Normally, they would have already started a fight, but today's situation was different, so they decided not to argue with her.

Let's continue watching the drama unfold.

He Jiu Niang really didn't believe that Xun Wang could implicate her, after all, the more they talked about what happened back then, the more disadvantageous it would be for Xun Wang.

As expected, when Xun Wang heard her say that about him, he was furious, but he didn't continue the conversation. He already knew He Jiu Niang's attitude.

Most importantly, he was no match for He Jiuniang. Now that he was out in the open, he was still in the Emperor's hands and things were a little better. But if he really angered He Jiuniang and was interrogated by her personally, then he would be in real trouble.

He Jiuniang was unwilling to consider familial ties, so be it, but he still had one last trump card.

He sneered and said, "Even so, you can't kill me! I have the blood of the Eastern Court flowing in my veins. If you dare to touch me, the Eastern Court will not let it go."

He had prepared this escape route for himself a long time ago. When he first started making arrangements, his trusted confidants thought it was a bit unnecessary, but now it seems to be the wisest choice he has ever made.

But to his surprise, He Jiuniang mocked him as soon as he finished speaking.

"Come on, do you really think the people of Dongting don't know your little tricks and can be fooled by you?"

"Furthermore, even if your mother is indeed from Dongting, so what? She's just a lowly palace maid. Not long ago, the Crown Prince and the Third Prince of Dongting were almost abandoned by Dongting in the capital. Do you think your birth mother, who is a palace maid, can have any influence on Dongting? And what influence can you have?"

"The most important thing in life is to have self-awareness. You're wielding a trivial authority and trying to manipulate everyone. Do you think we're all fools?"

When the Third Prince of Dongting told her that she had half Dongting blood, she began to have doubts, so she went to the old emperor to inquire about the situation, and that's how she learned about the background of the Prince Xun.

His birth mother was a lowly palace maid who did not even receive a title after being favored by the late emperor. It was only because Consort Mei of the palace had been childless for many years that she adopted him and raised him under her name. Otherwise, he would never have been able to become a prince and would have spent his whole life serving others as a slave in the palace.

His birth mother was clearly a native of Beiyan, but Xun Wang claimed she was from Dongting, and she could not rest in peace even after her death.

She was never honored while she was alive, and now she's being exploited even after she's dead. I really wonder if that woman regrets giving birth to such a beast.

Xun Wang's eyes widened. How did she find out about such a thing?!

He kept the events of that year so secret, even personally silencing his birth mother to prevent any future trouble, all so that there would be no one to testify against him. How did He Jiu Niang find out?

"You, you!"

"What do you mean, 'you'? If you don't want people to know, then don't do it in the first place. You've created this mess of your own making."

He Jiuniang continued, "Do you really think the people of Dongting don't know you're playing these little tricks? It's all just mutual exploitation."

This was all told to her by the Third Prince of Dongting, in exchange for his own peace of mind.

Having suffered so much at the hands of He Jiuniang, he had no choice but to survive by selling information.

At the time, He Jiuniang was curious about the matter of finding the king, so she asked a few more questions, and to her surprise, the third prince actually told her.

This shows that the Third Prince didn't actually care about Xun Wang's life or death; he just wanted to use him in Bei Yan to make things easier for him and to cover up his own actions.

He Jiuniang ripped away the last veil of pretense from Xun Wang, destroying his years of planning and dignity, and dragging him into the mire.

He was like a deflated balloon, devoid of any hope of survival, and said no more.

After the court session, He Jiuniang immediately delivered the imperial edict to Jiang Ruoya, conveying the emperor's message.

Jiang Ruoya was so excited that tears streamed down her face. After more than twenty years, her family's injustice had finally been cleared!

Mingze kept comforting her, afraid that she would cry too hard and harm the baby.

"I'm not sad, I'm just so happy, sob sob sob..."

Jiang Ruoya cried her heart out, holding He Jiuniang's hand and saying, "Jiu'er, thank you. You helped your mother fulfill her long-cherished wish. You are much more amazing than your mother!"

"This isn't entirely my achievement; Father Ming also provided the evidence! He's been collecting evidence all these years, which hasn't been easy for him."

Mingze smiled kindly: "This is all I should do. Without you all, things wouldn't have gone so smoothly."

Indeed, he was a man of the martial arts world. Although he occasionally cooperated with the royal family, they were always wary of each other and would not easily trust him, let alone agree to help the Jiang family overturn their case.

Even if they agree, they'll have to offer something in return, and it won't be as good as it is now.