Xiao Li took Cen An out. Cen An had a lot to say, and he couldn't help but speak until there was no one around.

"Princess, you..."

As soon as he finished speaking, two people came towards him. They were King Ping of Yan and Jia Ruo.

Cen An shut up immediately. He didn't dare to say anything careless and hurt the princess, otherwise he would be in great trouble.

The two's expressions changed instantly when they saw Xiao Li, and they no longer needed to hide their disgust for Xiao Li.

They entered the palace after hearing that the Queen Mother had been rescued. Jia Ruo sneered sarcastically, "Our Princess Xuanyang is truly filial and touching. Not long ago, she almost died at the hands of the Queen Mother, and now she has turned around and forgiven the past grudges with kindness. She is truly a kind person!"

Xiao Li stopped and asked, "The Queen Mother is not dead. You sound disappointed?"

Jia Ruo choked. Although she thought so in her heart, she couldn't respond to this.

Prince Ping of Yan said, "Of course we all hope that the Queen Mother will be healthy, but we never expected that it would be you who saved her in the end."

It can be said that no one expected Xiao Li to find a way to save people, and she actually succeeded.

Jia Ruo immediately regained her composure and looked at Xiao Li with disdain: "You have always been cruel and ruthless, doing all kinds of evil. The Queen Mother bullied you so much, but you didn't hold a grudge, and even repaid evil with kindness. Are you hiding some shameful conspiracy?"

Cen An: Awesome, you hit all the nail on the head.

Xiao Li said with great righteousness: "The Queen Mother is not my biological mother, so it is understandable that she treats me poorly, but my brother treats me well. We are not from the same mother, but we are blood siblings. How can my little grievance compare to the pain my brother has suffered from losing his mother?"

yue~~~~I almost vomited.

She endured it!

"Besides, I'm vicious..." She tilted her head slightly and smiled evilly: "I am vicious. Don't you all wish the Queen Mother would die? But I just want to save her. As long as the Queen Mother is alive, Concubine Hui will have to kneel down forever. Seeing you suffer makes me happy, hahahaha!"

This is why Xiao Li saved the Queen Mother. It would be easy for her to kill the Queen Mother, but she couldn't make things difficult for these people.

After this incident, the Queen Mother is no longer a threat. She is just waiting for the Queen Mother and Concubine Hui to have a fight and cause trouble for them both.

On the 16th day of the first lunar month, they watched her wonderful performance and heard that Jiaruo was so happy that she danced to celebrate.

There is always a price to pay for watching her show.

She had suffered that day, and now it was their turn.

Of course, the things between the Queen Mother and Concubine Hui were not very harmful, but her mother was being oppressed by others. She didn't feel any pain or hurt, but she felt aggrieved.

The two siblings were so smart that they understood Xiao Li's intention in an instant. Their faces were ugly and their eyes were full of murderous intent.

Cen An: ...This princess is really not afraid of being beaten to death!

Sure enough, the next moment Jia Ruo slapped Xiao Li.

King Ping of Yan was so frightened that he was about to stop it when there was a crisp and pleasant sound of "pa".

The moment Jia Ruo swung her hand, Xiao Li caught her hand and swung it back with his other hand.

Not only did he slap her, he also kicked her, directly kicking Princess Jiaruo away.

Cen An: 0.0

"Ah!" Jiaruo curled up on the ground in pain.

"Xuan Yang!" King Ping of Yan roared, "Don't be so arrogant!"

Xiao Li took out a handkerchief and slowly wiped her palms. "Elders are respected. She spoke rudely to me and even tried to attack me. As her elder sister, I can only teach her a lesson on behalf of Concubine Hui."

"What? Prince Yanping wants to attack me?"

King Ping of Yan wanted to take action, but he didn't dare to provoke this madman.

Jia Ruo was helped to her feet, grimacing in pain, her eyes full of sparks: "Xuan Yang, just wait for me."

Xiao Li: "They say evil is punished and good is rewarded. Sorry, your retribution is me. But you will never be able to see my retribution with your own eyes!"

Xiao Li strode away, and Cen An followed behind with the medicine box. At this moment, she felt like he had become her humble follower.

He always knew that Xiao Li was a bad person, but today he had a new understanding of her badness.

He is arrogant, lethal, and smart.

The more he interacted with her, the more he felt that Xiao Li was quite evil. He even felt that the things she did were not entirely her fault.

Although she is clearly a hater, she unconsciously begins to approve of her style.

It’s totally poisonous!!

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Ministry of Punishment

The emperor did not fully believe that it was an accident, so all the palace servants who were present on the day the empress dowager fell into the lake were brought here for interrogation.

Originally, there was no need for the eunuch in charge of the seal to take action personally, but Lou Yan controlled everyone under his own control.

Now that the Queen Mother has recovered, the Ministry of Punishment has carried out five or six bodies, all of whom died from the torture.

Lou Yan compiled the confession and put it away only after confirming that it was correct.

Before leaving, he just saw the people below carrying the last corpse out, his cold eyes dark and deep.

Only the dead will never change their confession.

"Your Majesty, this is the confession of all the palace servants."

"It all started when Chen Da Ying felt bored in the room and suggested that the Queen Mother go for a walk in the garden together."

"The garden had already been cleaned, and there were no foreign objects or water stains. No one had refused to do so."

"I personally checked. The rock they were standing on was very flat. Perhaps because it was cold and close to the frozen lake, it was frosted, which is why Chen Da Ying couldn't stand firmly."

The emperor frowned: "Everything is an accident?"

Lou Yan lowered his head: "For now, this is the only result."

"Actually, there's still a confession missing. I wanted to ask Chen Da Ying, but she's been seriously ill. She's feverish and delirious, unable to speak clearly. She even died the day before yesterday. If we can question her, there'll be no doubt about this matter."

The emperor waved his hand after hearing this and said, "That's enough. Let's stop here."

Lou Yan added, "The Chen family is still staying with the Queen Mother, requesting that they handle Chen's funeral."

The emperor immediately turned cold and said, "Give them Chen Pingting's body. I don't want it. Don't pollute my imperial mausoleum."

After saying this, he became angrier and angrier, and immediately issued an edict to demote the official positions of Chen's maternal grandfather and uncle to teach them a lesson.

Lou Yan gave all the instructions and then turned back to the emperor: "Your Majesty, would you like to reward Doctor Cen?"

The emperor's expression finally brightened a little. "Reward! Go to my storehouse and select some fine medicinal herbs and jade, and add a thousand taels of gold, and send them along."

Lou Yan nodded: "I obey your order, but I don't know where Doctor Cen lives now. I'm afraid I have to go to Princess Xuanyang's residence first."

"Xuan Yang..." The emperor thought of his sister and was moved and sighed: "She has really grown up and become sensible. I am very pleased to have such a sister."

"I remember that Binzhou paid tribute of a hu of Dongzhu last year, but I haven't had time to reward you yet. You can give it all to her and let her make it into the style she likes."

Lou Yan: "I obey your order."