Happy Spring Every Year

Chapter 245 It’s better to be crazy

"Jiang Xun, you!"

Zhao Huailang turned his head suddenly, his face dark as ink, but he calmed down in an instant and said indifferently:

"Since that's the case, I still say the same thing. Sir Jiang, please produce the evidence."

Jiang Xun nodded, bowed to Emperor Sheng, and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, Commander Wen just came into the palace and said that Gu Xizhi has disappeared. I may have a clue about this matter."

"When Deputy Commander Lu came to see me today with a letter, my wife immediately led people to the villa where Gu Xizhi was."

"This is what the prince just said, the reason why I happened to meet my wife in the other courtyard."

"Your Majesty, my wife has a clear distinction between love and hate, and she always takes pleasure in repaying kindness and avenging vengeance. If she knew that the Shen and Lu families were in danger because of Gu Xizhi, she would definitely not let it go."

"If I am not mistaken, my wife should be waiting outside the palace with Gu Xizhi at this moment, ready to be summoned at any time to prove the innocence of the Shen and Lu families."

"Just now, Your Highness spoke so confidently, saying that this situation has been planned for a year and involves so many people and things. I am really confused by what you have said."

"I, your humble servant, boldly request that Your Majesty summon Gu Xizhi to your presence for a debate. Everything will be clear."

Zhao Huailang frowned and looked unhappy.

Gu Xizhi!

It turns out you were waiting here!

It seems that Lu Yao was deceived and received wrong information.

Because of Gu Xizhi's identity as the daughter of a criminal general, she is doomed to die once she appears before the emperor. If Gu Xizhi and Jiang Xun are in a cooperative relationship, how could she be willing to die?

This time, Emperor Sheng did not hesitate any longer and said in a cold voice, "Then summon Zhang Xian as well."

Upon hearing this, Eunuch Fushun hurried out of the hall to convey the message.

Seeing Emperor Sheng agree, Jiang Xun lowered his eyes again, his gaze falling on the hem of Zhao Huailang's clothes spread on the ground.

He knew that Prince Rui should have reacted by now, but he was afraid... he was even more confused.

After this game, Gu Xizhi had no chance of survival, so why did he and Sui Sui bother to go to such lengths to create a rift between Gu Xizhi and Prince Rui?

Because this move, from the very beginning, was aimed at King Rui's heart!

The prince is extremely wise. Smart people are often good at assessing the situation and acting accordingly, but at the same time, if they misjudge the situation, even a slight difference can lead to a huge mistake.

The prince made two mistakes: one was that he mistakenly thought that the emperor favored His Royal Highness the Emperor's grandson; the other was that he was misled by Lu Yao's words.

When he responds to everything with what he thinks is the best solution, but things often go against his wishes, he will gradually lose his composure, fall into self-doubt, and then misjudge his opponent.

How could it be said that this was planned a year ago?

A year ago, he and Sui Sui had not even met each other.

.......

Meanwhile, outside the palace.

In an inconspicuous carriage.

"Shen Jiasui, what are you trying to do? If you want my life, just take it yourself. Where else are you taking me?"

Gu Xizhi curled up in a corner of the carriage, her hair disheveled, her eyes red, and even her voice hoarse.

Before she could collect Mother Mo's body, Shen Jiasui pulled her out of the villa and put her in a carriage. She had no idea where the carriage had gone to, as it had been a long time since it had moved.

Falling into Shen Jiasui's hands, she knew that she would not survive, her mother was gone, and after much thought, her last concern and reluctance in this life fell on Lu Yunzheng.

Sadly, all the love and affection she thought was there was fake!

Yun Zheng had finally noticed something unusual about the broken bones during the Lantern Festival, and he must have discovered the letter and told Shen Jiansui about it.

Judging from the calm conversation they had just had in the courtyard, it was obvious that they had already shaken hands and made peace.

It was clearly a grudge between the three of them, but the two of them managed to get away with it.

Only she... Only she was the one who gradually fell in love with Yun Zheng because of his disguise, and she ended up in complete failure today!

Gu Xizhi pulled the corners of her mouth somewhat miserably, revealing a hint of self-mockery.

Yun Zheng had no idea what she had risked her life to exchange for the letter from Prince Rui...

Shen Jiasui glanced at Gu Xizhi's face and saw that she looked like she had lost all hope, but he raised his lips coldly.

Along the way, she didn't have to be on guard against Gu Xizhi at all, and she didn't even have to shut her mouth.

People like Gu Xizhi say "You can kill me or chop me up as you please", but in fact they are very afraid of death. They will not give up the opportunity to turn things around until the last moment.

Perhaps at this moment, she was still thinking of Lu Yunzheng as her last straw.

"Where are we going? Of course, we're going to expose your father's evil deeds of collaborating with the enemy and treason, and clear the names of my father and Uncle Lu!"

Upon hearing this, Gu Xizhi was instantly pulled out of her thoughts and raised her head in horror:

"You...you want to take me into the palace?"

"Why, are you scared?"

Shen Jiasui leaned back and leaned against the car wall leisurely. His eyes swept across Gu Xizhi's right wrist, scaring her so much that she trembled.

Shen Jiasui straightened his expression at this moment and said calmly, "Do you remember what I told you on the Lantern Festival?"

"Gu Xizhi, you are far from being punished."

"Now the time has finally come. Your smooth talking and endless lies will not be tolerated in front of the Emperor!"

When Gu Xizhi heard this, she subconsciously shrank back and her face turned pale.

Her plan originally included meeting the emperor, but it was under the protection of Prince Rui that she acted as a witness and nailed the plan down!

