Princess Menglang is hard to change, the whole capital is embarrassed for her

Fang Yao took big steps and disappeared in the blink of an eye.

Zhu Yi greeted him outside the door.

With an order and a signal arrow, the army quickly began to retreat.

Frightened by the scene, people hiding at home secretly looked out through the cracks in the door. When they could no longer hear any noise, they came out of their homes and began to find out what had happened.

On the way, Fang Yao met Eunuch Chang coming out of the palace.

Eunuch Chang brought the emperor's oral order and Xuan Fangyao into the palace to meet him.

Fang Yao was riding on a horse, and the cold wind blew in his face, making his hair covered with snow.

"Please go back to the palace first, eunuch, and tell the emperor on my behalf that I must return to the mansion first to collect Li'er's body..."

With revenge finally achieved, the anger in my heart was instantly relieved, and grief surged up like a tide.

He didn't dare to mention Shen Li now. Whenever he mentioned her, his eyes would become wet and his voice would be choked with sobs and he would be unable to speak.

"For the sake of the Emperor, I have not fought a decisive battle with the Chu family today. I believe that the Emperor can see my loyalty. Now I only know that I have let my sister and niece down. Eunuch Chang, Li'er has just made an unparalleled contribution to the Great Zhou. As early as the first time Chu Qianxue wanted to kill her, I..."

He calmed himself down and continued, "When they first tried to kill her, no one thought that Chu Qianxue had offended the greatest hero in the history of the Great Zhou Dynasty. They actually came out to plead for Chu Qianxue. Isn't that ridiculous?"

He wiped the snow off his face, the chill air bringing him a sense of calm. "Li'er is dead. I, Fang Yao, won't expect anyone else to avenge her. I'll do it myself. Her remains are nowhere to be found, and I'll go back and see them buried. Go back and tell the Emperor that my parents back home don't know about this yet. I'm worried about their health and don't dare leave. Please allow me to stay in the palace until the survivors have recovered."

Eunuch Chang couldn't say a word and could only watch Fang Yao and his men walk away.

On the way back, Fang Yao ordered his men to go to the Shen Mansion and arrest Shen Zhaojiang and Shen Yao.

Right in front of the gate of the Shen Mansion, he chopped Shen Yao to death with a knife in front of Shen Zhaojiang.

Before Shen Yao could even try to argue, her head and body were separated.

The second wife of the Shen family, who was hiding behind the door, was so frightened that her legs went limp and she collapsed on the ground, unable to get up.

Only then did he become convinced that the rumors about Shen Li's murder were true, otherwise Fang Yao would not be so bloodthirsty.

In the palace.

After hearing what Eunuch Chang said, the Emperor and the Empress Dowager remained silent for a long time.

"He's resentful, don't bother with him," the Queen Mother murmured, "It's my fault. I shouldn't have pleaded for that little bitch from the Chu family. It's my fault."

"I'm also at fault in this matter. I only thought that they were from Empress Chu's family, and I didn't actually hurt Miss Shen. But... who could have imagined that the girl from the Chu family would be so determined to kill them?"

The Queen Mother sighed deeply. "It's too late to say anything now. Li girl was burned alive, and Fang Yao is now in such a state of mind that he wants to destroy the world. He has mobilized troops to fight the Chu family to the death, and even sent troops to massacre the Cui family. No matter how the Censorate impeaches him, you have to find a way to suppress it, understand?"

"My son knows, don't worry, mother," the emperor said. "Thankfully, Madam Chu sacrificed her own family for the sake of justice. Otherwise, if the two families had fought today, even I wouldn't know how to end it."

General's Mansion.

The Fang family is protected by three layers of Fang family army from inside to outside.

Fang Yao hurried into the backyard and came to his parents' yard.

The old lady, who had heard the bad news from nowhere, fainted instantly. After finally regaining consciousness by pinching her philtrum, she suffered a heart attack again, her face turning blue and purple, and she was breathing more than she was breathing in.

Madam Lan and Fang Mingwan and Cui Lan'er all knelt in front of the couch, preventing the two elders from seeing Shen Li's body. The family hugged each other and cried non-stop.

The imperial physician was taking the old lady's pulse. When he saw Fang Yao come in, he shook his head at him.

Fang Yao suppressed his grief and ordered people to take the doctor out. He also ordered Zhu Yi to guard the door. At the same time, he had several ancient trees standing in various places on the roof, not allowing anyone to approach.

Then, Fang Yao knelt in front of his parents and lowered his voice, "Dad, Mom, Li'er is not dead."

Everyone raised their heads instantly and looked at him in unison.

"What did you say?" The old man couldn't believe it and sat up from the couch. "Say it again."

"Dad, Mom, I want to say that Li'er is not dead, she is still alive."

The old lady took a deep breath, and her whole body was like a wilted vegetable patch being watered, and the leaves immediately stood up. "Are you telling the truth?"

As soon as she finished speaking, her tears started to fall again.

Fang Yao raised a finger to his lips, signaling everyone to stop kneeling. Several heads gathered together and whispered, "My son went to Guanyong Marquis's mansion. Merlin specially brought a big black mastiff with him and let it smell Li'er's scent. Guess what happened?"

Everyone's eyes widened as they listened to him nervously.

"But the big black mastiff just went over to sniff it and then walked away."

Lan asked worriedly, "But what does this mean?"

Fang Mingwan seemed to understand. "Mom, there's a course at the military dog ​​base to train dogs' sense of smell. Dad is really smart. He just needs to bring the big black mastiff over to smell it. From its reaction, it will know that the person burned to death is not my cousin."

Fang Yao nodded and whispered, "Yes, and just to be on the safe side, isn't the corpse placed in the backyard? I just asked the dog Min'er to go and smell it. Its nose is the sharpest, and it ran away without even getting close. Even if you call it back, it won't come back. Dad, Mom, I can guarantee you both that Li'er is definitely fine, and the person who died was not her."

"When we were at the Marquis of Guanyong's mansion, if I hadn't seen the clues from the big black mastiff's behavior, how could I have let the Chu family go so easily? Mother, don't be sad for now. Just listen to me. Take care of yourself and wait for Li'er to come back to see you. Just don't scare you if she suddenly shows up."

When he said this, everyone felt somewhat skeptical, but when they thought of the big black mastiff and Min'er's extraordinary sense of smell and the animal's unique spirituality, they suddenly felt full of hope.

"Since you say so, whether it's true or not, we must act as if Li'er is gone," the old man said. "The burial and funeral must be done properly. After all, we avenged ourselves with that corpse, and it deserves a proper burial."

"Dad is right," Fang Yao whispered, "Mingwan, Lan'er, you two are young, so don't reveal your true identity when you go out. Especially Lan'er, you can't even let your dad know. Your dad is the most daring person to impeach. After these few days, your dad will definitely impeach me and also impeach the Chu family on behalf of Li'er. If he knew that Li'er was not dead, I'm afraid he wouldn't be able to hide it and others would see through it."

"The Chu family paid the price of their wife and daughter's death, while the Cui family was wiped out. If those sour-smelling scholars in the court knew I did this on purpose, I would be charged with deceiving the emperor. By then, even if we were right, we would be wrong. It would be a loss."

Fang Mingwan and Cui Lan'er nodded repeatedly. The two people who were originally filled with grief and anger suddenly learned that Shen Li was not dead. Not only were they asked to keep it a secret, they were also willing to exchange their lives for hers.