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"As for Chu Lingshu, I think she has always been controlled by the Fourth Prince. In order to save Chu Lingshu, you were willing to imprison his wife, kill his own son, and let Chu Lingshu's son take her place. But what you didn't expect was that you were unable to pass on the secrets of Liang State. The Fourth Prince had already killed the useless chess piece. Only her maid Hua Lian escaped. She is your Aunt Hua!"

"What do you think? Am I right?" The emperor looked at Lu Chengyuan mockingly.

Lu Chengyuan kept shaking his head as if he had heard something extremely hard to believe.

The emperor signaled with his eyes, and the guard took the rag out of his mouth.

Lu Chengyuan gasped desperately, "It's... it's you! You wanted to kill me... but you pushed the blame onto... them!"

The emperor's eyes were extremely cold. "You really overestimate yourself! I am indeed unhappy that Yanyan married you, but I never wanted to hurt you. After all, if I hurt you, Yanyan would not forgive me! I just didn't want you to see each other more often, so I sent you to the battlefield. Those assassinations were not my orders!"

"Soldiers go to war for the common people, to save them from danger and to protect the country! Since you have sacrificed your life for the country and the people, how could I send someone to assassinate you? Do you really think that if I want to kill you, I can let you escape?"

Lu Chengyuan's eyes were dull, and he suddenly felt that what he said made sense.

He had no confidants back then, and everyone around him obeyed the emperor. If someone really wanted to kill him, could he escape?

Is it really that he is wrong?

Did he misunderstand everyone?

And Ah Shu?

Is she really controlled by the Fourth Prince of Chu?

She said that they could not be together because of their status, the world, and their reputation. If the entire Liang State changed its surname to Chu, they could stay together as a family.

Are they all fake?

Lu Chengyuan's mind was in a mess, and everyone's words kept echoing in his ears, making his headache so severe that it was about to explode!

Was he wrong?

"Have you remembered it?" the emperor suddenly asked a man behind him.

"Your Majesty, I've made a note of this!"

"Okay, have your people remember all this, and repeat it to the people on the list every day!"

After the emperor finished speaking, he didn't even look at Lu Chengyuan who was lying on the ground like a puddle of mud. He didn't have time to deal with him now. He wanted to go find his Yanyan!

He brought her divorce letter with him, she would definitely be happy!

If she is still not satisfied, he will bring Yanyan here and personally vent his anger on those who bullied her!

The footsteps gradually faded away, and Lu Chengyuan finally breathed a sigh of relief. He just wanted to be quiet for a while and take a good breath.

The next second, a man who looked like a eunuch stood outside the prison door. The table had been moved over and tea was placed on it.

He picked up the densely written paper and read it through. He first drank a sip of water, and then began to read loudly to Lu Chengyuan.

Lu Chengyuan's body, which had just relaxed, instantly tensed up again. He listened in silence. He clearly told himself not to listen, but those words still uncontrollably went into his ears and popped into his mind.

He collapsed instantly and stood up suddenly, cursing at the inexplicable father-in-law in front of him.

The father-in-law just smiled at him and continued to read aloud.

Lu Chengyuan hid in the corner farthest from his father-in-law as if escaping, hoping that he couldn't hear clearly.

But his father-in-law's voice followed him like a shadow, and no matter where he ran, it still drilled into his ears word by word.

He covered his ears tightly and closed his eyes in pain.

Suddenly, he remembered the scene from the past.

It seemed that he had treated Fang Ruyan like this before. He cruelly and cold-bloodedly called a bunch of maids and old women, and repeated in her ears over and over again in an indifferent and sarcastic manner how his Kang'er slowly stopped breathing.

Lu Chengyuan was lost in memories. He could hear his father-in-law's emotional description in his ears, while the scene of Fang Ruyan being surrounded by everyone at that time kept appearing in his mind. Tears involuntarily flowed from the corners of his eyes.

When he was about to fall into complete agony, his father-in-law's voice stopped and Lu Chengyuan breathed a sigh of relief.

He thought that was the end, but the next day the father-in-law in front of him had been replaced by a new one who was still reading from the paper, over and over again in a cycle.

Often when he was about to break down, they would stop.

Lu Chengyuan was barely alive, living in agony day and night.

During the day he had to listen to the painful truths over and over again, and at night he was attacked by nightmares every night. He woke up in a sweat and fear, and was afraid to fall asleep at all.

