Chapter 444 The crimes of Emperor Renxiao spread throughout the city!
Shen Lanxi: "We're not sure yet whether the incense is poisonous, but we have confirmed one thing: since at least the 15th, the incense they've been using on their clothes has been the same. Do you, the Yue Kingdom envoy, acknowledge this or not?"
The daily records had been opened and read in front of so many people; it would be difficult for the Yue Kingdom envoy not to recognize them.
"Lord Shen, you are truly meticulous!" the Yue Kingdom envoy said reluctantly.
“Even so, until it is proven that the spices are poisonous, it is all just a hypothesis!” the Yue Kingdom envoy retorted stubbornly.
Shen Lanxi: "Now all that's left is to prove whether the spices are poisonous or not, right?"
The Yue Kingdom envoy was left speechless when questioned.
Shen Lanxi continued, "You must have brought quite a lot of spices with you on this trip. What could have caused the servants to use the spices precisely in the last ten days or so, so that the poison would take effect just after entering the capital?"
At first, the attendants didn't realize what he meant until all the Yue Kingdom envoys glared at him angrily.
"Your Honor, I am innocent! The spices were right there; I simply took some. I am absolutely innocent!"
Shen Lanxi: "Regardless of whether you are innocent or not, this is a domestic matter for your Yue Kingdom. I believe that before the imperial physician arrives at dawn, you gentlemen will have the means to investigate this matter thoroughly!"
The officials of the Moon Kingdom exchanged glances, deciding not to air their dirty laundry in public.
"We need to go back to the room for questioning."
Shen Lanxi gestured for them to proceed.
The mudslinging by the Yue Kingdom has finally been thrown out, and all the officials of the Great Zhou breathed a sigh of relief.
Shen Lanxi said in a deep voice to the officials of the Great Zhou beside her, "Although the Yue Kingdom has been temporarily blocked, they are right about one thing: the Yue Kingdom envoy did indeed cause trouble on the territory of our Great Zhou. If they insist on this point, it will still be detrimental to our Great Zhou."
The officials nodded in agreement; they had now set aside their prejudices against Shen Lanxi's female identity and were united in their response to the foreign enemy.
Zhou Ruyuan's eyes kept scrutinizing and probing Ban Sicao. If he didn't speak up, these people would follow Chen Lanxi's lead.
"There's another crucial point: confirming whether it's actually the Illusionary Breath Powder!"
The officials nodded. If it weren't for the Illusionary Powder, no matter how well Shen Lanxi spoke, it would be useless, and everything she said before would have been overturned.
Shen Lanxi: "Arrange rooms at the post station. I won't leave the post station until the imperial physician arrives!"
The officials were surprised, admired, and disdainful of Shen Lanxi's dedication to her duties.
Zhou Ruyuan quickly said, "Arrange a room for me as well!"
This happened while he was on duty, and he still has to figure out how to explain it to his father, the Emperor.
Headache!
The post station was too crowded and noisy to talk, so it was secretly delivered to Shen Lanxi beforehand.
After reading the contents, Shen Lanxi frowned.
She was careless!
She underestimated her mother!
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When Shen Lanxi was summoned away, many people in the Duke of Huguo's mansion were still awake. Even those who were resting were woken up by the loud knocking on the door.
"Who's knocking on the door?" Some restless people sent someone to quietly inquire.
Upon hearing that something had happened at the post station, some people felt depressed, while others waited to see the joke.
As the night passed and the palace gates were about to open, Shen Lanxi and Zhou Ruyuan each sent people into the palace, partly to explain the situation and partly to request the imperial physician.
Emperor Renxiao was furious after hearing this, and he blamed the troubles in the Yue Kingdom entirely on the people sent by the two rebel kings.
"These two traitors have not given up their rebellious intentions. They just want to take advantage of the situation to make our Great Zhou unstable so they can reap the benefits!"
"Send three...no, four capable imperial physicians from the Imperial Hospital over there. Then have Lan Xi come to see me!"
"yes!"
The Imperial Guard acted swiftly and quickly conveyed Emperor Renxiao's words to Shen Lanxi.
Shen Lanxi smiled faintly at Zhou Ruyuan, whose face was tense, and said, "I'm sorry, it seems I'll have to trouble Your Highness to keep an eye on things here."
Zhou Ruyuan deliberately feigned magnanimity: "Go ahead, I'll take care of things here!"
Shen Lanxi chuckled softly and turned to enter the palace.
Emperor Renxiao's meaning was very clear.
"Whether it was done by people sent by those two traitors or not, it must have been them." Emperor Renxiao no longer pretended, and in his rage, he ruthlessly tore off his hypocritical mask in front of Shen Lanxi.
"Yes, Your Majesty, I will definitely make sure this matter is confirmed!" Shen Lanxi agreed without hesitation.
Emperor Renxiao was extremely pleased with Shen Lanxi's blind obedience.
"Lanxi, do a good job, your uncle will not treat you unfairly!"
Shen Lanxi: "Thank you for your kindness, Uncle. Without your support, I wouldn't be where I am today!"
She's very pragmatic!
Emperor Renxiao waved his hand with great satisfaction, signaling Shen Lanxi to leave.
Upon returning to the post station, she immediately and without hesitation told Zhou Ruyuan about Emperor Renxiao's arrangements.
"That's exactly what His Majesty means!"
Zhou Ruyuan had a sullen face, and no one knew what he was thinking.
Unexpectedly, just as they were about to take action, a rumor spread like wildfire throughout the capital.
"Have you heard? His Majesty seized the throne by murdering his father and brothers, and even the Empress Dowager's death was orchestrated by him!"
"Really? You can't just say things like that."
"Who dares to speak nonsense? Today, white papers fell from the sky like snowflakes, drifting everywhere. On them were written how the current emperor seized the throne, how he eliminated dissidents and eradicated the old ministers who helped him rise to power, and even the death of the late empress..."
The list of crimes is so long it fills an entire page; any one of them is utterly outrageous and beyond description!
The snowflakes' accusations also drifted into the palace, initially kept from Emperor Renxiao.
When Emperor Renxiao noticed something was wrong with the palace servants, he assumed they were assassins and ordered them to be dragged away and severely tortured. Only then did he learn the truth.
Emperor Renxiao, deeply shocked, vomited blood and fainted again. Before he passed out, he still managed to hold on to his last bit of consciousness and asked Wang Bao to summon Shen Lanxi to the palace!
The officials of the Great Zhou and the envoys from all directions were already used to Shen Lanxi being summoned to the palace again, and they all looked at Shen Lanxi with meaningful eyes.
Everyone wants to ask him, what's the point of drinking water three times a night?
Bai Qingling is inferior to Shen Lanxi in terms of beauty, but in terms of methods, it is obvious.
It couldn't be because of his skills in bed, could it?
Zhou Ruyuan was so engrossed in being repeatedly ignored by his father that he didn't realize that everyone was comparing Bai Qingling to someone from the brothel.
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Wang Baorao was already very skilled at handling this matter, but he was still extremely anxious.
"Lord Shen, His Majesty is in this state again, what should we do?"
Shen Lanxi skillfully made the arrangements: "Have the imperial physicians treat His Majesty, ask the regents to handle state affairs, and seal off the inner palace with the Imperial Guards!"
Upon receiving her order, Wang Bao immediately went to issue it.
Soon the harem was sealed off again, and the people in the harem were once again filled with fear and anxiety.
They dared not make any more small moves. The last one who did was executed by Emperor Renxiao in front of everyone in the harem, and his entire family was also implicated!
Upon receiving the news, the regent calmly began organizing a small cabinet meeting.
With power in hand, what is His Majesty?
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