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

The Empress, her sore spot touched, blushed with anger, but there was nothing she could do but be angry. Her son's ideas far surpassed hers! What could she do? The Shen family's prestige and glory rested entirely on the Crown Prince!

It was because she didn't have the courage to stand by Emperor Xuande's side and fight against the rebellion of the vassal kings that she secretly took the crown prince and her daughter out of the palace, leaving Consort An, who looked so delicate, in the palace.

Who knew that Shen Ce, that illegitimate son, was actually quite capable! He actually annihilated the enemy army in one fell swoop. She originally wanted to take this opportunity to return to the palace, but she didn't expect that Shen Ce would stay at the border and refuse to come back even if he died!

His Majesty also ignored their request to return to the palace. At this time, her young son suggested abandoning Yiyang and lying that there were fleeing bandits nearby. She couldn't bear to do it, but she had no better way, so she had to cruelly leave her daughter in the wilderness.

Upon hearing this, His Majesty immediately sent people to bring the two of them back to the palace, but her daughter disappeared.

She had spent countless sleepless nights weeping for her daughter, horrified that she could be so heartless, yet she was also thankful that she had exchanged her daughter for the guilt of Emperor Xuande.

It was this sense of guilt that prevented Emperor Xuande from deposing the crown prince and supporting the An family.

Later, a beggar holding a jade pendant appeared to be the lost princess. She and the crown prince were terrified, fearing that the beggar would remember the fact that she had been abandoned years ago. So they hurriedly left the palace and ran to a small town thousands of miles away to see her.

At first glance, she and the Crown Prince knew that this person was not the child she had abandoned.

But it doesn't matter, she can use that daughter one more time...

"What are your thoughts? Do you intend to marry Shen Yushu?" the Empress asked.

The Crown Prince smiled and said, "Of course not. Once we get the whereabouts of the Tiger Tally from her, she will be of no use to us. The position of Crown Princess can only belong to Miss Zhao."

"Are you sure she really knows the whereabouts of the Tiger Tally? The entire Shen residence has been searched thoroughly, but there's not a single clue. You'd better hurry! Miss Zhao won't wait for you! What if Shen Yushu gets pregnant? How will you explain that to the world!"

"Do I need to explain? Wasn't it all her own fault for being so shameless and seducing me?"

When he said those words, even the Empress was disgusted and looked at the Crown Prince in shock. She didn't know when her son had become such a person.

"Why is Mother looking at me like that?" The Crown Prince smiled. "I've been influenced by what I've seen and heard since I was little; haven't I learned all of this from Mother?"

She was about to raise her hand to slap him, but in the end, her eyes reddened, and she lowered her hand.

The Crown Prince continued, "Zhao Yiyang is much smarter than Zhao Huarong. Keeping someone like her in the palace is of no benefit to us, but marrying her off to Qi Yanzhi would be too much of a loss. That young prince from the Southern Frontier is the best choice. Marry her far away, and it would be best if she never appeared in front of me again!"

He tapped the table repeatedly, a brilliant idea that would kill two birds with one stone popping into his mind.

"I heard that the young prince is about to return to the southern border. Why doesn't Mother suggest to Father that we hold a farewell banquet for him?"

"What do you want to do?" the Queen asked warily.

"Of course, we'll put these four people together and pair them up again."

"No!" The Empress's eyes widened, her mental state appearing unwell. "Yiyang remembers nothing, and she and Qi Yanzhi had genuine feelings for each other. We owe her so much; we really can't..."

The Crown Prince couldn't stop laughing at the Empress's motherly demeanor; tears were almost streaming down his face.

There are no outsiders here, so why pretend? Was it just to make him laugh? Success!

"Mother! Do you think that if you treat her well this once, she will remember it and erase everything from before? Don't be ridiculous! But I think that is indeed too cruel. Why don't we give the choice to Qi Yanzhi?"

Let's see if his kind and devoted friend will choose his beloved or his pitiful friend who has just lost his father and has no one to rely on.

On the day of Helian Chen's farewell, there was no news from the Empress. Zhao Yiyang went to the East Palace several times, but was turned away by the Crown Prince with an excuse. He didn't even get to see Shen Yushu.

Qi Yanzhi had taken up the post of commander of the cavalry battalion and had been busy with training lately, so he hadn't had time to go to the palace to meet Zhao Yiyang. Therefore, he was unaware of these matters.

Fortunately, His Majesty values ​​Helian Chen highly, and to give him a farewell banquet, most of the prominent people in the capital came. The scale of the event was even larger than the previous Mid-Autumn Festival banquet, and Qi Yanzhi was among them.

Even Shen Yushu, who hadn't seen anyone for a long time, was brought out by the Crown Prince.

Upon learning that Qi Yanzhi had entered the palace, Zhao Yiyang immediately set off for him. However, as soon as she left Huayang Palace, a young palace maid approached her, bowed, and said, "This is what the Crown Prince entrusted me to give to Your Highness. He said he is waiting for Your Highness at Wangyue Pavilion."

After saying that, the man left.

Zhao Yiyang opened the letter and saw that it was indeed Qi Yanzhi's handwriting. Coupled with his restlessness these past few days, he didn't think much of it and headed towards Wangyue Pavilion.

As she approached the Moon Gazing Pavilion, she saw a figure standing there in the distance. She was about to turn around and tell Peizhi and the others to stay where they were and not follow her when she turned around, but the person had already disappeared.

The smoky smoke, which seemed to come from nowhere, made it impossible for her to open her eyes, and she fainted.

When she woke up again, she was lying on a bed. Zhao Yiyang immediately checked her clothes warily, and at that moment, Helian Chen's voice came from inside.

"Sigh! I never expected to be tricked even when I'm about to leave!"

"you?!"

"Yeah, me, thank goodness it was me!" Helian Chen sat down, poured himself a glass of water, and drank it angrily. "Luckily they didn't take off my clothes, or I would have been finished."

Zhao Yiyang got out of bed, walked to the door, and pulled on it several times, but it wouldn't budge, as if it were locked from the outside.

"I tried before you woke up, and the doors and windows are locked. Don't struggle, it's tiring. Here, have some water." She poured Zhao Yiyang a glass of water as well.

Zhao Yiyang was furious and almost exploded. She sat down and gulped down the water, but this small cup of water was not enough to extinguish her anger!

"Has the Empress gone mad!"

Helian Chen said, "It seems your father and mother aren't good people either. What sins did we commit to end up with them?"

"I bet next, they'll start searching because they can't find you, the key person, and then they'll find the two of us, a man and a woman, alone in a room..."

Having already guarded against Ye Shi and Lin Xiuyao, how could he have let his guard down once he entered the palace, this den of wolves? Zhao Yiyang really wanted to slap himself.

Helian Chen said, "Not necessarily. Didn't you notice that they were actually very gentle? I woke up before they even carried me in."