"Faced with rumors in Kyoto, Sister Guan decided to take us back to Huzhou. If Huzhou doesn't want us, then we can go to the ends of the earth. There is always a home for us in this big world. Sister Guan said that reading thousands of books is not as good as traveling thousands of miles. Leaving Kyoto's fame and wealth may help her to appreciate better knowledge."

"But that beast refused to let us go. She rushed into our house with her men, killed my uncle and aunt, and dragged their bodies into Sister Guan's room. At the time, I and Ruishan were helping to pack up books in Sister Guan's room. Sister heard the noise and hid us in the attic."

"She herself admitted that because Sister Guan's fame blocked her path and she openly dared to question her poetry, she used the most vulgar way to destroy her sister."

"She had Sister Guan hung on the beam of the house, laughing and saying arrogantly: I just copied it, what can you do to me? But you are pretty good, you can actually tell whether the poem was written by me, and you can even guess the outline of the real author. You are really different from those who can only applaud. It's a pity that you are going to die. Guess what those people will guess after you die? Don't you care about false reputation? I just want you to live under the saliva of the world!"

"Your Majesty, do you know what my original name was? My name is Shoude, which was given to me by Sister Guan. Sister Guan said that the most important thing for a person is to uphold the moral bottom line. Only in this way can one live up to the conscience of heaven and earth. But that vicious woman changed my name to Wade, Vivir, right after I entered Fengqi Palace. Your Majesty, do you think this is her retribution?"

Shoude originally lived with his mother in a small village. When he was seven years old, his mother died of illness. The villagers occupied his home and drove him out of the village in his name. The little boy could only walk aimlessly. He wandered for a long time without a full meal until he met Sister Guan, who took him home and named him Shoude.

Sister Guan supported him in learning his mother's poison skills. She said that this was what his mother left him. He worked so hard to protect the book, so it must be his most precious thing, so he could naturally learn it.

Sister Guan gently pointed to the part about the antidote in the book and said: Look, this book doesn’t only talk about how to harm people, it can also save people.

He felt that Sister Guan that day was like a ray of light that illuminated him. He hugged the book tightly, and he seemed to be able to do as his sister said.

But the appearance of that vicious woman completely broke everything.

He went to report to the authorities, and the Jingzhao Yin said that his sister had committed suicide, and that his uncle and aunt had committed suicide because they could not accept that their sister's reputation had been damaged and they felt ashamed to face others.

He wanted to avenge his sister, so he told Ruishan, who was only seven years old, that he wanted to go to the palace to see the emperor. He took the money from his family and begged the eunuch to castrate him, because he was already eleven years old and no longer suitable for castration. The eunuch said that he would probably die, but he was not afraid. He settled Ruishan and he had nothing to worry about. If he could survive, he would definitely kill the vicious woman with his own hands.

Maybe it was because the blood in his body was poisonous that he survived.

But when he woke up, he found Ruishan lying next to him.

Ruishan actually followed him secretly and even learned from him to become a eunuch in the palace. Perhaps because Ruishan had a weak constitution, he developed a high fever.

He asked people everywhere to save Ruishan, and a royal doctor named Qin took pity on him and helped him.

From then on, he brought Ruishan with him and changed his name to Qin Guan. He lived in fear while looking for opportunities in the palace.

Two years later, when the news spread that the vicious woman was crowned as the queen, he cried and laughed at the same time. How could such a person be worthy of being the queen? But his chance finally came.

He gave all his money to the eunuch, hoping that he would be assigned to Fengqi Palace. He also ordered Qin Guan not to have any contact with him anymore, saying that this was a dead end and it was enough for him to go there alone.

He looked tenderly at Qin Guan who was crying uncontrollably in his arms. His original life should have been carefree.

He sighed and patted his head: "Silly boy, I told you not to come, why did you still come?"

