In my previous life, I killed my whole family. In my next life, I killed the royal family.

As night fell, the moon was dark and the wind was strong, Commander Zuo followed orders and went to the dungeon to send the third prince away.

He walked to the door of the room first, and was shocked when he saw the third prince sitting against the wall. The third prince had been beaten beyond recognition, and his head was swollen like a pig's head, which was horrible to look at.

Commander Zuo thought to himself, "Who did this? The Third Prince has offended countless people, including Princess Changning. Could it be that the Princess sent someone to beat the Third Prince like this to vent her anger?" Thinking of this, Commander Zuo shuddered, "What a cruel move."

However, he quickly comforted himself: "Who cares! As long as the third prince dies as soon as possible and is buried, no one will know he was beaten. I can complete that task early and get promoted and given a higher title." So he decided not to delve into the matter further and just hoped that everything would go well.

Commander Zuo was afraid of the Imperial Guards and reported to the Emperor the news that the Third Prince had been beaten black and blue. After a long time, the Emperor wanted to settle the score.

He turned around and said to his men, "Stand guard at the door, don't go in."

"Yes, Commander." The guards saluted and agreed. They did not dare to look out to see the expression of the third prince before his death.

Eunuch Fu brought people to deliver food boxes.

"Eunuch Fu."

"Commander Zuo."

The two men bowed and Eunuch Fu walked into the room first. He was shocked when he saw the appearance of the Third Prince.

Commander Zuo stuffed a stack of banknotes into Eunuch Fu's pocket and whispered, "It wasn't the Imperial Guards who did it."

Eunuch Fu quietly took the banknote and nodded slightly, "I understand."

He guessed, "I'm afraid the prince ordered someone to do it."

The Third Prince was going to die anyway, so why would he offend His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, the future Emperor?

Eunuch Fu strode in, and a group of eunuchs bent down, brought in food boxes, and placed plates on the table.

Among the ten eunuchs, only one secretly glanced at the dying Third Prince.

He also only saw a back figure with his head lowered.

The eunuchs bowed and stepped outside to wait.

Soon the Third Prince was on his way, and they had to take away the bowls and dishes and put them away in food boxes.

Eunuch Fu's shrill voice came from the cell: "Your Highness, the Emperor has ordered that you enjoy the banquet before leaving." A sumptuous banquet was already set up in the cell, with all kinds of delicacies from land and sea. However, these dishes were all cold, and some even smelled bad.

The Third Prince's face was filled with tears, but he wolfed down the food without any disdain. He thoroughly enjoyed this last dinner and slowly tasted the wine.

In the cell, the air was filled with a faint stench of decay, which was in stark contrast to the delicious food on the table.

The Third Prince sat at the table, tears welling up in his eyes, but he did not stop using his chopsticks. He chewed his food in big mouthfuls, as if he wanted to swallow all the pain.

Every bite of the food was cold and rotten, making people feel sick. But the Third Prince didn't care. He continued to eat voraciously. This was his last time to taste the food of the world.

Although some dishes tasted different, they were still more sumptuous than what he usually ate.

As time went by, the Third Prince gradually filled his stomach. He picked up the wine glass, gently shook the wine inside, and watched the wine swirl in the glass. Then, he drank it all, feeling the burning sensation of the alcohol in his throat.

The Third Prince drank one cup after another until he had finished the last drop. He put down the cup, sighed deeply, and a look of relief appeared in his eyes.

The dungeon was smelly and stuffy. Commander Zuo and Eunuch Fu stood at the door for a long time watching the Third Prince eat and drink. They became a little impatient and looked at each other several times.

Eunuch Fu's eyes: "Go in and kill him!"

Commander Zuo looked at him, "With so many people here, there's a chance that the secret will be leaked. Wait a moment."

Eunuch Fu pursed his lips: "How annoying."

Commander Zuo raised an eyebrow: "No way, he is a prince."

If it wasn't the prince, if it was someone else, Commander Zuo would have gone in and ordered people to force him to drink poisoned wine. He wouldn't have allowed someone to eat and drink in there and drag his feet and refuse to die.

The guards outside were waiting with wide eyes, bored, and talked about the people who were executed by slow slicing in the morning. "Those people were so miserable, they were flayed thousands of times while still alive."

"Oh, it's too tragic. He hasn't died in that state for more than an hour."

"What's even worse is that after death, they were burned and the ashes were scattered, leaving no trace of their bodies."

It turned out that the emperor hated these guards for teaching his son bad things and making him bear the name of killing his son, so he ordered the guards to "crush their bones and scatter their ashes!"

After hearing what was said outside, the 'Third Prince' suddenly understood everything and stopped delaying his death.

He put down his bowl and chopsticks, thinking: I am going to die anyway, dying as a prince will be less painful, and I can keep my body intact, have a coffin for burial, and receive the royal family's high incense in the future. "

He wiped his tears with his sleeve, then wiped his mouth with his sleeve, took the poisoned wine and drank it all in one gulp. He vomited blood and died immediately after drinking the wine.

Commander Zuo and Eunuch Fu were stunned.

They first saw the Third Prince wiping his eyes and mouth with his sleeves like a servant. His movements were very familiar and he didn't look like a noble prince at all.

They never expected that the Third Prince would drink the poison and die so readily. They all thought they had to force the poison into his mouth to kill him.

Eunuch Fu announced in a shrill voice, "His Highness is gone. Quickly load the coffin and carry it out. It's almost dawn."

After Commander Zuo checked and confirmed that the person was dead, he sent someone to wrap the body in white cloth and send it out. The body was placed in a thick coffin and buried not far from the imperial tomb.

Not long after, Princess Changning learned about the death of the third prince and immediately sent someone to deliver a letter to the Qi Mansion, "Send it away."

People in both palaces were in a relaxed mood; now that the Third Prince was dead, they had let out a sigh of relief.

Late at night, Qi Wan lay on the bed, gently turned the beads in her hand, and whispered: "Send a bag of silver to the Gou Fa family." As her voice fell, a faint light like a firefly flashed, and then disappeared.

At the same time, a heavy bag of silver appeared on Gou Fa's wife's bed.

At this time, the Gou family was immersed in grief, and they were quietly handling the funeral.

The wives and children at home wore sackcloth and mourning hats, and kowtowed silently to express their grief and respect for the deceased.

Gou's wife covered her mouth and cried bitterly, her tears soaking her cheeks. She cried in a low voice, "Husband, if you die, what will happen to our family?" Carrying a heavy crime, she didn't know how to face the future life, and how she would support the whole family.

Gou's wife felt extremely desperate, her heart filled with helplessness and fear.

She dragged her exhausted body into the house, intending to find a belt and then hang it on the bed frame to end her life.

With shaking hands, she fumbled for her belt on the bed, but unexpectedly touched a bag. She opened it suspiciously, took a closer look, and found that the bag contained more than 20 ingots of silver!

Gou's wife widened her eyes, too shocked to speak.

She thought in panic, "Where did this money come from?"

She looked around nervously, and after making sure that there was no one around, she hurriedly hid the silver under the bed.

The wife knelt on the ground, clasped her hands together, and worshiped devoutly, muttering to herself: "My husband, please go with peace of mind. I will definitely raise the children to adulthood, and take good care of my parents-in-law and provide for their old age. Please bless our family to be safe and healthy."