dognovel Chapter 1467 A Special Gift of a Cup of Poisoned Wine (Bonus Chapter for 206 Million Reward Points)
Chapter 1467 A Special Gift of a Cup of Poisoned Wine (Bonus Chapter for 206 Million Reward Points)
By the end of August, autumn was in full swing.
The clouds above the capital city seemed to carry a heavy weight.
After a long trial, the case of Prince Jin's treason has finally reached a verdict.
The imperial edict was issued and its message spread throughout the land.
Prince Nangong Xuanche of Jin County has been accused of forming cliques for personal gain, embezzling national taxes, secretly amassing troops, and coveting the throne... The evidence for each of his crimes is irrefutable and too numerous to list!
The title of Prince of Jin was revoked, he was reduced to a commoner, and his name was removed from the imperial register. Considering his imperial bloodline and to preserve the dignity of the imperial family, and to spare him the humiliation of public punishment, he was specially granted a cup of poisoned wine, thus preserving his body intact.
The news quickly spread to every corner of the capital.
The former Prince Jin's Mansion is now just an empty house that has been sealed off.
The fates of the concubines and servants in the mansion who had once relied on the power of the royal family were also settled.
Anyone found to have participated in or been aware of the plot to rebel shall be executed, their blood staining the execution ground!
Those who were deemed unaware of the truth and merely dependent on Prince Jin for survival were stripped of their titles and reduced to commoners, and all were exiled to Ningguta, a bitterly cold place in the far north, never to return.
Lu Jiangyue and Bingqiao were among the exiled group.
The former, wearing heavy wooden shackles, gazed at the receding city walls of the capital, his heart filled with despair...
She only saw the wealth and power of the Prince's mansion back then; she never imagined things would turn out this way.
Lu Jiangyue now only hopes that her brother might be able to find a way to bring her back from that awful place, Ningguta, or at least to a slightly better situation.
Bingqiao... seemed completely lost, numbly following the group forward.
She finally had to admit how foolish and ridiculous she had been to abandon the stability of Yongshou Palace in pursuit of a vague dream of becoming the master!
When the news reached Princess Yun'an's residence, the spoiled princess locked herself in her room and cried for an entire day.
She still couldn't believe that the gentle and refined myna bird in her memory had really ended up like this, and had been branded with so many nasty accusations.
My brother... my brother is so cruel!
Princess Yun'an was filled with sorrow and confusion, yet there was still nothing she could do.
Upon hearing the news, Princess Wenshu went to the Buddhist hall alone and sat in meditation for a long time.
She was also saddened.
After all, the myna bird was her brother, and they were connected by blood.
However, she saw reality earlier than Princess Yun'an and understood the emperor's heart and the strictness of the law better.
The myna bird committed an unforgivable mistake, crossing the line of imperial power, and thus met such an end. Although it was a tragedy, it was also inevitable.
Princess Wenshu silently recited a sutra for her deceased brother, wishing that he would not be reborn into an imperial family in his next life, and that he would not make any more mistakes.
In an inconspicuous residence in the capital, Lady Qi, who had been demoted from a concubine of the Prince of Jin to a commoner, finally received the news she had been longing for.
Upon hearing the news that Nangong Xuanche had been poisoned to death, the tension in her heart finally eased.
She knows Nangong Xuanche too well.
Even at the very last moment, she was always worried that the man might still have some hidden trump card up his sleeve, and whether he could turn the tide.
Now, he is finally dead, utterly dead! He was personally executed by the emperor.
Her revenge has finally been completed!
The only thing that kept Qi from surviving was now gone.
She stood in the empty room, looking around, feeling only emptiness...
After the great revenge was achieved, there was only an endless emptiness.
She had no attachments or regrets left in this world.
Qi Shi had been proud all her life and refused to allow herself to spend the rest of her life living as a commoner.
She calmly found a sturdy hemp rope, moved a stool over, and did so without the slightest hesitation.
When the cold rope was put around her neck, Qi's face even showed a sense of relief.
"My child, I have finally avenged you..."
As soon as she finished speaking, she resolutely kicked away the stool under her feet.
……
However, Nangong Xuanche, whom everyone thought was already a corpse, was actually hiding in the deepest, most chaotic alley in the capital...
His face was covered by an exquisitely crafted human skin mask, completely transforming him into an ordinary-looking, even somewhat sleazy, middle-aged man. He wore coarse cloth clothes, a stark contrast to the elegant Prince of Jin he once was.
The emperor bestowed poisoned wine, but the one who ultimately drank it was merely a scapegoat whom Li Cai had secretly cultivated for many years, whose physique bore a striking resemblance to him, and who was easily disguised as him.
Meanwhile, under the desperate protection of several absolutely loyal and never-before-seen assassins, and with the help of a group of royal relatives loyal to him, Nangong Xuanche used Li Cairong's superb disguise skills to escape alive!
Recalling the Qi family's betrayal and those two hard slaps, a fierce killing intent flashed in Nangong Xuanche's eyes!
That wicked woman ruined everything he had!
But at this moment, Nangong Xuanche couldn't help but feel a sense of relief and lingering fear.
fortunately……
Fortunately, although he relied heavily on the Qi family, he always kept a backup plan.
Li Cairong's incredibly realistic disguise was the most important secret move he had secretly made, which he had never revealed to the Qi family.
Otherwise, given Qi's understanding of him and her control over his power, he might have truly capsized in a ditch this time and died an unexplained death...
"Ah……"
Nangong Xuanche gave a low, cold laugh, his voice sounding somewhat muffled beneath the mask.
As long as he is alive, there is still a chance.
Brother... this game of chess isn't over yet!
Nangong Xuanche stared out the window at the narrow, dirty street, his eyes filled with a sinister glint, burning with resentment and the flames of revenge!
He is determined to take back everything he has lost, bit by bit!
……
After Nangong Xuanche was demoted to a commoner and given death, he was simply buried in a thin coffin and placed in a dilapidated courtyard in the west of the city, which was used to house the bodies of disgraced officials. No one paid him any attention.
The former confidants of the Prince's mansion either died together or were exiled thousands of miles away; not even one person came to burn paper money.
Princess Yun'an was pacing anxiously in her residence.
Hearing that her pet bird's body had been treated so carelessly, she was heartbroken and wished she could rush out of the mansion immediately to arrange his funeral and let him leave with dignity.
However, she was still under house arrest, and the Imperial Guards were stationed outside the mansion. No matter how much she cried and complained, no one dared to let her pass.
Princess Yun'an could only gaze towards the west of the city from behind the high walls, weeping as her resentment towards the emperor deepened.
Princess Wenshu also kept this matter in mind.
Ultimately, she still cherished that bit of blood ties and the bond she had formed since childhood.
The myna bird is dead; its heinous crime should be forgiven.
Princess Wenshu believed that since her brother had already preserved the dignity of the royal family by not carrying out the execution publicly, he would not care if she, his sister, did some simple tidying up for the deceased and allowed him to be laid to rest.
Princess Wenshu arrived at the desolate courtyard discreetly in a carriage without any markings, accompanied only by two absolutely reliable nannies and her personal maid, Bihen.