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Chapter 1198 [The Glory of Tang Dynasty 25]

"Master, Shen seems to suspect that the prince is the murderer of her father." Zi Han came hurriedly to report, revealing a hint of nervousness in her tone.

Cui Caiping was enjoying her tea leisurely. When she heard the news, she was startled and the tea in her mouth gushed out like a fountain. Ziyuan, who was standing by, saw this and quickly took a handkerchief to wipe the corners of Cui Caiping's mouth. She said with concern: "Master, drink slowly, don't choke."

Cui Caiping didn't bother to tidy up her manners, and asked in astonishment: "What's going on? Why does she think that the prince is the murderer?"

Zi Han took a breath and explained, "She went to the prince's study and happened to see some things that the prince was investigating earlier. Maybe those materials made her suspicious."

Cui Caiping nodded thoughtfully and muttered to herself, "This is really a big trouble..." Suddenly, as if she thought of something interesting, the corners of her mouth slightly raised, revealing a sly smile, and turned to Zi Han and Zi Yuan and said, "What do you think will happen if Shen Zhenzhu and the prince face off? It won't end up with both of them losing."

Zi Yuan looked at Cui Caiping's gloating expression, shook her head helplessly, and said, "Master, do you want to have fun again?"

At this moment, there was a sudden noise in the palace. It turned out that the eunuch from the palace came to read the emperor's decree. Everyone knelt down to receive the decree, and the eunuch read loudly: "In compliance with the will of heaven, the emperor decrees that Cui Caiping is now canonized as the principal concubine..."

After hearing the imperial edict, Cui Caiping was filled with doubts. According to the original plot, Shen Zhenzhu should have been granted the position of principal wife by the emperor, so why did it happen to her this time?

However, the imperial edict requires her to be the principal wife of Prince Guangping, so it seems she has to fake her death to get away, otherwise she will be unable to leave the palace.

……

Li Chu and Shen Zhenzhu went to the East Palace to meet the Crown Prince and Crown Princess Zhang. After everyone met, they exchanged greetings. After a brief conversation, the Crown Prince and Li Chu moved to the study to discuss important matters.

In the study, the prince made an in-depth analysis of the current situation in the court. He sighed: "Although Yang Guozhong has been under house arrest for a year, his influence in the court has not dissipated. He has many followers and a deep foundation. It is foreseeable that it is only a matter of time before Yang Guozhong makes a comeback."

After hearing this, Li Chu frowned slightly, and after thinking for a moment, he responded: "Father is right. I know Yang Guozhong is cunning and treacherous. However, I believe that as long as we wait patiently, we will find an opportunity to overthrow him completely."

The prince nodded slightly, indicating his agreement with Li Chu's opinion, and then changed the subject and asked, "When the Yang family loses power, what will you do with your wife Cui Caiping? After all, she is from the Yang family."

Li Chu thought for a moment and replied, "Father, keeping her in the mansion is just to add an extra pair of bowls and chopsticks. Besides, she did not participate in what Yang Guozhong and others did."

After hearing this, the prince smiled and said, "It's a good thing that you think so. After the Yang family falls, your father will choose a suitable wife for you. As for Cui, just demote her to a concubine."

Li Chu was stunned for a moment, then replied calmly: "Father, let's think about these things later."

The prince nodded with satisfaction and said, "Alright, it's too early to say that now."

At the same time, Zhang took Shen Zhenzhu to stroll around the palace. Shen Zhenzhu was quite interested in the scenery and architecture in the palace, and she stopped to admire them from time to time. As she walked, Shen Zhenzhu suddenly remembered that the Shanggong Bureau had a collection of many exquisite handicrafts, so she asked Zhang if she could go to the Shanggong Bureau to see them.

Upon hearing this, Zhang readily agreed and immediately ordered the palace maids around her to go to the Shanggong Bureau to inform them.

