The Emperor said the origin of Cheng Wang's life

  It wasn't until another eunuch led two young eunuchs to appear outside the prison door that Xia Lixuan came back to his senses.

  The person who came was a close servant of Crown Prince Xia Yunhao, named Sang De.

  Watching his arrival, Xia Lixuan slightly hooked the corner of her mouth, and then took a look at the two small eunuchs holding the food box in their hands, the smile on the corner of her mouth was even more filled with sarcasm.

  "Huh? Who's been here?" Sander exclaimed in surprise, seeing the picnic basket by Xia Lixuan's feet, his sharp voice revealing a few hints of tension.

  Xia Li Xun sneered at him, "Isn't this the Crown Prince's doing? I didn't expect my imperial brother to be so kind to me, afraid that I wouldn't be used to eating in prison, and repeatedly sent people to deliver food to me."

  Sander's face was somewhat puzzled and also looked a bit ugly. The Crown Prince had only instructed him to come and deliver food for King Fong De!

  Just as he was about to summon the prison guard to ask who had come, the man sitting on the ground suddenly said: "It's better for you to go back, Your Majesty has already eaten, so don't bother you again." As he spoke, he raised an eyebrow and gestured with his eyes towards something a woman at his feet had brought.

  Sander's face turned cold: "Since King Pongde has finished eating, the slave will not disturb King Pongde. Tomorrow, the slave will come again to deliver food for King Pongde." After finishing speaking, he coldly beckoned two small eunuchs, "Take everything back."

  Three people walked towards the entrance of Tianlao, Sande angrily went to ask the prison guard about the situation. A prison guard suddenly told him: "Sang Gonggong, it's really unfortunate, the brother who was guarding Feng De Wang just suddenly died for some reason, and scared us to death, he died in an instant."

  "Does anyone know how he died?" exclaimed Sanders in surprise.

  The prison guard shook his head: "How would the little ones know? Just now, someone has already been sent to take away the body. The Ministry of Punishment is short-handed and specially sent some little ones over to temporarily fill in."

  Sander furrowed his brow and didn't say anything, just gave two instructions before hastily leaving.

  This matter is too suspicious, he must report it to the Crown Prince.

  It's also unknown who was so bold, daring to sneak into the Heavenly Prison to deliver food to Feng De Wang, and that prison guard died inexplicably. It's possible that the person delivering food was the one who killed him. This is something that must be thoroughly investigated by sending someone from the Crown Prince immediately.

  As Xialv watched Sand leave, he slowly withdrew his gaze and looked down at the food that had not been touched, the pride in his eyes gradually subsiding, only to become complicated once again.

  After an unknown period of time, the prison gate suddenly opened and a man wearing a prisoner's uniform walked in, kneeling on one knee and bowing his head respectfully, saying: "Your Highness, I have come late, please forgive me."

  "Get up." Xia Li Xuan slightly raised his chin, coldly gazing at the man in front of him.

  The man stood up and said with a fist: "I report to Your Majesty, everything has been arranged properly, please leave the Heavenly Prison quickly."

  "Hmm." Xia Lixing slowly stood up, hands behind his back, chest out, and walked past him with a cold and arrogant expression. When he reached the prison gate, he suddenly turned his head, and a hint of sinister intent appeared in the corners of his eyes: "Make it quick, don't forget that there's also the Ministry of Punishment. If Tianyao and the Ministry of Punishment are not cleaned up by tonight, tomorrow you'll come to see me yourselves!"

  As soon as he finished speaking, he swaggered out of the prison gate with his chin held high.

  ……。

  In one night, the capital of Shu Xia State was on fire.

  No, it should be said that the Heavenly Prison and the Ministry of Punishment have caught fire. I don't know where the wildfire came from, but overnight, the Heavenly Prison and the Ministry of Punishment were reduced to two ruins.

  When the officials of the imperial court rushed to the scene after hearing the news, flames were shooting up into the sky from two locations. It was not possible to extinguish them; just looking at that sea of raging fire was enough to make one's back feel chilly and retreat three paces.

  Early in the morning, what should have been a place for all the officials to discuss state affairs, the Golden Hall, was instead silent of any minister's voice, only the Crown Prince's furious voice could be heard from above.

