The fake daughter of a fallen ghost is reborn

into the night.

Inside the Changsheng Palace, the emperor looked at the thick pile of memorials in front of him with a gloomy look in his eyes.

Those eagle eyes were covered with shadows, and the imperial aura around him was particularly suffocating at this moment.

He didn't expect that one of his most favored sons actually had a secret agent in Huajing to gather information.

As an emperor, he knew that the royal bloodline, if not tempered by the struggle for succession, would find it difficult to shoulder the entire country in the future and face the turbulent circumstances in the court.

Therefore, he always turned a blind eye to the overt and covert struggles between the two princes.

Privately raising secret agents to spy on the secrets of the imperial court is a crime tantamount to treason.

It would be fine if it had been done flawlessly, but now the matter has been exposed in public and known to the whole court. As the emperor, if he does not deal with it according to the law, how will he deal with the majesty of heaven?

If he were to take action, would he really have to chop this rebellious son to pieces?

In this way, there will be no one to restrain the Ge family, and they may rise up in arms to support Chong'er and force him to abdicate.

At this time, a pair of slender hands held a white porcelain cup and gently placed it on the table. An Zhaoyi said softly, "Your Majesty has been reading memorials all night. It's time to rest your eyes."

The emperor raised his eyes and saw An Zhaoyi with her black hair loose, wearing a gauze, and smiling gently.

There was finally some light in his sore eyes.

The emperor took An Zhaoyi's soft hand and led her to sit beside him. At this moment, only such a young face and body could temporarily relieve his fatigue.

"My beloved is thoughtful," he said.

Glancing at the table, An Zhaoyi asked softly, "Why is there so many memorials today, Your Majesty?"

Holding her waist, the emperor said, "It's not all memorials. There are also these. They are all evidence of crimes found this time. They were presented to me by the Dali Temple. They give me a headache."

After that, he sighed, "Many of the secrets of the court mentioned above are true. Even the imperial examination fraud case was actually caused by Min'er. How can I not be angry?"

An Zhaoyi only said coquettishly: "I can't read a few words, so I can't understand these. I am only worried about your Majesty's health. Please don't get angry about the court, otherwise my heart will be broken."

Holding the beauty in his arms, the emperor was extremely pleased with the comfort.

An Zhaoyi said, "I had someone stew bird's nests for me. It is very nourishing. Your Majesty, please do me the honor of having a few bites."

As he spoke, he raised his hand to take the porcelain cup on the table.

But suddenly, An Zhaoyi's hand trembled, the porcelain cup overturned, and the bird's nest spilled onto the table, quickly soaking one of the piles of paper.

Her face turned pale, and she immediately knelt down to plead guilty: "Your Majesty! I didn't mean it! I deserve death, please forgive me, Your Majesty!"

The emperor's expression also changed. He had finally managed to calm down a little bit of his anxiety, but now it increased a little more.

An Zhaoyi knelt on the ground, trembling and not daring to speak.

But the emperor narrowed his eyes and looked at the letter papers on the table that were searched from Chunfeng Tower, and his gaze gradually changed.

I saw that the words on the letter paper were actually spread out in the soup, and the handwriting became blurred.

He didn't care about An Zhaoyi who was frightened at the moment, and just picked up the letter and read it carefully.

The content of this letter was the private comments of several candidates when he was choosing a son-in-law for his eldest daughter six years ago.

Logically speaking, this letter was written six years ago, and looking at the letter paper, it is indeed old and yellowed.

But old ink will not fade when it comes in contact with water, unless... This letter was written recently, and the handwriting on it is new.

Thinking of this, he wet several letters from different periods with soup, and the ink on them all scattered.

And today in the court, Min'er tried so hard to protest his innocence.

Could it be that these so-called evidences are really forged?

"An Zhaoyi." He said coldly.

An Zhaoyi's back shuddered: "I am here..."

The emperor said, "You can go back. I am tired. You don't need to stay and sleep with me tonight."

