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Although it was just a simple sentence, it was tantamount to convicting Lin Zeyuan.

Immediately afterwards, Xiao Jinzhi said: "Chu Huanyan is the legitimate daughter of the Marquis of Ning'an after all, and she has a noble status. Since the cause of her death is different, we must investigate in detail, Qin Li!"

"My subordinate is here." Qin Li responded quickly.

"Pass on my order, order Dali Temple to put Lin Zeyuan in prison, and a group of people are waiting to take them into custody. We must find out the truth."

"Yes, I obey my orders." Qin Li responded with his hands raised.

Lin Zeyuan still wanted to defend and beg for mercy, but Qin Li had no plans to speak to him again.

Soon, he was taken away. Chu Ziyuan and Chu Wanyan were temporarily detained as witnesses, while Yue Yiyi sent people to the Lin family to arrest them.

When Chu Ziyuan and Chu Wanyan were taken down, both of them were still a little bit unable to recover from the shock tonight, but they both felt that they would be fine.

As long as Lin Zeyuan's crime is proven, the emperor will definitely let them go. If not, there will be people from the Zhou family who will intercede on their behalf.

At this point, the banquet naturally ended. In the imperial study, Zhou Yubai and Zhou Xuanqi knelt down to salute.

"Mr. Zhou, you're welcome." Xiao Jinzhi stretched out his hand to help him, "Everyone, please get up."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

"Thank you, Your Majesty."

Zhou Xuanqi helped Zhou Yubai stand up.

Although he was surprised by what happened tonight, he vaguely guessed it and understood that Xiao Jinzhi's banquet tonight might have been for this matter from the beginning.

Compared with Zhou Xuanqi, Zhou Yubai obviously wanted to understand more, so he raised his hand and spoke.

"I wonder when the emperor learned the truth?"

Xiao Jinzhi stood in front of the two of them. Hearing the words, he smiled softly, "What does Mr. Zhou mean by this? Why can't I understand? Tonight, it was clear that the Chu family brothers and sisters were having a fight with Lin Zeyuan, so he said it out of anger. How could I ever know the truth?"

The truth that was accidentally revealed was more trustworthy than what he, the emperor who was full of rumors, guided him to reveal.

Chu Huanyan is already dead, so it would be better to keep things simple when it comes to upholding justice for her and restoring the truth.

To avoid being burdened by your own reputation, you should clearly arouse suspicion even if you know the truth.

Zhou Yubai stared at the emperor in front of him.

He had naturally heard of those rumors. Even including the reputation of His Royal Highness in previous years, although he is not in the imperial city, he still vaguely knows about it.

But now it seems that the person in front of him is definitely not as ruthless and vicious as the rumors say.

Although as an emperor, it is not unusual to reveal everything after learning the truth and let the guilty people be punished. But if you don’t have a kind heart, why bother so much to avoid others’ suspicion and misunderstanding.

Zhou Yubai pushed away Zhou Xuanqi's support and bowed seriously again, "I would like to thank you, Your Majesty, for my poor granddaughter."

Chu Huanyan had been standing at the door of the royal study, quietly listening to the conversation of several people.

When I saw the elderly Zhou Yubai bowing deeply, my heart suddenly felt sour.

In fact, when she saw all that just now, she felt suddenly. Even when she heard Chu Ziyuan retell everything about the time when she was killed, she didn't feel much anger and pain. It was as if she was a bystander, an outsider, watching a period of time that she had never seen before. Know the story.

It wasn't until this moment that her emotions finally started to waver.

It turns out that Xiao Jinzhi would seek justice for her after her death in the previous life, and my grandfather, who thought he had only a weak relationship, would come all the way to the imperial city for his... poor granddaughter!

My eyes were sore, but they were always dry and I couldn't shed tears.

Chu Huanyan stopped at the door, waited for Zhou Yubai and Zhou Xuanqi to bow and leave, and saluted them as they passed by.

"Thank you grandpa, thank you uncle."

Of course they couldn't hear it, so they quickly opened the imperial study room and gradually walked away.

After watching the two figures leave, Chu Huanyan looked at Xiao Jinzhi again.

The young emperor had returned to the table and started handling government affairs again.

Chu Huanyan walked to him and said softly: "Thank you, Xiao Jinzhi. You are still very good in this life."

After the words fell, Xiao Jinzhi suddenly turned his head and looked in the direction of Chu Huanyan.

The latter was shocked, could Xiao Jinzhi see her?

However, Xiao Jinzhi's eyes only stayed on the window that was shaken by the wind, and then asked someone to close the window.

In the following days, Chu Huanyan was still trapped in the palace.

In addition to watching Xiao Jinzhi handle government affairs, she tried several times to go to the entrance of the palace.

Of course, she became a lot more careful. She did not bump into him directly. Instead, she stretched out her fingers and carefully tested them bit by bit. She found that there seemed to be an invisible barrier at the entrance of the palace. As long as she touched it, she would be Bounce.

But luckily it was just the touch of fingers, and she didn't lose consciousness again these few times.

In addition, she traveled throughout the palace, tried sleeping, falling from high places, and other methods, but she failed to return to her original world.

Just like this, five days later, Lin Zeyuan's murder was thoroughly investigated, including the fact that he and Yue Yiyi had been secretly communicating with each other for a long time.

Lin Zeyuan was sentenced to death, and Yue Yiyi was beaten sixty times with a cane for instigating the murder and paraded through the streets.

Chu Ziyuan and Chu Wanyan, who thought they could escape their crimes, were deprived of their titles and confiscated their property because of their bad behavior and concealment of the truth.

Chu Ziyuan was exiled for a thousand miles, and Chu Wan was punished for thirty with a smoking stick. In the same month, Yiyi was paraded through the streets. After losing face, he was expelled from the imperial city.

Even Zhou Xiuwen, whom she had longed for and finally married, was also implicated and was kicked out of the imperial city and banned from serving as an official for life.

Chu Huanyan curled her lips after listening to what Qin Li reported to Xiao Jinzhi.

Although Chu Ziyuan and Chu Wanyan in this life did not lose their lives because of killing, they finally got the retribution they deserved.

As for the Zhou family, Chu Wanyan's "good days" really began after she was kicked out of the imperial city.

At night, with the candlelight swaying, Qin Li cupped his hands to report in the crypt.

"Your Majesty, the Zhou family and his son have left the imperial city today."

"I know, send people to keep an eye out on the road and make sure they get home safely." Xiao Jinzhi said calmly.

Qin Li nodded in response and asked Xiao Jinzhi: "Your Majesty, it's getting late. Is it time for you to rest?"

Xiao Jinzhi took a quick look and put down the book in his hand, "Let me get ready, I want to take a bath."

"Yes." Qin Li responded.

There is a bath in the side hall next to it, and there is a door directly through Xiao Jinzhi's tomb hall.

When the palace officials were ready, Xiao Jinzhi went to the side hall, undressed and took a bath.

Chu Huanyan was sitting on the soft couch in the dormitory, listening to the sound of water coming from next door, and said boredly.

"Xiao Jinzhi, when do you think I can go back?"

"Could it be that I'm dead and can never come back?"

"Or, is my rebirth just a dream? In fact, after my death, my soul stays in this life?"

"No, definitely not. After all, it is so real. Xiao Jinzhi, how are you doing now?"

Asking questions one after another, Chu Huanyan seemed to be talking to herself, not expecting anyone to answer her.

However, in the next moment, she suddenly heard a familiar call. Although it was very slight and vague, she heard it clearly.

"Yanyan..."