Chapter 286 The Empress Dowager Arrives! (First Update)
Madam Tang was ultimately just a woman confined to her household, lacking in cunning and shrewdness. Feeling wronged by Tang Yueshan's suspicion, she couldn't help but protest, "I didn't... I didn't intend to kill Ming'er..."
"Then this knife..." Tang Yueshan's gaze fell on the gleaming dagger in Madam Tang's hand. Suddenly realizing something, he glared at the kneeling servant with shifty eyes and kicked him. "You bastard! Are you trying to kill Ming'er?"
The servant was already delirious, collapsing to the ground and spitting out a mouthful of blood. He could only laugh foolishly, "Kill...hehe...kill the young master..."
This servant was a servant born into the household. Tang Ming himself had asked to serve him, but little did he know that he had raised a menace by his side.
"Who ordered you to kill the young master?" Tang Yueshan said coldly.
The effects of the drug Gu Jiao injected him hadn't worn off yet, and his consciousness was very weak. He would subconsciously answer whatever was asked.
He stammered, "Master...Master..."
Even though Gu Chengfeng already knew the outcome, hearing it again gave him a different feeling. He wanted to know what Gu Jiao was thinking, so he turned to look at her.
Gu Jiao's expression was calm and composed.
Does this girl even have a heart? Is she even alive?
After silently cursing to himself, Gu Chengfeng turned his attention back to Tang Yueshan and his group.
The door was wide open, and the bright moonlight and the candlelight from the lanterns shone in, illuminating the room with a soft glow.
Upon hearing the address "Master," both Tang Yueshan and Madam Tang's expressions changed.
Tang Yueshan was shocked and furious, and Madam Tang was also surprised, but a trace of anger was quickly overwhelmed by a great sadness and guilt.
Her body went limp, and the dagger in her hand fell to the ground with a loud clatter.
The next second, she covered her face, knelt on the ground, and sobbed in anguish: "He knows...he knows everything..."
She trembled all over, tears streaming through her fingers, her suppressed voice concealing endless pain.
Tang Yueshan, who was in a state of great shock and anger, was stunned when he heard her mournful cry.
He suppressed his anger, slowly approached Madam Tang, knelt down on one knee, and his expression softened.
When Gu Chengfeng saw this, he vaguely sensed something strange, but since he had never experienced such a thing before and had heard little about it, he didn't react immediately.
Gu Jiao, however, almost understood.
Tang Yueshan reached out his hand, hesitated for a moment, and finally lowered it, gently patting her shoulder: "You, you shouldn't cry."
Madam Tang cried even louder.
She seemed to be crying out all the grievances she had ever suffered in her life.
"It's my fault...it's my fault...I have no face to live in this world...it's all my fault..."
Gu Chengfeng asked Gu Jiao with his eyes: What's going on here?
Gu Jiao: See for yourself.
Gu Chengfeng: "..."
If you want to watch it yourself, then watch it yourself. How stingy!
Madam Tang wept bitterly, her heart breaking.
Tang Yueshan rarely showed a hint of helplessness. He didn't know how to comfort the other party, and after a long while, he managed to squeeze out a few words: "It's not your fault."
Madam Tang cried uncontrollably, sobbing, "How can it not be my fault... I shouldn't have... I shouldn't have..."
What shouldn't be done?
Even on a night like this, at a scene where her scars have been reopened, she still finds it difficult to speak about what happened back then.
She married into the Tang family at sixteen and became a widow at seventeen. In the first year of their marriage, they had a period of enviable happiness, but fate was cruel when her husband fell from his horse and became paralyzed.
You might not notice it for a day or two, but a year, two years...
She's a living, breathing person; she needs comfort too. She couldn't bear the loneliness...
Tang Yueshan was more thick-skinned than her, and he could say some things. He sighed and said, "How can you be blamed for what happened back then? I forced you."
This is a long story. On his way back home one day, he accidentally bumped into his elder sister-in-law and a man watching a play together. The two were behaving intimately, and it was clear that something was going on.
He was young and impetuous at the time, and he had just been drinking with his colleagues, so he wasn't thinking clearly. He rushed over and beat up the man, and then questioned his sister-in-law about why she had betrayed her brother.
Is she really that unable to stand being alone?
Does she really enjoy flirting with men?
She just...
In short, he said a lot of nonsense. It's unclear whether his sister-in-law's struggles disturbed his mind or the strong liquor clouded his judgment.
By the time he came to his senses, a terrible mistake had already been made.
