Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

After finishing his words in one breath, Yang Zhao immediately bent down and raised the memorial in his hand high above his head, not daring to look at Emperor Tianqing's expression at all.

There was no expected anger, but the cold voice of Emperor Tianqing said, "Present it."

Yang Zhao stood up from the ground and walked towards Emperor Tianqing. He presented the memorial to Emperor Tianqing with both hands and then slowly stepped aside.

Emperor Tianqing unfolded the memorial, took a quick look at it, and then closed it, looking angry but not quite, as he said, "Let everyone outside come in."

Yang Zhao did not see the contents of the memorial, but when he saw the strange expression on Emperor Tianqing's face after reading it, he couldn't help but wonder what important things were written in this memorial that made His Majesty change his mind after just one look.

He looked at the closed letter curiously, then bent down and walked out.

After a while, Yan Ci and the other two were led into Mingyi Palace by Yang Zhao.

Emperor Tianqing was sitting in front of the imperial desk, holding the letter from Yan Ci in his hand. When he saw the three people coming in, he stood up and walked down from the desk.

The tall figure walked in front of the three people and finally stopped in front of Yan Ci.

He held the memorial in front of Yan Ci, and said in a dignified voice, "Is this the evidence you mentioned? You are deceiving the emperor, do you know that?"

Shen Zhaoyong and Xie Chengyin were both shocked and immediately knelt on the ground. The crime of deceiving the emperor was no joke.

Just as he was about to open his mouth to plead for mercy, he heard Yan Ci say, "Your Majesty, I haven't said anything yet, how do you know that I am deceiving you?"

Emperor Tianqing's face darkened. Thinking of the words on the memorial, he turned around and walked back to his throne. He slapped the memorial on the desk. Although the sound was neither light nor heavy, it was full of warning.

"Okay, then tell me."

He turned his sight and saw Shen Zhaoyong and Xie Chengyin who were still kneeling, "You two should stand up too."

The two men stood up, but Shen Zhaoyong had been kneeling for the whole morning. When he stood up, he staggered and almost fell. Fortunately, Xie Chengyin came to support him.

Emperor Tianqing still sympathized with Shen Zhaoyong, so he immediately winked at Yang Zhao and brought a chair for Shen Zhaoyong to sit and listen.

Yan Ci said: "There are three pieces of evidence that the Crown Princess was murdered. First, the Crown Princess had no pre-existing illness, second, she was pregnant but suddenly miscarried, and third, the imperial physician did not find anything abnormal."

Listening to Yan Ci's words, Emperor Tianqing suddenly laughed, "Little Yanqing, your three pieces of evidence are a bit far-fetched. Take the first one you mentioned, does the fact that she didn't have an old illness prove that she was murdered?"

"It can be proved. If she didn't have an old illness, she couldn't have died suddenly. The Crown Princess was in the palace and had always been in good health. Her sudden death, wouldn't you find it strange, Your Majesty?"

"What's so strange about that? She died suddenly because she was depressed after having a miscarriage."

"No, depression will only make one wither away, but will not lead to sudden death. The only things that can lead to sudden death are the onset of an old illness, a serious illness, or being plotted against. The Crown Princess has neither an old illness nor a serious illness, so the only reason is that she was plotted against."

"Plotted against? The Crown Princess is in the East Palace, who could plot against her? If she was really plotted against, why didn't the Crown Prince say anything?"

Shen Zhaoyong stood up and clasped his hands, saying, "Father, I came here today to talk about this matter. Ayun was in great pain before she died, as if something had bitten her heart and liver."

Emperor Tianqing was puzzled: "But the imperial physician did not find anything abnormal."

Yan Ci said, "Hearing what Your Highness said, I remembered something I had heard before. I heard that the Wu clan has a poisonous insect called the Heart-Eating Gu, which can eat human hearts and livers. It is said that people who died from the Heart-Eating Gu died in extreme pain before death, and their bodies were intact after death, as if they had died suddenly."

Emperor Tianqing raised his eyebrows, "Yan Ci, where did you hear all this nonsense?"

Yan Ci grinned, "I read this in a storybook when I was bored. I think it's an exaggeration."

Emperor Tianqing glared at Yan Ci and said, "Read less nonsense and more serious books in the future."

Although he said this, more doubts arose in his mind, because he knew about the Witch Clan.

"Alright, I know what you said, I will investigate, you can go back first, as for Yan Ci, I will remember your crime of deceiving the emperor, if I can't find anything, I will punish you again."

Yan Ci bowed, "Then I thank your Majesty. I believe that your Majesty will be able to give justice to the Crown Princess."

Emperor Tianqing waved his hand and asked Yang Zhao to send the three of them out.

After leaving Mingyi Palace, Yan Ci and Xie Chengyin bowed to Shen Zhaoyong and left the palace.

The news that the three of them had met with Emperor Tianqing soon reached the ears of some people.

Xiao Ling was leaning on the chaise longue. When he heard the report from the visitor, a hint of ruthlessness suddenly appeared on his calm face.

"Did the three of them meet His Majesty together?"

Yin Shuang nodded. "The people who were watching saw it with their own eyes. When they came out, all three of them had smiles on their faces. I guess..."

Xiao Ling slammed the teacup in his hand and said, "Impossible, what evidence can they have? It's impossible to find it."

Yin Shuang lowered her head and dared not speak. She did not dare to believe it, but they could only judge from the expressions of the three people. As for what was said in Mingyi Palace, they had no way of knowing, so they did not know what the evidence Yan Ci was talking about was.

Xiao Ling was extremely angry. "Shen Zhaoyong is about to die. Why are the Xie family and that stinky girl from the Yan family still on his side? We can't keep these people. Send a letter to Prince Xiang's mansion."

Yin Shuang leaned over to listen to Xiao Ling's instructions, and then hurried out of Chaofeng Palace.

In Mingyi Palace, after Yan Ci and the other two left, Emperor Tianqing sat in front of the imperial desk and pondered for a long time.

Yang Zhao knew that Emperor Tianqing was thinking about the heart-eating poison that Yan Ci had just mentioned. He did not disturb Emperor Tianqing, but just stood quietly aside and waited.

After an unknown amount of time, Emperor Tianqing suddenly spoke.

"Yang Zhao, do you still remember the concubine Ying, whom the late emperor favored when he was alive?"

Yang Zhao thought for a moment and said, "I remember that Concubine Ying was an extremely beautiful woman and she has been favored for many years."

"Yes, I was young at that time, and my father took me to the Yingfei Palace. There, I saw an interesting thing."

"What is it?"

"That little bug, about the size of a mung bean, but white and transparent, I wouldn't have been able to see it if Concubine Ying hadn't pointed it out to me. Concubine Ying told me that it was a poisonous insect, a heart-eating poison that specifically eats human hearts."

Yang Zhao was shocked. "Heart-eating poison, what Master Xiao Yan said..."

"That's right, it's the Heart-Eating Gu that Yan Ci mentioned. So, I think the Crown Princess' death needs to be investigated. Send some trusted people to secretly investigate each palace, leaving no corner untouched."

"Yes."

This is so exciting. I didn’t expect that the scary poisonous insect was real.

He calmed himself and was about to leave, but when he looked up, he saw the memorial that had been presented to Emperor Tianqing earlier, the one that Yan Ci said had evidence.

At this time, the memorial was being opened, and the two huge words "面報" were clearly visible.

The trembling Yang Zhao couldn't help laughing. This Lord Xiao Yan was too cunning. He thought there was some important evidence written in the memorial, but this?

No wonder His Majesty looked strange when reading the memorial, but as soon as he met someone he accused them of deceiving the emperor.