Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 725

Some military power was reclaimed.

His mood instantly improved.

"Zeng Xiao went to quell the rebellion. If he succeeds, will Zeng Rou be pardoned?"

Murong Yu's eyes darkened slightly. "There's no chance anymore. The matter in Qizhou won't be resolved so easily."

"The Zeng family can forget about protecting her anymore."

He has already given the order that if Zeng Rou resists, she should be killed without exception.

......

Zeng Rou escaped from the palace, but was intercepted not long afterward.

She ran away as fast as she could.

But suddenly an arrow pierced his chest.

The arrow came from who-knows-where; it wasn't fired by the Imperial Guards.

"Rou'er!"

By this time, General Zeng had arrived too late.

"Grandfather... I... I'm not reconciled... It was Yun Xiyue, she... killed me... Grandfather, you must help me... I must avenge myself..."

Blood trickled from Zeng Rou's lips, her eyes widened, filled with resentment and anger, as if she were struggling to drown, dying with resentment.

"General Zeng..."

Leng Yan stepped forward and said, "Consort Rou plotted to harm the imperial heir and then fled to avoid punishment."

"That's already a capital offense."

General Zeng was heartbroken. He had already learned of the matter from a trusted maid of the Zeng family, and knew about the musk-soaked clothes.

"This old minister is guilty... but I humbly beg Your Majesty to grant me permission to take my granddaughter home."

Since Leng Yan couldn't make the decision herself, she sent someone back to the palace to inquire.

Murong Yu agreed to let the Zeng family take back the body.

The mistakes she made were also made public.

The Zeng family has been loyal and virtuous for generations, but it's unbelievable that they have a granddaughter like Zeng Rou. She's like a rat dropping in a pot of porridge.

"Rou'er..." Madam Zeng wept bitterly, clutching the coffin, "Why is the Emperor so cruel?"

“One of my daughters died trying to save him, and now he’s killing another one of my daughters.”

"How could he be so ungrateful?" Madam Zeng cried, her eyes filled with anger as she questioned.

General Zeng's eyes were red, and he closed them briefly. "Enough!"

"Who instigated Rou'er to soak her clothes in musk to plot against the Empress? You know perfectly well what you did!"

Madam Zeng was shocked. Only then did she learn how her daughter had died. The maidservant returned from the palace and reported the whole story.

It was the Empress Dowager who ordered Zeng Rou to be banished to the Cold Palace.

This made her even more heartbroken.

I never imagined Yun Xiyue would be so ruthless!

So, she knew all along that Rou'er planned to cause her miscarriage?

They originally intended for Yunxi Yue to give birth prematurely, which is why they soaked her clothes in musk water so that she could smell it from time to time.

As long as the fetal energy is not disturbed, there will be no problem and no one will notice.

But she's pregnant with triplets, so she'll definitely have a premature birth. If she smells too much musk, she'll suffer a postpartum hemorrhage and die in childbirth.

The mother left quietly, leaving the child behind.

This would make it flawless.

Who knew it would be discovered so quickly?

......

News of Zeng Rou's death reached the palace.

Yun Xiyue and Murong Yu both breathed a sigh of relief, feeling as if a major worry had been eliminated.

"Will the Zeng family hold a grudge?"

Murong Yu said, "That can't control their hearts. If the Zeng family dares to have any disloyal thoughts, I will punish them as a matter of course. You can't blame me for being ruthless."

"Was Zeng Qing the only person the Emperor ever loved?"

Suddenly she asked a question.

Murong Yu's face darkened, and he wished he could drag Zeng Rou out and whip her corpse. "A-Yue, you actually believed what she said?"

Yun Xiyue pouted, "Just asking."

"How did you find out about Zeng Rou's conspiracy?" Murong Yu pinched her cheek helplessly, still very curious about how she did it.

After all, even though he had people watching Zeng Rou, they hadn't discovered that she had hidden this vicious plot.