Wei Yourong's face showed pain, Lu Wu's words hurt her. She shook her head and sighed: "Since you hate me so much, you can avenge your adoptive father with your own hands. You can kill me today. You can kill me.
Yes, I have no love in my life anyway, and my daughter doesn’t recognize me anymore, so what hope do I have? I can just die earlier.”
Lu Wu shouted: "Do you think I dare not? If you kill my father, I can kill you to take revenge."
Lin Jue said softly: "Lv Wu, don't talk to your empress like that. Whether you admit it or not, she is your biological mother. How can you kill your mother? Besides, she is really good to you."
Lu Wu shouted: "She gave me away since I was a child. She killed my father and ruined my family. How could she be good to me?"
Lin Jue said softly: "If I guess correctly, your mother and your siblings were able to escape because she did it deliberately. If she was ruthless and righteous, your whole family would not survive that night."
Concubine Rong sighed: "I didn't expect that in the end, it was an unrelated person who understood my thoughts best. Yes, the safest way was to kill everyone in the Lu family, because I knew that Mrs. Lu also vaguely knew the inside story.
. But tiger poison cannot eat its seeds, how could I attack my biological daughter. So I asked them to deliberately set fire, and sent people to warn Mrs. Lu to escape immediately and fly away. Sooner or later, if they stay in the capital, they will be arrested by the prince for questioning. I
I can only scare them away. I know this will leave troubles, but I can only do this. If I can keep Lu Wu by my side, I don't have to worry about it. Unfortunately, I can't. I need that woman to live to take care of Lu Wu.
. But I didn’t expect that she sold you in the end. I have secretly sent people to look for you many times in the past few days, but there is no clue at all. Lu Wu, I can’t help you, but I am not unkind to you."
Lu Wu turned her head and ignored her. At this moment, she didn't want to hear even a single word of Concubine Rong's explanation. She hated the woman in front of her so much.
Lin Jue stepped forward and made a cup of hot tea for Concubine Rong, and lit a candlestick to illuminate the dim box. At this moment, the new play had ended and the audience had already dispersed. The large theater was empty, dimly lit, and quiet.
Quietly without anyone.
"Lin Jue, I want to know how you knew that it was me who killed Lu Feiming? Is there any news that could not be spread outside?" Concubine Rong asked coldly.
Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "Your Majesty, it is precisely because Lu Wu's mother was able to escape with them that I rule out the possibility of the prince taking action. Those who are able to tolerate Lu Wu and others must have some scruples, because there is no reason.
After killing Lu Feiming, he kept his family alive. Especially Lu Wu, her survival in the world is the biggest evidence. To eliminate all threats, in addition to Lu Feiming, Lu Wu should also be killed. So I think this person can only
It’s the empress. Only the empress will not harm Lu Wu. A tiger will not eat its own poison, so only the empress will let her daughter escape alive, even if it leaves behind disaster."
Concubine Rong nodded slowly and said softly: "You are very smart. You are indeed extraordinary. I have been able to hide it from so many people, but I still can't hide it from you."
Lin Jue said softly: "Mother, do you ever regret what you have done before? Didn't you hesitate at all when you killed Lu Shilang?"
Concubine Rong said softly: "I don't regret it, but killing Lu Feiming with my own hands was the most painful decision in my life. After he died, I cried for three days and three nights. I swear to God, I am willing to give everything back in my next life."
Give it to him. If I kill him in the next life, it will be fair. You ask me if I hesitated? After I made the decision, I no longer hesitated. Because he died, I was saved, Lu Wu was saved, and everything was saved.
His son. I am surrounded by wild beasts, and I cannot hesitate or be weak."
Lin Jue said softly: "However, you failed to save his son after all. The third prince Guo Hao is still dead. How did he die? Why didn't you take good care of him? It couldn't be you who killed him again, right?
He looked more and more like Lu Feiming, you felt threatened, so you killed him?"
"What nonsense are you talking about? How could I kill my son? Why did I suffer so much and take huge risks? Isn't it just to have a son? How could I kill him?" Concubine Rong yelled hoarsely.
Lin Jue smacked his lips and nodded. Indeed, all of this was caused by this heir. Lu Feiming's death was fundamentally because of him. How could Concubine Rong kill Guo Hao.
