He strangled the woman to death. He watched her die in front of him, and saw her go from being arrogant to begging in her eyes.
But he didn't feel pity for this woman at all. This woman deserved to die. She should have died long ago.
If she had died early, he and his daughter would not have been implicated by her. Now he has lost the favor of the Duke of Qi's Mansion. If he had known that there was such a secret earlier, he would not have waited until now to take action.
Such a woman is so self-righteous that she thinks her bloodline is noble, but she never considers that she is the descendant of the rebellious king, and anyone involved with her will be guilty of exterminating the entire family.
A self-righteous woman who clings to her past glory and thinks she is superior to others is really annoying.
"You did the right thing. If you discover something like this, you must tell father, even if it's just a suspicion. If we were too late, if someone discovered her true identity, if the letter from Northern Xinjiang fell into the hands of others, or if someone around her let the cat out of the bag..." Doctor Liu became more and more panicked the more he spoke.
He never knew that he was sitting on a disaster area.
A little bit away from eternal damnation
"Father, how could you really kill her? She is my mother!" Liu Jingyu sobbed and cried, "I told you the matter at the beginning so that you could make the decision. If it really doesn't work, just lock up mother and never let her go out. How could you really..."
Liu Jingyu was crying so hard that she couldn't continue speaking.
"Lock her up?" Doctor Liu curled his lips in mockery. "She has great magical powers. If I want to lock her up, can I do that?"
"Father, what do you mean?" Liu Jingyu was stunned.
"Do you remember the small Buddhist temple in the mansion?" asked Doctor Liu.
Liu Jingyu nodded: "Mother likes to go to the small Buddhist temple very much. In the past, when she was angry with you, she liked to go there alone to calm down. Even for me, mother would not let me go in."
"Quiet down?" Doctor Liu sneered, "Is she the kind of person who needs quiet down? Besides, every time she got angry with me, it was intentional. I didn't know it before and thought it was real. Now I know that she deliberately provoked it, and her target was this small Buddhist temple."
"What's in the small Buddhist hall?" Liu Jingyu's heart skipped a beat.
"There is a secret passage leading to the outside." Doctor Liu said word by word.
In his house, in his place, he actually didn't know that there was a secret passage that could lead out at any time. If he hadn't interrogated Qi Xiejiao's two confidants, he would still be kept in the dark.
All the things were like a vine, and once they were pulled, many things were revealed. Doctor Liu was still afraid that he would be charged with treason even though he knew nothing.
He still has a future, he still has a daughter, and his daughter can give birth to a child for the prince.
He didn't want to be dragged into a conspiracy case by Madam Liu without knowing what was going on and end up with nothing left.
"Is there a secret passage?" Liu Jingyu now seemed to be only able to repeat Doctor Liu's words. There were no tears on her face, only deep fear. How could she not understand the meaning of this
If she didn't understand, she wouldn't have delivered the letter to her father at that time.
That means letting the father have full authority to arrange everything. Whether it's life or death, it all depends on his opinion. Now that the father has made the decision, it is naturally correct.
"Father, the prince should be here as well. Your Highness feels that this matter is strange, so let me investigate it first. How should we reply to Your Highness?" After calming himself down, Liu Jingyu asked in a low voice without caring about his sadness.
"Don't worry, your majesty. Your father will make his own arrangements for this matter." Doctor Liu looked much calmer than Liu Jingyu. After all, he was also a minister. From the initial panic to now, he was still able to control his emotions and come up with a solution.
When Pei Luoan arrived at the Liu Mansion, Liu Jingyu and his daughter already had red and swollen eyes from crying.
Pei Luoan looked at the father and daughter and sat down in the middle.
The father and daughter came forward to greet each other.
"What exactly happened? How could Madam Liu suddenly die?" Pei Luoan raised his head, looked at the grief-stricken father and daughter, and asked.
"Your Highness, my wife, she, she, she committed suicide by hanging." Doctor Liu stepped forward and reported, crying.
"What's going on?" Pei Luoan was stunned and asked.
"I don't know why she couldn't get over it. My wife used to be in charge of all the affairs in my house. Your Highness also knows that my wife is the daughter of the Duke of Qi. I couldn't say much in the past." Doctor Liu said with a face full of shame.
When the wife is strong and the husband is weak, this is the final result.
Although people outside were saying that the relationship between Minister Liu and his wife was very good, people like Pei Luoan had heard that Madam Liu was very strong.
What Doctor Liu said now invisibly confirmed some of the previous rumors.
With Madam Liu's strength, Doctor Liu is indeed much weaker.
Then this is very strange.
"Has Madam Liu been fine before?" Pei Luoan asked after a pause.
