Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan closed his eyes and said, "All of you go out. Yu Shen stays, and then let the Queen in."
The people in the imperial study looked at each other and then filed out.
Queen Li Fengen was waiting at the door with two vigilant female officials.
When they came out, Queen Li Fengen didn't even look at them, but walked in with her head held high.
Her back was straight, like a pine tree that would rather break than bend.
In the imperial study, Queen Li Fengen went in but did not close the door.
The emperor didn't seem to care, and said with deep sorrow: "Queen, Ajing is so good to you, why can't you accept her?"
Queen Li Fengen said calmly: "Good? What's good about it?"
"Is she deliberately plotting to kill me, or is she pretending to obey me while secretly flirting with your Madam Jiuyi?"
Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan acted a bit embarrassed and said, "Well, well, you can't really blame her for being close to Madam Jiu Yi."
"Because of her... because of her..."
The emperor looked as if he wanted to say something but hesitated.
Queen Li Fengen sneered, "Your Majesty, please stop pretending."
"Tan Tai Jing is not Quan Jiuyi's daughter at all."
"We have also done a genetic comparison between her and Quan Jiuyi."
Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan suddenly raised his head, a ferocious look flashing across his face: "What did you say?!"
"Ajing isn't Jiuyi's daughter either?! How is that possible?!"
Empress Li Feng'en looked at his expression and said in surprise, "The Emperor doesn't know either?"
"But Jing, it's definitely your child!"
Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan looked away and sighed, "That's strange. Is this child really not Jiu Yi's daughter?"
"I always thought that was why I loved her so much..."
Empress Li Feng'en was not angry when she heard the emperor's words. She smiled and said, "So the emperor has known for a long time that she is not my daughter."
"That's good. Now that the truth is out, please tell me, Your Majesty, where my biological daughter is."
Emperor Tantai Hongyuan frowned: "Zi Tong, what do you mean by that?"
"Are you questioning me?"
Zi Tong is a nickname that all emperors can use for the empress.
It was obvious that Emperor Tan Tai Hongyuan's tone had softened.
Empress Li Feng'en remained unmoved and continued indignantly, "Your Majesty, you already thought that child was Quan Jiuyi's daughter, so how could you not know where my daughter had gone?"
The emperor said uncomfortably, "I did this for your own good... You and Jiuyi gave birth at the same time. Jiuyi gave birth to a daughter, but your daughter...died shortly after birth."
"I was worried that you were too heartbroken, so I took the initiative to bring Jiuyi's daughter to you so that you wouldn't have to endure the pain of losing your daughter."
"I just don't know what happened. It seems like it was replaced again later?"
"I will have Inspector Huo investigate this matter carefully and will definitely give you, Jiuyi, justice!"
Queen Li Fengen pursed her lips, and tears gradually gathered in her eyes.
She said, "Your Majesty, are you serious? But I clearly remember that when I gave birth to her, she was still fine..."
"How could she die so suddenly?—She must have been murdered!"
"Are you really asking Inspector Huo to investigate this matter?"
"But it's been nineteen years. Nineteen years have passed. Can it still be found?"
"I want to know who the murderer is!"
"Even though nineteen years have passed, I will still exterminate this murderer's entire clan!"
"Where is my daughter buried? Your Majesty, can you tell me? I want to go and see her..."
The emperor, Tan Tai Hong Yuan, twitched his lips and said, "Who would build a tomb and erect a monument for a newborn baby who died young?"
"It was handled along with all the newborn deaths in the hospital."
The queen's eyes were red with anger when she heard this. She couldn't catch her breath, her body was shaky, and she almost fell to the ground.
Emperor Tan Tai Hong Yuan turned to look at Huo Yu Shen and said, "Lord Huo, do you have any way to investigate this case further?"
Huo Yushen shook his head: "Your Majesty, this is an internal affair of the royal family. It is not convenient for our Special Security Bureau to interfere."
"Besides, even with His Majesty's special order, most of our Special Security Bureau personnel are on the battlefield in the Southern Cross. We simply don't have anyone to handle a case like this from nineteen years ago."
"Why don't you get the detectives from the Department of Corrections to investigate?"
"They have sufficient manpower and rich experience."
"As long as you directly issue an order giving them the right to investigate within the palace, they might be able to solve the case in a week."
Queen Li Fengen's eyes lit up with joy, and she asked with a choked sob, "Inspector Huo, are you telling the truth?!"
"If we just give them the authority, they can solve the case within a week?!"
Huo Yushen said calmly, "...Queen, that's just a metaphor, not necessarily the truth."
The light in Queen Li Fengen's eyes dimmed.
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