The demotion of Prince Duan caused the situation in the entire capital to become tense.

Afterwards, Taifu Zheng knelt outside the palace for a whole day, but Emperor Shao Yuan did not change his mind.

Emperor Shao Yuan's health, which had just recovered a few years ago, began to deteriorate again. He fell ill in bed and was absent from court for several days.

The emperor was seriously ill and Prince Duan was exiled, so all the ministers turned their attention to Linhua Palace and Prince Rui's Mansion.

In Linhua Palace, Ning Xihua was still staying at home, eating and waiting to die, as if the hustle and bustle outside had nothing to do with her.

As the biggest villain in the later part of the original book, she did not expect Su Han to die so early.

What he didn't expect was that Weiyuan Hou didn't help him like in the original book, and even immediately cut off all ties with him.

Princess Duan Yao Yulin was even more ruthless. It was said that she had miscarried due to an accidental fall. Marquis Weiyuan asked the emperor for mercy, allowing Yao Yulin to divorce Su Han and not have to be implicated and go to Jizhou to suffer.

"This time, the Weiyuan Marquis family is really abnormal. They already have the eldest grandson of the emperor, but they just give up on Su Han. Are they really so loyal to the emperor?"

Su Bi was painting at leisure, but when she heard this, she put down her brush, sat next to Ning Xihua, and answered seriously.

"Because Su Xu approached Yao Yuling and gave a reason that Weiyuan Marquisate could not refuse."

Ning Xihua suddenly perked up and sat up straight.

"What's the reason?"

"Back then, the younger sister of Marquis Weiyuan, Concubine Yao Xian, died because she was poisoned. The culprit was Su Han's mother, Concubine Zheng Shu."

Ning Xihua was a little confused, "Huh? Isn't this something that everyone knows?"

It was precisely because of this incident that the Zheng family and the Yao family had a grudge, and Emperor Shao Yuan was confident in assigning Yao Yuling to Su Han.

Su Bi shook her head and fanned her again.

"Su Han seemed to have obtained some evidence before, proving that it was actually Concubine Sun Gui who poisoned Concubine Yao Xian, and Concubine Zheng Shu took the blame."

She suddenly realized, no wonder.

No wonder the Weiyuan Marquisate supported Su Han so much in the later part of the original book.

At that time, only Su Han and Su Xu were the most likely candidates to inherit the throne, and Su Xu's mother, Concubine Sun Gui, was the real murderer and the real enemy of the Yao family. Marquis Weiyuan certainly would not allow Su Xu to ascend the throne, so supporting Su Han became a necessity.

"So Su Xu turned the tables and made Marquis Weiyuan believe that Su Han was lying. Is the murderer still Concubine Zheng Shu?"

Su Bi nodded.

Ning Xihua was still very confused. "But how come Marquis Weiyuan believed Su Xu instead of Su Han in this old case?"

Su Bi smiled and played with the brooch around Ning Xihua's waist, "Then I have to thank Princess Duan."

Suddenly, Yao Yulin's slightly heroic eyes flashed through her mind, and an idea came to her.

"Could it be that Yao Yuling didn't want to be with Su Han and become a tool for the Yao family's revenge, so she turned to Su Xu and convinced Marquis Weiyuan?"

Su Bi looked at her big dark eyes waiting for praise and smiled.

"Smart."

Ning Xihua felt a little sigh. She was right at that time. Yao Yulin had a decisive and murderous spirit.

She didn't want to become a tool, and didn't want Weiyuan Marquis's Mansion to be involved in the fight for the throne because of her, so she decisively used Su Xu's hand to cut off the connection between Weiyuan Marquis's Mansion and Su Han.

She even went so far as to abort her baby in order to completely sever her ties with Su Han.

"But then again, is there any conflict between her and Su Han?"

After all, for a woman to do such a cruel thing as betraying her husband and abandoning her children, the reason of simply not wanting to be a tool does not seem to be enough.

Su Bi sighed, "After Su Han was demoted, Prince Duan's mansion was also sealed off, and the soldiers found dozens of women who had been tortured in the side courtyard."

Ning Xihua was shocked.

So Su Han is the absolute pervert?!

He looks gentle and harmless, but secretly uses all kinds of cruel means to bully innocent women, just for the perverted pleasure in his heart?

What kind of scumbag is this!

Yao Yuling is so beautiful at doing it!

If Yao Yuling doesn't cut off her relationship with a pervert like Su Han, sooner or later she will be ruined by him like those poor women.

