My Prince said he'd break my legs.

Ning Jingqiu heard about this rift and rushed over.

Before Pei Yue could get angry, Ning Jingqiu lowered her head and knelt down to beg for forgiveness: "Your Majesty, please calm down. Your Majesty, I will investigate this matter immediately and give you an explanation."

Actually, her mind was also in turmoil. She couldn't understand how Liang Zhiyi, who had only stayed in Yaoguang Palace for a few days and was surrounded by Pei Yue's confidants, could have been poisoned.

Fortunately, Liang Zhiyi's life is not in immediate danger, otherwise there would be no hope of letting her leave the palace.

Yu Zhao entered, glanced at Ning Jingqiu, and bowed, saying, "Your Majesty, urgent news from the front: Marquis Yan has been killed in battle, and General Yan Ci has gone missing while trying to save him."

What?!

Ning Jingqiu suddenly looked up, struggling to control herself and refrain from making a sound.

Pei Yue looked at Ning Jingqiu: "Your Majesty need not concern yourself with this matter. I will send people to investigate. Your Majesty, please return."

"Your Majesty..." Ning Jingqiu was emotionally unstable. How could she go back without hearing news of Yan Ci?

"Empress..." Pei Yue looked at her warningly.

Ning Jingqiu endured it all, and finally bowed to Pei Yue, her voice trembling as she took her leave.

Pei Yue glanced deeply at the unconscious Liang Zhiyi, tucked her in with the fur blanket, and then stood up and walked out.

"Yu Zhao, summon Liang Shu and the Duke of Ningguo to the palace."

Seeing Pei Yue leave like that, Chunmei was dumbfounded: "Your Majesty won't punish us for the poisoning this time?"

Logically speaking, if Consort Zhao was poisoned for no apparent reason, it would be the fault of those who served her. Even if His Majesty didn't kill them, he would at least give them a beating.

Qinglan thought Chunmei was just simple-minded. At least there was still hope for her. If she really died, they would be buried with her.

"Let's not talk about that now. The most important thing is to take good care of Her Majesty. Everyone, from top to bottom, should keep an eye on her. If anything happens to Her Majesty, we'll be in deep trouble."

.......

When Liang Zhiyi regained consciousness, she was floating in mid-air, surrounded by a white expanse and the pungent smell of disinfectant.

She stared blankly around, her heart skipped a beat, and then a surge of ecstasy welled up inside her.

This is the hospital. She's in the hospital. She's back!!

"Beep beep beep........"

The continuous dripping sound pulled her back to her thoughts, followed by a long drip.

She looked toward the source of the sound, which drifted toward the ward from which it came.

But the next moment, her pupils suddenly contracted.

Her biological father, Lin Zhuo, was holding the oxygen tube that had just been pulled out of his hand. His smile was cruel, and his words were as hypocritical as his pretense over the years.

"Zhiyi is already in a vegetative state, so let's not let her suffer any longer and let her pass away peacefully."

"No, no, husband, that's our own daughter! Please, let her go! I'll give you any money you want, all of it! The Gu Group too!"

Gu Yun was pinned to the ground by several bodyguards, watching helplessly as Gu Zhiyi on the hospital bed breathed her last. She struggled almost frantically, but how could a woman who had been pampered since childhood possibly break free from several professionally trained men?

Her initial pleas turned into curses: "Lin Zhuo, you killed my parents, and now you're even trying to kill your own daughter! You'll die a horrible death! You'll die a horrible death! I won't let you get away with this! I won't let you get away with this!"

Gu Yun's eyes were bloodshot. She had lost all the dignity she once had as a young lady. She was pinned down and unable to move, and had no choice but to curse.

But what's the use of crying? It was her love-struck mind that killed her parents and daughter, and even her carefully chosen husband took away her family's assets.

Several doctors stood aside, unmoved by the scene; clearly, these doctors were also Lin Zhuo's men.

