Her hair was cloud-like and beautiful! She opened her eyes and found herself back in the third year

Fang Shixin's mind went blank when she heard this.

The whispers around her were like knives, stabbing her head repeatedly, making her head feel like it was going to explode!

"No! That's not it! She's the one who ruined me! She ruined me!"

Fang Shixin just couldn't understand it. It was clearly Qin Yizhen who did it, so why did the investigation end up like this, turning into her 'acting out' to frame Qin Yizhen?

How could this be?

how so? !

Fang Shixin was so angry that he was about to rush forward to confront Qin Yizhen, but before she could even stand up, the guards pressed her down and made her kneel back down.

"Let me go! Let me go!" Fang Shixin struggled desperately, but she couldn't break free no matter how hard she tried. In the end, she could only glare hatefully at Qin Yizhen and shout,

"Qin Yizhen, aren't you afraid of retribution for harming me like this?"

"Retribution?" Qin Yizhen suddenly laughed. "I have done nothing wrong, so what retribution do I have to fear? It is you who have done such evil deeds and deserves the most retribution."

Qin Yizhen believed that Heaven was ultimately just.

In her previous life, she did good deeds and never made things difficult for anyone.

Although she suffered greatly after Cheng Yan left, didn't God also give her a chance to go back to the past and change Cheng Yan's fate?

As for Fang Shixin, perhaps because she committed too many evil deeds and harmed too many people in her life, Heaven allowed her enemies to return to the past to plot against her and take revenge on her.

And then there's Cheng Yan; perhaps even Heaven didn't want to see him die like that.

Fang Shixin was right when he said that he should have been remembered for eternity and revered by future generations, rather than passing away prematurely.

In this lifetime, those tragedies will not happen.

Qin Yizhen gripped Cheng Yan's hand slightly tighter.

Cheng Yan turned his head to look at her and saw that her usually gentle profile was somewhat indifferent, and her eyes were full of toughness and coldness. He thought of many things and wanted to say something to her, but seeing so many people around, he ultimately did not speak.

"What evil have I done? What evil have I done?" Fang Shixin knelt on the spot, her limbs trembling, but she refused to admit that she had done anything wrong.

What evil thing did she do?

She did it all... all for Cheng Yan!

It was clearly Qin Yizhen, that vixen, who tarnished Cheng Yan's reputation and caused him to be talked about repeatedly in unofficial histories.

"I did nothing wrong! I didn't do anything wrong!"

She was only doing this for Cheng Yan, just wanting Qin Yizhen to divorce him and let him go. What did she do wrong?

"It's all for Cheng Yan! It's all for him!" Fang Shixin's eyes were filled with excitement as she looked at Cheng Yan.

"Cheng Yan, I'm doing this all for you! Don't marry her, you have to divorce her, she'll ruin you! She'll ruin your life!"

"Absurd!" Cheng Yan found it utterly laughable. "Who are you? What business is it of yours who I marry? Why should you meddle in my affairs?"

"To be able to marry a princess is a blessing I have accumulated over many lifetimes. The princess is also the kindest and most beautiful woman in the world. How could she possibly harm me?"

"But it is because of her that your reputation is damaged and you are laughed at. In future generations, who knows how many people will write about you in shameful stories? This is an insult to you, an insult!"

"If I'm willing, what's wrong with that?"

The woman he loved was someone he had gone to great lengths to marry, and all he wanted in his life was to stay with her forever.

As for the rumors and gossip outside, he wouldn't care at all if it weren't for the fact that they made her feel uncomfortable.

"One should live life to the fullest while one is alive. I can't even take care of my children and grandchildren for more than a few generations, so how can I care about how future generations will view me?"

Qin Yizhen stared at him blankly, shocked.

She probably never expected him to say such a thing.

Cheng Yan squeezed her hand, his gaze sweeping over the surroundings, a hint of coldness in his eyes: "I know that you people have talked about me and the princess in private, and I will say those things here today, so listen carefully."

"The princess married me only to bring peace to the world and appease the people. She was still very young when she married me and didn't even know about love between men and women. But for the sake of the world, she still married me."

"You, as subjects and commoners of Eastern Qin, not only do you not understand the grievances suffered by the princess, but you also gossip and spew absurdities that are utterly unbearable to hear. It is clear how heartless you are."

The phrase "sending a concubine to secure the nation" refers to a princess sent for a political marriage, but here it conveys a similar sentiment.

Emperor Taizong passed away, and Emperor Jing'an ascended the throne at the age of eight. The Eastern Qin was beset by internal and external troubles. Although Empress Dowager Cheng and Cheng Yan suppressed them, it was not a peaceful situation.

However, as Cheng Yan's power grew, it also made the officials and the people uneasy, fearing that he would one day rebel against the court and take the throne for himself.

Therefore, marrying the princess to him became the best solution.

The emperor was already Cheng Yan's nephew, and he had married a princess and had children. The world of Dong Qin was practically the world of the Qin and Cheng families.

Qin Yizhen married Cheng Yan for the sake of bringing peace to the world.

But the officials and common people of the world secretly mocked and despised her, believing that their relationship violated ethics and was shameless. When they mentioned her, their expressions and tone were so frivolous and disdainful.

"When you were criticizing them with words and writings, did you ever ask yourselves what you were really thinking?"

After saying this, Cheng Yan stopped worrying about Fang Shixin. He helped Qin Yizhen up and then led her away from Taiping Palace.

It was afternoon, and while the palace was filled with singing and dancing, the area outside was deserted. A gentle breeze blew, and only the imperial guards standing guard outside the palace stood tall.

Qin Yizhen stopped and looked back at the solemn and majestic Taiping Hall, her feelings indescribable.

A gentle breeze brushed past her temples, causing her hairpins and tassels to sway lightly.

After a long silence, she said, "Actually, what you said is a bit of an exaggeration. I'm not that noble either."

“But you married me for the sake of peace and tranquility in the world, isn’t that right?” Cheng Yan stood with her. “In this matter, even if I am wrong, you are not wrong. They can say whatever they want about me, but they cannot say such things about you.”

She sacrificed so much, yet she was betrayed by her own people. How can that be fair?

"I'm putting my words out there today. If anyone dares to discuss those matters, don't blame me for being merciless with my sword."

"However, I can manage these things while I'm alive, but if it's some future generation, I might really be unable to manage them, and then I'll probably still implicate you."

At this point, Cheng Yan suddenly smiled and said, "If you have a spirit, you mustn't hold a grudge against me."

He would give her anything she wanted, but there was one thing he couldn't always silence, causing her pain and heartache.

Qin Yizhen asked him, "And you, do you really not care at all about those rumors and gossip?"

Cheng Yan said, "I'm doing this willingly, so what's wrong with caring?"