It's almost time to wear it. The soft beauty relies on the child-bearing system to favor her

In the following days, Dugu Cang always fell into a deep sleep.

During this period, he was once sober and asked where the eldest princess and the He family were now.

Ting Feng answered them one by one.

The eldest princess was seriously injured and stabbed in the chest by a sharp sword. Fortunately, the sword missed the heart by half an inch, and the eldest princess survived.

However, she was still seriously injured due to excessive blood loss and remained in a coma, relying on ginseng soup and precious medicine to survive every day.

There is also the He family. The fire at the He family burned down most of the yard, and the He mansion is no longer habitable.

The property in the house was either burned or carried away by servants who escaped.

It is said that the He family's shops and farms were also sold.

The He family could no longer afford to hire servants, so He's father could only rent a house with two courtyards and live with his children, relying on the monthly salary to make a living.

He Anping was imprisoned in the Dali Temple on suspicion of assassinating the eldest princess.

This case involves the royal princess. The Dali Temple has prepared a verdict and is waiting for the regent to wake up and make a decision.

After listening to this, Dugu Cang fell into a deep sleep again without saying a word.

Ting Feng had no choice but to ask the Dali Temple to wait a little longer.

It was not until half a month later that Dugu Cang finally woke up completely.

"Where is He Anping now?" This was the first sentence he said after opening his eyes.

Ting Feng hurriedly said, "He Anping is being held in the Dali Temple's prison."

"Go see him." Dugu Cang's voice was cold and without any warmth.

Ting Feng sighed in his heart. The Regent was originally cold and unkind. After this incident, his temperament seemed to have become even colder.

Inside the Dali Temple prison, the smell of blood was thick, and the place was damp and cold. There were mottled rust marks on the iron bars, and black mold on the floor and walls.

The jailer bent over, holding a lantern, and led the way cautiously with an uneasy look on his face.

When they arrived at the cell where He Anping was imprisoned, Dugu Cang waved his hand and asked the jailer and Tingfeng to go away.

Through the mottled railings, Dugu Cang looked coldly at He Anping, who looked decadent and in a state of disgrace.

It only took a moment for him to fall from a handsome and tough young general to a prisoner.

He Anping obviously couldn't accept the huge change in his identity. In the darkness, his eyes were shining like a mouse looking for food.

"Your Highness! Your Highness! I was wrongly accused! I did not assassinate the princess, and I was not responsible for her injury!"

At that time, there were only three people at the scene, him, the eldest princess and Su Wanti.

No one else.

Su Wanti is dead, and the eldest princess's life or death is unknown. As long as he doesn't admit it, he can live longer.

If the eldest princess died, he might be able to survive due to insufficient evidence!

"How is the princess? She can prove my innocence!" He Anping rushed forward, holding the railing tightly with both hands.

If the eldest princess were still alive, she would identify him as the murderer, and then he wouldn't have to pretend to be innocent.

Dugu Cang's face was as cold as ice, and he said coldly: "The princess is not dead yet."

"Ah?" He Anping suddenly sat down on the cold and damp floor of the prison.

Dugu Cang added: "However, the imperial physician said that she will never wake up in this lifetime."

Hearing this, He Anping's eyes suddenly sparkled. He jumped up to his knees and grabbed the iron railings, "Your Majesty, I am truly wronged!"

"I will tell you a secret. The person who assassinated the princess was my wife, Su Wanti. Not me!"

Dugu Cang was like an ice sculpture. Even when he heard Su Wanti's name, he didn't frown.

"Tell me in detail what happened at that time." These words came out from his thin lips.

----

He Anping's eyes flickered and he pursed his dry lips.

The person in front of him was the actual ruler of the Great Qi State, and even the emperor was slightly inferior to him.

The prison was dimly lit and dark. At this moment, the man standing at the pinnacle of power was half hidden in the shadows, and the other half was illuminated by a lantern placed on the ground.

He stared at himself with his brows slightly lowered and a stern expression.

There was no emotion in his eyes or expression, but it made people feel fear.

He Anping had no idea whether the Regent came to the dungeon to interrogate him personally because of the assassination of the princess, or for some other reason?

He Anping had not received any letter from his parents. As soon as he entered the mansion, before he had a chance to talk to his father, he was locked in the room by the princess and forced to assassinate Su Wanti. Therefore, he still did not know about the other relationship between Su Wanti and the Regent.

He thought for a moment, considered it, and told him in detail what the eldest princess had told him after entering the city that she would visit He's house, as well as what happened after she entered the house.

However, he concealed the fact that the eldest princess forced him to stab Su Wanti to death.