But now, the plan has been seen through and destroyed, and the truth about the letter has been revealed.

Furthermore, Shen Jiasui was cunning and had misled Lu Yao. If the prince had already received the report, he would surely hate her to the point of gnashing his teeth.

When she is brought before the emperor, the prince may realize that she has also been plotted against, but... it will be too late.

Based on what her father did back then and her identity as the daughter of a criminal general, Prince Rui would probably want to get rid of her completely when he sees her!

Gu Xizhi thought a lot.

But at this moment her thoughts were as tangled as a tangled mess. Even though she tried desperately to find a way to survive in her mind, it was all in vain.

Her chest heaved violently, and when she realized that she was doomed to die no matter what, a hint of resentment suddenly ignited in her eyes.

At this moment, Gu Xizhi's dense eyelashes fluttered continuously, and she hurriedly concealed her feelings in front of Shen Jiasui, but she soon relaxed again.

Shen Jiasui didn't understand.

She is a young lady from Beijing who has lived a smooth and carefree life. She doesn't know that when people are forced into desperate situations, they will bite back even if it means sacrificing their lives!

Did Shen Jiasui think that she would be grateful for the adoption over the years?

No one knew that when she was sorting out her father's belongings, she actually burned several letters.

Among the letters that turned to ashes, in addition to the one that clearly pointed to my father's identity and could be easily guessed, there was also a suicide note left by my father to Shen Zhengsheng.

Yes, Dad fought on the battlefield and survived many dangers. The only suicide note he left behind was not for her or mother, but for Shen Zhengsheng!

The mother and daughter worried about their father all day long and looked forward to his return day and night, but their father didn't care about them at all!

Mother was already heartbroken, and when she saw that father didn't even leave her a word, she collapsed even more.

As a result, she felt mixed hatred and resentment towards her father, and even more resentment towards Shen Zhengsheng, who was always worried about her father.

But when she read the suicide note left by her father with red eyes, she saw her father's pain and resentment between the lines.

The three brothers who swore an oath of brotherhood were as close as brothers, living and dying together, but in the end they became more and more distant.

Dad felt that he had been devoted to Shen Zhengsheng and was loyal to him, but Shen Zhengsheng betrayed him at the most important moment and chose Lu Yongzhu.

Afterwards, Dad was in great pain, went astray, and regretted his actions, but there was no turning back.

Until... in order to cover Shen Zhengsheng's retreat, he died on the battlefield and his body was never found.

On the one hand, she resented her father's coldness and ruthlessness towards her and her daughter, and on the other hand, she felt sorry for her father's misplaced love for Shen Zhengsheng.

So, when her mother was seriously ill and difficult to treat, she tried every means to get Shen Zhengsheng to take her in.

Shen Zhengsheng was unwilling at first and even wanted to use money to settle her.

It was she who told her dying mother in tears that she wanted to follow General Shen because General Shen was the person her father trusted and admired most in his life.

Mother was still hesitant, but could not resist her pleading. In the end, she used her father's life-saving grace and her request as a dying person to force Shen Zhengsheng to agree personally.

So, why can't she just enjoy the Shen family's kindness to her with peace of mind?

Shen Zhengsheng was the one who let his father down first!

Furthermore, for Shen Zhengsheng, all the money he spent on her over the years was just alms.

Unfortunately, Shen Zhengsheng also has a daughter who is as precious as a pearl and jade, and he has everything she wants without any effort!

Shen Jiasui once told her that you reap what you sow.

Yeah, she agrees with that.

Cause and effect cycle, as her father's daughter, she came to the Shen family with the "cause", and the "result" was repaid to Shen Zhengsheng's daughter - Shen Jiasui!

Back then, Shen Zhengsheng gave up his father and chose Lu Yongzhu, so she tried every possible way to make Lu Yunzheng give up Shen Jiasui and choose her!

And now, if she were to die...

Thinking of this, deep in Gu Xizhi's eyes, hatred like a cold snake quietly slid across, carrying with it a crazy look of dying together.

Shen Jiasui never asked why Gu Xizhi wanted to harm the Shen family.

After her rebirth, when she first figured out that the tragedy of the Shen family in her previous life was closely related to Gu Xizhi, she wanted to strangle Gu Xizhi's neck and ask her why.

But later, she no longer had the heart to delve into it.

Don't talk about morality with a vicious heart, don't complain about grievances to a cruel person, and don't talk about justice to the evil.

A cruel and ruthless person like Gu Xizhi acts entirely out of his own selfish desires and cruelty. In her eyes, everything he does can be justified.

To deal with such a person, you must become stronger than her and surpass her in strategy, until she is deeply trapped in the trap she has woven and suffers the consequences!

Shen Jiasui would not miss the madness in Gu Xizhi's eyes.

It's better to be crazy...

Shen Jiasui glanced at her meaningfully, then lifted a corner of the car curtain.

I wonder what's going on in the palace right now? Will His Majesty summon her and Gu Xizhi?

Just as Shen Jiasui was thinking this, he suddenly saw a carriage coming from the opposite direction and stopped at the palace gate.

A man got off the car, still wearing an official robe. Shen Jiasui recognized him at once. It was Censor Zhang Xian!

Her heart tightened slightly.

What Censor Zhang brought should be the news from Cui Daoyuan.

After waiting for some time, a few imperial guards finally came out of the palace, apparently to invite Censor Zhang into the palace.

However, they did not enter the palace immediately. Instead, they looked around behind the palace gate and looked towards her.

Shen Jiasui's heart trembled, knowing that the truth had finally arrived!