After the words fell, the palace fell silent. Chu Han looked at the person who spoke and sneered, "Whether it is true or not, we will know after checking. Come, search the Guanju Palace where Concubine Hui is from inside to outside, and don't miss any corner!"

The guards took the order and left. A quarter of an hour later, a guard came to the crowd holding a brocade box and a porcelain bottle in his hands and replied, "These are what we found in Guanju Palace. They are the secret letters between Concubine Hui and His Royal Highness Ye Wang and a suspicious porcelain bottle. In addition, there is a secret compartment in the wall of the inner room of Guanju Palace. There is an unnamed tablet enshrined in it, which is very suspicious. I ordered someone to bring them all here."

As he spoke, the guards behind him presented the tablet.

Everyone present looked at each other in bewilderment. No one was a fool. Concubine Hui had been imprisoned for many days, so how come these things had not been found before? The emperor had just died and everything was found. It was obvious that someone was taking this opportunity to deal with the Night King and prevent him from returning to the capital smoothly.

And it is obvious who this person is.

Chu Han ignored the tablet and took the brocade box directly, taking out the letters inside. Each letter was stamped with the seal of the Night King, allowing people to tell at a glance who wrote the letter.

The letter was opened, and Chu Han's face became colder and colder as he read it. Finally, he threw the letter to the ground in anger and spat, "Ye Wang, my father trusted him and entrusted him with an important task. He actually teamed up with Concubine Hui to poison my father. This is an unforgivable crime!"

The letter was full of assurance. King Ye told Concubine Hui to wait for an opportunity to poison the emperor's food. When he had defeated the enemy in Tatuo and had time to deal with the various forces in the capital, the emperor would be dead.

And the emperor did die when Tatuo was about to be defeated.

Chu Han ordered the eunuch to take the letter and show it to all the ministers one by one. The evidence was conclusive, and the crime of Ye Wang's patricide was easily determined.

However, the ministers who supported Chu Xuan refused to give up and said bluntly: "The authenticity of these secret letters needs to be verified. We cannot convict His Royal Highness the Night King based on this. His Royal Highness the Night King accepted the order in a time of crisis and led the troops to the battle without fear of life and death. It is a bit chilling to erase His Royal Highness the Night King's achievements so easily. I hope you will think twice."

"Yes, yes," other ministers echoed, "His Royal Highness the Night King is an upright person who always acts in an upright manner. He would never do such a heinous thing. I'm afraid someone deliberately framed him. In my opinion, it would be better to summon His Royal Highness the Night King back to the capital for a confrontation."

Chu Han was immediately furious when he heard this. He snorted coldly and said sarcastically, "How can Lord Wang be so fanciful? Chu Xuan has 300,000 troops in his hands, and most of Tianji's soldiers are in his hands. If you let him return to the capital at this time, it would be like a wolf entering a sheepfold. If he raises his army to rebel, who in the capital can be his opponent!"

"I don't know how much Chu Xuan has done to get you to speak for him like this, but now that my father is dead, Concubine Hui's identity is in doubt, and she has conspired with King Ye to poison my father. I will never give up easily. Before the matter is clarified, King Ye must stay at Tianque Pass and cannot return to the capital without permission, otherwise he will be charged with treason!"

After Chu Han's words came out, no one could refute them and could only let it go for the time being. The only thing to be thankful for was that Chu Han was not in a hurry to ascend the throne and become emperor, so there was still room for things to turn around.

So everyone scattered. The emperor passed away suddenly, and the six ministries in the cabinet still had many things to deal with. They were all overwhelmed and unable to cope with everything.

In the inner hall, when Consort Xian saw everyone leaving, she hurried out and said, "Why don't you take out your succession edict right now? Take this opportunity to let those old stubborn people know that you are the successor chosen by the emperor. Why waste your breath with them here?"

Just now, Concubine Xian saw everyone in the inner hall. She was anxious and angry. She was anxious that Chu Han was hesitant and unwilling to directly take out the edict of succession prepared in advance, and she was also annoyed that those old stubborn people supported Chu Xuan.

Chu Han was quite impatient with Concubine Xian's meddling. If she hadn't been impulsive, why would they have been so hasty in producing the evidence that the Night King poisoned the Emperor?

"How do you want me to get the imperial edict? Can you guarantee that the people present don't have the real imperial edict? You know best what kind of person my father is. He has been cautious and suspicious all his life. I don't believe that he only sent one imperial edict to Tianque Pass. He must have a backup plan in the capital. As for who this person is, I have to investigate it carefully."

Concubine Xian snorted coldly and said indifferently: "What is there to check? If someone really takes it out, we will say that his is fake. Isn't it better if the real thing is in our hands? Han'er, you are too cautious. Being too cautious means being indecisive. If you continue like this, you will miss a great opportunity, and it will be too late to regret it then!"

Chu Han’s patience finally ran out, and he shouted at Concubine Xian: “Enough!”

After these words came out, Concubine Xian and Chu Han were both stunned. After a while, Chu Han reacted and began to make amends: "Mother, I didn't mean to yell at you. Recently, things have happened one after another. Please let me think about what to do. Don't worry, I will definitely not let you down. I will definitely ascend the throne and make you the most noble woman in the entire Tianji."

Concubine Xian smiled with satisfaction, gently stroked Chu Han's shoulder and said, "It was mother who was anxious. Don't blame me, Han'er. I will leave all the matters of the previous dynasty to you and will not interfere. As for Concubine Hui, I will leave it to mother. Mother will definitely not let her give in and admit this crime."

At that moment, Concubine Xian suddenly realized that her son had grown up and was no longer the little boy who hid behind her in everything. The relationship between them now can be best described as each getting what they need.

Chu Han was very upset and anxious to send Concubine Xian away, so he nodded hurriedly, dealt with the matter, and sent her away.

The main hall of Taiji Hall was converted into a mourning hall, where the emperor's coffin was placed. At this moment, Chu Han was standing in front of the emperor's coffin, his eyes full of confusion.

He really had not thought of letting the emperor die so easily. Originally, he planned to force the emperor to abdicate the throne to him personally, and acknowledge his ability and everything about him in front of the people of the world. But at the critical moment, the emperor was killed by his own mother, which made him feel very upset.

"Father..." Chu Han's voice drifted in the empty hall and gradually disappeared into the dark corners around, just like his heart, gloomy and dark.

After the emperor passed away, the group was leaderless and they could only choose a compromise solution, with Chu Han acting as regent until the truth was revealed.

Some other people with ulterior motives also began to plot to find the edict of succession, because half a month ago, the emperor had used the imperial seal, and it was presumed that the edict of succession should have been issued at that time.