Chapter 186 The Evil in the Human Heart
"Beifeng, go guard the gate, and send someone to tell General Shen that Miss Shen is here. Also, call Nanfeng back."
Jiang Xun took Shen Jiasui's hand and walked inside while giving instructions.
Looking at Sui Sui's appearance, I guess she hasn't returned home yet. We can't make her uncle and aunt worry.
Bei Feng also realized the seriousness of the situation and hurried away.
This is the Anyang Marquis’ Mansion, and this is Jiang Xun’s courtyard.
After entering the house, Jiang Xun first pulled Shen Jiasui to sit behind the desk, then he quickly walked into the inner room and wrung out two cold handkerchiefs.
"Sui Sui, don't be impatient, talk slowly, I am here with you."
Jiang Xun's voice was steady and calm. While speaking, he was already wiping Shen Jiasui's face with a cold towel.
Her originally clear eyes were now full of bloodshot, so red that they seemed to be dripping with blood. The area around her eye sockets was severely swollen, and there were traces of tears on her face that had not been wiped away.
A cool touch fell on his face, and accompanied by Jiang Xun's steady and gentle voice, Shen Jiasui finally calmed down slowly.
She tilted her head slightly and let Jiang Xun wipe her, whispering, "Ah Xun, I finally understand what you meant by 'conclusive evidence' in your previous life."
"Because, the 'evidence' is indeed true."
After these words were spoken, Jiang Xun paused slightly.
At this moment, Shen Jiasui raised his eyes and looked directly at Jiang Xun, tears welling up in his red eyes again.
"But it's not my father, A Xun. My father is innocent. They played a trick to change the facts. The one who is truly guilty is Gu Xizhi's father."
"He was the one who communicated with the generals of the Desert Country, colluding with the rebels to commit treason. In the end, evil was punished. I don't know where the mistake was, but he was the one who died on the battlefield."
"I guess he never expected that he would never come back. Whether these letters were not destroyed or deliberately kept as bargaining chips, they were eventually discovered by Gu Xizhi."
"I don't know what Gu Xizhi was thinking when she decided to keep these letters, but the evil of human nature is far beyond my imagination."
"Ah Xun, on the day when Lu Yunzheng and I broke off our engagement, Gu Xizhi was full of righteous indignation, saying that she had done a great favor to my Shen family and that my Shen family was ungrateful."
"But it turns out that when she followed my father back to the capital, she already knew that everything was her father's fault!"
"How could she enjoy the kindness of my Shen family so comfortably, and then turn around and push our family into an abyss of no return!"
Having said this, Shen Jiasui clenched his hands into fists.
The reason why she did not return home immediately but came to look for Axun was because the truth was too cruel for her father.
My father was very promising at a young age and became famous in the army. He had a kind personality and not only treated his officers and soldiers like brothers, but also lived and ate with them, making him very popular.
Left Deputy General Gu Changshen and Right Deputy General Lu Yongzhu were Daddy’s right-hand men and had accompanied him through life and death for decades.
How could he know, or dare to imagine, that someone who was as close to him as a brother would one day betray him?
Dad felt guilty and wanted to repay the favor, but he didn't expect to bring a poisonous snake home.
There is an old saying, "The human heart is more dangerous than mountains and rivers, and more difficult to understand than the heavens." It is truly thought-provoking.
People's hearts are so cunning that it is difficult for honest people to take a single step. However, if people knew the full picture, most of them would not denounce the evil people, but would instead laugh at the honest people for being so stupid and trusting of others.
The most lamentable thing is that even this honest man felt guilty and self-blaming the first moment after he knew the truth.
Thinking of this, Shen Jiasui felt heavy-hearted, but she also knew that after calming down, she should let her father know the truth as soon as possible.
When Jiang Xun heard this, he had already figured out the details of the Shen family's treason case in the previous life.
From this it seems that the crime of treason and collaboration with the enemy did exist, the evidence is real, and the fact that Gu Changshen fell into an ambush can also be verified.