Shen Zhenzhu arrived at the Shanggong Bureau and after carefully reading the album, she finally discovered a shocking fact: after the Shen family's accident, the only people who came to the Shanggong Bureau to replace the tokens were people from the Prince's Mansion!

This discovery struck Shen Zhenzhu like a bolt of lightning. Countless images flashed through her mind, especially the scene when she participated in the selection and the prince tried to protect her and kept her in the Guangping Palace. All this made her more convinced that Li Chu was the murderer who framed the Shen family!

Shen Zhenzhu's mood instantly fell to the bottom, she felt extremely painful and desperate. She had always thought that Li Chu was an upright and kind person, and even had a special feeling for him. However, now, she found out that the person she loved was actually the enemy who killed her entire family. How could she accept this?

Heartbroken Shen Zhenzhu returned to the palace unconsciously, and walked slowly towards Li Chu's study as if she had lost her soul. When she opened the door and saw the jade whistle on the table, she felt an uncontrollable anger in her heart.

After Li Chu came back, Shen Zhenzhu suppressed her grief, picked up the jade whistle, and asked expressionlessly, "My Lord, what is this?"

Li Chu looked at the jade whistle in Shen Zhenzhu's hand, with a hint of surprise on his face, but he still replied calmly: "This is what I use to summon the dead soldiers. What's wrong? Why do you want to ask this?"

Hearing Li Chu's answer, Shen Zhenzhu's heart fell into an ice cellar. She felt that her world had completely collapsed at this moment. She could no longer face such a fact, nor could she forgive her feelings for Li Chu.

Shen Zhenzhu pushed Li Chu's hand away and rushed out of the study. Her tears flowed freely like a flood. She didn't know where to go, but instinctively wanted to escape from this heartbreaking place.

On the way, Shen Zhenzhu secretly swore that no matter how much it cost, she would make Li Chu pay for everything he had done, blood debt with blood!

……

Murong Linzhi came to the temple, she knelt devoutly in front of the Buddha statue, praying for Shen Zhenzhu. She prayed silently, hoping that Shen Zhenzhu would be safe and sound and get out of trouble as soon as possible.

After the blessing, Murong Linzhi decided to go to the back mountain to pick some precious medicinal herbs. She walked slowly along the mountain path, enjoying the beauty of nature along the way, and her mood was particularly comfortable.

However, when she was concentrating on finding medicinal herbs, Murong Linzhi accidentally missed her step and fell down the mountain. Fortunately, she was not seriously injured, but she was also scared.

Murong Linzhi calmed down and wanted to walk out of the woods. She groped forward carefully, and suddenly she found a house not far away. The house looked old, and the surrounding environment seemed a bit desolate.

Out of curiosity, Murong Linzhi decided to go into the house to find out. She gently opened the door and walked into the yard, but heard a slight sound. She walked in the direction of the sound and came to the window of a room.

Through the window, Murong Linzhi was surprised to see that in the room, Crown Princess Zhang was snuggling intimately with a man, and that man was actually Shi Siming!

Murong Linzhi couldn't help but widen her eyes. She never thought she would see such a scene here. Her heartbeat suddenly accelerated and almost jumped out of her throat.

At this moment, Shi Siming in the room seemed to notice something, and he suddenly shouted: "Who's outside?"

Murong Linzhi was startled by the sound. She turned around and ran without thinking. In her panic, she accidentally dropped her handkerchief on the ground.

Zhang heard Shi Siming's shout and became alert. She quickly stood up and looked around, and found a handkerchief on the ground. Zhang picked up the handkerchief and looked at it carefully. She immediately realized that this handkerchief must have come from the royal family.

Murong Linzhi ran all the way and finally ran out of the woods. Her heartbeat still did not calm down, and the scene she just saw kept appearing in her mind. She knew that she had caught the Crown Princess's affair, which was a big trouble.

