He casually shrugged as he said this.

"No, didn't I already smash this thing... I smashed it all! How could this be, how could this happen?"

Gu Wanqing quickly said, "It was Gu Wanzhi who insisted on going to Xie Shuheng to find a backer. I smashed it at the time. Otherwise, you can go to Gu Wanzhi and ask her what she has to say."

"Jiang Zhiyun, did Xie Shuheng give this to you?" Gu Wanqing said angrily.

"No, I don't know any of that." She sighed, head bowed.

"I am shocked to learn about this now."

Gu Wanzhi was also pulled out, and she cried, "Your Majesty, this really has nothing to do with me. It's all my sister's fault. She took it from me. I was rejected by Xie Shuheng before I married Xiao Su. Why should I humiliate myself by holding onto this engagement token?"

The Emperor rarely spoke, and everything was in complete chaos. Gu Wanqing was terrified and didn't even know how to explain...

She tried to climb the wall, but her husband caught her.

Even in ordinary families, this is something that cannot be discussed.

Moreover, this is what is known as a chosen one of heaven...

Just when things were in complete chaos, a familiar figure appeared.

Empress Dowager!

Grandma Yu!

Jiang Zhiyun ran over as if she had seen salvation, and the Empress Dowager grabbed Yunniang's hand with great satisfaction: "Yunniang."

"I'm so glad to finally see you."

Gu Wanzhi: ?

Gu Wanqing: ?

emperor:?

The Emperor bowed to the Empress Dowager: "Mother."

"This is……"

"Oh, didn't Little Fourth Brother tell you? Yunniang was my savior in the southwest. Before I was brought back, Yunniang took care of me."

"Xie Lin, you're not thinking straight anymore, and you're confused. But that makes sense, you don't care about anyone except your concubine. You don't even look at us. You just throw us away so easily."

"That is, your concubine, who watches over you every day, is now trying to seduce Yunniang's husband."

“My old lady doesn’t usually get involved in these things, but since you’ve embarrassed yourself in this kind of situation, I won’t say anything more. Just see for yourself.”

"Let's go, Yunniang, let's go to my palace for a while. This place is no good, it's all smog and filth."

"..."

Even though the Empress Dowager said many unpleasant things here, Gu Wanqing did not dare to say anything in rebuttal.

If the Emperor cherished her dearest, then the Empress Dowager was another person who brought him warmth.

Moreover... Gu Wanqing knew all too well that she was just an imposter.

This is a huge bombshell.

She had to think about running.

Even now, with the Emperor furious, Gu Wanqing is still confident that he won't lay a hand on her.

The only one who would resort to violence... to vent their anger... is Gu Wanzhi.

Gu Wanzhi knelt on the ground frantically, begging for mercy.

But the Emperor said coldly, "Oh. It's you, Gu Wanzhi. I gave you a chance to repent."

"But you still keep trying to instigate my sister to leave me. You even make many comments about our relationship."

"It was because of you that Wanqing almost went astray. So this time I can't let you stay."

Gu Wanzhi truly couldn't understand.

"Why blame me? Even if I have made a thousand mistakes, this matter was originally my sister's fault."

"She wants to have her eye on Xie Shuheng, what does that have to do with me? I just gave her the engagement token because I listened to her."

"Your Majesty, you should let my sister die, torn apart by five horses."

Gu Wanqing looked at the Emperor pitifully.

She now understood the Emperor's meaning; it was clear that he wanted to pin all the blame on her.

If the Emperor is unwilling to blame her, how could Gu Wanqing be so foolish as to take the blame?

"It was all done by Gu Wanzhi. Gu Wanzhi tricked me into doing it. I don't even know how these things happened. I'm confused. Maybe they wanted to set a trap for me and ruin our relationship."

“Your Majesty, those women, Jiang Zhiyun and Gu Wanzhi, were all part of a scheme specifically set up for my wife.”

Gu Wanqing was already used to framing others, and now, standing in front of the Emperor, she still framed other concubines with the same ease as before.

"Drag him out and tear him apart by five horses."

When the soldiers came in, it was unclear who they were dragging away. Because nobody knew how the Emperor viewed the situation.

"Gu Wanzhi, drag her out."

Upon hearing this, Gu Wanzhi's expression turned completely sour; she was in a terrible state: "I... Your Majesty, I don't understand. Why? Why did I have to die, and in such a pathetic way at that?"

Gu Wanzhi could die by framing Jiang Zhiyun, by avenging her family, or by doing something meaningful.

But it definitely wouldn't be for such an absurd reason.

She stood up incredulously, no longer asking anyone for help.

She simply stared at the Emperor: "Your Majesty... Your Majesty... Do you really intend for me to die because of this?"

"If you already know, why ask?"

Xie Lin curled his lips: "Drag him away and tear him apart by five horses."

"You yourself said you'd be torn apart by five horses, after all, you're not satisfied with just dying."

"As for the reason for execution... any reason will do. You have too many crimes to warrant my consideration."

“This time, your matter definitely cannot be related to Wanqing. In that case… let me think about it.”

"You're just making me unhappy, aren't you? Jealousy and rivalry... there are so many things like that, which one of them don't you do?"

The emperor spoke these words casually.

"To me, your life has always been like a dog's. You were just a tool I used to make Wanqing jealous. What do you want now? You've long since lost your usefulness."

Xie Lin only wants Gu Wanqing, and he only wants Gu Wanqing to stay by his side for a long time. That's enough for him.

"I understand."

For the first time, Gu Wanzhi didn't go crazy or become hysterical. She also didn't expect that people are calm when they are about to die.

“I shouldn’t have stood up and accused my sister of wrongdoing. I thought the Emperor would handle things fairly, but his heart is biased. How can he handle things fairly? No wonder our Gu family was exiled, and no wonder Xie Shuheng’s father, such a good prince, was exiled.”

"Ultimately, it's because you, the emperor, are utterly incompetent."

Since she was going to die anyway, Gu Wanzhi looked at the Emperor with nothing but disgust.

"Even if I'm bad, I can still dislike you. I even think that Your Majesty, I can't compare to you even by half a finger. I'm just making a fuss over nothing, but your 'badness' is directed at everyone."

"I will die first. I will wait for you two on the road to the underworld, waiting for you to come and join me!"

Gu Wanzhi shouted and became more and more agitated as she spoke.

However, they had already been dragged away by Xie Lin's men.

No one looked happy; they were all staring at her with disdain and disgust in their eyes.

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