âAh!!â
A strange womanâs face, dead with eyes wide open, frightened Shen Yu, draining the color from her face.
She lost her mind and fell to the ground, her pale lips trembling incessantly, âHow could this happen? How could this happen! Su Yingxue was supposed to be the one who died!â
âSu Yingxue is my own granddaughter, I will always protect her,â
the Empress Dowagerâs eyes radiated an incomparable sharpness.
She made a gesture with her hand, and at the palace gate of Funing Palace, Qin Muyan led the palace guards in a steady stream, completely surrounding Mu Fei and Shen Yu.
Qin Muyan, holding the blazing sword, opened a path for the woman behind him, âYingxue, come out.â
Su Yingxue, dressed in a red warriorâs outfit, stepped out of the crowd. Her proud and bright eyes, her stunning beauty, carried a power that intimidated everything. By her stark contrast, Shen Yuâs face seemed especially false.
Shen Yu instinctively covered her face, feeling inferior and angry, âWhyâ¦â
Why, even with a face that looked exactly the same, she couldnât hold her head high in front of Su Yingxue!
âSu Yingxue, when did you convince this dead old hag to believe in you?â Mu Feiâs mouth curved into a cold arc, his unwillingness evident.
He had prepared for so long, his meticulous plan, yet they had seen through it!
âRight at the moment when you thought you had won!â
Su Yingxue walked over to the Empress Dowager, taking her hand, âThe connection between blood relatives is a very marvelous thing, something that not even medicine can fully explain.â
The Empress Dowager held her hand, a look full of tenderness in her eyes, âYouâve suffered, child.â
âNot at all, Grandma. These people took advantage of your eager longing to deceive you, and thatâs truly despicable!â
A cold and slightly malevolent expression flitted across her exquisite face.
Shen Yu lay on the ground trembling all over, âI didnât intend to deceive the Empress Dowager. I just happen to look very much like the princess. I was just considering her eagerness to see her granddaughter and wanted to serve her well⦠Imperial Grandmother, has Zhaoâer ever had any ill intentions while serving at your side all this time? Zhaoâer has always held the utmost respect and love for you!â
The Empress Dowagerâs tone softened slightly, âYou have indeed shown me great respect and affection, and I have cherished you. Youâve done nothing inappropriate butâ¦â
Her gaze suddenly turned sharp, âYou shouldnât have tampered with your face, using Zheng Erâs portrait to deceive me! That was the only portrait of Zheng Er I had! I am old now, my eyesight is fading, and I can no longer draw Zheng Erâs likeness!â
As she spoke, tears streamed down her face. That portrait was her last memory of Qin Zheng.
But because of Shen Yuâs scheme, along with Mu Fei, they destroyed her last remembrance of Zheng Er!
âI didnât destroy that portrait! It was Mu Fei, it was this villain! Imperial Grandmother, you must punish him severely! I am innocent, I am innocent!â Shen Yu scrambled over to the Empress Dowagerâs side, clutching at her skirt and begging for mercy.
Mu Fei, the one she pointed to, wore a mocking expression, âFoolish thing!â
No matter how much she pleaded, she was on a path leading to death.
But what Mu Fei couldnât accept was, âSu Yingxue, how did you make this old fossil believe you?â
âBecause the first time Grandma saw me, she knew I was her granddaughter. Shen Yu may look like me, but she is merely similar. Her appearance cannot be replicated by blood. There was a problem with the blood test conducted by the Eldest Princess that day, and I have always had my doubts. When Your Highness brought me to the imperial prison, Grandma came to see me in private, and we tested again, revealing the truth once and for all!â