Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

Xie Chengyin had never seen such an expression on Emperor Tianqing's face.

He always felt that as an emperor, Emperor Tianqing was a decisive and murderous emperor. He loved his people like his own children, but was too strict and not kind enough to his own son.

He was much more tolerant and loving towards his only daughter.

Today, when I saw the way Emperor Tianqing looked at Yan Ci, I realized that he was not a naturally cold emperor, but that his kindness was given to another person.

When Yan Ci looked at Emperor Tianqing, he suddenly felt as if he had returned to the time when he was a child and spent time with Emperor Tianqing.

After her mother died, she was taken into the palace by her aunt to be taken care of. She lived with her aunt in Fengyao Palace for two years. During these two years, her aunt treated her like her own mother. Because of her aunt, Emperor Tianqing was also very kind to her.

She had everything the princes and princesses had, and even things they didn't have.

It was not until her aunt died when she was eight years old that she left the palace and followed her father and brother to the battlefield.

When she came back, she married Prince Xiang Shen Zhaoyan, and then she died.

I didn't expect that after so many years, and my aunt has been dead for more than ten years, the emperor still remembers her.

It would be a lie to say that I am not touched.

But she didn't dare show it.

The emperor was not looking at her, he was just seeing the Hua Ci Mirror through her, and she was now Yan Ci.

Zhou Chu didn't know the inside story. He saw Emperor Tianqing looking at Yan Ci silently, and was unsure about the emperor's attitude towards Yan Ci.

However, he did not find any reliable evidence to prove Yan Ci's guilt or innocence, so he did not dare to say anything.

Just stand there obediently like a wooden man.

Xie Chengyin was worried that Emperor Tianqing would see more clues, so he knelt down beside Yan Ci and said, "Uncle, Chengyin has something to report."

Emperor Tianqing retracted his gaze and looked at Xie Chengyin, "Go ahead."

"It was actually me who asked Miss Yan to wear the maid's clothes that day. When I was walking in the palace, I saw a maid sneaking in and out of Chonghua Palace. Because it was the wedding of my cousin the Crown Prince, I was worried that there might be unexpected situations, so I followed her. In order not to alert the enemy, I asked Miss Yan, who was visiting the Crown Princess, to disguise herself as a maid and go in to investigate. That's how things happened later. The person disguised herself as the Crown Princess's personal maid and tried to assassinate my cousin the Crown Prince, but was stopped by Miss Yan who had mixed in."

Listening to Xie Chengyin's fluent speech, Emperor Tianqing did not fail to notice the contradictions in it.

But he did not pursue it, only because he knew that most of what Xie Chengyin said was true. As for the concealment of details, he did not pursue it. The prince was safe and sound.

He waved his hand and made a conclusion, "Okay, let's end this matter here. The assassinated palace maid has died. In the future, the palace maids and eunuchs entering the palace will be strictly examined to prevent such incidents from happening again."

"As for you."

Emperor Tianqing looked at Yan Ci and said, "I have appointed you as a lady-in-waiting to the emperor. Now that you are in the palace, you should stay and serve me. As for your punishment and reward, A Yin has already taken the punishment for you. As for the reward, just remember it for now. If you serve me well in the palace in the future, I will give you the reward together."

Yan Ci escaped the punishment of fifty strokes of the cane, and quickly bowed his head and kowtowed, shouting in a clear and loud voice: "Thank you, Your Majesty."

Emperor Tianqing was amused by Yan Ci's serious tone, and felt relieved. "I am tired too, you all should leave."

Xie Chengyin and Yan Ci, who had barely passed the test, looked at each other, stood up, and followed Yang Zhao out of Mingyi Palace together with Zhou Chu.

Yan Ci breathed a sigh of relief. He didn't expect that this matter, which was so bumpy at first, would be so easily resolved when it came to the emperor. It was a pity that he failed to find out the person behind the scenes who wanted to harm Jiang Yun.

Yang Zhao escorted the three people out of Mingyi Palace and immediately ordered someone to take Yan Ci to where she lived. Xie Chengyin couldn't follow him and walked straight to the palace gate.

Qicun was already waiting at the palace gate. Xie Chengyin walked up to Qicun and glanced at him, "Your archery skills need to be improved. You almost shot Shisan today. Go back and practice more."

Seeing Xie Chengyin's happy face, Qicun suddenly pursed his lips and said with grievance: "Sir, I didn't shoot that arrow."

Xie Chengyin was shocked: "If it's not you, then who is it?"

Qi Cun scratched his head in confusion, "Isn't this someone else you arranged?"

Xie Chengyin suddenly felt that something was wrong. "I only arranged for you. That person was probably sent by the person behind the scenes to silence you."

But now it was too late for them to realize it, the man had already escaped to who knows where.

"Let's leave the palace first."

Zhou Chu returned to the prison and saw that Cailan's body had begun to decay. Now that His Majesty had made a final decision on the matter, there was no need to keep the body here, so he ordered, "Throw it in the mass grave."

Next to him was Yuxiu who had died recently, and Zhou Chu still had doubts about her.

Her identity is fake, and she is willing to risk her life to escape from the imperial prison. It seems that there is an unspeakable secret behind her.

Moreover, the imperial guards who were lying in ambush nearby also saw the person who escaped after shooting Yuxiu, but he ran too fast and they did not catch him.

Zhou Chu looked at Yuxiu's bloodless body. The wound on her neck was a round bloody hole, and the arrow in the middle had been taken out.

The old coroner wiped his hands and took the arrow removed from Yuxiu's wound.

The arrow was not a bamboo arrow used in ordinary bows and arrows, but an iron arrow used in crossbows. It had a fast shooting speed and high damage, and could kill the enemy in an instant.

Zhou Chu took the iron arrow handed over by the coroner and saw that the arrow shaft was thinner than that of an ordinary arrow, and lighter than an ordinary iron arrow. The workmanship was very delicate and it was not something that ordinary people could use.

"Is there anything unusual about the deceased?"

The old coroner lifted the white cloth covering Yuxiu's body. "Although there is only one fatal wound on her neck, there are many whip marks on her body. They are all old wounds, and the most recent one is three to five days old."

Ordinary palace maids would not have so many whip marks. Even if a master in the palace particularly liked to abuse slaves, the injuries would only be hidden injuries that were not easy to detect.

This kind of whipping is more like a punishment.

Suddenly, an idea flashed in his mind, and he took Yuxiu's hand and started to check.

Sure enough, thick calluses were seen on Yuxiu's fingertips and palms, which are marks left by people who are accustomed to using swords.

Zhou Chu was almost certain that this fake Yuxiu was a martial arts expert.

Yuxiu's identity becomes more elusive.

At this moment, a soldier came to report: "Sir, the Queen wants to see you."

At this time in the Chaofeng Palace, sitting on the main throne was Queen Xiao Ling, and below her sat Prime Minister Xiao Chengzhang.

When he heard that a prisoner had escaped from the imperial prison, he rushed into the palace in a hurry.

He looked at Xiao Ling with an uneasy expression, as if he was sitting on pins and needles.

"Sister, please help me think of a solution. We can't let that person get out alive."

Xiao Ling glanced at his elder brother with an unhappy look, "Brother, why didn't you know she would be caught before you did this? You asked me to help you find a solution, but I can't help you. This is in the palace, under Shen Mo's nose, why didn't you discuss it with me before you did it?"

Hearing his sister blaming him for the mistake, but he stayed out of it, his face turned a little unhappy, "I did this all for you, for King Xiang."