I fulfilled the female supporting role's wish and I succeeded

Su Luo's tone was so flat, as if he was asking about the weather today.

"If you just want Shen Yurong's life, I can kill him for you right now."

"Or maybe you'd rather do it yourself."

Xue Fangfei's heart suddenly sank.

Her Royal Highness the Princess spoke so lightly, as if taking Shen Yurong's life was as easy as crushing an ant.

She took a deep breath and suppressed the throbbing in her heart.

Yes, with the help of the eldest princess, Shen Yurong is now just a fish on the chopping board.

But just death would be too easy for him.

What she wanted was never just his life.

"Return to your highness."

Xue Fangfei raised her head, the flame of revenge burning in her eyes, calm and clear.

"This subject wishes to personally expose Shen Yurong's shameless nature as a man who murdered his wife and sought to curry favor with the powerful."

"I want him to be ruined, despised by everyone, and suffer the same pain I once endured, in endless regret and shame!"

Su Luo raised his eyebrows slightly, seemingly not surprised by the answer.

"very good."

She asked again: "Have you thought about the future?"

"After you get your revenge, what do you want to do?"

Xue Fangfei was stunned by this question.

after?

Her heart and eyes were filled with revenge, and she never thought about what would happen after revenge.

Looking at Su Luo's eyes that seemed to see through everything, Xue Fangfei suddenly realized that what Her Royal Highness the Princess was trying to do was not just to help her with revenge.

Everything she did today seemed to be paving the way for a greater goal.

Xue Fangfei calmed herself down and bowed deeply to Su Luo.

"After revenge, my life will belong to Your Highness."

"I will accept your orders even if it means death!"

Su Luo looked at her, with a meaningful arc on the corner of his mouth.

"I have a great wish."

Her voice was not loud, but it carried a deafening power that clearly reached the ears of Xue Fangfei and Jiang Li.

"I hope that one day, in Great Yan, there will be women who, with their talent and knowledge, can stand in the court, serve as officials and ministers, assist the king, and benefit the people."

As soon as these words were spoken, Xue Fangfei and Jiang Li were both shocked!

Women serving as officials?

For the butcher?

This... this is simply unheard of and shocking!

They looked at Su Luo in shock. The young princess had ambitions and vision far beyond their imagination.

She is worthy of being the eldest princess of Dayan!

Su Luo looked at their shocked expressions and continued, "But being the first one is not easy."

She turned her gaze to Xue Fangfei with a hint of consideration.

"Xue Fangfei, you possess both talent and strategy, and you have a strong character. I am willing to give you a chance, but you must still withstand my test."

"I hope you return to Kyoto as Jiang Li."

"Clear the injustice of the real Jiang Li, and avenge yourself."

Then she looked at Jiang Li again.

"Jiang Li, you've suffered for ten years, your body is weak, and you need to rest. Going back to the Jiang family directly is like a sheep walking into a tiger's mouth."

"I will arrange a new identity for you—the younger sister of Duke Su, Xiao Heng, and the eldest daughter of the Zhenguo Duke's Mansion. You will be temporarily fostered in the Duke's Mansion to recuperate."

"We'll make a decision after you recover and the time is right."

Su Luo's eyes swept over the two of them.

"Do you agree with this arrangement?"

Xue Fangfei took a deep breath and suppressed the excitement and gratitude surging in her heart.

Her Royal Highness the Princess not only saved her, but also gave her a future she never dared to imagine.

In the past, for Shen Yurong, she hid her talent and brilliance deeply and was willing to be trapped in the inner house.

Now, with the support of His Highness, she can not only seek revenge, but also pursue her awe-inspiring ambition.

She leaned forward again and kowtowed solemnly: "Your Highness has shown me the way forward. Your grace is like a rebirth! Xue Fangfei, no, Jiang Li, will definitely live up to your Highness's trust!"

The voice was clear and full of determination to fight to the end.

Jiang Li next to her was also in tears. She struggled to bow again, but Su Luo raised his hand to support her.