  " Investigate! Send someone to thoroughly investigate how Tianlao and Xingbu caught fire!"

  "You bunch of useless people, seeing the fire, why didn't you rescue?"

  "Why did it suddenly catch fire? Do you know that if Father Emperor returns, what crime will I be held accountable for?"

  “……”

  The Golden Hall above is filled with angry voices, while below it is as silent as a crow.

  The Tian Prison was destroyed by fire, and all the prisoners inside were killed in the disaster, including Feng De Wang who had been imprisoned just yesterday. The Ministry of Punishment's main courtyard suffered a similar fate, with not only the night patrolmen being burned to death but also no corner left untouched.

  Such a big move, such a fierce fire, who would believe it was heavenly fire? It can be seen that the person behind this must have had careful thoughts.

  The most suspicious person is now shouting loudly upstairs. No one downstairs dares to say more.

  Who doesn't know that the Crown Prince wanted to get rid of King Pongdeok? Now, with that big fire, King Pongdeok is gone. The Crown Prince should be happy now, shouldn't he?

  The people above scolded more fiercely, and the officials below despised them even more.

  Your Highness, isn't this a case of drawing attention to something by trying to conceal it?

  ……

  Admiralty Police Station

  A certain temple in a remote place

  The woman who had been hiding in her boudoir and crying for a long time, only got up to open the door after hearing the maid's call, with a pair of swollen red eyes.

  Looking at her eyes which were swollen like a goldfish's, the maid was almost frightened.

  "Miss... The master has sent someone over to ask you to go to the study, saying he wants to talk to you about something."

  "......I see." The woman's face still had unblotted tears, her voice extremely hoarse and choked.

  The maid had originally wanted to leave, but seeing her like this, she seemed somewhat uneasy, so she opened her mouth several times and finally spoke up: "Miss, Prince Feng has passed away, didn't you know he would meet such a fate? A person can't come back from the dead, just let it go."

  "......uh-huh." The woman nodded slightly and waved her hand, saying "You can go now, tell the people on Master's side that I'll be there soon."

  She had long expected this outcome, and now even the Emperor was nowhere to be found, let alone him who was injured. The Crown Prince had made up his mind to put him to death, and the Heavenly Prison was under the jurisdiction of the Ministry of Punishment, whose minister was a member of the Crown Prince's faction. Being locked in such a place as the Heavenly Prison meant that there was no way out.

  Fortunately, I was able to see him for the last time, and this life has no regrets.

  Stop crying, it's time to let go of everything!

  Without him, she no longer had to be ridiculed by the world and should have been able to marry in peace. Everything would soon pass...

  Liu Boyu waited in the study for nearly half a watch before Liu Xuelan appeared.

  Looking at her obviously tear-stained face, Liu Boyu guessed that she already knew everything, so he didn't beat around the bush and said seriously:

  "The matter of King Feng De, as a father, I couldn't get involved in time, everything came too suddenly..."

  Before he could finish, Liu Xuelan interrupted him: "I know, I don't blame you. You don't have to worry that I'll regret the engagement either. Since I've already agreed to this marriage, I will definitely keep my word. Yesterday, I went to the Heavenly Prison and thoroughly broke off with him. Even if he appeared in front of me now, I dare to swear that I won't look at him again. So you don't have to worry."

  Yanagihara originally wanted to let out a sigh of relief, but upon hearing one sentence, his eyes widened: "You said you went to Tianlao to see him? When did you go?"

  Liu Xue Lan curled her lip: "Just yesterday evening." Even the imperial palace was not off-limits to her, what place would she dare not go? It's just a matter of looking at the waist token, she could easily steal it from someone else.

  Liu Boyu's face was extremely unsightly, and it could even be said that he was especially tense. He glanced at the tightly closed door, and suddenly lowered his voice to scold: "You're always doing such foolish things! Today, the Heavenly Prison and the Ministry of Punishment caught fire, and the Crown Prince ordered a thorough investigation into the arsonist. Now you tell me that you've been to the Heavenly Prison? Are you trying to get yourself killed?"

