Tang Wan patted his back to calm him down.
He looked at her with tearful eyes: "I should hate her, but why, why..."
Why do I feel sad now?
"Ayu, don't blame yourself. You didn't do anything wrong. It's right to hate, and it's also right not to hate."
"I know you are a kind and soft-hearted person. You just want her to be punished, but you don't want her life. I know, I know everything."
"sorry."
"Why do you always say sorry to me? You have nothing to be sorry for."
Chi Yu loved her, respected her, and never did anything wrong to her.
"She harmed you and also harmed our father. Perhaps, perhaps this is fate."
He leaned dejectedly on the bed, his eyes empty.
Tang Wan hurriedly diverted his attention: "Empress Dowager, did you tell the truth? Now, you can also avenge your father. Don't be sad, this is a good thing, right?"
"Perhaps the Empress Dowager is just going to reunite with Father."
After her exhortation, Chi Yu finally regained his spirits. He held her hand and said, "Thank you, Wanwan."
Tang Wan smiled: "Thank me for what?"
Thank you for coming to me and becoming my wife. Thank you for always being by my side and for being willing to stay even though you have been hurt so much by me.
He smiled and said, "I just feel that you've done so much for me, but I've never formally thanked you."
Tang Wan's face was filled with confusion: "We, we are not husband and wife? Why do we have to care so much?"
"Yes," he hugged Tang Wan tightly in his arms: "We are husband and wife." My only wife in this life.
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In a house somewhere in the capital.
"Oh, let me tell you, this thing is very rare. It was given to us by His Majesty as a reward. There are only about a hundred of them in the entire capital."
"Brother Zhao, you are being so mysterious, what on earth is this?" A middle-aged man rubbed his hands, smiled flatteringly, and looked at him expectantly.
Zhao Zhi raised his chin proudly: "This thing is called a porcelain figurine, and it is extremely precious."
Another thin man's eyes sparkled when he heard this: "Oh, the name sounds like a good thing. I wonder, what exactly is this porcelain figure?"
"The so-called porcelain figures are people who have their limbs and shoulders cut off and placed in a porcelain vase for people to admire."
"As long as a bottle has been cared for by a porcelain craftsman, it will be worth a fortune."
"This..." The thin man's face turned pale. "Isn't this a bit too cruel?"
Zhao Zhi snorted coldly, "What's so cruel about that? These are people who deserve it. Besides, the ancient method records that porcelain figurines must be kept in porcelain bottles from childhood. The one Your Majesty gave me is an adult."
"He didn't suffer the hardship of growing up in a porcelain vase, and when he gets old, he doesn't have to worry about being left alone. Isn't that great?"
Another man with a pointed chin and monkey-like face nodded in agreement: "That's right, Wang Wu, if you don't want to watch, just leave. Why bother disturbing everyone's interest?"
Wang Wu lowered his head in shame. "I'm afraid I'm truly ignorant of this. Master Zhao, could you please go down and see it again?"
Zhao Zhi exhaled through his nose and said with a bit of arrogance: "Alright, today I will show you around."
A group of about a dozen people followed Zhao Zhi in a mighty procession. Zhao Zhi led them around left and right, and walked for a long time before finally pushing open the door of a room.
As soon as the door was opened, a foul smell hit them in the face. Everyone couldn't help but frown. They felt that the smell in their noses was no different from the stinking ditch in front of their homes.
Zhao Zhi saw that they were all pinching their noses: "Alright, we'll be there soon, just bear with it."
After all, curiosity killed the cat. They crouched down and followed him in.
They didn't move until they reached the inner room, where they each brought a stool to sit on. Then two servants came over carrying a porcelain vase that was half a person's height.
When the porcelain bottle was put down with a clang, the foul smell became more obvious, and the faces of the people present changed almost instantly.
Some people who had poor tolerance started to retch on the spot.
"Zhao, Mr. Zhao, is this the porcelain man you mentioned?"
"That's right." Zhao Zhi was quite proud. Among the hundreds of families in Kyoto who had porcelain figurines, his was the one who took the best care of them. It had been several months, and the porcelain figurine was still alive.
"Everyone, why are you hiding so far away? Come closer and take a look."
Upon hearing this, several people took a few steps forward and took a closer look.
A human head was placed on a porcelain vase, and the lower half was probably his body. The porcelain figure did not look very good, and could even be said to be a bit ugly.
The fat on his face was squeezed into a pile, his eyes were narrowed into slits, his hair was greasy and smelly, and there was pus and blood at the mouth of the bottle.
"Master Zhao, is this really given to you by His Majesty?"
Is this really a reward, not a punishment? If their family was rewarded with something like this, they would probably be so scared that they couldn't sleep at night and couldn't even eat.
Zhao Zhi raised his chin. "Of course. Let me tell you, this porcelain figurine is like a toy. It's more obedient than a dog."
The man with the pointed chin and monkey cheeks immediately became interested when he heard this, not caring about being disgusted anymore: "Master Zhao, how did he become so obedient?"
"It's easy. I'll show you. Come on, get some feces."
Soon, a large basin of excrement was brought up by a maid who covered her mouth and nose: "Sir, this is what you wanted."
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