Qin Guan wiped away his tears fiercely: "Wherever my brother is, I will be there! Without my brother, Ruishan will have no home. Ruishan will never be separated from my brother."

Wade rubbed his brother's head and said, "Then we won't separate! Never separate!"

Yinshandu clapped his hands repeatedly when he heard Wade's accusation against Hu Changqing: "She is really heartless and cold-hearted, and everyone is playing tricks on her! What a queen, what a Hu Changqing, I remember that she competed with Guan Zhi in poetry eight years ago, right? At the age of fourteen, she was able to do such a heinous thing, and she dared to boast about her talent in chanting catkins. Grand Tutor, you won't say that you didn't know about this, right?"

Master Hu looked ashen, he knew about this. At that time, he just thought that Chang Qing was arrogant and did something wrong because she was angry. He even helped Chang Qing to eliminate the impact and deal with the aftermath.

He didn't expect Chang Qing to be so cruel.

"It seems that the Grand Tutor not only knows about this, but Jingzhao Yi is also lying because he has the Grand Tutor's approval. Eji, I order you to investigate the Guan Zhi case strictly. If you are partial to someone, all nine clans will be beheaded!"

Yinshandu looked at Qin Guan, who was obviously fifteen years old but looked more like twelve or thirteen years old. No, he should be called Guan Ruishan. He was upset for a moment. How stupid was he to turn a blind eye to these tragic incidents?

Hu Changqing, oh Hu Changqing, what did you really do to me? Or am I really a tyrant?

"Now that the matter has come to this, everyone should have their own opinions, right?"

"Your Majesty, Hu Changqing's audacity is rare, and his methods are endless. How can such a treacherous and evil person be worthy of the position of Empress? I think he should be removed from the position of Empress, his crimes should be made public, and the Imperial Concubine should be cleared of all charges."

The person who spoke was Imperial Censor Geng Naiqian, and because he had the ability to participate in national decisions, he immediately attracted the support of many people.

"I agree with you."

"Hu Changqing's crimes are too numerous to list. I have seriously failed to supervise him, which has led to turmoil in the court due to the traitor. I will personally issue an edict of apology. I have already recorded my faults. Please keep an eye on me."

"Ming Sheng, Guan Shoude, and Guan Ruishan, who were involved in the imperial concubine case, have special circumstances and will be temporarily imprisoned."

"The remaining few..."

"Your Majesty, the old slave is back."

Eunuch Desheng appeared at the palace gate in a state of embarrassment: "Mei Yan has been silenced and her body has been brought back. Your Majesty, please make the decision."

Yinshandu glanced at Master Hu, who was shaking like a sieve, and asked, "Do you know who said that?"

"That gang of criminals thought that I had no help, so they arrogantly reported where they came from. They were actually Hu Taifu's followers hiding in the palace guards. The evildoers were all killed, and their bodies are now outside the palace."

"Master, do you want to come out of the hall to identify it?"

Only at this moment did Master Hu realize that he was in the game.

He was originally seeing patients in the back hall, and two young eunuchs were whispering, "I heard that His Majesty is going to reinstate the general who guards the country today."

"Not only that, we also need to clear the name of the imperial concubine."

"I just saw that the commander of the Imperial Guards has been sent to the General's Mansion to withdraw the troops."

It turned out that this was said deliberately for him to hear, in order to encourage him to go to the palace. Once he went to the palace, he would definitely lose his composure because of Chang Qing, because Chang Qing was not only his daughter, but also the queen of his Hu family.

Your Majesty is sure that he will take action.

I'm afraid that this time, I can no longer completely sever my connection with the matter.

"Your Majesty, I plead guilty. All the crimes were committed by me alone. I beg Your Majesty to forgive my family. They had no idea what I had done."

At this point, I just hope that his and Chang Qing’s mistakes won’t implicate their families.

"In that case, then we will temporarily imprison the Grand Tutor and confine his family members in the mansion. No one is allowed to come in contact with them. Anyone who breaks in will be executed on the spot!"

