OBS Chapter 1220: The Wronged Soul, the Face You Will Never See
Chapter 1220: The Wronged Soul, the Face You Will Never See
When Cao Hanmo and the Cao family heard Princess Gaoyang's account of her past life of saving someone, they initially did not believe such a coincidence. In addition, they themselves did not have a good impression of Princess Gaoyang. A princess whose three princes had died and whose personality was arrogant and domineering, how could they expect the innocent Wen family to have any good impression of her?
However, despite Princess Gaoyang's earnest persuasion, they were deceived by her disguised kindness. Even worse, Princess Gaoyang detailed every detail of her rescue of Cao Hanmo in the suburbs, making it seem as if she was the one involved. Furthermore, Cao Hanmo hadn't found any other woman who could have been a savior, leaving all possibilities falling on Princess Gaoyang.
Seeing that the other party was his savior and he was still thinking about the kind girl, Cao Hanmo agreed to marry Princess Gaoyang.
Princess Gaoyang only dared to ask Emperor Haolian for an imperial decree to grant her marriage after hearing the words of Cao Hanmo and his family. In fact, because she had secretly tortured three of his consorts to death, Emperor Haolian was not very willing to arrange another marriage for her. However, seeing that Cao Hanmo and his family were interested in Gaoyang, Emperor Haolian waved his hand and wrote the imperial decree to grant her marriage.
It was not until a few years after their marriage that Cao Hanmo gradually discovered the true character of Princess Gaoyang. It was only when Yun Mujiu appeared this year that he deeply realized what a dirty and cruel person Princess Gaoyang was.
Cao Hanmo's family only realized later that perhaps they had found the wrong benefactor. However, they continued to investigate but found nothing. They could only deceive themselves and insist on becoming a family with Princess Gaoyang...
At this moment, Yun Mujiu stopped talking, finally finishing the story. He took the tea handed to him by Ye Xiaohan and took a sip.
The onlookers had different expressions. Gao Yang knelt weakly on the ground, and Cao Hanmo's family trembled.
There were footsteps outside the door. It was the personal guards of Prince Ye's Mansion escorting someone over.
I saw a group of people kneeling on the ground. Among them were several handsome young men or boys, as well as several middle-aged men who looked like experienced shopkeepers or managers.
Prince Consort Cao's eyes widened as he recognized the handsome men. These were the male favorites that Gao Yang had placed in her and the Cao family's properties.
As soon as the handsome man saw Gao Yang, he immediately told everyone everything, even going so far as to tell everyone about what happened between them and Gao Yang. They also said that they had been waiting for the princess to appear since she was imprisoned, but she never came to see them.
"I'm afraid it's not that we won't meet, but that we won't have the chance to meet." This mocking voice came from the crowd. Those Gao Yang had offended in the past could now hold their heads high. After all, Gao Yang was no longer a threat.
After the male concubines cried, they caught a glimpse of the calm faces of the Night King and his wife, and the panic in their eyes faded, and they began to accuse Gao Yang of wrongdoing. Most of them did not truly love Gao Yang and wanted to serve him, but under coercion, inducement, or threats to their lives, they were forced to endure Gao Yang's long-term harassment and torture. Gao Yang even had some special and perverted habits that tortured the brothers terribly. Many male concubines died tragically at Gao Yang's hands.
They kowtowed loudly, begging the Regent and Emperor Haolian to give them justice!
Ye Xiaohan waved his hand and the others stopped talking. Then a few middle-aged men spoke up.
These people were Gao Yang's trusted subordinates, discovered by Ye Xiaohan and Yun Mujiu. Knowing Gao Yang had already fallen, they admitted that Yun Mujiu's story was true, that Gao Yang had truly taken on the identity of Cao Hanmo's savior, and that they had participated in the conspiracy to help Gao Yang conceal and deceive.
Cao Hanmo's family recognized him, and the person who took the lead in speaking was the housekeeper, the lackey who had been loyal to Gao Yang for many years. The housekeeper also admitted that Gao Yang had organized the banquet today with the intention of calculating people, especially Yun Mujiu.
From then on, Gao Yang had no room to defend himself. Whether it was his private behavior or the murder and substitution, there was no room for struggle.
Yun Mujiu said again: "Just now I said that Mr. Cao's benefactor is in the mansion, do you want to go and see?" Now that Cao Hanmo is no longer the son-in-law of the emperor, Yun Mujiu also chose to call him by his common name.
The emperor frowned and nodded curtly. Then, the group returned to the small bamboo courtyard where they had originally been.
No one expected that the benefactor was actually in this former residence of the Grand Princess.
No one expected that the man was just where their group of guests passed by.
Some time ago, the Night King and his wife had been thoroughly investigating the matter of Cao Hanmo's benefactor. However, it had been a long time since the incident and there were few clues left. In addition, they were all busy with their own important matters. Finally, after spending a lot of time, they got to the bottom of the truth, found out the identity of the benefactor, and found his whereabouts.
In Yun Mujiu's further narration, it was revealed that the little girl had fallen in love with Cao Hanmo the moment she saw him. However, her mother was worried that her daughter would become even more reluctant to leave him, and that the family would have to return to their hometown. Therefore, the girl's mother took the initiative to send Cao Hanmo back home and left the capital with the girl, who was not aware of the situation.
She told the girl a white lie, saying that the boy was seriously injured and it would be best for him to go home and rest quietly. Moreover, the boy had been greatly traumatized, so they should not appear in front of him to avoid stimulating his sad memories.
The girl agreed obediently, but she has not forgotten the handsome boy for more than ten years.
One day, she arrived in the capital and, after some inquiries, discovered that a family in the capital was secretly searching for their savior. She then realized that the young man had always remembered her and wanted to meet her. After hearing that the young man had never married and had been alone for many years, the girl was filled with unspeakable feelings.
She wanted to go up and meet her brother, but then she heard that Princess Gaoyang had set her sights on Cao Hanmo. How could her status and position compare to that of a princess? She felt inferior and didn't want to embarrass or burden Cao Hanmo, but after much deliberation, she decided to meet him.
Princess Gaoyang happened to find out about Cao Hanmo's past and the girl was in the capital. She invited the girl to meet her in a mansion in the name of Cao Hanmo.
The girl went there and was knocked unconscious by the killer in the yard and then taken to the Grand Princess's residence.
When she woke up, the person she saw was not Cao Hanmo, but Princess Gaoyang.
Princess Gaoyang first hypocritically asked the girl about her past, pretending that she had to screen Cao Hanmo before letting the girl see him. She then lied to the girl that Cao Hanmo was with her, and that anything the girl wanted to say had to be filtered through her mouth before being told to Cao Hanmo.
The innocent girl listened and told the whole story of her rescue. In fact, even if she didn't say it, Princess Gaoyang also had a way to make her say it. At that time, Princess Gaoyang had already grasped the whereabouts of the girl's relatives in her hometown, so the girl had no choice but to obey.
Then, the girl realized something was wrong and stopped talking. Gao Yang continued to interrogate her and threatened to kill Cao Hanmo and her family if she didn't tell him.
The girl continued to tell all the details, begging Princess Gaoyang to spare Cao Hanmo and her family. She had never thought about getting anything, she just wanted the people around her to be well.
After the girl confessed everything, she was first tortured and humiliated by Gao Yang's lackeys, and then beaten to death with sticks.