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Chapter 66: Public Murder in the Heart Cultivation Temple


"Yun Aiqing, are you willing?"

"Those treasures are the dowry left by my wife to my daughter.

They belong to my daughter.

Since my daughter agrees, why should I disagree?"

The Empress Dowager spoke eloquently and gave the order.

How dare Yunchen not obey, so he had to bow his head.

He responded with a respectful look on his face.

"Very good, then, bring those treasures over quickly.

The Ai family can't wait to see the other six treasures."

Mrs.

Su stroked the Yangzhi Jade Neck Bottle in her hand.

This treasure made her very happy.

She had lived for most of her life and was satisfied to get this treasure in her lifetime.

Even a man as influential as Emperor Shengye, when he was in power, , she has never seen such a rare and weird thing, how could she not be excited?

"I obey."

Yun Chen dissatisfied and beheaded the mute girl Yun Dingchu who was sitting next to King Beixiang.

Her face was as calm as water.

The eyes she cast towards her were full of resentment.

In front of Empress Su and Emperor Dongling Fengjue, Yun Chen did not dare to slacken off the order issued by Empress Su.

He quickly sent his entourage to the Prime Minister's Mansion and ordered his entourage to go back to the mansion to fetch the remaining six treasures.

The attendant responded and turned around to accept the order.

Mrs.

Su happily put down the strange treasure in her hand and placed it on the table in front of her.

She enjoyed it and even lowered her head from time to time to smell the faint floral fragrance emanating from the white magnolia flowers.

"King Beixiang, your mother Dou, sister Dou Zhihan of the Ai family, is in good health recently."

Su's face was full of smiles.

People who didn't know her well thought she was a considerate, kind-hearted woman with a general understanding of things, advance and retreat, and a sense of proportion.

However, all the civil and military officials in the dynasty, especially those in the Yangxin Hall, Who among these people here doesn't know Su Xizhu's methods and strategies.

Hearing this, Dongling Fengzhen and Zhuang Wang Fengze looked at each other quietly.

A faint smile appeared in the corners of their eyes.

They knew each other well.

Su Shi called their mother and sister affectionately.

In fact, Deep down in my heart, I wished I could kill their mother quickly.

"Thank you, Queen Mother, for your concern.

Mother is still in good health, but she just suffers from the old problem of sore knees."

Empress Su smiled and nodded, and then said, "Sister Dou used to suffer from knee pain and leg problems in the palace.

However, she had a strong temper.

At that time, she only had to deal with such trivial things, just to have a fight with the late emperor.

I'll ask for your order to take you there.

We went to the inaccessible Beixiang.

The climate in Beixiang is very cold and cold.

Wear cotton clothes all year round.

However, in recent years, King Beixiang and Sister Dou have managed well and many conditions have improved.

When the late emperor was still alive, , I have always had a long-cherished wish, that I just hope that Beixiang City can become as prosperous as Bashu.

I believe that under the wise leadership of Feng Zhen and your mother, Beixiang will be prosperous and have a bright future.

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I would like to express my regards to your mother on behalf of the Ai family.

In the past, Sister Dou and I The relationship is not bad, she should When Nian was angry and wanted to go to Beixiang, the Ai family came forward to dissuade her.

However, your mother has a stubborn temper and I couldn't dissuade her."

At this point, Mrs.

Su sighed heavily, as if she really did that back then.

It's just that he doesn't want Mr.

Dou to leave.

"Li Yuanfu."

"The slave is here."

"Go down and get two boxes of magical ointment that can cure leg diseases and is a tribute from the Western Regions."

"yes."

This time, Li Yuanfu did not send the palace maid or his eunuchs to get it, but went there in person with his old arms and legs.

This shows how precious this magical medicine tribute from the Western Regions is.

As an eunuch, he personally took care of it.

Keeping it in safekeeping shows that the Queen Mother cherishes the magical medicine that was paid tribute to the Western Regions.

After a while, Li Yuanfu's fat body hurried away and returned quickly.

When he returned to the hall, he had an exquisite small bottle of ointment in his hand.

"Queen Mother."

"Go, bring it to King Beixiang."

After Mrs.

