The Legend of the Concubine in the Harem

"People." Lu Weiyuan shook his head at a piece of letter paper that had been put away for a long time. "I thought that after being a cult leader for so many years, he would understand that so-called reputation is the most powerless thing in the world. The reason why it seems so powerful at certain times is that people always like to do things 'legitimately', so they gather under this false reputation, making it seem very powerful. In fact, it is just a piece of inflated cowhide. Without human support, it is empty inside and will burst if poked."

She shook the letter and smiled at Mi Nian who was standing opposite her, "Back then, in order to deal with Queen Wang, the Yuyang Marquis's mansion secretly collected evidence of her conspiracy with Concubine Ning to murder the late emperor... How should I put it? Although Yuyang Marquis's judgment is a little poor and he is a little stupid, his speed in investigating the case is much faster than his accomplices."

It was indeed Concubine Ning who killed the late emperor.

But the one who planned to poison the late emperor was the current emperor.

The overly efficient Marquis Yuyang followed the guidance given by Wang Linghui and successfully found out that the emperor, a filial son, had poisoned his father and framed his brother. However, after repeated consideration, he decided to keep the "truth" in his hands for the time being, and after overthrowing Queen Wang, he would calculate the value of this matter and use it for other purposes.

Unfortunately, although he is very ambitious and calculating, the emperor is the most unreasonable creature in the world.

The death of Queen Wang woke the emperor up from his most familiar "game", and he instantly realized that his indulgence for the sake of fun had allowed "toys" like Marquis Yuyang to get out of control.

So the emperor dealt with all the people involved in the case without hesitation and completely nipped the signs of them getting out of control. Naturally, the "truth" that Marquis Yuyang discovered and the "backup plan" that he was unable to use also came to nothing along with the conviction of his entire family.

At that time, the only thing he could do was to take advantage of the time he was imprisoned before his death to pass the evidence in his hand to his only daughter who had a chance of survival, through the only remaining clue hidden in the palace.

"My mother told me about Marquis Yuyang's actions before his death. She was moved that this father really didn't care about his daughter's life or death at all. Especially since Shen had experienced so many things and had fallen ill repeatedly, her mind had been a little unclear for a long time." Lu Weiyuan held his chin and recalled his conversation with Xie Ruizhen.

"If my father knew that the Marquis of Yuyang's Mansion had secretly kept such a piece of evidence, he would definitely kill Shen. How could my mother bear to see such a cruel thing? But this piece of evidence is the last thing my father can give me, and it's not good to have it taken away halfway, so -"

Xie Yuzhen kept those "iron" evidences secretly, and only asked someone to send the handwritten letter written by Marquis Yuyang in advance to the cold palace and give it to Shen Huiwan.

However, Shen Huiwan's mental state was too bad. She often fantasized that Mi Baobao was still alive. Sometimes she would think of herself as a "sister" who hated her sister's family. Most of the time she was immersed in her own world. After receiving the letter, she did not lie dormant as Marquis Yuyang expected, but became more and more unwilling to face reality.

During the time when Shen Huiwan was the most crazy and seriously ill, Lu Baohui, who had lost her mother and became increasingly stubborn and withdrawn, broke into the cold palace.

One, he mistook the woman who smiled at him and treated him to candy as the reflection of his longing for her mother; the other, in his confused world, mistook the always depressed little girl as his "sister" who had died long ago.

This strange friendship lasted for more than ten years.

It was not until the time when the Emperor and Empress went on a tour and Lu Baohui said goodbye to Shen Huiwan that "Shen Nanliu", who deeply hated the Yuyang Marquis's Mansion, jumped out. This unwilling ghost handed Lu Baohui the Yuyang Marquis's handwritten letter, asking her to avenge "himself".

When a son kills his father, it goes against human ethics and is an act of great unfilial piety and treason.

If this matter really gets out...

"Even if this matter is made public, what will happen?"

In the military tent outside the capital, Lu Weiyuan continued to shake his head and sigh: "It's just a letter. I can say that this is a conspiracy deliberately forged by the leader of the Red Sun Sect with the intention of shaking the foundation of Dasheng."

"I can also say that Marquis Yuyang murdered the late queen first and then framed the emperor, which proves that he had evil intentions long ago. This is not evidence of my father's guilt, but ironclad evidence that Mr. Shen had been secretly plotting rebellion!"

"I can also say that this letter was deliberately forged by Shen, whose entire family was killed, out of resentment. The Yuyang Marquis's Mansion was plotting to murder the Queen Mother, and we were already magnanimous in letting her go. It was she who was ungrateful and repaid kindness with enmity. She was in the cold palace but secretly communicated with the evil cult. It was really unkind and unjust."

She swung the letter in her hand. "That Red Sun Cult leader has become a cult. He has lured all my blood relatives into his trap. He is even willing to blow up the grave of my evil grandfather... Why is he still so naive in his thoughts? He has to trap himself in the eyes and mouths of the world?"

"Can this cause any harm to my father who has been so thick-skinned and black-hearted and has ruled the country for many years?"

She spread her hands: "It would be better to just rush up to him and kick him."

"Really... Alas, I can't bear to bully him."

Lu Weiyuan placed the well-preserved letter on the candle flame and lit it: "The credibility of the cult is already poor. At the last moment, it still hopes to use the mouths of the world to judge the emperor who is above the world. Fortunately, Sister Xiaochuan is wise and knows to hand this stupid thing over to me, instead of giving it to him after the leader of the Hongyang Cult secretly urged him several times."

Lu Weiyuan was of course fully aware of the fact that the leader of the Hongyang Sect had secretly sent people to contact Mi Nian. She was even very clear that Mi Nian, the adopted daughter of the sect leader, had not been abandoned as a traitor as she had said before. The reason she said that was simply because Mi Nian needed to continue to stay with Lu Weiyuan.

As a former cult leader who was influenced by Princess Yuyi but abandoned and even hostile by his adoptive father, he stayed by Lu Weiyuan's side to gain his trust and wait for an opportunity to assassinate him.

Mi Nian lowered her head.

In fact, as early as when she saw Lu Weiyuan's miraculous water control technique in the underground cave, she had completely given up the idea of ​​assassination, but the leader of the Hongyang Sect... was indeed the "father" who saved her and raised her carefully.

On the way to the capital, she was extremely conflicted and in great pain.

It was not until today that he finally made up his mind to hand over the letter he received from Lu Baohui to Lu Weiyuan personally.

That's right. After she went to Beijing, as her adoptive father's secret agent, she not only took the initiative to contact Lu Weiyuan, but was also recognized by Lu Baohui who took the initiative to find her.

Mi Nian didn't know what the latter was thinking that made him hand over to her the "evidence" that his adoptive father wanted most. But for some reason, Mi Nian was persuaded by Lu Baohui and did not give the thing to his adoptive father immediately. Instead, she kept it secretly on herself and preserved it carefully. Today, it was burned to ashes in a funny and easy way.

"Don't be afraid, Sister Xiaochuan. I have always been very patient with you and willing to be tolerant." The flickering light fell on Lu Weiyuan's face. She tilted her head and said, "Then the next question is, should I clean up the capital in advance and wait for the fourth sister to come to see me, or should I wait here for a good opportunity for us sisters to join hands and talk happily?"

She thought about it and shook her head: "Forget it, Fourth Sister may not want to treat me with a smile, so I'd better decorate the capital for her."