"The Emperor intends to first quell this matter openly. The Imperial City Bureau's investigation into the Tianming Pavilion and its surveillance of the various aristocratic families will be shifted to covert action. As for Jiang Huaizhu, since Your Highness has already obtained a confession from her, it is not a problem to sentence her to death."
After he finished speaking, he carefully observed Shen Yubai's expression, fearing that this war god prince, who was used to being domineering on the battlefield, would be unhappy.
Shen Yubai's expression was very calm. He nodded in agreement.
"The Emperor and I share the same idea. Doing so will allow the Imperial City Bureau's investigation to proceed more smoothly. Otherwise, if these noble families gather together to cause trouble, it will only make things more difficult."
Eunuch Sun breathed a sigh of relief and returned to the palace to report.
Shen Yubai returned to his residence and called Guimian:
"If nothing unexpected happens, the imperial decree to sentence Jiang Huaizhu to death will be delivered to the Imperial Prison tomorrow morning. So tonight, someone who doesn't want Jiang Huaizhu to die will definitely take action."
Ghost Face nodded and said:
"Don't worry, Your Highness. I have already given the order as you requested."
…
That night, he was imprisoned.
A dark shadow flashed into Jiang Huaizhu's torture room.
She was sleeping so soundly that she didn't notice there was someone in front of her.
The man was covered in a black robe, with only a pair of strange white eyes showing.
He stared at Jiang Huaizhu silently, slowly stretched out his dry right hand, and lightly tapped Jiang Huaizhu's eyebrows.
A strange light penetrated into Jiang Huaizhu's body from her eyebrows, and her whole body was like a burning ghost fire, emitting a faint green light.
Jiang Huaizhu frowned in her sleep. She seemed to have sensed something and wanted to open her eyes, but she heard a strange voice in her ear saying:
"Go to sleep. When you wake up, everything in the past will be just a passing cloud. You will become the new you..."
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