Afterwards, the eldest sister-in-law became pregnant. In order to prevent the eldest brother from finding out, they gave him some medicine, saying that they should at least leave him an heir.
The older brother believed it.
He then truly believed that his elder sister-in-law was pregnant with his child.
During her pregnancy, the eldest sister-in-law regretted it more than once and wanted to abort the child. Even after the child was born, the eldest sister-in-law was very indifferent to the child.
It was only when Ming'er started to smile and call out "Mother" that her heart softened.
However, having learned from past mistakes, he was always worried that his elder sister-in-law would not want to see the child and would think he was an illegitimate child from the bottom of her heart, so he took Ming'er to his own courtyard.
...When exactly did my older brother discover it?
Was it those times when he went to force his eldest sister-in-law after Ming'er grew up?
Tang Yueshan clenched his fists, stood up abruptly, and strode towards the door.
Madam Tang's expression changed, as if she realized something. She rushed over and hugged Tang Yueshan's leg, crying, "Don't kill him! Don't—"
Tang Yueshan clenched his fists, his eyes blazing: "I admit I've wronged him in some ways, but you've seen how I've treated him all these years. If he sent someone to kill me, I wouldn't bother with him! But he wants to kill Ming'er!"
Madam Tang pleaded tearfully, "I beg you, I beg you... please spare his life... he's already suffering terribly... please don't kill him anymore..."
Tang Yueshan sneered: "Heh, maybe he's seeking death. Rather than living in such agony, it's better to give him a quick death!"
Madam Tang clung tightly to Tang Yueshan's legs, tears streaming down his clothes: "He's Ming'er's father... You killed him... What will happen to Ming'er..."
Tang Yueshan said coldly, "I am his father!"
Gu Chengfeng was so engrossed in listening that he didn't notice his hairband had come loose, and a strand of long hair suddenly fell down, brushing against his face and scratching the tip of his nose.
He felt a tickle on the tip of his nose, and couldn't help but shudder: "Achoo!"
It’s over!
We're doomed!
Gu Chengfeng closed his eyes tightly, wishing he could become bald like Gu Chenglin!
Tang Yueshan and Madam Tang were startled by the sudden sneeze, and Madam Tang's crying stopped abruptly.
The servant was by the bed, and the sneezing sound came from the wardrobe opposite.
Madam Tang stood up, her face turning deathly pale!
Tang Yueshan shielded her behind him, looking warily at the wardrobe: "Who goes there? Get out here!"
There was no movement inside the wardrobe.
Tang Yueshan unleashed a palm strike without hesitation. His powerful internal energy surged like a raging torrent, violently sweeping towards the wardrobe. In the instant the wardrobe door was shredded, several darts shot out.
Using the dart as cover, Gu Chengfeng pulled Gu Jiao out of the closet, and with a swift movement, they left the room.
Tang Yueshan was a couple of steps slower in his movements to dodge the dart, but he still chased after it very quickly.
Although it was very fast, he recognized one of the men in black as the assassin who had persecuted Ming'er that night!
Tang Yueshan gritted his teeth: "Well, I've been looking for you! How dare you barge in! If I don't capture you today, all my years of military service will have been in vain!"
Tang Yueshan led the experts from his mansion in pursuit.
Gu Chengfeng's lightness skill was quite good, but the experts in the manor were not weak either, especially since they brought archers with them.
The iron cavalry of the Marquis of Xuanping and the archers of the Marshal's Mansion are renowned throughout the six kingdoms.
Rows of powerful bows were drawn to their fullest extent, and arrows rained down from the sky, turning the entire street into a chilling rain of arrows!
The two had no choice but to slip into a nearby alley.
With his back against the wall and the chilling sound of arrows raining down in his ears, Gu Chengfeng's heart pounded: "This is terrifying!"
No wonder the city, guarded by Tang archers, was so formidable that even the Yan army couldn't conquer it!
call out!
Even though they had already slipped into the alley, an arrow still seemed to have eyes and shot towards them!
The two of them stepped back simultaneously!
The arrow was embedded in the bluestone ground, three inches deep, its fletching leaving a blurry afterimage!
Even Gu Jiao, who had seen firearms before, had to admit how formidable the Tang family's archers were.
This was far more murderous than the night they chased her; that night, Tang Yueshan probably wanted to capture her alive, so he didn't use his full strength.
Tonight they heard the most shameful secrets of the Tang family, and Tang Yueshan will never let them live to see the sun rise tomorrow.
Guards on horseback chased after them into the alley.
