Tangli Fried Snow

The prince is in cell number one, like a puppet whose soul has been taken out and whose parts have been taken apart and put back together.

He had been imprisoned for three days and three nights, barely eating or sleeping. Every time he closed his eyes, he saw that alluring yet innocent woman saying to him, "The medicine in here can cure the dead and heal the wounded... He Hua, I hope you can ascend to the throne..."

In the past few days, he has come to realize that he was harmed by that femme fatale.

As for who the mastermind is, it is unknown, but the person who carried out the operation must be the woman he fell in love with.

Thinking of this, his heart ached so much he could hardly breathe.

On the fourth night, when the darkness was deep, a mysterious visitor came to the prison. The visitor took off his hat, and in the flickering torchlight, Zhao Hehua saw his face clearly. He rushed over, knelt on the ground, and burst into tears.

"Uncle, I've been framed! I never intended to poison Father! That vile woman framed me! Uncle, you must save me!"

"I don't want to be here! I don't want to be beheaded! Please get me out of here, Uncle! Only you can save me now!"

Shen Yanshu coldly stared at his good-for-nothing nephew without saying a word until he had cried enough and calmed down before saying, "If you don't want to die, listen carefully."

The prince stopped crying immediately and stared at him with wide eyes.

Shen Yanshu said in a low voice, "In a few days they will put you on trial in the main hall. You must not confess. Just tell the facts clearly. If you grit your teeth and don't confess, they can't sentence you. As long as it drags on for a month or two, Duan Jingyu will be at the gates of the city."

"I will lead troops to cooperate with him. After we conquer the capital, you will still be the emperor."

"You'd better eat properly during this time, and pull yourself together. Don't be half-dead all the time, you hear me?"

The prince suddenly felt a surge of heat rush through his body, straight to the top of his head.

Before he could speak, his uncle continued, "You are my sister's only son. For over a decade, I've poured my heart and soul into planning and scheming to help you ascend the throne. I've spent so much money and effort on it. If it weren't for me, you would have been deposed long ago! Who knew you would be so useless, sacrificing over a decade of hard work at the very last moment, all because of a woman? You've disappointed me so much!"

"I'm only here this once, and I won't come again. I've done everything I could. If you're killed before Duan Jingyu breaks in, all I can say is, it's fate! You'd better watch yourself!"

Zhao Hehua was overwhelmed with mixed feelings. Tears streamed down his face as he cried, "Uncle, I was wrong," grabbing the man's clothes and sobbing uncontrollably.

Shen Yanshu coldly turned and left, leaving Zhao Hehua weeping in the prison until dawn. That night, he understood a principle: aim high and you'll achieve something; aim low and you'll achieve nothing. He had to strive to live! If you die, you'll have nothing left; if you live, there are many possibilities.

. . . . . .

While the crown prince was experiencing the bittersweet taste of heartbreak and impending execution in prison, his eight-year-old brother Zhao Xi'an officially ascended the throne as emperor in the autumn of the fourteenth year of the Yuankang era, changing the country's name to Yongye.

Empress Jin lifted her buttocks and became Empress Dowager; Empress Dowager lifted her buttocks and became Grand Empress Dowager; Jin Cheng became the Emperor's brother-in-law; and Shen Shibai became the Prime Minister, second only to the two of them and above all others.

Because the emperor was still young, Empress Dowager Jin would sit behind a curtain in the main hall every day to listen to the emperor's affairs and help him handle state affairs.

The first thorny issue to deal with was the crime of the young emperor's good elder brother, the former crown prince Zhao Hehua, who attempted to poison the emperor.