Phoenix Dance: The Eldest Daughter's Physician Consort Shocks the World

The morning light streamed through the window, illuminating Xiao Yichen and Su Yao's tired yet resolute faces. Xiao Yichen gently patted Su Yao's hand and said, "Yao'er, you stay home and wait patiently. I will go to the palace to meet the Emperor and present the evidence. I will make sure those treacherous villains have nowhere to hide."

Su Yao nodded slightly, her eyes filled with worry and reluctance: "Yichen, be careful. They have many followers in the court, and we don't know what methods they will use to deal with you."

Xiao Yichen gently embraced Su Yao and comforted her, "Don't worry, Yao'er. With this evidence, no matter how they try to deny it, it won't work. I will definitely return safely."

Having said that, Xiao Yichen straightened his clothes, clutched the evidence, and strode toward the palace.

The atmosphere in the imperial court was heavy. Xiao Yichen respectfully bowed to the emperor and then presented the evidence: "Your Majesty, after many days of investigation, I have finally found evidence of these people's conspiracy to frame me and their attempt to disrupt the court. Please take a look."

The Emperor took the evidence, his face growing increasingly grim. After reviewing it, he slammed his fist on the dragon throne in anger: "Outrageous! How dare these people be so audacious!"

At this moment, a minister stepped forward. He was none other than the lackey who colluded with that cancer in the court. He pretended to be calm and said, "Your Majesty, I believe that Lord Xiao may have other motives for doing this. These pieces of evidence may have been fabricated by him in order to eliminate dissidents and consolidate his own position."

Xiao Yichen sneered: "Lord Wang, you can eat whatever you want, but you can't say whatever you want. This evidence was obtained from their secret base. If it's false, I'm willing to stake my life on it!"

The Emperor's gaze swept back and forth between the two men. After a moment of silence, he said, "This matter is of great importance and cannot be based on just one side's story. I will send people to investigate thoroughly."

After the court session ended, Xiao Yichen had just stepped out of the palace gates when he was blocked by several strangers. The leader said menacingly, "Xiao Yichen, you embarrassed us so badly in court today, just you wait and see!"

Xiao Yichen looked at them warily: "What do you want to do? Are you perhaps planning to kill them to cover your tracks?"

"Hmph, if you know what's good for you, hand over the evidence. Otherwise, neither you nor that Su Yao will have a good life!"

Xiao Yichen glared angrily: "Don't even think about it! I will not let your conspiracy succeed!"

Having said that, Xiao Yichen drew his sword and engaged them in battle. Although Xiao Yichen was highly skilled in martial arts, he was outnumbered and gradually found himself in a difficult fight.

At the critical moment, a guard arrived and dispersed the crowd. It turned out that the Emperor had sent them to secretly protect Xiao Yichen. Although the Emperor had doubts about the evidence, he knew Xiao Yichen's character well and did not want him to meet with misfortune at this time.

After thanking the guards, Xiao Yichen hurried home. Su Yao anxiously greeted him: "Yichen, how did it go? Does the Emperor believe you now?"

Xiao Yichen recounted the situation at court to Su Yao in detail. Su Yao frowned: "It seems they won't give up easily. Yichen, what should we do next?"

"Yao'er, we just need to wait for the Emperor's thorough investigation results. During this time, we should try to go out as little as possible to prevent them from striking again."

However, things did not go as they had hoped. The corrupt elements within the court bribed some officials in charge of the thorough investigation, who then altered some of the evidence, making the case increasingly complex and confusing.

When the Emperor summoned his ministers again, the atmosphere became even more tense. The bribed official presented a report that distorted the truth: "Your Majesty, after careful investigation, we have found that much of the evidence presented by Lord Xiao is untrue, and Lord Xiao's behavior during the investigation is also highly suspicious."

Upon hearing this, Xiao Yichen was furious: "You're slandering me! Your Majesty, I've been wronged!"

The Emperor's face turned extremely ugly: "Xiao Yichen, do you have anything to say?"

Xiao Yichen took a deep breath and said calmly, "Your Majesty, I implore you to re-select impartial and selfless officials to conduct the investigation. I believe the truth will surely come to light."

The Emperor pondered for a long time before finally nodding: "Very well, I will give you one more chance. But if it is ultimately found that you indeed harbored treacherous intentions, I will not let you off lightly!"

Back home, Su Yao looked at Xiao Yichen, who looked exhausted, and said with heartache, "Yichen, they are so treacherous and cunning, how can we clear our names?"

Xiao Yichen grasped Su Yao's hand, his gaze resolute: "Yao'er, we cannot sit idly by and wait for our doom. I will secretly search for incriminating evidence against those officials they have bribed, and at the same time, I will contact some upright ministers in the court to jointly expose their crimes."

"Yichen, I believe you can do it. No matter what difficulties you encounter, I will be by your side to support you," Su Yao said firmly.

In the days that followed, Xiao Yichen traveled extensively, using his wisdom and connections to gradually gather evidence of bribery, corruption, and abuse of power by the officials who had been bought off. At the same time, he reached a consensus with several upright ministers, preparing for another life-or-death struggle against this corrupt force within the court.

Meanwhile, Su Yao was at home, meticulously organizing the various clues and evidence they had previously collected, providing Xiao Yichen with solid support. They knew that this struggle concerned their own fate, as well as the integrity of the entire court and the well-being of the people; they had to go all out and could not back down in the slightest.