The capital's imperial prison.
"Pei Jian, the Empress Dowager wants to see you." The guard's voice rang out. Having been imprisoned here for three years without being taken out, Pei Jian's perception of the surrounding light and sound had become somewhat dulled, and it took him a while to react.
“Since I was escorted to the capital, the Empress Dowager has never seen me once.” Pei Jian smiled. “She says she wants to see me today, so it must be because I am about to be freed.”
The guards said no more and escorted Pei Jian into the palace.
Pei Jian was very curious about everything in the outside world, and deep down he even wanted to know how Pei Zhi was doing. In any case, Pei Zhi was his only blood relative in the world.
Outside Zhaoning Palace.
Gu Qingchen's laughter drifted through the walls. Pei Jian was taken aback. Why would a child's laughter come from Zhaoning Palace? The youngest princess of Dayu shouldn't be this old...
It must be the child who survived the Gu poison...
"Don't speak or struggle once you're inside, or you won't be able to bear the consequences," Wanji warned, then checked Pei Jian over from head to toe. "Alright, come in."
As soon as Pei Jian entered Zhaoning Palace, his gaze fell on Gu Qingchen. Gu Qingchen looked very similar to Marquis Dingyuan Jiang He and was extremely healthy.
"This is my youngest son. He was fortunate enough to survive your deadly attack," Jiang Yu said with a smile, not at all like an enemy to Pei Jian.
But the more peaceful it seemed, the more terrified Pei Jian became.
"She is exceptionally well-born." Pei Jian smirked. "I wonder what Her Majesty the Empress Dowager wished to say to me today?"
"I don't have anything particularly I want to tell you, I just want you to see my life now." Jiang Yu slowly sipped her tea. "Back then, you used Azhi to poison me, you wanted to use me to throw the Great Yu into chaos, didn't you?"
“I have enjoyed many peaceful days in recent years, and my enemies have died one by one. But I always feel that I have missed one person. It was only these past two days that I thought of you, Pei Jian, the head of the Pei family.”
Pei Jian paused, unsure how to respond to Jiang Yu's words.
“That’s not enough, you’ve overlooked luck, and the strength of Da Yu.” Jiang Yu looked at A Chen beside her. “My smooth delivery was thanks to A Zhi.”
"How is she?" Pei Jian's voice was very soft. From the beginning, he was furious with Pei Zhi, thinking that Pei Zhi was a sinner of the Pei family. But he was imprisoned in that dark and sunless dungeon, not even knowing day and night. Apart from Pei Zhi and him, everyone else in the Pei family was dead.
The only person he could miss was Pei Zhi.
"Speaking of which, it's time to let you see how Miss Bai is doing these days."
Jiang Yu deliberately stabbed Pei Jian in the heart, thinking that after all these years, it was time for Pei Jian to go underground and reunite with his other family members.
"But before that, I have some good news to tell you."
Jiang Yu smiled sweetly, and Pei Jian suddenly had a bad feeling.
“In the past few years, Mei Chu has been in seclusion researching your Gu worm. He has finally discovered another use for the Gu worm. The Gu worm, which was nourished by your blood and the blood of the Jiang family, has been... dismembered. Every part of its body has been used as medicine.”
"You!" Pei Jian couldn't help but glare menacingly. How much blood and sweat had he shed to raise the Gu worms!
"So I must thank you." Jiang Yu's smile widened even more. "I thought it was time to let you know the fate of the Gu worms. After all, such beasts are no different from your children."
When Pei Jian was taken away, a hood was put over his head, so he couldn't see anything.
Jiang Yu gazed intently at Pei Jian's retreating figure, knowing that this was the last time she would see him in this life, and that he was about to die.
"Mother." Gu Qingchen ran to Jiang Yu's side again, and Jiang Yu picked him up. "Ah Chen, the person who wanted to harm us is finally going to be dealt with."
Gu Qingchen couldn't understand Jiang Yu's words either, and just kept laughing.
......
Pei Jian felt as if he were locked in a prison van and had walked for a very, very long time.
"Miracle doctor, someone wants to see you."
Upon hearing this, Pei Zhi, who was giving a lecture, came out. When she saw Pei Jian in prison clothes, her expression changed. "I have important business to attend to, so I will not be seen."
After saying that, Pei Zhi walked straight into the house.
Pei Jian clearly heard Pei Zhi's voice and realized that Pei Zhi was about to leave. He hurriedly tried to step forward and grab Pei Zhi, but his hands and feet were locked up, making it impossible for Pei Jian to move.
"The divine physician does not wish to see you, so you may stay here for an hour."
Inside the room, Pei Zhi's voice rang out as she lectured, instantly calming the somewhat restless Pei Jian.
"Divine Doctor, I heard that your apprentice in the capital saved Princess Fuyun and helped her give birth to a daughter safely. Is that true?"
"It's true. As long as you study hard, you will be able to help more people like Princess Fuyun in the future."
Pei Zhi's voice, tinged with laughter, rang out, "In the future, there will be more female doctors in Dayu, and every woman giving birth will have the opportunity to receive help."
"That's wonderful," a woman said, her voice choked with emotion. "My mother died during childbirth. If only she had met the miracle doctor sooner..."
"I wasn't even born yet at that time!"
Pei Zhi's words broke the somewhat somber atmosphere, and everyone began to listen attentively to her lecture again. Pei Zhi's explanations were so captivating that even Pei Jian, who was outside, was mesmerized.
"The time has come."
A voice rang out, and Pei Jian trembled. He knew that he was about to reach the end of his life, but he longed to hear Azhi talk a little longer.
Everyone calls him the Divine Physician Azhi. Azhi has trained a female doctor, and given time, his Azhi will surely be remembered in history.
Thinking of this, Pei Jian's eyes welled up with tears.
Pei Jian has done so many terrible things in his life, is Azhi repenting for him? In the end, he still delayed Azhi's karma.
The commotion of Pei Jian being taken away outside reached Pei Zhi's ears through the window. Pei Zhi paused briefly before quickly returning to silence.
Goodbye, Pei Jian.
Pei Jian was strangled to death with a white silk ribbon less than a kilometer away from Pei Zhi. Gu Lin gave the order that Pei Jian should not be given a complete body after his death, so the guards threw Pei Jian's body into a mass grave to be torn apart and devoured by wild dogs.
The head of the Pei family, who once dreamed of unifying the world, finally met his just end.
Dust to dust, ashes to ashes.
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