  Liu Xuelan raised an eyebrow, sneering: "What, do you still suspect that I set the fire? Alright, if you think I'm dead and want to accompany Prince De, then go ahead and capture me and hand me over to the Crown Prince."

  Upon hearing this, Liu Boyu glared at her angrily, unable to utter a single word.

  Let her die and accompany King De? She would think of it!

  "Have you told anyone else about your trip to Tianlao?" asked Liu Boyu with a serious face.

  Liu Xuelan shook her head: "It's not something glorious, what would I tell others?"

  Upon hearing this, Liu Boyu let out a sigh of relief. Immediately afterwards, he said patiently yet sternly: "You must not speak of this to anyone else; except for your father, no one is allowed to mention even half of it. Do you understand? Otherwise, if anything happens, not only will I be unable to protect you, but I myself will also be implicated."

  Although she didn't like listening to his preaching, Liu Xuelan still nodded. After calming down, she asked back:

  "What's going on, the prince himself did it, doesn't he dare to admit it, and instead wants you to help him find a scapegoat?" That prince is really a despicable person! In order to get rid of Prince Pongdeok, he actually made such a big mess, and afterwards, he even pretended to be innocent and wanted people to investigate the case. Doesn't he know that the more he does this, the more shameless he becomes?

  Ryūhiya heard her question and suddenly sighed: "This fire must have nothing to do with the Crown Prince."

  Liu Xue Lan sneered: "How much benefit did the Crown Prince give you, that you'd speak up for him like this?"

  Liu Boyu saw her misunderstanding and coldly stared at her, saying: "The crown prince ordered a thorough investigation of this matter, also to give the emperor an explanation. After all, the emperor is not in court these days, and the crown prince is supervising the country. The Tian Prison and the Ministry of Punishment are important places, and such a big thing happened, if the emperor knows, he will definitely investigate the crown prince's dereliction of duty. To say the least, the crown prince may be punished, to say the most, the crown prince's position may not be preserved. I was also suspicious that it was the crown prince's doing, but after careful consideration, even if the crown prince is stupid, he wouldn't do something that harms others and himself. Getting rid of Prince Gongde, how would his position as crown prince be more important than Prince Gongde's life? So, I don't think this big fire incident was done by the crown prince."

  Listening to his analysis, Liu Xuelan suddenly became stunned. Wasn't it the crown prince? Then who was it?

  Two places are not in the same place, but they both lost fire at the same time, this is absolutely not a coincidence...

  It's him...

  Is it possible?

  Seeing his own daughter dazed, Liu Boyu also didn't know what she was thinking about. Suddenly, he said: "That Bai Yuhao seems to like you quite a bit. Today, he even sent someone to the mansion with an invitation, inviting you to go to Nanhu for a stroll in two days. As your father, I think you've been feeling down these past few days, so it's best that you get out more and take a walk around. At the same time, you can also interact with Bai Yuhao more. So, I accepted on your behalf. If nothing else comes up, just go back to your room for now. Just remember to keep the appointment in two days."

  It stands to reason that men and women should not meet before marriage, but because the heads of both families serve as officials in the imperial court and have social interactions on a daily basis, it seems that Liu Boyu did not restrict the mutual interactions between their children too much. Moreover, this daughter in front of him cannot be compared with other girls, for she has been drifting outside since childhood, and no matter how she was taught, she has always had a few strands of carelessness and impulsiveness.

  Moreover, he intentionally wants to let the two have more contact, so that Bai Yu Hao, this future son-in-law, can enter Liu Xue Lan's heart as soon as possible and replace Feng De Wang's position. Having no choice, he comes up with a plot for the two to go on a date.

  Of course, Liu Xue Lan did not know about his calculations behind her back. Upon hearing Liu Bo Yu's words, she also did not refuse and nodded in agreement.

  When she walked out of the study, Liu Xuelan was still a bit absent-minded. Her mind had been thinking about some inexplicable questions all along.

  She suddenly raised her hand and slapped her own forehead, scolding herself silently.

  You're really shameless, no wonder others don't like you. He's already dead and you still miss him, what's the point? There's a good man in front of you waiting for you, you should also gather your emotions and live a good life from now on.

  Maybe that white young master can really enter her eyes...

  As for that son of a bitch... since he's dead, let him go to hell!