"The princess likes me and has had a relationship with me for three years. She wants to recruit me as her husband, but the princess cannot tolerate my wife and forces me to divorce her."

"My wife Su did not want to be divorced. She was so angry that she snatched the princess's sword and stabbed her. She then ran away."

"The guilty woman Su knew she could not escape death, so she set herself on fire. She also destroyed the He Mansion..."

"It is my fault for not disciplining my wife. I admit my guilt, but I did not kill the princess! Please investigate, Your Majesty!"

He Anping knelt with his hands on the ground, his whole body lying on the ground, respectful and pious.

Dugu Cang said nothing and just looked at him quietly.

If my younger sister knew about this in the afterlife, I wonder how she would feel when she saw her beloved husband putting all the blame on her.

After waiting for a long while, until He Anping's legs were numb from kneeling, Dugu Cang finally spoke slowly.

"You want to give me your wife Su?" he said coldly.

At the same time, he threw a letter out, hitting He Anping on the head.

"Ah?" He Anping picked up the letter and used the lantern on the ground to see the words on the envelope clearly.

This is a letter he wrote to his parents before.

At that time, he had not yet been reborn and was determined to become a royal consort. He was anxious to clear away the obstacle of Su Wanti, so he said in the letter that he was in trouble. He heard that the Regent had said that Su Wanti looked like an old friend, so he asked his parents to bribe the sedan bearers of Yihong Tower and find an opportunity to send Su Wanti to the Regent's bed.

He Anping was sweating profusely, "This...this...Prince, please listen to my explanation..."

He racked his brains, but the person in front of him didn't want to listen to his nonsense at all.

Dugu Cang threw another letter in, "This is also written by you. In the letter, you asked your parents to treat Su Wanti well."

He Anping picked up the second letter, which was the letter he wrote to his parents after his rebirth.

Suddenly, He Anping realized that the Regent came to interrogate him personally because of Su Wanti!

"Your Majesty, I didn't expect Su to have such a strong temper! Before returning to the capital, when I was still at the border, I rejected the princess, but the princess wouldn't let me go! Also, that day, Su wanted to assassinate the princess, and I tried my best to stop her, but I failed!"

Dugu Cang sneered and threw the third letter in.

This letter was written by He's parents asking He Anping to divorce Su Wanti and send Su Wanti to the Regent.

"I thought she was going to go back home and divorce you, but it turns out she lied to me. She still believed in you in the end and believed that you would not abandon her."

Dugu Cang said coldly.

He didn't believe a single word He Anping said.

He understood the eldest princess's temperament, He Anping's character, and Su Wanti's personality even better.

Wanmei is a kind person. She would rather hurt herself than hurt others.

How could she assassinate the princess when she had her mother, her maternal grandparents and the Su family behind her?

Moreover, judging by the location of the princess's injuries, the person who assassinated her must have been taller than her.

Su Wanti is not as tall as the princess and is not as strong. Moreover, she has never touched a sword in her life. The princess's sword is not light. How can she pull the sword out of the scabbard quickly and stab it into the princess' chest accurately?

There were only three people present at the time, so the murderer could only be He Anping, there was no other possibility.

As for the reason why He Anping assassinated the eldest princess, he didn't know.

It was obvious that He Anping was also unwilling to tell the truth.

It's okay, it doesn't matter.

Dugu Cang's eyes darkened and he turned to leave.

He came here just to see what kind of person He Anping was.

Now that you have seen it, that is enough.

When he leaves this world and meets Wanmei in the underworld, he can tell her that it is not worth it to seek death for such a man!

He Anping saw that he was about to leave, and hurriedly shouted, "Your Highness! I am innocent! Your Highness, I can admit Su's guilt and let her go with a clear conscience, but I beg Your Highness to spare my life!"

Hearing this, Dugu Cang stopped and said, "He Anping, do you think that I can't find out the truth because there are only three people at the scene?"

"The princess's wounds can prove who the murderer is. There's no need to wait for her to wake up."

"By the way, no one will come to see you off on the day of your execution, because your family is already on the way to exile."

Before entering the Dali Temple, Dugu Cang ordered the dismissal of He's father from his official position, and the He family was exiled a thousand miles away, never to return to Beijing.

After saying that, Dugu Cang left without looking back.

He Anping's eyes were dull as he collapsed on the ground in a daze, lifeless, like a dead body.

Dugu Cang walked out of the dungeon and Tingfeng came towards him.

"Your Highness, the imperial physician said that the princess is showing signs of waking up."

Dugu Cang pursed his lips, "Tingfeng, do you still remember why the princess was sent to the border for three years of training?"

