Chapter 447 It was Lin Yu who killed Su Tingwan
Xie Shang felt Jiang Fenghua's aloofness and panicked instantly. He wanted to say that he didn't mean to eavesdrop on the siblings' conversation, nor did he mean to get close to Zhu Yiyi.
Is she disappointed in him and doesn't want to talk to him anymore?
Her face was pale, her lips were bloodless, and she turned her face to the side.
He clenched his fists, unsure how to begin. It turned out that so many people wanted to harm her and her child, even her family. No wonder Jiang Jinyan said she had always been protecting her family.
She gained the title of Empress by marrying him, but this title also brought her much struggle and danger. No wonder the Jiang family did not want her to marry into the royal family. She lived in constant fear every day and even almost lost her life.
Jiang Jinyan said that if she married an ordinary man, a promising man like Xiao Yu, or a man like Grand Tutor Jiang who was devoted to his wife, would she not live in such fear?
A sharp glint flashed in his eyes. Jiang Fenghua belonged only to me, not to anyone else. He could not give her to anyone else.
The panic he felt when she fainted was still lingering in his mind. He couldn't bear the pain of losing her. At this moment, he was only grateful that she was alright.
Ruan Ruan, it turns out you have so many things hidden in your heart, so many worries, so many things to guard against. It's all my fault. I almost harmed you and the child. Why did I let a dream that Su Tingwan and Su Xuan made up on the spot disturb my mind? Will I become as suspicious as my father after I become the emperor?
Xie Shang suddenly dared not approach her, for he was afraid he would hurt her. Hadn't he also used every means to secure the throne? After becoming the crown prince and even the emperor, he still resorted to any means to consolidate his power.
He said in a deep voice, "Granny Wang, take good care of the Empress." After saying that, he turned and left.
Jiang Jinyan hurriedly chased after him, "Your Majesty."
Xie Shang stared coldly at Lin Yu, "Come out with me."
He didn't want to ask Jiang Fenghua and upset her, which would hurt the child. He also didn't like to guess, and he didn't have the time to guess. Asking Lin Yu would be more direct.
Lin Yu was anxious and flustered, but in the end she followed him to another private room.
Xie Shang concealed all his hostility, staring at Lin Yu's face—an extremely beautiful face—and started a conversation, "When did you find out you were Ao Xue's sister?"
Even though Lin Yu was used to all kinds of things and considered herself to be in complete control, she was still a little timid at this moment. The emperor's majesty made her lose in terms of momentum. Xie Shang was not an ordinary emperor. He was not easy to fool. His sudden question was probably because he wanted to know something else!
Seeing that she remained expressionless, as if she was thinking of a solution, or even how to deceive him, Xie Shang said calmly, "I am very patient and will wait for Manager Lin to explain things to me slowly."
Lin Yu overcame her fear and timidity, "The day the Su family wants to blow up the Jiang family."
Xie Shang knew that Jiang Fenghua wanted to leave the palace that day, and she was afraid that he would not allow it, so she went to Taihua Palace to find her. "That day, Ruan Ruan did not leave the palace to see Zhang Yumo give birth, but because she found out Su Xuan's whereabouts. She even guessed that Su Xuan had planted gunpowder in Shengjing City. She and Jiang Jinyan disappeared for a while in the middle of the journey to find you."
"Yes." Lin Yu was a little nervous. "That day I killed Su Tingwan and the Hu prince who rescued Su Tingwan, and the Empress covered it up for me." She had already informed Jiang Jinyan.
Xie Shang frowned and sat up straight. "Did you kill Su Tingwan? Why? Why did you kill her?" His men had already found Su Tingwan's body in the back mountain of Jishantang.
Hatred flashed in Lin Yu's eyes. "Why can't I kill her? The whole Su family deserves to die. Su Dehai and Yang Jing killed our family members, so why can't I kill theirs?"
Xie Shang was speechless. "It's you who has a grudge against the Su family, not Jiang Fenghua."
“The Empress is kind-hearted and cannot bear to see us poor people suffer at the hands of the Su family. She doesn’t harbor hatred, but acts out of a sense of justice.” She added, “Has Your Majesty forgotten the case of Yang Jing’s murder three years ago?”
Xie Shang felt as if he had heard a shocking secret, "You are all murderers, no, when Yang Jing was killed, I and..."
He paused, then said, "At that time, she was in the Prince Heng's residence and did not go out. Moreover, Tan Wanqing has already admitted that she killed Yang Jing. How many secrets do you and Ruan Ruan have?"
Lin Yu knew that if she didn't explain things clearly today, it would create a hidden danger for Jiang Fenghua. Anyway, Jiang Fenghua had grown up outside since she was a child, and no one would suspect that she had unintentionally saved Lin Yu, who was being bullied by the Su family.
She was going all out. Even if the emperor caught her and killed her, she would have no regrets. "The emperor is the Son of Heaven of the nation, protecting all the subjects of the Great Zhou Dynasty. Is the emperor still searching for the murderers of corrupt officials? The emperor's actions have chilled not only the Empress's heart, but also the hearts of the people of the world."
Xie Shang's eyes flashed with a fierce light; the people around Jiang Fenghua were quite bold.
Lin Yu continued, “The imperial court has fostered so many corrupt officials who harm the people, force good women into prostitution, and cause families to be ruined and people to die. Your Majesty, when our relatives are murdered, who can we turn to for the murderers and for justice?”
While we were living a life worse than death, the Emperor was still living a life of luxury, cuddling with women like Su Tingwan. At that time, did the Emperor even know whose daughter the men of the Yang and Su families were holding in their arms?
Is this world really so corrupt that those in power are not born to protect the weak, but only to indulge in their own pleasures and oppress the people?
Xie Shang's face was extremely ugly, and he even felt embarrassed. Lin Yu had said that her godmother had died at the hands of the Su family, and Tan Wanqing's sister had also been tortured to death by Yang Jing.
His eyes seemed to spit fire, but he held back the moment he thought of Jiang Fenghua. Had Ruan Ruan always thought this of him? He wanted to be a wise ruler, not a foolish one.
He suppressed his anger and said coldly, "So you and Ruan Ruan have known each other since childhood, and even when you met later, you always hid your identities. Her purpose was to use my identity as a prince to get rid of the Su family."
Jiang Fenghua has always been so clever, so he wasn't very angry. He was just shocked by how deep Jiang Fenghua's schemes were.
"Your Majesty, ask yourself, is this how the Empress married you? Was it a scheme she plotted? Wasn't it a marriage bestowed upon her by your royal family?" Lin Yu said coldly. "I understand now. So Your Majesty feels that the Empress deceived you. It's a lie that she bore you children, that she almost lost her life because of your miscarriage, that she even eliminated the Yang family to make you famous and powerful, and that she helped you secure the throne by eliminating the treacherous Su family."
"What Your Majesty considers genuine? Even a high-ranking official like Censor Zhu, who outwardly obeys but inwardly defies you, is truly acting in your best interests. But the women of your harem are genuinely loyal to you; none of them have plotted against you. In Your Majesty's heart, only the Empress is scheming against you. If you distrust the Empress so much, why not let her return to the mountains and be the Jiang Fenghua she once was?" She finished speaking, her vest almost soaked with sweat. Her death didn't matter; it all depended on the Emperor's attitude.
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