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

They couldn't wait a moment longer, and in such a hurry, they sent someone to summon the Xuande Emperor. Why? To make this matter a big deal!

What are they trying to do?! Hasn't Shen Yushu been harmed enough by them? Why do they have to tarnish her reputation like this?!

Zhao Yiyang felt indignant on Shen Yushu's behalf.

I recall Shen Yushu tossing and turning at night over whether or not to confess her feelings to the Crown Prince. Her love was the pure love of a young girl, without any ulterior motives, just simple liking.

If she knew that the person she liked would use her like this, would she regret it?

"Let me in!"

The Empress's face hardened as she objected: "No! You are an unmarried princess; you cannot bear to witness such a filthy scene!"

After saying that, she gently comforted him, "Your mother knows that you and Qi Yanzhi are in love, but he is such a fickle man. He is not good enough for you. He dared to do such a thing in the palace, so he should pay the price!"

"Is that really the case?" Zhao Yiyang stared at the Empress expressionlessly.

The Empress looked away somewhat guiltily: "Of course! Don't worry, your mother will definitely seek justice for you!"

Emperor Xuande arrived quickly. He had already heard the palace maids and eunuchs recount what had happened on the way, and his face was as black as the bottom of a pot. When he arrived, he was still furious and did not hear a word Zhao Yiyang said.

The Duke and Duchess, who had come with them, were also extremely anxious, tears welling up in their eyes. They kept explaining to His Majesty that Qi Yanzhi would never do such a thing.

No one present cared; they were all just eager to see a joke.

"Bring the person out!"

When Qi Yanzhi and Shen Yushu were brought out, they were still unconscious, but as the Empress had said, they were indeed disheveled. Qi Yanzhi was almost shirtless, and Shen Yushu was only wearing a bodice.

Seeing her son being brought out like this, the Duchess almost fainted and collapsed into the Duke's arms, gasping for breath.

Zhao Yiyang couldn't bear to watch the scene any longer. She took off Helian Chen's and her own coats, pushed aside the people blocking her way, and went to Shen Yushu and Qi Yanzhi's side.

"Yiyang! Come back!" Emperor Xuande's stern voice rang out.

Zhao Yiyang turned back to look at him without fear: "Father! Even if we are to interrogate them, we shouldn't do it in public, leaving them lying here disheveled! Isn't this just making our royal family a laughingstock to the world!"

After speaking, without waiting for Emperor Xuande's reaction, he first wrapped his own coat around Shen Yushu's body, and then threw Helian Chen's clothes onto Qi Yanzhi.

She held Shen Yushu in her arms and called her name softly.

The two women still didn't react. The Empress nodded to the two guards, who brought over two buckets of water to splash on them, but one of them, threatened by Zhao Yiyang's gaze, didn't dare to splash them.

Qi Yanzhi wasn't so lucky. The icy well water splashed on him, and he woke up instantly. He opened his eyes in a daze and saw a large group of people in front of him, still not knowing what was going on.

From the crowd, the Duke and Duchess called out anxiously, "Ayan! What's going on? What are you doing here?"

What? How did I get here? A cold wind blew, and he shivered. He realized that he was only wearing a piece of clothing that didn't belong to him. Looking to the side, he saw Zhao Yiyang holding Shen Yushu, who was still unconscious.

He shook his head; it hurt so much.

Your Majesty? Her Majesty the Empress? And the Crown Prince? What are they all doing here?

Emperor Xuande, suppressing his anger, spoke: "You'd better give me and Yiyang a reasonable explanation for this matter! Why were you lying with Yu Shu in such disheveled state? Have you two been having an affair all along?"

"Your Majesty, please understand! I have only true feelings for Princess Yiyang, and Miss Shen and I are just ordinary friends. There is absolutely no romantic relationship between us!" He immediately knelt down and explained to His Majesty, looking anxiously at Zhao Yiyang.

"I believe you," Zhao Yiyang said firmly.

At this moment, Shen Yushu slowly woke up, feeling extremely unwell. Her face was pale as she clutched her stomach and kept dry heaving. Emperor Xuande was truly heartbroken that Shen Yushu had lost her father at such a young age, and immediately sent someone to fetch the imperial physician.

After Zhao Yiyang realized why she was upset, it was too late to stop her.

He could only say to Emperor Xuande, "Father, please dismiss everyone and come to the palace for questioning. This matter involves my fiancé and the reputation of the Shen family. It is absolutely inappropriate for irrelevant people to point fingers at us."

Emperor Xuande thought her words made sense, so he waved his hand and ordered Eunuch Wei to clear away all irrelevant people, and then led the remaining people into the palace.

Emperor Xuande first apologized to Helian Chen, who generously said it was alright, and the interrogation then began.

Qi Yanzhi claimed that a palace maid from Zhao Yiyang's side came to him with her belongings, saying that the princess had asked him to meet her, so he came. However, he did not see the princess when he arrived, and then he fainted for some unknown reason.

Shen Yushu looked very uncomfortable. She said she didn't know why she fainted and woke up like this. She repeatedly said that she and Qi Yanzhi had no affair.

At this moment, the imperial physician rushed over. Shen Yushu's first reaction was to go see the crown prince, but the crown prince did not try to stop her. He still looked bewildered and innocent. She immediately realized what the crown prince was planning.

He's trying to pin this child on Qi Yanzhi, isn't he?

Since they couldn't get any useful clues out of him, he wanted to get rid of himself.

"Miss Shen, please extend your hand." Physician Chen was quite embarrassed to see Shen Yushu still huddled in Zhao Yiyang's arms.

Despite her nausea and pain, Shen Yushu said, "I'm fine, you don't need to take my pulse."

Physician Chen gritted his teeth and actually knelt down before Emperor Xuande and the Empress: "Now that things have come to this, it's impossible to hide it any longer! Miss Shen! This is a crime of deceiving the Emperor! Your humble servant dares not conceal it!"

The Xuande Emperor was completely bewildered: "What happened to Yu Shu?"

"Miss Shen is already more than a month pregnant!"

Only Qi Yanzhi and Emperor Xuande were unaware of the situation. They looked at Shen Yushu in disbelief. Pregnant? Huh? Huh? Huh? ???

As soon as Physician Chen finished speaking, the Crown Prince knelt down and said, "It is my fault! I shouldn't have helped Yu Shu deceive everyone! It was only because of the friendship between the three of us!"

The Xuande Emperor said, "Is the child yours?!"

"No! It's Ayan's."

Zhao Yiyang: "Nonsense!"

“Sister, I know you don’t want to believe it, but the two of them have indeed been in love for a long time. If this child isn’t Ayan’s, whose is it? I’ve always only regarded Yu Shu as my own sister, and we’re still in the mourning period for our uncle. How could I do such a thing to Yu Shu?”

Zhao Yiyang had never seen such a shameless man before, and was so angry that he almost laughed out loud: "During Uncle's mourning period, Yu Shu stayed in the East Palace and did not meet with A Yan!"

"Oh? So it's not Ayan's? Could it be one of the guards in the Eastern Palace?" The Crown Prince looked at Shen Yushu. "Having an affair in the inner palace is a capital offense."