Sheng Jingyu stood up and said, "If you had listened to me, I wouldn't have tricked you. It's your fault for not listening."

"Why should I listen to you?" Sheng Zixi retorted.

Sheng Jingyu laughed and said, "Then why did you listen to me when I said I would no longer investigate the assassination? You can choose to believe everything I say, just like before. I've never lied to you before."

"You can also choose to trust yourself and judge for yourself which statement is true and which is false, which thing is worthwhile and which is not. But if you choose that, don't come back and question me about why I tricked you."

"This is your own misjudgment, you can't blame me. All's fair in war, everyone fights like this."

Choosing to be the enemy and getting tricked is just a matter of your own stupidity. How can you question the other party about why they tricked you?

If not him, who else would they cheat? Their own family?

Sheng Zixi felt even more guilty after being talked about, and he was furious when he realized he had been tricked.

As things continued to unfold, he forgot to get angry and is now surprisingly calm.

"So... is this all over?" Sheng Zixi asked.

Sheng Jingyu said, "No, there will be an even more exciting court session tomorrow morning."

The Duke of Wan was afraid that the Emperor would discover his betrayal of Anchuan Kingdom, which is why he took action against Sheng Jingyu. After the assassination failed, he was afraid of dying, so he used this information to get Su Wenyuan to let him go.

It's better to let Su Wenyuan know than for her to investigate herself and carelessly report it to the Emperor.

The Duke of Wan Guo is betting that Su Wenyuan will not tell the Emperor about the map of Prince Qi's tomb.

Indeed, Su Wenyuan did not tell the Emperor.

If the Emperor finds out, it could cause a lot of trouble.

Duke Wan blamed Sheng Zixi for everything that happened today, and did not think that Su Wenyuan and Sheng Jingyu had broken their promise.

This made it convenient for Su Wenyuan to visit a second time.

Consort Wan was only happy because the Emperor had dismissed the guards when she learned that the Wan family had lost their title.

Unable to withstand the shock, she fainted on the spot, and the palace maid hurriedly went to call the imperial physician.

The Empress was overjoyed; Sheng Zixi had actually caused the Duke of Wan to lose his title.

However, after the matter was over, Sheng Zixi did not come to Chengming Palace, which puzzled the Empress.

However, she didn't dwell on it for long. Since Sheng Zixi wasn't coming, it wouldn't matter if she went to see her, since she was still living in the palace anyway.

When I met Sheng Zixi, I found that he was not in high spirits and was not very happy.

"The Wan family has been stripped of their titles, why do you still look so troubled?" the Empress asked.

Sheng Zixi forced a smile and said, "This is not my achievement."

How could he possibly tell the Empress that, from beginning to end, he had been manipulated by Sheng Jingyu?

Sheng Jingyu knew everything about the investigation, including what they were investigating and to what extent. He even knew that Sheng Jingyu was eager to get rid of this matter and had set up today's scheme.

If he can still laugh while being led by the nose the whole time, how heartless he must be.

The Empress asked him to explain in detail, but he wouldn't, using the excuse that he was too tired and wanted to rest.

The Empress could only console her, saying, "No matter what, you found the evidence, and that alone is enough."

But what if someone knew in advance that he would be able to find out? How can he prove that he found out, and that Sheng Jingyu didn't hand it to him?

If Sheng Zixi were to say these words aloud, the Empress would definitely reject them outright.

He didn't say that the Empress couldn't comfort him, nor did she know that Sheng Zixi had been completely devastated.

This wasn't the first time he'd been dealt a blow by Sheng Jingyu. After the last blow, he pinned his hopes on Sheng Yuanhe.

I hope Sheng Yuanhe can offer some advice and help him.

But Sheng Yuanhe didn't help him much. Instead, he used Su Lin'er's help to release Consort Wan.

Thinking of this, Sheng Zixi began to question Su Lin'er's loyalty.

They were outwitting each other in the palace, and things weren't much better outside.

However, none of this had anything to do with the Prince Chen's residence. Originally, after the news of Sheng Jingyu's recovery spread, some people should have come to visit.

But the emperor had just severely punished some officials, which made them afraid to act rashly, so no one came to disturb them.

After a night's rest, Sheng Jingyu launched another major attack at the morning court session the next day.

Not only are the number of people involved large, but the conflict between the two countries also occurred thirteen years ago.

Sheng Zixi felt a chill run down her spine when he recited a string of names.

The emperor's face was gloomy, his back teeth were practically grinding to powder, and his eyes seemed to be blazing with hatred, as if he wanted to throw knives and kill Sheng Jingyu.

Why didn't you mention these things yesterday?

Surely it couldn't have been discovered just last night?

He did it on purpose, bringing it up in front of everyone during the morning court session.

The emperor wanted to suppress it but couldn't, because it concerned the many defeats Anchuan Kingdom had suffered and the deaths of so many people.

The residents of Jincheng also suffered injustice.

Finally, Sheng Jingyu added, "The suspicion of Anle Hou's treason remains unresolved. It cannot be ruled out that they deliberately framed Anle Hou in order to absolve themselves of their own crimes. I urge Father Emperor to investigate this matter thoroughly."

As soon as he finished speaking, a large group of people knelt down around him, jointly requesting the emperor to conduct a thorough investigation and retrial.

The Emperor was startled by this scene. Today was the first day that Sheng Jingyu attended court after his eye ailment was cured.

Are all the people kneeling down at this moment his supporters?

Before the thought had even fully crossed his mind, several more people knelt down.

Sheng Jingyu continued, "Duke Wan... no, Lord Wan, he is suspected of assassinating the prince. Father Emperor had my eighth brother investigate for more than half a month. Although there are witnesses, there is no other evidence. I do not want to wrong him, so let's drop this matter."

"Back then, the Emperor did not send anyone to investigate the Marquis of Anle. The Yu family has been loyal and virtuous for generations and should not be treated so unfairly, much less bear the infamy of treason."

The Duke of Wan, standing at the back of the crowd, wanted to minimize his presence.

He's already been demoted and punished, so why drag him out for comparison?

But in comparison, the Emperor went too far; he killed Marquis Anle very quickly.

The ministers dared not show their doubts, but a question arose in their minds: Why did the emperor do this?

"Now, only the Princess Consort remains in the Yu family. She has repeatedly mentioned the need for a thorough investigation, but Father Emperor has disagreed. There are clearly many suspicious points, so why does Father Emperor disagree?"

This is a question everyone has wanted to ask for a long time, and Sheng Jingyu finally brought it up.

"I don't think there are many doubts; on the contrary, the evidence is conclusive," the Emperor said weakly.

He struggled with this issue far too many times, and he was tired of repeating the same excuses.

Sheng Jingyu said, "A letter of unknown origin is considered evidence? Then I have a letter here, which was found on the body of a suicide soldier. It should be in Lord Wan's handwriting. Father, please take a look and then determine the crime."

The eunuch presented it to the emperor, who stared at Sheng Jingyu for a long time but didn't take it.

It's obvious the letter is fake. Since Sheng Jingyu dared to forge documents so blatantly, he must have imitated the handwriting and wasn't afraid of being investigated.

Why embarrass the emperor in front of so many people?