newbobooks Chapter 469 Ending
Chapter 469 Ending
Chapter 469 The End (Part 2)
The news of the haunted prison spread, and the prison guards, who were initially cautious, eventually turned a blind eye to each other's behavior, only coming to check on the prison in groups every half hour.
Wen Luozhi arrived earlier today than yesterday, and since there were no guards inside, she saved herself the trouble of doing anything.
Helian Yue had already woken up, his eyes fixed on the prison gate, afraid that he would miss Wen Luozhi's arrival.
The voice of "A-Yue," which he had longed for, rang out. Helian Yue wanted to stand up and go to the prison door, but Wen Luozhi quickly stopped him. "Don't move! Sit there quietly, I'll stay right here."
Helian Yue sat back down, a smile still on his face, which made Wen Luozhi's nose tingle.
The two chatted casually, as if they were just having a casual conversation.
"I'll keep waiting for you, please come quickly."
As Wen Luozhi was speaking, she suddenly changed the subject and asked a question. Without hesitation, Helian Yue softly replied, "Okay."
Thinking of the Myriad Healing Pearl, Wen Luozhi took it out but didn't know how to use it.
Just as he was pondering it over and over, the bead suddenly flew up on its own and circled around Helian Yue.
Wen Luozhi watched excitedly, while Gu Yunqi next door could only see a little bit of him even though his face was squeezed out of shape.
He only saw a faint golden light around the room next door, and nothing more.
Before long, Helian Yue felt warm all over, the pain in his body disappeared, and he felt energetic again.
Because the iron chain on her collarbone couldn't be removed yet, Wan Yuzhu could only do her best to relieve Helian Yue's pain.
But Gu Yunqi was different; he only had a sword wound and a few scrapes from the way back.
Wan Yuzhu spun around a few times before stopping and flying back into Wen Luozhi's hand. Gu Yunqi jumped around a few times without feeling any discomfort and was full of energy.
"This is amazing, Luo Zhi! Where did you get all these good things?!"
"When I went to Langhuai Kingdom before, I met a master who gave me a lot of good things," Wen Luozhi said casually with a laugh. Gu Yunqi actually believed her and forgot about the good things he had received on the battlefield before.
Helian Yue was not so easily fooled; he simply smiled and shook his head slightly at the girl in front of him.
For several days in a row, Wen Luozhi would come over to see Helian Yue, and Jun Shuyan in the palace had long been unable to sit still.
"This is outrageous! This Chu Ci is absolutely infuriating!"
Today, during court, Chu Ci suddenly produced a pile of letters exchanged between the Ministry of Personnel and enemy states, including one written by Qin Qiao.
He had simply gone with the flow and framed the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion; he had no idea where Chu Ci got all this stuff from.
Helian Yue's men have been captured, and the whole family has been exiled. If people find out that he was wronged, what should the king do?
"Guards! Arrest Li Liang and Qin Qiao!"
Jun Shuyan closed his eyes, and when he opened them again, his eyes were clear.
The Ministry of Personnel and the Prime Minister's residence were raided overnight, and the news spread like wildfire throughout the capital the next day.
The gate of the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was surrounded by people, who shouted that the Emperor should give this family justice and clear their name.
The court was in an uproar today; the ministers were practically about to start a fight right in front of Jun Shuyan.
Chu Ci watched them quietly; he was determined to do this even if it cost him his head!
Fortunately, Jun Shuyan was not foolish. He directly ordered the execution of Li Liang and Qin Qiao, and their families were exiled to the southern wilderness, never to return to the capital for generations.
Qin Wanyue was devastated upon hearing the news. She stumbled and ran to find Jun Shuyan, then grabbed his hand and placed it on her stomach.
"Your Majesty! Please spare the Prime Minister's residence, considering that I am already carrying your child?"
Qin Wanyue was terrified. Once the Prime Minister's mansion collapsed, she would lose her backing and wouldn't be able to survive in the palace!
