"You are pregnant and should not drink alcohol."
Ge Zhengqi took the wine cup, but didn't drink it; he just played with it in his palm.
He was waiting, waiting for an answer.
"Since you already know everything, why do you still ask me?"
Lady Shangguan looked sorrowful, though a smile still lingered on her lips, though it was tinged with bitterness.
Everything she did was for the man in front of her.
"I want to hear the complete answer from you, rather than having someone else tell me what kind of person you are."
Ge Zhengqi put down his wine glass, looked directly at the other person, and recalled the night of their wedding, when he lifted her veil and saw those clear, beautiful eyes...
Why are women so fickle?
He doesn't understand, and he never will in this lifetime...
"I was born into the Shangguan family, but was originally a concubine's daughter. Because my elder sister died young, I was raised by my father under the name of the first wife..."
Originally, the Shangguan family was just an insignificant family, and their official careers came to an abrupt end in the grandfather's generation.
Since my grandfather retired from his official post, no male heir has emerged in our family to uphold our honor.
Their lineage, relying on the protection of some connections from their ancestors, barely managed to survive in Nanjing.
The turning point came when she was fifteen. Her elder brother, Shangguan Hong, married Cao Dantong, the second daughter of the Cao family, one of the four great families!
Suddenly, the family rose from obscurity to the middle and upper ranks.
At that time, the Ge family was already a prominent family among the middle and upper classes. The matriarch of the family, the old lady, announced that she would choose wives for her two sons.
Because her stepmother was seriously ill, she went to Fahua Temple, where she was harassed by a villain. Fortunately, she was rescued by a scholar, and from then on, she secretly fell in love with him...
"At that time, my stepmother passed away, and I observed three years of mourning, which prevented me from getting married. I missed the old lady's banquet..."
Her father and elder brother felt guilty, so they allowed her to remain unmarried after the mourning period ended. Later, they even promoted her and spread rumors about her infatuation.
Afterwards, she successfully married into the Ge family and became his second wife.
Ultimately, her title and words were not legitimate; as long as Chunyu Shi lived, she could not become the true second mistress!
Therefore, she allowed the people in her household to fawn over the powerful and bully the weak, and to humiliate Chunyu Shi. In the end, not long ago, Chunyu Shi fell seriously ill and passed away.
"Chunyu deserved her fate, but let's leave that aside for now. What about Jiaojiao? She's about to get married, why did you lay a hand on her?"
Although Ge Zhengqi disliked Chunyu, Jiaojiao was his own flesh and blood.
"Erlang, Jiaojiao, she is not your child. Before Chunyu died, she told her that Jiaojiao was an illegitimate child she conceived while drunk. When Jiaojiao learned the truth, she couldn't accept the blow and wanted to poison everyone in the Ge family!"
Now that things had come to this, Lady Shangguan no longer concealed anything and recounted what she had discovered.
Since the other party wants to poison everyone to death, she might as well strike first!
"Of course, my husband may think that I am a snake with a venomous heart, and that I am just trying to get away with this in order to escape punishment."
But my feelings for my husband are as clear as day and night. I have confessed everything. Should I be handed over to the authorities for investigation, or...?
"Do as you please."
When Lady Shangguan saw her shocked husband, her heartache was palpable.
She truly loved this man.
For his sake, she was jealous of all the beautiful and young maids.
For him, she could transform into a demon and kill any potential threat to her husband!
"I see."
Ge Zhengqi got the truth and smiled with relief.
Then he picked up the stolen wine glass and drank it down with tears in his eyes.
His life was truly a joke.
Chunyu, you are truly a wicked woman!
"I'm sorry, my wife, I misunderstood you."
Ge Zhengqi was laughing, a laugh tinged with tears, for the poison had seeped into his lungs and was incurable. Black blood spilled from the corners of his lips, and could no longer be stopped...
"Husband, husband, what's wrong? Don't frighten me, it's all my fault. I shouldn't have poisoned Jiaojiao without asking your feelings. I'm sorry, it's my fault, husband, husband~"
Looking at her husband bleeding profusely, Shangguan Shi felt a complete breakdown!
Chicken soup, no, it's alcohol, or a combination of both!
What kind of poison? What exactly is this poison?
"Help! Help!"
"My lord, please don't leave me! I know I was wrong, I'm the one who deserves to die!"
Shangguan rushed over and embraced her husband's swaying body, crying out in anguish and regret, but it was all in vain...
"Madam, don't be sad. And don't do anything wrong again."
"It's all my fault. I was jealous of my brother having everything, jealous that he could have everything within his reach..."
"Pfft~"
"Cough cough~"
"I was wrong. The reason my elder brother became the head of the family is because he has the ability to lead the Ge family."
"Yet I, your husband, have regarded my elder brother as an enemy, neglecting my grandmother's good intentions, neglecting my elder brother's affection, neglecting Chunyu Shi, neglecting you..."
The intense heat soaked through Shangguan's clothes around her abdomen and penetrated into her internal organs.
The pain is unbearable. So this is what it feels like to lose a loved one...
"I cannot bear to see you suffer. I will take full responsibility for these mistakes. They have nothing to do with you."
"This, this is the divorce agreement. I hope, my lady, you will cherish the rest of your life."
After recounting everything, Ge Zhengqi, filled with regret and a sense of relief, closed his eyes forever...
He atoned for his sins.
"No--"
Lady Shangguan couldn't accept this blow and tightly embraced her lifeless husband...
A divorce agreement?
She doesn't need it.
After tearing up the divorce papers, she realized that no one outside would come in to bother her anymore.
With great effort, she helped her husband to bed and gently wiped away the dark blood from the corner of his lips with a handkerchief.
"I would gladly die to become a pair of mandarin ducks; I would rather be a pair of mandarin ducks than an immortal."
He didn't know how much she loved him.
Stroking her husband's pale face, she let down her guard, her heart filled with despair...
Without him in the world, she never wanted to continue living.
"Snap~"
The lid of the wine jug fell to the ground with a crisp sound.
Lady Shangguan held the spout of the pot to her lips and drank the poisoned wine inside in one gulp.
Back in bed, she held her husband's hand and rested her head on his chest...
My husband, I have come to find you with our child.
Wait for me on the road to the underworld. We are a family, you will not be alone...
"Bang!"
The couple embraced tightly, passing away together with guilt and regret...
Outside, Hongyu was terrified.
Huang Yu fainted on the ground, and no one paid any attention to her.
It turns out that the servants in this courtyard were arranged by the head of the household...
The second master and second mistress inside the house had committed countless evil deeds, and now they were getting their comeuppance...
The autumn wind is bleak, and fallen leaves dance in the air.
The Ge family is going through a turbulent period...
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