Wei Chang listened incredulously to the words of repentance that came from his own mouth.

Half an hour ago, he was leading troops on patrol in the palace when he suddenly seemed to be possessed and rode straight to the west gate.

Upon arriving at the ancestral cemetery of the Yun family, he dismounted and knelt down with each step, like a pilgrim. He kowtowed more than a hundred times before Yun Shen's grave, until his head bled profusely.

Then he began to repent incessantly, pouring out everything that had happened back then, like beans spilling from a bamboo tube.

Apart from the parts related to His Majesty.

Upon seeing Xiao Qingyin's indifferent gaze, Wei Chang almost immediately understood what had happened.

She must have tampered with him!

It wasn't the day of the eye transplant, but yesterday during my follow-up appointment.

Is this witchcraft or puppetry?

Wei Chang couldn't guess; he had no idea what the other party had done.

All I know is that I am now completely out of my own control, and my words and actions are those of another person.

After confessing, the man tore off his cloak, bit his finger, wrote a letter in blood confessing the truth, and pressed his fingerprint on it.

Wei Chang was extremely anxious.

He could almost foresee what would happen next, but no matter how much he struggled, he could never control his body.

He could only watch helplessly as Han and the others led him back to the city and into the Dengwen Drum Court.

...

"Grandma, let me knock."

When Yun Zhao stood in front of the Dengwen Drum, he said to Han Shi.

Han shook her head.

"Grandma still has the strength to beat the drum."

She wanted to personally strike this drum to seek justice for the 20,000 soldiers of the Yun family army.

Han picked up the drumsticks and slowly but powerfully struck the drumhead, once, twice, three times... The drumbeats went from low to powerful, piercing through the vast snow and reaching the ears of most of the capital.

Those who heard this were all surprised and doubtful.

"Where is that drumming coming from? Why are they drumming at this time?"

"It seems to be coming from the Dengwen Drum Courtyard. Could someone have struck the Dengwen Drum? That drum isn't just for show after all?"

"What kind of great injustice is it that must be brought to the ears of the emperor in this way?"

"..."

When the sound of the drums reached the palace, Emperor Chengtai was in Yikun Palace with his concubine, inhaling calming incense.

He lay on the couch in a daze, completely oblivious to the distant drumbeats.

The same applies to the Imperial Concubine.

It wasn't until the eunuch came to report that Lady Han was beating the Dengwen Drum to plead for justice for the Yun family army that Emperor Chengtai regained a sliver of his senses.

"What did you say?" He stared at the eunuch with a grim expression. "Who wants to plead for justice?"

"Your Majesty, it is Lady Han," the eunuch replied. "The former wife of the Marquis of Zhongyong."

The Imperial Concubine scoffed, "This is truly a rare occurrence. The person has been dead for so many years, and only now does she come to plead her case. Could it be that she sees the Crown Prince of Xilin Kingdom has been captured alive and wants him to atone for his sins with his death?"

Emperor Chengtai remained silent.

Only he knew where the Yun family army was wronged.

"She came alone?"

"Your Majesty, besides her, there are also her descendants and Commander Wei."

Upon hearing the words "Commander Wei," Emperor Chengtai's expression changed drastically.

How dare Wei Chang betray him?

He immediately realized that the Han family had come prepared.

She probably already has something on him, which is why she's risking her life to come and appeal to the authorities.

Emperor Chengtai said coldly, "Summon them to the Chaotian Hall."

He wanted to see how many lives Han and Wei Chang could possibly have left to cause trouble.

...

After meeting Emperor Chengtai, Lady Han presented Wei Chang's blood-written letter to him.

"We implore Your Majesty to seek justice for the 20,000 innocent souls of the Yun family army."

After reading the blood-written letter, Emperor Chengtai's expression improved somewhat.

The blood-written letter revealed nothing about him; Wei Chang took all the blame.

Nevertheless, he was still furious: "Wei Chang, why did you do this!"

Wei Chang's face was blank.

He knew that what Emperor Chengtai wanted to ask was not why he plotted against the Yun family army, but why he betrayed him.

But he was not free to do so; how could he possibly answer him?

Emperor Chengtai did not know how Wei Chang's identity was exposed or how he agreed to confess his crimes. He only knew that from the moment Wei Chang beat the Dengwen Drum with Han, he was destined to die a terrible death.

If he hadn't suspected that Yun Shen had left a backup plan for the Han family, he would have wiped out the Yun family long ago.

Seeing Han's fearless expression, Emperor Chengtai was furious, but he had no choice but to uphold justice for her.

"Wei Chang betrayed the enemy and sold out his country, harming loyal and virtuous officials. His crimes are unforgivable, and his entire family should be executed!"

After Emperor Chengtai finished judging the case, he ordered Wei Chang to be taken away.

He then issued an imperial edict, restoring the Yun family's title and the Han family's imperial decree, allowing Yun Zhao to inherit the title of Marquis Zhongyong, and returning the Marquis's mansion that had been taken from him years ago.

The other soldiers of the Yun family army also regained their rightful glory.

Han calmly kowtowed to express her gratitude to the emperor.

My heart is filled with sorrow.

For a moment, she wanted to rush up and strangle the executioner to death on the dragon throne.

However, considering Yun Zhao, Yun Shu, Xiao Qingyin, Fu Weiyun, and others, she made no move.

She's lived enough; her death is no loss.

Their daughter, son-in-law, and grandchildren are still young and have a bright future ahead of them.

She can't destroy them.

Looking at Emperor Chengtai's deeply sunken cheeks, Madam Han thought maliciously, "May God make him suffer all the pain in the world before taking his dog's life."

...

The case and its verdict caused a huge uproar as soon as they were announced.

Everyone was nearly speechless with astonishment.

"The commander of the Imperial Guard is actually a traitor? That's terrifying!"

"Fortunately, we had Marquis Jing'an and General Yi. Otherwise, if the Xilin Kingdom's iron cavalry marched south to the capital, the Imperial Guards would have opened the city gates directly to them, and the capital would have been slaughtered."

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