After a slight pause, Wu Fang continued, "I don't know if it's out of guilt or some other reason, but no one comes here to pay their respects. Aside from a child who came a few times to pay their respects at the beginning, the place has been abandoned ever since. Because it's filled with graves and is so remote, almost no one dares to approach."

"I have only recently found out that the Grand Empress issued the execution order to conceal something, and it seems to be related to the Emperor." After Wu Fang finished speaking, he looked at Ji Xingzhi, who had already cleared all the grass on the grave, and frowned. For some reason, the Emperor seemed to be looking very strange.

"Their death... is really because of me..." Ji Xingzhi's tone was very light, as if asking, but also as if confirming.

Wu Fang didn't know what his scumbag father was hiding, but Ji Xingzhi knew it very well. Apart from her identity, she didn't think about him.

Wu Fang should have had a vague idea of what was going on, but he just didn't dare to say it out loud.

Ji Xingzhi stood up, staring at Xie Wenpo's tombstone, and her voice seemed to float on the wind: "I can't believe that I have killed so many people since I was born."

Although she was a secret agent in her previous life, all the people she killed were cruel and ruthless villains. She always felt that she was eliminating harm for the people. Therefore, even though her hands were stained with the blood of countless people, she did not feel guilty at all, but felt honored instead.

But these hundred people, who clearly did nothing wrong, lost their lives because of her!

Wu Fang opened his mouth, then slowly closed it. After hesitating for a long time, he finally uttered a pale word of comfort: "Your Majesty, the matter has not been fully investigated yet. You don't have to blame yourself so much."

Ji Xingzhi calmed down and took a deep breath. His shoulders rose slightly as he inhaled and exhaled, then slowly dropped back down. After a moment's silence, Ji Xingzhi put on a pensive expression and slowly asked, "The child who came to pay homage back then was Xie Jingnian. How did he get into the palace?"

Wu Fang was relieved to see Ji Xingzhi's expression return to normal. When Ji Xingzhi asked about it, he replied, "Xie Jingnian was still young at the time, and with no other relatives at home, he couldn't accept the pain of losing his mother. He refused to eat or drink all day and almost starved himself to death. The neighboring family took pity on him and took him in. However, they didn't expect that the family didn't take pity on the child, but were after the money for the condolence.

In a fit of rage, Xie Jingnian went to the government to file a complaint, but he was too old and had no solid evidence, so the government refused to accept the case.

Later, it was said that a powerful figure, attracted by his good looks, wanted to take him as his concubine, but he escaped. In order to avoid that person, he accidentally entered the palace and later took the opportunity to secretly investigate the cause of his mother's death.

After hearing this, Ji Xingzhi couldn't help but sigh at Xie Jingnian's unfortunate fate, and felt guilty.

"Does Xie Jingnian know all this?" Ji Xingzhi asked.

Wu Fang nodded slightly and said, "I know."

How could they not know if they were investigating together? Some of the clues were provided by Xie Jingnian, and it was Xie Jingnian who brought him to this manor.

Xie Jingnian had some clues, but he didn't have the ability to follow up. Otherwise, he might have found out the truth long ago.

Hearing this, Ji Xingzhi pondered for a while and said, "Return to the palace."

As soon as Ji Xingzhi returned to the palace, she went to the Jingxin Palace. She was eager to know what the eunuch was hiding from her. What secrets did she have that worthy of her treacherous father and the eunuch to make such a decision?