Shen Tangning raised her head and smiled, "Father, rest assured, I will definitely take good care of you in the future."
Shen Chang was moved by her words, but he didn't see the fleeting sarcasm in her eyes.
...
After leaving Shen Chang's place, Shen Tangning turned to look at Shen Ci: "Ready?"
Shen Ci took a deep breath and nodded seriously: "Don't worry, elder sister, I will submit the memorial first thing tomorrow morning."
Her eyelids lowered slightly, and she suddenly asked, "Once the arrow is released, there's no turning back. You'll definitely bear a lot of infamy because of this in the future, Aci. Have you thought it through?"
From Shen Ci's perspective, apart from favoring Fang and her daughter, their father was not particularly wicked, so doing such a thing would inevitably put pressure on him.
Shen Ci stopped and looked at her seriously: "I don't care about other people's opinions. I only know that it was my father's tacit approval and indulgence that made Fang and her daughter so fearless and hurt my sister and mother. He is not a qualified father."
He paused, then pursed his lips tightly. "I've grown up now. You used to be the ones who sheltered me from the wind and rain; now it's my turn to protect you and Mother."
Shen Tangning stared at him for a while, then smiled and said, "Okay."
——
The following day, a piece of news shocked the court and the public!
Someone reported that Shen Chang had abused his power for personal gain, embezzled and accepted bribes amounting to tens of thousands of taels of silver over the years, and submitted a series of incriminating evidence.
This person was Shen Chang's son, Shen Ci.
Such a righteous act of sacrificing family ties was truly astonishing, and the hall was extremely quiet.
Shen Chang stared intently at the person standing in the center of the hall, his eyes filled with a mixture of shock and anger, making it difficult for him to react for a moment.
With his head bowed, Shen Ci calmly stated, "Every word I have said is true. I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly!"
Emperor Chongde's face turned cold, and he glanced at Shen Chang with an extremely icy look: "Very well, very well indeed!"
Shen Chang panicked and tried to defend himself: "Your Majesty, please understand, I am innocent..."
He believed he had done his job cleanly and was always careful, taking small amounts of money so as not to leave any evidence. Where did Shen Ci collect this evidence from?
Just then, someone rushed into the hall: "Your Majesty, Minister Shen's concubine, Fang, has presented a letter written in blood from prison, accusing Minister Shen of embezzlement and bribery!"
boom!
Shen Chang was shocked, and an expression of disbelief flashed in his eyes.
Aunt Fang actually betrayed him?!
"Bring it here!"
Emperor Chongde's voice was sharp. Eunuch Fu jogged over to take the blood-written letter and presented it to him for a look. The emperor glanced at it, his face instantly turning extremely gloomy. He then threw the blood-written letter to the ground.
"Shen Chang, what else do you have to say?!"
Before his mind could process what was happening, Shen Chang's knees buckled and he fell to his knees, his face deathly pale: "...Your Majesty, spare my life! It must be that Fang family member who holds a grudge and deliberately slanders me!"
Seeing that he was still not giving up, Emperor Chongde sneered: "Where is Fang Shi? Summon someone to confront him!"
The guard looked troubled and stammered:
"Your Majesty, Fang has already committed suicide in prison to prove her innocence."
Shen Chang's pupils contracted sharply, and his heart sank to the bottom: "..."
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