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Ever since they had returned to the palace, Tuoba and the others had been staying in the Yu Xiu Palace, discussing how they could explain to the king how Ji Cangye had died in the East Tomb.

Although he was dead, Tuoba Rui's anger had yet to subside. "The princess is the most favored princess of my Dong Ling Dynasty, and she's the treasure of the Prince Rui's mansion. Tell the king that it was I who killed her, and it was still light. I couldn't wait to burn her into ashes and burn her to ashes."

Tuoba Yu sat in front of the table and glanced at him. It was a rare occasion for him to be so irrational. He frowned, but it wasn't like there were none. It seemed like there was a woman in his mansion who had made him lose his mind.

"Ji Haotian has seven sons, of which Ji Cang Ye is his second son, and his royal sister, Ji Jing, who is of the same mother as Ji Cang Ye, is the Crown Prince's consort. Even if we have ten thousand reasons to kill Ji Cang Ye, she is still our flesh and blood kin.

"It's done, the world is ready for it. If it's not handled well, my Eastern Tomb Dynasty will become a meat pancake that can be seen everywhere on the streets."

Meatloaf?

This analogy instantly rendered the three present speechless!

However, it had to be said that this analogy was extremely appropriate.

The entire world was divided into four countries, East, West, and North, four countries. Amongst them, the Eastern Tomb Dynasty and the Western Lion Country were the most prosperous, while the Northern Liao Nation was second to none of them. This was because they only had one city, and it was isolated from the rest of the world on an isolated island.

The reason why Ji Cangye had come to the Eastern Tomb Dynasty as an envoy was unknown, but he was certain that it was definitely related to Ji Lanye.

There was less than a month left until the end of the third month, but he was already dead. Once this news was spread out, the world would be thrown into an uproar. The people of the Western Lion Country would be furious as well.

Although Ji Jing was only the crown prince's consort at the moment, the crown prince was right behind her, and the crown prince was the emperor of the Northern Liao Kingdom in the future. If the two countries tried to conspire against the Eastern Tomb Dynasty because of Ji Cang Ye, the consequences would be unimaginable.

The atmosphere suddenly became somewhat colder.

In the midst of this silence, the voice of a gatekeeper came from the outside. "Your majesty, the Sixth Prince of the Western Lion Kingdom requests an audience."

Ji Lanye?!

Tuoba Yu raised his eyebrows and said, "Xuan."

Tuoba Rui had a complicated expression on his face as he saw Ji Lanye walking into the hall.

Ji Lanye glanced at them, and without beating around the bush, he said directly, "Ji Cangye's matter is between him and me, it has nothing to do with the Eastern Tomb Dynasty."

"…" Tuoba Yu leaned back in his chair with a serene expression as he listened respectfully.

Tuoba Rui also raised his eyebrows and looked at him.

Ji Lanye said calmly, "I have already sent a message to the Western Lion Country. I was the one who killed Ji Cang Ye."

Tuoba Yu curled his lips. As expected!

Her sexy thin lips pursed. "Lanye, a few days ago the king of the Western Lion Kingdom spread the news that he wants you as his emperor, so you aren't worried about your throne being lost once the news spreads back to the Western Lion Country?"

Ji Lanye glanced at him, "I'm not the one he wants to create." Since he was worried about a certain someone, he didn't want to stay any longer. He left behind a message and then left, "I just came to notify you."

"…" Tuoba Yu narrowed his eyes as he watched him leave.

His willingness to bear the consequences would only be good for the Eastern Tomb Dynasty.

For an emperor, this was the result he was happy to see.

If Ji Lanye admitted that he was the one who killed Ji Cangye, then this matter would no longer have anything to do with the Eastern Tomb Dynasty.

Moreover, he had the support of General Feng, and his Eastern Tomb Dynasty had also promised to protect him. Ji Lanye was also the son of the king of the Western Lion Kingdom, so no matter how noisy Ji Cang Ye's side would become, he would not have to worry about his life.

However, he would not be staying in the Eastern Tomb Empire for long!

The faint light in his eyes gazed outside the hall. He did not expect that the night would pass so quickly. It was already ten o'clock in the morning, and the morning assembly was about to begin.

He unconsciously clutched his chest, feeling a sense of suffocation assail him from time to time, not knowing what to do.

This matter had finally come to an end.

After getting dressed and going to the morning assembly, he headed for the Soul Orchid Palace without changing his court uniform.

