Su Wanyan looked up: "Master Wang, good morning, what's up?"
"A box has been sent from the Princess's residence. It is said to be a gift from the Valley Master of Baiyou Valley to Her Majesty."
What is it?
"The messenger said that it must be opened by Your Majesty personally." Wang Zhang asked, "Your Majesty, would you like this old servant to instruct that it be moved in?"
Su Wanyan put down the roster in her hand: "Move in? Are the boxes very big?"
"It's not a big deal, but it's not a small deal either," Wang Zhang could only give such a general answer.
Su Wanyan thought for a moment and said, "Where is it? I'll go take a look."
It wouldn't be good if Xiao Chensheng had put some kind of drug in it; she had to be careful.
In the front yard of the main courtyard, there was a wooden box that was neither too big nor too small. Su Wanyan stood far away and instructed Xiaobu, "Go open it. Be careful and don't fall into a trap."
"Yes." Xiao Bu stepped forward, drew his longsword, reached out, and with a gentle flick, opened the box.
Upon seeing it, everyone gasped in shock.
Qiuye was so frightened that she took a step back, her face turning deathly pale.
Even the maids and servants working in the courtyard couldn't help but cover their mouths, their eyes filled with fear.
Wang Zhang looked slightly surprised: "This...this..."
He should have gotten checked!
Xiao Bu, who was closest, frowned slightly and looked at Su Wanyan: "Your Majesty..."
Everyone in the courtyard was startled by what was in the box, including Su Wanyan, who was caught off guard but only slightly furrowed her brow.
Upon further reflection, this does indeed seem like something Xiao Chensheng would do.
Inside the box was none other than a human head.
Qiu Nanyan's head.
The box was not stained with blood, which means that the blood had been drained before she was put inside.
Qiu Nanyan's expression was calm, her eyes were wide open and lifeless, and her pale face showed no trace of ferocity, indicating that she did not struggle when she was killed.
Su Wanyan suddenly realized that this was the explanation Xiao Chensheng had mentioned.
Yes, that's a good explanation. It's a clean break and prevents future troubles.
Aren't they supposed to be senior and junior brothers/sisters?
Even though they both came from Baiyou Valley, how could he still make a move?
Or is this kind of infighting among fellow disciples commonplace in Baiyou Valley?
Su Wanyan fell into deep thought for a moment. If she were to actually go to Baiyou Valley in the future, she would have to prepare means of self-defense.
"Your Majesty?" Wang Zhang hesitated, then asked worriedly, "Your Majesty, are you alright?"
Thinking about it carefully, his wife was only a fourteen-year-old girl. How could she withstand such a cruel scene?
"Hmm, it's nothing." Su Wanyan came to her senses. This wasn't the first time she'd seen a dead person. It was a minor incident. She instructed, "Find a place to bury him."
"Yes, sir." Wang Zhang responded and quickly waved his hand. Immediately, soldiers from the garrison stepped forward and carried the box away.
This little incident did not have any impact on Su Wanyan.
However, the imperial court was in complete chaos.
The reason is that the box was sent from the Princess's residence. Before it was sent out, the guards of the Princess's residence inspected the box and were shocked to find that it contained a human head.
He hurriedly went to the palace to report to Emperor Yuanhe.
Emperor Yuanhe was attending the morning court session at the moment. Not only Emperor Yuanhe knew about Xiao Chensheng's plan to send a severed head to Prince Gong's residence, but all the civil and military officials in the court also knew about it.
Upon hearing this, they immediately started arguing.
Everyone was saying that Xiao Chensheng treated life like dirt, so how could he cure the princess's illness? How could the officials and the people be at peace if such a murderer was kept in the princess's residence?
From this behavior to Xiao Chensheng's appearance and mannerisms, all the civil officials criticized Xiao Chensheng from head to toe. Finally, they all petitioned Emperor Yuanhe to reconsider and, if possible, to arrest him immediately or, at the very least, banish him from the capital.
When Emperor Yuanhe heard about this, how could he not be worried?
That Xiao Chensheng doesn't look like a good person at all.
But his question silenced all the officials: "Do any of you ministers have a solution for the Princess's injury?"
The officials looked at each other, and for a moment they all looked like quails.
How can this be resolved? Even the imperial physicians of the Imperial Hospital are helpless. Who else can heal the Princess's injuries?
Actually, there is a solution: give up on the eldest princess.
Born into the royal family, the eldest princess was born into a noble family. Even if she were to be crippled for the rest of her life, she would still be able to live a life of comfort and ease. With Emperor Yuanhe's favor, she could still be the high and mighty eldest princess.
But they would never dare to say such a thing.
“But Your Majesty,” someone said, “can Xiao Chensheng really cure the Princess? With his disregard for human life, how can we entrust the Princess’s life to such a person?”
This was also the source of Emperor Yuanhe's greatest worry.
That's why he asked his officials if there was any solution.
He looked at Yu Nanqing, who was standing silently to the side, and frowned: "Third brother, you brought these people here, don't you have anything to say about it?"
"..." Couldn't you just let him listen quietly?
Helpless, he still bowed respectfully and said, "If Your Majesty finds this inappropriate, you may arrest him immediately."
You are the emperor, you can do whatever you want, why are you asking so many questions?
His nonchalant attitude infuriated Emperor Yuanhe, who said sternly, "I'm asking you, what is your opinion on this matter? Do you really think that the head being sent to your Prince Gong's residence has nothing to do with you?"
Yu Nanqing smiled: "If His Majesty wants to know, he can simply send someone to investigate."
"Yu Nanqing!" Emperor Yuanhe's face darkened. "I'm asking you a question!"
Yu Nanqing sighed softly before saying leisurely, "It's just a private feud between the Hundred Nether Valleys. Qiu Nanyan previously claimed to be the acting Valley Master of the Hundred Nether Valley and had a grudge against me. These things can be found out with a simple investigation. Why are you all so prejudiced and acting as if we're facing a formidable enemy?"
Upon hearing this, all the officials were stunned.
What personal grudge?
Were the dead people from Baiyou Valley?
“Even so, we cannot kill people indiscriminately!” a minister retorted. “This will only cause panic among the people!”
"I said from the beginning that if the Emperor is dissatisfied, he can arrest him." He didn't care at all.
Emperor Yuanhe's face was dark and gloomy; he was angry but could not express it.
We keep telling him to catch them, but if it were that simple, would he be here looking all gloomy?
He already said it was a feud between their Hundred Nether Valley, so what grounds does he have to arrest Xiao Chensheng? Just because of his dissatisfaction?
After Xiao Chensheng was captured, who will treat Yu Tingyi's injuries?
Relying on his legs, which are already healed?
Emperor Yuanhe grew angrier the more he thought about it, his face turning red. If Yu Nanqing hadn't been right in front of him, able to monitor his every move, he truly wouldn't have dared to let someone like Xiao Chensheng get close to Yu Tingyi.
If Yu Tingyi does anything wrong during treatment, he will definitely not let Yu Nanqing off the hook!
Thinking of the report from the Princess's residence last night, he guessed that the person who sneaked into the Princess's residence was the same person who was killed by Xiao Chensheng today. He would definitely investigate, but he had already anticipated the outcome.
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