The queen is spoiling the king and madly criticizing him for spoiling her

Chapter 391: Victims of Rights and Interests

"I sneaked out while the young master wasn't paying attention. I accidentally learned that the queen was pregnant. I hated the queen for locking me up in such a place, so I found a way to ask the young master to get rat poison for me. Then, I sneaked out again while the young master wasn't paying attention."

"I knew that after what happened before, the Queen would be extra careful about her diet and would have people test for poison in advance. If poison was put in the Queen's food, it would definitely be discovered. So I poured rat poison into the pregnancy-preserving medicine the Queen was taking. I didn't expect the Queen to be so cautious. Otherwise, I would definitely not choose to poison her. I would take advantage of the Queen's inattention and stab her to death from the back."

"Queen, you are just pretending to be generous, but you are actually extremely vicious. If you have the guts, just execute me." After Shu Shi knew that there was no chance of turning the tables, she kept provoking Gu Jianchu, hoping that Gu Jianchu would give her a quick death.

Gu Jianchu held the hot water bottle in his hand without saying a word, staring straight at the man in front of him.

Before Gu Jianchu could speak, Xie Ci'an spoke first, "Okay, since you want to die so badly, I will grant your wish. You can choose between poison, dagger, or white silk."

The moment Xie Ci'an finished speaking, Cheng Song brought out the poison, dagger, and a white silk that he had prepared long ago.

When Shu saw the three things lined up, she understood that the emperor had wanted her dead for a long time, otherwise why would he prepare these three things so quickly.

Perhaps daggers can be found everywhere, but the white silk and poison must have been prepared long ago, otherwise it would be impossible for the emperor and empress to take out these two things casually.

A self-deprecating smile appeared on Shu's lips.

In the past, she might have been able to hold on to a glimmer of hope that as long as she worked hard to win the emperor's favor, he would definitely fall in love with her. But now she realizes that all this is a joke.

The emperor had no interest in her. No matter what she did, she was just a clown in his eyes, and he even hated her to the extreme.

As for the woman he likes, he can put her in the highest position, he may not care about her family's achievements, he can chew on the rumors of the ministers of the previous dynasty for her and fight against everyone, and he can even do everything to protect her.

But I'm really afraid that it will get frozen if I hold it in my hand, and I'm afraid that it will melt if I put it in my mouth.

As an emperor, it turns out that if he likes someone, he can love him to the extreme, but they are ultimately victims of power. The emperor let them into the palace not because he liked them, but just to stabilize the previous dynasty.

Shu slowly stood up and walked unsteadily in front of Cheng Song. Looking at the three things above, Shu's fingers ran over them respectively and finally landed on the poisoned wine. Compared with the dagger and white silk, poisoned wine was the only way to die with an intact body.

Shu held a bottle of poison in her hand and bowed to Gu Jianchu. "Empress, we have been fighting for so long. Now I finally realize that all this fighting was just a mirage."

"Empress, I don't want to wear this nun's clothes after I die. Please be kind enough to change me into a gorgeous dress after I die so that I can die with dignity. I know that my request is a bit excessive, but I hope that Empress can fulfill my last wish since we have been sisters in the palace for so many years." After Shu finished speaking, she bowed her head.

Although Shu had done many wrong things, as a woman, Gu Jianchu could still understand Shu's request and said, "Okay."

"Thank you, Her Majesty, for your help." After saying this, Shu poured all the poison in her hand into her mouth without any hesitation.

Shu had taken a potent poison, and the effects were rapid, though not painful. She collapsed to the ground, her body weak, blood oozing from the corners of her mouth. She held her abdomen with both hands, her entire body curled up in pain, then slowly stretched out. Looking at the vast expanse of snow outside, her fingers continued to reach out, struggling for freedom. "In my next life, I just want to be a free person. I don't want to be part of this imperial family anymore."

After she left these words, Shu felt her head spinning and everything in front of her eyes was white. In a moment, she lost all consciousness and collapsed to the ground.

No more consciousness.

Gu Jianchu stared at Shu's body in a daze. She had never expected that a living life would be lost in front of her like this.

Still so fragile, so fast.

Noticing Gu Jianchu's mood, Xie Ci'an raised his hand and held Gu Jianchu's slightly cold fingers.

Feeling the broad palm wrapping around her fingertips, her body temperature gradually returned. She slowly regained her composure, looked at Xie Ci'an tenderly, and whispered, "I'm fine."

"Yunhe, please take Shu's body away. Please ask the abbot to help her to be reborn, and bury her together with Wu Yuan in the back mountain of Wanguo Temple." In this way, Shu can also enjoy Wu Yuan's incense, and when they are underground, they will not be lonely.

When Wu Yuan returned home, she was still driven out by her stepmother and father. If Shu's body was sent back to the Anguo Mansion, they might not be willing to accept it in order to distance themselves from the Shu family. Instead of being thrown out by them in disgust, it would be better to bury it directly, so that it would not be wrapped in the street in this winter.

Just as Yunhe ordered his men to take Shu's body out, Gu Jianchu suddenly raised his hand and took her down. "Wait a minute, Qiutou, take your men down the mountain immediately to prepare a clean and beautiful set of clothes for Shu. Remember to put makeup on her and dress her up nicely."

Qiutou and Yunhe agreed.

Seeing Shu's body being taken out, the case was considered solved, and the host took everyone out at the right time.

Seeing the door closed, Xie Ci'an moved closer to Gu Jianchu and placed Gu Jianchu on his knees. "Whether Ah Chu was frightened or not, it's all my fault. I didn't protect Ah Chu well and let Ah Chu get so scared. It almost caused an accident for our child. From now on, I will definitely ask them to be more careful. Whether it's food or medicine, they need eunuchs to test for poison."

"This matter is not the emperor's fault. No matter how we prevent it, they will always find loopholes when they want to harm people." Gu Jianchu leaned in Xie Ci'an's arms and comforted Xie Ci'an instead.

"Our Ah Chu is the most considerate, but we will try to be careful. We can always guard against the rats in the gutter. Ah Chu, do you still want to eat barbecue tonight?" Xie Ci'an didn't want to mention these unhappy things anymore, so as not to make Gu Jianchu feel bad.

Although some unpleasant things happened, they still had to eat barbecue. Gu Jianchu stared at Xie Ci'an with sparkling eyes and nodded continuously, "I want to eat it, I really want to eat it."

Xie Ci'an rubbed Gu Jianchu's nose lovingly, "What a greedy little cat."