In just a few days, Lu Chengyuan felt that time was so long that it seemed like decades had passed. He even looked forward to the day of his death.

In a cell not far away, Lu Zhao and Jiang Xinghui were in the same room but far away from each other, and both of them had disgust on their faces.

The once loving couple now hated each other and were constantly quarreling. Even the small portion of food brought by the jailer became the fuse for the fight between them.

During these days, Jiang Xinghui has been living like a walking corpse.

At first, she could still hug Lu Zhao tightly, comforting herself that the Marquis' Mansion was framed by someone with ulterior motives, and they could get out when the emperor found out the truth.

But as time passed, the case became clearer and clearer, and she understood her fate. She collapsed in despair, crying bitterly, but she was powerless.

The husband whom she once loved and cared about had become a traitor who had implicated her. Her initial admiration had long been replaced by hatred. She beat and cursed Lu Zhao madly for his wolfish ambitions and for harming others and herself.

Lu Zhao felt depressed and guilty, and endured Jiang Xinghui's venting again and again.

Seeing that Lu Zhao did not resist, Jiang Xinghui became even more aggressive. He would beat or scold him whenever he was in a bad mood. But how could he be in a good mood while being locked up in this miserable prison?

So although Lu Zhao did not receive any special "care" from the emperor, he could still hear Jiang Xinghui's dirty words from time to time, making him miserable.

Under such oppressive circumstances, Lu Zhao finally couldn't hold it anymore. He stopped indulging Jiang Xinghui and the two started punching and kicking each other.

After a full month, all the people involved were taken to the execution ground and beheaded in front of everyone.

The Du family was also hiding in the crowd. They were all ragged, pale and thin. They looked at the familiar faces in the prison car with resentment and resentment in their eyes.

But they dared not make any sound, and even used their dirty fingers to push back their messy hair to better cover their faces.

Ever since the conspiracy of treason broke out in the Mansion of the Marquis of Loyalty, their relationship with the Crown Prince's wife Jiang Xinghui was exposed to the world, and the neighbors all came out to laugh at them.

Without the money from the Marquis's Mansion, Yun Qingnan's illness was not cured and he remained paralyzed in bed. Du Ping was also very weak, and the family was supported by only two women, so they naturally became poorer day by day.

They have trouble even getting enough food every day, so how can they even think about getting medical treatment?

When the family's money was exhausted, everyone except Yun Qingnan started begging on the streets.

But they were always recognized. Not only could they not get food, but they also had to face scolding and ridicule from everyone. The three of them were extremely tormented.

In order to survive, they can only cover their faces and make themselves dirty so that people can't recognize them and beg better.

At this moment, they were hiding in the crowd, not to watch the joke of the Marquis' Mansion, but because they knew that the people were so angry that they must have thrown away a lot of rotten vegetable leaves. They just took this opportunity to pick up some and take them back to eat. After all, they had been hungry for quite some time. If they didn't eat, they might die at any moment.

On the day when the Marquis' family was executed, the scene was even more lively than the day when Yunxi was beheaded.

The people crowded the streets and took out the rotten eggs and rotten vegetable leaves they had prepared long ago and threw them at them.

Fang Ruyan was sitting in a private room in the teahouse opposite the execution ground. She watched several heads roll to the ground and blood splattered everywhere. Only then did she close her eyes and tears slowly fall.

The emperor looked at her quietly without saying a word.

......

Since the Marquis's family was beheaded, Jiang Yueshu had some free time for a while, but she always felt that the court was constantly changing, and even her father and brother were so busy that they were often not seen.

Jiang Yueshu soon found out the reason: the war on the border was getting tense, and the Emperor of Liang was about to lead the army in person.

When this happened, all the ministers in the court were shocked and tried to comfort him, but the emperor had made up his mind and would set out as soon as all matters were prepared.

The emperor also appointed Jiang Fu and several other important officials to temporarily take charge of the affairs of the court.

When Jiang Yueshu learned about this, she happened to be in Xinglinxuan. She looked at Fang Ruyan who was embroidering nearby and felt a little hesitant.

"Aunt Fang, I heard that... that person is going to lead the army in person."

Fang Ruyan was stunned for a moment, then stopped and looked at her with a smile, "I know."

Jiang Yueshu didn't say anything, but her expression was obviously confused.

Fang Ruyan smiled and took Jiang Yueshu's hand, her eyes moistened, "Shushu, thanks to you, Aunt Fang can be sober right now."

