Chapter 252 Queen Mother Summoned

Lan Yan was helped up by the jailer and sat up without saying a word.

Xiao Lingyu chuckled and calmly put away the ring in his hand: "You have been in this dark prison, no one has sent you any news, you should know nothing about the outside world, why don't I tell you about it?"

Although it was a question, Xiao Lingyu didn't think she would answer him.

So he almost didn't pause and said directly: "This ring was found in the Anle Marquis's mansion."

Lan Yan's breathing became heavier.

"The second son of Anle Marquis, Lu Daizong, was brutally murdered at the Marquis's wedding banquet a few days ago. I dug up the entire Marquis's mansion and finally found this thing."

"There is a word engraved inside this ring. I thought you would know."

Xiao Lingyu stopped and looked at Lan Yan.

"...I, I don't know..."

Lan Yan's voice was hoarse after not speaking for a long time, and her dry lips also oozed some blood because of the force.

The Qianhu looked surprised.

Jiang Zhiyu looked at them, but his mind had already drifted far away.

[The emperor asked me to come because he was afraid that the Qianhu would not be able to find out the answer. This should be considered overtime, and I should be paid overtime. 】

Xiao Lingyu: "..."

"It doesn't matter if you don't know. I can tell you later," Xiao Lingyu raised the corner of his lips, looking at Lan Yan's evasive eyes, and immediately understood her thoughts: "Do you know that he is now obsessed with a woman, and everyone in Shengjing knows it. For that woman, he is even willing to turn against his brothers."

Lan Yan's body was cold, her heartbeat almost stopped, she was speechless, and just stared at him blankly.

Her mind almost collapsed.

After many days of torture, Lan Yan was able to hold on, but it was only because of her kindness and love for Xiao Yanli in her heart that supported her. Now someone told her that the person she loved was obsessed with another woman, and it was even known to everyone. This almost frustrated her ideals and determination.

"...No, impossible!"

Xiao Lingyu looked at her nearly collapsed eyes, his tone calm but extremely cruel: "Is it possible? Don't you have the answer in your heart? Otherwise, why have you been here for so long? With his ability, is there no way to save you?"

Lan Yan lowered her head, not knowing what she was thinking.

[Okay, she will confess! This work efficiency is amazing!]

Xiao Lingyu's lips curled slightly.

After an unknown amount of time, Lan Yan's weak voice sounded: "...Water, give me water and food, and I will confess..."

Qianhu was overjoyed, "Quick, go get it for her!"

While Qianhu was busy questioning Lan Yan, Xiao Lingyu stood up and stood beside Jiang Zhiyu.

Jiang Zhiyu lowered his voice, "That ring is actually yours, right?"

Xiao Lingyu was startled, and turned his head subconsciously to look at Lan Yan.

"She can't hear," Jiang Zhiyu said softly.

Xiao Lingyu chuckled: "How did you find out that the ring was mine?"

This was his admission.

"You saw it when you took it out."

In fact, it was a guess.

[Xiao Yanli didn't even go to the Marquis' Mansion, how could his ring be there. ]

Xiao Lingyu chuckled.

His method could only deceive Lan Yan, who didn't know the truth. If it were anyone else, he wouldn't be able to trick them out.

[Xiao Lingyu had no evidence to prove that Lan Yan and Xiao Yanli were related, so he came here to deceive Lan Yan. He must have found out that the matter of Emperor Lu Daizong was related to Xiao Yanli, so he wanted to make a breakthrough from Lan Yan.]

Xiao Lingyu pursed his lips and looked at Jiang Zhiyu with some admiration.

After Qianhu collected the testimony and looked at the person Lan Yan confessed, Qianhu was slightly surprised and said nothing. Jiang Zhiyu and Xiao Lingyu were considerate and did not ask any questions, and followed Qianhu out of the prison.

"By the way," Xiao Lingyu stopped Jiang Zhiyu who wanted to leave: "Scholar Jiang Shidu, I forgot to say in the palace just now that the Queen Mother will summon you tomorrow."

Jiang Zhiyu nodded.

...

The next day, in Cining Palace, the empress dowager ordered people to remove the thick gauze curtains, and sat upright, with the emperor sitting next to her.

"I was busy with state affairs in the past few days. Is your mother feeling better now?"

The emperor asked with concern. The empress dowager glanced at him and said, "Still the same as before."

"Have you asked the imperial physician to come and see? What did the imperial physician say?"

The empress dowager gently stroked her brow with her armored hand: "Headache, the emperor must not have come for me today," she raised the corners of her lips, with an indescribable sarcasm: "If I hadn't summoned the little girl from the Jiang family, you wouldn't have come."

What a lie.

The emperor chuckled: "You are joking, mother. State affairs have been busy recently. You know that mother."

No matter how the empress dowager mocked the emperor, the emperor retorted with the four words "busy state affairs".

The veins on the Queen Mother's forehead were throbbing wildly: "I heard that Prince Yu wanted to come back to see us?" When the Emperor

mentioned Prince Yu, his face suddenly darkened. The Queen Mother

was secretly happy in her heart, and she said comfortingly: "After all, he is your brother. He must have reflected on himself in those years in that poor place. Brothers are still connected even if their bones are broken. You should let it go."

Let it go?

The Emperor sneered in his heart, and said nothing with a gloomy face.

The Queen Mother's headache immediately dissipated a lot. If he was not satisfied, she would be satisfied.

The two were speechless for a while.

After a while, the palace maid came to announce: "Your Majesty, Queen Mother, His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wants to see you."

Here he comes.

The Queen Mother sat up straight, with some expectation in her eyes.

She had always wanted to see what the Emperor had made an exception for and appointed her as the first female official of Tianqi, Jiang Shidu, looked like.

Xiao Lingyu and Jiang Zhiyu walked side by side, with Song Shiwei following behind them.

After entering Cining Palace, the three of them bowed.

The Empress Dowager had a kind smile on her face: "Stand up, which one is Jiang Zhiyu? Let me see."

Jiang Zhiyu walked forward as she was told.

Song Shiwei gritted her teeth.

It doesn't matter, she suppressed her jealousy and comforted herself in her heart.

The Queen Mother is looking at her now, and when she can't make incense, the Queen Mother will naturally value her more.

When it comes to making incense, Song Shiwei considers herself second to none, and no one dares to claim to be first.

She felt confident and relaxed her body a little.

When the Queen Mother looked at Jiang Zhiyu, Jiang Zhiyu was also looking at the Queen Mother.

[Wow, such long armor, I'm afraid she will poke me to death with one nail.]

[But such long nails must be very convenient for picking ears.]

Emperor: "..."

Xiao Lingyu: "..."

The little girl looks very well-behaved, especially when her eyes look at you, they are full of clarity, just like, the clean eyes of a child. It

can also easily arouse people's ill will.

The Queen Mother couldn't help but tighten her hands.

Such a pair of eyes is not suitable for anyone, but more suitable for her collection room.

The queen mother's eyes were filled with malice, but her face was still smiling lovingly: "I love Zhiyu very much when I see him." She took off the jade bracelet on her wrist and put it in Jiang Zhiyu's hand: "This is for you."