Chapter 63 I'm the One to Die
The journey was so hurried that beads of sweat even appeared on Earl Anyang's forehead.
The courtyard was in a mess. He was no longer surprised by the incense tables and offerings. After all, the West Courtyard had held many rituals there in the past.
But at this time, the wife of the Marquis of Anyang was kneeling on the ground, her face was pale and sallow, which really scared him.
How come I feel like I've lost a lot of weight after not seeing you for ten days?
He hurried forward and squatted in front of the Lady of Anyang, but before he could open his mouth, he noticed the cracked paulownia wood doll on the ground.
The puppet was lying prone with a piece of yellow talisman paper underneath.
Anyang Bo suddenly had a very bad premonition.
He hurriedly reached out to pick up the puppet, and the moment he turned it over, he saw a piece of talisman paper with a bloody stain.
Written on it was Jiang Xun's birth date.
The whole body of the Earl of Anyang shuddered violently, and at this moment he suddenly realized that the reason why the Imperial Guards surrounded the Earl of Anyang's mansion without any warning might not be because of Jiang Xun, but because of his own wife.
"Ma'am, what is this?"
Lady Anyang's eyes followed the movement of the puppet, but they were empty, as if she didn't hear Anyang's voice at all.
At this time, Nanfeng came forward, handed another piece of talisman paper to Anyang Bo, and whispered something in his ear.
Upon hearing this, Earl Anyang froze in place, his eyes wide open with disbelief and his face as pale as snow.
At this time, the commander of the Imperial Guards, Wen Chengye, stepped forward, took the puppet from the hand of Anyang Bo, and reached out to Nanfeng.
Nanfeng handed over the yellow talisman very straightforwardly.
The young master had already anticipated that the person sent today must be the emperor's confidant, Lord Wen, the commander of the Imperial Guards, and he only had to present all the evidence.
At this time, Nan Feng turned around again, pointed at the captured Mother An, and said coldly: "Master Wen, this is a witness."
Bei Feng immediately came forward, carrying the limp Mother An.
Wen Chengye glanced at them, turned his head to look at the wife of the Anyang Earl, and said in a calm voice: "Madam, you have to go with me too."
When the Earl of Anyang heard this, his whole body went cold. He hurried to protect the Lady of Anyang and said in a hurry:
"Commander Wen, I'll follow you!"
Wen Chengye frowned and kindly reminded him, "My Lord, you are not aware of this matter. I am afraid you will have nothing to say in front of the emperor."
"And Lord Jiang is in a bad situation in the palace right now. If we delay any longer here, I'm afraid Lord Jiang will get even worse."
Upon hearing this, the face of Anyang Bo changed drastically, but after hesitating for a moment, he stood in front of Anyang Bo's wife and said quickly:
"Commander Wen, my wife has been hit so hard that she is unconscious. I'm afraid that things will get even worse if she comes before the Emperor."
"Can you give me some time to find out the truth? I will follow you, Lord Wen, into the palace to see the emperor!"
Wen Chengye glanced at the Anyang Marquis's wife, who looked as pale as death, and thought of the emperor's order before leaving the palace. After thinking for a moment, he nodded:
"Okay, Lord, please hurry up. After all...it's for Lord Jiang."
Anyang Bo nodded gratefully to Wen Chengye, "Commander Wen, please move outside the courtyard. And Nanfeng, both of you please go out."
Wen Chengye had already agreed, so he walked out very straightforwardly. Before leaving the hospital, he looked back and couldn't help but sigh in his heart:
With a family like this behind him, it is difficult for Lord Jiang to reach his current position.
Only the Anyang Earl and his wife were left in the courtyard.
As Anyang Bo looked at his wife with a haggard face, his eyes gradually turned red. He didn't know that his wife had been tortured to such an extent by her obsession.
He bent down and clenched the hand of Lady Anyang, only to feel it was icy cold. He could not help but tremble and said, "Madam, I'm sorry, I'm sorry..."
The wife of the Marquis of Anyang still had a dazed look on her face, as if her soul had been taken away.
When Anyang Bo saw this, his throat felt sore and remorse surged in his heart, almost drowning him.
It was all his fault that he and his wife had ended up in this situation.
"Ma'am, I'm sorry, I'm the most despicable one, and I'm the one who deserves to die the most."
There are some things he knows very well.
However, he never cared about it and did not dare to think deeply about it, because he needed a smart Xun'er to support the Bo family, to restore the glory of the Bo family, and to clear away his years of depression.
Back then, his half-brothers were better than him in every way, but he was lucky enough to be born as a legitimate son and inherit the title.
But who could have thought that he and his wife gave birth to a fool.
He was laughed at and ridiculed for this. He wanted to be reborn, but was unable to do so. He felt inferior to others everywhere he went.
Those people were all coveting the title. He couldn't help thinking that after his death, Xun'er, a silly child, would not be able to guard such a big uncle's house. He was afraid that he wouldn't even have a good end in the end.
But he was a cowardly and incompetent father. On the day Xun'er got into trouble, he didn't even dare to care about the children who bullied Xun'er.
And at this time, "he" came.
The first moment Xun'er woke up, he realized something was wrong.
Although Xun'er was stupid before, he was taught the rules very well. But when he woke up this time, not only did he forget the rules, he also couldn't recognize any of them!
Although he became fluent in speech, many of his words and behaviors were very strange. He often looked terrified and was on guard everywhere, muttering "go back, go back" to himself.
The imperial physician said that Xun'er might be like this because of the stimulation.
But how could he not recognize his own stupid son?
The Xun'er of today is totally different from the Xun'er of the past!
After about a month, "he" seemed to be in despair, slowly calmed down, and gradually showed his extraordinary talent and ability.
His wife couldn't accept it, but he was immersed in the vanity brought to him by "Xun'er".
He has gained face, and others will look up to him from now on!
It was from this time that he completely abandoned the real Xun'er and drifted further and further away from his wife.
Thinking of this, Anyang Bo felt indescribably sad.
He was cowardly, selfish, vain, and cruel. He didn't dare let his wife know, and he also noticed that Xun'er was different.
He just wanted to maintain the status quo, so he allowed others to spread rumors that his wife had gone insane, just to make Jiang Xun's identity legitimate.
Over the years, he would occasionally dream of Xun'er. He would dream of him staggering towards him, calling him daddy foolishly and grinning at him.
I dreamed that Xun'er put candied haws and sweet cakes into his mouth, shouting, "Daddy, sweet! Daddy, eat it!"
Sometimes when he came back from outside and was very angry, he would push Xun'er away.
But when Xun'er fell, she would still run towards him, pushing him away again and again, and sticking to him again and again.
What a fool.
I was so stupid that I couldn't understand the disgust on his face. I thought he was just joking, and I ran towards him again and again with a smile and all the love in my heart.
"Daddy, Mom, Xun'er is cold..."
These were the last words Xun'er said to him when he had a high fever.
Thinking of this, Earl Anyang could no longer hold back his tears.
He crawled down with his upper body, knelt in front of the Lady of Anyang with an almost apologetic look, and cried so hard that his whole body was shaking.
At this time, Lady Anyang finally responded.
The crying sound entered her ears, and she lowered her eyes to look at Anyang Bo. Seeing her husband's remorseful look, she understood everything in an instant.
"So... So you've already..."
She twitched the corners of her mouth and suddenly chuckled. Her laughter grew louder and louder, even drowning out the crying of Earl Anyang.
She laughed at Anyang Bo, laughed at herself, laughed at the fate, and laughed at the absurdity of the past ten years.
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