Marrying the Crown Prince

As for Jing Wenbo and Zhong Xu, they were both killed by Ding Dong at almost the same time.

Ding Dong carefully mixed the obtained medicine into Jing Wenbo's food.

After using this drug, one may appear outwardly rosy-cheeked and robust, but inwardly one is unknowingly extremely weak, as if something has hollowed out the body.

Sometimes, Jing Wenbo would notice something unusual about his body, such as feeling dizzy when he suddenly stood up from a chair.

For example, if he reads for a long time, his eyes will suddenly lose focus and things will appear blurry.

But he thought these were all due to fatigue, so he didn't pay much attention to these minor issues.

After using the medication for about two years, Ding Dong felt that the time was about right.

So, on a fine, sunny day, Jingwenbo returned from the yamen and unexpectedly stumbled upon his most beloved concubine, Ding Dong, having an affair with his youngest son, Zhong Xu.

The scene before him filled Jing Wenbo with immense humiliation.

In an instant, a surge of anger, like a fountain, welled up from the bottom of his heart and instantly overwhelmed his reason.

His eyes were bloodshot, wide and round, and his originally rosy face turned bright red with extreme anger, as if it were about to bleed.

Jing Wenbo trembled slightly with extreme anger, and the two fingers pointing at them also trembled. "Unfilial son! Poisonous woman!"

The roar startled Ding Dong and Zhong Xu awake.

Upon seeing his elderly father appear, Zhong Xu's face turned deathly pale; his body reacted faster than his mind.

He knelt on the ground, naked and rounded, "Father, I..."

Before Zhong Xu could finish speaking, he was interrupted by Uncle Jingwen with a slap, "Unfilial son!"

"She's your stepmother, you unfilial son! Are you trying to drive me to my death?"

Jing Wenbo's face was contorted with rage as he kicked Zhong Xu as he spoke.

Zhong Xu was kicked to the ground, wincing in pain.

Even if he was the adulterer, he was still his son, so after hitting him twice, Jingwenbo turned his attention to Ding Dong.

He grabbed Ding Dong's hair with his large hand and yanked it hard, shouting, "You slut, you extremely wanton piece of trash!"

Ding Dong is not his son, and he won't let him kick and scold him like Zhong Xu does.

She reached out and twisted it sharply, causing Uncle Jingwen to feel pain and release his grip.

Ding Dong stood on the bed and spat fiercely, "Pah! You old bastard, who do you think you are? What do you think you are? You're just a premature ejaculation wretch, and you still dare to dream that I'll remain chaste for you?"

"you you……"

"What do you mean, 'what do you mean, 'I'? I've known Zhong Lang for seven years. If you hadn't interfered, we would have been an enviable couple long ago."

Upon hearing that he had been cuckolded for so long, Jing Wenbo was furious and picked up a vase to smash it.

This scene reminded Zhong Xu of many years ago, when a man stood there and was killed by his own father.

Thinking of this, he quickly stepped forward and grasped Jing Wenbo's hand, "Father, no!"

He was stopped by someone, and it was this man who was also the younger son's lover.

Jing Wenbo's blood was already churning and boiling even more violently.

His hands trembled, and he was furious. "Help! Help!"

Hearing the noise, the servant at the door rushed in.

"Tie them up! Tie up this unfilial son and this adulterous woman!"

After saying that, Jing Wenbo's eyes rolled back and he completely fainted.

What happened next was simple: Jing Wenbo had been drugged for years, and his body was already in a terrible state. When the drug took effect, he died instantly.

Although the old father was angered to death by Zhong Xu, he was still his younger brother. Therefore, the eldest son, who was in charge of the family, did not expose the matter. Instead, he placed Zhong Xu under house arrest, intending to release him after the storm had passed.

Unfortunately, despite Zhong Laoda's excellent planning, the true reason for Jing Wenbo's tragic death somehow leaked out.

Disobedience is a serious crime.

Therefore, causing one's own father to die of anger is simply an unforgivable sin.

The indignant Imperial Censor launched into a tirade against Zhong Xu in court, hurling insults for the duration of half an incense stick burning, without even taking a breath.

Moved by the Imperial Censor's speech, the court officials knelt down one after another, begging Li Ziyan to severely punish Zhong Xu.

Therefore, Li Ziyan issued an imperial edict to imprison Zhong Xu and have the Ministry of Justice handle the case.

The case is not difficult to try; the cause and course of events are very simple.

Therefore, the Ministry of Justice quickly delivered its verdict.

Zhong Xu was disobedient and unfilial, and was exiled to the frontier. Even during a general amnesty, he could not be pardoned and was to be a slave for life. The Earl of Jingwen failed to educate his son properly, and the Earl of Jingwen's heir protected the murderer. However, considering his misfortune, he was given a lighter punishment—his rank was reduced by one grade.

As for Ding Dong, on the day the incident occurred, Xu sent someone to bring him a bowl of medicine.

As she looked at the shiny black medicine, Ding Dong's brother's face appeared in her mind.

She slowly closed her eyes and drank it down without hesitation.

The drug took effect quickly, and Ding Dong collapsed weakly to the ground.

She looked up at the high roof and smiled in a long time: "Brother, I've come to find you."

With a blink of an eye, Ding Dong saw an extremely luxurious bed canopy—made of silk and embroidered with exquisite patterns in gold and silver threads.

The edges of the bed curtains are adorned with pearls and agates, each one round and full.

Their inhumanity and extravagance were on full display at this moment.

She was a little dazed. How... how could life in the underworld be so good?

"Tingxue, you're awake?" Qingrong smiled with relief when he saw that she was finally awake.

Listen... to the snow?

Ding Dong slowly straightened up: She... stole someone else's body?

Qingrong seemed to know what she was thinking, so he took a small bronze mirror and placed it in her hand.

Ding Dong picked up the mirror and looked at it carefully, then discovered that... his appearance had not changed at all.

"This is what my master asked me to give you," Qingrong said, taking out a household registration certificate from his person.

Ding Dong took it, and it read: Cheng Tingxue, a native of the western suburbs of Kyoto.

Procedure……

That's her surname.

Ding Dong was still in a daze when Qing Rong continued, "The master said that the past is like smoke and clouds, and the person is gone, but the living must look forward."

Ding Dong, or rather, Ting Xue, reached out and gently stroked the thin household registration certificate.

She knew that all the past events had vanished with the name Ding Dong.

From now on, there will be no more Ding Dong, only Cheng Tingxue.

Then, Qingrong asked her what her plans were.

Tingxue gave a bitter smile. She didn't even know she could survive, so what plans did she have now?

Seeing her expression, Qingrong seemed to understand something, so a month later, he put her into Zhou Zhou's caravan.

She said, "Go out and see the world. The more you see, the more you'll understand what kind of life you want."