Sixty-seven deaths were either suicides or murders

  The couple's hearing was not bad, and Xia Gao's low and deep words made Mo Yu stunned like a wooden chicken, and even Bai Xindai's brain was a bit blank, unsure of what to think.

  Because of that painting in the study, she suspected that Qiu Shi was not Mo Yu's biological mother. Also because of that painting, she had also suspected the relationship between the Emperor and Mo Yu's mother.

  Who would have thought that her suspicions were actually true?!

  "Our son?"

  Xia Gaofang's words kept swirling in Bai Xiner's mind. In the darkness, she looked at the man beside her.

  He is actually the emperor's son?

  But why is his surname Yan?

  And isn't he an hereditary prince?

  What on earth is this messy relationship?

  It seems that the emperor's words are deeply affectionate towards the one he calls 'Ying Er', and since he comes to Lu Yun Mountain every year for hunting, it must be a pretense, and his true intention is to visit his beloved.

  But is the person called 'Yinger' still alive?

  Just as Bai Xinzhen was thinking about this issue, the man's body suddenly moved, and in the darkness, he couldn't see the man's expression clearly, but he could sense the fluctuations in his emotions. She felt a sense of foreboding, quickly grabbed his hand, didn't say anything, and pulled him towards the entrance of the cave.

  She knew he must be very excited now, but rushing in like this, not to mention that he himself was not psychologically prepared, the emperor probably wasn't either.

  Besides, the Emperor is now inside that stone gate, and they still don't know what's going on inside. Let's talk about it after the Emperor leaves.

  It wasn't until about an hour later that Xia Gao emerged from the cave, looked around, and then reached out to touch the bottom of one of the stone tablets. A dull rumbling sound was heard, and the dark cave was suddenly sealed off by a large stone slab rising up from below. Looking over again, it was just like the flat ground all around, without even a crack in sight.

  The bright moonlight shone on Xia Gao's face, and at this moment, he was filled with sorrow, even the imperial aura on his body had become melancholic. As he was about to leave, his eyes were filled with reluctance.

  Watching him leave the mountain top, Bai Xincheng and Yan Moyu came out from their hiding place at the edge of the cliff.

  Yan Mo led the way and walked over, stopping at the place where Xia Gao had stood before leaving, and touched the bottom of one of the stone tablets.

  The mechanism started, and the stone cave appeared in front of the couple again.

  Yan Mo was just about to jump down when Bai Xincheng grabbed his hand.

  "Are you sure you're okay?" They hadn't been together for long, but living together day and night, she was very clear about his joys and sorrows. Although he didn't say a word at this moment, his suppressed expression had already revealed that he was both excited and uncomfortable.

  She understood his feelings, but she hoped he could calm down, because in many ways it can be proven that there is no living person under the stone cave...

  Pursing his lips, he cast a deep and profound glance at the stone cave, knowing what his woman meant. He nodded slightly and then wrapped his arms around her, and together they entered the stone cave.

  Through a pitch-black narrow passage, there is a stone gate. Once inside the stone gate, the light suddenly brightens up. The night pearls suspended from the top of the dome shine with white light, illuminating this enclosed stone cave as if it were daytime.

  The environment here is like a stone house, with beds and tables, the only thing that catches the eye are the two coffins in the room.

  Two coffins were placed side by side. One was an ordinary wooden coffin, while the other one was quite special - it was a jade coffin.

  Looking at the coffin made of cold jade, Bai Xin's eyes were almost straight.

  How much would it cost to make this thing modern?

  She came back to her senses and looked at the man beside her, only to find that he was standing still, but his tightly clenched fists were trembling uncontrollably.

  She used to say "accept the reality of death" when facing many relatives of the deceased at work, but now she finds it hard to comfort others with just a few words.

  She is her husband's biological mother, how can she let him change his filial piety?

  "Ink I..."

  His gaze was fixed tightly on the special coffin, and he heard her low cry beside him, but Mo Ran still had no reaction. The 26-year-old man's eyes reddened for the first time, but he didn't know what to do.

  Bai Xin didn't understand the purpose of that jade coffin, but Yan Mo knew it clearly. He knew what kind of appearance the person lying in there should have.

  He raised his head, stiffly sniffled, and then walked over with a raised foot.

  Bai Xin saw the situation and quickly followed up.

  The two of them joined forces and opened the jade coffin lid. What entered their line of sight was a well-preserved corpse of a woman.

  A woman's face is more familiar than anyone else's, but when she looks at it herself, she finds that it is distinctly different from the one she sees every day.

  The woman has a youthful face, elegant and dignified, with extremely delicate and soft features, this person is so gentle and beautiful that she seems not quite like an ordinary person.

  The attire is not complicated or showy, on the contrary, it's simple and can be said to be as pure as a cloud without any impurities.

  The woman at this moment looked calm and peaceful, just like she was asleep. Although she was clearly dead, she didn't evoke a single thread of fear in people.

  Of course, Baixin Yan has never been afraid of these things either.

  As he watched the man's hand tremble as he tried to reach into the jade coffin, Bai Xinzhi suddenly grabbed him: "Don't move!"

  "Mother?" Yan Mo raised his head, with a deep sorrowful expression on his face. This was really his biological mother! From the moment he saw her, his heart ached severely, and the kind of intimacy that had never been present in the Qi family spread like a tide in his heart, making him unable to help but reach out to touch her.

