“Alright! I’ll trust you one more time. That day, my elder brother rushed back from the capital, still recovering from his injuries, when he learned that Mongolia was involved in the Zhao family’s case from years ago. The prince wanted to find evidence and planned to infiltrate Mongolia, but he was injured, so I didn’t agree and stopped him from going. But who knew that on the third day, Mongolia suddenly launched an attack, and my elder brother, for some reason, insisted on chasing after them. I had no choice but to lead my troops to catch up as well. But when I arrived, my elder brother… he had already been decapitated. I attacked the enemy’s camp all night but still couldn’t find my elder brother’s body. I’m sorry, elder brother, I’m useless!”
Tian Yu couldn't listen anymore and forced herself to say, "Alright! Stop talking!"
"It's my fault, brother!"
"You've examined the body, are you sure it's his?"
"I've checked it, and the military doctor has examined it too. It's definitely my brother's."
“He has a knife scar on his back, a knife scar on his chest, and a scar on his left knee.”
“I’ve seen it all, I know my brother’s injuries all too well.”
"What's in the coffin?"
"Half of my elder brother's body."
Tian Yu tilted her head back to stop her tears from falling and whispered, "Why would he chase after me for no reason?"
"I don't know either."
"Think again carefully, what strange things happened to him before this, or what suspicious things happened?"
"Ever since my brother found out you were pregnant with the Crown Prince's child, he's been acting strangely. He's become even quieter and locks himself in his room all day. Sister-in-law, whose child is it?!"
Does it matter whose it is? He's gone.
"I don't believe you would betray your elder brother."
Tian Yu slowly stood up, put her hat on, and said softly, "Listen! If you can go back to Lao Zhao Village, protect it for me!"
Li Yong, behind the wall, was already sobbing uncontrollably, covering his mouth and squatting on the ground. What did his sister-in-law mean by this? His brother was gone, was she leaving too?
Tian Yu took the hand offered by a palace maid and slowly walked out of the Marquis's residence. Along the way, the old servants of the Marquis's residence kept their heads down, not daring to look at her. They all knew that this was the Marquis's wife, now the Empress, and couldn't help but feel resentment and injustice, feeling sorry for the Marquis. A teenager ran out and blocked Tian Yu's path, saying, "You killed the Marquis! You killed him!"
The eunuchs and guards behind him immediately stepped forward and grabbed him. Tian Yu whispered, "Let him go!"
Everyone look at Tian Yu. Let go of the boy. Tian Yu walks up to him and asks, "Who told you that?"
The boy was a little scared but still mustered up his courage and said, "Everyone says that you killed the Marquis in order to become empress and marry the emperor."
Tian Yu smiled at him, said nothing, waved to the people around her, and continued walking out.
Tian Yu stopped at the gate and couldn't help but turn back to look at the Marquis's residence again. The heavy snow had covered everything. Tian Yu silently asked, "Zhao Moyan, are you really dead? You really left like this? What am I going to do? What about Tangyuan? What about the child in my belly? How could you die without my permission!" Ji Feng and the others who rushed to the gate saw Tian Yu standing there, and Lü Liu called out, "Husband...Empress!"
When Tian Yu turned around and saw that it was them, she simply nodded. When they saw Tian Yu's appearance, they were instantly saddened. Green Willow couldn't help but cry. It was as if they no longer recognized their lady. The group of people were as cold as snowflakes, as if they would disappear at the slightest touch!
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