Regardless of the purpose, poisoning his son is the biggest stain in his life.
Even if others don't say it, if I think about it occasionally, my heart will feel uncomfortable.
Now that Mr. Wang has given me such a nudge, I suddenly feel as if I have really done nothing wrong.
Not only did he do nothing wrong, but he also eliminated a harm to the people of Gongchang and made his image even more glorious and taller.
"Master, you are not young at this age. Of course you must have ambitions, but to conquer the country, you will have to start a war. You love the people like a son, and leaving the people and being trampled in the flames of war is definitely not what you want to see. Failure.
It’s also a good thing.”
Looking at Dingxi Hou, Wang comforted him in a low voice.
"Madam." Tears filled Ding Xihou's eyes, "If you had said this to me earlier, how could we be in this situation today? It's all my fault. I have too many doubts in my heart and don't trust anyone. If I could discuss everything with Madam
, with Madam’s advice, we will definitely stop the situation and won’t reach this point today.”
"It's all over, let's not talk about it anymore. From now on, we just need to trust each other."
"Yeah." Ding Xihou nodded vigorously.
Outside the prison, Du Shaoqin snorted coldly: "From now on, are you going to do anything in the future?"
Xiao Chen didn't speak, he lowered his head and looked at his toes, quietly listening to the conversation between the two people in the cell.
He had a vague hunch that this Wang family might be able to replace Dongchang and ask the words that he could not get from the mouth of Dingxihou.
Sure enough, after a moment of silence, Wang seemed to muster up the courage: "Master Marquis, we have been husband and wife for decades, and my servant has never asked about your affairs in the court. However, who should be associated with and who should not be associated with
, you still have to grasp the scale.”
"Madam, why did you say this?" Dingxihou was stunned.
"The guards of our Marquis Mansion also have hundreds of people, and the equipment is more comprehensive than the soldiers of some guards. In the past few years, there has been no sign of the Marquis making armaments either inside the Marquis Mansion or in the several houses outside.
Where do these armaments you hide come from?”
"This, this..." Ding Xihou suddenly said.
"Did it come from the hands of General Gonglan of Liang Kingdom?" Wang still had a smile on her face, but behind the smile, there was a hint of disappointment.
Dingxihou panicked and covered Wang's mouth.
Outside the cell, everyone's eyes suddenly widened and they all looked at Xiao Chen.
But Xiao Chen still lowered his head, stepping on a finger-sized stone with his right foot and rubbing it unmoved.
Wang smiled and gently opened Ding Xihou's right hand: "We are all dying people, there is nothing we can't say. It's rare to have no regrets before the time comes."
After a moment of silence, Ding Xihou took back his right hand and nodded vigorously.
"Sir, if you were named Marquis of Dingxi by Taizu, you must be related to Duke Liang."
As if to break the casserole, Wang's words never left the words Liang Guogong.
Ding Xihou's face twitched for a while, and he clenched his teeth for a while, then relaxed them again.
Looking at Wang's expectant eyes, he seemed to have made up his mind and nodded: "That's right."
Holding on to the wall, Wang stood up slowly, limped a few steps forward, looked at Xiao Chen and others outside the prison, and sighed.
"When I was a child, because I was not a boy, I couldn't go to school, even the school taught by my father. But my father was an enlightened man. Although I couldn't go to school, he didn't restrict me from the books at home.
I can't read it. On the contrary, he will patiently teach me whenever he has time."
"It was also from that time that I learned to communicate with people with kindness and interact with others with honesty. I also understood that even though we are in troubled times, there is a bottom line that should not be crossed."
Ding Xihou raised his head and his eyes slowly moved along with Wang's steps.
At this moment, he could not understand this woman who had lived with him for decades.
I couldn't figure out what she wanted to say.
Stopping, Wang turned around and looked at Dingxi Hou with a sweet smile, just like a newly married bride, with a bit of shyness.
"Master, if you succeed in your endeavors and create a new prosperous age, will you be a great hero in the eyes of the people?"
"If I succeed, I will be the founding emperor of the country, and of course I will be a great hero in the eyes of the people." Speaking of the word hero, Ding Xihou became excited and his voice suddenly became louder.
"Then the generals under the master are also the founding heroes?"
"Of course." Ding Xihou replied loudly.
