"Your Majesty, you are wronging me," Fang Yao shouted. "I am not telling the truth, I just didn't have time to tell it. I asked Li'er to take me to Xiqiang and Beidi. I wanted to stir up trouble in both families and cause a big stir for their royal family. It would be best if they would bear grudges against each other and become incompatible."

"I was so busy interrogating that guy tonight that I forgot about this. Besides, I'm going to do some menial labor. Your Majesty, why would you, with your precious body, go to such places? If you go, who knows how those censors will impeach me when you come back. I can't go, I can't go."

Before he could finish his words, Guan Yonghou became anxious, "Fang Yao, let me tell you, if you forget to take me with you when such a good thing happens, I... I will do nothing for the rest of my life except to make things difficult for you."

Fang Yao heard it and said, "No, you are such an old marquis, are you still being reasonable?"

"No, even if I talk to you, I can't let you take me to Southern Xinjiang. I'm not going to talk to you."

This wasn't the end of it. The Emperor also shouted, "Fang Yao, you dare not let me go there to take charge of such a serious matter? You are so brave! Do you believe that I can't let you go anywhere?"

They no longer had their usual decency and poise. They were like little kids, vying to run outside.

Fang Yao was speechless and had to go see Shen Li.

He knew that the emperor didn't dare to force Shen Li, so he forced him in a roundabout way.

What can Shen Li do?

Anyway, we have already brought the person in, so what’s the harm in bringing him in again?

Once I leave here, they won't be able to follow me even if they want to.

The emperor and others were also looking at Shen Li.

You can't make conditions to a junior, that's why Fang Yao went to make trouble. I hope this junior will know what's going on and agree to it.

"Your Majesty, my uncle and I will definitely let you know before we leave. Please inform the palace when we leave. We may be away for several days..."

"And me, and me," Guan Yonghou shouted anxiously, "And me, too. I have to go too. We have to take care of Southern Xinjiang. If we do it well, the Great Zhou will have peace for a hundred years, and we won't have to worry about wars anymore."

Shen Li had no choice but to nod, "Yes, Lord Marquis is right, let's go there when the time comes."

Things were settled quickly, and the bosses all breathed a sigh of relief.

Only then did he remember that it was already midnight outside. Fang Yao hurriedly said to the emperor, "Your Majesty, you should return to the palace. If you don't go back soon, I'm afraid Fu Lizhang will be worried crazy."

He was right indeed.

When the emperor was sent back, Fu Lizhang was about to go find the empress dowager.

When he saw the emperor coming back, Shen Li was beside him. Especially when Shen Li put the emperor down and was about to leave, Fu Lizhang immediately stopped her, "Miss Shen, do you want to leave without explaining?"

Shen Li was startled. Just as she was about to speak, the emperor kicked Fu Lizhang and said, "Get out of here! You dare to offend Miss Shen and ruin my good deeds. I will send you to the border."

Fu Lizhang looked at the emperor with grievance, "You don't know how scared I am here. I almost went to the Queen Mother to pass on the order and go to Fang Yao's house to ask for her."

He was the emperor's personal bodyguard. The emperor was suddenly taken away by Shen Li without even telling him the reason or where he was going. What should he think?

Especially at this late hour when everyone was asleep, he had thought about how he would die several times.

If the prince doesn't come back, he will fight Fang Yao to the death and let Fang Yao kill him.

Shen Li returned to the space without wasting a moment and took everyone back to the secret room of the Wen Mansion.

Nanny Zhuang held a dagger in her hand and stared at Da Zhao and Wen Wanying with a look of readiness.

Mrs. Zhao struggled to open her eyes and begged Shen Li, "Please save Wanying, please, I'm willing to give you all my wealth, please spare her life, Miss Shen, please, please."

She wanted to kowtow, but her body was broken in too many places and she couldn't do it at all.

Seeing her daughter unconscious due to blood loss, she was so anxious that tears came to her eyes.

"When you killed others, they also begged for mercy like this, right?" Shen Li asked Da Zhao while calling Madam Zhuang to get up, "Did you let them go?"

"No, she won't let anyone go," Madam Zhuang was furious. "Even after she knew her daughter had killed someone, she blamed those people for being cheap and daring to offend her daughter. They deserved to be killed. She is not a human being, and neither are they, mother and daughter."

Shen Li kicked Wen Wanying with her foot. "This seemingly delicate little girl is actually so vicious. If I hadn't suffered from her before, who would believe it if I told others? Madam Zhuang."

"The old servant is here." said Madam Zhuang.

"The Wen family has been surrounded," Shen Li said. "My people are all around the secret room. Go outside and find two people to come in and help you throw Da Zhao into the carriage. You will lead the way and take her to the manor where the body is buried. I will be there soon."

"Yes," said Madam Zhuang, "but what if someone hijacks the car on the way to save her?"

Shen Li smiled and said, "Don't worry, I'll catch up with you before you even leave the city. Besides, this is the emperor's order, who dares to try to rob us?"

"Your Majesty?" Nanny Zhuang thought she had misheard.

"Yes," Shen Li glanced at the astonished Da Zhao, "The emperor has ordered Wen Wanying to be buried with the third prince. Da Zhao, your daughter is about to be strangled to death. Don't you think this is just a matter of fate? When you strangled those maids and servants, you never dreamed that this day would come true, right?"

"The Emperor has also issued an edict to execute the entire Wen family. The edict will soon be sent to Jiangnan, along with the Imperial Guards. Once the Imperial Guards are dispatched, your Wen family will be unable to escape, no matter how powerful they are in Jiangnan. Your son is also in Jiangnan, right?"

Da Zhao was so frightened that she vomited blood.

Aunt Zhuang suddenly burst into tears again, "God, please open your eyes, God, please open your eyes..."

Shen Li didn't say anything else. He patted her back and waited for her to finish crying. "Go out and bring people in. I'll watch them here."

After sending Nanny Zhuang away, Shen Li clapped her hands.

Two imperial guards came in, they were sent by Mu Heng.

Since Wen Wanying is going to be buried with the Third Prince, she must be taken to the place where the Third Prince's body is placed tonight.

As soon as the imperial edict arrives tomorrow, she will be strangled to death on the spot, and then given a coffin to be placed next to the third prince's coffin.

I wonder if she will remember the innocent souls buried in the pit of bones when she wakes up tomorrow and is executed?

Nanny Zhuang and her men gagged Mrs. Zhao and threw her into the carriage. Shen Li turned around and slipped into space, sending the old prime minister home, followed by Marquis Guan Yong and Fang Yao.

When Fang Yao turned to leave after seeing her off, she stopped her and asked, "Are you going to the village?"

"Yes," Shen Li said, "I'll take Black Mastiff and Min'er with me. Winter nights are long, so I'll just let Black Mastiff and the others guard the Zhao family."

Fang Yao sighed and stroked her hair. "It's hard for you. I finally avenged your mother."

He knew that she wanted to let the two Zhaos slowly freeze to death beside the pit of bones. Although the child looked kind, she was ruthless when it came to revenge.

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