Shen Suxin ignored her and took out an account book from her body and presented it to the emperor: "Your Majesty, this is the account book of the collusion between the Fourth Prince and the court officials. The letter inside was stolen from my study."
"Also, the account book records the names of the concubines he sent to the homes of various court officials."
Shen Suxin said as she took out another account book and a few letters: "This is where the Fourth Prince's private soldiers are located. Here are also the accounts of his secret explosives and the location of the gunpowder workshop."
The Fourth Prince looked at what Shen Suxin took out, and suddenly attacked, pounced on her, and strangled her throat: "You woman, you are so vicious! I will kill you!"
Shen Suxin looked at him expressionlessly, as if he was not pinching her neck, and uttered four words lightly: "You will suffer the consequences."
"Fourth brother." Xie Qing frowned. Prince Du stepped forward, grabbed the fourth prince's arm, twisted it, kicked it, and forced him to kneel in front of the emperor.
The emperor lowered his eyes and looked at the fourth prince, his eyes deep: "Do you know your mistake?"
The Fourth Prince looked at the evidence before him and closed his eyes unwillingly.
The emperor felt extremely disappointed. He dared to do something but was not brave enough to take responsibility for it!
The emperor was silent for a long time before he spoke: "Go and write the divorce agreement."
"Father!" The Fourth Prince looked up in surprise. Divorce has never been allowed in the royal family since ancient times. Is the Emperor going to give up on him completely?
Xie Qing had someone write a divorce agreement and gave it directly to the Fourth Prince, asking him to sign it. How could the Fourth Prince agree? He struggled hard but couldn't break free from Xie Qing's grip.
The Fourth Prince finally signed the agreement reluctantly.
Shen Suxin took the divorce letter and read it over and over again. Then she walked up to Lord Shen and said, "Father, I'm divorced. From now on, I'm no longer a member of the royal family."
She took out a dagger and stabbed it into her heart with lightning speed.
Lord Shen watched her fall in front of him and was slow to react.
"Daughter!" Mrs. Shen exclaimed, walked through the crowd, and hugged Shen Suxin.
Shen Suxin held her mother's hand tightly and looked up at Lord Shen: "Father, I have preserved the Shen family's prosperity and wealth, and the reputation of the Shen family's women. Now that I am dead, can you give me back my freedom?"
Lord Shen roared and knelt in front of his daughter with tears streaming down his face: "I have harmed you!"
Shen Suxin forced a smile, a tear slipped from the corner of her eye, she looked at the place where she had been imprisoned for many years, and murmured: "Father, Mother, I am divorced, and I don't need to be buried in anyone's family. You can burn me, scatter my ashes in this world, let me, let me..."
Before she could finish her words, she tilted her head and fell into Mrs. Shen's arms without a sound.
Mrs. Shen's throat rolled, and she couldn't make a sound. Lord Shen was stunned on the spot, his mind blank.
The emperor looked at the scene before him, feeling tired. He didn't show it on his face, but all his strength was on Eunuch Zhang. "The Fourth Prince will be imprisoned in the Heavenly Prison. The rest will be imprisoned together and await interrogation at the Dali Temple. Bai..."
The emperor glanced at the Marquis of Pingyang and said calmly, "Revoke his imperial decree."
The rest of the emperor said nothing more, gave all the things presented by Shen Suxin to Xie Qing, and left.
Li Zhaoyi knelt on the ground in a daze as her son was put in the Heavenly Prison. Although she didn't tell him what to do immediately, she knew it wouldn't be good.
Sure enough, two young eunuchs came in quickly, pulled Li Zhaoyi up and carried her out without any courtesy at all.
Lu Linglong hid in the corner and slipped out, then mixed in with the palace maids and eunuchs while no one was paying attention and followed them back to the palace.
Xie Qing looked at Lu Yan, who was still standing there in a daze, raised his hand and had the Fourth Prince taken away. He then issued a series of orders: "The Fourth Prince's mansion is under martial law and no one is allowed to enter or leave."
"Also, have someone return to the mansion with the Marquis of Pingyang to retrieve the Bai family's imperial robes and all other items that violate regulations."
Lu Yan just came back to his senses at this moment. He looked at Bai Wanyi deeply, then turned away.
Bai Wanyi was secretly happy about Shen Suxin's suicide. She didn't know how many people Shen Suxin had saved, but as long as she died, some things would never be known again!
But seeing Lu Yan leave, Bai Wanyi's heart still skipped a beat. While thinking about how to deal with Lu Yan, he raised his feet and chased after him: "Brother Yan."
Ping'er looked around in confusion. His father, who was usually gentle and loving to him, and his mother, who taught him strict lessons, now no longer wanted him. Who was he? Where could he go?
Ping'er stumbled out following Bai Wanyi's footsteps. He wanted to ask his mother who his father was.
The main people had left, and the remaining officials and new scholars did not want to stay any longer, so they said goodbye to Xie Qing and Qin Wan and left.
In a flash, the person left cleanly.
Only the Shen couple, who were holding their dead daughter, stayed where they were without reacting.
Qin Wan sighed and walked forward: "Master Shen, Madam Shen, the deceased is gone, let's follow her wishes and let her rest in peace."
Madam Shen raised her eyes to look at Qin Wan and immediately burst into tears.
Lord Shen also covered his face and sobbed bitterly.
In just a moment, Lord Shen stopped crying. He turned his back and wiped his face with his sleeve, then turned around, picked up Shen Suxin, and said to Madam Shen, "Let's go home."
The Shen family couple left with Shen Suxin's body.
Xie Qing also ordered the two midwives, the doctor and the killer to be taken away.
The concubine of the Fourth Prince's Mansion stood at the door, watching Xie Qing and Qin Wan walk out together in fear. She quickly knelt down and apologized, "I know nothing about anything!"
Xie Qing lowered his eyes and looked at the concubine. She might really know nothing, but her father must know something. He walked away without saying a word.
The gate of the Fourth Prince's Mansion was heavily closed behind Xie Qing. It was dark at night and there was not a single person in sight on the entire long street.
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