The Empres had never been a good person from the start, with a wicked heart and malicious nature. No wonder she could create something as disgusting as the blood bone insect
"She really thinks she’s something special, believing everyone should adore her. She climbed into the dog emperor’s bed on her own, yet still expected your father to wait for her. What a delusional dream! That vile woman, trash! She makes me so angry!"
Jiang Lin grew more and more agitated as he spoke, wishing he could chop the empress into eight pieces and feed her to the dogs.
No, wait, what did the dogs do to deserve eating the flesh of such a rotten person?
"Ahhh!" Jiang Lin screamed at the sky. "No, when the time comes, I’ll definitely use that blood bone insect she raised to devour her completely. A woman like her doesn’t even deserve to be buried in a coffin after death."
When Wei Yunzhao first heard his father speak of these matters, his reaction hadn’t been much better than Jiang Lin’s. It was her fault to begin with. She already owed the Wei family a life, yet she still had the audacity to try to control his father and force the entire Wei family to serve her and the crown prince. If they refused, she would eliminate them. He had never seen such a shameless and vicious person in his life.
Coincidentally, Cao Lan’er and Emperor Changde were exactly that kind of people. Truly a match made in hell.
Wei Yunzhao grabbed Jiang Lin’s arm. "I’ll settle these accounts with her slowly. What she owes the Wei family, I’ll make her repay in full."
He wasn’t entirely sure whether Cao Lan’er alone was responsible for his father’s death or if others were involved. But one thing he was certain of: Cao Lan’er was undeniably connected to his father’s death. For the murder of his father, blood debt must be repaid with blood!
Jiang Lin took several deep breaths before gradually calming down. "The dog emperor doesn’t know about these things, right? It just so happens that Yin Ji is investigating the cause of Old Lady Wei's death. Let’s tell Yin Ji about this and have him leak some information to the dog emperor. Given the emperor’s narrow-mindedness, he definitely won’t tolerate the fact that the empress knocked out her own sister and took her place in the bridal sedan chair while she was supposed to be engaged to someone else."
"Oh, right," Jiang Lin added. "I can understand why she hates you. After all, you’re your father’s son, and just like your father, you don’t obey her. It’s normal for her to hate you. But why did she want to kill Old Lady Wei?"
If she wanted to wipe out the entire family, there was no need to start by killing someone insignificant and risk alerting the others.
Wei Yunzhao explained, "Because back then, she wanted a daughter of the Zhou family to marry my father, and she didn't agree with Cao Lan'er's engagement with my father. That’s why she held a grudge."
[Zhou family: Old Lady Wei's natal family]
The Zhou family probably meant nothing to Cao Lan’er, but Old Lady Wei's disapproval of Cao Lan’er, because she wanted her own niece to marry Wei Su, was enough to earn her hatred!
Jiang Lin said, "That was probably the most righteous thing she ever did in her life," preventing Cao Lan’er from marrying into the Wei family.
Wei Yunzhao nodded in agreement. "I think so too."
After venting his anger, Jiang Lin began analyzing the relationship between the Cao and Wei families. "If you hadn’t told me these things today, I would have never known there was such a history between your families. No wonder I noticed that Master Cao seemed somewhat protective of you."
"My father said that he had a very good relationship with my aunt. It was only a few years after her death that he married his current wife. However, I have no intention of getting too involved with the Cao family. Cao Lan'er is still a member of the Cao family, and she was raised by the Cao family."
Wei Yunzhao wasn’t sure whether everyone in the Cao family was like her or if she was just an exception. He didn’t care to find out.
"Mm," Jiang Lin nodded, resting his head on Wei Yunzhao’s shoulder. "It’s fine if we don’t interact with them. From the way that Cao Juncai came to cause trouble for me over Jiang Jinyue last time, it can be seen that the next generation of the Cao family is probably not going to be very successful."
Wei Yunzhao reached out and gently touched Jiang Lin’s face. "Now that you know the truth, you’re not upset anymore, are you?"
Jiang Lin turned around and sat directly on Wei Yunzhao’s lap, wrapping his arms around him. "I’m still upset, but it’s different from the curiosity I felt before. I just think your father was too tragic and innocent."
Wei Yunzhao kissed him. "You should call him ‘Father’ too. Once everything is resolved, I’ll take you to the border. We’ll pay our respects to him together."
Wei Su was buried at the border by Wei Yunzhao. He knew that, in his father’s heart, the simplicity of the borderlands was far more cherished than the capital.
"Alright, we’ll go together."
…
The task of running errands to deliver the message to Yin Ji was handled by Xun Qi. For Yin Ji, this was excellent news, and he immediately began investigating without holding back.
When the empress received word that Yin Ji was thoroughly investigating the true cause of Old Lady Wei’s death, she was displeased. However she knew that the matter of the Crown Princess was a conspiracy between her and the Crown Prince against the Yin family, therefore she couldn't say anything to Yin Ji directly, and could only let other people hint to Yin Ji not to meddle in other people's business.
But unexpectedly, Yin Ji not only showed no intention of backing down but also began digging into past events. The empress grew anxious, feeling that Yin Ji was truly overstepping his bounds.
"Summon Yin Feifei to the palace. Tell her I wish to see her," the empress ordered. As the future crown princess, Yin Feifei could be summoned without needing a specific reason, especially since the empress was the crown prince’s mother.
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