Chief Eunuch Guan nodded seriously
"worry not young miss, I will certainly tell this wonderful idea to the emperor, and regarding the rumor circulating, please let me handle it"
Ling Wei shook her head
"chief eunuch please do not worry about it, I will just wait for the new prefect to handle this issue"
Chief Eunuch Guan inwardly smiles, he and the emperor already expected this outcome but, he is still pleased.
Ling Wei can use a lot of shortcuts to resolve this problem but instead, she chooses the most proper way.
To go to the prefect which is admirable.
And turning down the golden opportunity and still choose not to use any shortcuts.
"Miss Wei the emperor ordered me, please just wait, tomorrow this problem will end"
Ling Wei pouted
"the emperor's order then, we should follow, please thank his majesty for this benevolence on my behalf, and I am also grateful to chief eunuch Guan, I will remember this favor"
Chief Eunuch just smiled, Ling Wei politely bid her farewell and then left.
She goes straight to Lu Nini to comfort her and apologize.
"do you mean she only wants to report the Gu family and did not include concubine Gu?"
The emperor asks Chief Eunuch Guan
"Yes your majesty, and based on what I saw, she avoided concubine Gu's crimes, especially the evidence of her crimes when she was still favored, even though they have touched her reverse scale, she still chose to respect you, your majesty"
Long Chuan nodded in agreement
"I can see that thinking how angry she was and even choosing to blackmail the useless prefect just for her friend and yet still give me face for not making my concubine's crime public is"
He sighs, he doesn't know what to say anymore, the girl is truly admirable.
Then remember the concubine he chooses that his mother strongly declined, maybe he was indeed blinded.
"you and your family are done for"
The 4th prince said to Concubine Gu
"w-what do you mean?"
Long Ming De scoffed while looking at his biological mother full of disgust
"you just angered Ling Wei, you have touched her bottom line so the emperor decided to punish your already declined family"
Gu Ai Jing's eyes widen
"w-what?"
Long Ming De gritted his teeth
"I have told you to stay and wait for me to get you out of here and yet you made a stupid move again! Ling Wei did not want the imperial father to lose his face so she submitted all the evidence your Gu family made! Those crimes you all committed are there"
Long Ming De got close to this biological mother of his because he still needed a lot of support.
Gu family even declines but is still part of the nobility and big family.
But this darn woman is truly brainless!
"h-how?"
Gu Ai Jing is still in disbelief, Ling Wei is but a nobody girl!
"for 5th brother you are already a useless spawn, the first time you brought harm to the Ling family, he just showed the evidence that was just enough to throw you in cold palace, but now that he is certain that he can take Ling Wei even without an evil villain like you so now you deem useless"
Gu Ai Jing gritted her teeth, that damn Long Yi Sheng again!
From his biological mother and to him that son of a bitch!
Long Ming De is not interested in why this useless woman is keen on clashing with his 5th brother which is a stupid move because Long Yi Sheng is like watching a jumping clown.
Gu Ai Jing's hatred has reached its limit already, she already knows that she is doomed but she will not die silently.
The secret she knows won't be buried with her alone.
Long Ming De just shook his head and then left, he just informed her as his last gift.
She is still his biological mother so this is his last filial piety.
The moment Long Ming De turned his back Gu Ai Jing already knew that he had given her up so her hatred intensified.
She asks for papers and a pen and then starts writing
"write a copy of this, copy as many as you can do then I want this to be scatter tomorrow before sunrise, call for help and pay them, do it fast"
Gu Ai Jing said, then let her servants work.
This secret won't rot in her belly, she will make sure that the emperor will suffer.
But there is nothing that can be hidden from Long Yi Sheng's people.
The moment the servant got out of the palace with a stack of paper, he was intercepted then the papers were forcefully taken away even the pieces of information he knew were plucked out from his mouth.
Because their master is away so they can only send the report and wait for further instructions.
When the news was delivered to Gu Ai Jing she fainted.
That was her last card for revenge.
As promised, those evil officials including the Gu family were paraded to the whole capital the next day.
The victims and commoners heard the news so they took all the rotten eggs and vegetables they had and threw them all.
Some even throw a disgusting and unknown liquid at them.
The officials glare at the commoners hatefully, wishing to mince them and feed them to the dogs but, the hate of the victims is much worse.
The same day, gifts were sent to Gu Ai Jing.
Gu Ai Jing glares at the eunuch who brought the gift but the eunuch is unperturbed by the hate glares he is receiving
"accept the emperor's benevolence concubine Gu Ai Jing"
Gu Ai Jing glances at the wine and white fabric on the tray.
Is the emperor really unfeeling? She has been with him for more than 20 years and yet? Are those happy memories are fake?
She gave everything! She loved him deeply but because of a single mistake, he would just throw everything away?
Gu Ai Jing cried bitterly but still decisively chose the poisoned wine.
She drank everything.
The minute did not even pass when she started coughing blood.
Obviously, the poison kicked in immediately.
Before Gu Ai Jing passed away, her life flashed back before her eyes.
And she specifically remembers that woman, Long Yi Sheng's mother.
That frail and sickly woman and yet, can still be able to win the emperor's heart and even bear him a son who was favored by everyone.
Maybe because she has a similarity with that woman so she herself gained a favor, so she was extremely jealous.
She remembers how the emperor grieved after that woman passed away so she started copying everything from her.
Now she realized maybe the emperor favored her because she copied his favorite woman.
But she cannot reconcile, if the emperor first saw her, it was her that the emperor deeply loved right?
She was just a moment late.
YOU ARE READING
The Pauper Princess
Historical FictionLing Wei came from a rich second-generation family. As her parents came from a poor family so she is spoiled rotten. Although alone, her parents didn't demand she studies business and inherit their family business but let her decide on what she want...
