The Emperor was still staring at the contents of the memorial, furious. "These damned people dared to deceive the late Emperor, causing him to wrongly punish a general who was loyal to the Ling Dynasty."
The people in the court listened to the emperor's words with their heads bowed, each with their own thoughts. Why had this case from ten years ago been brought up again?
"The court session is over," the Emperor said, then turned and left, clutching the memorial in his hand.
Lai Fu glanced at the Emperor with slight surprise. He had never seen the Emperor so out of control before. It seemed there was some hidden reason behind this that had angered the Emperor.
Back in the imperial study, the emperor threw the memorials onto the table, leaned back in his chair, closed his eyes, and seemed lost in thought. Laifu simply ordered a cup of hot tea to be brought over and then stood quietly to the side.
After a long while, the Emperor finally sat up straight, staring at the contents of the memorial. A glint of shrewdness flashed in his eyes. Treason, colluding with the enemy—this charge was truly…
He Liufeng was also full of doubts. After returning to the palace, he summoned Ling Mu and asked, "Ling Mu, have you found anything about General Yang Wei?"
"Master, I haven't found anything." Ling Mu shook his head. He had only just learned that Lieutenant General Li Yuan had secretly uncovered such a big matter.
At that time, General Yang Wei's affair caused quite a stir. Moreover, Yang Wei was originally a subordinate of General Shen. Later, General Shen was falsely accused of treason, and Yang Wei became the general.
However, not long after, some people claimed that Yang Wei had also colluded with other countries, and they even produced evidence. All the men in Yang Wei's family were beheaded, and the women were exiled or put into the lowest social class, becoming prostitutes forever.
"Alright, let's investigate this matter thoroughly, especially Li Yuan, to see when he started investigating and how much evidence he has." He Liufeng waved his hand.
"Yes, Master, I'll go right away." Ling Mu nodded.
Just as Qu Qingxi reached the door, she heard He Liufeng mention an unfamiliar name.
When Ling Mu saw Qu Qingxi, he bowed to her and then turned and left.
"Who is Li Yuan? What did he do?" Qu Qingxi asked curiously, noticing the strange expression on He Liufeng's face.
"Li Yuan was originally one of General Yang Wei's subordinates. He later became a military officer and is currently serving in Jingzhou. He came back specifically for the year-end. Just now at the morning court, he said that Yang Wei was wronged and even brought evidence. The emperor read the memorial and left angrily."
General Yang Wei? Yang Qianqian's father? So, this really did happen as the system predicted?
"Does Yang Wei have another daughter who was sent to a brothel after that incident and became a lowly person?" Qu Qingxi raised an eyebrow and looked at He Liufeng.
"Yes, you know about this too?" He Liufeng asked, somewhat surprised.
"Do you still remember Miss Yang, whom I brought back from the Misty Rain Pavilion before?"
"You don't mean to say that Miss Yang is Yang Wei's daughter, do you?" He Liufeng was stunned.
"Yes, her real name is Yang Qianqian, and she is Yang Wei's daughter." Qu Qingxi nodded.
He Liufeng blinked. So, Qu Qingxi already knew about this and even managed to bring Yang Qianqian out of the Misty Rain Pavilion?
Judging from Qu Qingxi's expression, she didn't do it unintentionally at all. Did she already know that Yang Wei's case would be overturned sooner or later?
As if knowing what He Liufeng was thinking, Qu Qingxi lowered her head and chuckled softly, "I've found out some things about this matter, and I also know that Yang Wei was wronged at the time. When I was at Yanyu Tower, I met Yang Qianqian and thought she was a good girl, so I brought her out with me."
There's really no way to explain this. Qu Qingxi can't exactly say that she could hear Ren Nuanyun's conversation with the system, which is why she rescued Yang Qianqian from Yanyu Tower before Ren Nuanyun could.
"Then, do you know that Yang Wei's matter will be brought up today?" He Liufeng stared at Qu Qingxi. For some reason, he sometimes felt that Qu Qingxi was like a prophet, knowing in advance what would happen later.
"He Liufeng, why do you have this idea?" Qu Qingxi looked at He Liufeng suspiciously, but did not answer his question directly, because she knew that she actually had no way to explain it.
"It just feels like you knew in advance that Yang Wei would be exonerated."
"You're overthinking it. How would I know about such things? When I first learned that the Yang Wei case was a miscarriage of justice, I felt that justice would prevail sooner or later. At that time, I also found out that Yang Wei had been my maternal grandfather's subordinate and that Yang Wei was my daughter. Naturally, I felt differently about her than others."
Qu Qingxi slowly walked to He Liufeng's side and sat down, her face showing no sign of panic or guilt.
"I see." He Liufeng understood. If that was the case, then it made perfect sense.
He knew a lot about General Shen's deeds. General Shen's subordinates were all loyal to him. As far as he knew, General Shen had taken special measures to protect Yang Wei when he sensed something was wrong. Who knew that in the end, Yang Wei and his whole family would suffer because of the same false accusation.
However, he did not expect that Qu Qingxi would actually investigate the events of that year, as well as her maternal grandparents' family.
"Qingxi, about what happened back then, my father was also deceived, which is why..." He Liufeng looked at Qu Qingxi, hesitating to speak.
Regardless of what happened back then, it's too late now. He wanted to defend his father, but he felt powerless and helpless, as the Shen family could never come back to life.
Qu Qingxi's mother also lost her support because of this. She passed away soon after giving birth to Qu Qingxi, which indirectly led to Qu Qingxi being unloved and suffering a lot of grievances from a young age.
“What happened back then has already happened. No matter what we say, it can’t be undone. Besides, I’m not a member of the Shen family, nor am I my mother, so I have no right to say anything about forgiveness.”
Qu Qingxi was just a newcomer. Even if she had such a relationship with He Liufeng, she could not represent the Shen family in forgiving everything the late emperor had done.
Ultimately, the tragedy occurred because the late emperor feared General Shen's military power and prestige, listened to slander, and thus the tragedy took place.
"I know, but I hope you won't hold any grudges against me because of this." He Liufeng's biggest worry was that Qu Qingxi would become estranged from him because of this.
He was, after all, the son of the late emperor, and he respected his father. However, this matter was indeed due to his father's failure to investigate it thoroughly in time.
"No, that's not true. If I really had any reservations, I wouldn't have let things develop to this point." Qu Qingxi shook her head.
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