Xie Jinyao has memories of her past life, which must be because she was struck by lightning in her past life, so she wants to use this to harm Ye Zhen.
But she didn't understand how Ye Zhen had led the heavenly lightning to Guanxin Pavilion, so she asked him about it.
Ye Zhen told them about how iron could attract lightning and how they had iron bars erected on the roof of Guanxin Pavilion.
"After Xie Jinyao was struck by lightning, the Crown Prince used his internal force to knock down the iron rod, and then destroyed it while everyone was putting out the fire. This made it difficult for Li Heng to find out why Xie Jinyao was struck by lightning."
Ye Zhen, fearing that Cui Yihuan would worry, explained the situation to her, "But Li Heng is suspicious, she will definitely investigate your fainting. Be careful in the future."
Xie Tingzhou was worried that Ye Zhen would risk sitting on the Prayer Platform, and even though the iron rod inside the pillar was sealed, he was still uneasy.
Therefore, he came over in person to take Ye Zhen away, and Cui Yihuan cleverly pretended to faint.
Cui Yihuan is Ye Zhen's godmother. It's understandable that Xie Tingzhou, her future son-in-law, was worried about her after she fainted and went with Ye Zhen to take her to rest.
But Li Heng knew that Xie Jinyao was deliberately getting close to Cui Yihuan and would definitely investigate her.
Cui Yihuan didn't take it seriously, "Xie Bang isn't just for show."
What she was more concerned about was, "What are your plans for the future?"
Ye Zhen laughed, "In broad daylight, without rain or clouds, a bolt of lightning suddenly struck down from the sky. There were so many people, yet only the bright moon was struck. What does that mean?"
"This means there's something wrong with her."
"Yes, she looks exactly like the deceased Xie Jinyao. Moreover, after she entered the Prime Minister's residence, the Prime Minister's second son, Li Chenghai, died first, and then his eldest son severed ties with the Prime Minister..."
Cui Yihuan understood Ye Zhen's meaning, her eyes sparkling, "She has caused Prime Minister Li to be separated from his wife and children, and his family line to end. She is not human, she is clearly a demon who brings disaster to others."
Not long after Li Heng learned of Xie Jinyao's death, news also spread that the second young mistress of the Prime Minister's mansion was a demon.
Before he even reached Fahua Temple, another story spread: a woman named Mingyue had appeared in a village near the slave quarters a few months earlier.
She was covered in blood, looking like a wild ghost from the mountains. She was rescued by kind villagers, but not long after, the mother and son who saved her died.
The son's remains were found by villagers in the mountains, but the mother's remains were never found.
When these rumors spread, it became clear that the second young mistress of the Prime Minister's mansion was not only a monster, but also a man-eating monster.
When Ye Zhen heard the servant's report, he simply smiled.
She did all this simply to retaliate. If she were the one who died today, she would be the one being portrayed as a monster.
It's unclear how Li Heng will respond.
Li Heng listened to his subordinates' reports along the way, and when he arrived at Fahua Temple, his face was so gloomy it could drip water.
"Investigate! Find out exactly what the Second Young Mistress did at the temple today, where she went, and who she came into contact with."
Rather than believing Xie Jinyao was a demon, he believed it was a conspiracy.
At the same time, he vaguely understood the truth: Xie Jinyao must have memories of her past life, knew that there would be heavenly lightning today, and tried to harm others but ended up being harmed instead.
It even implicated him.
"Fool! How dare you keep this from me."
He cursed inwardly.
He originally didn't plan to go there himself, but after hearing the rumors outside, he worried that someone would use Xie Jinyao's body to make a fuss.
A good coroner can determine how many months pregnant a fetus is. Xie Jinyao conceived more than a month after Li Chenghai's death.
The Prime Minister's Mansion has already had its reputation ruined by the Shen family; he cannot allow anyone else to take advantage of the situation.
But he didn't know that not long after he left the capital, Madam Shen personally informed everyone that Li Heng and Mingyue had committed adultery, which was one of the reasons why she and her son severed ties with Li Heng.
Xie Tingzhou and Ye Zhen had people spread rumors about Xie Jinyao, not just to make people call her a monster.
One of these incidents was the exposure of Li Heng's incestuous scandal.
Previously, Ye Zhen had agreed with Madam Shen not to use Li Heng's scandal against him, so as not to harm Li Chenghe and the others.
But now that they've severed ties, Ye Zhen has no more taboos.
Therefore, when Li Heng arrived, the coroner hired by Xie Tingzhou also arrived.
Upon learning that Xie Tingzhou wanted the coroner to perform an autopsy, Li Heng's brow twitched. "Your Highness, Confucius said, 'Do not speak of strange phenomena, physical prowess, disorder, or spirits.' Mingyue is dead. Please, Your Highness, for the sake of her bearing children for my son, grant her a complete body."
Xie Tingzhou said helplessly, "I didn't want this to happen either, but today's thunder was really strange. There's no smoke without fire. The rumors circulating in the streets are causing panic. If we don't find out what this woman is, people won't be at ease."
The surrounding onlookers all agreed.
They all wanted to know if it was a demon.
Li Heng stood before Xie Jinyao's corpse and said, "Your Highness, I have just lost my son, and now my only grandson has died in the womb. Is it too cruel for Your Highness to cut him out?"
"Mingyue was already a member of the Li family. She died tragically today. Your Highness, disregarding the wishes of the Li family, forcibly disposed of her body. Isn't this going too far?"
"Bullshit!"
The Marquis of Zhongyong's rough voice rang out, "What bright moon is there in this world? This person is clearly the product of my damned ex-wife's adultery."
She lived a life of comfort and good food in my Xie family for over a decade. You abducted her and did something to her that turned her from a perfectly healthy person into a demon.
Now you dare to shamelessly call her a woman of the Li family? Did you pay a bride price, or did you call me "father"?
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