"vomit……"
Ye Qingzhu lay on the ground making nauseous retching sounds, but no matter how hard she tried, she couldn't vomit.
The wound on her shoulder was still bleeding profusely. Ye Qingzhu felt herself getting weaker and weaker. She could only lie on her back on the ground, panting as she looked at Su Yan.
"What exactly did you feed me?"
Su Yan looked at Ye Qingzhu with a cold expression from beginning to end, as if watching an ant struggling endlessly. There was not a trace of mercy in her eyes, only endless coldness.
She squatted down, reached out and pulled Ye Qingzhu's head up, bringing her close to her body, and said coldly, "Don't worry, I won't kill you. Even if Shen Yao dies, I will make you live a life of suffering."
After saying that, Su Yan let go of Ye Qingzhu's hand, letting her fall to the ground.
He glanced at one of the Lin family soldiers beside him, then got up and left Xuanhe Hall, heading towards Taihe Hall.
Thinking about meeting Lu Yuanxiu again, Su Yan's mood grew heavier with every step she took.
Before long, Su Yan arrived outside the Hall of Supreme Harmony, where there was quite a commotion.
Not all the civil and military officials were Lu Yuanxiu's henchmen; some of them were ambitious individuals.
He was currently locked in a fierce confrontation with Lu Yuanxiu, who was sitting on the dragon throne, hurling insults at him.
"You, Lu Yuanxiu, how dare you commit such treason and plot to seize the throne! Aren't you afraid of having your entire Lu clan executed?"
Lu Yuanxiu looked at the younger civil official, a cold smile curling at the corner of his mouth, seemingly with a hint of self-mockery, "My entire family has already been wiped out by the Li family."
When Lu Yuanxiu began referring to himself as "朕" (the imperial "I"), the faces of the civil and military officials turned very ugly.
Few officials knew Lu Yuanxiu's true identity; they only had a rough understanding that he came from a poor background.
Therefore, there is not much understanding of the reasons why Lu Yuanxiu dared to be so audacious and seize power.
The young civil official, having disregarded his own life, pointed at Lu Yuanxiu's nose and cursed, "Shameless scoundrel, despicable and vile..."
However, other officials who were loyal to Lu Yuanxiu immediately jumped out to pledge their loyalty upon hearing the civil officials' accusations.
He immediately retorted to the civil official, "Liu Shengchang, what do you know? The Chu family of the previous dynasty was the true Son of Heaven, while the Li family was the real usurper. Have you all forgotten who the Li family relied on to ascend to the throne?"
Upon hearing this, all the civil and military officials were immediately speechless.
Although only a century has passed, the reasons why the Li family was able to ascend to the throne are not unfounded.
The favored concubine of the former Chu Emperor Xuan was a daughter of the Li family, and she rose to the position of empress through the emperor's favor.
Later, the Li family's power gradually expanded, while the Chu family's lineage became more yin-dominant and less yang-dominant. All male members of the Chu royal family died prematurely for no apparent reason or did not live to adulthood.
Among the imperial heirs, only the line of the Crown Prince remained, namely Chu Yu's grandfather. Later, when Emperor Chu Xuan fell seriously ill, Empress Li dominated the harem, with the support of the Li family.
The crown prince ascended the throne, but two years later, he suddenly died. Empress Li then ascended the throne and appointed a son of the Li family as crown prince.
Of course, there was opposition at the beginning, but the power of the Li family was too great. The entire court opposed them, and the whole court was wiped out in blood.
After a century of evolution, the voices of opposition gradually diminished, and the Li family transformed themselves into the rightful heirs to the throne.
Every dynasty's renewal inevitably involves bloodshed. Although the Li family's actions were unethical, they still did something worthwhile for the world.
Otherwise, just the act of plotting to seize power would have been enough to drown the entire Li family in the spittle of the world.
Ultimately, it was because the vitality of the previous Chu dynasty had been exhausted, leading to widespread suffering among the people. There was a reason why the Li dynasty was able to sit on the throne for hundreds of years.
The recapture of Suizhou drove away the northern barbarians, allowing the people to enjoy hundreds of years of peace and a life free from war.
After all, the country remains, but the throne changes. Whoever makes the people live a good life will be the one they support.
The principle that those who follow the right path receive much help, while those who stray from it receive little help, is something Lu Yuanxiu probably doesn't understand, and the Chu family understands even less.
Just as the courtiers fell silent, Su Yan's reprimanding voice came from outside the door.
"That's all utter nonsense..."
All the civil and military officials turned to look at the entrance, watching Su Yan walk in.
Because Su Yan is a member of the Imperial Censorate, all matters involving her are handled with the Emperor or the Crown Prince, and she rarely appears in court.
Therefore, not many civil and military officials knew Su Yan.
Su Yan swaggered into the main hall, her gaze meeting Lu Yuanxiu's as he sat on the throne, her eyes showing no fear. "Everyone knows that the previous dynasty's royal family was licentious, extravagant, and corrupt. They not only lost Suizhou, but also fourteen prefectures in the northern border. Your Chu family is a sinner of the world and the source of the people's misery."
Now you actually have the nerve to jump out and claim to be the rightful heir, the chosen one, Lu… no, Chu Yu, do you think the people are fools you can toy with at will?
In the past, Su Yan would have respected Lu Yuanxiu, who taught her autopsy skills, with utmost respect.
But when Su Yan looked at the person sitting on the throne, she felt that he was completely unfamiliar, not to mention that there was a blood feud between her and Lu Yuanxiu that had wiped out her family.
If Su Yan didn't go up and stab Lu Yuanxiu twice, she would be letting down her Su family.
Looking at Su Yan's anger and resentment towards him, Lu Yuanxiu felt little emotional fluctuation. From the day he decided to exterminate the entire Su family, he had already anticipated that such a day would come.
Therefore, there was no other emotion in his gaze as he looked at Su Yan; a faint smile appeared on his lips as he looked at her with affection.
He smiled and said, "Little Yan'er, you've grown up and learned to distinguish right from wrong in this world."
Upon hearing Lu Yuanxiu call her by her childhood nickname, Su Yan immediately interrupted him, saying, "You are not worthy to call me that!"
In fact, Su Yan had already guessed that Lu Yuanxiu had recognized her ever since she learned that Ye Qingzhu also knew her true identity.
After all, her autopsy skills all came from Lu Yuanxiu, so it was impossible for her not to notice her abnormality.
Even when she examined the first corpse in Chang'an, Lu Yuanxiu must have already known who she was.
Looking back now, Su Yan felt a chill run down her spine.
Upon hearing this, Lu Yuanxiu looked somewhat disappointed. "Little Yan'er, do you also think that your teacher did something wrong?"
Su Yan nodded first, then shook her head firmly. "Chu Yu, perhaps I wouldn't have understood you in the past, but now that I'm carrying the burden of the Su family's massacre, I think I can understand you. I know that as a member of the Chu family, you also share the same blood feud with the Li family, but you are fighting for the throne, which determines the future of the people. You established the Dark Moon Pavilion, do you know how many people have died because of your selfish desires?"
"During the trip to Suizhou, if it weren't for my senior sister's heroic act of killing Luo Yan, the people of Suizhou would have suffered terribly from the war. Have you ever considered how many families would have been destroyed because of your revenge?"
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