Chapter 96
Wen Zhaoyu knew nothing about his younger brother's actions, not only that, but he also testified that it was impossible for his younger brother to tell An Jingheng about it.

"General Shangguan got drunk that night and mistook Cao Min for his younger brother."

"Impossible. I was pretending to be drunk that night. How could I not recognize someone? Besides, Wen Zhaoting is much younger than you."

Wen Zhaoyu begged for a basin of water, washed his face with the medicinal powder he prepared, and then tore off the fake beard and fake wrinkles on his face.

At the same time, the stains made by those powders also disappeared.

Looks like he's in his early twenties.

Wen Zhaoyu is proficient in medicine stones, especially good at nourishing his appearance, so he looks very young.

The reason why she pretends to be old is to avoid disaster.

More than ten years ago, he offended King Gui's grandson Ji for treating the disease of the King of Hedong County, and fled the capital for a time.

It wasn't until he met his current wife later that he returned to the capital to settle down again.

In order to prevent being recognized by others, this is the only way to pretend to be old.

"Caomin's face is [-]-[-]% similar to that of his younger brother, and it was night again, so General Shangguan made a mistake." Wen Zhaoyu saw that Shangguan Yuan didn't believe him, so he described the situation that night in detail.

"It's not what he said, it's what you said."

"What a shame! The grassroots have practiced medicine and saved lives all their lives, so how could they instigate people to steal and dig the imperial tomb? This is devoid of conscience!"

"Yongzhonghou, I understand your vengeance at that time, but it is obvious that you cannot be blamed for this matter. An Jingheng has a heart of disobedience, and the disaster of An's family is caused by his willful and reckless actions. Don't mention it again in the future."

Therefore, the emperor only punished Shangguan Yuan for his "crazy" behavior at the funeral yesterday, with a cane of forty.

As for Qianru, she was sentenced to eighty lashes.

Unexpectedly, the wind picked up during the execution, and Qianru was blown to the roof all at once.

Now it's spectacular.

Whoosh, a large group of people came to see her clinging to the eaves.

"Ru'er, don't be afraid, I'll come to rescue you right away."

Shangguan Yuan hurriedly asked the imperial army to find the ladder, and went up to rescue her himself.

The wind just now was not that wild, how could it blow people to the eaves?

Don't say that the empress doesn't believe it, even the executioners don't believe it.

But she just stood there perfectly, and just as she stretched out her hand, she was suddenly blown to the roof by the wind.

Some people speculated that she might have witchcraft.

Shangguan Yuan was eager to protect his wife and argued with her, saying that she was just too thin and light in stature.

Empress Shen couldn't get used to Shangguan Yuan's behavior, and joked, "How light can it be? It can't be lighter than a sack of cotton, right? It's not fashionable to roll a sack of cotton onto the roof, let alone a person?"

But Shangguan Yuan just felt that Qianru in his arms was very light, even lighter than a bag of cotton.

Shen Hou then ordered someone to take a bag of cotton to weigh Qianru, but she was actually lighter.

Can a person who is lighter than a sack of cotton still be a person?
Thinking of what Qianru said, Queen Shen couldn't help but feel chills down her spine.

She leaned into the emperor's ear and whispered: "Could it be that this is a ghost that has been wronged?"

"nonsense!"

The emperor was unmoved on the surface, but he couldn't help muttering in his heart, so he called the imperial physician in the palace to diagnose her to see if she had any strange illness.

Unexpectedly, the imperial doctors said that she was fine.

"Your Majesty, the concubine is really An Qianru."

There is no reason for Shangguan Yuan to avenge all his vengeance, but let the murderer who wiped out all the families of Anhou Mansion be spared.

Seeing that the elder Sun Lue had a slight abnormal expression on his face, Qianru told how he learned bowing, horseback riding and archery from his father An Xingdao when he was young.

".Father always praised you as a natural talent, why did you kill An's whole family without listening to his defense?"

"Presumptuous! Slap your mouth!"

When Qianru saw the executioner coming, she timidly hid beside Shangguanyuan.

Shangguan Yuan was also happy to be her shield.

"That's all! I have already pardoned and sealed An Xingdao, so why can't these gossip be tolerated?"

"Since you pardoned the crimes committed by the Anhou Mansion, why do you still insist on punishing me, the only orphan? Are you saying one thing and doing another?"

"Why do you say that you are the daughter of Marquis An?"

Qianru smiled, "The appearance may be similar, but the handwriting, talent, and memory are also similar?"

It is well known that Anhou's daughter became famous as a teenager, and she was known as the most talented woman in the capital. Even the library in the palace also collected several paintings and calligraphy works by her.

Therefore, the empress took the collection to test her handwriting.

Qianru hit it with one wave, the empress was speechless.

Then she took an exam on her poems and songs, and she answered them fluently.

The handwriting can be matched, the talent is also amazing, and the rest is memory.

After the application, several people who had dealt with her came forward.

Among them are talented women, ladies from all walks of life, and noble ladies like Nie Sanniang, Mrs. Rong Guogong's wife.

Qianru talked to them one by one, even if it was a matter of long time, they could still close eight or nine points.

Everyone said that she was indeed An Xingdao's daughter, An Qianru.

The emperor was amazed, recognized Qianru as his righteous sister in public, and gave her a new identity as Princess Anping.

She self-identified, originally for revenge, but got the imperial seal.

Apparently the empress did not regard herself, a weak woman who could even blow away the wind, as a threat at all, Qianru was very unwilling.

"An Qianru, I reckon that you approached Shangguan Yuan for revenge. Now that your goal has been achieved, it's time to let go."

It's easy to say, if you let go, how can you avenge this revenge?
Qianru held Shangguan Yuan's arm tightly, and Shangguan Yuan was unwilling to let go of her.

The two knelt together, begging the emperor to fulfill their true feelings.

Empress Shen was not annoyed, and murmured to the emperor: "This is no sincerity, it is clearly a falsehood, and the other is deluded. Poor Antai's daughter is so beautiful and unlucky, and her infatuation is mismatched!"

The emperor was not so sentimental. In his opinion, Shangguan Yuan had a pure mind and married An Qianru.

So, for the first time, he sent Antai to lobby, and made a bridge from them, hoping that Antai would recognize Qianru as his daughter, and then he would fulfill Shangguanyuan and Qianru, and get rid of several troublesome things together.

Of course Antai could see the emperor's thoughts, but her daughter was wronged and died, her bones were still cold and she hadn't been buried yet!

After filing a court case, the result was that the son-in-law and the "little three" were brought together. Is there still justice in this world?

"Aiqing, I know your pain of bereavement, so I specially gave you a daughter. She also happens to be named An Qianru, and you are a father-daughter relationship from heaven! Ling Ai's death has absolutely nothing to do with it!"

An Tai sneered, "I'm not a grass, if I want my minister to accept this adopted daughter, it's only if she can avenge my daughter."

The emperor secretly said, Antai's brain is really alive!

In this way, An Qianru's thoughts that had anything to do with his daughter's death would be in vain.

Not only achieved the goal, but also did not directly contradict, but also saved his own face.

"Okay, I will let Shangguan Yuan and Princess Anping avenge your daughter, if they can't do it, I will punish them severely together!"

Antai thanked him and left.

(End of this chapter)

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