The real daughter died tragically and was reborn, and the whole family cried and begged for forgiven

Li Qingluo looked at Pei Sanlang.

I saw him close his eyes and tears fell in strings.

"Then what exactly is the burden I've carried all these years?"

He cried and laughed, and a trace of struggling confusion and bewilderment gradually appeared on his face.

Only then did everyone realize that what he was carrying was so heavy.

The lives of all the men in the Pei family depend on him alone. No wonder he is always lifeless, because he has been living in the darkest side of the Pei family since he was a child.

So he kills people.

He works for the prince.

He was stirring up trouble in Jinling.

He turned a blind eye and even condoned the evildoers' brutal killing of Twelve Niang.

I just want the entire Pei family to survive in this difficult situation...

Zaina: "Sanlang, you don't have to do this."

"Your great-grandfather and I...if we were gone, how could you bear all this alone?"

"Now, your great uncle, and even the entire family, except you, no one knows that they have been poisoned. Can you keep it a secret for them for the rest of their lives? Can you withstand all their lives?"

"Sanlang, this is too hard."

"Your great-grandfather and I have suffered so much, and we've dragged you into the vortex of the Pei family's fate, leading to your downfall. We know we've been extremely cruel to you, but there are some secrets that should be told to your great-aunt."

"She won't turn a blind eye and ignore the entire Pei family, right, Xiuzhen?"

Madam Pei had a gloomy face and only sneered when she heard these nonsense: "This child has been ruined by the two of you. Why are you pretending to be a good person here now?"

"All the misfortunes of the Pei family were brought upon by you, a witch!"

"You bewitched my brother. Otherwise, how could the Pei family have embarked on such a dark path?!"

"If you hadn't been causing trouble in the Pei family for all these years, why would your elder sister have targeted all the men in the Pei Mansion and harmed them as leverage to control you?!"

"Zaina, in the final analysis, it was your selfishness that brought the Pei Mansion to this point!"

"Stop your hypocritical and high-sounding words and try to drag me into this abyss again!"

Zaina laughed bitterly.

"As expected... As expected, Pei Lang is the person who understands you best in this world. He once said that if you knew that I saved his life at the cost of the entire Pei family going dormant, and that I had to take the lives of others to prolong his life, you would definitely not agree."

"He said that if that were the case, you would rather him, your brother, really die than live like that..."

"But he is alive, Xiuzhen."

"He lived for over thirty years longer!"

Mrs. Pei was so angry that she couldn't help but rush forward: "I'm going to kill you, Zaina——"

Li Qingluo quickly grabbed Madam Pei tightly: "Grandma! Grandma, please don't be impulsive--"

Li Qingluo was somewhat afraid of those who knew witchcraft. She was afraid that her grandmother would fall into their trap if she wasn't careful, so she didn't want Madam Pei to get close to Zaina.

Mrs. Pei was so angry that she was panting, but Zaina looked calm and didn't react at all.

At this moment, the door opened, and the doctor who entered the room first came out with a look of joy on his face and said, "Your Highness, you're awake!"

Duke Pei woke up.

It was Doctor Luo and Doctor Du who worked together to give him acupuncture, which finally brought him back from the brink of death.

But his life was already over.

He had been relying on the lives of others to keep himself alive these years. Now that both the blood-parasite and its mother insect were dead, his life had naturally come to an end as well, and he was truly powerless to save himself.

Zaina was the first to rush in upon hearing the sound.

“Pei Lang—Pei Lang!!”

She cried and threw herself into the old duke's arms, her eyes tearing up.

The old Duke: "Zaina, why are you...old too?"

He raised his hand to stroke her temple.

Wherever I touched, it was all snow-white.

Zaina shook her head and smiled indifferently: "Does Pei Lang dislike my aging appearance?"

The old Duke said, "How could that be? Am I not just an old man now? Even when I was at my worst, you never despised me. Who am I to despise you?"

"It's just...we've all reached the end of the road, right?"

The moment Zaina lowered her eyes, tears rolled down her face.

"Yes……"

"I'm sorry, Pei Lang, I've hurt you all these years..."

The old Duke sighed: "I don't blame you."

"Well, how much time do we have left?"

Zaina looked dejected: "At most... three days!"

Doctor Luo and Doctor Du nodded silently after hearing this.

Doctor Luo: "It seems that you already knew his fate. Three days is indeed the limit of what we can do."

Duke Pei: "Three days is more than enough."

Zaina didn't want to face it at all.

"Pei Lang! We haven't...haven't completed anything yet. I just can't accept this...!"

Madam Pei came out from behind: "So how much further do you want to go?"

The old Duke trembled all over when he heard her voice.

He looked up in disbelief at his biological sister, whom he hadn't seen for thirty years.

