Forced love, an inescapable fate

Chapter 153: Just met, then parted in death.

After listening to Jiang Ci's words, Wen Zhi was already in tears and made a decision in her heart.

"Okay, I get it. If I can see my child again before I die, I will die without regrets."

Afterwards, Jiang Ci briefly told her about the rescue plan before taking the risk and leaving.

Things went smoothly afterwards.

After the defeat of the eldest prince and the imperial concubine, Wu Chen could no longer sit still, which led to a series of events that followed.

Wen Zhi was successfully rescued, but her body had reached its limit and she was only holding on with one breath.

Even though Wen Muchuan and Su Minsheng were heartbroken, they could only do as Wen Zhi said and give her acupuncture to buy her an hour.

In the end, Wen Zhi orally narrated all the truth of that year, and Wen Muchuan wrote it down on her behalf.

An hour later, a complaint was filed against the then Prime Minister Wu Chen for framing the Grand Tutor Su Huan, leading to the exile of the entire Su family, and then personally leading people to kill Su Huan's family. The complaint was secretly delivered to the palace.

After the lawsuit was sent away, the stone that had weighed on Wen Zhi's heart for twenty years finally felt a lot lighter. She looked at her two sons with a loving face, and her heart was at peace.

"Ajin, Ayin, it is a regret for your mother that she missed your growth, but I am satisfied to see you again before I die. I believe in you and will make Wu Chen, the culprit, pay the price he deserves. But revenge is important, but I hope you can live well for yourselves. Although I still regret not being able to see you get married and have children, it is a great gift from God to see you. Come on, my sons. Please forgive me, I have to go to the underworld to accompany your father. He has been alone for so many years, and now I can finally go to accompany him. I hope he can still recognize me in my current appearance. If he dares not recognize me, I will definitely teach him a lesson. Ajin, Ayin, promise me to live well... well, to be... happy, to..."

The outstretched hand slowly and weakly slid down, and she closed her eyes with a peaceful look on her face. Although she felt regretful, she was also satisfied.

Suppressed crying sounds came from inside the room, and the steward of the mansion who was guarding outside the door could not bear to close his eyes.

We met, and we parted at death.

Life is just a few short decades, and it is ultimately difficult.

It was unknown how long it took before Wen Muchuan got up in a daze. He patted Su Minsheng, who was still crying in front of the bed.

There was a tremor in his voice.

"Ayin, get up. Mother loves to laugh. She doesn't like us to cry."

Su Minsheng slowly raised his head, his eyes red.

He hated his own powerlessness.

Wen Muchuan knew what he was thinking and stepped forward to pull him up.

"Don't blame yourself. This isn't your fault. We're lucky to be able to see our mother again. Okay, dry your tears. Now, it's time for revenge. Wu Chen, you're worse than pigs and dogs. His complacency won't last long. I'm going to chop him into pieces and feed him to the dogs."

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When Jiang Ci rushed to the Taifu Mansion, Wen Zhi was already covered with white cloth.

He glanced at Wen Muchuan and Su Minsheng, whose eyes were red, and asked Jiu Yue to hand over the key that he had found with great difficulty.

"I'm sorry I'm late. This key will unlock the chains on Madam's feet. Please accept my condolences."

Wen Muchuan took the key and walked forward with trembling hands to open the chain on Wen Zhi's ankle.

Seeing the thick calluses on his mother's ankles caused by the iron chains, the murderous intent in his eyes could no longer be suppressed.

With a series of "clang" sounds, the restraints that had trapped Wen Zhi for twenty years were finally opened.

She was finally free.

Su Minsheng couldn't bear to turn his face away, but his hands hanging by his sides were clenched tightly.

He wanted Wu Chen to pay for the Su family's revenge and his parents' revenge with his life.

As expected, the petition should have arrived on the desk in Emperor Jing's imperial study. Although they were very fast, Wu Chen probably didn't have any extra time to prepare.

But he has always been cunning, so we have to be on guard.

So they had to move faster so that he would have no strength left to resist.

Suppressing the sadness in his heart, Wen Muchuan, Su Minsheng and Jiang Ci went to the study together to discuss countermeasures.

Wu Chen's influence in the court is self-evident. Although Emperor Jing trusts Wen Muchuan very much, they are still worried.

"My father may not believe the petition you wrote. If Wu Chen turns against us and reveals your identities, he will probably accuse us of deceiving the emperor. Therefore, we must find a way to kill him in one fell swoop."

What Jiang Ci said was naturally what Wen Muchuan was worried about, but what else could directly kill him now?

Assassination is definitely not an option. Not to mention that Wu Chen's martial arts skills are already quite good because he learned from the Wen family, the best swordsman in the martial arts world. The deadpools he has recruited are like an airtight protective shield that protects him.

And they had already tried this method and it didn't work.

Now there is only one way, but it is related to a secret.

There were rumors that the Imperial Concubine and Wu Chen were not siblings, but rather that she was an adopted daughter of the Wu family, who had intended to marry her to Wu Chen, but for unknown reasons, the relationship was reversed. The Imperial Concubine entered the palace through a selection, and within just a month, she gained the Emperor's favor, became pregnant, and gave birth to the eldest prince, Jiang Xian.

Wen Muchuan and Su Minsheng accidentally discovered this secret when they were investigating the Su family's exile and how it was closely related to Wu Chen.

Now that I think about it carefully, I have a vague guess in my mind.

They exchanged a glance with Jiang Ci, and immediately understood.

In order to overthrow Prime Minister Wu Chen, Jiang Ci naturally investigated him a lot, and he also knew about this matter.

If it is said that the eldest prince and Wu Chen have some similarities in their eyes and eyebrows, it does make sense, after all, Wu Chen is his uncle.

There is nothing wrong with a nephew being like his uncle.

But if the imperial concubine is not the daughter of the Wu family, but just an adopted daughter with no blood relationship, then this matter must be investigated.

Since this is the case, they can now start from this place.

However, the best starting point now is the imperial concubine in the cold palace.

The three of them discussed it and came up with a solution.

They planned to use the letter from Prime Minister Wu Chen to deliver a message to the Imperial Noble Consort in the cold palace.

After all, the Imperial Noble Consort has been in the harem for many years, and with Wu Chen, a powerful backer, although she is in the cold palace, she has not completely lost her freedom, so letters and the like can naturally be delivered to her.

If they could get some information from her about the truth they had guessed, then getting rid of Wu Chen would be easy.

But this matter still needs a key person to help.

That is Mu Qingli, who is still recuperating in the Princess's Mansion.