"When I was a young girl, I always thought that time was long and that even the biggest conflicts could be slowly resolved. However, I didn't know that time always moves forward. He was in the royal family and had his unshirkable responsibilities. I didn't understand at the time and acted recklessly. I didn't expect that I would bear the responsibility for half my life."

She smiled, but tears flowed from her eyes. Her hand gently stroked the embroidery on the cloth. "So I don't want to miss him. He promised me. When he comes back, you can call him 'Uncle'."

Jiang Yueshu felt a pang in her heart when she heard her words.

She was right. She had never had a happy day in her life since she got married. All her memories were filled with pain.

"Boom boom boom!"

There was a sudden knock on the door.

"Miss, Master Liu wants to see you!"

Lu Ping's voice came.

The two people who were hugging each other finally separated. Fang Ruyan wiped her tears and spoke in a teasing tone.

"Oh, Master Liu is here again! These days, whenever you come, Shushu, he comes over. What a coincidence! Did you two make an appointment?"

Jiang Yueshu: "......"

"Okay, Aunt Fang, you are still in a hurry to embroider, so I won't bother you any more! Otherwise you will hurt your eyes!"

Jiang Yueshu raised her eyebrows, glanced at the still embroidered cloth, and teased her.

Now it was Fang Ruyan's turn to feel embarrassed, and she pushed Jiang Yueshu out awkwardly.

"Got it, go see Master Liu now!"

......

"Hello, Miss Jiang!"

Liu Jingxing was still dressed in gorgeous clothes and his hair was neatly combed. When he saw Jiang Yueshu coming, he hurried over to greet her.

Jiang Yueshu nodded and asked him.

"Mr. Liu, is there something wrong?"

During these days, she naturally saw through Liu Jingxing's thoughts. She had a good impression of him, so she didn't mind getting along with him.

It was just a casual question, but it seemed to stump Liu Jingxing. He hesitated and couldn't utter a word for a long time.

Jiang Yueshu was surprised. "What's wrong with you?"

"Ah! No, Miss Jiang, please wait for me for a moment." Liu Jingxing quickly replied to her.

Jiang Yueshu poured a cup of tea and waited for him to speak.

Liu Jingxing looked a little nervous and it took him a while to calm down before he spoke.

"Miss Jiang, I...I admire you!"

He shouted this out of the blue and then lowered his head.

Jiang Yueshu saw him with his head down and not daring to look up, and was about to speak.

Liu Jingxing spoke first, "Miss Jiang, wait a minute. I know that you are excellent in every aspect. You are sensible, thoughtful, intelligent, talented, well-read, elegant, dignified... You have so many good qualities, and what I have said is only one tenth of them. And I have nothing, so I am really not worthy of being a good match! But..."

"If the girl needs anything, I will accompany her with my life."

"I came here today to tell you that in a few days, I will be accompanying the emperor to the border! As a citizen of Daliang, I want to do my part for the people of Liang, and I also hope to gain some military merits to honor my family. I hesitated for a long time before deciding to tell you this. I hope...I hope you can consider me!"

After saying this, he remained stiff, listening carefully to Jiang Yueshu's movements, but the sound of his rapid heartbeat gradually drowned out the sound in his ears.

Jiang Yueshu seemed to say something, but he didn't hear it clearly at all.

Liu Jingxing now became even more annoyed with himself. He tried hard to calm the rapid beating of his heart, but he couldn't calm down at all.

He was annoyed and looked up at Jiang Yueshu, a little nervous, "Miss, can you say it again? I didn't hear it clearly?"

Jiang Yueshu could see his face clearly now. Perhaps because he was nervous and shy, his whole face was red, even his ears and neck that were exposed were red.

Jiang Yueshu wanted to laugh. She cleared her throat and said loudly in a rare playful tone, "I'll tell you when you come back!"

Liu Jingxing was dumbfounded for a moment, feeling indescribably disappointed, but then he thought, given Jiang Yueshu's personality, if she didn't care about him at all, she would just refuse directly.

But she said that she might reject him when he came back, but she was still worried about him at this moment!

Thinking of this, Liu Jingxing's mood improved a lot. He quickly opened the door and called a few people in, introducing them one by one.

"Miss Jiang, I will be busy preparing things in a few days, so I probably won't be able to come over. This is what I prepared for you earlier, and I just happened to have time today so I brought it here."