When the Duchess heard the news, it was as if her whole world had collapsed in an instant.
Her eyes widened in shock, completely unable to accept this cruel fact—the Emperor had actually killed his own Empress daughter with his own hands!
"Ah..." she cried out in surprise, feeling dizzy and disoriented. Suddenly, everything went black, and her body began to sway uncontrollably. A servant nearby quickly reached out to support her, preventing her from falling to the ground.
Duke Enguo was stunned, as if struck by lightning.
His hopes were shattered in an instant. He had thought that after his eldest son died, his unborn grandson could still be his support, but he never expected that even his two grandsons would be cruelly killed by the emperor.
Duke En stood there, stunned, for a long time before he came to his senses.
After a long while, he seemed to suddenly come to his senses, and he cursed through gritted teeth, "You dog emperor, you are unrighteous, so I will be unrighteous too!"
He suppressed his grief, struggled to his feet, and shouted towards the door, "Someone come here!"
As he shouted, a group of people dressed in black night clothes appeared before him like ghosts.
Duke Enguo looked at the men in black with a gloomy expression and said slowly, "You will split into two teams and leave the city through different gates to gather the army outside the city, and then lead them into the city."
His gaze fell on the leader of the men in black, and he pointed at him, shouting sternly, "You, go to the palace immediately and kill that dog emperor!"
The man in black answered without hesitation, "Yes, sir!"
In a fit of extreme anger, Duke En sent away his personal guards and elite troops, but he was becoming increasingly weak due to his persistent vomiting and diarrhea.
Just as Duke En was about to collapse, a figure suddenly appeared like a ghost. He was dressed in a black robe and his face was covered with a black veil, making it impossible to see his face.
"I have found a good medicine for you, Master. Please take it quickly." The man in black was panting heavily, his hands tightly gripping a small medicine bottle.
Upon hearing this, Duke Enguo was overjoyed.
He hurriedly took the medicine bottle, but hesitated just before pouring the medicine into his mouth. His stomach cramped again, and he felt weak all over. Despite this, Duke Enguo still opened his mouth and poured all the medicine from the small bottle into it.
The instant he swallowed the so-called "good medicine," a sharp pain struck him like lightning, instantly spreading throughout his body.
Blood began to gush uncontrollably from his mouth and nose, and his body collapsed limply onto the bed as if all his strength had been drained away.
"This is the poison bestowed upon you by our princess. You bastard who dared to bully Her Highness the princess and her husband deserve to die such a terrible death," the man in black whispered in Duke En's ear, his tone full of contempt and disdain.
Duke Enguo stared wide-eyed at the man in black before him in disbelief. This was his trusted bodyguard, and he only discovered on his deathbed that his confidant seemed to have been bribed by the princess.
A gurgling sound came from his throat, as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he could only spit out a mouthful of blood, which mixed with the tears in the corners of his eyes and slid down his cheeks.
Duke Enguo was unwilling to accept his fate until his death, feeling that he had died so inexplicably and silently, without any chance of resistance.
He still had so many grand ideals unfulfilled, his grand undertaking yet to begin, he had even decided on the name of his kingdom: Hegemon, and his dragon robe was only just beginning to be made...
Just as Duke Enguo was wide-eyed and reluctantly took his last breath, a figure flashed into the room like lightning, quickly changed into Duke Enguo's clothes, and then lay down on the bed just like Duke Enguo.
The masked man in black deftly rolled something up in the blankets, hoisted it onto his shoulder, and left the room at lightning speed, disappearing into the boundless night in the blink of an eye.
Lin Mansion
After a passionate encounter, Lin Yajun and Zhao Canchen embraced tightly and drifted off into a sweet dream.
In the middle of the night, Lin Yajun was suddenly awakened by a slight noise. She opened her eyes alertly and listened carefully, and sure enough, she heard a slight footstep outside.
Lin Yajun's heart raced instantly. She cautiously turned her head to look at Zhao Canchen beside her, only to find him still fast asleep, completely unaware.
She took a deep breath, gently lifted the covers, afraid of waking Zhao Canchen. Then, she tiptoed out of bed and casually picked up a cloak and draped it over herself.
Walking to the window, Lin Yajun, by the moonlight, vaguely saw a figure flash by outside the window and disappear without a trace.
Her heart tightened, and she instinctively gripped a hidden weapon tightly in her hand. Then she quickly hid in a corner and quietly observed the movements outside.
Although the moonlight was faint, it was still enough for Lin Yajun to see the situation in the courtyard. She looked closely and saw a figure standing in the courtyard, which looked like her third uncle.
Lin Yajun hesitated for a moment, then decided to test the waters first. She gently knocked on the window, making a soft sound.
Sure enough, the figure moved quietly over after hearing the sound. Reaching the window, Lin Daowei first lowered his voice and said, "My dear niece, congratulations on your marriage."
Lin Yajun responded in a low voice, "Third Uncle, it's so late, is there something you need?"
Lin Daowei looked at Lin Yajun with a complicated expression, as if considering how to explain his purpose for coming in the middle of the night.
After a moment of silence, he finally spoke: "A lot happened today, and Uncle San felt he should tell you."
Lin Yajun's heart tightened; she sensed that things might not be so simple. She stared intently at Lin Daowei, waiting for him to continue.
Lin Daowei began his story from the beginning.
He described in detail what was happening in the Prime Minister's residence, as well as the recent series of changes in the palace.
When he mentioned that the emperor had actually killed the empress, he frowned and said worriedly, "This will probably cause a huge uproar! You must all hide and not get involved. Wait until the situation stabilizes before showing yourselves."
Lin Yajun listened attentively, nodding occasionally to show that she understood.
Finally, she said gratefully, "Yes, I understand. Thank you, Uncle."
Lin Daowei continued, "There's one more thing. In case anything goes wrong, Qiaoqing's family and Xiao San's family have been interrogated and their cases settled tonight. All of Qiaoqing's family's property will belong to you."
"They have committed such a heinous crime that they will certainly be sentenced to death. In addition, all the property of Xiao San's family will also be yours. They were abandoned by the Prime Minister, and their whole family is guilty of a capital offense."
He added disdainfully, "Qiaoqing and her daughter are still begging to see you, begging for your forgiveness. They'll die with resentment."
Lin Yajun smiled. She was surprised that the government office had investigated and decided on the case so quickly; the speed was too fast.
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