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

Chapter 727

Zeng Xiao coughed up blood, his face pale. "Grandfather... he killed Rou'er..."

Why should he be expected to protect the Murong family's empire?

“I know Rou’er is at fault, but even if she is, she doesn’t deserve to die, does she? If he were truly a wise ruler, he wouldn’t have ordered Rou’er’s execution at this time.”

General Zeng, clutching his chest, shakily dismounted from his horse. "Rou'er plotted to murder the imperial heir; the evidence is irrefutable. His Majesty has already shown exceptional leniency, executing only Rou'er and sparing the entire Zeng family..."

"Xiao'er..."

Zeng Xiao retorted angrily, "I don't care. I only have one younger sister left. If he hadn't neglected Rou'er, she wouldn't have made such a terrible mistake."

"General, the Emperor has ordered the arrest of General Zeng Xiao and his return to the capital to be punished."

At this moment, the secret guard came to report.

General Zeng looked very grim. Having no other choice, he had to personally tie up his grandson and escort him back to Beijing.

"Grandfather, I know I was wrong."

"But I want to go see my sister first."

Zeng Xiao has now been dismissed from his post and his military power has been revoked.

The Zeng family needs to send others to clean up the mess if they cannot successfully suppress the unrest in Qizhou City.

After that, it became very difficult for the Zeng family to return to their original position.

I went back and saw Zeng Rou's body.

Zeng Xiaocai entered the palace.

"Your Majesty, why must you kill Rou'er?"

"You have many ways to prevent this tragedy from happening, don't you?"

When he arrived at the Imperial Study, he did not kneel.

He roared angrily, his eyes red.

General Zeng wanted to reprimand him, but Murong Yu raised his hand to stop him, saying, "You all go out first. I want to have a good talk with him."

Zeng Xiao, Leng Yan, and Pei Shang were all people who had been training with him for a long time.

Although he wasn't often in the capital, their brotherhood never changed. Every year on his birthday, Zeng Xiao would personally go hunting and prepare a gift to send to him in the capital.

Murong Yu would also prepare gifts for him. They practiced martial arts together and fought side by side on the battlefield...

Recalling the past, the two fell silent.

“Zeng Rou should not have entered the palace. It’s not that I didn’t give you the opportunity to choose.”

Zeng Xiao sneered, "Ke Rou'er only likes you. She doesn't ask for much; she just wants a response from you."

"After entering the palace, you'll eat with her, ride horses with her, and spend time with her occasionally. Is it really that difficult to give her another child?"

Murong Yu narrowed his eyes slightly, "Is this what you call not asking for much? Has your Zeng family not asked for much all these years?"

If you truly only want Zeng Rou to be happy, then give up the power that is within your grasp, instead of clinging to military power while simultaneously demanding that Zeng Rou enter the palace to give birth to a prince.

Then the Zeng family will still be incredibly powerful in the future.

They share the same thoughts as the Pei family.

Zeng Xiao's expression changed slightly, then he burst into laughter, "It seems that I, Chen Taizhen, truly believe that our friendship is based on mutual trust and that there is no doubt whatsoever."

An emperor is always an emperor.

Suspicious by nature.

"Do you think that not favoring other women makes you devoted? Sooner or later, you will doubt the Yun family just as you doubt the Zeng family."

"At that time, you will also find an excuse to eliminate the Yun family."

Murong Yu frowned. "If that's how you put it, then I have no choice. Your sister tried to kill my wife and children. In the Plum Blossom Cave in Kyushu City, she almost killed A-Yue."

"She also colluded with Prince Rui, and even with enemy countries, committing treason."

"She did all this just for her own selfish reasons."

"Don't you really know what she did?"

Zeng Xiao's expression froze, his lips twitching. The Zeng family had escaped unscathed from the events in Kyushu City, and he had always thought he was unaware of the inside story... Little did he know that Murong Yu had known all along.

Looking at him, Murong Yu said indifferently, "I have tolerated this long only because of Zeng Qing and the friendship between you and me."

"And as for how Zeng Qing died, go back and ask your mother!"

Just as Zeng Xiao was filled with hatred and about to accuse him, he heard these words and suddenly looked up, "What exactly are you trying to say?"