Chapter 381 - 163: The Truth Revealed_3
’And Taiping Duke wouldn’t abandon his wife because of their feelings; they were inseparable.’
’To kill his son and wound his mother, to kill his wife and harm the general.’
’A parent’s love for their child is fervent, willing to sacrifice themselves... even knowing that the ultimate goal might be to weaken oneself, they would not give up on that child; this is an apparent strategy, a scheme destined for death.’
Li Guanyi’s body stiffened as he read these two lines over and over. The memories of his youth had blurred, but at this moment, he felt a pain that seemed to come from his very bloodline. His nose felt sore, and he was almost brought to tears.
Li Guanyi knew he was getting closer to the truth of the matter. He clenched his teeth and read on.
’How cold-hearted the strategy, how sinister... Everything was as we had anticipated.’
’Taiping Duke, no, it should be King Taiping, stopped at nothing to extend his wife’s life, but Prime Minister Tantai did not expect that his wife would sever her own vitality for King Taiping, and so she died in his arms.’
’Three hundred experts from National Protection Manor, three thousand members of the imperial guard formed a formation.’
’Led by a general from the Divine General List of the imperial guard.’
’We entered the great hall; inside, it was dimly lit. The fragrance of wine was overpowering, mixed with the stench of blood. Candles had fallen to the ground, igniting a fire. Jiangnan’s finest silk burned quickly in the flames, as if the curtain was falling.’
’We saw a woman in a red dress lying in his embrace.’