Yang Fan looked at Mister Mo in disbelief, and then looked at Princess Taiping. He had no reason to doubt Mister Mo's words, but he still couldn't help but ask Princess Taiping, "Is it really you... who killed the people of our Peach Blossom Village?"
Mister Mo sneered, "Of course it was her, because she hated your father, because your father, in order to retaliate against Wu Meiniang, had harmed her."
Yang Fan felt as if he had been struck by lightning. He suddenly retreated a few steps, and his face was as pale as paper.
Princess Taiping took a deep breath and slowly raised her head. She stared at Yang Fan with eyes full of sorrow, "I didn't … Cousin Helan was originally an outstanding person with outstanding appearance and talent. He was a person with a great future, but … his mother and elder sister were killed by my mother. He hated my father's cowardice and incompetence, and also hated my mother's cruelty and cold-bloodedness. From then on, he became unrestrained and played around with life, always going against my Li family.
The Crown Princess was also charmed by his charm, and was willing to let him take her virginity. He thought of all kinds of ways to humiliate my Li family. He despised etiquette and hated the Li family. In his view, my father used the power of the Emperor to possess his mother and sister, but failed to protect them.
My mother was the Empress, and also his concubine, but she did not have the heart of a mother, and in order to compete for favor, she killed her own relatives. He wanted to pay her back in her own coin. Once, I went to my aunt's house. At that time, I was only six years old, but cousin Helan wanted to violate me when he was drunk. However, he did not really hurt me. My cries and shouts brought him back to his senses. He used to love me very much, if not for his hatred blinding his eyes... "
Princess Taiping smiled sadly and said, "He let me go, but many people heard my cries. When I escaped with my clothes in disarray, some people also saw it, so... no one would come to ask me the truth, and no one dared to ask, but they had the courage to spread rumors."
Princess Taiping slightly raised her head, not letting her tears fall, "My cousin committed suicide at the end of the second year of Xianheng, so you should be his posthumous son. However, I was not the one who ordered the massacre of the people of Peach Blossom Village, and the purpose was not to find you. If Mister Mo did not tell you this secret, no one would ever know. Whether it was me or anyone in the court, no one knew that cousin Helan had a posthumous son... "
Mister Mo snapped, "You're lying! Yang Mingsheng, Qiu Shenji, and the others were incited by you to slaughter everyone in the Peach Blossom Village. Even the empress did not know about this. If it wasn't for the fact that you had been tainted by He Lan Minzhi and bore a grudge against him, if it wasn't for the fact that you knew that he had a posthumous son and wanted to get revenge on his son, why would you incite those people to travel thousands of miles to kill him? "
Princess Taiping slowly closed her eyes, and tears slowly flowed from the corners of her, Mo, and said, "Mo, Mo, Mo, you, I Taiping, you to me, I Taiping, you, I, and you to to to to to to Xiao. If I was really defiled, would I need to hide it? If I really killed the people of Peach Blossom Village, would I need to hide it? "
She opened her eyes and contemptuously looked at Mister Mo, "Do you think I'm afraid of death? Do you think I'm afraid that you will kill me? "
Mister Mo said in a deep voice, "If that's not the case, why did you kill all the people of Peach Blossom Village?"
Princess Taiping coldly said, "I've said it before, it was not my intention, but... if you insist that the death of the people of Peach Blossom Village was because of me, it is not an exaggeration."
Yang Fan said in a stiff voice, "Tell me, what is going on?"
Princess Taiping looked at him deeply and said, "In the first year of Xianheng, I got married to Prince Consort Xue..."
She looked at a quiet room in the temple, where Xue Shao's memorial tablet was being enshrined. Princess Taiping stared in that direction, as if she could see Xue Shao's figure, and slowly said, "Xue Shao loved me, and I also regarded him as my lifelong lover. We... were very loving.
But not long after we got married, someone spread the rumor that I was defiled by my cousin to his ears. Men would rather believe this kind of thing than not believe it. Even when we were virgins on our wedding night, he refused to believe it. He would rather believe that it was just a trick of mine to deceive him.
He still loved me, and he did not dare to vent his anger on me. But he was a man, and he could not tolerate the fact that his woman was defiled by another man. He was filled with jealousy, but what could he do? Cousin He Lan was already dead, and even if he wanted to take revenge, he could not find him. However, although He Lan is dead, his old subordinates are still there... "
Taiping withdrew his gaze and slowly glanced at Yang Fan and Mister Mo. "As a person in a high position, there will always be people who will try to figure out your happiness and anger. They will try to think of ways to make you satisfied. They all believe that I have really been violated. They all believe that Prince Consort's anger is because of me.