“Xiu…Xiu Xiu?”

"I never thought I'd see you again in this life. So, brother, I don't have any regrets..."

Mrs. Pei was originally filled with anger, but when she saw the old Duke Pei, who was in his twilight years, lifeless, and with messy white hair, her anger was completely deflated in an instant.

“Brother…!”

After Mrs. Pei shouted, she burst into tears.

Li Qingluo quickly took out a handkerchief and wiped her grandmother's tears. "Grandma, do you want to go over? Luo'er will help you."

Mrs. Pei nodded and took the handkerchief, then walked to the bed with the help of Li Qingluo.

"Brother, why are you... like this!"

Mrs. Pei could no longer say any words of blame at this time.

"Why didn't you tell me the truth back then? No matter what, I will face it with you! You've suffered so much over the years, but what have you gained? You've even killed so many people!"

The old Duke said, "I know I am ashamed of my ancestors of the Pei family, and I am ashamed of the people of the world... But I, but my Pei family, deserve the Duan family! It is the Duan family that has let us down!"

After saying this, Duke Pei looked at Prince Su who was leaning in the crowd.

"Prince Su, do you think what this old minister said is right or wrong?"

Prince Su: "Yes."

The old Duke couldn't help but laugh.

"I didn't expect that Duan Changyan would have a son who could clearly distinguish right from wrong!"

"Unfortunately, it's too late..."

Madam Pei: "Brother, what did you do?"

The old Duke slowly closed his eyes: "After I came back to life, I was filled with resentment and anger, so I have been secretly planning all these years, thinking about how to completely destroy your Duan Dynasty!"

"It's a pity that my body is not in good condition, so I can only plan for the long term. That's why I cultivated Sanlang and made him my hand."

"Even the rapid growth of the Lotus Sect in recent years is due to the secret support of my Pei family."

"I asked Sanlang to go to the Eastern Palace and surrender to the Crown Prince, secretly working for him. Even Bu'er thought we were his faction. As long as we can help the Crown Prince ascend to that position, our Pei family will be able to revive."

"But actually... I know that the prince is just another Duan Changyan."

"He is shrewd, skilled in both civil and military affairs, and a legitimate heir. His scheming and strategy are every bit as good as Emperor Yan's. Indeed, he is the most qualified candidate for Crown Prince of Daliang."

"But even if he ascends to the throne, how could he not abandon the Pei family again, just like Emperor Yan?"

"So, the big mistake that the deposed crown prince made was actually my doing!"

"I want to overthrow the Duan Dynasty, and there won't be another Duan Changyan on the throne. I'd rather the next emperor be a tyrant, a mediocre and insignificant person, so that the Duan Dynasty will gradually be eroded and rotted away by itself, destroying its very foundation!"

"By then, whether it's the Lotus Sect or any other sect, it will be easy to overthrow the Duan family."

Pei Sanlang, who was outside the door, turned pale when he heard this.

He knew that if even a single word of these words leaked out, their entire Pei family would be completely finished.

And my great-grandfather actually said all this to Prince Su in person... Is he going to give up the Pei family?

Did he suddenly repent at the end of his life and feel that he had done something completely wrong?

Then what about the dark days I have experienced over the years?

The old Duke said, "Over the years, I have indeed secretly cultivated my own power. Originally... I was just one step away from success. As long as I picked up the most useless prince as a puppet, it would only take another twenty years to bring down Daliang..."

"Unfortunately, before we could do anything, someone else took control of our lives."

"Zaina's sister poisoned all the sons of my Pei family."

"Man proposes, God disposes, haha, hahahaha... Isn't this my retribution?"

"If I had simply raised an army to rebel back then, my entire clan might have been implicated, but it would have been better than the cowardice I feel now!"

"Living like a coward, being controlled like a coward...living like a coward has turned me into a demon."

“Hahahaha, hahahaha…it’s all retribution, it’s such a sad retribution!!”

Seeing her beloved in such pain, Zaina could only hold his arms and comfort him: "Pei Lang, don't be like this, Pei Lang... I was wrong, I was really wrong... Pei Lang!!"

The two looked at each other sadly, obviously regretting what they had done over the years.

Finally, Madam Pei couldn't bear to see this scene anymore and turned her head away.

Li Qingluo couldn't help but ask, "What kind of poison is this pulling thread? Also, why did Zaina's sister do this? What is her intention?"

Zaina looked at the old Duke.

The old Duke nodded, and she slowly replied, "The so-called Qiansi Yin is a poisonous medicine from Miaojiang made from thousands of poisonous insects."

"It is also a unique secret recipe that only the headmaster of my sect can master."

Li Qingluo: "So your sister is now the head of your sect? Is she colluding with the Lotus Cult, or is she working for the Crown Prince now?"