As long as we can imitate General Shen's handwritten letter and confuse the audience a little, the facts will become:
There is solid evidence that Shen Zhengsheng was collaborating with the enemy and committing treason, and Gu Changshen, who fell into the trap that year, became the victim instead. In the end, he was so loyal and righteous that he sacrificed himself to save Shen Zhengsheng.
In such a clever way, the perpetrator and the victim switched places, but the evidence was all there and there was no way to defend themselves.
Of course, there is one final reason why this situation was successful.
The Shen family has lost its military power, Shen Zhengsheng has lost his arm, and General Dingguo's mansion has become a waste. Now it is involved in the struggle for succession and has become a bargaining chip in the game.
The two princes were busy using the Shen family, while His Majesty——
As long as it does not affect the war with the Mo Kingdom and can allow him to see the methods and abilities of the two princes, what does it matter if he loses a retired general who can no longer serve the country?
Facts have proved that in the previous life, the father and son of the Lu family did bring a great victory to the Sheng Dynasty.
This is the cruelty of political struggle. No one cares about the life or death of the Shen family.
Apart from the entire Shen family who suffered misfortune, apart from the survivors Sui Sui, apart from...he who came from another world, had no desire to live, and did not want to see his loyal ministers being wronged.
When his thoughts reached this point, Jiang Xun's loving gaze fell on Shen Jiasui's face.
He knew in his heart that with her intelligence, she must have seen this as well.
Shen Jiasui exhaled slowly.
She suddenly raised her head, picked up the cold handkerchief on the table, and covered her face with it.
The coolness seeped through her skin, making her shiver.
She said, "Ah Xun, it's so cruel."
"Why are the lives of my Shen family so cheap?"
"I know, I know many, many precedents of loyal ministers not having a good end, but this... should not be the fate of a loyal minister."
"How can this world... make all the honest people lose their hearts..."
The cold handkerchief did not cover the tears. They rolled down the cheeks and accumulated on Shen Jiansui's chin, but were wiped away by Jiang Xun before they fell.
He didn't say anything else, but asked firmly and purposefully, "What do you want to do, Sui Sui?"
The implication was that as long as Shen Jiasui opened his mouth, no matter what he wanted to do, he would be happy to do it and give it his all.
Shen Jiasui suddenly opened his eyes when he heard this.
She took off the handkerchief from her face and said in a cold voice: "Ah Xun, in that side room, many impulsive thoughts flashed through my mind."
"I wish I could burn all the books in that room, and then I'll pick up my sword and stab Gu Xizhi and Lu Yunzheng to pieces!"
"In this way, the disaster that caused my Shen family to be wiped out in the previous life will be solved."
"But the smell in that room hurts my eyes and makes my mind particularly clear."
"Tracing back to the source, Axun, all of this is due to the unkindness of those in power."
As he said this, Shen Jiasui slowly straightened his back.
She knew that she was going further and further down the path of heresy and treason.
But she chose not to look back and never came back!
Emperor Sheng treated his subjects like ants, acted erratically, and used all means to choose a crown prince, without mercy or justice.
The two princes had their own ulterior motives. They used every possible means to fight for power and profit, and threw benevolence and virtue aside.
If all this does not change, even if her Shen family escapes this disaster, will there be other reasons that will cause them to suffer misfortune again in the future?
Even if his Shen family can rest easy from now on, will there be a second or third "Shen family" in the court and among the people?
"Ah Xun, no one should become a victim of the power struggle between superiors!"
"Human life has always been the most precious and valuable. This is the righteousness of heaven and earth and the right way for mankind."
"If someone in a high position takes advantage of his power and decides life and death, then even if I get hurt, I will still be against them!"
Having said this, Shen Jiasui slowly exhaled and finally revealed his plan:
"Ah Xun, I want to know, if a prince deliberately framed a loyal and honest person and the evidence is irrefutable, will he lose his chance of becoming emperor?"
"If that's the case, I've made up my mind!"
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