Gu Jiao shot the other man off his horse with a silver needle, then she mounted her horse, and Gu Chengfeng also mounted his horse, sitting behind Gu Jiao.
Just then, Tang Yueshan arrived and struck with another palm.
Gu Jiao spurred her horse and galloped away, but she was too late; the aftershock of her internal energy struck Gu Chengfeng in the back.
Gu Chengfeng immediately spat out a mouthful of blood.
His face contorted in pain. Why did he have to ride with her? Wouldn't it have been better to wait for the next horse?
The horses in the Marshal's Mansion are quite good. Apart from Gu Changqing's mount, this is the fastest horse Gu Jiao has ever ridden.
The horse runs quite fast, but... its movements are a bit strange.
Looking at the horse that seemed to be walking in curves, Gu Chengfeng asked with a suspicious expression, "Do you even know how to ride a horse?"
Gu Jiao answered honestly, "No."
"What?"
Gu Chengfeng was completely bewildered!
Gu Chengfeng was nearly shaken to death; he felt like his internal organs were about to shift. Tang Yueshan's palm strike hadn't caused him too much internal injury, but this girl riding the horse was almost causing him serious injury!
After another bumpy ride, Gu Chengfeng felt the scenery was off: "Where are we going?"
"The Imperial Palace," Gu Jiao said.
Gu Chengfeng: "What are you going to the palace for? Are you crazy! Once we get to the palace, we won't be able to escape! Hey, hey, hey! Can you stop... Stop right now! Stop... Ah!"
That brat!
Gu Jiao had been to the palace several times, and each time she deliberately took a different route, knowing which route was the shortest.
However, Tang Yueshan had also thought of what she could think of.
Not to mention that Tang Yueshan was a native of Beijing, and no one knew the city's terrain better than him.
When they were about half a mile from the palace, Gu Jiao and Gu Chengfeng were caught up by Tang Yueshan and his group.
Tang Yueshan quickly surrounded the two men and their horse. The archers of the Tang family were on high alert, drawing their bows to their full strength, with at least three arrows on each bowstring.
If this arrow were shot at the two of them, it would surely riddle them with holes.
Gu Jiao's horse stopped.
Tang Yueshan rode slowly towards Gu Jiao and Gu Chengfeng on his tall and mighty mount, stopping about ten steps away.
He tightened the reins, looking at the two men with disdain and resentment: "I'll give you a chance. Who sent you? Why did you harm Ming'er? If you explain yourselves clearly, I'll give you a quick death!"
"You're not going to live anymore. You hurt people you shouldn't have hurt and heard things you shouldn't have heard. The most I can do is to let you suffer less and die a quick and painless death."
Gu Chengfeng gritted his teeth: "Why don't you just die? You damned bastard! You have no morals! You're with your own sister-in-law..."
Bang!
Tang Yueshan opened his palm with force, which actually penetrated Gu Jiao and slammed Gu Chengfeng to the ground!
Is this a case of "hitting a cow from across a mountain"?
Gu Jiao mentally assessed Tang Yueshan's strength and concluded that she was not yet his match at this stage.
Gu Jiao thought for a moment, then took out a small notebook from her bosom and wrote with a charcoal pencil: "Okay, I confess."
Tang Yueshan: Is this guy a little mute?!
Gu Jiao quickly typed two lines: "It's true that someone instructed us to come here, and that person is..."
Gu Jiao's handwriting was crooked and difficult for Tang Yueshan to read. He couldn't help but lean forward to try and see whose name was at the end.
In the blink of an eye, Gu Jiao leaped up, a scalpel landing in her palm. She mounted Tang Yueshan's horse and pressed the scalpel against Tang Yueshan's neck from behind!
Well, we've fallen for their trap!
Little mute, you've got some skills!
However, it would be naive to think that this would be enough to subdue him!
Tang Yueshan raised his hand and grabbed Gu Jiao's blade, disregarding the risk of severing her hand, and threw Gu Jiao off the carriage.
He himself descended from mid-air: "Release the arrows!"
Gu Jiao: "Aren't you afraid of being shot into a hedgehog?"
Tang Yueshan sneered: "This general is wearing the Golden Silkworm Armor, making him invulnerable to swords and spears!"
Gu Jiao: I'm so upset, I lost to the equipment!
Hundreds of arrows are about to be fired!
Gu Chengfeng's face drained of color instantly!
Just then, the palace gates suddenly opened, and a deep, ancient sound resounded, as if a dark imperial gate had been opened.
"The Empress Dowager has arrived!"
Empress Dowager: I'm here! Do you have any monthly votes?
(End of this chapter)
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