"An Yi!"
"Yes, Master!"
Hearing Nalan Yunzhi's call, An Yi, who was dressed in a crimson purple suit and a half-gilded butterfly mask on his head, immediately flashed out from the darkness, knelt on one knee to salute Nalan Yunzhi, and waited for orders.
"Go and bring that bold and presumptuous brat here. I want to question him personally!" Nalan Yunzhi glanced at An Yi who was kneeling on the ground with a sharp look and said coldly.
"Yes, Master!"
After receiving the order, An Yi quickly went to the side room of Qingrong Courtyard where Shan Zuo was imprisoned, and directly carried him over the eaves and walls. In a moment, he returned to the general's study in Yaoguang Courtyard and reported to Nalan Yunzhi.
"Master, bring Shan Zuo here!"
"Um."
Nalan Yunzhi waved to An Yi, and An Yi immediately dodged and retreated.
"Master, are you okay?"
When Shan Zuo saw Hua Qingcheng, he immediately knelt down and kowtowed to her.
"Shan Zuo is guilty and caused our master to be injured. Please punish him! But the hatred for killing my mother is irreconcilable. This tyrant killed my mother, my father, and my entire family. The culprit is right in front of me. If I don't take revenge, I would be unworthy of being a son!"
Although Shan Zuo was only nine years old, his sharp eyes flashed with revenge. When he looked at Nalan Yunzhi, he was like a wolf with bared teeth and claws, ready to hunt.
"A Zuo, don't get excited. The emperor didn't order the arrest of your mother, nor did she exile your mother to the border. The one who really killed your mother and your entire family was actually someone else. And I'm afraid the mastermind behind this is the same person who killed Queen Feng back then." Hua Qingcheng's eyes were full of coldness as she looked at Shan Zuo sternly.
"This... this is impossible? Who else but her could mobilize the Yulin Army? And without going through the Dali Temple or the Ministry of Justice for review, she directly convicted people and sentenced my mother to be sent to the border on the spot, and also cast my entire Shan family into slavery?"
Shan Zuo, who was kneeling on the ground, shook his head and pointed his trembling little finger at Nalan Yunzhi, with a look of disbelief on his face.
"Zuo, I'm afraid this matter isn't as simple as you think. I just don't want you to hate the wrong person or seek revenge on the wrong person. Furthermore, it will cause Ah You to lose his life in vain!"
Assassinating the emperor was a grave crime punishable by confiscation of property and extermination of the clan. Hua Qingcheng bent slightly, giving Shan Zuo a slap in the face, hoping to sober up his paranoid mind.
"Ayou..."
Shan Zuo kept repeating his brother's name and suddenly burst into tears.
"Even so, it's because she is incompetent. Weren't those officials from the Dali Temple and the Ministry of Justice appointed by her?" Shan Zuo looked at Nalan Yunzhi with great dissatisfaction.
"What a joke! I am the ruler of a country. If I have to personally handle everything, then what use is there for me having all these civil and military officials in the court?"
"Hmph! If it weren't for your master, regardless of your audacity to attempt to assassinate me, the mere fact of your disrespectful words to me would be enough to get you dragged out and beheaded!"
Nalan Yunzhi glanced at Shan Zuo lying on the ground with disdain, his face dark and his sharp eyes filled with immense anger.
She also wanted to know who was so bold as to not only snatch her and Ling Yan's daughter away but also cause Ling Yan to fall off a cliff and die tragically...
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