out that Liu Bi went directly to the palace after leaving Shen Mansion." He had spies in the palace, and all the words Liu Bi said when he entered Qiwu Palace were quickly delivered to Yu Qizhe's eyes. He immediately ordered Lu Jin to investigate carefully.
Liu Bi is not important. What is important is who instructed him to enter the palace and spread the news of Zhu Hui's death at this critical moment, which was clearly an attempt to sow discord among the Feng family.
Liu Ziqi raised his eyes: "It turned out to be Elder Shen..."
He only said this, and Shen Jinchun took over the conversation: "Over the years, the teacher and I have been collecting evidence of the Shen Party's crimes. At present, we have more than a dozen pieces of evidence, including their bribery, corruption in the imperial examinations, and overstepping the boundaries of the law."
Liu Ziqi nodded.
Xiao Ning said, "In the past few days, there have been many people from the Shen Party who have come to the Liu Mansion to pay a visit. With Gu Wei and I here, the overall situation will be settled tomorrow. Shen Tian will not be able to stir up any trouble. If there is any trouble, I have the elite soldiers to deal with it."
Liu Ziqi smiled and said, "Okay, thank you all for your help."
Several people hurriedly said they dared not.
Liu Ziqi sighed softly, "I wasn't in a hurry to do it tomorrow, but Jiaojiao was kidnapped by Cheng Ying, and my aunt only left this bloodline. Ziqi loves his sister, and only when he sits on the throne can he send troops to Xianyang to rescue his sister. It's really a last resort."
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