Tokuyoshi Yasuhito stared intently at Izumi Masako. "The head of the Ono family said that Yusei was poisoned by the Spirit Charm Poison. The main ingredient of this poison is the Snake-bite Hook."
I remember you once had two of them. If Your Excellency wishes to prove your innocence, you should show me this snake-kiss hook.
The thought of losing his only son caused Tokuyoshi Yasuhito's fleeting pity for Izumi Masako to vanish instantly.
All he wanted was revenge for his son!
“I can’t get the snake-kiss hook out,” Masako Izumi said.
Can't produce it?
So she used the snake-kiss hook?
Tokuyoshi Yasuhito grabbed Izumi Masako by the neck, "It was you who poisoned Yusei! You poisonous woman!"
Masako Izumi was choked, her face instantly turning bluish-purple, and she could no longer speak.
Upon seeing this, Ueno Chinatsu hurriedly stepped forward and took Toku Yoshihito's hand, "General, the Imperial Palace really doesn't have snake-bite hooks. She gave this medicine to the Princess of Great Chu a long time ago."
The Princess Consort of the Great Chu Kingdom?!
Upon hearing this, Tokuyoshi Yasuhito slowly released Izumi Masako's hand.
Masako Izumi's face turned bright red, and as soon as she got some air, she started coughing.
Chinatsu Ueno rushed over to check her neck.
One look at her and you could tell the general was going all out; in just a moment, a bruise was visible on the Empress's neck.
"Did you really give this snake-shaped hook to the Princess Consort of Great Chu?" Deyi Kangren asked again, still unsure.
"If the general does not believe it, he can send someone to check the list."
"The Queen Consort of Great Chu said she wanted to research the poison the General had been afflicted with, and asked the Imperial Household Department to provide her with herbs available in the shogunate. The Imperial Household Department, fearing it would delay the General's treatment, even sent over the medicinal herbs that came with her dowry," Ueno Chinatsu hurriedly said.
"I will investigate myself, Odaido. It had better be that way, otherwise I will never let you off the hook." Tokuyoshi Yasuhito glanced at Izumi Masako, then turned and left.
Looking at the locked door, Ueno Chinatsu concealed the resentment in her eyes, took out medicine to apply to Izumi Masako, and helped her lie down on the tatami mat.
Ueno Chinatsu wiped away her tears. "Lord Odai, even a day as husband and wife is worth a hundred days of kindness. How could the shogun be so cruel?"
She realized that if she hadn't stopped them and said that the snake-kiss hook had been given to the Princess Consort of Great Chu, the Imperial Terrace would have been strangled to death by the General.
Masako Izumi raised her hand and touched Chinatsu Ueno's hand, her voice hoarse, "The reason they framed me for having an affair with a stranger was simply to kill me. They framed me for having an affair with a stranger just to give an explanation to the Settlement family."
The government and the military are secretly competing, but they still give each other some face on the surface.
"I'm going to tell the Regent's family how the Shogun treated you, and I'll have them come and take you back," Ueno Chinatsu said, crying.
She knew that if things continued like this, Odaisho would really die.
Masako Izumi gave a wry smile. “It’s no use. The Regent’s family foresaw all of this when they married me off. Besides, not only can you not leave the Shogunate, but every letter we send to the Regent’s family is strictly investigated. How can we possibly send the message out?”
If her father really wanted to take her back, he would have done so back when she was forcibly aborted.
In Yamato, women, whether from the court or the samurai class, were mostly just political victims.
“But…” Ueno Chinatsu wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Izumi Masako.
"Chika, don't be sad. Tokugi Yasuhito killed my child, and I killed his child too. It's fair."
“Your Majesty, the Princess Consort of Great Chu will surely find out that she has been framed. At that time…” Ueno Chinatsu did not think that the people of Great Chu were so easily fooled.
“As long as she can help me deal with Deyi Kangren and avenge my child, I will repay her with my life.”
After learning about the power of the Great Chu, Masako Izumi began to plan all of this.
She knew her plan wasn't perfect, but with no other help, it was the best she could think of.
As long as he can incite conflict between the Great Chu and the Great He, given his virtuous and benevolent nature, he will not let the people of the Great Chu go.
At that point, it will be a fight to the death for both sides.
After hearing everything Musashi said, Izumi Masako was convinced that Tokugi Yasuhito was no match for the Great Chu people.
She was gambling too.
She won; she avenged her child.
If we lose, the worst that can happen is we lose our lives.
She didn't want to live anymore anyway.
If the Tokugi Shogunate falls, or rather, if the Shogunate is shaken, her wish will have a chance to come true.
That child should be able to give Yamato a better future.
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