Shang Xiye bypassed Li Cang's corpse and went straight to Li Gan's bedside.

Hu Ji, who followed in, used his sword to pry open the bedding covering Li Gan, revealing the brocade dragon robe he was wearing, the robe he wore when he was the emperor of Nanli.

"Dead and still clinging to this?" Black Owl shook his head dismissively.

"Human kingship is above all people, and everyone in the world yearns for and pursues it. Moreover, he once possessed it, so how could he easily give it up?" Shang Xiye said casually, gesturing for Hu Ji to search Li Gan's body.

Hu Ji stepped forward. Unlike others who would use both hands to thoroughly touch and search inch by inch, he put his index and middle fingers together and quickly slid them across Li Gan's body from top to bottom and front to back. He then said, "Your Highness, apart from the sachet and jade pendant, he did not hide anything else suspicious on his body."

Shang Xiye: "..."

Black Owl: "You... you've finished searching?"

Hu Gan nodded firmly: "Yes, I searched twice and I'm absolutely certain."

Black Owl: "..."

Shang Xiye stared at Hu Ji for a long while: My little wife is indeed discerning; this man is truly a talent.

Shortly after, Shang Xiye had Li Gan's body removed, and then said to Hu Ji, "Search this bed carefully as well, and see if there are any clues."

Hu Ji clasped his hands in agreement, bowed, and stepped forward. He then pointed to several spots on the bed, including the corners and the middle, with two fingers together. He then lay down on the floor and reached under the bed to pry open a small wooden box about the size of a palm. He opened it and handed it to Shang Xiye with both hands: "Your Highness, I found it. There is a letter inside."

Shang Xiye and Hei Xiao were speechless for a while.

To be able to find such a tiny wooden box under such a large bed by simply poking around with a few fingers, does this person have X-ray vision?

Ji Fengming searched the entire room but found nothing. When he returned, he happened to see this scene and immediately became interested. He patted Hu Ji on the shoulder and exclaimed, "Wow, brother, your skills are simply amazing! Can you teach me a few moves?"

"This..." Hu Ji was shy and embarrassed, feeling ashamed of himself, and said, "The Prince of Anping is of noble status, it is not appropriate for him to learn such lowly tricks."

"What Prince Anping? Who cares? I'd rather be a bandit." Ji Fengming smiled brightly and said sincerely, "Brother, your skills are really good. If there weren't a rule in my family that you wouldn't teach these skills to outsiders, really, teach me a few moves in the future."

Hu Ji was deeply moved by the respect and treatment he received from Ji Fengming and his sister, and nodded repeatedly, saying, "Alright, as long as the young master wants to learn, I will certainly not hold back."

Shang Xiye took out a letter from the box; it contained only one sentence:

The empress dowager was not an empress dowager, and the prince was not a prince.

Shang Xiye and Hei Xiao both frowned as they watched.

Ji Fengming reached for the paper and shook it, even more confused: "What does this mean? Could it be that the Empress Dowager and the Emperor are imposters?"

“Impossible. Although the prince is not close to them, he is not so bad as to not be able to distinguish between real and fake people.” Black Owl shook his head and denied it: “Besides, I saw them when I was young. They are the only difference between them now and now, except for their age.”

Ji Fengming kicked the soft couch beside him angrily and said, "This old bastard, he risked his own and his son's lives to lure us here, and all he left behind was this nonsensical nonsense. He didn't even explain it clearly. And he still expects us to protect his entire clan?"

After a moment of contemplation, Shang Xiye said, "If the Emperor has any problems, my father would rather die than pass the throne to him."