By the time he realized what was happening, Yang Congwen was already sweating coldly. He fell to his knees in panic, "Your Highness!"

Hearing that Emperor Mingzheng was the emperor, Shui Yuan was startled and quickly knelt on the ground, but she was quite happy in her heart. The man did not lie to her. The person she met today was not an ordinary nobleman. There was hope that she could get revenge for the destruction of her family.

The servants behind Yang Congwen were all stunned. Who could have thought that the man in front of them would be the emperor? They thought it was ridiculous, but their own son was kneeling on the ground. Their legs and feet suddenly became weak and they knelt down immediately, thinking that their lives would be in danger today.

Emperor Mingzheng glanced at Yang Congwen with contempt. How dare such an ant-like dog dance in front of him? He smiled coldly, "I can't bear your great prestige!"

Yang Congwen's head was numb. He never thought it would be Emperor Mingzheng. He quickly explained, "I didn't know it was Your Majesty who came. I was deceived by these cunning servants. Your Majesty, please forgive me!"

"I don't know?" Emperor Mingzheng snorted heavily, "If it wasn't me standing here, wouldn't you, Yang Congwen, want to be a local emperor? Your father, Yang Xu, is only a fourth-rank official, but I think you are more arrogant than the princes and generals!"

Yang Congwen fell to the ground, sweat dripping from his forehead, and stammered, "I dare not..."

"I think you dare very much!" Emperor Mingzheng shouted coldly.

Yang Congwen was sweating coldly, secretly hating those stupid slaves for causing him so much trouble. However, he was hurriedly thinking of a countermeasure. Shui Yuan was rescued by the emperor. This was bad. He was afraid that the matter of Guanyan Village could not be concealed.

Emperor Mingzheng remembered that some time ago, it was this Yang Congwen who helped the prince deceive Cheng Ying's adopted daughter into having a relationship in the Eastern Palace, but was later deprived of his offspring by Cheng Ying. This bastard really has no memory!

Emperor Mingzheng said in disgust, "Get lost!"

Yang Congwen breathed a sigh of relief. He thought he would die here today. Seeing that Emperor Mingzheng did not want to investigate further, he quickly got up, glanced at Shui Yuan, and hesitated for a moment. He could not take the person away today, so he should hurry home to discuss countermeasures with his father.

Shui Yuan, kneeling on the ground, was unwilling to accept this. She had clearly said that the Yang family was all-powerful and disregarded human lives, so how could the emperor just let Yang Congwen go?

She bit her lip and was about to speak, but was stopped by Meishu, who shook her head slightly at her.

Shui Yuan had no choice but to give up and stared at Yang Congwen's departing figure with hatred, wishing she could pounce on him and bite off a piece of her flesh.

When Meishu looked at her, she felt as if she saw herself many years ago. At that time, she was also huddled in a corner and looking at her enemy. However, time has changed and she has long learned to hide her hatred.

Meishu touched Shuiyuan's head and said softly, "Don't worry, that day will come."

These words seemed to be spoken to Shui Yuan, but also seemed to be spoken to herself.

On the way back to the palace, Mei Shu rubbed Emperor Mingzheng's shoulders and said softly, "I don't understand what happened in the previous dynasty. Your Majesty already knew that the Yang family was so bold and reckless, but you didn't pursue it just now because you were concerned about the face of His Royal Highness the Crown Prince? After entering the palace, I heard about one thing. It seems that Yang Shaoqing's son had bad intentions towards the third daughter of Liu Ci Fu's family. I think he is fine now. But because the Yang family has His Royal Highness the Crown Prince as a backer, they are so... unscrupulous?"

Emperor Mingzheng was stabbed in the heart. Cheng Ying's words last time had made him disgusted with Zhu Yu. He said, "As the crown prince, Zhu Yu should behave properly. He is not strict with his subordinates and should be punished! Yang Congwen was castrated by Cheng Ying a long time ago. He is just a eunuch. It's not that I will not investigate, but I am the emperor. How can I personally investigate such a trivial matter? I will hand this matter over to the Ministry of Justice for trial."

Mei Shu nodded and glanced at Shui Yuan who was kneeling in the corner of the carriage. She saw that Shui Yuan's eyes lit up after hearing what the Ministry of Justice said. She couldn't help but sigh in her heart that this girl was actually much luckier than her. Someone wanted to punish the Yang family, and she could take the opportunity to take revenge.

She could only hate her enemies, who were far away or right in front of her, but she couldn't do anything. Sometimes in bed, she wanted to stab them to death with a dagger.

Earlier, Emperor Mingzheng fainted in the warm pool. At that time, Meishu thought of dragging him into the pool and drowning him. However, just as she hesitated, a shadow appeared from somewhere.

From then on, Mei Shu realized that even when they were having sex, there was a shadow watching them in secret. Emperor Mingzheng was a man who valued his life very much, and she was afraid that as soon as she pulled out the dagger, her head and body would be separated.

Moreover, being stabbed to death would be too easy for Emperor Mingzheng. Her mother died so miserably, and she has never forgotten the scene of her mother being humiliated in front of her eyes for so many years. She wants Emperor Mingzheng to see with his own eyes how the power, throne, and life span that he cared about are lost bit by bit.