Remarrying Chun Yuan

Chapter 356 Matricide

He received no answers, but knew he was utterly finished!

He gambled everything on Qin Muyan, but he never expected to lose so completely, and he probably has no chance to turn things around!

"Ming-ge'er, the Third Prince has gone to the west. Will he come back as a prince in the future?" Guan Shi also received the news at this time. She was secretly pleased at first, but after thinking about it carefully, something didn't seem right.

Even if he becomes Prince Chun in the future, he will only inherit the title of Prince Chun, and will no longer be considered His Majesty's son. How then can he compete for the throne?!

Wei Gongming felt chest tightness and lung pain, and when he saw Guan Shi, he coughed incessantly, as if he wanted to cough up his lungs. "I don't know, don't ask me, I don't know anything."

"How could you not know!" Madam Guan sat on the edge of the bed, watching the maids serve Wei Gongming as he spit and rinsed his mouth, and covered her mouth with a handkerchief in disgust.

"Back then, you were really stubborn and insisted on following only the Third Prince. After all, he wasn't the Crown Prince of the Eastern Palace. Look at him! In the end, he wasn't destined to inherit the throne!"

"Now not only is it difficult for you to be promoted, but I'm afraid you can't even save your brother."

"Is there any way to find another powerful backer? But I heard that the Crown Prince is also ill. What's going on?"

"Why don't you go and beg Yuan Cuo? He's in high demand now, and you two are childhood friends. If you say a few good words to him, maybe your official position will be promoted, and your brother can be released too!"

Guan felt heartbroken and grieved whenever she thought of her youngest son, and she complained endlessly about Wei Gongming.

Wei Gongming finally stopped coughing, but he continued to breathe heavily.

He could taste the blood in his throat, and his voice was weak and feeble.

He looked up at Guan Shi, feeling a deep sadness. Since entering the house, Guan Shi had not offered a single greeting, but instead launched into a torrent of complaints.

He told the maidservant serving him to leave first.

His voice was like a layer of rough sand, "Actually, he died a long time ago."

Guan's body stiffened, and she looked at him abruptly, "What did you say? Who died?"

“Your most beloved son, Wei Gongchao, died long ago in the Dali Temple prison.” Wei Gongming propped himself up and sat up, his face pale and ashen, his eyes fierce yet smug.

Guan felt a chill run down her spine, and tears instantly streamed down her face. "Why didn't you tell me? Why didn't you tell me sooner?"

"Didn't you say that he was doing very well in prison, and that he was even given money, that he was eating and drinking well, that he..." Guan's heart beat faster and faster as she spoke, until finally she was roaring hysterically, completely unable to accept this fact.

"I did give him money, but I didn't let him eat and drink well. Instead, I told the jailer not to give him any food or water."

“He died of thirst and starvation, but he deserved it.” Wei Gongming said this expressionlessly, as if he were talking about an ant as insignificant as dust.

Guan was completely stunned. "W-why? Why did you do this?" She slowly stood up, backing away, feeling like she no longer recognized her son. "You're a heartless, cruel beast!!!"

She suddenly rushed up to Wei Gongming and raised her fist to hit him!

Wei Gongming was seriously ill and didn't have the strength to push her away. He just let Guan Shi beat him wildly, wishing she would beat him to death the next moment!

Li Shu heard the noise and pushed the door open to come in. She saw Guan Shi, like a mad leopard, frantically attacking Wei Gongming.

"What do you want to do?!"

She tried to pull at Guan, but Guan pushed her away, saying, "Get out of here! This is none of your business!"

"He's so sick, how could you hit him!" Li Shu was pushed and stumbled, but she rushed forward again. This time she used all her strength and bit Guan's hand hard, causing Guan to immediately let go in pain!

Li Shu raised her hand to block Wei Gongming's way, "He's your own son, what exactly do you want to do!"

"He killed his own brother, doesn't he deserve to die?! Chao-ge suffered so much in prison for this family, and yet he ordered someone to kill him for his own selfish gain!" Guan pounded her chest and roared angrily, becoming more and more out of control as she spoke, "What sins have I committed to give birth to such a beast!"

Li Shu was also somewhat surprised. She glanced at Wei Gongming, who was already dumbfounded and speechless, showing no reaction to Guan's words.

"Although I have never met my uncle, he went to prison to suffer for you, not for this family."

Li Shu's voice was soft, yet her words were weighty and gentle: "If it weren't for you, would the young master be living such a miserable life, even facing exclusion from the Ministry of Personnel for promotion? How can you claim that he framed you?"

"Besides, the sins my uncle committed deserve death, so how can you blame everything on the young master? What kind of mother are you!"

Although Li Shu was not favored, she was deeply impressed by Guan Shi's selfishness.

Li Shu witnessed Wei Gongming's repeated risks in helping her with dirty business, all for the sake of her carefree spending and her reputation in the capital.

And at this time, she was still desperately fighting her seriously ill son for the sake of someone who deserved to die.

Guan's actions were not for her youngest son at all; they were entirely for her own sake.

"How dare you say that to me? How dare you say that to me!" Madam Guan was already furious, but she was scolded by her daughter-in-law whom she despised the most!

"I'm just stating the facts!"

"I ripped your mouth off!"

Guan stepped forward and began to scratch Li Shu, but Li Shu was no match for her! After only a few entanglements, Li Shu was pinned to the ground!

"I'll slap your face, you little bitch, and see if you dare talk back to me again!"

Guan was unhappy with the tearing and twisting, and even took off the hairpin from her hair bun!

She gripped the hairpin tip and slashed at Li Shu!

Li Shu screamed, a bloody cut appearing on her face. Just as Guan was about to scrape a second cut, she was suddenly lifted up and thrown backward. Her body involuntarily fell backward, hitting the corner of the little stool!

With a sharp, resounding crash, Guan collapsed to the ground, unable to rise.

Li Shu looked at Wei Gongming, her heart filled with shock and fear, "Are you alright?" She no longer cared about the cuts on her face.

Wei Gongming, supporting himself, walked over to Guan's side.

He checked his breathing; he was still breathing.

He turned around and went back to the bedside, picked up a pillow, pressed it against Guan's face, and then sat down on it!

Li Shu was so frightened that she didn't know what to do. Her heart skipped a beat. What was he doing? Was he going to kill Guan Shi?!

She desperately wanted to stop him, but Wei Gongming's gaze made her dare not take a single step closer.

The two stared at each other for a quarter of an hour.

Even if Guan was full of energy, he was already dead long ago.

"Your Highness..." Li Shu called softly.

"Dangdang!"

Wei Gongming fainted on the spot!