GBP Chapter 568 Qin Chengqian's Farewell Wine
Chapter 568 Qin Chengqian's Farewell Wine
When the imprisoned Jiang Xiru heard the news, he fell to the ground in despair, not knowing whether to be happy or sad.
Even if Qin Chengqian succeeds, he will not spare her life.
If the plan fails, he will be implicated.
In such a situation, it is difficult for her to protect herself.
Thinking of this, she got up from the ground and slammed the door hard, "I want to see the emperor!"
"I want to see Huai Jin! I want to see my son! He's of royal blood!"
Now Huai Jin is her only bargaining chip to save her life.
After the guards outside the door went to report, it was a long time before the eunuch took her to the imperial study.
Arriving in the imperial study, Jiang Xiru quickly knelt down and saluted, "Greetings to His Majesty! May His Majesty be well!"
Qin Wenli didn't even raise his head and said calmly, "What do you want to see me for?"
He has not yet considered how to deal with Jiang Xiru.
Some ministers in the court have requested that Jiang Xiru be spared. On the night Qin Chengqian killed the king, Jiang Xiru was also imprisoned, which is enough to prove that she did not know about Qin Chengqian's rebellion.
In addition, she has a child, who is also of royal blood. Although he is the son of a criminal, the child is innocent. If the new emperor cruelly kills his mother, the means are too cruel, which is not conducive to stabilizing the people's hearts in the court.
"Your Majesty, I have no knowledge of what Qin Chengqian did! And before this, everyone in and outside the palace knew that my husband and I had been at odds for a long time. Originally, before the late emperor became seriously ill, he had agreed to let us divorce."
"But later, the late emperor became seriously ill, and I didn't want to disturb him, so I didn't mention the divorce again!"
"The late emperor also doted on Huai Jin when he was alive. I beg the emperor to spare Huai Jin and me for the sake of the late emperor!"
Jiang Xiru never thought that one day she would kneel down to Qin Wenli.
In the end, the country fell into his hands.
She will never be able to get the position of queen in her lifetime.
Why is fate so unfair to her!
Qin Wenli thought for a moment and said in a deep voice, "I've heard about your relationship with Qin Chengqian a long time ago."
"He committed a serious crime, and you can't escape the blame!"
"But considering that my young son is innocent and Huaijin cannot be without his mother's care, I will spare your life and demote you to a commoner! You can visit Huaijin in the palace twice a month."
Hearing this, Jiang Xiru breathed a sigh of relief and kowtowed deeply, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your grace!"
Then Jiang Xiru took one last look at Huai Jin and burst into tears.
After crying, she was sent out of the palace.
All the personal belongings that were previously carried with them were confiscated, and nothing could be taken away.
After walking out of the palace, I was alone and had nothing.
She looked back unwillingly. After working so hard for so long, it was all in vain.
The Duke's Mansion didn't know she had left the palace, and didn't send a carriage to pick her up, so Jiang Xiru could only walk back alone.
Passing by the street, he saw the notice of Qin Chengqian's execution.
She couldn't help but clench her fists. It was all Qin Chengqian's fault that she was in this state now!
Ruined her life!
When Qin Chengqian is executed, she will definitely go to see it in person!
I walked until my legs were sore before I finally walked back to the Duke's Mansion.
But the mansion had already changed. There was constant laughter. When I walked into the yard, I saw Jiang Renyan and some classmates playing tossing pots.
The servants were waiting on the side, clapping and cheering.
No one paid any attention to her.
It was Qi who hurried over after hearing the news. With tears in her eyes, she held Jiang Xiru's hand and said, "Xiru, I'm glad you're okay."
"It's good that you're back! It's good that you're alive!"
Jiang Xiru looked at her mother's current appearance. Although she had clothes and jewelry, she was far less wealthy and glorious than before.
"Mother, you're not having a good time in the mansion, are you? Dad treats you like this. Now that the eldest prince is in trouble, he probably doesn't take you seriously anymore."
Seeing her haggard face, Qi felt distressed. She patted her hand and comforted her, saying, "Fang Yunxin isn't a bad person. Although your father's heart is no longer with me, she lives a peaceful life and won't make things difficult for us."
"Your father is old and not in good health anymore. He doesn't have the energy to scold you anymore. Come with me and wash up and change your clothes."
"Wait until your father comes back and admit your mistake to him. He won't make things difficult for you."
As Qi spoke, she pulled Jiang Xiru back to the room.
But after Jiang Xiru made sure that no one was around, she closed the door and said, "Mom, since Dad is not in good health, we must make careful plans!"
"Once Dad dies, all the property in this mansion will belong to Jiang Renyan and Fang Yunxin. Now Fang Yunxin is pretending to be nice to us for Dad's sake. If Dad is gone, will we still have a chance to survive?"
"I'm afraid the first thing they'll do when the time comes is to kick us out!"
"By then, death will be waiting for us!"
Hearing this, Qi's face showed difficulty, and she thought: "But during this period of time, I felt that... Fang Yunxin was not that bad."
Since returning to the Duke's Mansion, Fang Yunxin has never harmed her or made things difficult for her.
She had imagined Fang Yunxin's methods, but in the end she found that they were all based on her own petty judgment of others.
"She wouldn't be that cruel. My mother and I pose no threat to her. There's no need to argue. She'll also give us food to eat and hasn't deducted any of our monthly allowance."
"As long as we behave ourselves, she won't do anything wrong!"
After going through so much, she was exhausted both physically and mentally and had no energy to fight anymore.
In other words, she is getting older, but Fang Yunxin is still young and energetic.
How can we fight this?
Jiang Xiru became anxious when she heard this and pressed Qi's shoulders hard, "Mom! Don't be fooled by her superficial kindness!"
"If she is really so kind, why would she give birth to a son and then come back to steal the family property!"
"If we don't fight, we will have nothing and die!"
Qi wanted to persuade her again, but seeing Jiang Xiru's emotional look, she didn't provoke her anymore.
"Xiru, let's talk about this later. You need to rest now."
It can be seen that Xiru suffered a great blow.
Jiang Xiru's eyes turned red, and she turned around and said coldly: "I don't need to rest, I need to make plans."
"At least I must take back the stewardship and everything that belongs to me!"
She has worked so hard for so long, she can't be left with nothing!
Since she couldn't compete for the position of Queen, she also wanted to seize the right to be the steward of the Duke's Mansion and keep it firmly in her own hands!
I will never put my fate in the hands of others again!
"Xi Ru..." Qi was very worried.
For the next day and night, Jiang Xiru did not sleep and locked herself in the room, not seeing anyone.
She should have gone to see her father, but she didn't go. No matter how Qi called her, she didn't open the door.
Qi could only make up an excuse that Jiang Xiru was frightened and fell asleep, and just get away with it.
The next day, before noon.
Jiang Xiru picked up a pot of wine and went to the execution ground.
Here I met Qin Chengqian who was waiting to be executed.
She wanted to see him off, and after getting permission, she came to Qin Chengqian with a wine jug and squatted down.
"Your Highness, as husband and wife, there is nothing I can do for you. I can only send you on your way." Jiang Xiru's eyes were filled with tears and her voice was choked with sobs.
This made Qin Chengqian feel a little confused. Was she sincere?
"Shouldn't you be feeling happy about what I did to you?"
Jiang Xiru wiped away her tears and said, "Your Highness is indeed excessive, but Your Highness is the one I have firmly chosen from the beginning to the end. Since I, Jiang Xiru, have chosen Your Highness, I will never change my mind in this life."
"I hated Your Highness before, hated Your Highness for giving me away to someone else, but if I didn't care about Your Highness at all, how could I hate Him?"