Emperor Shen's charming wife

Shen Hao met Shen Yu's gaze fearlessly, with a gleam in his eyes: "Your Majesty, please calm down. I am not making empty claims, but the reason behind this needs further investigation." After that, he took out a letter from his sleeve and presented it to Shen Yu: "This is a secret letter I found in the former residence of Concubine Yun. The content of the letter may be able to solve the doubts in your Majesty's heart." Shen Yu took the letter, unfolded it, and his face suddenly turned pale, and his hands began to tremble unconsciously. "Your Majesty, what exactly is written in the letter?" Ning Yao's heart was in her throat. She had a premonition that the content of this letter might change her fate. Shen Yu did not answer, but stared at the letter in his hand, as if he wanted to see a hole in it. "Your Majesty, this..." Seeing this, Eunuch Li could not help but ask. "Look for yourself!" Shen Yu threw the letter in front of Ning Yao, his tone was as cold as ice for thousands of years. Ning Yao took a deep breath and slowly picked up the letter on the ground. When her eyes fell on the first word on the letter, her face turned pale instantly, and the whole person froze in place as if struck by lightning. There were only a few short lines on the letter, but it was like a thousand-pound boulder, pressing her so hard that she couldn't breathe. "Yao'er, when you see this letter, I should be dead. I know that you hate me, hate that I abandoned you and our children in order to save the family. But Yao'er, I also have my own difficulties..." Ning Yao was very familiar with the handwriting on the letter. It was her father's handwriting! Ning Yao's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by someone, and she could hardly breathe. Shen Yu's eyes were as sharp as a knife, as if he wanted to cut her open and see through all her secrets. She knew that she couldn't hide it anymore, but she couldn't tell the truth. "Your Majesty, I..." Ning Yao bit her lower lip with her pearly teeth, her eyes were filled with tears, and her pitiful appearance would make anyone feel pity. Shen Yu looked at the pitiful woman in front of him, and the anger in his heart strangely dissipated a little. He looked away, and his tone was a little more helpless: "You'd better give me a reasonable explanation, otherwise..." "Your Majesty, I really don't know why this letter appeared there!" Ning Yao knelt down in front of Shen Yu with a plop, and tears fell like pearls from a broken string, "I can swear to heaven that I have never done anything to let your majesty down!" "Then how do you explain your father's handwriting?" Shen Yu looked down at Ning Yao, with a hint of doubt in his tone. "This..." Ning Yao was speechless. She couldn't say that this letter was written by her father when she was very young, and at that time, Concubine Yun had not been executed yet? "Your Majesty, I dare to guess that someone may have deliberately framed me!" Ning Yao raised her head, a gleam in her eyes, "Since I entered the palace, I have been law-abiding and have never had any grudges with anyone. Why did such a letter appear at this time? Moreover, I have never met that Concubine Yun, let alone have any relationship with her. There must be some misunderstanding!" Shen Yu remained silent, thinking about the truth of Ning Yao's words. Ning Yao has not been in the palace for a long time, and has always lived in seclusion. Logically, no one should want to frame her. "Your Majesty, think about it, I am your queen and the master of this harem. If I am really related to the case of Concubine Yun, wouldn't it shake the foundation of the country? No matter how stupid I am, I will not do such a thing!" Ning Yao saw that Shen Yu was a little shaken, and continued. Shen Yu frowned slightly, and Ning Yao's words made sense. The case of Concubine Yun caused a great uproar in the court and the country. If Ning Yao was really related to this matter, the consequences would be disastrous. "Your Majesty, you must believe me!" Ning Yao saw that Shen Yu's expression had loosened, and hurriedly grabbed his sleeve and begged, "My love for you is known by the sun and the moon, and I will never do anything to let you down!" Shen Yu looked at the woman crying in front of him, and his heart was full of mixed feelings. He admitted that he was not completely without feelings for Ning Yao. She was beautiful, gentle, and considerate, and was completely different from the cold and ruthless queen in his memory. "Get up." Shen Yu sighed and helped Ning Yao up, "I believe you." "Your Majesty..." Ning Yao raised her head, her eyes full of surprise and emotion. "I will find out about this matter." Shen Yu patted the back of Ning Yao's hand gently, with a hint of comfort in his tone, "Before that, you stay in the palace and don't go anywhere." "Yes, I obey your order." Ning Yao responded obediently, but secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart. After Shen Yu left, the smile on Ning Yao's face gradually disappeared, replaced by a solemn look. She knew that this was just the calm before the storm, and the real test had just begun. At this moment, there was a sudden sound of hurried footsteps outside the palace, followed by a shrill voice: "Empress, it's bad, something happened!" Ning Yao's heart seemed to be tightly grasped by someone, and she could hardly breathe. Shen Yu's eyes were as sharp as a knife, as if he wanted to cut her open and see through the deepest secrets in her heart. He exuded a cold breath all over his body, which made Ning Yao shiver. "Empress, do you know that the crime of deceiving the emperor is punishable by the death of all nine generations of the family?" Shen Yu's voice was low and dangerous, and every word pierced Ning Yao's eardrum like an ice cone. Ning Yao took a deep breath, trying to suppress the panic in her heart, raised her eyes to meet Shen Yu's gaze: "Your Majesty, I am innocent! This letter... I have never seen it!" "Never seen it?" Shen Yu sneered and threw the letter in his hand to Ning Yao's feet, "You mean, I have wronged you?" The letter fell lightly at Ning Yao's feet, but the familiar handwriting on the letter seemed like a branding iron, burning her eyes. She couldn't explain that this letter was indeed in her father's handwriting, but she could swear to heaven that she had never seen this letter, let alone know what the letter said! "Your Majesty, I..." "Enough!" Shen Yu interrupted her impatiently, "Come here, take the queen back to Fengyi Palace. No one is allowed to visit without my order!" "Your Majesty, don't!" Ning Yao exclaimed, trying to grab Shen Yu's sleeve, but was pulled away mercilessly by the guards beside Shen Yu. "Queen, please." Eunuch Li stood aside expressionlessly, without any emotion in his tone. Ning Yao closed her eyes in despair and let the guards drag her away. She knew that this time, she might not be able to get away. Shen Yu watched Ning Yao being taken away coldly, without a trace of pity in his eyes. He tightly grasped the jade pendant in his hand, his knuckles turned white, and his heart was in turmoil. This jade pendant was a relic of his mother, and the orchid carved on it was his mother's favorite flower when she was alive. And this letter has uncovered the scars in his heart that have been buried for many years. His mother, Concubine Yun, was falsely accused of having an affair with someone and eventually died unjustly. In this letter, Ning Yao's father personally admitted that it was he who framed Concubine Yun in order to curry favor with the powerful!