Su ordered the servants around her, she turned towards the direction where King Beixiang was sitting, with a smile on her face, "Feng Zhen, this is the magic medicine paid tribute by the Western Regions.

It is said that it is It is extremely cold to pick snow lotus in the cracks of the rocks on the top of the mountain, and collect the dew of flowers to refine it. , has a miraculous curative effect on leg diseases, madness and dampness.

The special envoy from the Western Regions only presented two bottles in total.

One bottle was kept by the Ai family for themselves.

This bottle was given to Dou's sister for healing.

I hope she can take care of her health.

If you miss her, The Ai family is here, and the Ai family’s Jinyang Palace welcomes her at any time.”

Su's lips seemed to be coated with honey, so that she could have a sharp mouth.

However, who could believe these words?

Not to mention that Dong Lingfeng was really hurt by it, but she, Yun Dingchu, didn't know Su well enough.

Even though he had a vague idea of ​​their past, he could still see Su's ulterior motives when he said this.

On the surface, he doesn't offend, but in his heart, he has long wanted to get rid of the other party and then be happy.

Yun Dingchu turned slightly sideways and stared at his side, calm and conniving, with a calm expression.

Dongling Fengzhen's mouth was slightly curved, and his long eyelashes drooped, covering the look that appeared deep in his eyes.

A wisp of light.

"Thank you to the Queen Mother for the medicine.

Please don't worry too much about your mother.

It has been more than ten years since my mother left Bian Liang.

During these ten years, my mother has been thinking about you, the Queen Mother, who is a sister to you every day.

If one day she feels tired, When I get tired, I may go back to Bianliang and talk to you, the Queen Mother, about the most precious sisterly relationship in the world."

Waving his sleeves, Zhang Wei, who was standing behind him, quickly stretched out his arm and took the small bottle containing the magic medicine from Li Yuanfu's hand.

"Very good, very good."

Su Shi nodded, with a smile on her face, but there was a needle hidden in the cotton of her smile, and no one present knew it.

"Feng Jue, you are the Ninth Five Emperor, but your talents have always been inferior to your brother Feng Ze.

If it weren't for your brothers to support the Dongling clan for you, perhaps this dragon chair would have been replaced long ago. " "Why don't you raise a glass to your elder brother, Prince Zhuang, and your younger brother, Prince Beixiang."

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Dongling Fengjue, who had never spoken but had a faint smile on her lips, finally raised the cup in her hand.

However, just as he made a move, King Zhuang and King Beixiang raised their glasses in unison, "How dare you ask the emperor to respect us."

"Queen Mother, you praise us too much."

Prince Zhuang smiled brightly, and he also hid a knife in his smile.

There is a knife hidden in such a smile.

"Feng Zhen is really flattered by the love of the Queen Mother and the Emperor's brother."

Dongling Feng Zhen was not to be outdone, and all she said was pretentious.

"Where, where."

Dongling Fengjue was a kind-hearted person.

He treated the sons born to Emperor Shengye as his brothers and sisters.

He always valued brotherhood very seriously.

Seeing that his elder brother and younger brother were so humble, Long felt so happy that he even stood up from the dragon chair.

His eyes were shining with a thousand kinds of glazed light, and his appearance was picturesque, and he was so beautiful that he didn't look like a real person at all.

"Prince Zhuang, you are the eldest son of Emperor Shengye.

If you were from an ordinary family, you would be my reborn father.

They say that an eldest brother is like a father.

He is close to the country of Ti, the land of Bashu, and often raises troops to invade our Tianyuan border.

There is danger from the north The Nuhuxie Yu clan has also recently sent troops southward to carve up our Tianyuan territory.

He is the son of Emperor Shengye and my good brother.

Naturally, he should ensure the stability of the Dongling clan.

King Zhuang, come here.

I respect you and my true brother.

One cup.”

After finishing speaking, Dongling Fengjue raised her head and drank the wine in the fingertip cup in one gulp.

"Your Majesty, what are you talking about?

We are all the descendants of the Dongling family.

We should strive to protect the Dongling family for thousands of generations and last forever.

The troops from the south of Ni State often harass the Tianyuan border.

I have already sent 50,000 elite troops.

Under the capable leadership of General Ao, there should be good news in a few days.

