Chapter 768: Carrying the Burden
The emperor looked down at her expressionlessly.
"How do you know that Zhaoyang is heartless?" Emperor Xuanping's voice was light and no emotion could be heard.
Madam Cao immediately said, "When I was young, I learned some medical skills and accidentally felt the princess's pulse. Your Majesty, you can tell whether this is true or not by checking Lu Chaochao's pulse!"
"Mrs. Xu harbors evil intentions and keeps silent about the facts. I wonder what her intention is! For the sake of our Beizhao foundation, Your Majesty, please conduct a thorough investigation!" Her face was filled with concern for the country and the people. Behind her, Zheng Hexuan lowered his head and trembled.
His mother was so scary. As a young boy, he vaguely realized that he seemed to have done something wrong.
Cao pointed out Lu Chaochao as a demon in public, and everyone remained silent.
"Your Majesty, please call the imperial physician quickly. We can tell whether it is a human or a monster by feeling its pulse!" She looked at Lu Chaochao sitting on the chair and pursed her lips.
She has no way out!
Lord Zheng closed his eyes weakly. He knew that his wife had a very good relationship with Madam Xu when she was still unmarried.
They had some conflicts after marriage and stopped communicating with each other, but I didn't expect that she would have such thoughts.
I thought it was just a small conflict between girls, but now, she wants to kill the Lu family!
"Your Majesty, the lady spoke nonsense and offended the princess. Please forgive her. I will take her back to the palace immediately and will never let her offend the princess again!"
"Please forgive me, Your Majesty and the Princess. I deserve to die. It was my failure to manage my family well that led to today's incident. Cao has gone insane. I will take her to the family temple to be raised. The green lamp and the ancient Buddha will always be with her for the rest of her life."
"I, this old minister, am willing to take full responsibility for the crime!" Lord Zheng knelt tremblingly beside Mrs. Cao, and Mrs. Cao almost gritted her teeth.
There was a gleam of jealousy in his eyes.
"I'm not sick!"
Lord Zheng was shivering all over. "You are sick, terminally ill, hopeless!!"
There was no outsider in the hall at the moment, and the emperor closed his eyes gently.
"Zheng Aiqing, why do you have to do this? The crime she committed is worthy of having her entire clan exterminated!"
"She has evil intentions and is trying to frame the Sun of Beizhao!" the emperor shouted sternly.
Lord Zheng knelt on the ground, not daring to raise his head.
"Your Majesty, what I said is all true. Please let the imperial physician take my pulse!" Mrs. Cao was panicked. Why didn't Your Majesty punish Lu Chaochao? Why not investigate this matter thoroughly?
Suddenly, she was startled.
Emperor, did you already know this? She felt a chill in her heart and suddenly regretted it, but there was no turning back.
Then the emperor said, "Drag this vicious woman away and beat her to death!"
"Sir Zheng, if your son doesn't know how to teach, would you like me to discipline him for you?"
“Get out now!” The emperor kicked Zheng Hexuan hard. Zheng Hexuan spit out blood and fell to the ground with a pale face.
"Son!"
"Master, save us, save us. I know I was wrong..."
"Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. I was bewitched by the person in my dream, and I know I was wrong." Cao knelt on the ground and wailed like a madman for mercy. Emperor Xuanping frowned when he heard this.
Cao immediately said, "I am innocent. I have never meant to harm anyone. I was bewitched by the evil spirit in my dream. It said that Princess Zhaoyang is heartless and will bring disaster to the world. She is the source of chaos."
"I am innocent." Cao knelt on the ground and begged for mercy with tears and snot streaming down her face.
The emperor looked at her coldly: "Are you innocent? You know a little bit about medicine, so you must have verified it long ago, right?"
"How can you be innocent when you accuse the princess of being unintentional in public?"
"How dare you, bitch, plot to murder my Northern Zhao Sun! You deserve to be killed!"
"Drag him out now!" the emperor was furious.
Cao immediately screamed and wailed: "Your Majesty, I know I was wrong. I know I was wrong. I will never dare to do it again. Your Majesty..." She was really wrong.
At that time, the Cao family was at its peak, and she was a noble lady who was praised by everyone wherever she went.
Later, the Cao family fell into decline and the Xu family rose. How could she feel at ease? How could she be willing to watch people who are not as good as her being the center of attention?
She had spent countless nights jealous of Xu Shiyun's good fortune. Her father and brother were very successful and loved her deeply.
She had sent many storybooks to the Xu family, telling them stories about talented men and beautiful women, and stories of love and contentment.
Xu Shiyun is naive, and she has an even stronger filter for people who study.
Later, Xu Shiyun married into the Loyal and Brave Marquisate, which had only the title but no real power. And she herself married into the Zheng family as a concubine for the purpose of marriage.
Although Lord Zheng was remarried and older, he had a say in the court, so she was satisfied with him.
Obviously, Xu Shiyun had been under her feet for eighteen years.
Why? Why! ! There will be a day when things will turn around!
It’s all because of Lu Chaochao, it’s all because of Lu Chaochao! ! It all started with her.
Cao was tempted, but Lu Chaochao had a high status in Beizhao and Nanguo, so she did not dare to show any dissatisfaction. Until, she heard about Wuxin's affairs in her dream.
She hated it so much.
I hate the unfairness of fate and the blindness of God. Why did he give all the favors to Xu Shiyun?
She refused to accept and she was unwilling to give in! !
Cao was dragged onto the street like a dead dog. The guards stood on both sides and shouted loudly: "Cao has falsely accused the princess. Your Majesty orders her to be beaten to death! Execute!"
The stick was black and looked extremely heavy. It fell on Mrs. Cao again and again, and Mrs. Cao's screams were endless.
The people around her pointed and talked, and some even spat in her face, accusing her of repaying kindness with enmity and framing the princess.
Mrs. Cao's mouth was full of blood from biting herself. She wanted to open her mouth to explain the truth, but she couldn't say a word.
All my internal organs were aching, the pain went deep into my bones, and my mouth was full of blood foam every time I breathed.
In a trance, I seemed to see Xu Shiyun.
Xu Shiyun stood outside with an indifferent look. Deng Zhi cursed softly, "You are such an ungrateful person. When the Cao family was in trouble, you helped her so much. You have spent so much energy worrying about hurting her self-esteem."
"He's a heartless person."
Xu Shiyun was losing interest. She was no longer at the age where she would cry for others. She was only worried that Cao's fuss, which was unintentional, had left a mark on everyone's mind. The future is full of hidden disasters.
"Let people pay attention to the people's opinions and guide public opinion."
Xu Shiyun was very worried, but what surprised her was that the people spontaneously protected Princess Zhaoyang. The guide who was arranged was not used.
Emperor Xuanping stood on the nine-story pagoda, his clothes fluttering in the breeze. He looked at the thousands of lights outside the palace gate and sighed deeply.
"Even if she didn't mean it, how could I punish her?" I'm so heartbroken.
Emperor Xuanping knew it very well now. It turned out that the Beizhao heart, which had been passed down from generation to generation, was protecting the heart of the dynasty.
It’s her, Lu Chaochao’s heart.
Thousands of years ago, her heart has been protecting this land.
Originally, the item should have been returned to its original owner, but she gave up the heart again and returned it, integrating it into the human world, becoming a true heartless person.
"All these lights are on because she is carrying the burden forward."
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