After returning home, Murong Linzhi lay in bed, tossing and turning, unable to fall asleep. She was worried that Zhang would cause trouble for her, and was even awakened by nightmares in her sleep.

The next morning, Murong Linzhi got up listlessly. Seeing Li Tan standing by her side, she couldn't help but say to him, "Since you don't want to deal with the affairs of the court, why don't you just resign from your position and travel around the world together, free and easy?"

Li Neng looked at Lin Zhi solemnly and said slowly, "The Eastern Palace is under attack from all sides. As a son and a brother, I should stay in the capital to help my father and brother overcome the difficulties." He paused and continued, "After this matter is resolved, I will definitely take you away from this world and travel around the world together, free and easy."

When Lin Zhi heard this, she felt a little reluctant, but she knew very well that Li Neng's action was for the greater good, so she softly replied: "As long as it's not discovered that I did it." After that, she hugged Li Neng tightly, as if she wanted to keep the warmth of this moment forever.

The next morning, the sun shone through the window into the house. Lin Zhi got up early and went to the Guangping Palace to visit Zhenzhu. As soon as he saw Zhenzhu, Lin Zhi asked her about her recent situation with concern.

Zhenzhu's face was pale, and her eyes revealed endless sorrow. She was silent for a moment, and finally said, "Lin Zhi, I discovered an astonishing secret. Li Chu... He is the murderer who killed my Shen family!"

Lin Zhi was struck by lightning when he heard this, and looked at Zhenzhu in astonishment. Shen Zhenzhu took a deep breath and continued, "I have collected a lot of evidence, enough to prove his crime. I can't let my family die in vain, I want to avenge them!"

Seeing this, Lin Zhi quickly comforted her, "Zhenzhu, this matter is very serious, you must not be impulsive!"

However, Shen Zhenzhu had made up her mind. She grabbed Lin Zhi's hand tightly and begged, "Lin Zhi, I know you have a way to get the poison. Please give me a bottle. I want to use it to end Li Chu's life and seek justice for my family!"

Lin Zhi was embarrassed, she knew the poison was powerful and the consequences would be disastrous if used. But looking at Shen Zhenzhu's painful and resolute eyes, she couldn't refuse.

"Zhenzhu, this poison is very strong, you must think it through carefully!" Lin Zhi hesitated for a long time, but finally took out a bottle of poison from his arms, handed it to Shen Zhenzhu, and repeatedly reminded her.

Shen Zhenzhu took the poison as if she had found a treasure. She held the bottle tightly as if it was her hope for revenge.

That night, Shen Zhenzhu cooked a bowl of steaming hot soup herself. She poured the poison into the soup, stirred it evenly, and then served it to Li Chu.

Li Chu looked at Zhenzhu, a hint of doubt flashed in his eyes, but he didn't think much about it. He picked up the bowl of soup and was about to drink it.

At this moment, Shen Zhenzhu suddenly changed her mind. She rushed forward and tried to snatch the soup bowl from Li Chu's hand.

"Li Chu, don't drink!" Shen Zhenzhu's voice was filled with tears.

However, Li Chu smiled slightly. He looked at Zhenzhu tenderly and said, "Zhenzhu, this is the soup you made for me. How can I not drink it?" After that, he drank the soup without hesitation.

But when Li Chu finished drinking, he found nothing. Then Shen Zhenzhu realized that what Lin Zhi gave her was not poison.

After drinking the soup, Li Chu looked at Shen Zhenzhu, somewhat confused, and said, "Zhenzhu, Zhenzhu, what's wrong with you?"

Shen Zhenzhu pretended to be calm and said, "It's okay. I was afraid that what I made wouldn't taste good, so I told you not to drink it."

"The soup is quite good and not unpalatable." Li Chu said pertinently.

"That's good, Your Majesty. I have something else to do, so I'll leave first." Shen Zhenzhu hurriedly left.

Li Chu looked at Shen Zhenzhu's departing back thoughtfully.

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