  At this moment, the man who was listening to his subordinate's report at a certain place suddenly sneezed very unattractively in front of his subordinate. Instantly, the subordinate who was reporting the news was so shocked that he wished he could find a hole in the ground to bury himself, for he had inadvertently seen his own master's embarrassing appearance...

  Suburbs

  Two figures, one tall and one short, walked along the shaded path

  These past few days, if there's one thing that White Heart has come to realize deeply, it's that her martial arts skills are extremely poor.

  Especially after seeing Miss Liu's skills, she felt even more deeply inferior.

  "Mo Yu, do you think my martial arts skills can still improve?" The two of them searched for some traces while casually chatting.

  Yan Mo took her hand and listened to her question, casting a sideways glance at her: "This is enough, with me as your husband, you don't need to improve your martial arts."

  Having seen Miss Liu's skills, he was relieved that his own woman had not reached that level yet. Otherwise, wanting to get close to her would be a lot of trouble every time.

  It's better to use this energy elsewhere, such as when two people are sleeping together...

  Bai Xin didn't know what was on his mind, if he knew that a certain man had ulterior motives or even had very dirty thoughts, I estimate that at this moment he would slap him flying with one palm.

  "I think Blood Shadow's skills are pretty good, I'll ask him to teach me another day. Can't always rely on you for protection when something happens, it makes me feel useless."

  A certain old man looked ahead and said in a light tone, "Blood Shadow's killing aura is too heavy, it's not suitable for teaching you."

  "What about Yin Du?"

  "Yin Du is a man, it's even more improper for you."

  "What about you? Can't you teach me some of your killer moves?"

  "Your husband is usually very busy and has no time to teach you." Did she teach you how to deal with him?

  He wouldn't do something as stupid as hurting his own foot by lifting a stone to hit it.

  "......" Bai Xinzhen suddenly stopped, her white eyeballs staring intensely at the man, "What do you mean? This isn't suitable and that isn't suitable either. Why don't you find a book for me to study myself?"

  She can't attend regular classes, so she'll just have to make do with correspondence courses and self-study.

  "*cough*" Yan Mo suddenly let out a light cough, and when he turned back around, his eyes were gazing at her with warmth, a hint of tenderness seeping out: "I don't want you to overexert yourself. Let's talk about it after you've recovered, okay?"

  Bai Xin curled her lip. She was just making a suggestion now, this man, if he didn't have any tricks up his sleeve, she'd be married to him!

  The two of them were walking along when they suddenly felt something was off, and couldn't help but stop. Yan Mo brought her directly to a large tree above, opening up a small branch that blocked their view, looking at a group of black-clad people not far away.

  "Listen carefully, they must be hiding somewhere nearby. You have to search thoroughly, don't let any place go unchecked. This time we must find them!" The leader of the black-clad men gave a cold command with a stern expression.

  The rest of the dozen or so black-clad men received their orders and were about to disperse.

  At this time, Yan Mo Yu suddenly kicked a foot on the tree trunk, causing the big tree where they were to rustle.

  And he quickly took off with Bai Xing flying far away——

  "There's movement over there, chase quickly!" Someone among the men in black shouted loudly.

  In an instant, over a dozen people rushed quickly towards the source of the noise.

  Just as all the men in black had gone after 'Dong Jing', a voice that was neither male nor female came from behind a large rock:

  "Your Majesty, how are you?" Looking at Xia Gao's arm bleeding non-stop, Dequan was so anxious that his eyes were red. Never seen the emperor suffer such a serious injury, all for saving him.

  "It's nothing, this injury won't take my life." Xia Gao's face was gloomy, and his eyes were filled with dark clouds. It wasn't because he was injured, but because of their current situation. It seemed that no matter where they went, they would be discovered. They should have arrived in the capital three days ago, but now it was already the fifth day, and they still hadn't reached the city gate.

  Nor did he know how many more people were waiting to take his life. This time, he was destined to be unlucky, only to wonder what had happened to Wang Feng and Cheng Wang, whether they had arrived in the capital or not?

  He didn't expect that this time leaving Beijing would bring such a terrible thing waiting for him.

  It doesn't matter if he dies himself, but he hasn't been able to recognize King Xiang yet, and he doesn't want to leave any regrets...

