I've been bullied and humiliated for thirteen years; when I wake up, I'll be bloodthirsty.

Chapter 884, Ruoxue, you are free.

After Rong Che's death, the Rong clan was purged. Over the past ten years, some have died, some have been exiled, and the remaining members now number less than a hundred.

Fortunately, having survived the harsh environment, Rong Heng, the patriarch of the Rong clan, is now a very capable man, even though he is only in his thirties. His wife, who accompanied him in exile for many years, is also a very capable woman. After Rong Che's coffin was brought back yesterday, the Rong mansion, which had been sealed for almost eighteen years, was reopened. The original plaque of the Rong State Duke's Mansion was taken down, and the plaque of the new Rong Prince's Mansion has not yet been completed and hung up, but white banners have already been hung up, and the mourning hall in the mansion has been rearranged.

Several female members of the clan stayed with Rong Xin to keep vigil, while the clan chief and his wife, Meng, were responsible for receiving guests who came to pay their respects.

Only Rong Che's coffin was placed in the main hall, while Cheng Ruoxue's coffin was placed in the courtyard where Madam Rong had previously lived.

When Sheng Junyi arrived, Lu Yangyang, along with Sheng Yunjiao and Wen Qingqing, had already helped Cheng Ruoxue freshen up and dressed. Her coffin was filled with fresh flowers, and Cheng Ruoxue lay quietly among them, her eyes closed, with a flower decoration on her forehead, looking as if she were asleep.

Sheng Yunjiao and Cheng Ruoxue have known each other since childhood. She still can't believe that the person lying here is Cheng Ruoxue. She rushed over last night after receiving the news, and her eyes are swollen from crying.

When Lu Yangyang saw Sheng Junyi come in, she patted Sheng Yunjiao, whose eyes were red from crying, and said, "You and Qingqing go out first, I'll come find you in a bit."

Looking at Sheng Junyi, Sheng Yunjiao couldn't help but open her mouth to say something, but looking at Sheng Junyi's appearance, she couldn't speak at all. Her second brother was usually like a peacock, always glamorous, but now he was covered in blood and his hair was half white. His eyes, which were usually full of affection, were now empty and cold.

Overnight, the former most beautiful woman in the capital seemed to have lost her soul.

Sheng Yunjiao hesitated for a moment before following Wen Qingqing away.

Sheng Junyi walked to the front of the coffin, knelt on the ground, opened the imperial edict in his hand, and threw it into the brazier.

"Cheng Ruoxue, you are free."

Lu Yangyang stood aside, looking at the bloody wounds on Sheng Junyi's back. She had just learned what had happened in the court.

He was beaten thirty times for striking the Dengwen Drum, and then punished by the emperor with fifty more strokes. Eighty strokes in total would be enough to break even the strongest iron.

This morning, the person my second aunt left at the Duke of Sheng's mansion delivered a message: last night, Sheng Qishen mobilized about a hundred guards from the mansion to stop Sheng Junyi, regardless of life or death. Last night, Sheng Junyi suffered severe physical and mental injuries and was then beaten with eighty strokes. By now, Sheng Junyi's body has long since reached its limit.

Lu Yangyang originally wanted to persuade him to treat his wounds first, but she understood that for Sheng Junyi at this moment, no amount of physical pain could compare to the pain in his heart that had drained him of his lifeblood in an instant.

With just one final step remaining, Sister Ruoxue will have avenged her father. The culprit, Xiao Chong, has been brought to justice, Rong Che has been exonerated, and she has avenged her father and cleared his name.

But at the very last moment, she learned that the person who framed her father and caused the execution of her entire family was the father of the man she loved.

Although she had never heard the story between her second brother and her sister Ruoxue, it was not hard to imagine that they must have had a past of mutual understanding and trust to be able to trust each other so much.

But fate can be cruel.

The sins committed by Sheng Qishen ultimately caused the two most innocent people to suffer the final pain.