Shangguan Wanrou couldn't help but shed tears.
"Wow... Ziqi, auntie doesn't want to die. Auntie knows I was wrong." Shangguan Wanrou cried so sadly.
But Shangguan Ziqi could not feel the slightest sympathy.
"Aunt, I just want to ask you, did you always know that Zishu was not the king's child?" Shangguan Ziqi stepped forward and pressed the issue.
Shangguan Wanrou was stunned.
"Why should I tell you?" Shangguan Wanrou knew what he meant as soon as she heard it.
"If you tell the truth, I will beg the emperor to spare the mother and son of the Third Prince's wife. Don't you want to have a grandson of your own? Although there will be no more wealth and glory, at least they can live."
Shangguan Ziqi just didn't believe that she was so inhumane that she didn't even care about her own grandson.
"Are you serious?" Shangguan Wanrou was stunned. She was so concerned about her own sadness that she almost forgot that her daughter-in-law was pregnant with her grandson.
She was not worried about the third prince because he was the emperor's biological son and the emperor would not take his life.
But the grandson has not been born yet, and if the daughter-in-law is too frightened because their affair is exposed, it will be difficult to keep the baby in her belly.
But if the Princess Zhenguo came forward, it would be different, because she is a miracle doctor.
"really."
"Back then, I didn't know about Concubine Luo.
As soon as you got into trouble, the Second Old Lady came to the palace and asked me to arrange for an imperial physician to see you, and no one was allowed to know that I was the one who arranged this imperial physician.
It was then that the second old lady told me that Zishu was my second brother’s child.
If you die, Zishu will be the prince, and after that he will be Prince Rong.
If the Third Prince ascends the throne again, all the glory will belong to our Second House.
That's why I arranged for Doctor Gu to see you. His purpose is to make sure you never wake up.
Who knew that the wife would exchange marriage for the greatest helper by your side.
If he had known that the daughter of the second wife of the Yu family was a miraculous doctor, he would never have changed his marriage."
"Oh, it turns out that what you told King 㫅 before was all false, and what you said today is the truth." Shangguan Ziqi finally understood.
It turned out that saying that he was not close to the Third Prince was a lie to deceive King Kou.
Having gotten what he wanted, Shangguan Ziqi had no regrets.
"Aunt, it's time for you to set off. Do you want your nephew to help you?" Shangguan Ziqi reminded her "kindly".
Shangguan Wanrou suddenly raised her head and looked at Shangguan Ziqi with horror.
There was a faint smile on his face, as if he was talking about something very ordinary.
That smile seemed particularly dazzling in her eyes, like a sharp blade piercing her heart.
"Ziqi...you..." Her voice was trembling, almost unable to speak, "How could you...be so cruel..."
"Aunt, now is the time, why bother struggling? If you dare not do it, you should have the courage to take responsibility for the consequences. You were born in the Shangguan family, so you should have the fearlessness of a Shangguan family child. Why? You dare not take responsibility for what you have done?"
Shangguan Ziqi chuckled, walked slowly in front of her, looked down at her, his tone gentle but cold.
Shangguan Wanrou's body trembled violently and tears welled up in her eyes again.
She clenched the silk in her hand tightly, her knuckles tingling from the force, but she still couldn't make up her mind.
"If you can't do it, your nephew can help you." Shangguan Ziqi's voice remained calm.
He reached out and took the silk from her hand, gently stroking the cold silk, with a hint of pity in his eyes.
"After all, you were once a glorious concubine in this palace. You have enjoyed wealth and glory for so many years. It is worth dying for you."
Shangguan Wanrou's breathing became rapid and her chest heaved violently. She wanted to say something, but in the end she just lowered her head weakly.
Her shoulders trembled slightly and tears slid down silently, dripping onto the cold ground.
Shangguan Ziqi said no more, and gently but irresistibly put his arms around Ling's neck, then slowly tightened them.
Shangguan Wanrou's body suddenly stiffened, and she grasped at Yu Ling with both hands, trying to break free, but found that she was no longer able to resist.
How could a weak woman like her resist Shangguan Ziqi's strength?
She was filled with regret at this moment. She would never have dreamed that she would die at the hands of her own nephew.
This is retribution.
"Aunt, don't worry." Shangguan Ziqi's voice sounded in her ears, with a faint sigh, "All of this is your own choice."
Shangguan Wanrou's vision gradually blurred, and her breathing became more and more difficult. Her hands fell weakly, and the light in her eyes gradually dissipated, and finally turned into dead silence.
Shangguan Ziqi watched her body slowly fall quietly, without any fluctuation in his eyes.
He loosened his grip, and the silk thread gently fell. He quickly threw the silk thread onto the beam, tied a knot, and hung Shangguan Wanrou's body on it, making it look like she had hanged herself.
He hated this aunt, he hated the second old lady.
Now they were all dead, and his revenge had finally been achieved.
All those who had hurt him died one by one, and he finally let go.
"Come here." He turned around, his voice cold and calm, "Put down the body of Concubine Wan and report to the emperor to see how to deal with her body."
The palace guards came in quickly and clumsily took Shangguan Wanrou's body off the silk and carried it away.
"Finally, everything is over." He whispered to himself, with a hint of relief in his voice.
The autumn wind blew by, blowing his robe and ending this silent tragedy.
Shangguan Ziqi turned and left. The background was upright and firm.
He found Yu Yuanzheng and took her out of the palace.
"What's wrong?" In the carriage, Yu Yuanzheng felt that her husband was in a low mood.
"My aunt is dead. I strangled her with the silk given by the emperor." Shangguan Ziqi said quietly.
"Oh." Yu Yuanzheng reached out and held his hand to express her concern.
"She deserved to die. She almost made you unable to wake up. If I hadn't come in time to stop Doctor Gu from acupuncture, I don't know how many grasses would have grown on your grave by now."
"Thank you, ma'am." Shangguan Ziqi gently embraced Yu Yuanzheng in his arms.
The two hugged each other and stopped talking, returning to the palace in silence.
This palace coup made all the officials in the capital feel insecure.
The emperor ordered the Ministry of Justice to thoroughly investigate all officials in the capital, and severely punish anyone involved in the affairs of the third prince.
Punishment according to crime.
The first to bear the brunt was the Sun family, the Minister of War.
At first, Minister Sun never thought that the third prince would ascend to the throne, so he felt at ease to marry his daughter to the third prince.
I thought it would be nice for my daughter to become the princess of a leisurely king in the future, and it would also benefit the Sun family.
But since the emperor came back from Yuntai Mountain, the third prince and Concubine Wan had the merit of saving the emperor, and the emperor's attitude changed drastically, and he treated them mother and son with the same honor and favor.
Minister Sun knew that the possibility of the third prince being named crown prince was almost 100%.
Moreover, the Second Prince was also defeated by the Third Prince.
Through these, he knew that the Third Prince was no longer the same as before.
Even though Princess Zhenguo treated the eldest prince's face, it was impossible for it to recover to the same state as before the injury.
That was why he decided, after careful consideration, to strongly support the third prince.
Who could have imagined that in just twelve days, things would take a drastic turn, catching him off guard.
But it's too late to regret.
The Yong'an Earl's Mansion was also among them.
The three sons of Yong'an Earl were arrested and imprisoned on the same day, and the women in their family were confined to the mansion and were not allowed to go out.
But servants were allowed to go out of the house to buy daily necessities.
Yu Yuanzheng went to the Zhenguohou Mansion to teach students as usual, and came out of the mansion after the class.
Just as he was about to get on the carriage, a servant dressed as a slave rushed to the front of the carriage and knelt down in front of Yu Yuanzheng's carriage with a plop.
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