  If heaven has eyes, this time he can escape from danger, the first thing he will do when he returns to Beijing is to proclaim to the world the true identity of Wang's birth...

  Xue Ying was bandaging Xia Gao's wound, all the way, she had been cold and silent. Perhaps it was Xia Gao's experience on this journey that was too bitter and memorable, making him suddenly restrain his own majesty and dignity when facing Xue Ying, adding a few more parts of kindness as an elder.

  "Blood Shadow, I have given you to the Crown Princess. You can still protect me like this, and I am deeply grateful. Although I haven't had much contact with the Crown Princess, I can see that she is a gentle and accommodating person. If in the future you want to dissolve your oath, perhaps seeking help from the Crown Princess might work, maybe she will agree."

  The Blood Shadow did not raise his head, but replied in a very calm and cold tone: "Your Majesty is worrying too much, the Blood Shadow has never thought of having a free body. Today's Blood Shadow is bestowed by Your Majesty, even if the Blood Shadow is now serving beside Princess Cheng, the Blood Shadow will definitely not forget Your Majesty's kindness."

  Xia Gao let out a sigh. In the past, he had admired her calm and collected personality, but now, he suddenly found it to be a headache. Talking to someone as stubborn as her was truly exhausting...

  "If you want to get married in the future, go ask Princess Cheng for help. She might grant you a good marriage."

  "Your Majesty, Blood Shadow has never considered marrying anyone."

  Yin Du observed the surroundings on one side, his ears heard the conversation between the two people, and he suddenly wanted to laugh. Because Xia Gao was present, he could only hold back his laughter and turn his face away.

  The emperor really appreciates this woman!

  Doesn't she even look at what kind of woman this is? She's getting married, and yet she's more overbearing than a man. Who would dare to marry her?

  Don't you want to live a long life?

  This woman is really too arrogant, with her temper that dares to kill anyone she sees, and yet she says she doesn't want to get married. I'm afraid it's probably because no one wants to marry her.

  Just as Yin Du was sneering at Xue Ying, he suddenly caught a glimpse of two figures flying towards them out of the corner of his eye. He was shocked and was about to alert Xia Tian and the others when he felt a sharp pain in his chest. A small stone had hit his acupuncture point, immobilizing him completely.

  Smoothly landed, Bai Xin patted her chest. Luckily, if she hadn't reminded her husband to subdue a certain nagging subordinate first, his shout of surprise might have attracted the enemy again.

  Yin Du took a closer look at the approaching person, whose face was tear-stained, but unfortunately, his own acupuncture points had been sealed.

  Bai Xin glared at him fiercely and said, "We just lured the person away, you're not allowed to make a racket, do you understand? Otherwise, don't blame us for abandoning you here."

  Yin Du blinked hard, which was equivalent to saying she understood her words.

  Yan Mo let out a sigh and walked over to him, lifting his hand to tap two spots on his body.

  "Cough cough cough!" Yin Du quickly dodged and retreated far away. Not letting him speak, he just stood further back, that's all.

  "Your Majesty, are you alright?" Bai Xinzhu asked as he stepped forward, looking at Xia Gao's bandaged hand.

  Look, it's a couple, Xia Gao's eyes lit up with excitement: "How did you end up here?"

  Mo Yan didn't answer him, but instead went forward and helped him up from the grass, saying in a low voice: "This place is not suitable for staying for long. I'll take Stain temporarily to distract them. When they can't find anyone in front of them, they might come back."

  Apart from Xue Ying's expressionless face, De Quan also looked exceptionally excited, hastily wanting to pay respects to the two: "Your humble servant pays his respects to the Crown Prince and Crown Princess."

  Bai Xinzhi helped him up: "De Gonggong, there's no need for excessive courtesy outside." She looked up at Xia Gao, "Your Majesty, the road ahead is likely to be difficult to pass. Now we can only retreat to Luyun Mountain."

  "Go to Luyun Mountain?" Xia Gao was somewhat perplexed.

  Bai Xin nodded: "Your Majesty, since you've passed through this path, those people must have set up an ambush on the road. If we continue to move forward, it's likely to be more harm than good. For now, we can only retreat back to Lu Yun Mountain and think of another way to find a route back to the capital."

