I became the tyrant's only belief.

Chapter 99: Hell Begins and Hell Ends
[The person killed by the secret guards was not the real Fifth Prince, but a substitute that the Fifth Prince had prepared long ago. The real Fifth Prince hid behind the scenes, preparing to make a comeback. Lady Wen was the spy that he had specially arranged to be next to the tyrant.]

[The tyrant discovered something was wrong and played along, pretending to be bewitched by Lady Wen, but he just wanted to use himself as bait to lure out the fifth prince and catch him all in one fell swoop.]

[It was also because the tyrant acted too well that he deceived the shrewd Fifth Prince, causing him to repeatedly pass messages to Concubine Wen, asking her to work together to attack the tyrant.]

[Unfortunately, the tyrant was one step ahead and found the fifth prince's hiding place first and killed him.]

[Once the fifth prince died, Lady Wen was no longer useful, and the tyrant naturally no longer had to pretend to favor her. That's why Lady Wen suddenly became favored and then suddenly fell out of favor.]

[Because she had never attacked the tyrant, the tyrant had the secret guards abolish her martial arts and spared her life, but she never set foot in Xuexiang Garden again.]

[Tsk tsk, from Miss Wen's perspective, this is just a bloody story of a spy falling in love with his target.]

[Lady Wen sent people to humiliate Concubine Gao not because she was arrogant, but to test the tyrant. ]

[Once, twice, three times, four times, five times, six times... the entire harem was in turmoil and full of complaints. However, the tyrant still firmly favored her and was reluctant to punish her. Even the queen mother's words were useless.]

[After all this, who wouldn't feel that this man is the only one for her? If I were to be soft-hearted and hesitate...]

Chu Liuzheng smacked his lips. Lady Wen wanted to kill the king, and the tyrant took advantage of the situation. The two deceived and schemed against each other... It really started in hell and ended in hell.

[Put yourself in his shoes. An orphan who has been trained as a tool and never loved since childhood is suddenly pampered by a powerful, talented and handsome man. He is given everything he wants and is tolerated and favored no matter what he does. He is pampered for several months. How strong a will does it take to withstand this? ]

Chu Liuzheng felt that if he were Lady Wen, he would probably be corrupted by the sugar-coated bullets.

But if it was her...

[It is unfortunate to fall in love with a heartless man at the beginning. It is doubly unfortunate. When this man is the emperor, it is N times more unfortunate. ]

Chu Liuzheng shuddered and shook his head.

[I can’t afford it! 】

Moxiang pushed the door open, bringing in a gust of cold wind and a few snowflakes, "It's snowing again."

Chu Liuzheng came back to his senses after hearing the voice and saw that there was snow on her body. "Sister, don't be in a hurry. Quickly brush off the snow."

"Okay." Moxiang responded while putting the basin of hot water on the shelf. She raised her hand to quickly brush off the snowflakes on her body, turned her head and sneezed.

Chu Liuzheng was worried that she would catch a cold, so he hurriedly said, "Come over here and warm yourself by the fire to get rid of the cold."

"No hurry." Moxiang took out the handkerchief and dipped it in hot water. After wrung it dry, she came over and wiped Chu Liuzheng's face.

Chu Liuzheng tilted his head back to make it easier for her to move.

Moxiang said, "Soak your feet and go to bed. I saw Yuzhui looked unhappy just now, and I'm afraid she has been wronged. I'll go talk to her."

Chu Liuzheng had slept too much during the day, so she couldn't fall asleep at this moment. She suggested, "Let's go together. If you've really been wronged, I can help you."

"No." Moxiang poked Chu Liuzheng's smooth forehead. "Imperial Doctor Li told me to watch you go to bed early. He will come to change the medicine tomorrow. If he sees the dark circles under your eyes, I won't be able to explain it."

Chu Liuzheng pursed his lips. Although he was reluctant, he still had to follow the doctor's orders.

*
The next day, the sky was gray and it was snowing lightly.

