After exchanging marriage with my elder sister, I won with a bad hand.

Zhao Xun left, taking Shen Yihuan's reluctance with him, and embarked on the path he should take as the crown prince and future emperor.

With Zhao Xun's departure, the old emperor also began to clean up the restless factors in the court. The first to be cleaned up were the people on the list that Shen Yihuan had given to his father.

The reason why she did that was, on the surface, to help Prime Minister Shen win over the hearts of the people and, at the same time, to force the old emperor to agree to make her the Crown Princess.

She actually had a deeper intention. Sometimes interests are a double-edged sword. Through this incident, those people became a community of interests with Prime Minister Shen. When they were tied together, benefits and risks existed at the same time.

Those on the list were all people who had harbored evil intentions and intended to rebel in their previous lives. They were all parasites in the court.

As long as the old emperor sends people to investigate, he will definitely find out. The premise is that he must first find out who they are.

And Shen Yihuan, through her old father, brought these people out into the open to remind the old emperor.

Of course, does the cunning Prime Minister Shen really not know the details of these people?

In fact, it is not like that. He knows everything, but his high-ranking career over the years has made him too conceited.

So, when the accident happened, he was caught off guard.

The old emperor first exposed the faults and mistakes of those people, and dealt with them all with thundering means, confiscating the property of some, exiling some, and beheading some.

For a whole month, not only was there a bloody storm in the court, but even the common people were also in a panic when they saw this situation.

The atmosphere in the Xiangguo Mansion also became particularly subtle. Although it looked very calm on the surface, people always felt that a storm was about to come.

The eldest princess became increasingly uneasy after hearing the news for several days.

Look, he broke into the study today.

"My husband, something is wrong. Liang Yousi, Shen Daqian and more than a dozen other important officials in the court have been convicted and imprisoned. You have a close relationship with them. Will you be implicated?"

Prime Minister Shen looked heavy-hearted, and coldly looked at the princess: "Rather than saying that Your Majesty went after them, it would be better to say that you went after me."

It's really disheartening to say that, for so many years, he worked hard for the Great Yan Kingdom, devoted himself to it until his death, but what did he get in return? Suspicion, murder, and...

Thinking of the figure in his mind, he closed his eyes tightly, and when he opened them again, his eyes were full of pain.

When the princess saw this, she immediately understood the meaning in his eyes and her face suddenly darkened.

In the East Palace, Shen Yihuan was tending to the flowers and plants in her own garden. Prince Chenliu, who had not been seen for many days, was tending to another flower and plant while chatting idly.

"It has been a bloody time in the past dynasty. Several officials who had a good relationship with your father have been punished by your brother."

"Well, I heard that those people really deserved it." Shen Yihuan took a pair of small scissors and trimmed the branches of flowers and plants while answering the words of King Chenliu.

Prince Chenliu hesitated for a moment, but couldn't help but ask, "Aren't you worried that your father will be implicated?"

"If my father is upright, he won't be afraid."

"What if it's not right? Will you help or just stand by and watch?"

"Uncle, I was the Crown Princess first, and then my father's daughter." She did not give a direct answer, but her meaning was already very clear.

Prince Chenliu looked at her serious expression with an admiring look.

In fact, it was his royal brother who secretly suggested that he come here to test Shen Yihuan.

The old emperor was already full of resentment towards Shen Yihuan's identity. Now he was going to start dealing with Prime Minister Shen, and he didn't want to let go of the Crown Princess Shen Yihuan as well.

Even though he could see that Xun'er really liked her, so what? Xun'er would have other women in the future. Rather than leaving an unknown number, he would rather kill a thousand by mistake than let one go.

Now, the purpose of sending Prince Chenliu here is just to test the waters from Shen Yihuan. If he can get some disrespectful thoughts from her, then killing her will be justified.

He must eliminate the biggest hidden danger in the court while Xun'er is away.

In fact, this was the real reason why he asked Zhao Xun to lead the troops out, because if Xun'er was there, it would be difficult to take action.

Prince Chenliu had no idea what his royal brother was planning. He just thought that if Shen Yihuan was thinking about the royal family, he would definitely let her go.

Even Shen Yihuan underestimated him. She could guess that the question from Prince Chenliu today was a test from the old emperor, and he still had a grudge against her.

The main reason was that he was forced to acknowledge her identity as the Crown Princess.

No matter who forced him at that time, she was always the beneficiary after all.

The old emperor was a cruel and ruthless person when he was young, but now he is old, he looks kind on weekdays. However, only he himself knows that he has not changed at all.

Shen Yihuan's knowledge of the old emperor's character was limited to rumors from his early years. He had restrained himself a lot after ascending the throne, but from past contacts, she was good at observing people's words and expressions, and she still discovered some clues.

Therefore, when she used this trick to cut off the firewood from the bottom, she hesitated in her heart, wondering if it would harm herself. After all, according to the old emperor's vengeful character when he was young, he would never let her go.

She was gambling. No matter whether she won or lost, she could help Zhao Xun eliminate those who would harm him in the future. In this game, she was the unknown. It all depended on whether the old emperor would let her go.

Of course, she had already prepared for the worst outcome. If the old emperor wanted to kill her, then she would have no choice but to escape and seek refuge from Zhao Xun.

After leaving Chaoyang Palace, Prince Chenliu went directly to the old emperor and told him Shen Yihuan's answer.

"Brother, in my opinion, this girl is a good one."

"So what? She is Shen Nantian's daughter. Do you know how many actions Prime Minister Shen has taken behind the scenes over the years? It is said that she is suspected of treason and collusion with the enemy. If she is convicted, her entire family will be implicated, including the Crown Princess."

"So, my brother, you still don't intend to let the Crown Princess go."

The old emperor remained silent, but his vicious eyes said it all.

Prince Chenliu moved his lips and wanted to speak out the charge of treason and collaboration with the enemy, but he had to produce real evidence to make it count. Those rumors could not be believed.

But how could he know that the old emperor was like this because he had long been prejudiced against Prime Minister Shen. All the questions raised were just excuses for him to eliminate dissidents.

What's more, is Shen Xiangguo really innocent? Don't think he doesn't know about the things that have been done secretly behind his back over the years.