Ting Feng said: "I have inquired about it. It is because the eldest princess oppressed the people when she was in the fiefdom, bought and sold official titles, and embezzled government money."

"Then why was the princess injured this time?" Dugu Cang asked again.

Ting Feng said: "I carefully interrogated the palace servants who were guarding the gate and the servants of the He Mansion at that time. It should be the eldest princess who forced He Anping to kill his wife, but for some reason, He Anping stabbed the eldest princess..."

Dugu Cang narrowed his eyes slightly, "Just after returning from the border, he forced someone to kill his wife. The eldest princess has not been tempered by experience."

"It's better to let her remain unconscious, so that she won't do harm after she wakes up."

Ting Feng understood and nodded, "I will do it."

"Is everyone in the He family on the road?" Dugu Cang asked.

"I went on the road this morning."

"Okay, come with me to He's house, I'll go see her." Dugu Cang's voice was faint, and no emotion could be heard, but his violently heaving chest revealed his grief.

----

The He Mansion is now in ruins, with broken walls and broken walls everywhere.

Dugu Cang stood alone in front of a burned-down house. The small building originally had three floors, but now only three one-meter-high walls and a few black pillars remained.

Su Wanti set herself on fire while standing on this small building.

He watched her fall to the ground and turn into ashes.

The tragic scene of that day was still vivid in his mind. Dugu Cang's eyes were red, his fists were clenched, and his shoulders were shaking.

"Have her remains been found?"

"No."

Dugu Cang only felt a tightness in his chest, as if a piece of his heart was dug out, causing unbearable pain.

"Bring here all the utensils and clothes she has worn in the palace."

"Encircle He's house and build a cenotaph for her."

Ting Feng hesitated for a moment, "Your Majesty, this is the capital city..."

Or is it a place where officials gather and live...

Dugu Cang's eyes darkened, as cold as a pond in winter, "She is right here, I can't let others take her last place."

"I failed to protect her, so let me see her from time to time."

"If anyone has objections, ask them to raise them with me in person."

"Okay, go make the arrangements and leave me alone for a while."

After listening to the wind walking away, I turned around and saw Dugu Cang still standing silently in front of the burnt-down building. The cold and bleak autumn wind lifted his robe, but he seemed not to feel the cold. He did not move at all and did not even try to hide.

Tingfeng shook his head and left alone.

----

Winter comes and summer goes, spring goes and autumn comes, and in the blink of an eye, three years have passed.

In June, summer has just begun in the inland northern border areas, and the temperature is slightly warmer, while the coastal towns in the south have been hot for more than a month.

In a small courtyard in the town, there are lush flowers and vines. As evening approaches, the heat dissipates and it becomes particularly comfortable under the vine racks.

Under the flower vine rack is a small table woven from bamboo and rattan, on which is a wide-mouthed porcelain basin filled with some fresh fruits on ice.

Next to the small table, there is a bamboo rocking chair.

A woman in blue was lying on the rocking chair, with a silk handkerchief on her face. She was standing on tiptoe, rocking back and forth leisurely.

"Miss, are you asleep? Something strange happened today." Chun Xing said in a coquettish voice.

The woman in green reached out and pulled off the silk handkerchief from her face, then stood up and said, "What's the matter? Tell me now!"

This person is Su Wanti.

Three years ago, in He's house, she set herself on fire while standing on a small building, turning into a fireball and falling to the ground.

In reality, she set a fake fire.

Su Wanti used the Firefly Pill from the treasure chest.

When using the Firefly Pill, it will instantly burn and create a big fire when it comes into contact with air.

However, the temperature of this fire is very low, it will not hurt people and it will not produce smoke.

After being surrounded by the fire created by the Firefly Pill, Su Wanti jumped off the building.

Suyun and Chunxing had already piled up a large haystack downstairs to catch Su Wanti.

The three men set the haystack and the small building on fire, then put on coarse cloth coats, crawled out from the dog hole in the south wall, mixed in with the crowd of onlookers, and then fled with the crowd.

Su Wanti took Su Yun and Chun Xing in a carriage that had been prepared long ago and went to a farm outside the capital, where someone arranged by her grandfather would pick her up.

She took her mother and two maids, hiding their identities, and moved to several places before finally settling down in this coastal town.

Then he bought a small yard and lived a peaceful life.

She had no shortage of money. Before faking her death and leaving Beijing, Su Wanti emptied out 18 stores and sold all the assets that could be sold.

The money in her hand was enough for her to live comfortably for the rest of her life.

Now Su Wanti has no worries and lives a very leisurely and comfortable life.