I don't know if Zhou had a brain seizure or what, but when Zhou Qingyuan tried every way to exonerate her, she tried her best to hold Zhou Qingyuan back.

As soon as he finished speaking, Zhou Qingyuan closed his eyes with a look of despair.

Mother, mother, you have brought all of this upon yourself. Don't blame your son for not trying his best to save your life...

There is a road to heaven, but you don't take it. You are going to force your way into the eighteen levels of hell.

"Son, hurry up and catch this adulterous couple. They dared to cheat on you right under your nose. You..."

“That’s enough!”

Hearing Zhou's desperate speech, Zhou Qingyuan quickly spoke out to stop her, fearing that she would say something outrageous and bring harm to the entire general's mansion.

Zhou Qingyuan's harsh scolding made Zhou stunned again.

"Your Majesty, my mother has repeatedly spoken disrespectfully to you, and has committed the crime of great disrespect. I beg your Majesty to hand her over to me for my contributions to Dong Chu over the years!"

Zhou had repeatedly defied the imperial power, and even Zhou Qingyuan, with his eloquent tongue, could no longer defend her.

Disrespecting imperial power is a capital crime. All Zhou Qingyuan can do now is to make Zhou die with more dignity and less pain and torture.

quiet.

The entire ancestral hall was as silent as death.

Everyone held their breath and prostrated themselves on the ground to reduce their presence, fearing that the emperor would be angry and corpses would be scattered all over the ground! After a moment, Shen Tingsi spoke.

He opened his thin lips slightly and uttered a simple word from his throat.

"You are allowed to carry out the execution yourself."

"I thank your majesty for your grace!"

Zhou Qingyuan slammed his head heavily on the ground again. This result was the best outcome for him at the moment.

"Someone, bring the poisoned wine."

Zhou Qingyuan took a deep breath and gave an order to his servants.

In order to show his loyalty, Zhou Qingyuan decided to execute Zhou with his own hands in front of His Majesty and the ancestors of the Zhou family.

Since Zhou's fate is set in stone, Zhou Qingyuan will not let her die so easily. He will squeeze out the only value in her before he dies! Zhou Qingyuan is so cruel that others can't imagine it. There is nothing he can't do!

The poisoned wine was quickly brought to Zhou Qingyuan by the servants.

Zhou Qingyuan bowed deeply to Shen Tingsi, then stood up and walked towards Zhou who had collapsed in front of the door of the Sitang with the poisoned wine.

Zhou's pupils suddenly shrank, and she stared at Zhou Qingyuan with wide eyes in horror.

"Qing, Qingyuan, what are you going to do?"

Zhou Qingyuan squatted down in front of Zhou with the poisoned wine in his hand, looking at her with a sad face: "Mother, I am an unfilial son. I can only send you on your last journey."

As he spoke, he passed the poisoned wine in his hand towards Zhou's mouth. Zhou staggered and quickly dodged when she saw that he was serious.

"No, no, no, Qingyuan, Qingyuan, please take a good look at me. I am your mother! How could you help an outsider murder your own mother?!"

Zhou took a step back, and Zhou Qingyuan moved the poisoned wine in his hand closer to her. Looking at the poisoned wine in front of her, Zhou was extremely scared. She ignored the pain all over her body and raised her hand to knock the poisoned wine in Zhou Qingyuan's hand over.

Snap——

The wine cup suddenly broke into pieces, and the poisoned wine spilled on the ground with a sizzling sound.

Looking at the poisoned wine spilled on the ground, Zhou breathed a sigh of relief.

However, Zhou Qingyuan's gaze darkened in a place where no one could see, and the only remaining mother-son affection in his heart was shattered when the wine cup was knocked over by Zhou.

Zhou subconsciously raised her hand to knock him over, but Zhou Qingyuan grabbed her wrist first.

Zhou Qingyuan looked at Zhou with a cold expression, murderous intent flashing in his eyes! "The emperor is guilty of the same crime as the common people. Now that your mother has committed the great crime of disrespecting the imperial power, don't blame your son for being cruel."

Zhou Qingyuan argued confidently, and the big hand that was clamped on Zhou's wrist exerted a little force, and instantly the sound of bone cracking was heard!

"ah--"

Zhou opened her mouth and screamed in pain. While she was opening her mouth, Zhou Qingyuan brought the poisoned wine to her mouth.

When the poisonous wine was poured into her mouth, Zhou tightened her mouth tightly and swallowed the cry of pain in her throat!

My wrist hurts, but life is more important!

Faced with Zhou's repeated resistance, Zhou Qingyuan began to lose his patience.

He simply pinched Zhou's chin with his other hand, forced her to open her mouth with his fingers, and then poured the poisoned wine into her mouth.

Zhou's eyes were red as she shook her head, but how could she match Zhou Qingyuan's strength, who had been training on the battlefield for many years? She stared at Zhou Qingyuan, but Zhou Qingyuan ignored her pleading. Zhou's indifference and ruthlessness made Zhou's heart completely cold. She watched helplessly as the poisonous wine poured into her throat, but she was powerless.

After a glass of poisoned wine was poured into her, Zhou began to feel dull pain in her abdomen.

Zhou Qingyuan put the wine cup on the ground and hugged Zhou's head with a sad face.

"Mother, it's my son..."

Before Zhou Qingyuan could finish his words, Zhou, who had just regained some consciousness, pushed him away with all her strength.

Bang--

Zhou's body fell heavily to the ground. She stared at Zhou Qingyuan with wide eyes and pointed her trembling finger at him.

"You helped an outsider to murder your own mother, Zhou Qingyuan. You must... die a good death!"

As the last word fell, Zhou's hand suddenly fell to the ground and she stopped breathing completely.

Until her death, her eyes were wide open, staring at Zhou Qingyuan with hatred, wishing she could take him with her on her way to the underworld! Boom——

There was a loud noise in the ancestral hall, and the tablet with Zhou Qingyuan's father's name on it fell heavily to the ground and broke into pieces! Zhou Qingyuan glanced into the ancestral hall. He didn't care about so much at the moment. He poisoned Zhou to death with his own hands and ordered people to carry her body away from the front of the ancestral hall.

In Zhou Qingyuan's opinion, Zhou deserved all of this. Not only did Zhou commit evil himself, but he also almost got him and the General's Mansion involved!

If he had to do it again, he would still resolutely choose to do so! He actually insulted his mother by saying that His Majesty had an affair with Jiang Li. She deserved to die!

Who in the whole Dongchu doesn't know that His Majesty hates women? To this day, the harem is empty? Saying that His Majesty has an affair with Jiang Li is simply the most ridiculous joke he has ever heard in his life! After dealing with Zhou, Zhou Qingyuan raised his foot and walked towards Shen Tingsi, and paused when passing by Hongqu.

"Drag this maid who is lying and stirring up trouble away and beat her to death with sticks!"

Zhou Qingyuan had long heard of Hongqu, the trouble-making and hot-tempered servant girl. However, because she had always served Zhou and had never caused any major trouble, Zhou Qingyuan had always turned a blind eye to her.

It goes without saying that this bitch was behind today's incident, so Zhou Qingyuan will naturally not let her off easily.

"General, please spare my life! I was wrong. I will never do that again, General!"

Hongqu begged for mercy at the top of her voice, but Zhou Qingyuan didn't even look at her and let the servant drag her away.

After dealing with Zhou and Hongqu, Zhou Qingyuan lifted his robe again and knelt in front of Shen Tingsi, waiting for his next instructions.

Just then, a female voice cleaning the yard was heard.

"Your Majesty, I have a matter to ask Your Majesty to help me!"