Chapter 74: Leave a Whole Body
Wang wove two exquisite heart-shaped knots overnight, wiping away her tears as she embroidered.
My son has grown up and is old enough to get married, but I will never see him again.
I just hope that Chu Linyuan can keep his promise and do what he promised her!
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The next day, Wang took Zhang Ma to all the clothing shops in the capital to buy winter clothes for Chu Mingzhao and her future daughter-in-law.
She bought a full twenty or thirty sets, all selected according to Shen Yuning's figure.
Not only that, she also bought a lot of clothes for children, both boys and girls, and packed them in several boxes.
Afterwards, Wang thought that Chu Ruyan was about to get married, so she symbolically selected a few pieces of jewelry for her.
Although Chu Ruyan's personality is not pleasing and she has liked to go against her since she was a child, she grew up in front of her after all, so she can't neglect her too much.
She picked out a few nice shops from her dowry list and handed the deeds to Hong Gu.
After everything was arranged, Wang called Chu Mingzhao to her side.
"Zhao'er, I naturally don't understand the affairs of the court for men like you, and I don't understand the grand ambitions of you and your father."
"But mother knows that no matter how lofty a man's aspirations are, he must not betray his country for personal gain..."
Wang held Chu Mingzhao's hand tightly and said solemnly, "Zhao'er, you must promise me that if one day you find that your father is not as you imagined, or even does some treasonous and petty theft, you must act like a man and make your own decision!"
"How is that possible?" Chu Mingzhao laughed. "Don't worry, mother. Father is a man of high moral character and integrity. Even if he wants to take that position, he still knows what's important when it comes to his family and country."
He obviously didn't know why his mother said that.
Wang shook her head. "Even if we don't have high positions or riches, we can't lose face for our ancestors. We must not become traitors, right?"
"Of course!" Chu Mingzhao still had a smile on his face. Until now he didn't know that his mother was saying goodbye to him.
"Then promise your mother that if your father ever betrays his original intention, will you kill him for the sake of justice?"
"Father, how could he...?" Chu Mingzhao wanted to argue for his father again, but seeing Wang's serious expression, he could only nod perfunctorily, "Okay, okay, mother, don't worry. If father sells out his country for personal gain or colludes with foreign nations, I will be the first one to object!"
He answered with a smile on his face, as if he was joking.
What I was thinking was, isn’t this nonsense?
"What's wrong with mother today? Why is she so sentimental?"
Chu Mingzhao was about to speak to comfort her when he suddenly saw Wang's dowry list and the gifts and jewelry piled up all over the room. His eyes suddenly lit up.
"So my mother is eager to have grandchildren and is urging me to start a family?"
His eyebrows were curved and he smiled heartily.
Wang didn't answer directly. She just looked at her son with great love and reached out to touch his face.
"Chen Yuning is a good child. Treat her well in the future! If you have her company in the future, your mother will be relieved."
"Mother!" Chu Mingzhao cried out shyly, "Ning'er and I haven't even started dating yet!"
"But I will try my best!"
He was immersed in his own joy, feeling that with his mother's consent, marrying Shen Yuning was one step closer.
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The mother and son exchanged a few more pleasantries before Wang reluctantly left and went to Chu Linyuan's room.
When he pushed the door open and walked in, Chu Linyuan was practicing calligraphy on the table. When he saw his wife coming over, his face showed obvious disdain.
"What? You promised me yesterday that you would die for Ming Zhao, so why haven't you done anything yet?"
"Could it be that Madam has suddenly become afraid of death and attached to this world of pleasure?"
Wang smiled and didn't argue with him. "Besides worrying about Zhao'er, what else is there for me to miss in this glamorous world?"
"I've suffered enough. I just hope I won't be a human in my next life."
"What if you're reborn as a human in your next life?" Chu Linyuan stopped writing and looked at her.
"It's okay to be a human being, as long as I don't meet you!" Wang answered calmly.
"snort!"
Chu Linyuan took a sip of tea and said, "It is your blessing to meet my true identity. At least because of me, I can help support your Wang family."
"Don't worry, because of Zhao'er, even if you are gone, I will take good care of the Wang family!"
"In that case, I would like to thank you, Your Excellency!" Wang straightened her hair and bowed deeply to him. "Linyuan, I no longer have any desire to stay in this world. I must leave today. But before I leave, I want to ask you a question."
"Have you ever had me in your heart, even a little bit of sincerity?"
Thinking of the feelings they had for so many years, Wang's eyes were filled with tears. Although she knew that he was a wicked man, she still wanted him to lie to her before he died.
"What do you think?" Chu Linyuan had a smile on his face, and continued writing with the wolf in his hand without stopping.
The answer is self-evident!
It has always been like this - whether it is Wang or Chu Ruyan's biological mother, they are just stepping stones for me to reach the top, so how can there be any feelings involved?
At least that’s what he thought before he met Ana Shen.
"I see!"
Wang smiled sadly, "If you have never loved me, then the vows you made to me before were all false!"
"Yeah!" Chu Linyuan answered calmly without raising his eyebrows.
"Then, since you rose from a minor official to your current position, do you feel that you are inseparable from our Wang family?"
After the words were spoken, there was a moment of silence in the air.
When Chu Linyuan spoke again, he sneered, "You mean, the achievements I made today are the result of your Wang family's efforts?"
"Don't we, the Wang family, have any contributions?" Wang looked incredulous. How could people be so shameless?
"Haha." Chu Linyuan put down the brush in his hand and looked seriously at his wife, who had been with him for many years. "To say that there is no such thing is really unrealistic. I did receive the care of my father-in-law in the beginning, which enabled me to rise step by step."
"But the political world is dark and full of people of all stripes. I've climbed to my current position on thin ice, and I can only thank myself. I won't even thank God!"
“Of course, the fact that you were able to help me in the beginning was also due to my own efforts!”
"Hehe." Wang smiled bitterly. There is nothing more sad than a dead heart.
Having said that, what else is there to say?
I can only blame myself for meeting the wrong person and giving my true heart to the wrong person, meeting a man like this. I deserve this ending.
However, if his death could allow Ming Zhao to be with his beloved woman and could provide protection for the Wang family, then it would be a worthy death.
Wang got up from the ground, her eyes empty and lifeless. "Since that's the case, please follow me, Master Chu!"
They came to the lotus pond in the mansion.
The moon was high in the sky, and there was no one in the house at this hour.
"I'll jump into the lake and die, leaving my body intact. At least that'll give Zhao'er some dignity."
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