Chapter 491 She is the murderer
Upon hearing this, Xie Shang's murderous intent intensified. Now he finally understood what Su Qingqing was planning to do. "Your mother made you marry the young prince of the Hu tribe, while she married the king of the Hu tribe. Even if she can't kill Jiang Fenghua now, you will still use the Hu tribe to deal with the Great Zhou and avenge the Su family when you gain power in the future!"
"Ling'er, the blood of the Xie family flows in your veins, yet you conspired with your mother to destroy the Xie family's empire." Xie Shang said with heartache, "I have always regarded you as my dearest sister and always wanted to keep you. You are still the princess of the Xie family. I never expected that you would betray me."
Upon hearing this, Xie Ling'er quickly said, "I didn't, I didn't want to betray Fifth Brother. They said that Father Emperor wronged the Su family, that the Su family guarded the country's borders for us, and that none of this was Fifth Brother's intention, but rather that Jiang Fenghua had influenced him. So they didn't want to take revenge on Fifth Brother, but rather on Jiang Fenghua."
"So you were instigated by them," Xie Shang said coldly. No wonder Jiang Fenghua said Xie Ling'er was not worthy of being a princess of the Great Zhou. She was indeed not worthy, and she was not even worthy of having the blood of the Xie family flowing in her veins.
Xie Ling'er was stunned for a moment, then nodded blankly, "Yes." She didn't know who to listen to now; both sides were her family, and she didn't want them to get hurt.
Xie Shang then instructed people to keep a close watch on the Ninth Princess before leaving her palace.
Lin Feng followed him out. "The person who injured Aoxue was a member of the Su family's assassins. The person who assassinated the Empress in Hengyang last time was also a member of the Su family's assassins. Su Xuan has trained so many assassins. It seems that Su Xuan's rebellious intentions are not new."
Xie Shang said in a deep voice, "The Su family truly deserves to die."
Lin Feng was stunned. The Emperor shouldn't...
"Investigate whether the wealthy merchant surnamed Ruan is male or female," Xie Shang said coldly. "I do not wish Lianye to know about this matter."
Lin Feng paused for a moment, then mustered his courage and said, "When Madam Jian said those things, she had ulterior motives. Just like Consort Su, she wanted to sow discord between the Emperor and the Empress. In fact, the person who was chasing the Su family's henchmen was just a businessman. Whether he was a man or a woman, or even whether his surname was Jiang or Ruan, it had no impact on the Emperor."
Xie Shang stared coldly at Lin Feng, "Did I say anything?"
“This humble servant knows that the Empress’s maiden name is Jiang Ruan. Your Majesty thinks that the Empress is hiding her identity.” Lin Feng boldly guessed, “Lianye told this humble servant that her young lady is a very kind person. Before she married Your Majesty, she helped many people. A very kind person would not have any other disloyal intentions, so Your Majesty does not need to investigate the merchant surnamed Ruan.”
In fact, Lin Feng had done so many things for the Emperor. When Madam Jian mentioned that a merchant had offered a large sum of money to hunt down the Su family, and even said that the man's surname was Ruan, the first person he thought of was the Empress. But so what? The Su family deserved to be killed anyway.
If the Empress doesn't kill the Su family's henchmen, the Su family will kill the Empress, just like what's happening now.
Xie Shang was also stunned for a moment. He wanted to get angry, but in the end, he turned around and left without saying a word.
Lin Feng still wanted to persuade the Emperor not to argue with the Empress. They hadn't spoken for several days, and today, after finally going to Chenxi Palace, something almost happened.
He added, "Lianye also said that because her young lady would never be happy, she would never marry me; she would stay with her young lady for the rest of her life."
Xie Shang turned around and glared at him coldly, "Are you blaming me for not being able to find a wife yourself?"
"This humble servant dares not. This humble servant only feels that since His Majesty has already married her young lady, he should let her be happy." So this is why Hongxiu and Lianye are unwilling to marry; they both feel that the Empress is not happy at all.
At first, when Lin Feng heard these words, he thought that Lian Ye was overthinking things. Her young lady was already the empress, and should be the happiest and most powerful woman in the world. Why would she be unhappy?
It wasn't until the Emperor repeatedly tested the Empress, favored the concubines in the harem, and fathered other imperial offspring that he realized he understood: liking someone is selfish; liking someone means you can only like that one person, and you can't like others.
The master had his own troubles after becoming emperor. An emperor cannot have only one woman, the empress. Therefore, Lianye felt that her mistress was unhappy. They even argued about this, each feeling indignant for their master.
Dawn Palace.
Granny Wang had the palace cleaned again, and had Xiao Fuzi sent back to his hometown for burial, along with a generous pension and funeral expenses for his family.
Cai Ping's poisoning wasn't severe, and she survived. However, the venom damaged her throat, rendering her unable to speak. This incident served as a lesson for the people of Chenxi Palace: they shouldn't eat anything given to them by strangers and should be more careful in the future. It's just a pity that Xiao Fuzi lost her life in vain.
Ao Xue and Lin Yu personally inspected every corner of Chenxi Palace, fearing that something harmful might emerge again with the arrival of spring.
At this moment, the entire Dawn Palace was quiet.
Jiang Fenghua led Xie Ziyan and Xie Hongzhu into the bedchamber and never came out.
Xie Shang did not return directly to the Imperial Study, but instead went to Chenxi Palace again.
The eunuch guarding the gate saw the emperor go up and then return, and hurriedly bowed and greeted him.
Xie Shang said in a deep voice, "No need to announce me, I will go in myself."
He walked to Jiang Fenghua's door, only to find it still tightly closed. From inside came the melodious sound of reading, as clear as flowing water. When she read a certain passage, Xie Ziyan and Xie Hongyou would ask what it meant, and Jiang Fenghua would patiently explain it to them.
He thought: What could such young children possibly know?
However, the next second, Xie Ziyan not only understood the meaning, but also described some stories she had heard, and occasionally recited a line or two of poetry.
Xie Hongyou then quoted several classic texts and made some very reasonable points.
Jiang Fenghua's patient and gentle voice came out, and he wanted to knock on the door but eventually gave up.
She wouldn't be at ease until Su Qingqing died, but he had just let go of the culprit who wanted to harm her and her child. Going in now would only increase their argument.
Xie Shang didn't linger. His gaze was firm and cold as ice. He simply instructed Granny Wang to take good care of the Empress and the young prince and princess before leaving.
Inside the bedchamber, Jiang Fenghua saw the imposing figure on the door but didn't say anything. Xie Shang must have gone to find Xie Ling'er!
His return to Chenxi Palace suggests he has resolved the matter successfully.
A barely perceptible, cold smile curled at the corner of her lips. Let him be!
When facing her two children, her eyes remained gentle and loving; in this life, all she wanted was to raise them well.
Xie Shang is now walking the same path he walked in his previous life, and she will not interfere in his politics.
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