"Why don't you die a good death?" Just then, a woman swayed in and took Lin Zhuo's hand.

She smiled alluringly: "I can't bear to see people die a horrible death... especially you, sister."

This woman was none other than Feng Yi, a top-tier star who looked exactly like Empress Dowager Xie. There was no doubt that she was beautiful, but she was also someone Lin Zhuo had personally promoted.

The Gu Group owns a film and television company. When Lin Zhuo was promoting Fengyi, it was a huge success, and all the best resources in the company were given to Fengyi.

Gu Yun had also suspected that Lin Zhuo and Feng Yi were having an affair, since it's quite normal for actresses to have affairs with investors.

Lin Zhuo brought up the profits Feng Yi had brought to the company, and with his silver tongue, coupled with the fact that Gu Yun had been pampered by her parents since childhood and had been well protected by them, the simple-minded and love-struck Gu Yun was already obedient to Lin Zhuo. She was quickly charmed by Lin Zhuo and the matter was dropped.

Gu Yun stared intently at the two people embracing each other. At this moment, she finally came to her senses and laughed self-deprecatingly like a madwoman: "Hehehehe, I should have thought of that, I should have thought of that..."

"You two despicable couple, you schemed against me, stole my family property, and harmed my parents and daughter. I curse you to die a horrible death and be childless."

Fengyi clicked her tongue twice: "How can you say that Azhuo stole your family property? This is clearly the result of Azhuo's hard work over the past twenty years."

As she spoke, Fengyi chuckled, her fair hands, adorned with bright red nail polish, resting on Lin Zhuo's chest, her eyes brimming with undisguised smugness.

"However, we're definitely not the ones who will be childless, since we have a son. And let me tell you a secret, our son is a year older than your daughter, Gu Zhiyi. In the future, the Gu Group will all belong to my son."

"Hehehe, no wonder Ah Zhuo always says you're brainless. You really are exceptionally stupid. You're still begging Ah Zhuo to save Gu Zhiyi."

Fengyi feigned surprise, half-covering her mouth: "Didn't Azhuo tell you? Azhuo put a five million bounty on the dark web for Gu Zhiyi's life. If Gu Zhiyi hadn't died, how could her shares have fallen into my son's hands?"

"Now that Gu Zhiyi is dead, your Gu family line is wiped out, hahahaha..."

Gu Yun broke down and cried out to Lin Zhuo, "Lin Zhuo, Lin Zhuo, even tigers don't eat their cubs, you're not even as good as an animal."

She couldn't accept that the man she had loved for over twenty years had only married her from the beginning because he coveted her family's wealth, and that he had ultimately caused her family's ruin and death.

She was the woman who was truly ruined and left with nothing.

Looking at Gu Yun, whose hair was disheveled and who was completely different from her former refined and noble self, Lin Zhuo said coldly, "Gu Yun, you have to understand me. The Lin family line cannot be broken with me."

"The Lin family line, hahaha... Why didn't you mention that when you married into the family? Wasn't it all because you wanted my Gu family's wealth? You are a complete hypocrite. I, Gu Yun, curse you with my life to be infertile but have many children and grandchildren in your next life."

Feng Yi's expression hardened. She pushed Lin Zhuo away, bent down to look at Gu Yun who was being held down tightly, and whispered in her ear:

"Cursing us to a terrible death? Gu Yun, I won't kill you. You can spend the rest of your life as a pampered young lady in a mental hospital. I'll have someone take good care of you there."

Fengyi emphasized the word "serve" with extra force.

Unable to withstand the blow, Gu Yun, overwhelmed with anger and grief, coughed up blood and fainted.

Upon seeing this, Liang Zhiyi felt as if her blood was instantly boiling, and her teeth were clenched so tightly they were grinding.

She rushed forward like a vengeful ghost, wanting to tear the two despicable people apart, but her body passed right through them and she missed.

Then... she watched helplessly as her soul gradually became transparent until it dissipated.