"Your Highness... Li'er... Li'er has no way of repaying this kindness."

She choked up, "As the daughter of the Xiao family... this, this is Li'er marrying up. Ten Jiang families can't compare to the Duke's Mansion..."

Becoming the younger sister of Duke Suguo and the young lady of the Duke Zhenguo's Mansion was an honor that she had never even dared to dream of in the past.

Su Luo looked at them. One was reborn from the ashes, ready to show her brilliance; the other had gone through a lot of hardships and was reborn.

She nodded slightly: "Just remember what you said today."

"Get up, there's still work to do."

Su Luo stood up and said to Xue Fangfei, "Come with me."

Xue Fangfei calmed herself down, and with the support of Tong'er, she followed Su Luo's footsteps.

They walked through the corridor and came to a remote courtyard where those brought back from the Chapel of the Virgins were temporarily detained.

The guard pushed open the door, and a mixture of fear and uneasiness hit him in the face.

The women and girls in the house huddled together, looking at Su Luo who walked in with horror.

Su Luo's gaze swept across them and finally stopped on Xue Fangfei.

She raised her hand and pointed at Xue Fangfei, her voice clearly spreading to every corner of the room.

"Look up, this is the eldest daughter of Prime Minister Jiang's family, Miss Jiang Li."

"Do you recognize them all?"

Hearing this, everyone looked up at Xue Fangfei.

They had seen "Jiang Li" in the Chaste Hall. Although she had changed into clean clothes and her face was pale, the outline of her eyebrows and eyes were still vaguely discernible.

More importantly, they understood what Her Royal Highness the Princess meant.

Someone immediately echoed in a trembling voice: "I recognize her, I recognize her, it's Miss Jiang..."

"Yes, it's Miss Jiang Li..."

The echoes rose one after another, with obvious fear.

Su Luo turned his gaze to the head of the Chastity Hall who was huddled in the corner.

The hall master's face was pale and he was trembling all over.

"What about you?" Su Luo's voice was still calm, but with unquestionable majesty.

"I can spare your life."

"Tell me, who is she?"

The hall master's heart suddenly sank, and cold sweat instantly soaked his back.

Spare her life? What a temptation!

She looked at Xue Fangfei, then quickly glanced at Su Luo.

Weighing the pros and cons only takes a moment.

She fell to her knees with a thud, her forehead touching the ground, her voice hoarse but extremely certain:

"Your Highness! It's Jiang Li! It's Miss Jiang Li from Prime Minister Jiang's residence! I dare not admit my mistake!"

"Very good." Su Luo said lightly, without looking at her again, turned around and left with Xue Fangfei.

The door was closed again, isolating the suppressed fear in the house.

Back in the side hall, Su Luo gave Song Lan a few instructions.

It didn't take long for the news to spread.

Duke Suguo Xiao Heng acted very quickly and submitted a harshly worded memorial to the court the next morning.

The memorial detailed what he had seen and heard in Tongxiang, exposing the horrific crimes of disregarding human life and abusing the daughters of officials in the Chaste Hall.

Although Jiang Li's name was hidden and she was only described as "the daughter of a certain official," the criticism was directed at the local officials' negligence and possible cover-up.

The ruling and opposition parties were shocked.

Prime Minister Jiang's face turned ashen as he listened to the censor's impeachment in the court.

Once the matter of the Chaste Hall is thoroughly investigated, the past incident of him sending his own daughter there will inevitably be brought up.

No matter what the truth is, he can't escape the reputation of being "harsh to his own daughter".

For the sake of his reputation and to calm the matter down as quickly as possible, he had to make a gesture.

After leaving the court, he immediately returned to his residence and said to his second wife, Ji, with a gloomy face:

"Go! Send someone to the Dali Temple to bring... bring Jiang Li back!"

Although Ji was surprised and confused, he did not dare to ask more questions and agreed quickly.

She secretly hated that little bitch, she wasn't dead yet! And she made such a big fuss!