The story of a bullied daughter's rise to power

Digging a hole and burying herself in it. Perhaps only she could do such a thing? She thought she could use this person, but in the end, she couldn't bear it.

"You are weird." Liu Chen said.

"Yeah, I think I'm weird too." If I wasn't weird, I wouldn't tell you so much!

Liu Chen looked at Situ Yaorao and felt that she was hiding many secrets. However, these secrets would never be revealed to him. This made Liu Chen feel frustrated.

But it made sense, since this was only the second time he had met her.

"Perhaps, after you entered my Liu family's backyard, I should have captured you and brought you to my father," Liu Chen whispered. Situ Yaorao shuddered at this, "Perhaps, I should have killed you the moment I discovered you. Liu Chen, thank you for bringing me to see the lotus flowers. They are beautiful, but no matter how beautiful these lotus flowers are, they are not as beautiful as the peonies in the city."

"I told you, peonies are poisonous." Liu Chen frowned.

"You all know that the peonies in the city are poisonous, but you watch helplessly as the people in the city are poisoned every day. This is aiding and abetting the evil." Situ Yaorao said coldly.

When Liu Chen heard this, his heart skipped a beat: "You know?"

"Probably." Situ Yaorao said ambiguously.

"Do you know that what you just said is enough to prevent you from leaving Xunyang City?" Liu Chen's tone turned cold. The arrogant young master of the Liu family also completely disappeared at this moment.

He looked dangerous. Situ Yaorao looked at Liu Chen like this and smiled. Her smile became more and more charming. "You can tell your family and then arrest me. Or you can pretend that you saw nothing. We have never met before." After Situ Yaorao finished speaking, she stood up and left.

Liu Chen looked at Situ Yaorao's back and couldn't help asking, "What's your name?"

Situ Yaorao heard the voice, paused for a moment, and then said, "Situ Yaorao."

The name slightly changed the man's expression. It wasn't for anything else, but simply because of her reputation. And also because of that imperial decree. Situ Yaorao, the eldest daughter of the Situ family. Born noble and stunningly beautiful, she was also arrogant, domineering, philandering, and incompetent. She was notorious. Yet, somehow, she had passed the women's exam using Wu Tianlin's methods. This changed everyone's opinion of her.

Later she was married to the crown prince and became the future crown princess.

Liu Chen watched Situ Yaorao walk away. His heart sank. If she was really the Situ Yaorao he knew, then she must have had a purpose in coming to Xunyang City.

Perhaps her goal was the independent Xunyang City. Thinking of this, the man couldn't help but sigh. No matter what she wanted, it ultimately had nothing to do with him.

Liu Chen stood there for a long while, thinking again and again before finally squatting on the ground. He threw the signal sending device into the lotus pond. Looking at the icy lotus, his eyes blurred slightly. "My family always said that if I was sick, I should come here. The lotus fairy would protect me. I am sick now. I am terminally ill, but why can't you save me? I betrayed my family, betrayed this lotus pond, and betrayed the oath I made in front of my family. But, for some reason, I don't regret it.

The sky of Xunyang City should have changed long ago. The blood mist filled the air, clouding everyone's heart. If hundreds of thousands of people in the city were really dead, who would pay for this sin?

The man's flower was blown away by the wind. It was as if he had never said anything.

The surface of the lotus pond is covered with ripples, as if telling the story of the restless Xunyang City.

Situ Yaorao returned to the city and locked herself in the house.

She would lie in bed and not want to do anything. This was what she would do every time she encountered setbacks.

Yu Sheng was surprised when she saw Situ Yaorao's expression. "Situ, what are you doing?"

"Yusheng...is there any way to save the Liu family?" Situ Yaorao suddenly asked. Frightened, Yusheng hurriedly touched her head and said, "It's strange you don't have a fever. What are you talking about?"

"I want to save him."

"Who? Liu Chen?" Yu Sheng guessed.

