Chapter 231 This is not just a little, it's my everything!
At that moment, her eyes were bloodshot, and she rushed in almost without hesitation.
Ignoring the flames leaping from the brazier, he reached his hand directly in.
The scorching flames shot onto her skin, and the excruciating pain made her tremble all over, but she still gritted her teeth and picked out the half-burnt paper.
He threw it on the ground and quickly stomped it out.
"You're insane!"
Shen Xu rushed over, grabbed her wrist, stared at the burns on the back of her hand, and his face turned ashen.
She angrily shook off Shen Xu's hand, her eyes bloodshot, her voice shrill.
"Why did you burn my evidence? Do you know how hard I worked to find this evidence? Do you know how long I endured to clear my father's name?"
You knew this evidence was real, so why did you destroy it? You're trying to protect Zhao Hong, aren't you?
He frowned and pursed his lips, trying to grab her hand again.
"Ke'er, calm down!"
"I can't stay calm! All I want is to clear my father's name. Ten years have passed. Do you know how I've spent these ten years?"
She screamed angrily, tears streaming down her face uncontrollably. She raised her hand to wipe them away, but the tears kept falling, and soon her clothes were soaked.
She remembered how her grandmother and father were beaten to death on the way to exile, and how her mother was dragged into the bushes time and time again...
I remember my mother's lonely figure dangling from the roof beam, and the words she left on the wall in her blood: Live on!
I remember how many times she couldn't bear it anymore in the brothel, she would get up and write.
Sheets and stacks of paper were filled with writings about revenge.
Revenge! These four words were her only motivation to live!
Now that she has finally found the evidence and learned who the mastermind was, she thought she could finally get justice for her father, but unexpectedly, she was stuck on Shen Xu, whom she trusted the most!
She deeply loved and trusted Shen Xu!
"Why?"
She questioned Shen Xu while crying.
Shen Xu seemed annoyed by her crying and explained, "You know that I am not Father Emperor's only son, and my maternal grandfather's Xue family is now weak. Although the other princes are young, they are already eyeing the position of Crown Prince."
As the Left Chancellor, Zhao Hong held great power in the court, and many ministers were his confidants. However, he always maintained his impartiality and never publicly took sides.
"Ke'er, I need the Left Prime Minister's support. If he supports another prince, Father will definitely consider his opinion! I cannot offend the Left Prime Minister at this time!"
She stared blankly at Shen Xu, unable to believe that these words would come out of his mouth.
"You're using evidence that could prove my father's innocence as leverage to win over Zhao Hong? Is it because you want to secure your position as crown prince that you're willing to sacrifice my father's reputation?"
Because you need to secure your position as crown prince, you don't need to care about right and wrong, right?
Even if he were a heinous serial killer, you'd use him as long as he supported you, right?
Shen Xu was extremely impatient.
"I never said I didn't distinguish right from wrong. As long as you get through this period, Father's health won't hold up for much longer. Once I ascend the throne, I will personally avenge you."
Can't you just be patient with me for a while? Okay?
"not good!"
Without hesitation, she shook her head and refused, then grabbed the remaining paper from the ground that hadn't been burned and ran outside.
Shen Xu grabbed her, his eyes flashing with anger.
"How dare you! I have already explained the current situation to you in a kind and reasonable manner. You keep saying you love me, but can't you sacrifice this little thing for me?"
She gritted her teeth, her gaze unwavering.
"This isn't just a little, it's my everything!"
Shen Xu seemed stunned by those words, and after a long silence, he finally backed down.
He had someone summon the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, and in front of her, handed over the remaining evidence to him.
"Verify this matter immediately. If the evidence is correct, report to His Majesty immediately and have Zhao Hong arrested!"
After the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review left with the evidence, Shen Xu turned to look at her, whose eyes were red and swollen.
He sighed. "Are you satisfied now?"
She was moved to tears and bowed respectfully to Shen Xu.
"Your Highness's kindness is immense; I will repay it with the utmost gratitude!"
Shen Xu helped her up.
"I don't need you to repay my kindness; you just need to stay by my side."
That was the first time she and Shen Xu had a serious argument, which ended with Shen Xu backing down.
She was deeply moved, thinking she had found the right person to rely on for the rest of her life!
Afterwards, he eagerly awaited the arrest of Zhao Hong by the Minister of the Court of Judicial Review, hoping to expose Zhao Hong's evil deeds to the world, restore the reputation of the Marquis of Anping, and clear his father's name.
But less than two days later, Shen Xuxing came to find her in a hurry.
"Good news! We've finally found an antidote for Uncle Nine!"
She was overjoyed, "Really?"
Shen Xu nodded, then looked somewhat troubled.
"I have found the prescription for the antidote, and I have ordered the Imperial Medical Academy to prepare the medicine. However, this medicine needs a special ingredient."
"What kind of medicinal ingredient?"
"That medicinal ingredient was a jade tablet that the Empress Dowager often played with during her lifetime, but when the Empress Dowager was buried, the Emperor put the jade tablet into the burial goods!"
She frowned. "Then...should we reopen the Empress Dowager's mausoleum?"
Shen Xu looked troubled.
"Three keys are needed to open the Empress Dowager's tomb, one of which is with Uncle Jiu..."
So she wrote a secret letter to Shen Cong, saying that she had found the location of the antidote and needed him to come to the capital as soon as possible.
Shen Cong arrived as promised, but what awaited him was not the antidote.
Instead, it was a dense mass of black arrows!
That night, dark clouds obscured the moon.
Before the imperial mausoleum, Shen Cong, dressed in black, drew a cold arc of light with his long sword in the darkness, but in the end, he could not withstand the arrows shooting from all directions!
Moreover, his body was already extremely weak.
The sound of the arrow piercing the air was like the howl of a vengeful ghost, penetrating the chest.
Shen Cong slowly raised his head to look at the dark night sky, a desolate smile appearing on his lips, before finally collapsing in front of the Empress Dowager's mausoleum.
She sensed something was wrong and rushed to the imperial mausoleum, where she found this scene.
Shen Cong leaned against the tomb door of the Empress Dowager, his eyes closed, a smile on his lips, and a pool of bright red blood beneath him!
She rushed over like a madwoman, only to be knocked unconscious by Shen Xu's karate chop from behind.
He didn't know how long he had been unconscious. When he woke up in a daze, he found himself lying on the Zhao family's bed with his hands and feet tied up.
She panicked and struggled desperately to sit up.
"It's no use, I advise you not to make a futile struggle!"
Zhao Wanqing walked in triumphantly and pointed outside.
"Do you know what day it is today? Listen carefully, it's very lively outside."
She listened intently and heard the continuous, deafening sound of firecrackers outside, mixed with faint music and the crackling of whips.
This is?
Seeing her frown and remain silent, Zhao Wanqing covered her mouth and laughed even more smugly.
"His Majesty abdicated in favor of the Crown Prince, and today is the Crown Prince's coronation ceremony!"
As she spoke, she delicately straightened her sideburns, a blush rising on her face.
"Tomorrow His Majesty will hold the coronation ceremony. I, Zhao Wanqing, will become His Majesty's lawfully wedded Empress, and you..."
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