Chapter 268 Spare My Life
After being taken to the Dali Temple, Aunt Zhuang saw the testimony written by Shang Zhichun with her own eyes, and only then did she realize that she had been sold out by her own son.
Years of hard work were wiped out overnight.
Her eyes went dark and she fainted.
Luo, who was trapped in the solitary cell, wanted to faint, but she couldn't.
The sharp and piercing cry of the baby followed her like a shadow, haunting her.
She was shocked and angry, and broke down and cursed: "Why are you pestering me! Go find your mother! Your mother is next door! Go find her quickly!"
The crying continued to fill my ears.
She sat on the narrow wooden bed, covering her ears with her hands, curled up into a ball, and trembling all over.
"It's not me who wants to harm you, it's Shang Zhichun who wants to harm you. He said Mi'er can't hide things, and he can't let Mi'er see him do it, so he asked me for help."
Die'er told her that when Shang Zhichun and Mi'er were having an affair, she went to Shang Zhichun in a rage to settle the score.
I thought Shang Zhichun would deny it, but he said calmly, "I did hook up with Mi'er, but it's not what you think."
He said that he was only one foot away from becoming the Crown Prince of Shangguo Mansion, and asked her, "Do you want to be the Crown Prince's wife?"
She understood his intention instantly.
"You want to get rid of your nephew?"
Shang Zhichun nodded.
Her heartbeat suddenly accelerated.
As a concubine's daughter of the Marquis of Cheng'en, she married a concubine's son of the Duke of Guo. She thought that this would be her life and there would be no future.
I never expected that there was a possibility for a concubine to be legitimate.
If she became the wife of the prince of the Duke's Mansion, her legitimate sisters and brothers would all be inferior to her.
When she becomes the wife of a duke in the future, all royal family members will treat her politely.
"Mrs. Shen was busy with the funeral and couldn't take care of the child. Chen'er has been taken care of by the wet nurse and Mi'er these days. The wet nurse couldn't sleep well at night and needed to catch up on her sleep during the day. I asked Mi'er to bring the child to see me while the wet nurse was catching up on her sleep."
"She would leave the child alone as soon as he fell asleep."
"While I'm holding her back, you can come to the Bamboo Garden and take action."
Shang Zhichun asked her to do so.
She couldn't resist the temptation and agreed.
Things went smoothly. After Shang Chen was given an acupuncture injection and treated for a few days, he died.
The position of the crown prince of the Duke's Mansion fell to Shang Zhichun.
She became the Crown Prince's wife as she wished.
When she returned to her parents' home, her father and stepmother looked at her differently, and her brothers and sisters spoke only good things about her.
On Baoer's full moon and one-year-old celebration, all the wealthy families in the capital came to congratulate him.
She never thought of Shang Chen for a moment.
Until Shen dug out Shang Chen's body from the golden camellia pot.
"The crying isn't real."
She said to herself in her heart.
It was just that she saw Shang Chen's corpse during the day, and she thought about it during the day and dreamed about it at night.
She was just trapped in her own nightmare.
Just wait until daybreak.
There was a sudden pain on the top of my head.
Something sharp seemed to have pierced her scalp, like three sharp thorns.
When the word "thorn" flashed through her mind, she suddenly realized that it was not a thorn, but a silver needle!
Shang Chen's ghost is stabbing her with a silver needle!
It wants revenge on her!
"Get out of here!"
She waved her hands wildly.
But I didn't touch anything.
The sharp pain on the top of my head became stronger and stronger.
She reached up to touch her head in fear.
I didn't touch anything.
It was as smooth as when she first inserted the silver needle into Shang Chen's fontanelle and it felt like that.
The child has a fontanelle, so the silver needle can penetrate it; but she doesn't have a fontanelle, so how can the silver needle penetrate her brain?
Fake.
They're all fake.
It's just an illusion.
She tried to convince herself, but she couldn't stop the pain from spreading.
Suddenly, it occurred to me that Shang Chen had become a ghost, and the needles used by ghosts were naturally different from ordinary silver needles.
Is she going to die here?
She hadn't become the Duke's wife yet, hadn't enjoyed all the glory and wealth, hadn't seen her Baoer become the Duke, how could she die like this?
"Chen'er, please, can you please let your aunt go?"
She pleaded in a trembling voice.
"Auntie really didn't mean to stab you. It was your second uncle's idea. I can take you to your second uncle. I'll have someone take good care of your mother and build a good grave for you. I'll burn whatever you want. Please spare your aunt's life."
The sharp crying stopped abruptly.
Seeing that it worked, she continued to coax him, "As soon as the sun rises, I'll take you to see your mother next door."
"Bang!"
Suddenly there was a metallic knock at the door.
She was so frightened that she almost lost her soul.
When I looked, the door was actually open.
Firelight poured in from outside.
Saved!
She didn't care about maintaining her dignity as a lady of high family. She jumped off the wooden bed and ran to the door.
What caught my eye was a large group of people.
She only recognized the warden who had brought her here, and asked him, "Is it daybreak? Can I leave now?"
The warden handed over a piece of rice paper and said, "This is your confession. Please sign it."
Luo Yiwan: “???”
What confession?
She took a quick glance and found that what was written on the paper clearly stated her crime of murdering Shang Chen.
His face changed suddenly.
"I never said such a thing, let alone did such a thing."
she retorted.
"Don't even think about falling on my head."
The warden said nothing, took the confession into the cell and closed the door.
"Do you really think this cell can be soundproofed?"
The warden's voice came from inside the room.
Luo Yiwan was struck by lightning.
The solitary cell is soundproof... Was it a trick?
Did all the people outside hear what she said when she broke down?
What about "those cries..."?
Before she finished speaking, a man of ordinary appearance stood up and burst into sharp tears.
Luo Yiwan: “!!!”
He is actually a ventriloquist!
So... this is the real interrogation of the Criminal Justice Department?
She closed her eyes and finally fainted.
The next day, a case that shocked the entire capital was made public.
In order to seize the throne of the Crown Prince, the concubine of Duke Shang and her illegitimate son set up a scheme to murder the legitimate son and grandson, poisoned the former Crown Prince's wife and drove her crazy, and killed the wet nurse, maids and others. Their crimes are extremely serious and they should be executed.
The guests who had just attended the Shangguo Mansion's one-year-old celebration yesterday and heard Shen's accusation: "..."
Oh my god.
What Shen said turned out to be true.
There really are such vicious people in the world. Not only did they kill their elder brother, but they also inserted needles into their nephew's fontanelle. The child was just a child.
brute!
Upon hearing the news, Duke Shang, who already suffered from hyperactivity of liver yang, was so angry that he almost died.
The Shangguo Mansion was in chaos.
In the Marquis Cheng'en's mansion, Luo Yixiuan was stunned for a long time.
She knew from the beginning that Shen was crazy, and she also knew that she always held the golden camellia pot tightly and would hit anyone who dared to touch it. That was why she asked Luo Yiwan to help her set up a trap, wanting to make Qi owe her a debt of gratitude for saving her life and force Ji Changqing to marry her.
It would have been fine if things didn't go as she wished, but why were Sixth Sister and the Crown Prince charged with the crime of death?
When she left Duke Shang's mansion, everything was apparently fine. But after one night, the murder was fully investigated?
When did the Dali Temple become so powerful?
Could it be that Sixth Sister had given her away as well?
Wouldn't that mean she would be charged with attempting to murder a First Rank Lady?
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