Chapter 271 Tragic Death
His face looked very ugly. He was surrounded by guests and onlookers. He was afraid that a commotion would break out and his deeds would be exposed.
He returned Shen Mingzhu without hesitation, took Shen Qingtan back to the mansion and sent her to the bridal chamber.
He didn't want to marry a useless abandoned child, so he deliberately poisoned the Yangchun noodles, causing Shen Qingtan to be poisoned and bedridden.
Finally, she was imprisoned in the backyard under the pretext of recuperating from illness and was not allowed to visit her.
He knew that Shen Qingtan was quite intelligent and the reason he fell into the trap was simply because he trusted them.
She never thought that she was not the daughter of a marquis, so she never assumed malice towards them.
After all, Madam Shen's attitude towards Shen Shaohuai and Shen Shaobai is polarized: one is regarded as the apple of her eye, carefully caring for and doting on him, while the other looks down on him and is indifferent.
Compared to Mrs. Shen's indifference towards Shen Shaobai, she was quite nice to Shen Qingtan on the surface.
With Shen Shaobai as a comparison, Shen Qingtan would not have any doubts even if Mrs. Shen's attitude was abnormal.
I just think that Madam Shen is more partial to Shen Shaohuai.
What's more, before the remarriage, Mrs. Shen's attitude towards Shen Qingtan had remained the same for more than ten years.
He was afraid that Shen Qingtan would run away, so he added something to her food every day, making her feel so weak that she didn't even have the strength to get out of bed.
Finally, he used her connections to get food and fodder from Boss Qin and escorted the food to the northern border.
When he came back again, Zhao Yi had already left Beijing due to illness and was waiting to die in his hometown.
The eldest lady, the eldest master, the Duke, and the old lady went to their ancestral home together, apparently to see Zhao Yi off for the last time.
He took this opportunity to make Shen Qingtan fake her death and transferred her to another courtyard.
After the Duke, the Old Lady and others returned from their ancestral home, the eldest lady's family suffered misfortune and she had no intention of taking charge of the mansion's affairs, so she handed over the power of the household and lived in seclusion thereafter.
The Duke submitted a memorial requesting that he be named the crown prince, and then resigned from his official position and lived at home as an idle person.
Afterwards, he gave a sum of money to the fourth wife, separated her from the house, and let her set up her own household.
No one in the mansion mentioned Zhao Yi again.
Emperor Jing'an fell seriously ill and was unable to handle state affairs. He followed the court officials' instructions and appointed Prince Yu as the crown prince. He also let the crown prince act as regent and the chief minister of the cabinet assisted in the administration.
The Northern Qi Dynasty made a comeback, and the court ordered the King of Zhenbei to lead the troops to resist the foreign enemies.
After spending nearly a year, the Prince of Zhenbei won the battle and was summoned to the capital.
At this time, Emperor Jing'an recovered from his illness and took power personally.
The Prince of Zhenbei pleaded guilty to Emperor Jing'an, saying that his daughter had left Liangzhou without permission in order to fulfill her filial duty to the princess, thus violating the will of the late emperor.
Emperor Jing'an was a benevolent and wise monarch. He did not punish the Prince of Zhenbei, but instead allowed the Prince of Zhenbei to offset his merits and demerits.
The sons of King Zhenbei made great contributions in this battle, and Emperor Jing'an wanted to reward them.
The sons of Prince Zhenbei refused the reward and requested the emperor to issue an edict to let the Jinyiwei assist them in finding the lost little princess.
Emperor Jing'an agreed.
The Marquis' Mansion learned from Prince Yu the characteristics of the little princess when she disappeared, and only then realized that Shen Qingtan was not the daughter of a wealthy businessman, but the daughter of Prince Zhenbei.
If this matter were to be exposed, the Marquis's Mansion would be in dire straits.
If the King of Zhenbei knew about the evil deeds he had done to Shen Qingtan, he would probably die tragically at the hands of the King of Zhenbei.
After they discussed it, they decided to silence him to prevent future troubles.
As long as Shen Qingtan dies, all these sins will be covered up.
On the day of his wedding with Shen Mingzhu, he ordered people to set fire to Shen Qingtan and burn her to death.
I thought I could rest easy from now on.
Unexpectedly, when he finished entertaining the guests and returned to the bridal chamber, King Zhenbei chopped off his head with a knife.
Zhao Jue felt a sharp pain in his neck, as if he could feel his blood vessels spasming and blood gushing out. He subconsciously turned his neck, but it was still intact, burning painfully from the raging fire.
Realizing this, Zhao Jue came back to his senses in a daze. The scene just now was too realistic, as if it had really happened.
Ever since Shen Qingtan married Zhao Yi and their lives got better and better, he regretted abandoning Shen Qingtan and missing out on the immense power and wealth.
Perhaps it was because of his heart disease that he imagined the scene just now before he died.
In the picture, he married Shen Qingtan as he wished, but he did not cherish her and burned her to death with his own hands.
He did not take advantage of Shen Qingtan's influence and got the position of the grandson of the emperor as he wished, but still died tragically under the knife of King Zhenbei.
Zhao Jue thought it was too absurd. How could he possibly kill Shen Qingtan?
He was convinced that the hallucinations were caused by Shen Mingzhu's words and her deep influence on him.
But he had to admit that if Shen Qingtan exposed the bride-changing incident in public on the wedding day, he would indeed do so.
This seemed to imply that as a person with such a strong utilitarian mentality, whether he got Shen Qingtan or not, he would never cherish her.
Only by putting aside the pursuit of power and sincerely asking to marry Shen Qingtan can he obtain the power and status he has always dreamed of.
Otherwise, everything he planned would be in vain.
Thinking of this, Zhao Jue's internal organs churned with pain, and he spat out a mouthful of blood. A white light and shadow appeared before his eyes. In the light and shadow, he saw Shen Qingtan standing gracefully under the osmanthus tree, holding out her hand towards him, calling his name.
His eyes became hot and full of greed, and he slowly raised his hand, wanting to hold hers. But when his hand was about to touch her fingertips, it fell down weakly.
At this moment, Shen Qingtan was standing at the entrance of the hot spring pool, holding clothes.
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