"Guo Hao died of illness. Hahaha, do you believe it? I took care of him in every possible way and protected him from top to bottom, but he died of a bad stomach disease. Do you believe it?" Concubine Rong suddenly laughed maniacally.
.
Lin Jue frowned and said, "What does your Majesty mean?"
Concubine Rong suppressed her smile and her voice was as cold as ice.
"Did you know? Guo Hao was killed. They felt threatened. They knew that the prince liked Guo Hao the most, and they were worried that Guo Hao would become the emperor in the future. When Guo Hao was ten years old, he stayed with us during the Mid-Autumn Festival.
I ate moon cakes and admired the moon in the garden. When I came back, I complained that my stomach felt uncomfortable. Then I started to vomit and have diarrhea. The imperial doctor in the palace, the imperial doctor in the palace, and the famous doctors in the city were all invited, but I didn’t know why. In the next few days,
He was so skinny that he couldn't eat anything. Soon after, she watched him... die." Concubine Rong's tears rolled down her face and she lowered her head and cried.
Suddenly she raised her head again and gritted her teeth and said: "I checked all the mooncakes that night, and there was nothing strange. The people in the house said that they were possessed by evil spirits, and their souls were seduced and they took their lives. It's all nonsense. If you want to take your life, you are looking for me.
Who does the ten-year-old child have a grudge against? I asked secretly, and later a woman watering the flowers in the back garden said that that night she saw Concubine Mei hand a piece of cake to the third prince, who ate it. I suspect it must be
That bitch caused my son's death. Unfortunately, I couldn't find any evidence, and I didn't dare to act rashly. But I knew it must be her, and my intuition told me that it must be her. I will never let this bitch go.
But if I have the chance, I will definitely take revenge. Just wait, wait for me. I will pay back double to everyone who has hurt me."
Lin Jue opened his mouth in astonishment and asked casually, unexpectedly asking such an explosive matter. Guo Hao's death was actually the victim of a fight. If it is true as Rong Guifei said, Guo Hao was deeply liked by Guo Chong, then this matter is
It may also happen. In addition to Guo Hao, it will be of great benefit to the other two princes. But this matter is bizarre, and Lin Jue has no time to think about it at the moment.
"My Majesty, I'm afraid you are just guessing about this matter without any solid evidence. This matter is too important and bizarre, so I'd better find out more about it. Otherwise, there will be another turmoil." Lin Jue said softly.
Concubine Rong sneered and said: "Of course I won't make random guesses. I know it was the bitch who did it. If I hadn't watched closely and taken good care of him, I, Hao'er, wouldn't have lived so long. They had long wanted to do it.
I, Haoer, have taken action, and I know it in my heart. From the day he was born, he has been a thorn in some people's side. What other evidence is needed? Do I still know what's going on?"
Lin Jue was silent. From a motive point of view, it was possible that Concubine Mei wanted to harm Guo Hao, but after all, Lin Jue did not know the inside story and could not judge the real situation, so he could only remain silent.
"Lin Jue, how about we make a deal?" Concubine Rong suddenly glared at Lin Jue and said.
Lin Jue was stunned and said: "What deal?"
Concubine Rong said: "Don't you want me to help you speak in front of the Queen Mother to help the prince get through this? I can help you, and my words still have some weight in front of the Queen Mother. But you want to use what happened in the past to intimidate
For me, that's out of the question. If you can agree to my conditions, I can help you."
Lin Jue frowned and thought for a while, then said, "Mother, tell me."
Concubine Rong nodded, looked at Lu Wu and said: "Lv Wu, you are angry at me, and I don't blame you. After all, I couldn't help you back then. But you have to understand that when I met you again in the palace that day
When I was there, I almost went crazy with joy. God was still open-minded. He allowed my daughter to live and meet her husband. What a pity, I, Wei Yourong, have done many wrong things, but my daughter has not been punished.
I'm so happy that I don't have anything else, mother, and you are the only one left in this world. Can you forgive me and call me mother? You haven't called me mother since you were born. I want to hear you call me mother.