  It's a bit of a hassle to return to Lu Yunshan, and Xia Gao feels that it's not worth the trouble. After all, this back-and-forth journey will take up quite some time, and they're already close to the city gate, just tens of miles away. To retreat now would be somewhat disheartening.

  Seeing his reluctance, Bai Xinzhen explained patiently: "Your Majesty, those people must be following you here. They will definitely search this path thoroughly. If you insist on going forward, it's like leading them the way while constantly exposing your tracks. Even if you can sneak back to the capital, it's extremely risky. And since Lu Yunshan and his men have already searched, they won't come back to search again. So even if we retreat to Lu Yunshan now and waste some time, we can avoid danger. What do you think, isn't this reasonable?"

  Listening to her words, Xia Gao suddenly realized and a few points of appreciation appeared on his face: "What the princess said is reasonable."

  Bai Xin didn't bother with courtesy now, outside, what etiquette and propriety compared to the importance of life safety. Arranging Yin Du to walk in front to scout the road, she supported De Quan, Yan Mo Yu supported Xia Gao walking in the middle, Xue Ying walked at the back, several people didn't stop their feet as they headed towards Lu Yun Shan's direction.

  This time to Luyun Mountain, what surprised Bai Xiner and Yan Moyu was that Xia Gao actually took them to the top of that small mountain that night.

  They even took them into the cave where jade coffins were stored.

  "Your mother... she is your birth mother." Pointing to the jade coffin, Xia Gao shed his imperial demeanor and spoke to Yan Mo with a sorrowful expression. However, as he spoke, his eyes couldn't bear to meet Yan Mo's gaze.

  Among those present, Dequan was the only one who knew the truth and understood Xia Gao's intention at this moment, which was to reveal the true situation.

  Xue Ying still had that expressionless face, even standing by the stone cave entrance as if he was a gatekeeper.

  Only Yin Du's eyeballs nearly fell out of their sockets. To think that he had been in contact with the old lady of the mansion for many years, and now there was another old lady?

  One is already unbearable, and now there's another one, how many wives does their father have?

  Fortunately, Xia Gaolongwei was present, which made him dare not to be presumptuous. Otherwise, he would have probably been unable to bear it and gone forward to lift the coffin lid to take a look.

  Xia Gao finished speaking, but he couldn't get a response for a long time. He looked straight at Yan Moyu, and was suddenly very surprised.

  "You, you..."

  "Your Majesty, we all know." Bai Xincheng took the initiative to replace Mo Yu and replied.

  Seeing her husband becoming emotionally unstable again, she felt a pang in her heart and stepped forward to hold his clenched fist that hung by his side.

  Xia Gao thought for a moment and guessed something, but didn't ask them how they knew. Instead, he looked at his silent son in front of him with a few shades of worry in his eyes.

  "My child..." she couldn't help but softly call out.

  His face was cold and gloomy, making it impossible to tell what he was thinking. The only thing that revealed his sorrow was the way his dark eyes stared unblinkingly at the jade coffin.

  "I want to know how they passed away?" After a long while, he slightly opened his thin lips and asked in a cold tone, word by word.

  Xia Gao turned around and walked to the front of the jade coffin, his heart aching so much that his voice suddenly became hoarse. Yet he began to recount some things from back then...

  "When I first met you, I was still the crown prince of Shu Kingdom. On that occasion, I went to Beiyuan on the order of the late emperor and got acquainted with your mother. Due to my mission, I had to conceal my identity. After half a year in Beiyuan, I completed my task and decided to bring your mother back to the capital, but unexpectedly she refused to return with me after learning about my true identity, and even wanted to draw a clear line between us...

  I had originally planned to give her more time to consider, but who would have thought that soon after returning to the capital, I heard that she had married North Origin Wang, with whom she had been childhood friends. Eight months later, when I heard the news of her giving birth, I was heartbroken and furious. So I sent someone to secretly investigate in North Origin, and found out not only that the child she gave birth to was mine, but also that her marriage to North Origin Wang was fake.

