Translator – Xiao He Lian
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Chapter 52.2
The Emperor’s anger not only disgraced the East Palace but also directly ordered the Crown Prince to be under home arrest.
During the two months when the Crown Prince was under home arrest, news spread that many doctors gathered in the East Palace late at night several times.
People in the court were in panic. Once the Crown Prince fell, whoever helped Yunyang Maquis would surely be remembered by the future Crown Prince.
From then on the power of the third prince and the sixth prince rose rapidly.
And these were precisely the important reasons why the Yunyang Marquis Mansion has no way to ask for help. It’s not that people were unwilling, but it was that no one dares. In just a few months, the Crown Prince’s party has already begun to fall apart and disperse.
Whether the sentence of Marquis Yunyang can be commuted or the verdict can be overturned now becomes the turning point for the Crown Prince’s success.
After a while, Fu Qi stopped talking and said, “My lord, not only that, the Crown Prince is also looking for Miss Shen’s whereabouts everywhere.”
Lu Yan’s face darkened, “When the time is right, lead them to Yangzhou.”
“This subordinate understands.”
“Is there anything else?” Lu Yan asked.
Fu Qi said: “The East Palace seems to be eyeing Li Di, the current minister of the Ministry of Industry.”
If Marquis Yunyang could be allowed to return to the court, the Crown Prince would definitely place the “knife” on Li Di’s neck.
Thinking of this, Lu Yan thought of Shen Shu.
What is the reason that makes Miss Shen dare not confront the Li family in court and even thinks of poisoning him?
The reason must lie with Marquis Yunyang.
Lu Yan frowned slightly, picked up his brush, dipped it in ink, and slowly wrote down a few people:
Marquis Xuanping,
Shen Zhen’s second and third uncles,
Sun Mu, the Minister of War,
Gong Baocheng, the official of Imperial censorate,
Lu Sir, who was in charge of the imperial examination…….
These are all several families closely related to the Yunyang Marquis’s Mansion.
Who was it?
Lu Yan turned the brush, circled Lu Si’s name and said to Yang Zong: “Find out why Lu Si suddenly resigned.”
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How good the momentum in the east palace was how uneasy Li Di felt.
As soon as he was off duty, he returned to Li Mansion and went straight to Shen Shu.
As soon as Shen Shu saw him, she couldn’t help but feel a sense of suffocation. How much she loved him at the beginning, was how disgusted she felt right now.
Li Di walked to the table, picked up the cup used by Shen Shu, took a sip of water along the mark left by her lipstick and said in a deep voice: “Shen Shu.”
Shen Shu clenched her fists and smiled sarcastically: “I wonder why Lord Li is here tonight?”
Li Di walked over, sat next to her and put his arm around her shoulders, “Do you know where Shen Zhen and Shen Hong are?”
“Li Di, don’t touch me with your dirty hands.” Shen Shu slapped his hand away and said word by word with a smile: “Why, did you suddenly find that the chips in your hand are not enough to keep you safe?”
As soon as she finished speaking, Li Di raised his hand and pinched her chin, “You and I have been in love for four years and I’ve touched you more often than you remember. I love you, and the things I did was because of different circumstances, do you understand?”
Shen Shu looked into his eyes and said: “Lord Li is afraid that the East Palace will return to power. Is it because the sixth prince won’t be able to protect you?” At first, Shen Shu always thought that Li Di was a member of the third prince. Who knew that the Mu family fell, he was still fine, so she was obviously wrong.
Li Di’s hand gradually tightened, even crushing the bones of Shen Shu’s wrist.
Shen Shu continued: “Let me guess, did you tamper with my father’s blueprints?”
Li Di’s eyes suddenly darkened, “Shen Shu, don’t provoke me with these words. In the end, you and I are in the same boat. If something happens to me, do you think I will hide what your father and Li Si did?”
Li Di hugged Shen Shu’s waist and whispered: “A few days ago, were you too diligent in shopping? Shen Zhen and Shen Hong are still in Chang’an right? Have you seen them?”
Shen Shu said without changing her expression: “Yes, I have seen them. They are living well in Jingzhou. Lord Li can send someone to look for them.”
Li Di stood up, grabbed Qingli’s1(Shen Shu’s maid) hair, pulled it up and said in a deep voice: “Look, I am treating you so well, I can’t even lay my hands on you.”
Shen Shu’s fingertips trembled slightly.
Li Di said: “The Crown Prince will soon fight for the right to visit father-in-law in Dali Temple Prison. Shen Shu, as long as my father-in-law doesn’t say anything, I will not marry He Wanru and I will not do anything to your maid. I want you to go to the Dali Temple to meet my father-in-law.”
Li Di is a person who kicks the nose on the face2(The surface meaning of “kicking the nose on the face” is that the other person has been allowed to climb the nose, but he still needs to go higher up the face. This sentence is commonly used to describe a person who takes an inch and becomes even worse.), if you really dare to show your timid side.
Then the nightmare would not end.
Shen Shu stood up and walked towards him, “Whether you marry He Wanru or not, what does it have to do with me? Li Di, if you dare to hurt my maid, I will let the daughter of the He family die in front of your mother.”
“I thought that a wallflower like you should know which way to fall when the wind blows. Instead of threatening me, you might as well beg me to go to His Highness the Crown Prince and ask him to forgive you. “
Li Di was so angry that he took out a dagger and put it on Qingli’s neck, saying: “Come, tell me, where did your master go in the past two days? Did she go to see Shen Zhen?”
Qingli was so frightened that her legs trembled and she said quietly: “I don’t know, I just went shopping with madam.”
At this moment, Li Di naturally wouldn’t believe what Qingli said, so he stabbed Qingli’s arm.
Qingli’s tears streamed down her face and she whispered, “I really don’t know.”
Shen Shu’s beautiful eyes were staring daggers at him but Li Di had no intention of stopping.
“Stop.” Shen Shu looked at him and said, “Okay, I’ll tell you. That day I went to Jingzhao Prefecture. I told Lord Lu about you and He Wanru, because I wanted to divorce you…”
Li Di narrowed his eyes, “Lord Lu? The Heir Apparent of Duke of Zhenguo?”
Shen Shu pulled Qingli over and said, “Yes, if Lord Li doesn’t believe me, you can go and ask him.”
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