Everything happened so suddenly that she didn't even have time to react before her home was ransacked.
Jun Shuyan grabbed her chin and sneered, "Child? You mean your bastard child with Qin Yu, right?"
Qin Wanyue froze, forcing a smile: "What is Your Majesty saying? I...I don't understand."
She hurriedly looked away, not daring to meet Jun Shuyan's gaze. Jun Shuyan threw her to the ground and laughed, "I take medicine every time I'm with you, how could you possibly get pregnant?"
Upon hearing this, Qin Wanyue seemed to lose all her strength, collapsing to the ground and muttering to herself:
"No wonder...no wonder, I knew it!"
She wondered how she could get pregnant after just one time with Qin Yu! It turns out it was all the man's doing!
What Jun Shuyan said next was like a bolt from the blue: "Do you know that Qin Yu is your own brother, born of the same mother? Tsk tsk."
"Impossible! Impossible! You're talking nonsense!"
Qin Wanyue pointed at him, her voice trembling, "It's one thing if you don't want this child, but you actually made up such a ridiculous story!"
Jun Shuyan didn't care what she said. He ordered someone to drag her away and lock her up with Qin Qiao. Qin Qiao would naturally explain things to her.
In prison, Qin Qiao was still waiting for Qin Wanyue to save him with the child in her womb, but instead, he was met with a crazy woman like Qin Wanyue.
"Tell me! Who exactly is Qin Yu?! Who is he?!"
She immediately scratched his face, and Qin Qiao, before he could even figure out what was going on, yelled at her, "You unfilial daughter! He's your cousin! Who else could he be?!"
Qin Wanyue smiled. She knew this old man well; judging from his reaction, she knew Jun Shuyan was telling the truth.
She pointed to her stomach and laughed, "Do you know whose bastard is inside this?"
Qin Qiao felt a bad premonition as he looked at her strange expression. Then he heard Qin Wanyue chuckle and say, "Is this your own son's child? Let me think, should he call you maternal grandfather or paternal grandfather?"
Qin Wanyue had been driven mad by the shock. Qin Qiao took a few steps back, leaned against the wall, and pointed at her, "You...you! You actually..."
He and his sister-in-law... were later discovered by his older brother, who was so angry that she died.
His sister-in-law threatened him with their affair, so he had no choice but to agree to fake his son's death at birth for her.
As a result, Qin Wanyue's birth mother and her aunt, Gu, were both diagnosed with pregnancy.
Everyone thought that the Prime Minister's wife's first child was stillborn, but in fact, he stole it and gave it to the Gu family.
Gu, who had faked her pregnancy and childbirth, also had a child, Qin Yu.
In the prison, Qin Wanyue sang incoherently that she was pregnant with a dragon's child.
Qin Yu was arrested and imprisoned with Qin Qiao, where he was nearly beaten to death.
"Father! What are you doing?!"
"Where's my sister? When is she coming to rescue us?"
Qin Yu was still unaware of what had happened when Qin Qiao kicked him in the chest, yelling, "You beast! You beast! You still know she's your sister?!"
The father and son had already recognized each other, but Qin Wanyue was still kept in the dark.
Qin Qiao pointed to Qin Wanyue's cell, and Qin Yu followed his gaze and saw Qin Wanyue looking like a madwoman, with something in her arms.
"What...what's going on?"
He couldn't believe that person was Qin Wanyue, and Qin Qiao collapsed to the ground in despair, muttering, "It's over, it's over."
Mu Lin'er was filled with regret. She had just married Li Jincheng the day before, and the next day her family's property was confiscated. Now, the entire Shangshu family was calling her a jinx.
"Cousin...cousin"
She suddenly remembered that Helian Yue had been released today and was shouting that he wanted to go out, but was silenced by a shout from the jailer.
"What are you yelling about? How dare you, a withered flower, be worthy of the young general? If you keep shouting, I'll chop you up!"
Mu Lin'er felt utterly hopeless, regretting that she hadn't waited a few more days!