  Not long after, the previous emperor passed the throne to me. In order to see her and the child, I issued an edict summoning Beiyuan Wang back to the capital and changed his title to Cheng Wang, ordering him to stay in the capital permanently...

  "I originally thought that by leaving your mother and Huang Gongwang in the capital, she would be able to change her mind about me, but for some reason, that one night..."

  At this point, Xia Gao's voice became choked with emotion, his eyes fixed unwaveringly on the jade coffin, as if he had fallen deeply into a reverie.

  "That night, King Beiyuan suddenly died in the mansion. I heard the news and immediately sent someone to check on you. But what I heard was that your aunt said your mother was heartbroken and had taken poison to join King Beiyuan in death, in order to repay his kindness..."

  I didn't believe it, so I brought the imperial physician to run to the Prince's mansion... Who would have thought that your mother really gave you up.

  At that time, you were still in your infancy. When your aunt handed you over to me, I was in so much pain and didn't know how to take care of you. So I listened to your aunt's words and let her pretend to be your mother, the queen, to raise you, just to give you a home...

  Xia Gaodi's murmurs told of past events, and it was not hard to hear his deep regret and self-blame.

  He didn't even know who to blame for all this.

  Can you blame him for having married and had children?

  Can you blame her for being stubborn and refusing to listen?

  Is it heaven's fault for teasing him into falling in love with her?

  Yan Mo listened intently to everything he said, his closed eyes making it impossible to discern his emotions, but Bai Xincheng, who held his hand, deeply felt the tremble in his heart.

  "Your Majesty, my mother-in-law did not commit suicide!" White Heart suddenly shouted out in front of everyone.

  She had experienced the pain of being abandoned before, and now someone told her that her husband was also abandoned, she couldn't bear to see him suffer such pain. Even if she didn't have solid evidence to prove whether her mother-in-law's death was a suicide or a homicide, she couldn't let her own man fall into this kind of suffering.

  Her words suddenly shocked the two men, who looked over at the same time.

  Bai Xin swallowed her saliva, she knew that if she didn't say something, these two men probably wouldn't believe her.

  "Your Majesty, my mother-in-law would not have committed suicide. She was a strong-willed person who wouldn't compromise for anyone, even if she loved you. How could she possibly take her own life for the sake of an old friendship? Moreover, if she were so weak as to abandon her child, she wouldn't have kept the child in the first place when she found out she was pregnant. She and the King of Beiyuan pretended to be married and became husband and wife precisely to protect the child and give it a stable life. If she were truly that fragile, she would have collapsed long ago, not waited until after the King's death to take her own life."

  "Xian'er?" Yan Mo's trembling hand grasped hers, and his sorrowful eyes had a hint of movement deep within. He knew she was saying these words for him...

  "Mo Yu, calm down first and listen to me finish speaking." Bai Xinzhen comfortingly patted his hand and looked at Xia Gao, "Your Majesty, what I'm about to say may be hard for you to believe, but if you truly calm down and think it through, you'll definitely find many suspicious points. Also, I want to ask, do you have evidence to prove that my mother-in-law poisoned herself? Or did you just see her dead body and assume she committed suicide?"

  Xia Gao was stunned: "......"

  After a long while, a hint of anger flashed in his sorrowful eyes: "Are you saying that Yan'er was murdered?"

  Bai Xin shook his head and sighed. This is the legendary "love blinds people", the deeper you fall, the less clear reality becomes. I guess that's why he was so foolishly decisive back then.

  "Your Majesty, I must ask you about the truth behind my mother-in-law's death that year."

  "What about me?" Xia Gao was puzzled.

  "Who said my mother-in-law committed suicide in the first place? Does she have any evidence? Moreover, even if my mother-in-law did commit suicide, shouldn't she have left a note or something behind? Even if not for you, then at least for her own children? Otherwise, wouldn't it be regrettable that she just left like this? Or is she the kind of person who is too carefree and abandoned her own children whom she had given birth to with such difficulty? Don't you think the reason for her suicide is a bit far-fetched?"

  Upon hearing this, Xia Gao suddenly took big strides and walked over, his face filled with shock and anger as he stared at Bai Xindian: "Tell me, who exactly killed Ying'er?"

  At these words, Bai Xincheng and Du thought of rolling their eyes at him. Please, she wasn't a fortune teller, how would she know?