"She had been fine before, and her legs and feet were almost healed. We invited a doctor to come and see her. I heard he was a miracle doctor and her leg injury was no longer a problem. But at this time, I don't know why she suddenly became depressed. I am afraid that this matter will not be good for Your Highness, so I said that she suddenly died of an acute illness."
Doctor Liu said while shedding tears.
"Who has Madam Liu been in contact with during this period?" Pei Luoan felt that there was something wrong here and asked in a deep voice.
"I don't know. My wife likes quietness, so she designed this courtyard differently from others, so it's located in a separate back door. Because she quarreled with me, she basically hasn't seen me during this period. Occasionally, I went over, but they were both unhappy. Ever since I took in a concubine, the relationship between me and my wife has become very distant."
Doctor Liu sighed heavily, and it was obvious that he had mixed feelings about his wife.
How could such a good lady like Madam Liu die
Pei Luoan frowned and looked at Doctor Liu's face with scrutiny.
"Your Highness, do you think I have handled this matter properly? Or should you ask the people in the yamen to come and investigate? I am really afraid of doing something wrong, so I dare not publicize the truth." Doctor Liu asked respectfully, seeking advice from Pei Luoan.
Pei Luoan was silent for a moment. The last thing he wanted at this moment was to give others a chance to criticize him.
He would keep everything under control and didn't want others to pay attention to his East Palace.
"No signs of murder?" Pei Luoan asked.
“No, I specifically questioned the people around my wife, and it was after those two people told her what she said that they committed suicide to follow her.” Doctor Liu was referring to the pair of “loyal servants”, Madam Liu’s confidants, who followed Madam Liu.
When outsiders talked about this, they all gave a thumbs up and admired the loyalty of the two servants.
"I'll go and take a look." Pei Luoan stood up. Although he didn't dare to make a big deal about this matter, he still had to get to the bottom of it. His mother-in-law died inexplicably. How would people look at him
Although the reason for the sudden death is not a big deal, it always makes people a little suspicious.
"Yes, I will take you there." Doctor Liu said hurriedly.
He led the way in front, and Pei Luoan only brought a eunuch behind him. Liu Jingyu wiped her tears and followed him silently, going to Madam Liu's yard together.
Madam Liu's body was lying there. Pei Luoan reached out and lifted the white towel covering Madam Liu's face. He saw that she was indeed strangled, and the force used was not small.
Pei Luoan also once worked in the Ministry of Justice. Judging from Madam Liu's appearance, she did appear to have been strangled to death.
His hand loosened and the white towel fell, covering Madam Liu's face again. He looked at the yard. It was a large and empty yard with only a few servants there, all of whom retreated tremblingly and knelt on the ground in the distance.
There are not many white cloth spirit banners, so this should not be the final mourning hall. It is just a temporary place for the funeral.
"I was supposed to report this to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince. If His Royal Highness the Crown Prince has nothing to ask me, I will be able to bury my wife and place her in the mourning hall outside for people to pay their respects."
Doctor Liu said.
In other words, it is only temporary now, and Pei Luoan has to make the decision.
Pei Luoan was quite satisfied with what he said.
He raised his head and looked around, but didn't see anything, so he put his hands away and walked into the inner room.
Everything in the inner room is very gorgeous. It can be seen that the owner who lives here should be relatively powerful. All the things are even better than those in the flower hall outside. It can be seen that what Liu Borui said about the wife being strong and the husband being weak is also true.
Pei Luoan was looking around casually with his hands behind his back, when he suddenly saw a piece of paper on the dressing table. He pointed at it and asked, "What is that?"
Following his hand, both father and daughter saw the corner of the paper. After a moment of hesitation, Liu Jingyu stepped forward and saw an exquisite makeup box with a piece of paper sticking out of it.
There was paper stuck in the makeup box.
Liu Jingyu looked at Pei Luoan, and Pei Luoan nodded.
She pushed the makeup box open. The box was not locked, so she just closed the lid. After opening it, she saw a letter in the box.
"This is written for me." After seeing what was written on it clearly, Liu Jingyu's eyes became red again.
Written on it are the four words "Written by my son himself".
"Open it and take a look." Pei Luoan walked a few steps to Liu Jingyu and said.
Liu Jingyu reached out and wiped her tears, then took the letter out of the envelope. It was also not glued on, and it looked like it had just been put in there.
After taking out the letter, Liu Jingyu presented it to Pei Luoan: "Your Highness, please read it."
Pei Luoan reached out to take it, and read it slowly. After he finished reading, he handed the letter in his hand to Lord Liu. After Lord Liu took it, he also read it several times, and then handed the letter to Liu Jingyu.
Liu Jingyu also read it in silence.
"Your Highness' mother, what does this mean?" After reading it, Liu Jingyu raised her bright eyes and looked at Pei Luoan with a confused look on her face.