After a moment of hesitation, An Zhaoyi said as if she had been granted amnesty: "Yes! I will take my leave."

After An Zhaoyi left, the emperor called out again, "Peng Hui."

The chief eunuch bowed and said, "Your servant is here."

"Tomorrow, let Wuyou go to the palace."

……

Splendid Palace.

After the door of the main hall was closed, An Zhaoyi's expression suddenly changed, and she no longer had the fear she had just shown.

She just sat down slowly, a smile spreading across her stunning face.

She said to her personal maid, "Send a message to His Royal Highness Prince Cheng, and tell him that I have already taken care of this matter."

The maid bowed: "Yes, my lady."

After a moment, An Zhaoyi's eyes were covered with a layer of tenderness that was imperceptible: "Also, tell Your Highness to take good care of himself. I will keep an eye on the affairs of the palace."

……

After the morning court the next day.

Palace of Eternal Life.

When Huo Wuyou entered the room, the emperor was in a gloomy mood.

He blinked and mouthed to Peng Hui: "What's wrong?"

Peng Hui just shook her head and said nothing.

Seeing this, Huo Wuyou bowed and said, "I wonder why my uncle summoned me?"

But the emperor snorted coldly: "Kneel down!"

Huo Wuyou immediately knelt down without hesitation: "Uncle..."

"Who taught you the rules? Who is your uncle? Call him His Majesty!"

Huo Wuyou gasped and said, "Your Majesty, I know my crime!"

The emperor's expression improved a little: "Then tell me, what crime have you committed?"

Huo Wuyou hesitated and only looked up at the emperor quietly: "Uncle...Your Majesty, please explain clearly."

The emperor angrily scolded, "I asked you to keep an eye on the Chunfeng Tower case, what did you focus on?!"

Huo Wuyou also complained: "Your Majesty, I was absolutely staring at him, and I was just short of Tu Yuxian not following him when he went to Gong!"

But the emperor said, "You are keeping an eye on the Dali Temple's Minister, but are you keeping an eye on the Dali Temple's Junior Minister as well?"

Huo Wuyou was stunned: "You didn't say you wanted to keep an eye on him..."

"Could it be my fault?"

"It's me!" Huo Wuyou said quickly, "It's me who deserves death!"

The emperor groaned a few times before his anger subsided a little.

He asked Huo Wuyou: "Tell me, who found those letters in Chunfeng Tower?"

After recalling for a moment, Huo Wuyou said, "I followed Tu Yuxian to search around, but we found nothing at first. Later... the Dali Temple Shaoqing led another group to search, and only then did we find those letters from the place we had missed before..."

Suddenly, he was startled: "Could it be that there is something wrong with those letters?"

The emperor remained silent and snorted coldly.

He only asked: "Are there any other progress these days?"

However, Huo Wuyou looked embarrassed and said, "Yes, it is true, but... I dare not speak nonsense."

"Oh?" The emperor said, "Explain clearly."

Huo Wuyou then said, "Those who came to Chunfeng Tower to cause trouble, saying that they forced women of good character into prostitution, were full of suspicious points. I interrogated them and found that, as expected, there was no such thing as forcing women of good character into prostitution. They were all instigated to cause trouble."

The emperor was gloomy: "Who?"

Huo Wuyou lowered his voice and said carefully: "They said that the person who ordered them was...Prince Gong's cousin."

Then he continued, "But why would my cousin Prince Gong slander a brothel? I think the person behind the scenes deliberately slandered me and wanted to frame me. I will interrogate them for several days and nights to make them tell the truth!"

"Do you really think so?" The emperor looked a little doubtful.

But Huo Wuyou said, "Of course! After all, Prince Gong is my cousin, how can I not trust him? Lord Tu Yuxian also said that this matter is doubtful, so he did not let those on trial sign their confessions. I also think that we should wait until the trial is clear. Otherwise, if my cousin is wrongly accused, what should I do?"