  Everything is just inferred from experience after all.

  After learning about the course of events from the emperor's mouth, it also proved her initial conclusion that the empress dowager and King Beiyuan did not drink poison at the same time!

  Poison?

  That's right!

  "Your Majesty, I'd like to ask you something. Did you have anyone investigate how King Beiyuan died?"

  Xia Gaoming quietly said: "I am also very curious about the cause of Beiyuan Wang's death, but I don't know why even the imperial physician couldn't figure out how he died."

  That's right. Bai Xin had a few more points of conviction in her heart.

  "Your Majesty, forgive me for speaking bluntly, but the sudden death of King Beiyuan was not an accident, it was intentional poisoning."

  Xia Gao's eyes widened in disbelief.

  Bai Xin let go of Mo Yu's hand, and had Yin Du open the wooden coffin beside him. He pointed at Beiyuan Wang's corpse and explained his doubts to Xia Gao.

  "The color of his bones shows that he died from poisoning, which is an undisputed fact. As for what kind of poison it was and why you couldn't detect it back then, I don't know. If we overturn my mother-in-law's suicide and re-examine the events of that year, perhaps you will find many suspicious points."

  "... Xia Gao looked a bit dazed. When he learned that Ying'er was getting married, he was already extremely upset. Adding to the trouble, he had hardly taken the so-called doubts seriously. In his heart, Ying'er and Beiyuan Wang were childhood sweethearts, and Beiyuan Wang had married her for the sake of their future together, willing to silently protect her. So she might also have followed him out of gratitude for Beiyuan Wang's kindness."

  But now someone tells him that Ying'er didn't commit suicide, and Beiyuan Wang wasn't killed by other reasons, but was deliberately murdered... These were the things he overlooked back then!

  "Your Majesty, let's think about it. If the King of Beiyuan suddenly dies and the news reaches my mother-in-law, causing her to kill herself out of gratitude, who would have seen what happened? Who would have said anything? Is there any other eyewitness?"

  At these words, Xia Gao's eyes suddenly widened: "You're saying... Qiu Shuiyan!"

  Bai Xin's eyebrows furrowed in surprise; she hadn't expected the Emperor to mention that name.

  "Your Majesty, is all of this what Autumn Water told you?"

  "Yes!" Xia Gao clenched his fists tightly, and suddenly the veins on his forehead bulged out. "At that time, it was the steward of the Cheng Wang Fu who sent someone to the palace to deliver the news, saying that the Beiyuan King had died suddenly. Later when I rushed to the Cheng Wang Fu, Ying'er had already passed away. And I carefully asked around, only Autumn Water Yan said she witnessed her own sister's suicide. At that time, I was in deep sorrow and also believed that Ying'er would follow the Beiyuan King, plus the imperial physician couldn't find out the cause of the Beiyuan King's death, so I didn't suspect so much..."

  "......?!" Bai Xinzhen lowered his head and let out a sigh. This was the legendary "anyone who falls deeply in love has an IQ of zero!"

  "Wait." Yan Mo Yu, who had been silent the whole time, suddenly grabbed Bai Xin's hand. "Is what you said true? Was it that woman who killed my mother?"

  Bai Xin raised her head and looked at him, his scarlet eyes gathering a fierce aura, even the sorrowful air on his body turned into a cold and murderous aura.

  This made her tremble involuntarily for a moment.

  "Mo Yu, don't be impulsive for now, listen to me, okay?" Thinking that such a complicated thing would happen to him, she felt sorry for him in her heart. "We currently have no evidence to prove that everything was done by that woman, so you must not act rashly. Even if you go back and force her, she may not admit it. Now our main goal is to find a breakthrough and let the facts speak."

  First, we need to find out what kind of poison the Beiyuan King was poisoned with and start investigating from there. Maybe we can find some clues. Secondly, that woman is now in the Cheng Wang Fu, as long as someone keeps an eye on her, watching her every move, if she really did something wrong, one day she will reveal herself.

  Of course, this method may seem a bit clumsy, not only time-consuming but also labor-intensive. But I believe that as long as we find the breakthrough point and continue to investigate step by step, one day the truth will be revealed."