"
Lu Wu lowered her head and said nothing, holding Lin Jue's sleeves tightly with her hands and biting her lower lip stubbornly. It was obvious that she refused to recognize the imperial concubine and could not call her 'mother'. Daddy
She was the one who killed her, and based on this alone, Lu Wu would never forgive her. Not to mention the resentment of being abandoned for peeing.
Concubine Rong waited for a long time and sighed in disappointment. Lin Jue asked in a deep voice: "My Lady, is this the condition you proposed? Do you want Lu Wu to recognize you?"
Concubine Rong breathed a sigh of relief and said softly: "No. Even if she doesn't recognize me, I'm still her mother. No matter what, I gave birth to her and gave her a life. If she doesn't recognize me, it's her unfilial duty."
.Although I have done many things wrong, I cannot deny that I am her mother."
Lin Juexin said: She is indeed a woman who can kill her lover. She is beyond comparison with other women. The love between her children cannot be a fetter for her. Perhaps it is the environment she has lived in for many years that has created her temperament.
Fortunately, she is a woman. If she were a man, she would probably be a powerful figure.
"Lin Jue, my condition is very simple. As long as you agree to kill Lu Zhongtian and his daughter for me, I will help you advise the Queen Mother this time to protect the prince from this disaster. Don't think that I don't know the emperor's attitude towards the prince.
, but after catching the prince, how can the emperor let the prince peel off his skin? I want you to avenge my dead Hao'er and make them pay the price. And I failed to save Hao'er, Lu Feiming decided in Quanxia
Even if he hates me, I have to give an explanation to his spirit in heaven." Concubine Rong gritted her teeth and said softly.
Lin Jue was startled, frowned and said: "Mother, you think too highly of me. How can I shake Lu Zhongtian and the others?"
Concubine Rong sneered and said: "That's your business. I don't care what method you use. In short, I want you to help me do this. Don't be humble yourself. I know what you are capable of. I know everything you have done before."
I know. You obviously have a good future, but you just refuse to compromise. Otherwise, you should be a popular figure in the court now. In the reform faction, you could have become the third person under Lord Yan and Lord Fang.
If you hadn't fallen out with Fang Dunru seriously, you would be at least a minister now. I won't say more about these things. It's your own choice. I will help you, just like I removed you from Chongzheng Hall last year.
Just like you were transferred from the palace, I can still make some efforts for you in front of the emperor. But it mainly depends on yourself. I want you to help me kill Lu Zhongtian and kill Mei Fei. Everything else is easy to talk about."
Lin Jue frowned and said, "My Lady, I'm afraid I can't do this. You are trying to force someone to do something difficult. If you want to avenge the third prince, you can rely on the help of others. For example, the power of your Wei family and the power of the Queen Mother."
Concubine Rong sneered and said: "How can we borrow their power until today? There is not a single capable person in our Wei family, my two uncles are both deceased, and my six cousins are all playboys who only know how to eat, drink and have fun.
Otherwise, how could the Queen Mother place her hope on me to give birth to a prince for the Emperor? In that case, our Wei family could maintain its glory for several generations. None of them can help me. I can't tell the truth to the Queen Mother. Although the Queen Mother loves me,
But she will never help me with this kind of thing. I don’t have any evidence to prove that my Haoer’s death was the result of a conspiracy by Lu Zhongtian and his daughter. If there was evidence, would I still be so forbearing?”
Lin Jue smacked his lips and said, "Concubine Rong, I don't want to lie to you. I could easily agree and fool you, but I don't want to do that. This matter is beyond my ability, and I'm afraid I can't do it. I can't promise you."
Concubine Rong sneered and said: "You want to fool me but you can't. If you promise, I will sign a letter and write down a guarantee. How can I allow you to talk without proof? If you don't agree, then this time Prince Liang's Mansion will
If you're going to be unlucky, that's up to you."
Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "With the fall of Prince Liang, can you get away with it? What you have done before is enough to punish the entire Wei family. Don't think that you can escape alone."
"Then we're done together. Do you think I have any hope? My only daughter refuses to acknowledge me, so what hope do I have? My parents' family is a bunch of losers and vampires, and I don't hold anything against them.
I hope we all die together." Concubine Rong screamed.
