Inside the prison of the Sili government office, Wang Rui sat in his cell, covered in wounds and looking dazed.

The pain in his body constantly reminded him of everything that had just happened.

"Are they planning to deal with the King of Bohai?"

Recalling that confession, Wang Rui's thoughts were thrown into chaos.

"Ah~, I'll talk... I'll talk...!!"

Hearing the screams coming from the interrogation room, Wang Rui immediately sobered up and couldn't help but shudder. He then realized that some things were probably much more complicated and serious than he had imagined.

The screams in the interrogation room finally stopped late at night.

Li Li, holding more than a dozen confessions, found Yang Qiu.

"Captain, these are their confessions. Please take a look!"

As they spoke, Li Li handed the confessions to Yang Qiu, and the names of Wang Rui and others were prominently listed on them.

"Hmm! Well done...!"

After glancing at them briefly, Yang Qiu nodded in satisfaction and then tucked the confessions into his sleeve.

Recalling the contents of the confession, Li Li couldn't help but ask, "Captain, we finally managed to seize the opportunity to arrest those people, why...?"

"Those people are involved with too many families. Even if we have evidence of their spreading rumors, at most we can only dismiss them from their posts and investigate them. It won't have much impact on the families behind them, so it's better to make use of them..."

"I see, the captain is indeed brilliant...! But... if things come to light, will His Majesty blame us...!"

Li Li looked at Yang Qiu with a worried expression. It was one thing to use the Empress Dowager to arrest those officials, since it was something the Emperor had ordered beforehand. But now they were actually preparing to deal with a prince. This matter was far too serious.

"I'll handle everything, what are you afraid of? Besides, that Prince of Bohai expressed his dissatisfaction when His Majesty ascended the throne, dealing with him won't cause any problems!"

Yang Qiu chuckled. He had always valued Li Li highly, so he handled everything for him.

Li Li quickly shook his head and said in a deep voice, "It's not that I'm afraid, but I'm worried that if we take action against our relatives without authorization, it might incur the wrath of other relatives and cause trouble for His Majesty..."

"It's better to be in trouble now than to cause trouble later..."

Yang Qiu's eyes narrowed slightly, his words revealing a hint of coldness and murderous intent. Ever since Liu Hong ordered Jia Xu to investigate the King of Bohai, but had not found any clues, he believed that a person who had rebelled could not be so honest and must be plotting something in secret.

Therefore, Yang Qiu knew that this person could not be allowed to live, so he took this opportunity to bite him, hoping to lure him out of his hole and expose his true colors.

"The captain is right...! As His Majesty's henchmen, it is our duty to share His Majesty's burdens!"

Yang Qiu's words made Li Li's expression change. Although Yang Qiu did not say it explicitly, he understood.

Yang Qiu nodded gently. "Good that you understand. You've had a busy day. Go back and rest. These next few days won't be easy for us..."

"Your subordinate takes his leave!!"

After Li Li left, Yang Qiu found a spy from the Investigation Department and then wrote a secret letter.

"Send this letter to Jia Wenhe...!!"

"promise!!"

The detective from the Investigation Bureau took the secret letter, turned around, and disappeared into the darkness.

......

At this time, in addition to Lady Cao, Lady Song, and Yuan Shao's mother, the maids who had prepared meals for Liu Hong with them, including Song Yue, were also brought into the palace.

After some questioning and confirmation that there were no problems, they were arranged to stay here with several ladies.

Upon seeing the people brought in, the three ladies immediately showed a look of surprise, then thought of something terrible, and their faces turned pale.

"Mother, what happened?"

Song Yue, who was suddenly brought into the palace, was initially puzzled, but upon seeing her mother's expression, she quickly went to Madam Song's side, her eyes also showing a hint of worry.

"Don't ask, don't worry, everything will be fine!!"

Madam Song let out a soft breath, trying her best to calm Song Yue down.

Song Yue nodded, seemingly having thought of something as well. She nestled obediently in Madam Song's arms. The usually serene Song Yue felt a pang of panic, for the maid's earlier question had given her a vague idea of ​​what was going on. Recalling that handsome and imposing figure, Song Yue felt a deep ache in her heart.

In Deyang Palace, five hours had passed since Liu Hong fell into a coma. Hua Tuo, Zhang Zhongjing, and Dong Gan looked solemnly at the emperor, who remained unconscious on the couch.

"What exactly is going on? Why hasn't the emperor woken up yet?"

Dou Miao was also extremely anxious. Liu Hong's long coma, which lasted from the afternoon until late at night, made her restless.

After exchanging glances, Hua Tuo and the other two doctors, Zhang Zhongjing, said to Dou Miao, "Your Majesty, according to our diagnosis, His Majesty's pulse has stabilized and his breathing is even. Although he is weak, there is nothing seriously wrong. We deduce that His Majesty is currently in a deep sleep due to extreme fatigue..."

"Sleep...?"

Dou Miao looked at Liu Hong on the bed, whose breathing had become steady and whose complexion had turned rosy, and nodded slightly, feeling much more at ease.

"When will His Majesty be able to wake up...?"

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