Rose was currently cleaning the room with a feather duster and a few other palace maids. When a certain emperor suddenly appeared, she was first stunned, then she knelt on the ground in fear, not daring to say a single word.

Tuoba Yu casually said for everyone to get up before he walked into the room.

Rose carefully glanced at him, then stood up and called the other palace maids out.

As soon as those people left, they saw Emperor Ye walking out with a dark face. "Where's the lady?" You went to the kitchen again? "

"…" Rose froze, "Miss, aren't you at the Dragon's Nest Palace … …" Realizing something, Rose kneeled down again, "Reporting to the emperor, this servant doesn't know. This servant woke up early and didn't see the lady. This servant thinks that the lady went to the emperor's chambers last night … …"

"Damn it!" Tuoba Yu said in a low voice.

Rose was so scared that she trembled, not daring to take a deep breath.

Tuoba Yu clenched his fists tightly. His handsome face was filled with a dark aura and his eyes were dull as he asked, "To the south?"

Rose still shook her head, "This servant doesn't know, this servant hasn't seen Eunuch since the night before yesterday."

Tuoba Yu slammed his fist on the table in annoyance, "Get the hell over here right now!"

"Yes, yes …" Rose was so scared that she was about to cry, she hurriedly ran out.

He felt a dull ache in his heart.

His eyes, which had already turned red from not sleeping for the entire night, became even redder as he scanned the room with cold eyes. The joints on his fists were almost completely pinched out by him.

When the patience ran out, Rose walked in with a pale face, almost as soon as she entered the room she fell limply on the ground, her eyes trembling in fear, lips trembling, and didn't say anything for a long time.

A trace of doubt flashed through Tuoba's eyes as he roared, "Speak!"

Rose trembled again, as if she had just snapped out of her stupor. She immediately lay on the ground with her head on the ground. Her voice was clearly sobbing, "Your majesty, to Eunuch … "Dead!"

'Die?! '

A hint of surprise flashed across Tuoba Yu's eyes, before his entire face turned grim.

Under Rose's lead, they arrived at the south wing.

At this moment, the south gate was filled with palace maids. When they saw Tuoba Yu arrive, they all kneeled down.

Without saying anything, Tuoba Yu walked in. With a glance, he saw that the injured man seemed to be lifeless towards the south.

With a calm gaze, he approached. Black blood was congealed at the corner of his mouth, and he looked as if he had been poisoned. He lay upright on the bed, his clothes brand-new.

Her phoenix-like eyes sized him up before stopping at his lower abdomen.

His hands were resting on his stomach and there was a letter pressed between his stomach and his hands.

She pulled out her lips and took out the letter emotionlessly. When she saw the contents, a flame appeared and she threw the paper into the air. She gave off a chilling aura that caused one's heart to palpitate as she quickly stepped forward.

Looking at the south side of the bed, she couldn't help but feel a little sad. After all, in these days following this lady, although she had entered the palace on her own, and also received the appreciation of the empress dowager, she would often speak freely to her, and had helped her quite a bit.

Especially when it came to serving a girl, he was more careful and prudent than her. In private, she admired him.

Sighing, he turned around. Just as he was about to have someone bury him, his eyes swept across the letter on the ground and he bent down to pick it up.

Before entering the palace, he had learned from the Elementary Scholar of the village to read a few words.

But she recognized the word 'girl' at the beginning.

He bit his lip. It seemed that the letter was originally meant for the young lady. Thus, he folded it and placed it in his bosom.

Finally, he looked to the south and got someone to send it out.

Zhen Jian and a few others were just allowed to go back to rest, but before they could lie down, they were recruited into Yu Xiu Palace.

Tuoba Yu had a rare serious and dark expression on his face when facing these people. Once he showed this look, this matter would be related to someone from the Soul Orchid Palace.

When the few of them saw this, although they were curious as to what was going on, none of them dared to ask.

With his character, if he was in a good mood, then he would not even have the status of emperor. He would be able to joke around with the few of them, and would end up like those ruffians on the streets. If he was in a bad mood, then he would say whatever was wrong.

The phoenix's eyes shone with a dark light. Tuoba Yu closed his eyes for a moment before opening them again. He shouted, "Zhen Feng, drive to Hou Mansion!"

"…" The few of them looked at each other, not knowing what to do.

Zhen Feng turned around and prepared.

Tuoba Yu only felt a scorching heat rising from his chest, making him feel extremely uncomfortable. He felt extremely displeased!

If he was displeased, no one would be able to get away with it!