The mistress was reborn and broke off the engagement, the regent cried and begged to marry into the

Wangfu.

Chan Yan sat quietly by the window looking outside, and no one knew what she was thinking.

Shangguan Haitong walked into the room and approached slowly.

She stood at the same angle and tried to find out what Chanyan was looking at. The view outside the window was nice, but nothing else could be seen.

Shangguan Haitong sat next to her: "Aunt Chanyan, I'm so glad you woke up."

Chan Yan looked over, glanced at her, and turned away without saying a word.

With a faint smile on his lips, Shangguan Haitong stared out the window as if talking to himself: "Nine years have passed since I opened my eyes. Do you really have nothing to say? The prince is devoted to pursuing the truth. You have watched him grow up since he was a child. Do you have the heart to keep the words buried in your heart?"

Say? How to say it?

For Chan Yan, it didn’t feel like nine years had passed, but rather it was just a moment between closing her eyes and opening them.

She watched her master die helplessly and was given poison in the hope that she would die with him.

Why save her? Let her open her eyes and see the world again, and she will be in a dilemma.

Xie Qiuguang, the housekeeper and others stood in the corridor not far away and watched. They all wanted to know the truth.

Shangguan Haitong carefully observed her expression: "Aunt Chanyan, if you don't want to tell me, then don't tell me. In fact, the prince has found out a lot of things over the years. All the clues point to one person, who sits on the supreme throne, the prince's biological father. Is that right?"

Chan Yan's eyelashes twitched slightly, and she shook her head gently. Her eyes were complicated, and she seemed to be hesitant to speak.

Shangguan Haitong's eyes darkened: "So there's more than that, there's also... the Empress? Or the Imperial Concubine?"

Slightly surprised, Chan Yan didn't expect that the woman in front of her guessed part of it. But it was only part of it...

"What Empress Shufei did not only offended the imperial power, but was also intolerable to the nobles. Although I have never lived with Empress Shufei, I can tell from the stories she wrote that she is a strong woman. So..." Shangguan Haitong guessed roughly, and became more certain by looking at her expression.

Chan Yan stood up in shock, looking pleadingly and shaking her head. Some things cannot be said even if they are obvious.

Shangguan Haitong understood, but things were different now: "Aunt Chanyan, the prince has grown up in nine years. He should know the truth."

After saying that, she stood up and walked out.

Chan Yan was shocked and hurriedly chased after him, grabbed his arm and shook her head to try to stop him.

Noticing the commotion, Xie Qiuguang and others hurried over.

Seeing this, Chan Yan became even more anxious.

Shangguan Haitong held the hand on her arm and patted it gently: "Aunt Chanyan, the emperor is old and the battle for the throne is fierce. If you don't tell me now, when will you wait? When the emperor dies and the new emperor ascends the throne? Or when the prince is sent to a distant fiefdom?"

Xie Qiuguang was anxious: "Aunt Chanyan, I can bear the truth no matter what it is. Please tell me."

The butler had a blank expression on his face: "Even if you don't say it, what we should do has not changed at all."

"That year, you and Ran Ran went to the imperial concubine's palace together. What happened afterwards?" Ji Shengxian wanted to know even in his dreams. "You were poisoned by the same poison, right? It was the old bastard Emperor who forced you to drink it, right?!"

The happy scenes of the past are still vivid in my mind, and all the faces before me are familiar.

Chan Yan closed her eyes in pain and slowly let go of her hand.

Her voice was a little hoarse, and her tone was weak and sad: "It's the emperor and the queen, but not just the emperor and the queen."

Ji Shengxian asked, "Who else? You tell me, I won't let anyone who is related go."

"The gentry." Shangguan Haitong gave the answer.

There are mysterious families living in seclusion in the dark, and there are unshakable aristocratic families standing tall in the light.

Imperial power and the aristocracy, two huge monsters.

The housekeeper understood: "They think that what Madam Shu Fei did will undermine their interests."

Shangguan Haitong smiled: "Not will, but will definitely."

Xie Qiuguang gritted his teeth and clenched his fists: "So they poisoned my mother together and claimed that she died of illness."

The truth had been revealed, Chan Yan sat down dejectedly: "Back then, we were invited to the palace of the Imperial Concubine. On the way, we found that the food sent by the Imperial Kitchen was poisonous, so the Imperial Concubine Shu immediately dealt with it. Who knew that we would be caught by the Emperor..."

A bowl of soup from the imperial kitchen was poisoned and was delivered to the imperial concubine's bedroom by a palace maid.

Shu Fei glared at the two people who were high above her: "Why? She just had a miscarriage, and you guys did this to her."

The queen lowered her eyes and said, "You may not believe it. This bowl of soup was supposed to be sent to your palace, but it ended up with the Imperial Concubine by mistake. Concubine Shu, your ideal is beautiful, but it touched too many people's things. So you cannot live."

Hearing this, Shu Fei breathed a sigh of relief: "So they were coming for me. Why didn't you tell me earlier? What are those old stubborn people up to now?"

The emperor said calmly: "There are two options. One is your death, and the other is the death of our prince. Concubine Shu, I have no choice."

"Is it because you have no choice or do you like it?" Concubine Shu pointed out mercilessly, "You supported me in doing these things, but it was just to deal with the nobles. Now that things are about to fall apart, you push me out to calm their anger. Emperor? Empress? You are so pathetic."

Even though she hated the emperor, she still talked with him late into the night for her ideals.

I thought I had found a confidant, but it turned out to be a two-faced traitor.

The emperor frowned slightly: "Shu Fei, how can you not know my good intentions? Qiu Guang is still young, can you protect him for a while, but can you protect him for a lifetime? He was brought up by you since he was a child, can you bear to let him die because of you? Shu Fei, I promise you that I will protect him well."

Shu Fei took a step back in disgust and said, "I have long stopped believing your lies. Your Majesty, please show some courage. How dare any noble family threaten you? Send troops to kill them one by one according to their family tree. Kill them until they submit, or until they are all killed."

Such bold words left the emperor and the empress speechless.

"For the sake of national stability, we cannot..."

Shu Fei laughed angrily: "It's enough to find an excuse once, no need to emphasize it every time. If the emperor is as cowardly as you are, it's better to give up the throne early. Internally, he is suppressed by the nobles, and externally, he is appeased by marriage. Even with a knife on your neck, you still tolerate it everywhere. You have no blood at all."

She really doubted whether she was blind. This person was good-looking, but he was not good in any other aspect.

The emperor was touched in the sore spot and looked at him coldly: "You have to drink this bowl of soup today, whether you want to or not. Someone come!"

Two eunuchs stepped forward and arrested Shu Fei.

Chan Yan hurriedly knelt down and begged for mercy.

Yao Buwei also tried his best to persuade him.

Shu Fei was not afraid at all: "It's just a bowl of soup, give it to me and drink it myself. Let go."

The emperor frowned and raised his hand to ask someone to let go.

The eunuch brought the bowl of soup.

Shu Fei took it and drank it in one gulp without hesitation.

She threw the bowl at the emperor: "They can take my life if they want. Tell those nobles that if they dare to touch my son, their descendants will be extinct. Don't think that they can rest in peace after I die. There are many people in the world who want to overthrow them!"

The bowl smashed onto the dragon robe, getting stained with soup.

The emperor came to his senses in an instant and reached out his hand to grab the staggering person.

With blood on the corner of her mouth, Shu Fei mercilessly pushed him away. Her eyes were firm, and she would rather die than compromise.

Maybe it's easy to bend, but she doesn't want to change. Her name is Shu Ran, and she was born in the far east.