She hadn't slept for three days straight. If she fell asleep, she would never wake up unless someone called her. When she woke up again, it was Nuoyi who woke her up.
"Master, it's already midnight. Would you like to wash your face?" Nuoyi asked cautiously.
"No need, you can go back now. I'll call you if I need anything." After saying that, she rubbed her face and waited for Nuoyi to leave before taking out some fruit to eat, which made her feel less sleepy.
He took out a set of black clothes from the warehouse, put them on, tied his hair up, changed his shoes, and then headed to the palace.
But instead of going directly into the palace, she stopped by a river and looked at the people behind her. "Don't follow me, you'll be discovered. If you're really worried, then wait here." Only then did she continue towards the palace.
The people behind them revealed themselves; besides Nuoyi and Cheng Yumo, there were two bodyguards.
"You all go back. I'll wait for Madam An here."
"I have to wait for my master."
“Please forgive me, Young Master Cheng, but our master instructed us to follow the mistress, so we cannot listen to you.”
Seeing that they weren't leaving, Cheng Yumo didn't insist anymore, and the group waited there.
An Shuyi successfully entered the palace and sneaked into the emperor's quarters. Although there were secret guards and attendants, she thought they were too incompetent to detect her.
She didn't know if the emperor's residence had any spare dragon robes. If not, she could only go to the Imperial Wardrobe, where they would surely have the emperor's dragon robes.
I thought I would see the emperor in his bedchamber, but he wasn't there. Instead, his dragon robe was hanging in the room. I went over and tore it down, wrapped it in a piece of cloth, and even took the belt.
She left the palace with her bundle without anyone noticing. She told the people by the river not to follow her before heading to the Right Chancellor's residence. She slipped into the Right Chancellor's study, intending to leave the bundle in Ye Yuheng's study.
But that wasn't enough to arouse the emperor's suspicion, so he had to place it in the Right Chancellor's study. Unexpectedly, there were so many secret guards there, more than in the emperor's old man's bedroom.
Could there be some secret here? Avoiding the guards, she carefully slipped in and began searching for mechanisms. Sure enough, she found one, which turned out to be a digital mechanism.
Although it would have been difficult in ancient times, it was incredibly easy for her. After a few maneuvers, the secret room opened, and it wasn't very big, just big enough for one person to squeeze in.
Moreover, there was something blocking the way, so you wouldn't find the mechanism unless you looked carefully. Once inside the cave, it wasn't very big either, just big enough for a few people to stand in. On the ground, besides a few small boxes, there was only a dragon robe.
Looking at the dragon robe, she regretted it. Did she even need to frame him? It seems the Right Chancellor has big ambitions; he even wants to become emperor. No wonder there are so many secret guards watching over him.
But they couldn't stay there any longer. They crawled out of the cave, restored the secret chamber, and then avoided the guards to leave the Prime Minister's residence.
Looking at the distant palace, he had no choice but to run back, avoid the guards, enter the emperor's bedroom, hang up the dragon robe again, take out a few pieces of paper, write a few words on them, and write a few more on them in case it gets lost.
He placed one on the table, on his dragon robe, and on the bed, then left satisfied, glancing at the people waiting outside before going home to sleep.
The next day, just as dawn broke, An Shuyi got up, took a bag of silver to a temple outside the capital, and distributed all the silver to the beggars in the city.
Why do they give money to the beggars in the city? Because these beggars are out begging very early, before dawn. Although there are enough beggars in the temples, the more people who talk to them, the better.
She glanced at the time and hurried to Shuntian Prefecture. The trial was already underway. Hua Hua was standing in the main hall. Besides Ruo Hua and her husband, there were two daughters-in-law, Ruo Hua's parents-in-law, and even Xiao Zili.
What surprised her most was that the Crown Prince and Crown Princess were also there, as well as the villain Ye Yuheng. Especially the Crown Princess, why wasn't she at home recovering from childbirth? What was she doing out here? Could she really be trying to seek justice for her child?
It's a pity she'll be disappointed, but it's fine this way. It saves her from going to the Crown Prince's residence to watch the excitement. There are more people on the streets, so it'll be more interesting.
As soon as she appeared, Xia Hua noticed her, turned around and smiled before answering the prefect's question. Then she had the guards bring out the evidence they had found. "Your Excellency can take a look. These are all physical evidence, found in the backyard of Kemanlou."
“We also have witnesses, the person who poisoned our hot pot. He didn’t die. He was supposed to die, but he was lucky and went to a brothel to escape.”
"Because his master wanted to kill him to silence him, he could only hide in a brothel and didn't dare to go anywhere these past few days, which is how we found him."
Upon hearing her words, Ye Yuheng glanced back at his bodyguard.
After the guards left, An Shuyi followed behind. The witness was escorted to the main hall by the officials. Just as the guards were about to kill him, she took the opportunity to slit his throat from behind.
After making sure no one had seen it, she dragged the body to the back, poured the body-dissolving liquid on it, and the body quickly disappeared before she continued to the lobby.
By the time she arrived, the witness had already finished telling his story, but unfortunately, he was talking about the manager of the restaurant, which wasn't enough to slander Ye Yuheng.
At this moment, the manager of Kemanlou ran out from the crowd, "Sir, I did this because my master instigated it. He was jealous of the hot pot restaurant's good business, plus the Crown Princess is pregnant with his child... um!"
Unfortunately, before he could finish speaking, he was stabbed through the heart and killed. The one who did it was Ye Yuheng's bodyguard.
"How dare you do such a vicious thing and then try to blame it on me." Ye Yuheng stepped forward. "Sir, this has nothing to do with me."
"It was all the shopkeeper's doing, and I only found out now. I didn't expect to have wronged Shuren. I will definitely come to apologize in person another day."
The prefect hadn't expected to involve the son of the Right Chancellor, and to be so easily absolved. Oh well, now that the Right Chancellor held sway in the court, aside from the Emperor, he was practically the only one with absolute power, and the prefect couldn't afford to offend him.
Moreover, Ye Yuheng said he didn't know anything, and the shopkeeper was dead, so he couldn't force the evidence against him.
"I am aware of this matter. You may leave. The case is now clear. It was all the work of the manager of Kemanlou. Xia Shuren is hereby released in court."
"Thank you, sir." Xia Hua nodded, then walked out, looking impatient.
"Hua Hua, don't be angry. I'll give you a big gift later," An Shuyi said as she walked to her side.
Xia Hua nodded, a slight smile appearing on her face. Then everyone walked out of Shuntian Prefecture. The Crown Princess was supported by the Crown Prince, clearly quite frightened by what the shopkeeper had just said.
The Crown Prince was also very serious. If it weren't for the Crown Princess's feelings, he probably would have already asked the question. But as soon as he left Shuntian Prefecture, he heard the conversation between the two people next to him.
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