  Bai Xin furrowed his brow as he gazed at the woman in the jade coffin, his words firm yet shocking.

  "You can't touch her, she's poisonous."

  "......?! " He suddenly narrowed his eyes and turned to her in disbelief: "Poisoned?!"

  "Hmm." Bai Xincheng nodded slightly, pointing to the woman's face. "She looks normal, but that's not the case. She might have died from poisoning. Her lips and fingernails show signs of poisoning. This jade coffin has preserved her so well that the poison on her body should also be preserved. After all these years, the poison in her body must have mutated. I don't know what will happen if we touch her, but we absolutely can't touch her carelessly."

  "Poisoned to death?" Yan Mo's eyes were filled with pain, "How could she be poisoned?!"

  Seeing him obviously emotionally unstable, Bai Xinzhi quickly pulled him away.

  Not to mention people who have been dead for so long, even those who have just died recently cannot be touched casually.

  "Calm down first, don't get excited, okay?" She covered his hands with hers, trying to comfort him.

  Looking from afar at the jade coffin, Yan Mo's painful expression was hard to conceal. He took her into his arms and buried his head in her neck, asking in a hoarse voice: "Ran'er, what is going on? What is going on..."

  Feeling his emotional ups and downs, Bai Xinzhi's heart was also aching. The normally calm and reserved him at this moment looked like a child, full of helplessness and sadness.

  The problem is she doesn't know what's going on either, so how can she persuade him?

  She saw a pair of stools in the corner and pulled him over to sit down on them.

  This underground chamber is not particularly secretive in its construction, but it's also not easily discovered.

  Such a magnificent jade coffin, the emperor actually just left it like that, without even any protective measures. I suppose he also knew what was inside the jade coffin. There's no need to worry about grave robbers, only that someone might have the guts to try and steal from the tomb, but they wouldn't be able to get out alive. Does that mean the emperor also knew that the person inside the jade coffin died of poisoning?

  "Moyu, let's not think about how to get back for now. Let's first take a look around here and get an idea of the situation in our minds. Only then can we investigate when we return to Beijing. See how the old lady looks? If she was really poisoned, then we need to find a way to catch the murderer."

  Upon hearing this, Yan Mo clenched his fists tightly, and a dense chill flashed in the depths of his sorrowful eyes.

  Yes, he is going back to Beijing for investigation!

  Why is Mother poisoned? Why is she lying here? Why is someone impersonating her?

  Who is that 'mother' in the government?

  If someone really harmed them so that the mother and son were separated by life and death, no matter who he was, he would definitely make that person suffer a miserable end!

  Watching him suddenly burst out of his anger, Bai Xincheng let out a sigh of relief.

  She certainly knew he wouldn't let it go that easily. After all, this was his birth mother, and he had the right to know all the truth and facts.

  Compared to his heart full of sorrow, she thought he was better off this way. Sorrow can make one ill, but hatred could rouse him instead. Moreover, she knew he wasn't the impulsive type, so there was no need to worry about him doing something wrong.

  She took a glance at another wooden coffin and stood up, walking over to it.

  She walked up to another wooden coffin, and I followed her over.

  Although this coffin has not been opened, both of them have already guessed who is inside.

  The husband and wife opened the coffin in perfect tacit understanding.

  But what appeared inside was another white skeleton.

  Bai Xin couldn't help but curl her lip in disdain. The Emperor was indeed biased.

  If you can use a jade coffin to protect your beloved woman, why not also protect the one next door?

  Neither of them was a timid person. Bai Xin Yan looked at the situation of Bai Gu with curiosity and seriousness.

  Compared to earlier, I'm much calmer now, probably because I know he's not my real dad.

  But now no matter who his father is, he has to be calm as his woman said, and remember everything here in his mind, only after returning to the capital can he thoroughly investigate.

  "Xian'er, have you figured anything out?" Looking at the woman's furrowed eyebrows, Yan Mo felt even more anxious in his heart, wishing he could know all the truth right now.

  Bai Xin nodded and pointed at the white skeleton: "Also poisoned."

  "......?! Yan Mo's handsome face tightened, "Could it be that they are..."

  When he heard his doubts, Bai Xinzhi shook her head and denied: "They were not poisoned by love."

  "How can you be sure?"

  "Their poison is different."

  “……？！”

  White Heart pointed at the white bones, also somewhat puzzled: "I don't understand what he ate before his death, why would his skeleton have a faint red color? But one thing is certain, he didn't die an unnatural death, absolutely because of something he drank or ate. If it was ordinary poison, then his skeleton should be black, but look, all his bones are faintly red, obviously different from the poison in the powder. If they were lovers who died together, they should have drunk the same kind of poison, not one person drinking one kind, this doesn't make sense."

  Listening to his analysis, a faint glimmer flashed at the bottom of Yan Mo's eyes. After a moment, he looked up at Bai Xinduan: "I can make people distinguish what kind of poison they have been poisoned with!"

  Bai Xin's face changed slightly as she was taken aback for a moment, then her eyes lit up: "You're talking about Sheng Yi?"

  Digression

  Due to renovations, Liangzi didn't sleep well for a whole day and night. Originally, there wouldn't be an update today, but after thinking about it, it's better to continue updating. Today, I'll release 3,000 words first. Tomorrow will resume updates at around 9 am. Hugs to all the girls, seeking comfort~