latelenovela Chapter 768 The Saint is Cruel and Merciless (23)
Chapter 768 The Saint is Cruel and Merciless (23)
Chapter 768 The Saint is Cruel and Merciless (Twenty-three)
For the sake of the royal family's face, the imperial physician still had to go to Duan's house to see the patient, otherwise it would be difficult for outsiders not to suspect that it was the royal family who did it.
"You personally take the imperial physician to the Duan residence and put all those thoughts aside. You didn't poison me. The one who did was a remnant of the previous dynasty who wanted to kill my capable general. Do you understand? You are pregnant with his only child, he will not kill you."
Shen Tiaotiao waved her hands quickly and didn't want to go to Duan's house, but Shen Hechang forced her to go, so she had to go.
Fortunately, when they arrived at Duan's house, they learned that Duan Jingwu fell into a coma after seeing Doctor Chen, and the imperial physician was unable to do anything. Even Ruan Xin shook his head and said there was no antidote. Shen Tiaotiao breathed a sigh of relief.
She cried and shouted, acting very sad. Old Madam Duan didn't know the truth and asked the servants to help the princess daughter-in-law go down to rest.
Shen Tiao Tiao was very afraid that Duan Jingwu would wake up and identify him, so she ordered the imperial physician to increase the dosage of his medicine. After staying in Duan's mansion for one night, Shen Tiao Tiao was terrified. If she had not brought enough guards and servants, she would not have dared to stay in Duan's mansion.
The next morning, when she went to see Duan Jingwu, he actually opened his eyes and stared at Shen Tiaotiao with hatred and murderous intent.
"Poisonous...woman..."
Shen Tiaotiao was frightened to death and quickly covered his face with a pillow. When she felt that he was no longer breathing, she fell to the ground.
The maid who brought in the medicine found the princess sitting on the ground and quickly helped her up.
"Princess, don't be sad. The general will be fine."
Shen Tiaotiao threw herself on Duan Jingwu and cried, "Husband, please wake up! How can we live if you leave us alone?"
The person on the bed didn't respond, their face pale. The servant reached out her hand tremblingly, and the medicine bowl in her hand was knocked over.
On that day, the Duan Mansion hung white cloth and held Duan Jingwu's funeral.
Shen Hechang sent someone to the border to report the news, asking Duan Yingsheng to return to Beijing to attend the funeral, and fabricated evidence that Mingli killed Duan Jingwu.
Unfortunately, his people were a step too late.
In the border camp.
One person knelt on the ground crying.
"General, you must avenge the Major General! I risked my life to escape the capital just to tell you the truth about the Major General's death!"
"What? Are you saying Wu'er is dead? Could it be that my Duan family's grand plan has been discovered?"
"General, it was the princess herself who murdered the young general. The royal family must have known about our plot!" "Tell me in detail, what exactly happened?"
After listening to this, Duan Yingsheng personally interrogated the person who poisoned him and said sternly, "My son, I will make that bitch and that dog emperor pay for your lives."
When Shen Hechang's men arrived, he cried bitterly, immediately handed over his military power, and was willing to go back to see his son for the last time.
Shen Hechang also breathed a sigh of relief after receiving the news.
When the capital was besieged by the Duan family's army and the imperial palace was stormed, Shen Hechang realized that Shen Tiaotiao was right. The Duan family had really been planning a rebellion for a long time! These troops that suddenly appeared might be the Duan family's private soldiers.
"Duan Yingsheng, you're such a good person! Father was wrong about your ambitions!"
Seeing his life was about to end, Shen Hechang cursed loudly, took the imperial seal, and fled through the secret passage of the palace with Shen Tiaotiao, the empress dowager, and some loyal servants and guards. Ruan Xin was an excellent doctor and had saved Shen Hechang's life, so of course he was included in Shen Hechang's confidant and followed him out through the secret passage.
Duan Yingsheng looked at the secret passage and quickly sent people to chase after them, but unfortunately the people in the secret passage had already escaped and the exit was destroyed.
In a fit of rage, he killed the retired emperor, Shen Kang, who was abandoned by Shen Hechang, with a sword.
"If it weren't for me, would you have been able to sit on the throne? It's obvious that my Duan family paid the most!"
Shen Kang stared at Duan Yingsheng in panic and resentment, and even after his death, he still had those unwilling eyes.
Duan Yingsheng was still not satisfied, so he ordered people to drag Shen Kang's body away.
"Feed the dogs!"
On the second day, Duan Yingsheng declared victory in the imperial capital, changed the country's name to Duan, and announced to the world that he would hunt down the deposed emperor Shen Hechang.