She was buried alive at the start, but she's determined to smash her ex-husband's head in

Emperor Xuande smashed the cup to the ground, shattering the porcelain pieces. Prince Duan knelt in the middle, looking at the corpses of the three assassins.

It's that feeling again! Who has nothing better to do than throw mud at him all day long?!

"Father! It really wasn't me!"

"I believe you! But do the people of the world believe you?!" Emperor Xuande rubbed his forehead, his chest heaving with anger.

Prince Duan immediately looked at Pei Zhao'an and said angrily, "It's all your fault!"

Prince Duan was completely childish, and Pei Zhao'an was already used to it. He gave a perfunctory "hmm" and turned to look at Emperor Xuande.

"I suspect it was done by the Crown Prince."

This earth-shattering statement shocked everyone, who stared at Pei Zhao'an in disbelief. Even Emperor Xuande was taken aback by his unexpected words, coughing for a long time before taking a sip of tea to stop, and then repeatedly using his hands to pat himself back to calm down.

Prince Duan looked at Pei Zhao'an angrily, not understanding why his father didn't punish him for saying such terrible things!

"Father! Could he really be your illegitimate son?!"

"How dare you!" Emperor Xuande had a terrible headache. Why were they all so outspoken? Luckily, there were only the three of them alive. "If Zhao'an were my son, I would be laughing in my dreams!"

Pei Zhaoan really didn't want to get involved in the dispute between the father and son, so he continued, "Prince Yong wrote to me the day before the Mid-Autumn Festival, saying that he had important matters to discuss with me after the banquet. His death must have been due to the discovery of some secrets."

"You mean, these secrets concerned the Crown Prince, and after he found out, he killed him, then stabbed himself in the stomach to clear himself of suspicion, and then sent someone disguised as Prince Duan's men to kill the three assassins?"

"Yes."

"Where is the evidence?" Emperor Xuande asked sternly. "There is no evidence; it's all just your speculation. It's one thing to speak so freely in front of me, but you'd better be careful outside!"

Prince Duan looked at Emperor Xuande and then at Pei Zhao'an. He still believed that Pei Zhao'an was his father's illegitimate son! Otherwise, why would he treat him so well? Even better than the Crown Prince!

The head eunuch outside announced that Shen Yushu and the Crown Prince had been kneeling outside the palace for almost half an hour. Both of them looked very weak, but they refused to get up no matter how much they were persuaded, saying that they would only stop if Prince Duan was punished.

"Come with me to see her." Emperor Xuande sighed. "Yu Shu is a pitiful child too."

Pei Zhaoan and Prince Duan followed Emperor Xuande out. As soon as Prince Duan stepped out of the hall, he felt a cold gaze directed at him. Without a doubt, it was Shen Yushu.

"Your Majesty, please do justice for my father! Punish Prince Duan severely! Please Your Majesty, please do justice for my father! Punish Prince Duan severely!" Shen Yushu kowtowed with each sentence, until her forehead was bleeding from the repeated kowtows.

The Crown Prince couldn't stop her and looked at her with great heartache. Just as he was about to speak, Emperor Xuande spoke up: "Does the Crown Prince also want to force me?"

"Your subject dares not! But your subject only asks for justice, not for yourself but also for your uncle!"

"Your Majesty knows that you favor Prince Duan, but he dared to assassinate officials in the palace and even targeted the Crown Prince. These are all unforgivable acts! I beg Your Majesty to conduct a fair trial!"

"I will certainly conduct a fair trial, but this matter is indeed unrelated to Prince Duan!"

Upon hearing this, the Crown Prince's face revealed a hint of barely perceptible hatred. He lowered his head slightly to hide his torment and resentment, and when he looked up again, only pity and sorrow remained on his face.

“My life and my uncle’s life are naturally not as precious as Prince Duan’s.”

Prince Duan was furious: "Brother, stop saying such things! You're just asking for trouble! Father clearly loves us both equally!"

It looked like they were about to start arguing, it was really outrageous! Emperor Xuande had a terrible headache, so he ordered that the Crown Prince and Shen Yushu be taken back to Kunning Palace and put under the Empress's supervision.

Zhao Huarong was so frightened she didn't dare go out. Killing Prince Yong wasn't part of the plan at all! She couldn't understand what that idiot Prince Duan was thinking! Why not stick to the original plan? Why send in assassins?! What if they expose her?

Originally, she was just pretending to be sick, but after being frightened like this, Zhao Huarong actually fell ill. Helian Chen even pretended to visit her several times, but didn't find anything suspicious.

The trail went cold after the deaths of the three assassins. About half a month later, things remained stagnant, but the rumors outside the palace gradually subsided over time.

Although Lin Qingwei's hand injury has healed very well, she can no longer play the piano due to repeated tearing. She herself didn't feel anything, but Lin Xiuyao kept nagging her every day, saying it was such a pity.

Lin Qingwei was worried about Shen Yushu's condition. He heard from Helian Chen that Shen Yushu had been staying in Kunning Palace and was being personally cared for by the Empress. Although she was still very sad every day, her condition was better than before.

For more than half a month, Qi Yanzhi had been extremely busy. The only time the two met was on the day of Prince Yong's burial. Neither of them mentioned anything about what happened in the palace. They seemed to be doing the same thing as usual, but Lin Qingwei knew that Prince Yong's death was a great blow to Qi Yanzhi as well.

Shen Yushu's cheeks were sunken from thinness, and she seemed lost in thought when talking to anyone. Ye Shi even asked her if she should return the things left behind by Prince Yong to Shen Yushu, but Lin Qingwei thought about it for a moment and felt that this would make Shen Yushu's situation more dangerous, so she didn't tell her anything.

One day, Chunxi was able to speak again unexpectedly. Chunqi was very happy and brought her to see Lin Qingwei. They then learned that although Chunxi's voice had been made mute by the medicine, it had actually recovered quickly. She was afraid of being sold to a brothel, so she had been pretending to be mute. Because of years of fear and malnutrition, she would suffer from intermittent aphasia.

"Do you still remember what the person who lied to you back then looked like?"

Chunxi nodded: "I remember, I will never forget it, not for the rest of my life."

Lin Qingwei didn't want to wait passively any longer. The person who killed Prince Yong was definitely a member of the royal family, so she had to move her plan forward. She took Chunxi's hand and asked, "Do you want revenge? Do me a favor."

"it is good."

That very night, Lin Qingwei wrote a letter to Helian Chen. Helian Chen secretly brought Chunxi into the palace. He took advantage of his status and his relationship with Zhao Huarong to enter and leave the palace with great ease. Therefore, he added something to her incense burner that could make people unconscious.

It took effect very quickly.

Zhao Huarong could hardly sleep at night, and when she did fall asleep, she would have nightmares. During the day, she was drowsy. The imperial physician had come to see her several times but could not find anything wrong. He could only diagnose that she had been frightened and prescribed some calming medicine.

After Chunxi was ready, Helian Chen deliberately went to invite Emperor Xuande and said that Zhao Huarong was seriously ill.

"Your Majesty, please come with me to see her. Her Highness the Princess has been having nightmares, calling out for you. She must be missing you terribly because she hasn't seen Your Majesty in so long."

He wasn't wrong. For the past half month, Emperor Xuande hadn't even visited the inner palace because of Prince Yong's matter, let alone seen Zhao Huarong.