Zhuo Jiayu didn't say anything. She's been back for so long, yet she hasn't found a doctor for her, doesn't know her current physical condition, and hasn't even asked what kind of poison she was poisoned by. She's already ordered the maid to brew medicine. What kind of medicine is it?
She took a deep breath. In fact, thanks to He Jiuniang's treatment, she was much better than last night. Her body wasn't in much pain, and her head wasn't very dizzy. If her mother really cared about her, she could hold on and talk to her, and even tell her some things about prison.
After all, she had been hinting to herself that she wanted to go to the prison to check on the Dongting people, and she had kept that in mind.
But now, her mother doesn't care about her, and the first thing she does is blame her for going to the prison, and even looks down on her for being so shameful. So there's no need for her to say those things.
Madam Yan didn't think there was anything wrong with what she said. The Duke's mansion was already in a bad situation, and then there was the incident of Zhuo Jiayu being imprisoned. During this period, they had become a laughing stock in the capital. She had been holding it in for so long, and now she finally had time to vent.
At first, she was very reluctant to part with this daughter, but gradually, the ridicule increased and the pressure grew, so she stopped caring so much. She even felt that as long as Zhuo Jiayu died, this farce would end, and the Duke's Mansion would still be the Duke's Mansion and would not become a laughing stock for others.
Soon, the prepared medicine was brought in, and Madam Yan personally took it and fed it to Zhuo Jiayu, but Zhuo Jiayu did not open her mouth.
She looked at Madam Yan calmly, never expecting that her mother would actually bring her the poison that would kill her and personally feed it to her before sending her on her way.
Before leaving the prison, He Jiuniang specially brewed a bowl of medicine with arsenic added for her and taught her how to tell if it was adulterated with arsenic.
He Jiuniang's words rang in her ears: "You were poisoned with arsenic in prison. In order to create the illusion that you died of poisoning in prison, of course they gave you some strong drugs."
Although she was disappointed in her parents at the time, she never imagined they would actually want her dead, but now...
The strong, peculiar smell of the medicinal soup filled Zhuo Jiayu's heart with a thousand wounds.
"Mother...I...have no face to live in this world...I...want to see Father...one last time..."
She remained calm, but she was communicating with Yan Shi with great difficulty. Her meaning was clear: she knew it was poison and was willing to die, but her only condition was that she wanted to see her father.
Madam Yan was surprised that her usually naive daughter would think of this. She glanced at her with some surprise and saw that her daughter still looked like she had no will to live. She thought that her daughter had really come to her senses and was willing to die so as not to bring shame to the family. She was both excited and saddened.
"Your Duke, he..."
She remembered that Zhuo Wei had just been beaten and was now lying in bed recovering after receiving medication. She knew he would definitely not agree to come over.
But my daughter is so sensible, and it's not an unreasonable request.
"Alright, Mother will send someone to invite the Duke over right away."
If she couldn't walk, she would have someone carry her; this was the last thing she did for her daughter.
Zhuo Jiayu watched her leave happily, as if something wonderful was about to happen.
When Zhuo Wei heard that his daughter wanted to see him, his first instinct was to refuse. He had only seen her in prison in the middle of the night, and she looked so lifeless and unpleasant. However, he couldn't resist Yan's persistent pleas.
"My lord, no matter what, Xiaoyu is still our own flesh and blood, and she is so sensible. Please go and see her, sob sob... If it weren't for your business with that person, my daughter wouldn't have died so young, sob sob..."
"Shut up!"
Zhuo Wei was furious when he heard her speak so bluntly. He was worried that the servants outside would hear this.
But Madam Yan was the best at manipulating men. Seeing Zhuo Wei angry, she was not afraid at all. Instead, she took the initiative to lean closer and continued, "Lord Duke, Xiaoyu is also your flesh and blood. Please show her affection just this once. But remember, why did Xiaoyu do this?"
Zhuo Wei snorted coldly and said, "I went to the palace to plead for her and even got thirty lashes, what more do you want!"
Sobbing, Madam Yan said, "Yes, I'll go tell Xiaoyu right away that the Duke doesn't want to see her, so let her go with this regret, sob sob sob..."
Zhuo Wei:......
He took a deep breath and shouted impatiently, "Have someone carry me over there!"
Madam Yan immediately wiped away her tears and went out to call the servants to carry Zhuo Wei. Her change of expression was incredibly fast.
Zhuo Wei gritted his teeth again. If it weren't for the fact that this woman's heart had always been with him and that she had learned more and more over the years, he really wouldn't want to keep such a woman by his side. Making her his official wife back then would have been the worst thing he could have done.
Soon, Zhuo Wei was carried to Zhuo Jiayu's courtyard. Because of his injury, he dared not sit down and lay on the soft couch, looking quite comical. However, Zhuo Jiayu could not laugh at all.
"I heard you want to see your father. Speak your mind."
Although Zhuo Wei was somewhat impatient, Zhuo Jiayu was, after all, his daughter, and the daughter he had tried so hard to rescue. He had no choice but to go this far. If she had any last wishes, he would do his best to fulfill them for her.
"Father...do you...have dealings with the people of Dongting?"
Zhuo Jiayu leaned against the headboard, trying to say as many words as possible in one breath.
Zhuo Wei froze, then asked in horror, "Where did you hear that from?"
“Miss Xinran… said… that Dongting would… protect Father’s safety… so I… am relieved…”
As she spoke, she smiled contentedly, as if she had no regrets about dying.
Zhuo Wei was initially quite scared, but fortunately there was no one else around except for his family of three, so he felt relieved.
Zhuo Jiayu continued, "Your daughter is unfilial...unable to be by your side to serve you...I can only...repay your...nurturing kindness with my death..."
As Yan listened, she wept uncontrollably. No matter how selfish or ruthless she was, Zhuo Jiayu was indeed her most beloved daughter!
During the period when Zhuo Jiayu was first imprisoned, she racked her brains every day to try to save people, but to no avail. In fact, when she received the message that her daughter was to die in prison, she broke down and cried several times. As a result, she did not dare to look at her daughter more than a few times in prison, for fear that she would be soft-hearted and ruin her promising future.
Yes, a bright future indeed. That person said that as long as their daughter died in prison, He Jiuniang and Lu Baichuan would become pariahs, the Lu family's power would be weakened, and they would send people to take advantage of the situation. They had sacrificed their daughter for this matter, which was a great achievement and would ensure their safety for the rest of their lives.
So, she was moved.
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