I am deeply favored by the Emperor, and it is a blessing for me to share the Emperor's worries. " Prince Zhuang said with a faint smile, and drank every drop of the wine in the cup.

These words touched Dongling Fengjue's heart.

He had always been an emperor who valued family ties.

"Brother Ze, my true brother, Yun Xiangguo is an old minister who has assisted Tianyuan for two generations.

Now, he is the father-in-law of the country and my true brother's father-in-law.

In this way, Yun Xiangguo is no longer an outsider.

Today, behind closed doors We are all members of the same family, so please don’t be restrained and have a drink with me and the Queen Mother.”

As he said that, Dongling Fengjue kept asking the eunuch next to him to pour the wine, and ignored the dissatisfied look from his mother beside him.

In short, Donglingfengjue was a bit willful today.

Children who are taught by mothers who are too strong will definitely have weak characters.

Dong Lingfeng is definitely a cowardly son because he has a shrewd and powerful mother behind him.

Everything has been thought of for him, and all roads have been paved for him.

All he has to do is wait for him to stretch out his legs, put on his dragon robe, walk up to the court, be kowtowed by thousands of people, sit on the Golden Palace Hall smoothly, and become that person.

The Lord of Nine Kings.

Naturally, he does not know how to cherish things that are obtained too smoothly.

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Besides, he has always been gentle in temperament and has never had too much interest in the country.

His becoming the emperor was all arranged by his mother.

Today, thanks to his drunkenness, he drank a few more drinks.

A group of dancers in front of him had already entered in time with the music, swaying their waists and dancing.

While everyone was enjoying the singing and dancing, they kept laughing and chatting.

"Report."

Suddenly, a sound as thick as thunder came in.

Urgently, a warrior wearing armor and high spirits came in a hurry.

He put his palms together in the direction of Su and the Emperor, knelt down on one knee and said, "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, Heading south to the north Fang Jinnu has taken away my great title of Tianyuan, and the two cities have been grandly held.

General Bao has ordered people to bring the military situation at the front.

They don’t have many troops and not enough food and grass.

I hope the emperor and the queen mother can quickly send troops to support and send them. forage."

Bang, Mrs.

Su slapped the table hard.

The small vase with dead branches planted on the table and the flowers blooming quietly on the dead branches almost fell off the table.

Li Yuanfu was so frightened that he quickly reached out to catch it.

In hand.

In less than half a day, the northern barbarians actually took away two of her cities.

How could she not be furious?

"Who is the leader?"

Such a fierce and powerful enemy, she wanted to see who it was.

"The leader is Hu Hanxieyu's legitimate son Yeludan."

"You mean Yelu Dan, who was defeated and retreated at Shanhaiguan last month."

"It is this person.

However, Queen Mother, we cannot underestimate him.

The last time the two armies clashed, our Tianyuan Dynasty relied on someone to act as an internal agent for the enemy.

He was seriously injured and returned to the tribe.

Now, he has inherited Hu Hanxie is the king and personally leads the army.

Many of his men are capable generals who have fought with him in the north and south.

The Queen Mother's strength should not be underestimated. " The opponent's power is very strong, but in less than half a day, he has already captured two cities.

This person cannot be underestimated.

Besides, Empress Dowager Su knew very well that Yelu Dan led an army to conquer her Shanhaiguan Pass last month.

She thought of an ingenious strategy.

Before the vicious slaves could capture Shanhaiguan Pass, she sent someone to buy it off with a lot of money.

A senior general acted as an internal response.

At this time, when she heard that Yeluhan was seriously ill and would soon die, she quickly sent people to form an alliance with his concubine.

She sent a force of 5,000 elite troops to help the concubine's son.

Wanting to seize the throne, Yeludan unexpectedly broke through Shanhaiguan and returned to the north with a few capable subordinates.

In less than a month, she put down the civil strife in the tribe and executed the concubine who had allied with her. , the concubine was hanged, Yelu Dan put down the civil strife and personally led the expedition.

This time, he did not come to disturb her border, but directly led his army to attack, which made Su feel a little confused.

"Yeludan has just inherited the throne.

He wants to establish his prestige in the hearts of the people and personally leads the expedition.

