When the truth is laid bare, many would choose not to believe it.
Imperial Concubine Zhen did the same. When faced with the raw truth, she convulsively denied it. Accusing Yan Huisheng of deceiving her, she claimed it was a simple feat for the Crown Prince to fabricate lies and deceive her.
Yan Huisheng remained calm in face of Imperial Concubine Zhen's anger and accusation. He looked at her faintly and said, "If Your Highness it not willing to believe it, there's nothing I can do."
Imperial Concubine Zhen clutched the scroll. She wanted to shred it, to destroy it, hoping that turning it into ashes would negate what she had read. But her trembling hands took long to just rip one corner of it.
At last, she slumped to the floor, murmuring through her tears, "Is it true? Is it really true? What about Duan Xiao?"