This is what villains are like

Chengming Hall.

Emperor Xia, wearing a crown and silk casual clothes, was reading the memorial behind the papers. His face was expressionless, and his eyes seemed to be scanning the memorial, but in fact he was deeply worried.

The atmosphere in the palace was very depressing and dull. All the maids stood with their hands down, not daring to take a breath.

"Your Majesty, Captain Situ You wishes to see you."

Suddenly, a eunuch carrying a golden lantern came forward to report.

Emperor Xia's expressionless face seemed to have an emotional change, and he said calmly, "Xuan."

"His Majesty……"

Soon, a tall man wearing armor, led by several eunuchs, came into the hall and knelt down respectfully across the curtained screen.

It was Situ Ying, the right captain of the Duwei Mansion.

"What were the results of the investigation?"

Emperor Xia glanced at him, and the surrounding eunuchs and maids respectfully stepped back.

Her voice was very calm, but if you listened carefully, you could feel a hint of suppressed sullenness.

Situ Ying did not dare to raise his head. He just lowered his head and said, "Reporting to your majesty, the ministers have already investigated. Those rumors and news are indeed spread secretly, but who is the mastermind needs further investigation..."

During this period, for some unknown reason, rumors suddenly spread in the imperial capital of Jingyang that His Majesty the Xia Emperor was born as a girl.

In just one day, it spread to many places, and the trend is getting worse.

Many princes and nobles have heard such news.

The news quickly reached Emperor Xia's ears, which immediately made her furious. She directly ordered Situ Ying to investigate the matter thoroughly and kill those who spread rumors and shake people's hearts.

Although there were such rumors and news in the imperial capital in the early years, it was because Emperor Xia ignored them later and let them go unchecked.

Coupled with the fact that she had practiced Da Xia's Huangji World-Suppressing Technique, her cultivation gradually advanced, her dragon energy was like an oven, and it was as blazing as the sun, so the matter was settled, and no one doubted anything anymore.

But who would have thought that after so many years, such news would spread again in the imperial capital.

Moreover, this is still when the Southern Hunt is imminent.

The mastermind behind the rumors deliberately spread such rumors. Obviously, he wanted to be detrimental to Emperor Xia and the royal family. He also wanted to undermine his dragon power. More likely, he wanted to destroy Nan Shou.

"How long will it take to find out the mastermind? It's just such a trivial matter, and we can't even investigate it clearly. What's the use of raising you Royal Forest Guards?"

"I watched helplessly as Xie Jianjia was kidnapped by the Prime Minister's Mansion, but I couldn't do anything."

"Now it's just an investigation of such a small matter, and it needs to be delayed for so long?"

Emperor Xia's voice was slightly low, and he grasped the memorial's jade hand with some force. It was obvious that he had a lot of anger in his heart.

The day before yesterday at court, Prime Minister Jiang Lintian questioned her about Xie Jianjia's whereabouts in front of all the ministers.

It was obviously the Prime Minister's Mansion who robbed Xie Jianjia, but he still pretended to be angry and questioned her to disgust her.

She was furious, but she couldn't get angry, so she could only endure it. She was questioned several times by the Prime Minister in front of the ministers, and her appearance was damaged.

But then someone in the imperial capital deliberately spread the rumor that she was a girl.

Emperor Xia was even more angry, suspecting that the Prime Minister's Office secretly ordered people to spread the news. Apart from the Prime Minister's Office, she could not imagine which force it could be.

Cold sweat appeared on Situ Ying's forehead, and he quickly lowered his head and said, "Within three days, I will definitely find the mastermind who spread the rumors."

Emperor Xia looked at him deeply and sighed inwardly.

If the Prime Minister's Mansion was secretly manipulating it, how could Situ Ying be able to investigate it? And even if he investigated it, what would be the use?

"Go down." She waved her hand a little irritably.

Situ Ying then respectfully withdrew.

"Chunlan..."

After Situ Ying retreated, Emperor Xia pondered for a moment and spoke.

The maid holding a sword who had been standing behind her stepped forward and said respectfully, "Your Majesty."

"What's the result of the investigation I asked Anhua Pavilion to do?" Emperor Xia asked.

Chunlan responded, "We have some clues, but this matter may have to go through Supervisor Tiansi before we can judge."

"Didn't I remember that Hu Heng had a junior sister? They both came from Ten Thousand Beast Mountain, and his junior sister is now the commander of Supervisory Sky Division."

"Is there any way he can get things out of his mouth?" Emperor Xia said calmly.

Chunlan thought for a moment and said, "That slave will inform Hu Heng and let him think of a solution."

After saying this, she quickly and respectfully withdrew.

Emperor Xia's white jade hands were stroking the memorial in front of him, and he was lost in thought.

She deliberately tested Jiang Lan's truth, but the news related to him was difficult to find out. It was obviously covered up by the Prime Minister's Mansion.

Especially the news about Jiang Lan when he was young was not leaked at all.

She could only rely on her own impressions of Jiang Lan to confirm her guess.

Now that the hunting in the south is about to begin, Prime Minister Jiang Lintian is searching for Jiang Lan with all kinds of treasures from heaven and earth with such great fanfare. Judging from her understanding of the old fox, this move is probably to confuse the public.

The Great Xia Dynasty was located in the central area of ​​Zhongtian State, surrounded by hundreds of countries.

Within the one hundred and eight counties, there are sect forces of various sizes, and these sect forces are controlled by Daxia.

Outside the territory of Daxia, there are many top immortal sects such as Na Taiyi Sect, Yaochi Sect, Mingyuan Sect, Dao Dao Ancient Sect, etc., which are not under the jurisdiction of Daxia at all.

When the Great Xia Dynasty was at its most prosperous, even the leader of the Immortal Sect, Taiyi Sect, had to come to court on time.

However, with the change of dynasties and the decline of national destiny, many immortal sects no longer recognized Daxia, the overlord of Zhongtian State.

Not to mention fear and respect, just not making a few mocking remarks when mentioning it is already considered good.

Even Canglan Sword Sect and Wuji Sword Sect, among the three major sword sects in Daxia territory, seemed to have second thoughts.

Although Emperor Xia wanted to change this situation and let Daxia regain its former glory, the situation in the court was in chaos.

The power of the Prime Minister is unscrupulous, covering the sky with one hand.

His wife was a former saint of the Taiyi Sect. She was backed by the Suiji Li family and had an extremely terrifying background.

The Suiji Li family is one of the oldest families in Zhongtian Prefecture today, and has existed even longer than the Great Xia Dynasty.

Emperor Xia was determined to change everything.

This Southern Hunting Conference against the barbarians in the Southern Wilderness State was an opportunity for her to show off the majesty of the royal family and shock all the immortal sects.

She doesn't allow any mistakes, let alone variables that are beyond her control.

Nowadays, she has clearly investigated the strength of the younger generation of the major families in Daxia, but she has never understood Jiang Lan, the prime minister's son. If you ignore him, he is really a worthless second generation ancestor...

Several days flew by.

The situation in Jingyang City is becoming increasingly chaotic. It seems calm on the surface, but secretly it is turbulent.

The Southern Hunting Conference is coming soon.

Some immortal sects in distant places have also set off, and those who move quickly are already approaching the imperial capital.