It is normal."

Su Shi hesitated for a moment, then turned her eyes to Yun Chen who was sitting opposite, "Yun Xiangguo, in your opinion, who should be sent to the expedition?"

Yunchen hesitated for a while before he murmured, "General Ao is my Tianyuan God of War, but he has become a defeated general.

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This time, the only person to be sent is General Xue Yu."

Xue Yu was the war god of the Tianyuan Dynasty who conquered the country with Emperor Shengye and had great military exploits.

He was proficient in Sun Tzu's art of war.

The important thing is that he was not only a military general, but also full of classics.

He could be said to be both civil and military.

He was a rare person.

The pillar of talent.

For a brief moment, Mrs.

Su smiled brightly and said, "Yun Aiqing and I thought of going together."

"Li Yuanfu, quickly order someone to leave the palace and send the message to the Ai family.

The palace sent a message to the Ai family, asking General Xue Yu to quickly lead 50,000 elite troops to fight against the northern barbarians.

They said that the Ai family and the emperor were in the Bianliang Palace, waiting for his triumphant return, so that he would not have to enter the palace to meet the emperor and the emperor.

I am mourning my family. " "I will go and convey the Queen Mother's will."

Li Yuanfu turned around and ordered a young eunuch to leave the palace, picked up the imperial edict written by Dongling Fengzhen, and quickly left the palace to deliver the edict.

With General Xue You leading 50,000 elite troops to fight against the enemy, Su's mood was not as heavy as before.

After a few cups of yellow soup, Dongling Fengjue became bolder and no longer wanted to care about the queen's happiness, anger, sorrow, and joy.

"Prince Zhuang, today is a family banquet.

There is no need to be restrained.

Come on, my true brother, you can have a drink with me.

We will not get drunk today."

"I thank you, Your Majesty."

"My brother, thank you, Your Majesty."

"Brother Prince Zhuang, brother Prince Xiang, if we are ordinary people, we are all brothers of the same blood.

Many times, I wish I could see you all the time.

Looking around, I don't have many brothers anymore.

They are all dead.

Death, injury, only the two of you, Feng Jue's Feng Yu brother, and Sichuan and Xiang Feng Yi's Feng Yi are living well."

Dongling Fengjue was deeply touched when he thought of these many brothers who were scattered from east to west, north and south.

"Ruyi is my youngest brother.

I have loved him the most since he was a child.

Now, he has been sealed away so far away in southern Sichuan."

As he spoke, there was a burst of sentimentality.

"Your Majesty, you don't need to worry too much.

Brother Fengyi and her mother are living very well.

Sichuan and Xiang are also considered a prosperous place.

Besides, being born in an imperial family, the brothers have to leave Bianliang when they have their own fiefdom.

Your Majesty is It is not easy for a man of ninety-five years, a dragon among men, to value family ties so much when he has his country at heart."

As Zhuang Wang Dongling Fengze spoke, he did not forget to secretly spy on the Queen Mother's expression.

"What King Zhuang said is true.

King Zhuang is older than me, and today is Jiayan, so there is no need to be formal.

Come, brother, please take a seat."

Perhaps because the conversation was impromptu, Dongling Fengjue actually stood up from the dragon chair and walked towards his brother Prince Zhuang beside him.

Just because of the emperor's inappropriate words, everyone cast an incredulous look at him.

Dongling Fengjue heard those words, "Brother, please take a seat."

He was immediately frightened, and he opened his lips and didn't know how to react.

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He never expected that the emperor would say such a sentence.

The smile on Su's face disappeared in that moment, and her lips even trembled slightly.

Even if it was a big deal, Su would never show her face to the ministers, unless it was in the court. , and today was a family dinner.

If something unbearable had not happened to her, she would never have collapsed on the spot.

"I can't do it, I can't do it."

When King Zhuang heard this, his face turned pale and he said several times in succession.

I secretly thought to Dong Ling Feng Jue that this emperor is very mediocre at such a young age.

Even if it is a family banquet, he cannot be allowed to sit in his emperor's seat.

The emperor's house is the emperor's house after all.

Wouldn't this casual remark cost his life?