Chu Liuzheng was awakened by the sound of snow shoveling outside the house. He opened his eyes and found that there was no one in the house.

She tried to push herself up.

Although it still hurts, it's not as excruciating as when I was first injured and is still within the tolerable range.

At this moment, Moxiang pushed the door open with breakfast in her hand. Seeing that she had sat up by herself, she asked, "Did you touch your hand?"

"No." Chu Liuzheng leaned back, "What do you want to eat this morning?"

"Salty steamed buns and rice porridge." Moxiang helped her get up, wash, and then fed her breakfast.

Chu Liuzheng still remembered what happened last night. He looked up at Moxiang and found that there were dark circles under her eyes. She must have chatted with Yuzhu for a long time.

"I fell asleep last night and didn't know when my sister came back."

Moxiang paused while scooping porridge, turned her head and looked out the window, and when she saw that no one was around, she whispered, "Something happened at Yuzhui's home."

Chu Liuzheng was stunned for a moment, and quickly swallowed the steamed bun in his mouth, and asked with concern: "What happened?"

Moxiang fed her a spoonful of porridge and lowered her voice: "Her parents had someone beat her to death in the street."

"What!" Chu Liuzheng's eyes widened in shock.

Yuzhui is the eldest daughter in the family. She has a younger sister who has just reached the age of marriage. Her parents both work in the fields to make a living.

Back then, her family was too poor to afford food, and Yuzhu was beautiful and of the right age, so she sold herself and entered the palace to become a maid.

Every three months she would send a message home, give some money, and ask about her parents and sister's well-being.

With her help, the family has more money. Last year, I set up a pancake stall in the city to sell pancakes. I heard that the business is pretty good.

Moxiang sighed, "Yuzui asked someone to send some money home yesterday morning, and received a message in the evening from her cousin. He said that five days ago, her parents were selling pancakes on the roadside, and were surrounded by several strong men. Not only did they overturn the pancake stall, but they also beat her until she was barely alive. They died that night."

Chu Liuzheng frowned when he heard this and asked, "Have you reported it to the police?"

"I reported it, but Shuntian Prefecture ignored it and even beat her cousin ten times."

"How ridiculous!" Chu Liuzheng slapped the quilt angrily. His face twisted in pain and he couldn't help but let out a low cry.

"Look at you, why are you doing this?" Moxiang held her hand and examined it. Seeing that there was nothing wrong, she scolded, "Can you just pat the quilt twice and get away with it?"

Chu Liuzheng looked at his hands depressedly.

Didn't she forget it in the excitement?
Moxiang sighed softly, "I went to talk to her last night, and she lay on the pillow and cried while talking, and the pillow was soaked with tears."

[After encountering such a tragedy, it is good to be able to cry. 】

Chu Liuzheng couldn't help but sigh as well.

"The government doesn't care, there's nothing we can do. It's fine to bury the dead, but her sister suddenly disappeared again." Moxiang looked worried. "Yuzhu wanted to leave the palace to look for her sister, but it's not easy to enter the palace, and it's even harder to leave. She had to ask her cousin's family to help find her sister."

"But the capital is so big, and the person disappeared suddenly, without any clues. How can it be that easy to find someone?"

There is one thing that Moxiang hasn't mentioned.

A fifteen-year-old girl suddenly disappeared. If she left on her own, it would be fine, but if she was kidnapped... she didn't dare to think about it further.

[Is it not easy to get clues? 】

Chu Liuzheng lowered his eyes and secretly opened the system.

[Five days ago, a pancake stand, someone was beaten to death... Got it! ]

Chu Liuzheng clicked it quickly.

[It turns out that Yuzhui's surname is Zhao, his original name is Zhao Ling, and his sister is Zhao Yue.]

[The one who overturned the pancake stand and beat the man was a servant of the Li Mansion. The master of the Li Mansion personally ordered him to beat the man to a disability but not to death.]

[Eh? Why did he die in the end? How did Yuzhui's parents offend Mr. Li? ]