The seal on the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion was torn off, and Helian Zhiyan, back home, happily ran around the mansion.
Wu Yao smiled as she watched the pretty little girl jumping around in front of her. She knew it! There was definitely something wrong with this little girl!
"Sister Wu Yao, this is for you."
Helian Zhiyan handed her a dusty box, which she opened to find it full of gold leaves.
"Give me...all of it?"
Helian Zhiyan nodded happily, "Thank you for taking me out to play, and for secretly going with my sister-in-law to see my brother and the others."
She spoke very softly, but despite her young age, she knew all these things.
As soon as they arrived, Wen Luozhi had already helped Helian Yue to the door, and the group quickly went over to greet them.
"Teacher," Helian Yue looked up at Gu Wenhuai. The old man looked much older after working so hard for him.
Gu Wenhuai gently patted his shoulder and smiled, "It's all in the past, it's all in the past."
Seeing Gu Yunqi, he said with a proud expression, "You brat! I didn't see you this time, but at least you didn't disappoint me."
Everyone burst into laughter, and Wen Luozhi tightened her grip on Helian Yue's hand.
She couldn't even imagine how exhausted Helian Yue must have been traveling between several countries, risking his life to obtain the evidence, only to find the northern border had fallen.
Forcing herself to put her family affairs aside and go to the North was something she absolutely could not do.
Helian Yue felt the strength in his arm, and he raised his hand to gently pinch Wen Luozhi's cheek. "My poor Luo'er, you've worried yourself sick over me."
Wen Luozhi raised her chin arrogantly and said, "Good to know. Just give me back all the money I spent."
"Here you go, all of it is yours," Helian Yue said with a smile.
Inside the palace, Shen Sangning unusually showed a kind expression to Jun Shuyan.
"You're incredibly foolish! I don't even want to talk about the stupid things you've done!"
Although she was cursing, this time she took the initiative to give Yaoyao out of her arms.
"The Empress is right to reprimand me, but what about the younger brother..."
Jun Qianzi has already returned to the palace, but he still has to leave.
Shen Sangning sighed softly, "My brother already knows. That fire back then was just an accident, and he's having trouble accepting it right now."
"Let him spend some quality time with his grandmother these days."
After a moment of silence, she said in a deep voice, "Although the Emperor is the monarch, the law applies to all citizens, and the matter concerning the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion..."
"Your Majesty, please rest assured, I have my own plans," Jun Shuyan teased the daughter in his arms, seemingly having come to terms with many things these past few days.
A few days later, news of the current emperor's apology to the Grand Tutor's and the Duke of Zhenguo's families spread throughout the capital. Shen Sangning's lips twitched when she heard about it.
"Yaoyao, your father is really..."
"What a weirdo..." she said helplessly to her daughter in her arms.
Helian Yue's attitude towards Jun Shuyan remained lukewarm. Only then did Jun Shuyan realize that this man wasn't looking down on him; it was just his personality. In the end, he was the one who was confused.
After three months, the Zhenguo Duke's family was finally reunited.
When Wen Luozhi went to find Fang Da and the others, the three brothers didn't recognize her at all.
"Young lady, who are you looking for?" Wei Yi asked politely.
Wen Luozhi didn't stand on ceremony at all, pulled up a chair, crossed her legs, and said, "What? I taught you how to make money and made you so many delicious meals, and you don't recognize me just because I changed my clothes?"
Grandma Mi and Songyin chuckled to themselves. Seeing the three brothers' dumbfounded expressions, Songyin finally couldn't hold back any longer and said, "You silly uncles, your sister is a woman disguised as a man!"
The three brothers were so shocked that their mouths could fit an egg. "Grandpa...you...you were a fairy!"
Fang Da stared, unable to blink, finding it utterly unbelievable. Helian Zhiyan patted him hard, saying, "My sister-in-law is already taken. If you keep looking, my brother will beat you up."
Fang Da looked down at the lovely young girl in front of him and felt that she looked somewhat familiar.