"Your Majesty, I'm worried that this person, who was clearly dead, has reappeared out of nowhere and may be plotting something, so I've secretly imprisoned him. I plan to investigate thoroughly before reporting this to Your Majesty."

This was indeed his original intention.

The emperor looked at him silently, not knowing whether he believed it or not.

After a while, he tapped the table with his fingers: "What have you found out about this person?"

This is to expose this matter.

Xiao Lingyu's heart immediately settled down, and his tone became much more relaxed: "Father knows everything else, but I have found out that this person has been following my sixth brother since the incident that year. He doesn't stay in Shengjing all year round, but appears every once in a while."

The emperor frowned slightly. "So, you think this was your sixth brother's idea? Was it him who asked Liu Jie to impersonate Ling Zizhong?"

The emperor's tone was inexpressible, so Xiao Lingyu spoke cautiously, "Your Majesty, I don't know either, but I'm certain someone must have been behind this."

The emperor narrowed his eyes slightly, and it was unclear what he was thinking. Then he waved his hand and said, "Alright, go ahead. Put him in the imperial prison. Tell Xing Maozhi to pay attention to these things. I don't want to see what happened last time happen again."

Xiao Lingyu's heart trembled: "Yes."

…

"What did you say?!"

Xiao Yanli leaned his hands on the table and looked at the subordinate who was reporting next to him with disbelief.

The subordinate hunched his back, not daring to look up, and said in a trembling voice, "Master, Liu Jie has been exposed. Xiao Lingyu has forced him in front of the emperor. He has now been sent to the imperial prison."

Xiao Yanli took two deep breaths. "How was it exposed? Did something go wrong with the Queen's body? Did Xiao Lingyu become suspicious?"

The subordinate shook his head. "Everything went according to plan regarding the Queen's corpse. However, Xiao Lingyu caught a cold the next day, and Liu Jie wanted to see if he was faking it. As a result, not only Xiao Lingyu went in, but Jiang Zhiyu was also there."

The anger in his heart could no longer be concealed. Xiao Yanli swung his arm, and the things on the table fell to the ground with a clang. The sound of shattering was heard everywhere, and the splashing fragments even scratched his subordinate's leg.

"Does he have any brains at all?"

"Why don't you retreat when you see Jiang Zhiyu?!"

"I warned him repeatedly not to act rashly. Did the dog see the secret letter I sent him?"

The subordinates were trembling, and Xiao Yanli was almost driven crazy by anger.

It took Xiao Yanli half an hour to calm down.

He sat in the chair, pinching his brows tiredly.

The subordinate said cautiously: "Your Highness, rescue..."

"What are you trying to save?" Xiao Yanli interrupted impatiently, "No one is allowed to go. Let him suffer!"

The subordinate fell silent, and seeing Xiao Yanli trying to chase him away, he quickly stood up and ran out.

Xiao Yanli let out a long sigh.

He still trusted Liu Jie and was not worried that the other party would betray him.

The emperor and Xiao Lingyu will definitely investigate this matter thoroughly. In the short term, he is not worried about Liu Jie's life safety.

But if Liu Jie doesn't tell them, then they won't be able to find out?

Xiao Yanli was not completely sure.

He carefully recalled what his subordinates had said, and then, as if he had thought of something, his face suddenly turned as dark as the bottom of a pot.

It was Liu Jie who was discovered by Jiang Zhiyu!

Her little notebook contains secrets that are even deeper than this, including her relationship with Liu Jie.

Did she tell the emperor and Xiao Lingyu?

Xiao Yanli's eyes were filled with worry and uneasiness, and his heart seemed to be hanging in mid-air.

…

"Liu Jie and the Sixth Prince are more than just acquaintances; they have a life-or-death friendship."

Jiang Zhiyu lay on the recliner, speaking in an exaggerated tone.

Even if I close my eyes, I can still feel the glare of the sunlight.

The emperor's sleeves covered his face and he said in a muffled voice, "How did he die?"

"Liu Jie has been doing evil all along, so he's naturally offended many people. Someone paid to buy his life, and the Sixth Prince saved him. Isn't this a life-or-death friendship?"

emperor:"……"

Redefine life.

Jiang Zhiyu naturally would not miss such an opportunity to flatter Xiao Yanli in a legitimate way.

She climbed up and leaned closer to the emperor: "Your Majesty, you don't know. The Sixth Prince is not as well-behaved as he is in front of you. In private, he forces women into prostitution, kills people and burns things!"

emperor:"……"

A foreign official criticized the prince in front of the emperor.

Fu Ping's heart was hanging in the air for Jiang Zhiyu, and he coughed violently a few times to remind her.

But Jiang Zhiyu obviously didn't get Fu Ping's hint. She even took out a small notebook from her chest and read:

"In the Imperial Prison, Xiao Yanli and his wife repeatedly spoke rudely to me, insulting my character and trampling on my dignity. This caused me very severe mental consequences. Therefore, he must compensate me for my mental damages with 6,666 taels of gold."

…

"In Zuiyue Cage, because I witnessed him forcing a woman of good character into prostitution, he ordered his servants to brutally and unilaterally beat me, leaving scars all over my body. He then walked away, showing just how arrogant he was. Therefore, he must compensate me for my medical expenses, lost wages, cosmetic surgery to remove the scars, and mental damages..."

Jiang Zhiyu read incessantly, and the emperor's expression gradually became blank.

When he finished reading, he interrupted: "Zuiyue Long forced a good woman into prostitution? Did you see it with your own eyes?"

Putting aside those words that he didn't understand, the emperor had many doubts about this one.

According to the spies he arranged outside Xiao Yanli's mansion, Xiao Yanli has been hanging around the residences of various court officials these days, and also went to Jiang Zhaorong's mansion, but he didn't go to Zuiyuelong.

Jiang Zhiyu felt guilty but said confidently: "Yes, I saw it with my own eyes!"

[I didn't say I saw him doing it himself. He was the one who opened the Drunken Moon Cage, and the people below forced women into prostitution, so that's the same as him, no problem.]

Emperor: "... ordered his servants to beat you unilaterally, leaving scars on your body?"

"Yes, yes," Jiang Zhiyu nodded affirmatively, rolling up her sleeves with an aggrieved expression. Her glowing white skin dazzled the emperor's eyes in the sunlight. Jiang Zhiyu pointed to the almost invisible red mark on her arm: "Here, it's quite a big one."

The emperor put his eyes close to her but didn't see any red marks. He raised his head and looked at her suspiciously.

Jiang Zhiyu looked away guiltily.

Because he frequently redeemed people, Zuiyuelong closed the door as soon as he saw her.

Needless to say, the people trained by Xiao Yanli were very efficient. Even if she forced her way in, the place would be empty.

To do this, she had no choice but to climb over the wall.

It was also when she was climbing over the wall that she saw three eunuchs pulling a woman, and then she decisively rescued the woman.

I don't know where the red marks on my arm came from.

But the incident happened at Zuiyuelong, and the one who did it was Zuiyuelong's pimp. It's reasonable for her to put the blame on Xiao Yanli.

The emperor understood the whole process from Jiang Zhiyu's voice: "..."