How could Han Yanning have any evidence? Even the news of the fire in Han Yizi's house was overheard by her when she passed by Anle Hou's study.

"This..." She stammered and couldn't say anything for a long time.

The emperor's expression grew increasingly impatient.

[As expected of brother and sister, they are both so stubborn.]

[No preparation, just a rectum to the brain! ]

Han Yanning saw that his face was terribly gloomy, her eyes turned, and two lines of tears fell.

"Your Majesty, I was also very angry at the time. My brother lost his life, and even a person..."

“That’s enough!”

The emperor roared angrily, frightening Han Yanning.

"What do you all think this place is?" His gaze was cold and ruthless as it fell on Han Yanning, with a fierce look that made Han Yanning shudder.

"If it weren't for the fact that Anle Hou had previously expanded the territory, I would have sentenced you to death just for trespassing into the imperial study today!"

Han Yanning trembled and fell to the ground, begging for mercy.

Although she had given birth to two sons, her figure was plump, which made her more attractive than a young girl. In addition, she was well maintained, and her almond-shaped eyes were slightly red from crying, and she looked delicate. As the emperor looked at her, a hint of unknown meaning appeared in his eyes.

But reason still outweighed his intimacy, and he said coldly, "Drag her away and send her back to the palace for three months of house arrest. From now on, you are not allowed to set foot in the palace without my order. Whoever led her there will be beaten to death if we find out."

The eunuch outside the door responded with a "yes" and quickly dragged the man away. The emperor glanced at Fu Ping again and kicked him: "If you do this again, I won't be able to keep you here. Go away and receive ten strokes of the cane. Come back and serve me!"

He was given ten beatings with the cane in court and was asked to come back and serve.

Fu Ping knew that the emperor was only giving him a small punishment as a warning, and he was overjoyed and said, "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy. Thank you, Your Majesty, for your mercy."

After saying that, he ran out quickly.

The emperor took a deep breath, pressed his temple, and suddenly said, "If everyone could be like you, I wouldn't know how much more worry I would have to worry about."

Jiang Zhiyu, who was enjoying the show, said: "..."

[Why are you praising me all of a sudden? Are you impressed by my charm?]

【More, more, more! Who would think it’s too much praise? 】

emperor:"……"

He looked away and changed the subject: "I intend to invite Master Tanluan back to the palace. What do you think, Zhiyu?"

Jiang Zhiyu thought for a while before he dug out this person from his memory.

He does have some real skills.

The emperor had just breathed a sigh of relief when he heard her say:

[It's a pity that the current Master Tanluan is no longer the same Master Tanluan as before.]

[It was his black-hearted apprentice who disguised himself as him and came out to cheat people!]

The emperor immediately lost interest.

"It's up to His Majesty to decide." Jiang Zhiyu muttered to himself and said perfunctorily, then watched the emperor pick up a pen and begin to review the memorials, as if he had just asked casually.

At the same time, Han Yanning was also taken back to Anle Marquis Mansion.

After being severely beaten with a stick, Lü Daizong and Lü Yaozu were still bedridden, but Marquis Anle was able to walk. When he heard from the maid that his wife hurriedly got on the carriage and went to the palace, Marquis Anle was very anxious and quickly ordered people to prepare the carriage to enter the palace.

Before the carriage was ready, Han Yanning, whose eyes were red and swollen from crying, appeared in his sight.

Marquis Anle was immediately distressed and took two steps forward, hugged her and comforted her carefully: "Madam, what happened?"

Han Yanning did not answer and went straight into his room. Anle Hou followed him with a grin. Han Yanning sat down, dismissed the servants, pointed at his nose and started scolding him.

"How can you still laugh? Let me ask you, why did you hide the news of the fire in my brother's house from me?"

Marquis Anle's heart skipped a beat, and Han Yanning began to cry again, "I was so wrong about you. My brother used to treat you well. If he had any good things, didn't he send them to you first? It's a pity that he passed away without even leaving behind any offspring. How can I face my parents in the future?!"

Marquis Anle sighed deeply, "Madam, don't worry." He reached out to embrace her, but Han Yanning slapped him down. Marquis Anle had no choice but to sit next to her, "Madam, I didn't mean to hide this from you, but this matter really can't be investigated further."

Han Yanning looked at him coldly, and Marquis Anle analyzed the pros and cons to her word by word.

"You also saw that day, the Jinyiwei came and went straight to the target, which shows that the emperor already has sufficient evidence."

Han Yanning wiped her tears. The incident happened suddenly that day. The Jinyiwei rushed straight to her bedroom, grabbed the pillow and left. Her husband's injuries had not healed yet. She tried to stop him in every way, but failed in the end.

At that time, she felt a vague sense of uneasiness in her heart.

Seeing the thoughtful look in her eyes, Marquis Anle knew she had taken his words to heart. He moved closer and said, "The emperor directly imprisoned him in the imperial prison. When he came out, he was already a corpse. He was killed too quickly, without giving him a chance."

"Normally, to punish a corrupt official, the Imperial Guards would have to search for evidence, raid his house, and then publicly execute him. But this time, the Emperor executed him so swiftly. I suspect my brother must have done something, or learned some secret, that prompted the Emperor to execute him."

"And the fire happened so suddenly. How could such a large Shangshu Mansion, with so many servants, be burned out without anyone being able to escape? It's because..."

He fell silent and pointed to the sky.

Han Yanning suddenly felt a chill on his back.

Marquis Anle sighed, then reached out and embraced her. Han Yanning did not resist.

"Now you know why I kept it from you."

Han Yanning nodded against his chest, overcome with grief, unable to hold back her tears again. "That day, I knew something was wrong. Just as I was thinking of a solution, the news of my brother's passing spread. I was also thinking about helping my brother take care of the mansion in the future, but I never imagined that they wouldn't be able to wait for me..."

She choked up, feeling a surge of resentment towards the emperor. She blurted out, "What does the emperor want? Is he going to exterminate our entire family? No wonder he acted like that when I went to the Imperial Study to ask him to investigate!"

Marquis Anle made a "hush" sound and leaned close to her ear: "Madam, you dare not speak such words loudly. You must know that walls have ears."

Han Yanning was already angry and spoke without thinking. After hearing what he said, he remembered the emperor's eyes in the daytime and his heart stopped beating.

"That's right!" She suddenly became excited and stood up from Marquis Anle's arms. Under Marquis Anle's suspicious gaze, she leaned close to his ear and whispered, "I went to the imperial study today and saw the emperor and Jiang Zhiyu in disheveled clothes, alone in a room. Even Fuping was kicked out."