He brought tribute to the palace and stationed 100,000 troops at the throat of Bian Liang, just to threaten the Su family and let him leave.

Before entering the palace, he had already issued a death order to his subordinates.

If he was imprisoned, they would have reason to go straight to the palace.

It was Empress Su who was the first to break into the capital.

His subordinates protected him, so they had to raise troops to rebel.

This gave him a clear and just reason to seize the palace.

However, if Empress Su becomes murderous and wants to have someone kill him in this Yangxin Palace, wouldn’t all his plans be in vain?

If his head falls to the ground, the hundreds of thousands of elite soldiers stationed outside the pass will lose their leadership.

Without a leader, now that he and Prince Zhuang are no longer there, it is uncertain whether those people will march directly into Kyoto.

"I know that the emperor values ​​​​the friendship between brothers the most, but no matter what, the emperor's family is different from ordinary people's families.

This position belongs to the emperor alone.

Except for the emperor, no one among the five brothers has the ability to sit."

"Prince Zhuang is too polite."

Dongling Fengjue saw her brother being so polite, so she had no choice but to retreat to her dragon chair.

However, at this time, Mrs.

Su's fingers covered with Dankou were holding on to the handle of the chair, squeezing it so tightly that her knuckles turned white with force.

It seemed that he had tolerated his cowardly son's behavior to the extreme, and the anger in his chest was about to burst out.

Yun Dingchu and Beixiang Wang were both sitting on the seats.

They looked at each other, and they both understood the current situation.

In this situation, it was better for them to act dumb.

"Your Majesty, you are drunk."

After scolding him gently, Su Shi turned around and looked at Prince Zhuang with a smile.

"Your Majesty, it is your brother Feng Ze who has the general knowledge.

Yes, after all, it is an imperial family and not a common people's family.

There are still rules.

Your Majesty, it is enough that you have this intention in your heart.

Your brother, Prince Zhuang, has kept it in mind. ” "It's King Buzhuang."

"The Queen Mother is absolutely right."

It turns out that Prince Zhuang Fengze was still calm and collected.

Now, after hearing the emperor's words, his heart was thrown into a mess.

Under Su's sharp eyes, a star gradually appeared on his forehead.

A cold sweat.

Dongling Fengze was not a fool and knew that Su had murderous intentions against him.

I thought to myself that I should be careful.

At this moment, Mrs.

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Su spoke, "Li Yuanfu, go and give this glass of wine to the Ai family to Prince Zhuang.

The Ai family thanks him for his dedicated service to the Tianyuan Dynasty in the past six months."

"Yes.

Queen Mother."

Li Yuanfu took the wine glass from her hand and quickly sent it to Prince Zhuang.

Prince Zhuang took the cup and his fingertips holding the edge of the cup could not stop trembling.

How could he drink this cup of wine?

Seeing Prince Zhuang sitting in his seat, holding the wine glass, he just looked down at the wine in the glass, but was not in a hurry to drink it.

A smile appeared on his lips, like a poppy stained with quenching poison.

"Prince Zhuang, why are you afraid that the Ai family will poison you?

Everyone saw it.

The Ai family didn't leave this banquet.

The wine was poured from this pot, and the Ai family was also drinking it."

Drinking. " The implication is that the Ai family are all drinking.

Could it be that the Ai family wants to poison themselves?

This jug of wine has always been placed in front of her, and she has never moved her body.

Besides, she has never asked anyone around her to take the jug of wine.

Go down and heat it up.

"No, I didn't mean that.

It's just that I've been feeling a little unwell for the past two days and I really can't drink too much."

Dongling Fengze knew not to offend the Queen Mother, but this time, she was the one who forced him to come to the door first.

If he drank, he would definitely die.

So, I found the stupidest excuse to refuse.

The murderous intention that gradually emerged between the two people could be smelled by everyone present.

Dong Lingfeng gave her mother a desperate look, and then walked quickly to King Zhuang, "Brother, you are not feeling well, then let me do it for you. " "presumptuous."

At this moment, Mrs.

Su stood up from her seat in shock.

He was furious and rebuked, "Your Majesty, you are the king of a country.

Even if Prince Zhuang is your brother, you can't do anything for him.

Besides, it was the Queen Mother who gave him a glass of wine.

