"Your Majesty, do you think it's easy for Marshal Xiao to fight on the front lines? His wife and children are being bullied like this in the capital. They even broke into my Zhenbei Prince's Mansion at night. They scared the black bear in my backyard so much that it stopped nursing. It just gave birth to its cubs and is very weak."
"Your Majesty, you must stand up for me! This is right under the Emperor's nose, and your important minister is being humiliated like this. It shows they don't respect you at all."
The Emperor, his ministers, and the Imperial Guards looked at Huo Xiaolong, who was kneeling on the ground, sobbing intermittently, with expressions of utter bewilderment.
I just don't quite understand that expression.
Here's the situation, and what you said isn't wrong.
But can a prince who was made king through martial prowess really be intimidated?
Furthermore, she is indeed good-looking. Huo Xiaolong's appearance is top-notch. I remember when Yuwen Xuanhong arranged the marriage between Long'er and Lan Tingche, he thought that a woman with high martial arts skills would be plump and strong, so he wanted to humiliate Lan Tingche.
The emperor was quite impressed when he first met Huo Xiaolong.
That's the one who cried, tsk.
How should I put it?
She seemed to be imitating the concubines in the imperial harem, but she didn't quite pull it off. The handkerchief was always being waved inappropriately and out of rhythm. In other words, it was obviously an act.
His concubines were different; even if they were faking it, he wanted to believe them.
Besides, it's really inappropriate. If a bunch of assassins are sent, will they scare your bear back to its mother's nest?
"As you know, Marshal Xiao is not in the capital, so my sister came back to live with me. This is normal in the Great Yan, but Your Majesty, what if my sister is home alone?"
“They killed Madam Xiao and kidnapped Marshal Xiao’s son. Wouldn’t he be at their mercy then?”
"Your Majesty, please investigate this matter thoroughly."
Yuwen Xuanhong's head was throbbing from crying, but he kept forcing himself to cry even though he hadn't shed a single tear.
"Alright, Prince Zhenbei, I will personally order the Prefect of the Capital to investigate the matter you have mentioned, and I will certainly give you justice."
"Thank you, Your Majesty. How long will it take to find out the truth?"
Huo Xiaolong raised his head, his face without a single tear, his clear eyes looking at the person on the dragon throne. Yuwen Xuanhong pinched his philtrum and replied.
"I will give you an answer in half a month."
"Thank you for your concern, Your Majesty."
"Is there anything else? If not, court is adjourned."
Before Lu Kai could utter the order to dismiss the court, a young eunuch walked out from the side of the hall and whispered something to Lu Kai.
After listening, the Grand Eunuch frowned, then whispered something in the Emperor's ear.
"Dismiss the court," Lu Kai called out.
"Prince Zhenbei, please stay and come with me to the inner palace."
"yes."
Yes, trouble has struck the harem again. Ever since Huo Xiaolong entered the capital, there has been no peace in either the court or the harem.
Consort Qing is dead; she was He Yi's older sister.
"Please, Your Majesty, investigate thoroughly. This servant saw Consort Xiao's attendants serving tea to Consort Qing. My lady hasn't woken up since this morning. Please, Your Majesty, do justice for my lady."
Ruyi also entered the palace today. We need to tell Consort Xiao about what happened to Xiao Lanyi. The child is with Cen Ang. When the two sisters-in-law were chatting, disaster struck out of nowhere.
"Consort Xiao, come out and say something."
The Empress Dowager sat in the head seat, glanced at Xiao Lanhua, and then spoke.
Xiao Lanhua rubbed his head and face twice, then looked at the corpse covered with a white sheet on the ground and sneered.
"Who does she think she is, daring me to lay a hand on her?"
"Didn't you see the person next to me? Point out who it is."
The palace maid beside Consort Qing was speechless. Just then, the head palace maid beside the Empress Dowager walked over and said...
"Your Majesty, we have found the body of a palace maid in the well of Shuhua Palace."
Two eunuchs followed behind carrying a stretcher, which was also covered with a cloth.
The blanket was lifted, and everyone was soaking in floaters.
"Your Majesty the Empress Dowager, it was her, it was she who sent the tea to my nobleman."
"You can recognize all of these?" Ruyi asked.
"Replying to Madam, I have always had a keen eye since I was a child."
Ruyi was initially worried about Xiao Lanhua, but seeing her sister-in-law filing her nails, she became a little anxious. After knowing her for so long, she finally understood what kind of person her sister-in-law was.
Like Long'er, she doesn't care if the sky falls down.
At worst, we'll all die together; no one will have an easy time.
"You're saying she died of poisoning?" Qingman asked, stepping out from behind Xiao Lanhua.
"yes."
"Then let's examine this person now to see how they died." Qingman took out a knife from her bosom, pulled out a small knife, and said to the kneeling palace maid.
"How dare you!"
A palace maid standing beside the Empress Dowager stepped forward, pointed at Qingman, and then continued...
"How dare you be so insolent in front of the Empress Dowager! Who gave you, a mere servant, the right to speak? Guards, slap him!"
Xiao Lanhua had always found the palace intrigues rather boring; to her, there wasn't a single person she could fight.
The Emperor doted on her, the Empress was in poor health, and the Empress Dowager had no interest in the women's infighting.
So, in the palace, Xiao Lanhua was actually quite thrilled to encounter someone who dared to hit someone close to her.
Finally, someone capable has arrived—someone close to the Empress Dowager. The Empress Dowager has to protect him, right?
"Let's see who dares!!"
The beautiful woman looked directly at the Empress Dowager, without stopping her nail-trimming, smiled at her, and then said...
"This Qingman is someone I brought back from Dongyu. She's intelligent and has even worked as a coroner before. Your Majesty, let her examine the body. That way, there won't be any mistakes when the person arrives at the Jingzhao Yin or Shenxing Si. What do you think?"
The Empress Dowager opened her half-closed eyes and asked
"What if she can't detect it?"
"If it can't be detected, it can't be detected. Is the Emperor relying on her out of all those people he supports?" Xiao Lanhua thought to herself.
"If this servant cannot detect it, I am willing to atone with my death," Qingman said, walking up to Xiao Lanhua with neither servility nor arrogance.
When she entered the palace, she promised Fu Zhong that she would make sure Xiao Lanhua was safe and sound.
She wasn't good at making people laugh or flattering; her only skill was in autopsies, which came in handy.
All the concubines from the imperial harem gathered here, and several of the more frightened ones had already left.
“Very well, as you say,” the Empress Dowager agreed.
"Qingman." Qingsong tugged at the woman's sleeve, intending to persuade her.
But all I saw was her turning around, pushing Qing Song's hand away, and whispering...
Trust me.
Ignoring the reactions of the ladies, Qingman directly tore open He Qing's clothes, and the knife slowly pierced her skin, instantly creating a cut from her throat to her stomach.
The stench of the corpse was not noticeable before, but now that the abdomen has been cut open, the smell hits you right in the face.
"vomit!"
"Your Majesty, I am feeling unwell and will take my leave now."
"I...I also...Your Majesty, I cannot bear to see these things. Please have mercy."
The bright red entrails mixed with the stench were a sight and smell so intense that few could bear it. The empress tried her best not to look at the ground; she was the empress, and she could not walk.
Neither the Empress Dowager nor Xiao Lanhua made a move.
It's just dead people; who has seen fewer dead people than anyone else?
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