, if you only give me a chance, I can prove that I'm not the Zhuang family's daughter-in-law. If Your Maje

e to prove her innocence at all. After all, if this girl c

n who took advantage of his position to carry out personal revenge. Would he be any different from a fatuous ruler then? Watching as Murong Zhining

three servants in the prisons. I am tired. I'll

– Wan'an Palace, insi

loose ends as its scope was far too large. All six ministries had personnel involved, and even two me

ought of a way to punish all of the other corrupt scoundrels, the usually decisive emperor had never felt so tired in b

small, soft hands reached out from behind and began to rub his shoulders. Yan Feng squinted his eyes in extreme pleasure a

ying to ease up Yan Feng's exhaustion. She was the only person that could a

meritorious deeds. Her brother, Chiyun Yuexuan, had even risked his life to save Yan Feng once. Based on this alone, Yan Feng had

ful face, there was absolutely not a single ripple of emotion in his heart. He knew that

logetic towards her. He could only provide Chiyun Ping his favor. He married

common prince. The empress wasn't beautiful and charming like Chiyun Ping; she looked plain and was always forbearing, but Yan

eatly annoyed Yan Feng. Compared to Chiyun Ping, the empress had always shown herself to be magna

wo years ago. Using the grief over her death as his excus

lready the most favored woman in the Imperial Palace; wealth and fame meant nothing to her. The only thing she want

d Chiyun Ping in bed. The entire Wan'an Palace fell silent. The faint smoke from the burnin

g was in no mood to make l

propping her cheek and gazed at the man sleeping next to her. The emperor's face was ill

hare his love with any other woman. After the empress finally died, Chiyun P

nd wet underground prison cells. Every day, their meals had been smelly buns. Even water was rationed. There was not enoug

The three quietly looked at one another,

Qin, you have only been known to harm others, bet you didn't think this time you wo

ce? So what if I hate her for no reason? So what if

y to corner others to death. Who knows what you think about?! You isolated Zhining and planned to becom

rgument and started exchangin

She looked as calm as ever, as if everything th

t was the most unpredictable thing. During her life of consta

experience of being sold from one person to another. However, some

ng man. The man gently took them in his embrace and used his chin to nudge the little girl's soft fa

t an intense desire to know: Who am I really? Where are my pare

to his guard's reminder, Yan Feng had finally remembered the

o the bottom of this. Recalling the girl who had called him a fatuous ruler, a shadow

it, Yan Feng sat in the pavilion above the lotus pond and gazed out into the distance. On the

ry before him. His attention seemed to be attracted by some unfamiliar birds flapping

r eyes, she gazed at the pastries on the table with greed. The girl

thless woman. Because she was the main wife and she had her rich and powerful parent's family behind her, she

adam Zhuang loved flattery, so Cai Qin buttered up to her every day. When Madam Zhuang loathed a maid for growing too beautiful, C

eral days in prison eating smelly moldy buns, the sight of the tasty pastries inevitably aroused an intens

htly furrowed brows clearly showed his contempt. Then, the emperor's cold imposing voice

spair and did not mean to offend Your Majesty at all. The Heaven's Son of our Huay

will let you off just because you apologize. That day, you called me a fatuous ruler in front o

ng nor servile. "That wasn't an apol

y just softened instantly, turned frosty again. A

maids and eunuchs were so nervous that they all drooped their hea

ious servant! Just how many lives do you think you have? How dare you offend Hi

arents and have been an orphan since I was little, I have no such thing as nine families. From the start, Your Majesty has

Heaven. He never needed a reason to kill someone, but he never knowingly harmed an innocent life either.

you a chance to die a justified death. I actually want to see how y