The Imperial City Guards are omnipresent; when an assassination attempt is made on the main street, they rush to Yongfeng Street immediately.

Leng Luo immediately sealed off Yongfeng Street. After that, the common people knew very little, only that Grand Secretary Gu and his wife had been murdered, and their personal servants were heartbroken from crying.

Many people died on the street, including a mask vendor.

Later, all the corpses on the street were inspected and registered, and the corpses of "Gu Shaoyu and Xie Zhaozhao" were carried to the Imperial City Guard.

At midnight, the Imperial City Guard sent someone to the Xie residence to inform Xie Anfeng of the death. Upon hearing the news that both the eldest daughter and the son-in-law had been assassinated, the gatekeeper, Old Qin, collapsed to the ground, crying so hard he almost fainted.

Xie Anfeng and Xie Yu were struck dumb. They told Lao Qin not to tell Madam Xie this news, and hurriedly followed the people from the Imperial City Guard to the secret place where the corpses were kept.

Xie Anfeng and Xie Yu saw that there were indeed two corpses lying on the morgue, and the bright red brocade cloak with white fox fur trim was Xie Zhaozhao's cloak.

The white fox fur was stained with blood, which had congealed and turned a dark purple, a shocking sight that stung the eyes.

The two of them immediately felt their legs go weak, and tears streamed down their faces like unstoppable beads.

“My Zhaozhao…”

"younger sister……"

The two of them, crying, stumbled and ran to the mortuary bed, then rushed to "Xie Zhaozhao's" side.

The crying stopped abruptly.

Isn't this Zhao Zhao?!

Xie Yu was even more shocked. Even with a knife piercing through his heart and blood smeared all over his face, he still recognized this woman!

This is Hanzhu, who was kicked out of the Xie family five years ago. She is his head maid, and he knows her very well.

Then quickly check "Grand Secretary Gu," but it's not the real person, but Luo Cong, who was kicked out of the Xie family mansion together five years ago.

Xie Yu immediately understood that the two people dressed in his sister's and brother-in-law's clothes were scapegoats.

This was done by my younger sister.

Although he didn't know how his sister had done it, a warm feeling welled up in his heart, and tears welled up in his eyes—tears of relief and emotion.

His sister is brave, resourceful, and courageous; she is no longer the obedient little girl she once was.

The old fox Xie Anfeng immediately understood all the key points.

Neither the girl nor the son-in-law died!

Leng Luo knew, and perhaps His Majesty knew as well.

The two men turned to look at Leng Luo. Commander Leng's face was stern. He walked up to them, drew his Tang sword, and slashed dozens of times across their faces.

Now no one can tell who died.

At dawn, all the officials went to court. Xie Anfeng, Xie Anhuai, and Xie Yu went to court as usual, and all three looked sad.

Almost everyone in the imperial court knew about Grand Secretary Gu's murder, and they were all deeply saddened and grieved.

They all came to comfort Xie Anfeng, Xie Anhuai, and Xie Yu.

When the morning court session began, the ministers waited for a long time before they finally saw Emperor Hui begin his court duties.

The Duke of Chengen and the Crown Prince's faction quickly stole glances at Emperor Hui's expression. Emperor Hui looked like he hadn't rested well; his face was pale and his expression was displeased.

As expected, upon entering court, Emperor Hui immediately erupted in fury: "Investigate! Find the murderer of Grand Secretary Gu within three days!"

The Prefect of the Capital, the Minister of Justice, and Leng Luo all knelt on the ground, cold sweat pouring down their faces!

Then, Emperor Hui sent people to Huguo Temple to invite the Living Buddha Yuanji, the abbot, and others to perform rituals for Grand Secretary Gu and his wife, Lady Xie.

"I want them resurrected!" As soon as Emperor Hui uttered these words, all the officials in the court looked at him.

A resurrection? Has His Majesty gone mad?

The Censor-in-Chief, Yu, had a responsibility to investigate the inappropriate behavior of all officials, including His Majesty. He had no choice but to step forward and say, "Your Majesty, bringing the dead back to life only wastes resources and troubles the people, and will only arouse suspicion among them..."

As soon as he spoke, other officials immediately echoed his sentiments.

The usually mild-mannered and enlightened Emperor Hui suddenly lost his temper and shouted angrily, "How dare you question my decree?"

This does not mean that the adults should argue. Emperor Hui said, "Take him away and give him thirty lashes."

When the commander of the Imperial Guards came in to take the person away, he noticed that His Majesty had his arms resting on the dragon table with his fingertips pointing inwards, and he immediately understood His Majesty's intention.

Fingertips touching, pain but no injury! Fingertips pointing outwards, no life spared.

Poor Lord Yu, before he could even cry out "Spare me!", was dragged away by the Imperial Guards waiting at the door and given thirty lashes.

Lord Yu, a weak civil official, was so frightened by the thirty strokes of the cane that he fainted.

Those who had previously agreed to the motion dared not agree anymore. They looked at each other in bewilderment. His Majesty had truly relied too much on Grand Secretary Gu. Now that Grand Secretary Gu was dead, His Majesty was so grief-stricken that he had lost all sense of proportion.

Emperor Hui then made another foolish move: "Hua Zisheng, inform the Xie family and the Earl's family that they are not allowed to hang funeral banners."

Xie Anfeng hurriedly stepped forward, his face filled with grief, and said sadly, "Your Majesty, this... Your Majesty, I have lost my beloved daughter and son-in-law, and the Earl's family has lost our beloved son and daughter-in-law. We cannot even hang mourning banners. Those who know will understand that Your Majesty forbids them, but those who don't will think that the two families are heartless..."

"You are not allowed to hang them. I have ordered the Living Buddha Yuanji to resurrect them. If you hang the funeral banners, their souls will be blocked outside the gates of the mansion."

Everyone sighed inwardly, thinking that His Majesty had truly gone mad.

Xie Anfeng finally couldn't hold back his tears and knelt down, pleading, "Your Majesty, please accept my condolences. I will obey your decree and will not hang any mourning banners... However, the dead cannot be brought back to life. Your Majesty, please take care of your health."

All the ministers knelt down, repeatedly pleading for the Emperor's health.

The Crown Prince was overjoyed. "Hmph, it's good that the Emperor has gone mad since that Gu fellow is dead."

Seeing Emperor Hui grieving as if he had lost his own son, the Duke of Cheng'en felt a surge of joy, as if a little man was dancing wildly inside him.

With Gu Shaoyu dead, half of Emperor Hui's world collapsed. If Emperor Hui falls ill and becomes the late emperor, and the crown prince ascends the throne, the Wei family can be assured of at least fifty years of peace.

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