It seems that he has seen the grand scene of sitting in the Jinluan Palace and conferring hundreds of officials.
"What about Duke Liang? Is he a founding hero? In my mind, he should also be a hero, right?"
The smile on Ding Xihou's face suddenly froze, and the fantasy in his head was instantly shattered. He grinned a few times, but no words came out.
"Although slaves are not qualified to participate in the government, the great achievements of King Xu Da of Zhongshan and King Chang Yuchun of Kaiping are also heard a little bit. After them, the wars in the court were all carried out by the Duke of Liang. He was dedicated to creating a prosperous age for the court.
People were suddenly executed for treason, and I still can’t figure out the reason.”
Mrs. Wang looked at Dingxihou with a smile.
"He, he secretly manufactured a large amount of armaments and intended to commit rebellion. The evidence is conclusive."
Before the Marquis of Dingxi finished speaking, he was interrupted by Wang: "The Duke of Liang holds the military power of the world and commands the three armies. If he intends to rebel, he can just wave his hand, so why go to the trouble of manufacturing a large amount of armaments? Is it possible that Liang is the leader of the army?
Is the Duke of our country brave and foolhardy, deliberately leaving people with words?"
"This, this, this..." Ding Xihou was speechless for a moment.
"I was a general under Duke Liang back then. Duke Liang fell, but I was made a marquis. Did I do something that went against my conscience and was sorry for Duke Liang?"
Although his voice was low, Wang's words were like a sharp blade, piercing into Ding Xihou's heart.
Ding Xihou was trembling all over, and cold sweat suddenly broke out on his forehead.
Xiao Chen outside the cell still lowered his head and looked at his toes.
However, the action of kneading the pebbles suddenly stopped, and the finger-sized pebbles turned into powder under his feet.
"No, no, I didn't." Perhaps feeling ashamed, Ding Xihou moved his hands and tried to defend himself.
"Master, everyone will make mistakes. If you make a mistake, just be brave enough to take responsibility. Although it is despicable to betray your master for the sake of glory and wealth, we should bear the consequences of this mistake together."
With that said, Wang walked to Dingxihou's side, slowly took out the fake imperial edict from his arms, and spread it out on the ground.
"Sir, is this imperial edict the talisman used by Duke Liang back then?"
After taking a look at the bright cinnabar writing on the imperial edict, Ding Xihou said nothing and slowly closed his eyes as if accepting his fate.
Hearing the three words "false imperial edict", Du Shaoqin and others outside put their feet on the ground and rushed in.
An arm was stretched in front of them, blocking their way.
Xiao Chen had no expression on his face and shook his head slightly.
"This fake imperial edict was accidentally smashed by the slave, and the vase in the study room fell out. Due to the fact that I joined the army at that time, the imperial edict given by the emperor to Duke Liang would never be preserved in my hands. Combined with the whole situation of the matter
, I finally figured out how I got the title of Dingxihou."
As if she was telling Xiao Chen and others on purpose, Wang raised her head and looked at the door of the cell: "I looked at the other vase and saw that there was a jade seal in it. But it was too heavy to carry with me, so I didn't touch it.
"
Leaning against the wall, Ding Xihou closed his eyes tightly, as motionless as when Wang came in.
"Master, why don't you speak? Are you feeling regretful and have nothing to say?"
With his eyes closed, Ding Xihou's lips slightly opened: "I planned to murder Duke Liang and poisoned my own son. How can I have the face to talk about it in front of you, madam?"
"The matter has come to this, even if you regret it, it will not help. We will face endless torture in the future. Sir, have you thought about how to face it?" Wang asked very considerately.
"Take it easy."
"I can't help but feel embarrassed about being tortured by them. I also have a lot of pinellia powder on my body. How about I help you on your way?"
As he spoke, Wang took out a paper bag from his arms and slowly opened it, revealing a large amount of white powder.
Although he knew he was going to die, Ding Xihou still trembled involuntarily because of the deadly poison.
"Master, close your eyes, and I will wait for you to take it." As he said this, Wang took a step forward, knelt on the ground, held Dingxihou's head in his arms, shook his right hand, and all the powder entered Dingxihou's vagina.
mouth.
Several people outside were shocked and rushed into the cell.
But it was already too late. With a smile on her face, Wang lifted the empty paper bag towards Xiao Chen.