At that time, my father had just passed away, and my mother was in charge of the country as the Empress Dowager. The world was still under the control of the Li family. As my mother's most beloved daughter, Prince Consort and I were the targets of many people's flattery. So, Miao Shenke, Qiu Shenji, Yang Mingsheng, and the others planned this massacre in order to please Prince Consort and me. At that time, Prince Consort Xue was serving as the General of the Fengchen Guards. He secretly mobilized a group of troops, and these people led them to Shaozhou. I didn't know about this until more than half a year later. "
Mr. Mo listened in a daze. He had been by Taiping's side for all these years, treating her as his greatest enemy. He had always been scheming to kill her, so he had studied her character very thoroughly. He was very clear that with Taiping's proud personality, if she was the one who killed him, she would definitely not deny it, but he did not want to admit this fact.
He had racked his brains and spent so many years, and finally pushed Princess Taiping into the abyss. He had avenged his deep hatred, and he was very happy in his heart. However, he suddenly learned that his enemy was not this person at all. His real enemy had long since disappeared, and he had actually hurt an innocent person, which he could not accept.
Mr. Mo gasped, pointed to Princess Taiping and said, "You're lying! You must be lying! Helan Minzhi was safe and sound even though he had defiled the Crown Princess. If he had not insulted Wu Meiniang's most beloved daughter, how could he have been punished just because Madam Yang passed away? He had embezzled the money for Madam Yang's funeral and drank and had fun during the funeral? "
Princess Taiping said lightly, "Anger can be accumulated! My mother knew that she had wronged him, so in the face of his provocation, she endured it once and twice. When she finally couldn't bear it, even a trivial thing was enough to make her furious. "
Before Mr. Mo could say anything, Princess Taiping had proudly raised her head and said, "Believe it or not, it's up to you. I don't need to lie. If I didn't want to tell Erlang the truth, I wouldn't have explained a word to you. I, Taiping, have never been a woman who lives for other people's feelings, and I'm not a woman who lives for other people's gossip! "
Mr. Mo opened his mouth as if he wanted to say something, but in the end he did not say a word. In fact, he had already believed Taiping's words: his family was long dead, his enemies were also all dead. When he thought that his great vengeance had been avenged, and he was filled with the satisfaction of seeing his enemies beheaded with his own eyes, everything suddenly became a lie.
Mr. Mo stood in a daze for a long time, slowly turned around and walked out with heavy steps.
Yang Fan hurriedly said, "Uncle Mo, where are you going?"
They were the only two survivors of the Peach Blossom Village. Mr. Mo was already old, so Yang Fan wanted to take care of him for the rest of his life.
Mr. Mo said blankly, "The only purpose of this old man's life is to get revenge. Now that I have nothing left to love, I want to become a monk. "
Yang Fan said, "Uncle Mo..." Seeing that Mo Yuhan did not turn around, Yang Fan suddenly said loudly, "I want to let Uncle Mo know that I killed Yang Mingsheng, Qiu Shenji, and Miao Shenke. I have already killed all of my enemies!"
Mr. Mo paused, looked up to the sky and laughed, "Good! Good boy! Hahahaha... "
…
In the Hall of Sweet Dew, Li Dan said to Li Longji with tears in her eyes, "Sanlang, she is your aunt after all. When I was imprisoned in the Eastern Palace, your aunt spent a lot of effort for our family."
Li Longji was so angry that tears fell from his eyes. He said with hatred, "Father, have you seen the secret letter? She wants to kill me, she wants to kill me! "
Li Dan said in a low voice, "Son, your aunt was confused for a moment. Now that you have killed all of her family members and arrested all of her remaining followers, what else can she do? Spare her life, and I will announce to the world that I will give you the power to appoint and pardon officials above the third rank. From now on, you can live out your old age and no longer care about worldly affairs. "
Li Longji was so angry that he stomped his feet. "Father, did I force you to hand over the power? Even if you don't want me to be the emperor and want me to return the throne to my eldest brother, I have no complaints. But Taiping cannot be forgiven. If he is not executed for the crime of rebellion, how can he rule the world? Once she makes a comeback one day, she won't be as soft-hearted as you, Father. "
Li Dan said with reddened eyes, "In my life, many of my brothers and sisters have never had a good ending. Now that I only have this sister, how can I bear to see her die a miserable death? Sanlang, do you want me to kneel down and beg you?"
Li Dan lifted his sleeves and knelt down. Li Longji turned pale with fright and hurriedly dodged to his father's side to avoid this kneeling. He hurriedly knelt on the ground and begged, "Father, please get up. Don't kill your son."
Li Dan said, "Unless you pardon Taiping's death sentence, I won't get up from my kneeling. I will kowtow to you here!"
Li Dan was about to kowtow to the ground when Li Longji hurriedly said, "Alright, alright, I agree, I agree!"
Li Dan's eyes lit up. She happily said, "You really agree?"
Li Longji was helpless. With a bitter expression, he said, "Forget it. I agree to pardon my aunt's death sentence, but … I must imprison her for life. Moreover, I must announce to the world that Taiping has been executed with poisoned wine. From now on, there will only be my sister in the world. Taiping will no longer exist. "
Li Dan said repeatedly, "Yes, yes, I'll do as you say. Son, hurry up and issue the decree!"
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