Xiao Ningchu, the deputy commander of the Imperial City Guard, arrived at dusk.
Xie Zhaozhao sent someone to summon him.
Xiao Ning first handed Xie Zhaozhao Xie Anfeng's letter and Ling Xun's memorial.
Xie Zhaozhao opened Xie Anfeng's letter—
"Your Majesty has been gone for several months, and the officials miss you dearly. When will Your Majesty return?"
A letter from the ice jam—
"Your Majesty, the Princess of Pyu, accompanied by her Imperial Preceptor, and the Third Prince of Nanzhao, accompanied by his Imperial Preceptor, have jointly presented a letter of state to visit Your Majesty. They are expected to arrive in the capital on the Shangsi Festival. We hope Your Majesty will return soon."
Did they all bring the imperial advisor with them on their visit?
It seems that now that Zhou Shaoyu has returned from Changhe Town, they must return to the palace.
Xie Zhaozhao put the letter away. Xiao Ningchu had already prepared the kinship verification tools and asked, "Your Majesty, where is the person to be verified?"
No one knew that Xiao Ningchu was just an unassuming deputy commander of the Imperial City Guard, but he was actually more mysterious than the other envoys of the Imperial City Guard.
He is the leader of a five-person special team, possessing exceptional skills, including the ability to verify the authenticity of blood relations with almost 100% accuracy.
Xie Zhaozhao called Manman and Tang Caiyun in.
Xiao Ningchu prepared all the needles and medicines she carried with her, and prepared two kinds of medicines and liquids in two containers.
Manman and Tang Caiyun each dripped blood into two separate containers.
Xiao Ningchu put the things away, saying that the results wouldn't be available until the next day.
Tang Caiyun was very surprised and was once again certain that this "noble lady" was of extraordinary status.
Tang Caiyun only remembered that her family used a method of verifying blood relations by checking whether blood would mix, but the "noble lady's" method was much more cautious.
That night, Manman was serving Xie Zhaozhao when Xie Zhaozhao asked, "Manman, what will you do if it turns out that Tang Caiyun is your mother?"
Manman said earnestly, "Your Majesty, I was just about to tell you that regardless of whether she and I are mother or daughter, I do not want to acknowledge her."
Xie Zhaozhao smiled slightly: "Manman, if it turns out you two are biological mother and daughter, you should acknowledge your relationship, and do it in a grand and public way!"
Manman looked at Xie Zhaozhao, who said, "Go ahead and acknowledge your relatives; it won't cause me any trouble."
After finishing, Xie Zhaozhao ordered the judicial officer of Lizhou to bring over the case files of the Yu family, and also summoned six officials of various ranks, including the prefectural judge of Lizhou and the prefectural commandant of Jianzhou.
They conducted a private investigation into the family traditions, precepts, and conduct of the members of the Tang, Yu, and Cai families, one by one.
I have a clear idea in mind.
The Yu family had a history of accumulating good deeds and doing good deeds, but the family's values went astray after the matriarch, Madam Cai, entered the family.
Marrying an unvirtuous wife will ruin three generations.
The judgment made by the Lizhou government was very fair.
As for Manman's elder brother, Yu Huai'an, who was also exiled, it wasn't a loss for him. Since he had enjoyed the resources of the large family, he was naturally bound to share both glory and loss.
The next day at noon, Xiao Ningchu came to report to Xie Zhaozhao: "Your Majesty, those two people yesterday are indeed a biological mother and daughter."
Just as Xie Zhaozhao had guessed.
Xie Zhaozhao called Manman and Tang Caiyun over. Seeing their anxious expressions, Xie Zhaozhao smiled and said to Xiao Ningchu, "Tell them!"
Xiao Ningchu said, "You are a biological mother and daughter."
Upon hearing the final answer, Tang Caiyun excitedly hugged Manman and burst into tears.
“Zhuzhu, you really are my Zhuzhu. God, I never thought I would find my Zhuzhu in my lifetime.”
Manman cried with her for a while, then said to Tang Caiyun, "Mother, although I left my parents at a young age, I was sold to the Xie family when I was four years old and became Miss Xie's playmate. Miss Xie has never mistreated me in the slightest. I live better than other young ladies!"
Tang Caiyun was stunned for a moment: "You said you were sold to the Xie family?"
He nodded vigorously.
"Miss Xie's maid?"
"Um!"
Although Tang Caiyun was in a nunnery, she was not completely ignorant of world affairs. Miss Xie, isn't that the current Emperor An?
He is the most honored person in the Jade Dragon Kingdom!
She looked at Xie Zhaozhao in alarm, but Xie Zhaozhao looked at her indifferently.
That's right, Miss Xie is me!
Tang Caiyun stammered as she asked Manman, "This is... His Majesty?"
With tears welling up in her eyes, she nodded vigorously: "Yes, it's Your Majesty!"
Tang Caiyun was extremely excited and knelt down to kowtow in gratitude: "Thank you, Your Majesty, for your divine grace!"
Xie Zhaozhao said to Manman, "Help your mother up. Since you were maliciously abducted and separated from your family for twenty years, such evil people must be punished."
Tang Caiyun kowtowed again.
Full of fear and trepidation, she kowtowed to Xie Zhaozhao: "Master, I have been incredibly happy to serve you all these years. I am also grateful to the second wife who sold me. Otherwise, I would never have been able to serve His Majesty in this lifetime."
Xie Zhaozhao said, "Friendship is friendship, but those who do evil must also be punished."
Manman and Yuanyuan were her best friends in childhood, even closer than sisters.
They had been wronged, and Xie Zhaozhao was determined to stand up for them.
Soon after, Mo Yan and the yamen runners brought the head of the Tang family to the government office. Bei Chen then rode quickly to catch up with the exiled procession and brought back Yu Changrong and Yu Huai'an. The female members of the Yu and Cai families, who had been imprisoned by the government officials, were also brought to the government office.
When the chief judge of criminal justice took his place in court, Xie Zhaozhao sat down at the table, still appearing as an ordinary official's wife.
"Bring the prisoner."
"Majestic!"
Yu Changrong, Yu Huai'an, and Madam Yu were all bewildered. Hadn't the verdict already been handed down? Why were they being interrogated again?
The head of the Tang family was also surprised. He hadn't wanted to come. Back then, he was blind and married his sister off to Yu Changrong, causing her to spend twenty years in a nunnery. He had long since lost all affection for the Yu family.
However, when the person who went to invite him produced a palace token, he followed without saying a word.
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