Upon hearing this, the Duke of Gao was greatly shocked.
"Wan'er, what, what did you say?! Cang'er—"
“He is not your son.” Chen Wan’er looked up at Duke Gao.
"Now that things have come to this, there's no need for me to hide anything from you anymore. From beginning to end, I've never taken a liking to you, you old geezer. I've been using you all along! I wanted to use your status and position to climb the social ladder and become rich and powerful!"
"Now that you've been exiled by imperial decree, I absolutely will not accompany you to the land of exile to suffer a miserable life. I've already thought of a way out for you!"
"To tell you the truth, I don't care about concubines at all; I want to be the legal wife!"
Duke Gao was dumbfounded.
"Then, then my first wife—"
"That's right, it was me who sent her the tonics, which caused her to die in childbirth!"
"You know better than I do how she died! It's just that you've been protecting me and unwilling to investigate. I really have to thank you! If you hadn't favored your concubine over your wife, how could I have achieved my current status!"
Duke Gao was so shocked that he could not stand steadily.
He nearly fell to the ground.
"You, you—you've been lying to me for so many years!"
"It's not that I'm cunning, it's that you're too stupid! If you had treated your first wife better back then, I, as a concubine, wouldn't have had so many opportunities to rise to the top!"
"Now that everything has been exposed, I have no choice but to die!"
After hearing this, Duke Gao...
He coughed up a mouthful of blood on the spot and fainted!
There was no pity in Chen Wan'er's eyes.
"Take her away!"
"yes!"
After Chen Wan'er was taken away.
Duke Gao was also unconscious.
After Gao Zhu learned of the situation...
I didn't choose to go see him.
Instead, they returned to the Dayuan Palace.
at the moment.
Chen Wan'er was destined to die.
As for Duke Gao, that depends on his fate.
If it weren't for fear of external criticism...
Gao Zhu would not allow the imperial physician to treat the Duke of Gao's illness.
Three days later.
Duke Gao woke up.
The first thing he wanted to do was to see Consort Gao.
Consort Gao thought that this might be the last time she would see him.
There were some hurtful things she wanted to say to the Duke of Gao.
The Duke of Gao, lying on his sickbed, looked as if he had aged ten years.
Upon seeing Consort Gao.
Duke Gao was overcome with grief.
"daughter--"
"I am not your daughter! And you are not worthy to be my father."
Gao Zhu stood two meters away from Duke Gao, looking at him with a cold expression.
Duke Gao lowered his eyes.
“I know you still hate me. I wasn’t a good father.”
"You've overlooked one thing; he's not a good husband either!" Consort Gao glared at him resentfully.
“You ruined my mother’s life! Now, you’ve suffered this fate, and it’s your retribution. You and Chen Wan’er owed my mother a life, and you two have to pay for it.”
"However, I will not let you die easily. I will send an imperial physician to accompany you and make you suffer the pain of exile. Only when you have experienced what it means to be worse than dead will I have avenged this great grudge!"
"And Chen Wan'er, I will definitely not let her be beheaded! Before she dies, I have many things I want her to do and see."
Duke Gao was taken aback.
"What...what do you want to do to her?"
"What? Even though Chen Wan'er has cheated on you so badly, you're still going to protect her? How infatuated! Since you care about her so much, then let's see what happens to her."
"I, I, Your Majesty, please consider this my foolishness. Chen Wan'er is just a woman. I hope you can let her go."
"Listen to this, is this what you call human speech?" Gao Fei's anger was not the only thing she felt; it was also bitterness.
"I really feel so sorry for my mother!"
"Father, do you know what a human pig is?"
Duke Gao was taken aback.
"you--"
After saying this, Gao Zhu turned and left with a cold smile.
Duke Gao did not see it.
Tears streamed down Consort Gao's face.
She wasn't feeling sorry for the Duke of Gao, but rather for her mother.
She placed her entire life's happiness on one man, but this man, from beginning to end, only had concubines.
Even though his concubine had committed murder, he still pleaded for her life.
But what about Mother?
What did Mother do wrong?
She has always been a virtuous, kind, and forgiving woman.
Even when the Duke of Gao wanted to take a concubine, she accepted it with dignity.
Her gentleness and forbearance.
In the eyes of the Duke of Gao, however, these were qualities that were not worth having.
I even despise her for it.
On the contrary, Chen Wan'er, who likes to be dramatic and cause trouble all the time!
It's really just that my inherent wickedness is at play!
After Gao Zhu returned to the Dayuan Palace.
Please ask Ye Ling to entrust her with the affairs of the Duke's mansion.
Ye Ling nodded.
"Your Majesty's permission is granted."
"Thank you, Your Majesty."
Ye Ling knew all too well the deep-seated hatred between Gao Zhu, the Gao family, and Chen Wan'er.
If she isn't allowed to personally feed her mother to avenge her mother.
Gao Zhu would never have peace of mind for the rest of his life.
Why not just understand her wish and let her live without this burden for the rest of her life?
Gao Zhu quickly ordered that Chen Wan'er be brought before the Duke of Gao.
At this moment, Chen Wan'er was still unharmed.
The Duke of Gao's eyes still held a look of worry.
"Wan'er, they didn't do anything to you, did they?"
Chen Wan'er gave a cold laugh.
"You're really shameless!"
"I've done so many wrong things, and you're still thinking of protecting me!"
"Old man, you should be thinking about how you won't die on your way to exile!"
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