Although they were all imprisoned in the mansion, the treatment they received was vastly different from that in the General's Mansion two years ago.

Tutor Hu has been fighting with Xuzhou for half his life, from the court to his children.

He lost!

Master Hu seemed to have aged instantly, and was taken away by the guards in an old and frail manner.

"Your Majesty, I did not harm the queen. I did not."

Xiao Chengzi changed from his previous timidity and tried to rush towards Yinshan Ferry, but was held down by Hua Qiuchuan on the spot.

"Your Majesty, it was Mei Yan who threatened my family, asking me to lead everyone away so that Xi Mei could accomplish her goal. I had no choice. I have many brothers in my family, and because they were short of money, they sent me to the palace to be a eunuch. If I don't do as she says, my whole family will die without a burial place, Your Majesty."

"Little Clam, can you please plead for me? You were also sent here by your family, you should know that I really have no choice."

Seeing that Yinshan Ferry was indifferent, Little Orange hurriedly asked Little Clam for help.

"Little Orange, do you remember how you got your name?"

"Do you still remember who saved us when we were almost beaten to death? It was the Queen who took us in and treated us like her own brothers. If it weren't for the Queen, we would have died long ago. How could you help others harm the Queen?"

When Xiao Chengzi heard his words, he calmed down, looked sad, and seemed to have suddenly come to his senses.

"Yes, if it weren't for the queen, you and I would have been beaten to death like two dogs. The queen is really a good person. When I first arrived at Changle Palace, I was attracted by the oranges on the table. I didn't even cry out when applying medicine. The queen said that I was cute in my daze and asked if I was willing to stay. She also changed my name to Little Orange. I remember all this, but I really can't bear to watch my family die."

Little Orange looked at Little Clam for a long time and said, "Actually, I really envy you for being able to make decisions so easily. I wish I could have such pure feelings."

After saying that, he bit his teeth hard, and blood overflowed from his entire mouth. He lay on the ground and spit out blood in big mouthfuls, which shocked everyone. Zheng Yuandai covered Xiaobao's eyes tightly.

Xiao Xiazi fell off the chair and crawled towards Xiao Chengzi, muttering to himself, "No, no, Xiao Chengzi, no, someone come and save him."

He hugged Xiao Chengzi tightly and shouted loudly: "Someone come to save him, imperial physician, imperial physician..."

The imperial physician squatted down to take a look, then shook his head at him, saying that the patient could not be saved.

Xiao Chengzi tightly grasped his hand, her eyes trying to focus; "In the past three years, I have never slept well. My dreams are all about how good the queen is to me. I have had countless dreams in which I tried hard to run and save the queen, but I woke up before I could save her. You are right, I wrote so many letters, but my family never replied to any of them. Maybe they have already forgotten about me."

"But I hurt the queen just because of this little fantasy about my family. No matter how much I make amends, it can't change the harm I have done to the queen. Now I have to abandon my fantasy and make amends to the queen. Little, little clam, you, you have to take care of yourself... Good, big, big orange, really, really sweet..."

After saying that, he loosened his clenched hands, and his eyes could never open again.

Pu Tong quickly took out a talisman from his bag. As long as the talisman could immobilize him, he would be fine.

But the talisman fell off.

Xiao Xianzi felt extremely regretful. He could only hug Xiao Chengzi tightly, as if he would never leave. He kept saying sorry to Xiao Chengzi: "I'm sorry, Xiao Chengzi, I just didn't expect you to do such a thing. I didn't mean to say that. I just, I just..."

No wonder Xiao Chengzi always asked him how to make up for his mistakes after the Empress got into trouble?

But what did he say?

He said that if something is wrong, it is wrong and the damage has been done. No matter how you make up for it, it cannot be changed.

He saw that Xiao Chengzi's originally expectant eyes gradually became dim.

Your Majesty, did Xiaochengzi really do something wrong?

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