Lin Jue rolled his eyes. This woman was really crazy and her behavior was unreasonable. He thought before that if he used the past events to coerce her, she would definitely give in. But now it seems that he made a miscalculation. He didn't think clearly, a man who dared to
How can a person who brazenly commits treachery and kill his own lover be able to reason with common sense? Or it was just his own lack of consideration.
At this point, it seems that Lin Jue has only one way left to go if he wants to have a conclusion to what happened today.
"Concubine Rong, in this case, I can only promise you. But I, Lin Jue, never make full promises on things I am not sure about. I can only promise you that I will do my best. After all, Lu Zhongtian is so powerful, Mei
The imperial concubine is also the emperor's beloved concubine. Even if I promise you, you won't believe that I can do it. If you insist on me promising you that I can do it, or limiting my time or something, then I really
There's no guarantee." Lin Jue muttered.
Concubine Rong shook her head and said: "If you swear that you can do it, how can I believe you? I just want you to do your best, and I don't want you to deal with me. The fact that you can say these words makes me trust you."
.It is never too late for a gentleman to take revenge. I know you can’t do it now, but given time, you can. Don’t worry, I will help you. My words are still of some use in front of the Emperor and the Queen Mother. You have also seen that, you
The reason why I can serve in Kaifeng Mansion is because I put in a good word for you. I can wait for three years, five years, or even ten years. As long as I can see their father and daughter die before I die, I can wait.
.I have endured it for ten years, so what if I have ten more years?"
Lin Jue said in a deep voice: "Okay, that's the case, I agree. But I will not leave any guarantees or oaths. If you want me to write down a written guarantee, then the matter will be over. I have not asked the empress.
I wrote a letter of guarantee promising to help Prince Liang get through this difficult time. Because I know that as long as the queen agrees, she will definitely do it."
Concubine Rong frowned and looked at Lin Jue, and said in a deep voice: "You just don't want to leave any clue in my hands."
Lin Jue nodded and said: "Your Majesty, you can think so. The basis of cooperation is trust. If there is no trust, there will only be suspicion, and nothing can be accomplished."
Concubine Rong pondered for a moment and nodded: "Okay, I believe you. If I don't believe you, I have no one to trust. I will go to see the Queen Mother tonight, and I will persuade the Queen Mother to come forward before things get worse. But nothing is absolute,
I can't say enough. If the Queen Mother refuses to come forward, don't blame me, I will try my best."
Lin Jue reached into his arms, took out a letter and handed it to Concubine Rong: "At the critical moment, I can show this to the Queen Mother, and tell the Queen Mother that Prince Liang is doing it for the country and the country of Zhou Dynasty, and is definitely not doing anything wrong. Maybe there will be some mistakes."
Turnaround."
Concubine Rong frowned and said, "What is this?"
"This is an indictment signed in blood by tens of thousands of people in Hangzhou. It lists Kang Zizhen's misdeeds in Hangzhou and the disasters the new law has brought to the people." Lin Jue said.
Concubine Rong was stunned for a moment, then nodded and said: "It seems that you have figured out the Queen Mother's temper and are well prepared. From the beginning, you were sure that I would lobby on your behalf, right?"
Lin Jue said: "However, I still didn't expect that the empress is not the kind of person we imagined. If the empress were a man, she would be a big deal."
Concubine Rong sneered repeatedly, put the letter into her sleeve and hid it. She said in a deep voice, "It's time for me to leave. I've been delayed for too long. I can't delay any longer."
Lin Jue bowed and saluted and said, "The carriage and horses are ready. Your Majesty, you can get on the carriage now. You will be able to return to the palace before dark."
Concubine Rong nodded and walked out. Lin Jue bowed and said, "Congratulations to Concubine Rong."
Concubine Rong turned back to look at Lu Wu, who was standing in the corner with her head bowed, and said softly: "Lv Wu, aren't you going to take my mother back to the palace?"
Green Dance didn't raise her head, didn't show any expression. She stood there motionless like a clay or wood sculpture.
Concubine Rong waited for a moment, and finally sighed and stepped out. Outside the box, the concubine knelt down and kowtowed. Concubine Rong seemed not to notice her. Under the escort of two palace guards, she went downstairs and went out, got on the carriage, and walked in the dusk.