"Yes, I don't want him to be involved in this. Regardless of success or failure, I don't want him to be involved."

"Haha, are you kidding me?" Yu Sheng looked at Situ Yaorao expressionlessly. She really wanted to strangle her to death.

"Situ, do you know what you're talking about? The Liu family is aiding and abetting the evil. While you were away today, I investigated and learned a lot about this city. The person who gave the city lord the peony seeds was originally a guest of the Liu family and Liu Chen's master. He was later sent to the city lord's mansion by the Liu family. And then, with these peony seeds, do you think Liu Chen is a kind person? Do you think the Liu family can be saved?"

Yu Sheng questioned Situ Yaorao, and Situ Yaorao fell silent.

She didn't know this.

"Situ, people must pay for their actions. This city has over 500,000 residents. Do you know how many people die every day from these peonies? They are secretly disposed of and publicly declared to have died of illness. Those children, unable to withstand the toxicity of the peonies, went mad and were eventually executed. Xunyang City looks miserable, but in reality, it's even worse."

Yu Sheng looked at Situ Yaorao, and every word she said was heartbreaking. Situ Yaorao's face changed when she heard it.

Seeing that she didn't mention the Liu family again, Yu Sheng smiled and said, "And the one who helped the City Lord carry out all this was none other than the Liu family. Liu Chen is the Liu family's designated next Patriarch."

"How do you know all this?"

"In this world, as long as you have money, there is nothing you can't know." Yu Sheng said lightly. Situ Yaorao understood immediately. It seemed that Yu Sheng had hired someone to investigate this matter. It must be said that Yu Sheng really took this matter very seriously.

And after hearing all this, she really had to take it seriously.

"I understand. Whether it's the Liu family or the City Lord's Mansion, they're all against us." Situ Yaorao's attitude turned cold. No matter what Liu Chen was like, or what her relationship with him was.

The blood of the people in this city cannot be shed in vain.

"Let's collect evidence of crimes in the city in the next two days. As for those you have investigated, it would be even better if there is evidence. Doctor Bupo told me that the prince will come to Xunyang City for inspection soon. And the one who comes this time is Tan Tai Wu Yue. This is my luck, and it is also the luck of the people in this city." Situ Yaorao looked at Yu Sheng and said lightly.

Yu Sheng nodded upon hearing this. It was indeed a lucky thing. If it had been someone else, they probably wouldn't have helped Situ Yaorao, but if it had been Tan Tai Wu Yue, it would have been a different story.

There was no doubt about how much Tantai Wuyue loved Situ Yaorao. Furthermore, as the Crown Prince, if the Lord of Xunyang City truly had a problem, he could definitely make the decision for the people of Xunyang City.

This is the most important thing!

"Situ, this must be done no matter what." Yu Sheng's voice was low and pleading. Situ Yaorao was a little confused: "Yu Sheng, you are not someone who likes to meddle in other people's affairs. I wanted to ask you two days ago. What happened to you this time?"

"I just thought of some things. I don't want to be a bystander and kill others anymore." Yu Sheng said.

Before Lan Yi and Qing He died, he was indifferent to everything. He stood by and watched coldly, encouraging many harmful practices. In the end, he lost the woman he loved because of this incident.

This was a fatal blow to him. Although he had come out of it now, he could not pretend not to see it when faced with such things.

"I don't want to be a bystander either." Situ Yaorao whispered. The two of them reached a consensus.

It was still early, Situ Yaorao stood up and said to the people around her: "What do you think? Let's go out for a walk. The peonies in this city may harm people, but I am not afraid. Let's find some secluded places and eat some secretly. It can be considered as recycling waste." Situ Yaorao looked at Yu Sheng and said.

Yu Sheng nodded after hearing this.

Then the two of them went out together.

In one day's work, Yu Sheng had mastered the entire map of Xunyang City. He knew exactly where remote places were. There were many remote areas in the city that, while uninhabited, were planted with peonies.