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How could Dongfang Yi suddenly change his mind? Without waiting for her to ask, he said, "The more people know about the princess' talents, the more dangerous it will be for the princess. Thus, in the future, such things will always be left to this king."

Mu Qianxue's thoughts were extremely sharp and clear, so how could she not understand that Dongfang Zhi was defending her. When she nodded in agreement, her mind couldn't help but be a little absent-minded.

Once upon a time, there were people who treated her like this, but in the end, it was nothing more than a terrifying nightmare …

Because Jingyu had disappeared at the same time, it was as Dongfang Ze had expected. The entire Jinling City's attention once again focused on the Pavilion of Emerald, and it was even more serious than the last time, after all, it concerned the life of the current emperor; Prince Xin, Prince Rong, and the others had joined hands to pressure Wei Jingcheng. Under such extreme pressure, they could only surround the Pavilion of Emerald with their troops and ask Ruan Niang to hand over Jingyu.

In fact, she wasn't the only one who had a headache, Green-clothed and even Dongfang Cong had a headache, especially for the latter. Whether it was Wang Liang who was a scholar in the imperial court or amongst the scholars of this world, he had a very high reputation, and he had secretly helped Dongfang Wenyi reduce the amount of trouble he had caused. Just as the situation settled down, news of Wang Liang's death suddenly came.

He knew that it was all part of their plan, but he had no other choice. He could only watch as the Pavilion of Emerald was surrounded once again.

"Your Majesty!" Lu Yi stood in front of the Golden Hall and bowed. Without waiting for Dongfang Qian's orders, Huai En had tactfully retreated. Observing the expression on his face was the most basic way for a servant to survive.

"Have you found anything?" After having gained nothing in the past few days, Dong Fang became increasingly annoyed. If he had not been able to keep his cool, he might have already been involved in the matter of the Emerald Pavilion.

"Your Majesty, your servant sent someone to the Mansion of the Sing, but the security there is very tight, so …" "I haven't found anything yet."

"Temporarily?" Dongfang Chonglou sneered repeatedly as he walked in front of Lu Yi. He lifted her chin and narrowed her long and narrow phoenix eyes before speaking faintly, "I recall that you said the same thing last time. Lu Yi, your 'temporary' time seems to be a bit too long."

Her slender fingers were trembling in her green sleeves. Lu Yi didn't dare to look at him directly. She lowered her eyes and said, "Your servant isn't good enough. Please punish me, Your Majesty!"

Dong Fang Qian let out a cold snort and released his hand, "After investigating for so long, we still haven't made any progress, and it's actually getting worse and worse. It's time for punishment!"

Lu Yi kneeled on the ground. She didn't dare to say a single word of apology. She was very clear on the Emperor's character. He was the person who hated to shirk the most.

Dong Fang Qian walked back and forth on the smooth and smooth golden bricks, trying to suppress the anger in his heart, and said sinisterly: "Have you found anything else?"

"Reporting to Your Majesty, on the night that Imperial Tutor Wang was killed, this servant saw fireworks in the vicinity of Imperial Tutor Wang's house, which should be a signal. This servant immediately brought people to catch up, but the distance was too far, and by the time this servant arrived, there was already no one there, only some bloodstains on the roof. But this servant secretly inquired about Grand Tutor Wei's corpse, which was killed in the house and showed no signs of moving, so the blood on the roof couldn't be his."

Dong Fang He raised his eyebrows. "So, you mean there were two groups of people at the Wang Mansion?"

"Your servant also thinks the same. The fireworks could very likely be used by one side to request for help. If one side is the messenger king colluding with East Ling people to kill the prince, then who is the other, and why is there a conflict with them?"

Dongfang Ru gently rubbed his thumb and forefinger together, his thoughts racing as he tried to guess the origins of another group of people. The hall was completely silent, with only the soft sound of ice turning into water dripping into a copper pot, again and again.

"What are the martial skills of those Easterners like?"

"I have never fought directly with them, so it is hard to judge, but this group of people can injure the kings in front of a large crowd and escape without leaving a trace." Lu Yi thought for a moment and said, "This servant has never fought directly with them, so it is hard to judge, but this group of people can shoot and injure the kings in front of a large group of people.

"In other words, ordinary officers are no match for them?"

Lu Yi nodded, "Even King Rui was tricked by them, I'm afraid."

The corner of Dongfang Ru's mouth slightly curled, and a chill like the autumn frost appeared on his face. "Jinling City is really full of hidden talents, all of them can endure it."

Lu Yi was afraid that he would scold her, so she quickly said, "I will find out who the other group of people are as soon as possible!"

Dong Fang Kun was about to speak when Wynn's respectful voice came from outside the door. "Your Majesty, the empress dowager is here."

"Ask the empress dowager to come in." With that, he said to Lu Yi, who was still kneeling on the ground, "You may leave. I'll pass this message to you later."

"Yes." The green-clad Empress Dowager Wei bowed towards the east and slowly walked in, her head lowered as she left the great hall.

"If Imperial Mother has any business, you can ask the palace to send a message to your son. There's no need to brag about coming here personally in the heat of the summer."

"It's alright today. It's not that hot." Empress Dowager Wei spoke up after signalling for the palace maid serving the tea to withdraw. "This Dowager heard that Wang Liang died?"

"Yes. Yesterday morning, a servant of the King's Residence discovered that he was murdered in his own room. In addition … Jing Yu is missing. At this time, Jing Yu is missing. Jing Yu is missing.

Empress Dowager Wei looked at the jade-green cup of tea and said indifferently, "Your Majesty should know that with Wei Jingcheng's ability, he won't be able to find Jingyu, and Jingyu can't possibly be the culprit."

Dong Fang Qian said helplessly: "Your son knows, but your son can't directly interfere in this matter, so …" "We can only have them surround the Pavilion of Emerald; fortunately, the messenger king and his men had taken them away earlier. Ruan Niang should have taken advantage of this opportunity to clean up the place properly. I presume she won't be able to find anything."

"This Dowager isn't worried about the Emerald Pavilion. What I'm worried about is that the power behind them even dares to collude with Eastwoods. They sure are courageous!" The always kindly Empress Dowager Wei shot out a terrifying beam of light when she said her last sentence.

To be able to rise to the throne from the position of a concubine, step by step, allowing his clansmen to take control of the Great Zhou Empire while supporting his only son, how could such a woman be an ordinary person?

"I came to report that someone was fighting on Wang Liang's roof the night he died. One of them even sent out a signal with fireworks. One of them should be the people who killed Wang Liang. The other one hasn't been identified yet. My son will have Lu Yi investigate as soon as possible."