Peasant Woman's Decreed Life as a Wife

Chapter 1970: Chapter 1967: Suicide by One’s Own Hand

He even investigated the officials involved in today’s incident.

He did not act rashly.

He just did not expect that these officials were merely mantises caught by a yellow sparrow.

Everything, at this moment, can be explained clearly, aligned in a straight line.

A decade of planning.

Created the current situation.

However, it seems this event did not occur at this time in the previous life.

Perhaps it was because during the previous life, at this time, Emperor Xuanming had an incident, causing the King of Huainan and others to remain inactive.

Thinking of this, Chu Heng suddenly looked at the King of Huainan and asked, "Miss Xiang, did you use the Lover Gu on the Prince?"

Xiao Tianhao was immensely shocked, "What? The Prince rebelled because of the Lover Gu?"

Before, they had been searching for the whereabouts of the Lover Gu, thinking it might be in the palace, but Xiao Tianhao had investigated for so long, and even Minister Qi intervened wanting to frame Consort Jieyu, seeking evidence, but there was never a trace.

At that time, Xiao Tianhao even wondered if Consort Jieyu had already used it on the Emperor.

It was simply because the imperial physicians were unfamiliar with the Gu technique from the Southern Border that they failed to detect it.

Even so, he had asked Physician-in-Chief Lu to specifically learn a trick from Lu Sangqi, intending to secretly check the Emperor’s health under the guise of taking his pulse.

Because of this, he was almost beheaded.

Inquiring about the Emperor’s health was a grave offense against imperial taboos.

Now Xiao Tianhao recalled the incident with fear; fortunately, he had already confided in the Emperor beforehand, and was now tasked with earning merits to atone for his crimes, or else his life would be in jeopardy.

Even Physician-in-Chief Lu was almost dismissed for leaking the news to him.

Unexpectedly, after searching for the Lover Gu for so long, it turned out that it had never entered the palace.

No one knew what method was used, but it was consumed by the King of Huainan.

"Prince, do you still not understand? You were used by Xiang Anwan to leverage your power for revenge; you are guilty of a crime that would annihilate your entire clan!" Xiao Tianhao jumped up in anger, feeling that the King of Huainan had been unjustly wronged, caused to be implicated by a woman.

The King of Huainan, despite being scolded directly, was not angry; he merely smiled: "I know what you mean by the Lover Gu, but the things I’ve done, were of my own volition, especially now that we’ve come to this point, regardless of the reason, there’s no turning back."

"In the first half of my life, I let Miss Xiang down; in the second half, I failed my children, but I only hope that in this life, I haven’t failed the people, haven’t failed the Emperor."

The King of Huainan looked at Xiang Anwan beside him: "An Wan, do not be afraid, whatever you do, I will accompany you."

At this moment, the King of Huainan’s smile was very gentle.

As if sensing something, Xiang Anwan’s expression changed, preparing to speak.

Suddenly, a splash of blood bloomed before her eyes, the King of Huainan smiling, had slit his throat!

"Prince!" Xiao Tianhao shouted loudly.

The news quickly spread to the inner hall.

Chu Heng looked at the King of Huainan, who was dying, gazed steadily at him, standing beside him, suddenly proclaimed loudly: "...the treacherous ministers and traitors have been captured."

The King of Huainan laughed, with blood gushing from his throat.

Before dying, he glanced at Chu Heng, inside, there was no resentment, only gratitude.

"Prince..." Xiang Anwan dropped the sword hilt with a slap, kneeling powerlessly before him, holding him in her arms, murmuring: "It’s I who wronged you."

"It’s my fault, but I cannot give up, my life owes you everything."

The King of Huainan used his last ounce of strength, reaching out to touch her cheek.