At this moment, Ning Xihua wanted to applaud Yao Yulin and give her a big red flower to show her admiration.

Su Bi looked at the clear sky and said softly, "The weather is going to change."

…

At Prince Duan's Mansion, Yao Yuling had already asked servants to pack all the luggage.

After walking out of the gate of Prince Duan's Mansion, she couldn't help but look back. The plaque of Prince Duan's Mansion was still hanging high, but the mansion was empty.

She finally escaped from this place.

On their wedding night, she discovered that something was wrong with Su Han. Although the injuries were not serious, over time, she was injured all over her body and there were few days when she was not injured.

Later, when she became pregnant, the situation improved. Su Han stopped looking for her and instead began to harass the women in the side courtyard.

Yao Yuling subconsciously reached out and touched her belly.

Although she lost the child, she had no regrets at all. She finally got rid of the devil and could live a normal life.

She knew that her father had deep feelings for Concubine Yao Xian and wanted to avenge her. But for her, it was no longer important who killed Concubine Yao Xian. What was important was that she did not want to ruin her life for an aunt whom she had only met a few times.

Finally, I gave it a try and saw light at the end of the tunnel.

"Let's go back to the southwest."

The little maid who followed nodded and helped Yao Yuling into the carriage.

After lowering the car curtain, she no longer had any attachment to the capital city, and the southwest was where her heart was.

…

In the prison cell, Su Han was leaning against the corner with his head down.

"Han'er."

Su Han raised his head, but his face remained expressionless.

"It's a rare thing that you came."

The person who came was wearing plain Zen robes, holding a string of Buddhist beads in his hand, with a beautiful face, calm eyes, and a scent of sandalwood lingering around his body.

It was Concubine Zheng Shu, who had been concentrating on worshiping Buddha in the palace and had not been seen for a long time.

"Let me see you." She sighed.

Su Han, however, gave a mocking smile.

"What's so good about this? I haven't seen you come to see me for more than ten years. Now that I've been exiled, it seems that your bodhisattva heart has been aroused."

"You still blame me."

Su Han seemed to have heard some joke.

"Shouldn't I blame you?"

"Since you dared to poison Concubine Yao Xian, you should have killed Concubine Sun Gui as well. But you suddenly felt guilty because of an accidental miscarriage and went to practice?"

"My sins were so severe that I hurt my baby. Fortunately, I came to my senses in time and was able to atone for my sins."

Su Han burst out laughing.

"Wake up in time? Your wake-up call is to ignore your own son for the sake of an unborn baby?"

"Do you know what will happen to a child who has lost his mother's protection and is not favored in this deep palace?"

Concubine Zheng Shu's expression suddenly changed. "Don't say it. It's my fault."

However, Su Han smiled maliciously. Seeing her painful expression, he insisted on telling her the bloody past word by word.

"He will be poorly fed and ill-treated."

"He will be bullied by evil slaves and covered with scales."

"He would even be pinned down by some eunuchs and tortured to satisfy his evil desires."

Concubine Zheng Shu could no longer maintain her composure. Her face turned pale and she said in a shrill voice,

"Stop talking!"

The Buddhist beads in her hand spun faster and faster, but she could not suppress the pain and guilt in her heart.

Su Han was still smiling.

"So, over time, he became as perverted as those dirty eunuchs."

"But why? He is also a prince? Why should he suffer such humiliation?"

"If he gets the throne, will he be able to trample everyone under his feet and make them suffer the same humiliation?"

Concubine Zheng Shu's face was already covered with tears and she was sobbing uncontrollably.

"It's me...it's me who hurt you...it's my sin...it's my sin..."

Looking at her remorseful and helpless expression, Su Han suddenly lost the desire to continue stimulating her.

"Go away. Today, our relationship as mother and son ends."

After Concubine Zheng Shufei left, Su Han stared blankly at the light-transmitting iron window for a long time.

When his grandfather suggested to his father that he be named "Han", he hoped that he would be able to write articles with brilliant literary talent while also not forgetting the character of a scholar.

But now he is completely dirty and has nothing to do with integrity.

Looking back on his life, it seemed that no one except his grandfather had ever been sincere to him. But he did not even live up to his grandfather's expectations of him.

Su Han stretched out his hand, trying to catch the sunlight which he could not catch after all.

The sun is so warm...

…

The next day, the deposed King Su Han was found in prison, having committed suicide by swallowing gold.