And she's a young girl?

"This subordinate is unaware, but this woman has a very close relationship with the Sheng family of Tianhe City! The young master of the Sheng family came with her!"

"The Sheng family?" Nalan Yao narrowed her eyes. What kind of useless family could afford to hire such an expert?

"A bunch of useless trash! You've wasted so many of my resources training you."

The thought that the family she had built up with all her resources over the past ten years had suddenly collapsed was incredibly painful.

Nalan Yao felt a pang of heartache!

"We must find out this vixen's identity! I want to see which bastard has the audacity to do this!!!"

The porcelain cup in Nalan Yao's hand shattered with a crash.

"Mother, Your Majesty, something terrible has happened!"

A panicked report came from outside the door.

"explain!"

"Elder Deng and Second Elder were hung on the city wall... and... and there are also! The corpses of the Deng family's high-ranking guards are all piled up at the gate of the capital city."

boom!

Nalan Yao slammed her hand on the table and stood up, unable to remain calm any longer. The fine black wooden table collapsed in an instant.

"How dare she?!" Nalan Yao gritted her teeth.

In full view of everyone, they hoisted a person onto the city wall?

How dare she!

Who on earth has the audacity to do this?!

But Jun Liuyue not only dared, but she was also incredibly audacious! All the evidence against the Deng family was presented to the Azure Dragon Emperor.

On the surface, they appear harmonious, but only Nalan Yao knows that Feng Chenlan has only shown her indifference and aloofness all these years.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty summons you to the Hall of Mental Cultivation." Eunuch Wu's shrill voice rang out from outside the hall.

One wave subsides only for another to rise, and the successive news left Nalan Yao somewhat at a loss.

She had never made such a blunder in all the years she had been empress.

Did she dig up this little bitch's ancestral grave? Is she trying to dig a hole for herself and jump into it?

"Your Majesty, shall we go to the Deng family or..."

"Of course, I'm going to see His Majesty!" Nalan Yao said through gritted teeth, lowering her voice, "Go and call the princess, and tell her that I'm waiting for her in the Hall of Mental Cultivation."

"Yes, Your Highness," the maid replied and withdrew.

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Inside the Hall of Mental Cultivation.

Emperor Feng Chenlan's face was gloomy. Just now... a woman in black silently broke into the palace at night, and even the well-trained Imperial Guards did not notice her arrival.

Just as Feng Chenlan thought this person was going to assassinate the emperor and was preparing to fight,

The other party simply dropped a bamboo slip.

She said, "Under the whole heaven, all land belongs to the king, and the people are the foundation of the country. If Your Majesty allows your subordinates to act recklessly, I fear that the people will lose their support and the throne will become unstable."

After saying those words, she disappeared into the darkness.

After a long while, Feng Chenlan finally reacted and raised his hand to stop the hidden guards surging from the shadows.

The palace is guarded not only by the Imperial Guards, but also by a group of assassins and secret agents.

"Your Majesty." Eunuch Wu picked up the bamboo slips from the ground, opened them, and took a look.

When I saw the contents above, I couldn't help but gasp. The details were recorded in great detail, and any one of them could lead to the extermination of nine generations of a family!

Realizing he had overstepped his bounds, Eunuch Wu quickly closed the bamboo slip, saying, "This is not poisonous."

Then, he respectfully presented the bamboo slips to Feng Chenlan.

Feng Chenlan took the bamboo slip. The characters on it were very unrestrained and flowing, recording every crime committed by the Deng family.

"Ha, what a disgrace to the Deng family! They've committed so many despicable acts right under my nose!" Feng Chenlan roared in fury, his hand gripping the bamboo slips cracking. "Very well, very well indeed! I never knew I'd nurtured such a malignant tumor. Dual cultivation of the cauldron and furnace? Absorbing yin to replenish yang? Such a vile cultivation method actually appeared in such a large family!"

It's normal to go to any lengths to improve one's cultivation level.

But... to do something so blatantly, using the imperial authority to abduct women, the Deng family is truly the first in history to do so!

"The Deng family is the Empress's power. Does she think I'm dead?" Feng Chenlan sneered, his body radiating a deep anger.

Eunuch Wu had followed Feng Chenlan since childhood, witnessing his bloody rise to the throne and the countless life-and-death struggles he had endured... Whenever Feng Chenlan showed such an expression, it meant he was truly enraged.

The Emperor and Empress have been estranged over the years, and if this matter is truly related to the Empress, it is unlikely to be resolved so easily.

Not long after.

Nalan Yao entered the main hall, dressed in a phoenix robe, looking elegant and noble, just as she had in the past. When Feng Chenlan saw that face... his eyes dazed for a moment.

But soon, it was replaced by a chill.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects." Nalan Yao gracefully performed the curtsy and glanced at Eunuch Wu.

Eunuch Wu looked at the Emperor, and Feng Chenlan nodded.

Eunuch Wu hurriedly left the main hall.

In the empty hall, only Nalan Yao and Feng Chenlan, who held a high position, remained.

"Your Majesty summoned me here so late at night, is there something important?"

Nalan Yao wore a gentle smile.

"Do you know anything about the Deng family?" Feng Chenlan tossed the bamboo scroll in her hand in front of Nalan Yao. "Why don't you take a look for yourself and see what's on this!"

The emperor was furious.

Nalan Yao was stunned at first, then picked up the bamboo slips from the ground. When she saw the contents, her lowered face turned pale instantly. These were all pieces of evidence! Evidence of the Deng family's crimes over the years!

Over the years, Nalan Yao has suppressed these crimes, keeping them unknown to the public. However, these bamboo slips record in detail the abduction of women, the massacre of families, and the burning, killing, and looting of criminals! They committed countless atrocities!

It's all recorded clearly.

Nalan Yao had thought that Feng Chenlan had caught the Deng family's crimes, but she never expected that all the evidence would fall into Feng Chenlan's hands.

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