Chapter 359 Their Dream of Becoming Empress
Before anyone could react, "Imperial Physician Wang" glanced at Jiang Fenghua and told her to protect herself. Jiang Fenghua nodded. Then, "Imperial Physician Wang" drew a long sword from the dragon throne and attacked Su Xuan directly. He had prepared this dragon throne for a long time.
At the same time, a sharp short sword appeared from Su Xuan's sleeve, showing no sign of weakness. The next second, his short sword instantly transformed into a long sword. His sword could be adjusted in length and could cut through iron like mud.
However, the opponent's longsword was too fast, and it was executed in one go. No matter how sharp Su Xuan's sword was, he was about to be defeated. The opponent's longsword attacked him without mercy. Su Xuan was wearing golden silk soft armor, and even though it tore his clothes, it did not hurt him in the slightest.
Xie Shang also noticed this and specifically targeted Su Xuan's exposed skin. His sword moves were incredibly fast, slashing directly at Su Xuan's face, which Su Xuan dodged repeatedly.
The two fought fiercely outside the main hall.
The next second, a long gash appeared on Su Xuan's face, extending all the way to the corner of his eye, almost cutting off one of his eyes. Blood instantly streamed down his face.
Su Xuan had already guessed who the other party was. He knew that if he continued fighting, he would be at a disadvantage. He said directly, "Xie Shang, didn't you die in the fire? So it wasn't you who entered the Su residence."
Xie Shang tore off the human skin mask to reveal his true face. His eyes were deep and cold, and a contemptuous sneer appeared on his lips. "The Thousand-Faced Gentleman is your man, so how could I not be wary that you also know his unique skill?"
You know that the Thousand-Faced Gentleman doesn't speak easily, and even if he dies, he will still uphold his code of honor. However, the Thousand-Faced Gentleman is ultimately just a mortal, a vulgar person who can be bought with money. You have already fed him with silver, and he may want something else more, just like you, to gain supreme power and status, or even to be granted the title of "Fenglang Juxu".
I know you made the same promises to the Thousand-Faced Gentleman, but they were all empty promises. My promises are real. Do you think he can fool you by disguising himself as me and rushing into the Su family?
Seeing that he didn't speak, Xie Shang continued, "You returned to the capital long ago, but you didn't show your face. I set up layers of checkpoints but still couldn't catch you. So I guess that my every move is also under your surveillance. You couldn't possibly not know that the Thousand-Faced Gentleman has been to the Su residence. You want to use this as a pretext to lure me into the Su family and make me willingly walk into it."
"I knew perfectly well that the Su family was filthy, so why would I risk going there myself? I didn't want to step foot inside their gates. Now, you've burned it all down, cleansing my Great Zhou of its filth. I should be grateful to General Su for allowing my Great Zhou to return to a land of peace and prosperity."
"Does Your Highness really think you have victory in your grasp?" Su Xuan said coldly.
"I have never regarded a traitor as an opponent." Xie Shang was not one to mince words, and his words were even more infuriating. He mocked in a sharp voice, "It's just a pity that the Su family's ancestral home, which has stood for nearly a hundred years, and the efforts of several generations of the Su family, their achievements, have not only been tarnished by you, an unworthy descendant, but you have also burned all their merits."
You were willing to burn down the Su family ancestral home because you thought your Su family was about to successfully usurp the throne, wanted to move elsewhere, and wanted to replace my Xie family. Have you had countless such dreams? Every time you wake up in the middle of the night, it's all for nothing. You're unwilling to accept it, you're never satisfied. Su Xuan, Su Xuan, you were clever all your life, but you were foolish for a moment. Why didn't you leave yourself a way out?
"You..." Su Xuan was furious. He wasn't surprised that Xie Shang knew the Thousand-Faced Gentleman was one of his men. When the Su family's spies in the palace were removed, he already knew that Xie Shang had begun to deal with the Su family.
Su Xuan prided himself on his deep cunning and his mastery of manipulating people's hearts. However, at this moment, he was utterly humiliated by Xie Shang. The Su family's achievements were what his grandfathers cared about, but he didn't care at all. What he wanted was his own hegemony. The royal family was full of cowards, yet the Su family had to bow down to them.
He seemed to have never known Xie Shang before. He was the emperor's most hated son. He had been in the army when he was young, but he was still disliked by the emperor. Even though he had entered the army, he had no foundation in the army. What could he use to fight against him?
He could return to the border; he had the means to establish himself as emperor. The legacy of three generations of the Su family was enough for him to build his own empire.
He said, "The Crown Prince clearly knows that I have been appointed as the Grand General, so how do you know that I will definitely come back, or even think that you will definitely capture me?"
Xie Shang said, "Didn't Su Tingwan just say that you and Ye Susu both gave birth to your children in the palace? With such a plan, why don't you come back to see your son?"
Su Xuan was suddenly shocked. It turned out that he had known all along that Ye Susu was not carrying his child, which was why he sent Ye Susu to the Cold Palace. But was all of this really Xie Shang's doing?
In other words, he was waiting for Ye Susu to give birth, and then he would use the child to lure him back to rebel.
Su Xuan couldn't figure it out no matter how hard he tried. He had a feeling that none of this had anything to do with Xie Shang, and that there was another hand controlling everything behind the scenes.
He remembered the dream Wanwan had told him about, a dream related to Jiang Fenghua, their dream of becoming empresses. Now he had no choice but to take a gamble.
At this moment, Xie Shang said coldly, "Archers, prepare..."
“I know Jiang Fenghua’s secret; she may not be the Crown Prince’s wife at all,” Su Xuan said loudly.
Before Xie Shang could react, Su Xuan continued, "You and Wanwan were so in love, you must have wanted to marry Wanwan. Although you later married Jiang Fenghua, after you became emperor, you still made Wanwan your empress. If Wanwan had become your empress, our Su family would not have rebelled. Our Su family would have supported His Highness the Crown Prince."
Xie Shang said coldly, "Are you saying that you disguised yourself as me, led people into the palace, and wanted to exterminate my Xie clan? These cannot be used as evidence of your rebellion. Or do you think that everything that happened tonight was just a joke? Su Xuan, do you really think I'm a three-year-old child who is so easy to fool?"
Su Tingwan's approach to me was premeditated, and the wolfish ambitions of your Su family are blatantly obvious. Now that the truth has been revealed, I will have your entire Su clan executed and displayed to the public."
Seeing that Xie Shang didn't believe him, Su Xuan said coldly, "Xie Shang, I admit you are somewhat clever, but you are still too inexperienced. If you wait another ten or twenty years before taking action against my Su family, I will admire you. But now you want to wipe out my Su family? You are just daydreaming."
Xie Shang said coldly, "Then I'll show you whether I can wipe out the Su family."
Su Xuan suddenly laughed, "Your Highness misunderstood me. What I meant was, doesn't Your Highness think things are progressing too fast? Back when you and Wanwan were together, didn't you really think about needing the Su family's help to become the Crown Prince? I thought you and Wanwan were engaged because you had already figured it out. At that time, Prince Heng wanted the Su family's help to seize that position."
"If my Su family helped you, and Your Highness is a man of great loyalty and righteousness, given your relationship with Wanwan, it would be natural for you to make Wanwan Empress. Wanwan once said that she had a dream in which Jiang Fenghua was not Empress, but a concubine you abandoned in the harem, whom you only granted the title of Virtuous Consort." He did not mention that Jiang Fenghua was his first wife.
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