"Thank you for your help, Eunuch Gao."
"You are a princess, you can come directly to the palace if you have any business, why beat the drum?"
The Dengwen Drum is not something anyone can touch.
"I was assassinated today."
"What?"
"The assassin said that a noblewoman in the palace wanted my life, and I beat the drum only to save my life."
After these words were spoken, the onlookers understood the gist of the matter.
Gao Daban regretted his loose tongue. If this matter really involved the royal family, things that would damage the royal family's reputation would usually be kept under wraps. But Shen Zhiyi just had to say it in public.
Then the matter could no longer be kept secret, and he could only say dejectedly, "His Majesty is waiting for you, Your Highness, please come to the palace with me."
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Hall of Mental Cultivation
When Shen Zhiyi arrived, Emperor Xiaoxuan was already sitting on the dragon throne, his face slightly pale and his lips still bloodless, indicating that he had not yet recovered. The Empress Dowager, the Empress, and even the Crown Prince had also arrived.
There were also several important court officials; it seems they were discussing politics just now.
"Shen Zhiyi, do you know what beating the Dengwen Drum means?" Emperor Xiaoxuan's face was grim.
Shen Zhiyi immediately knelt down and kowtowed:
"Your Majesty, I must seek justice for my husband!"
"The Regent is absolutely not the one who plotted to harm Your Majesty. I implore Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate this case."
"Zhiyi," the Empress kept giving her meaningful glances, "the evidence is conclusive, there are witnesses and physical evidence, so stop making a fuss."
As she spoke, she looked at Shen Muzhi and said, "Captain Shen, as her elder brother, how can you allow your sister to act so recklessly? Considering her situation, His Majesty has already shown great leniency by not harming the Duke's mansion. Don't let her run wild."
"Do you know what will happen if you strike the Dengwen Drum at will?" Emperor Xiaoxuan asked.
"I know."
Thirty strokes of the cane!
Even if they don't die, they'll be half-dead.
"It's good that you know. Now tell me, what grievance has the Regent suffered?"
"Your Majesty, the assassin was not the Regent. Someone deliberately framed you, causing you to become estranged from your brothers, the Prince, and harming you. They even used someone else to do the killing, while escaping unscathed themselves, Your Majesty..."
"Don't you feel a chill down your spine and a sense of lingering fear?"
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