Chapter 501 Acting Skills

Xie Shang suddenly became very sad. "I have no way to deal with her. She has never been willing to open her heart to me. She has never told me a single truth, and I have never pressed her for anything. Do you still think I have wronged her?"

Tears streamed down his face, and he looked pitiful. "Now that she's lying here, don't I feel heartbroken? What did I do wrong to deserve this punishment?"

Upon hearing this, the group looked up and saw that the emperor's eyes were filled with pain and his face was full of sorrow. He was the emperor, and they had all seen how much he doted on the empress.

The Emperor has never done anything to wrong the Empress. When someone tried to harm her, the Emperor killed them.

Xie Shang sat on the edge of the bed. The woman on the bed showed no signs of life. He gently stroked her cheek. Her lips must have been bitten when she gave birth!

He apologized sincerely, "I'm sorry, I'm late."

"Ruan Ruan, you see? Everyone you care about is concerned about you. Why don't you want to wake up? As long as you wake up, I will agree to anything you want. Don't you want to start a girls' school? I can agree to that too."

He held her hand; her fingers were slender and soft, yet somewhat cold. "Doctor Mei said you are perfectly healthy, so why don't you want to wake up?"

Lianye's lips moved as if she wanted to say something, but Lin Yu glanced at her face and Lianye immediately stopped moving. She felt that the Emperor truly loved the Empress.

Xie Shang said in a deep voice, "You may all leave. I will not do anything to your master. You do not need to be on guard against me."

Since the Emperor had spoken, they did not stay any longer. Just as the group was leaving, Xie Shang asked Lin Yu, "Lin Yu, please stay."

Immediately afterwards, Xie Shang instructed Lin Feng, "No one is allowed to approach the main hall. Anyone who dares to disobey will be dragged out and executed."

Lin Feng was startled and quickly stepped forward to drag Lian Ye away, but Lian Ye was very stubborn and would rather die than leave.

Lin Yu glanced at Hongxiu and Lianye, signaling them to leave first. Aoxue waited on the side, hesitant to speak, but eventually went out and closed the door, hoping that Ayu would not anger the emperor again. She was really afraid that the emperor would kill Ayu in a fit of anger.

Seeing that the palace had become quiet, Lin Yu asked again, "What does Your Majesty wish to ask me by leaving this humble servant behind?"

At this moment, Xie Shang only wanted to clarify some things, so he directly asked Lin Yu, "I know that Jiang Fenghua is capable of not marrying me, is that what you want to say?"

When Xie Shang asked that question, she was stunned, because that was indeed what she thought: Jiang Fenghua could choose not to marry him.

After calming down, Lin Yu thought about it carefully. She knew that Xie Shang was no ordinary person. Jiang Fenghua had such a big incident, and she was indeed so angry that she almost lost her mind and wanted to blame him. But the other party was the emperor, and she was just a commoner. How could she fight against the emperor? Even Jiang Fenghua had to admit defeat in front of imperial power, so what was she?

Xie Shang slowly walked up to Lin Yu, his eyes icy cold. "I know it wasn't Jiang Fenghua who avenged your godmother. I also know she spent a fortune bribing assassins to kill the Su family's henchmen—the four elite assassins: Wind, Rain, Thunder, and Lightning. You had long ago gathered evidence of the Su family's crimes and all their movements, which is why Young Master Ruan went all out to kill the Su clan when Su Xuan's rebellion failed. Who killed Su Tingwan? I suspect it was Ruan Ruan who did it!"

Lin Yu was stunned. So the Emperor had already found out. How much had he found out?

"If you wanted to kill Su Tingwan, why didn't you kill her the moment you captured her? Why did you have to imprison and torture her for so long, only taking action after Ruan Ruan saw her?" Xie Shang said directly. "I found the back mountain of Jishan Hall on the day Su Tingwan died, and then led people to help her ambush and kill Su Xuan. She insisted on killing the Su family, and I complied with her, pretending not to know her purpose. Do you still think she shouldn't have married me?"

Lin Yu's psychological defenses were being broken down little by little by him. At least Xie Shang loved Jiang Fenghua, and he avenged her.

"Last time she had a nightmare and almost hurt herself and the child. This time she fainted for no reason. Who is trying to harm her? You've been with her since you were little. Don't you really know?" Xie Shang coaxed, probing with every word to try and uncover the truth. "What will I do if she never wakes up? What will happen to Yan'er, You'er, and Yuan'er?"

Lin Yu clenched her fists. "The reason she hates the Su family so much is because the Su family ruined her."

Xie Shang stared at Lin Yu. As far as he knew, the Su family wanted to harm her, but Jiang Fenghua had retaliated every time. She was very good at protecting herself and the Jiang family.

Xie Shang said coldly, "I know all that you're saying. The Su family is already extinct, and Su Qingqing has gone to the Hu tribe. She won't live much longer either."

Lin Yu stared at Jiang Fenghua's pale face, tears welling up in her eyes again. "Your Majesty, do you believe in reincarnation?"

Xie Shang was puzzled and confused.

Lin Yu continued, “She was your wife in your past life, and she is still your wife in this life. You have a predestined relationship spanning two lifetimes. However, in your previous life, you did not love her and even loathed her.”

Xie Shang sneered, "Lin Yu, are you crazy!"

"I also hope that all of this is fake. If it is fake, she wouldn't have suffered so much." She spoke sharply, her eyes red. "Do you know how badly Su Tingwan harmed Jiang Fenghua in her past life? Do you know how badly the Su family harmed the Jiang family? So was it wrong for her to seek revenge on the Su family? Whether in her past life or this life, the Su family will not let her go. Hasn't the Emperor seen all of this? She only wants to kill those who harmed her."

Xie Shang's eyes became vacant, as if he couldn't think straight. He said coldly, "What story are you trying to make up to deceive me this time? I know you're good with words. Now you're trying to fob me off with these absurd lies. Do you think I'll believe you?"

"Then why did the Emperor believe the Su family's instigation, believe that Su Tingwan would become Empress, and believe that Jiang Fenghua, who was clearly His Majesty's first wife, was demoted to a concubine and made a Consort? For so long, hasn't the Emperor been influenced by these rumors and become suspicious of Jiang Fenghua? What does the Emperor suspect about her? Or do you suspect that she will try to seize your throne? That's why you personally went out of the capital to investigate her."

Xie Shang was nervous when she guessed correctly; it turned out that Jiang Fenghua knew everything.

What past life, what present life, it's all just a game. Jiang Fenghua is a master strategist. If what Lin Yu said is true, he admits he lost to her. She has him completely manipulated.

If all of this was fabricated by Lin Yu and Jiang Fenghua, then why would Jiang Fenghua relentlessly pursue the Su family? So, did Jiang Fenghua really only come for revenge? Was she never truly sincere towards him?

Xie Shang felt as if his heart was being torn apart. No one was sincere; everyone was being hypocritical with him. Even Jiang Fenghua was now being hypocritical with him; she had never been sincere with him.

She was only seeking revenge, using his identity to avenge her.