As expected by everyone, she became the wife of the Marquis after being married off

Shen Zian raised his head and smiled bitterly: "Now we are in a dead end, there is no way out."

"Shen Zian."

Shen Lanyue looked at him with disappointment yet calm eyes, as deep as the ocean.

"I have told you the root of the problem, don't you understand? Tonight is your last day, you must think carefully."

Shen Zian looked into her eyes as sharp as a knife, his mind full of thoughts, and finally a glimmer of hope came to him.

"What should I do!"

He stood up and looked at her intensely, his eyes brighter than ever before.

The line between life and death is like a long-awaited rain after a long drought.

Shen Lanyue looked at him through the light, her eyes dim and unclear, with a faint smile on her lips: "I have a request."

………………

Fanfan was fidgeting in the carriage, her hands sometimes clenched and sometimes relaxed as she tried to lift the curtain and get out. Just when she couldn't sit still any longer, the curtain was lifted.

Shen Lanyue, who was wrapped tightly, opened the car curtain and smiled into the worried eyes.

Fanfan took the cloak with mixed feelings of joy and worry, and handed the hot water to Shen Lanyue. "My lord, are you okay?"

"pretty good."

Fanfan watched Shen Lanyue finish drinking the water, then took the teacup and muttered, "Master, you should take me with you in such dangerous situations. I am really uncomfortable sitting here."

Shen Lanyue chuckled and said nothing.

"But I don't understand why I should save the master and..." Fanfan frowned and didn't finish her words.

Shen Lanyue let out a sigh of relief, stretched out her body, slightly closed her eyes and said, "Whether the Shen family declines or they all die, I don't care."

"But I can't let my mother bear the guilt of Shen Ling and his people after she dies. People in the future will still say that she was the wife of that traitor."

"I want to take my mother away. After that, Shen Ling or her life or death will have nothing to do with it."

Her words were extremely cold, and she emphasized the words life and death very heavily.

The moment Shen Lanyue's carriage returned to the Marquis' Mansion, someone transferred her news to the study.

Meng Changce clenched his fist, lowered his lips and smiled, with a clear curve at the corners of his eyes.

Fu Bei looked at him silently, then looked at the secret guard who didn't dare to look up. After receiving the secret guard's look for help, he nodded to indicate that he could retreat.

"In prison, you need to..."

Meng Changce raised his eyes, and the smile on his lips became more meaningful. "No need."

Fu Bei frowned and hesitated to speak.

"She's smarter than you think." Meng Changce continued with an ambiguous tone, "Since Madam doesn't want me to take action, I should just watch the show carefully."

Fu Bei heard Meng Changce's expression, which clearly showed that he had seen everything, and swallowed back what he was about to say.

On the other side, Shen Lanyue returned home and asked Fanfan to take care of her before she went to take a nap. Her body had become heavy now, and the conversation with Shen Zian made her a little tired.

Shen Lanyue was lying on the bed. After Fanfan lowered the bed curtains and walked out, she suddenly opened her eyes and stared at the ceiling of the bed for a while.

She let out a long sigh, her pupils dilated a little.

In fact, Shen Lanyue thought: She only combined the memories of her previous life and the clues from Meng Changce's mouth in this life to infer Emperor Yingde's attitude towards the Shen family. If this matter fails, then Shen Zian will still go down that dead end.

Shen Lanyue's eyes darkened, and she thought about everything that had happened in the past few days with some discomfort. Suddenly, she figured out one thing.

The most terrifying prince in the capital is actually the fourth prince Li Jing.

If it weren't for Meng Changce, Li Wenxuan in his previous life would not have been a match for Li Jing, and his tricks might have been ignored in front of this extremely secretive prince.

Both Li Jing in the previous life and Li Jing in this life used the same trick, which put the Shen family into an irretrievable situation and also cut off one of Li Wenxuan's arms.

Shen Lanyue thought carefully and feared that she was forced to marry Li Wenxuan in her previous life because of Li Jing's doing.

Otherwise, why would Li Wenxuan in his previous life cut off his chance of marriage and marry the daughter of a low-ranking official as his principal wife?

Perhaps she was too tired, and all the thoughts were flashing through her mind, and she gradually fell asleep.

Shen Lanyue was not restful in her sleep.

Even though she felt someone touching her brows, soothing her gently, Shen Lanyue still felt as if her body was being held down by something. Although she was conscious, she couldn't open her eyes.

Until a wet and warm kiss fell on her forehead.

"Go to sleep, I'm here."

The gentle and low voice passed by her ears and flowed through her heart like a clear spring, and only then did she truly fall asleep.

At noon the next day, Emperor Yingde issued an imperial edict.

The Shen family was confiscated and exiled to Lingnan, thousands of miles away. The Shen father and son were stripped of their official titles and their property was confiscated. They were to leave three days later. The women and good family members of the Shen family were allowed to return, while the children born in the family were confiscated. The mistress of the Shen family was exiled with the Shen father and son.

For a while, there was a lot of discussion among the officials, and most of them did not understand the emperor's thoughts.

In Emperor Yingde's imperial study, there was a confession of guilt with seven sentences in total.

First, it shows that he was audacious and reckless, investigating the case beyond the level of the higher authorities and disregarding the court rules, which was wrong.

Second, saying that he had failed the emperor’s trust in him was wrong.

Third, if the concubines in the harem made mistakes, the emperor and empress would deal with them. This was his third mistake.

Fourthly, without conducting a thorough investigation, he identified the fifth prince, making him the fourth wrong.

Fifth, and sixth, he feels ashamed of the emperor’s cultivation of him.

The last mistake was not understanding the situation and hindering the situation.

Finally, he said that it was his honor to serve the emperor in this life, but he had failed the emperor's trust and was willing to die to atone for his sin.

But I have one last request. Please, Your Majesty, send Lord Chen to find out the truth and give justice to that family.

Tang Hai remembered that when Emperor Yingde saw this edict of apology, his emotions were always unclear. The corners of his mouth seemed to rise slightly, and his eyes were like a falcon, sharp as a knife, seeing through everything.

Finally, Tang Hai heard that the emperor above him issued an order to confiscate the Shen family's property and exile them.

When Shen Zian walked out of the prison door, his eyes were stung and hurt. He raised his head and no longer avoided the strong light. Instead, he looked straight at it until his eyes were stung and he shed tears physiologically.

His mind went blank, and Shen Zian felt that he had truly survived.

But he also deeply understood that his elder sister was right.

He is really stupid.

Before Shen Zian had stayed for a few minutes, he saw the Shen Mansion's carriage approaching. The servant on it was very happy when he saw him.

He got on the carriage and listened to the servant say that his parents had suffered a lot and were now being recuperated in the mansion.

Shen Zian glanced at the servant who was frowning and talking anxiously, but did not respond.

He lifted the curtain of the carriage and glanced at Jingzhaosi which was getting farther and farther away. His heart was so peaceful that no ripples could be caused any longer.

When he returned home, Shen Zian realized how big a storm was waiting for him.

If he agreed to his eldest sister's request, his father would definitely be furious.