in2ebook Chapter 253 The truth gradually emerges and fate turns
Chapter 253 The truth gradually emerges and fate turns
Trapped in the cold palace, Yun Mengting remains hopeless, for she harbors the secret of rebirth. Reborn, she possesses a deeper understanding of fate's fickleness and hidden memories that were difficult to access in her past life.
When Ling Xuan heard that Yun Mengting had been framed by a traitor, he felt as if his heart was on fire and was extremely anxious. He completely disregarded the possibility of his own misfortune and ran around the palace, shouting and crying.
When he asked to see the emperor, his words were sincere and heartfelt, and he tried his best to prove that Yun Mengting was a kind-hearted person and would never do anything evil like disobeying the emperor or using magic to disrupt the palace.
However, the emperor was deceived by the forged evidence and was full of doubts about what Ling Xuan said, so he did not believe it immediately.
Ling Xuan was not discouraged by this. He was like a lone shadow in the dark night, shuttling through every corner of the palace, looking for witnesses who could defend Yun Mengting.
In the past, Yun Mengting had saved many people with her kindness and magical skills, but now, everyone was afraid of retaliation from the conspiracy forces, so they either kept their doors closed or spoke evasively, causing Ling Xuan to repeatedly run into obstacles and have difficulty in making any progress.
At this difficult moment, a mysterious figure appeared from the darkness. Masked and dressed in black, his figure was ghostly. He quietly approached Ling Xuan and handed over several key clues, like a spark in the dark night, illuminating the way forward for Ling Xuan.
Ling Xuan dug deeper into the matter and was shocked to discover that the mastermind behind all this conspiracy was actually the emperor's uncle.
This imperial uncle had long harbored rebellious intentions and attempted to seize the supreme throne for himself.
His scheming is as deep as the sea, and his methods are as cruel as a scorpion. He first colluded with the Lu Xiao family with sweet words and huge profits, and then took advantage of their remaining influence in the martial arts world and the palace to secretly lay out a plan to eliminate dissidents.
He then extended his evil hand to the innocent Yun Mengting, fabricating evidence, making up charges, and deliberately framing her, just to stir up bloodshed in the palace, disrupt the situation, and take advantage of the chaos to usurp the throne and realize his evil ambitions.
As the truth gradually becomes clear, Ling Xuan and Yun Mengting, despite being in trouble, grow closer to each other and their love becomes stronger than ever.
Relying on her reborn memories, Yun Mengting began to carefully sort out the clues about the emperor's uncle in her mind.
She recalled that in her previous life she had heard some fragments about the struggle for power in the palace, which seemed to reveal the outline of the emperor's uncle's ambition.
When everyone was racking their brains to figure out how to crack a key link in the emperor's uncle's conspiracy, such as the location of the evidence of treason hidden in the palace secret passage, Yun Mengting suddenly had an idea.
She remembered that in her previous life she had accidentally seen a blurry map in the old palace archives. The mark in the corner of the map seemed to be related to this secret passage.
So, she quickly informed Ling Xuan of this clue. Ling Xuan followed this clue and indeed found the key evidence, further exposing the emperor's uncle's conspiracy.
They comforted and supported each other in the darkness. All the grudges caused by misunderstandings disappeared at this moment, leaving only endless trust and affection for each other.
Ling Xuan and Yun Mengting knew very well that it would be difficult for them to compete with this huge conspiracy group on their own.
So, they secretly contacted those people in the palace who were righteous and dissatisfied with the emperor's uncle's domineering behavior, carefully planned, and wove a tight network.
Finally, a thrilling coup d'état that concerns the fate of the palace breaks out. In the palace, swords flash and shadows flash, and the shouts of killing shake the earth.
Ling Xuan leads the charge, his sword swift as a dragon emerging from the sea, crushing the enemies wherever he goes. Yun Mengting, with her intelligence and wit, helps everyone decipher the traps set by the emperor's uncle and uses her medical skills to treat the wounded.
With everyone's concerted efforts, the uncle's conspiracy was finally exposed in broad daylight. His ambition to usurp the throne was so obvious that everyone was shocked and angry.
Seeing that the situation was hopeless, Lu Xiao decided to make a desperate attempt to assassinate Ling Xuan in order to have a chance of survival.
However, Ling Xuan was prepared, dodging the fierce blow by leaning to the side, and then stabbing Lu Xiao's vital point with a backhanded sword. Lu Xiao's eyes widened, as if he still couldn't believe his failure, and his mind flashed through all sorts of past lives.
In his previous life, Yun Mengting had loved him and obeyed his every word, even handing Ling Xuan's military power over to him. He used this power to deprive Ling Xuan of everything he had, and together with Shen Yuke, he brutally stabbed Yun Mengting to death and executed her entire family. Back then, he thought he had everything under control, but he hadn't anticipated the cruel twists of fate.
Now, near death, he was filled with doubt and regret, unable to understand why Yun Mengting had changed so completely in this life, and why Ling Xuan had been able to so easily counter him. Filled with endless resentment and regret, he finally collapsed and died. Upon hearing this, the emperor, enraged, ordered his body to be dismembered as a warning to others.
Shen Yuke's crimes were exposed and she was banished to the cold palace, where she was cold and lonely, with only the four walls for company.
In endless regret and despair, she recalled all the evil deeds she had done in the past, her quilt and pillow wet with tears, but it was too late to make amends. All she could do was slowly waste the rest of her life in this cold palace to atone for her sins.
Jiang Feng, terrified to see his schemes being exposed one by one, attempts to escape the palace during the chaos, but the palace guards have already laid a tight net and capture him.
In order to protect himself, Jiang Feng confessed all his accomplices, but their crimes were so heinous that they could not be forgiven. He became an abandoned child in the court struggle and was exiled to the border.
In this frontier land, the sky was filled with yellow sand and the environment was harsh. Jiang Feng lived in hardship and suffered torture every day. He ended his remaining life and paid a heavy price for his crimes.
Liu Tianjiao's crimes were also exposed because he colluded with rebellious ministers in the palace power struggle, passed secrets and undermined the stability of the palace.
The emperor was furious and ordered him to be thrown into prison. His family was also implicated because of his crime, and their former glory and wealth disappeared like a passing cloud.
After this battle, the turmoil in the palace subsided temporarily. The emperor greatly appreciated the great contributions of Ling Xuan and Yun Mengting and bestowed upon them countless rare treasures, high positions and generous salaries, and allowed them the right to freely choose whether to stay or leave.
Ling Xuan and Yun Mengting smiled at each other, their hearts connected. They knew that although the world was temporarily at peace, undercurrents still surged within the martial arts world and the imperial court.
Therefore, they decided to stay in the palace temporarily and use their own abilities to protect the peace between the palace and the world.
When peace comes in the future, I will retire to the mountains and forests, and share the tranquility and beauty of the years among the green mountains and clear waters, watching the clouds roll by, listening to the birds singing and the flowers blooming, and accompany us forever.