He Zhao's figure was too tall. I had never seen him wear that dark official uniform before. He stood out among a crowd of people. It was too eye-catching. It was hard not to see him. And Prince Yu, he was wearing a red court robe, which made his appearance even more handsome. He was talking to people on both sides while walking. He was very popular. There were also several courtiers following him, trying to join Prince Yu's chat channel.

I didn't see Situ Jue in the crowd. Did he take a leave or go on a business trip? Oh, it's none of my business. Don't think about it.

Prince Duan was actually the last one to walk. He didn't look very well and looked a few years older.

After everyone went in, the door of the hall was closed, but as long as the voices inside were loud enough, I could still hear some words.

The most talked about thing is the recent severe drought in the southwest, which has affected several states. Indeed, the capital has become hotter, so it is no wonder that the emperor plans to move to the temporary palace to escape the summer heat.

They were probably arguing about how to provide disaster relief and who would be responsible. I heard the noise inside was quite loud, but there were so many people talking at the same time that I couldn't hear clearly what they were arguing about through the palace door.

Just as I was concentrating on listening to the sounds inside, a figure appeared on the steps outside the hall and walked in front of me without me noticing.

"Excuse me, the King of Zhenbei has something to report. Your Majesty, please forgive me for being late."

I subconsciously raised my head and met Situ Jue's eyes. In just a few months, he had lost so much weight that he looked unrecognizable, with pale cheeks and sunken eyes, as if he had been infected with a zombie virus.

So he was ill and asked for sick leave? Then why did he have to go to the palace to attend court?

I was confused for a moment, but luckily there were other eunuchs on duty beside me. They were very confused by my daze, but they still stepped forward to help me out. "Your Highness, please wait a moment. I will report it right away."

The palace door could not be opened at will after it was closed, but the eunuch outside the palace had his own small door to pass on the message, and after a while, the palace door was opened.

Situ Jue walked inside. I don’t know if he noticed something or if I was too guilty, but I felt like he looked back at me.

After Situ Jue went in, I saw him kneeling alone in the center of the hall, loudly accusing the emperor in the hall, "Your Majesty, please make the decision for me! Please make the decision for me..." Before I could hear the rest of his words, the thick door of the hall was closed again.

Because of the new situation that Situ Jue suddenly brought up, everyone else in the hall quieted down, and not long after, an imperial decree came out.

The eunuch announced loudly, "Send the Dali Temple Secretary Yu Wenyuan to the palace to see the emperor—"

I was just wondering what was going on when I heard a long announcement that continued to read out names, until I heard a familiar name, "Shen Yunzhou." My heart was pounding, and I tried to control my emotions, but I still saw Shen Yunzhou, dressed in white, walking up the long steps with a few people.

With serious expressions and without looking around, they followed the eunuch who was leading the way and walked into the hall.

Not long after that, the eunuch came out again to call for someone, this time the person he summoned was Princess Yanyun.

No way, no way, no way, Situ Jue wants to overthrow Princess Yanyun?

Although I remember that in the original plot, Princess Yanyun only became unlucky in the later period, after all, she was the vicious female supporting role created by the author, who had to constantly find fault with the heroine and chase after the hero to show her affection.

The emperor wanted to summon Princess Yanyun, and she arrived very quickly. However, when she came, Princess Pingyang and her husband also came with her.

The family of three appeared in the hall, with an air of supporting their naughty child. Perhaps because there were too many people coming and going, the guards at the gate did not close the door of the hall. This time I finally heard what they said in the hall.

As expected, Situ Jue pinned the crime of murdering the princess on Princess Yanyun. Not only that, he also collected evidence of the arson case on the Lantern Festival, which was all instigated by Princess Yanyun. In addition, Princess Yanyun seemed to have someone tamper with Su Mei's food at a banquet not long ago, which almost caused her to have a miscarriage.

This incident also led Xu Changan to join Situ Jue's team, listing various physical evidence and witness testimony records.

Just as Princess Pingyang was about to defend her daughter, an official immediately came to accuse the princess and her husband of several crimes, including grabbing land and making money in the suburbs of Beijing, and taking people's lives lightly. He even said that they were involved in the death of Princess Yanyun's second husband.

For a moment, it seemed like everyone was pushing down the wall when it fell.

The emperor may not be unaware of what Princess Yanyun has done over the years, but he has never touched her, firstly because of family affection, and secondly because of Prince Duan. Princess Pingyang's connections are actually Prince Duan's connections, and if a thorough investigation is conducted, Prince Duan will inevitably be implicated.

No wonder Prince Duan looked a little strange today and was not in a very good state. He probably received the news in advance.

Sure enough, not long after, the fire spread to Prince Duan.

The drought in several prefectures and counties in the southwest was caused by the poor water conservancy projects in the past few years. The money allocated for building dams went from the Ministry of Revenue to the Ministry of Works and then to Prince Duan's pocket, but not much of it went to where it should have gone. If the money had been in place and the water conservancy projects had been completed earlier, there wouldn't have been a slight drought that caused several prefectures to be unable to withstand and suffer together. Now that he was being pointed at and scolded with reason and evidence, compared to when he first came to power, someone recommended that Prince Duan be responsible for disaster relief in the southwest, it was really funny.

The commotion in the palace lasted for an hour or so, and in the end Princess Pingyang and Prince Duan were badly defeated.

They were confined to their own mansions, while Princess Yanyun was directly imprisoned in the Dali Temple. All the murder cases she had in the past would be dug up and thoroughly investigated.

Situ Jue was helped out of the palace. There were many people around him at the time, all of whom were comforting him, "Now the princess' spirit in heaven can rest in peace. Your Majesty, you have finally avenged her." Shen Yunzhou was also someone who was comforted. For the sake of his cousin's injustice, he had been keeping silent and collecting evidence of Princess Pingyang's crimes. In the past six months, he has traveled all over the surrounding areas of the capital, and his skin has become several degrees darker.

Looking over there, I felt a little complicated. I didn't care whether Situ Jue was acting or not, but Shen Yunzhou really surprised me. In the original owner's memory, he had never said a few words to this cousin, but the other party really regarded him as a relative.

When he heard others say that His Majesty would definitely seek justice for his sister this time, his eyes sparkled and he kept thanking others, and my eyes also became moist.

"What are you standing there for? Go and clean the hall. How long are you going to dawdle?" The eunuch on duty next to me urged me. I came to my senses and took the opportunity to wipe the moisture from the corners of my eyes with my sleeves, pretending that nothing had happened.

In the original plot, Shen Xingye died of illness about a year after she got married to Situ Jue. The current plot is almost the same as the original plot. Those important characters related to the plot should not know that I am not dead. In this way, does it mean that my mission as a character who travels through the book has come to an end?

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