It was the Queen Mother's wish.

You are the Queen Mother's son.

How can I do it for you?"

"Mother and queen, we are all part of the same family, there is no need to be too different."

Dongling Fengjue said, grabbing the cup from her brother's fingertips, and was about to raise her head and drink it all.

Just when Su was horrified, Yun Dingchu closed his eyes, and the surgical needle bag slipped from his wrist.

Come out, in the blink of an eye, a thin The small needle popped out in the air with great force, but it hit the center of the wine glass accurately.

With a flick of his knuckles, Dongling Fengjue was startled.

Before his fingertips could hold the handle of the glass, the glass fell from his hand.

It fell to the ground and shattered into pieces.

And at that moment, everyone's eyes could clearly see that the broken pieces and remaining wine turned dark in an instant.

King Zhuang was so frightened that his face turned pale, and he was helpless.

However, Dong Lingfeng looked at the broken cup at his feet in despair, and was also confused.

He never thought that his mother would be so vicious and want to murder him in broad daylight.

's brother.

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Seeing the cup fall to the ground, Su's heart dropped back to its original position.

She didn't know why the cup in her son's hand fell to the ground, but she was really glad in her heart.

Without that secret helper, her son would have drank the poisonous wine.

"Mother, you" Dongling Fengjue was so frightened that her face turned pale and she couldn't say a word.

He never thought that his beloved queen mother would murder his siblings in his Yangxin Palace.

"The emperor is drunk and needs to rest.

Li Yuanfu, please have someone come and stroke the emperor down."

"Yes, Queen Mother."

Li Yuanfu quickly asked two eunuchs to caress the emperor away who was so pale that there was no trace of blood in his face.

The corners of Prince Zhuang's mouth twitched, but he did not dare to say a word.

At this critical moment, how could he open his mouth to make it clear that if someone dared to kill him in public, he would never be afraid of himself.

Besides, who was Su?

Wisdom and wisdom are above him.

Without careful consideration, she would never do anything to him.

Just at this moment, the guards of the Prime Minister's Palace rushed into the Yangxin Hall, saluted the Queen Mother, and hurried to Yun Chen, bowed and whispered in Yun Xiangguo's ears.

At that moment, Yun Dingchu saw her.

That scumbag father's lips were twitching faintly.

The face is like a frost-beaten eggplant, with three colors of red, white and green intertwined.

"Why Yun Aiqing, didn't I ask you to escort me to get those six treasures?

Why did you come back empty-handed?"

The Queen Mother didn't want to face Prince Zhuang, but when she saw the guards from the Yun Mansion entering the palace, she changed the subject in time.

"Queen Mother, I am incompetent, incompetent."

Seeing Empress Su asking, Yunchen quickly stood up from his seat and walked to the center of the hall, where Pu Tong knelt on the ground.

The arms on the ground were shaking faintly.

"explain."

A concise word represented Su's anger.

"The guards just reported to me that just this morning, several masked men in black robbed all six treasures."

"absurd."

Mrs.

Su slapped the table and stood up from the table angrily, "In broad daylight, you, Prime Minister Yun, have thousands of guards in the palace, and a few masked men can take away the treasures in your house."

"It's really true, Queen Mother, I will never tell a lie."

Six treasures from the Prime Minister's Mansion were robbed by masked men.

Yun Dingchu was startled.

Looking back, he saw a cold and evil smile on the lips of his husband, King Xiang.

He was lowering his head and stabbing them with a skewer calmly.

Put a piece of watermelon into your lips and chew it.

Damn it, she bets that those masked assassins were definitely sent by him.

This move was indeed a clever one.

His heart felt hot, and his eyes gradually darkened as he stared at the paralyzed man.

------Digression----- Tickets, tickets, tickets.

If you have tickets, you will get more.

Otherwise, it will be three thousand.

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In front of others, she is very pure, an isolated white lotus in everyone's eyes.

The person behind her, with a distorted face, said to her in an extremely sinister manner: "Miffel, it was you who occupied the position that I should have had.

Therefore, if you have something, I will take the same."

It turned out that her husband, who kept saying he loved her to the core, had already given birth to a four-year-old illegitimate daughter with her: