After she became a county magistrate, she took the ghost to investigate the case

Su Shengyuan glanced at Xu Yingying perfunctorily, then turned and looked at Li Siqi eagerly, waiting for his reply.

Seeing this, Li Siqi had no choice but to speak: "Since we are in the capital, then Lord Xu and Eunuch Su should go to the palace! I will first find an inn to settle the luggage and entourage. Lord Xu, do you think this is okay?"

After listening to this, Xu Yingying nodded in agreement, "Okay."

She was just worrying about how to arrange for Li Siqi and his entourage. Now, isn't everything solved?

"Okay, then Lord Xu, please come in and follow me!" Su Shengyuan gestured to Xu Yingying to follow him.

"Thank you, Eunuch Su." Xu Yingying said respectfully.

Led by Su Shengyuan, Xu Yingying slowly headed towards the palace.

Before the carriage got closer, Xu Yingying had already seen the majestic and outstanding imperial palace.

The words "Forbidden City" are written on the entrance of the palace, which is very imposing. Even before entering, just looking at it makes people feel scared.

Even as a modern person like Xu Yingying, she could already feel the oppression of imperial power just by looking at the Forbidden City before even entering it.

When she thought of this, Xu Yingying's heart beat faster and sweat broke out on her palms.

She swallowed nervously, and prayed in her heart that the emperor called her here for something good and not to punish her or something.

Xu Yingying had been wondering all the way why the emperor wanted to meet her in person, but after thinking for a long time she still had no answer.

It was not until Su Shengyuan's words, "Sir Xu, we've arrived at the Yangxin Palace, please go in!" that Xu Yingying's thoughts were brought back to reality.

"Okay, thank you, Eunuch Su."

Xu Yingying took a deep breath and then stepped into the Yangxin Palace.

After entering the Hall of Mental Cultivation, Xu Yingying saw a man in a yellow dragon robe, probably in his fifties, who was looking at memorials very seriously.

"Your Majesty, I, Xu Yingying, kowtow to the emperor. Long live the emperor." Xu Yingying made a prompt decision and kowtowed to the emperor.

Xu Yingying's voice successfully diverted the emperor's attention to her.

The emperor put down the memorial in his hand and said to Xu Yingying, "My dear, please get up quickly! Look at me, I was so engrossed in reading the memorial that I didn't even notice that my dear Xu was here."

Xu Yingying was relieved when she heard what the emperor said. It seemed that the emperor she met was easy to get along with. He would not punish her, right? Her head was saved for the time being.

"Your Majesty is diligent in his work and loves his people. This is truly a blessing for the people of the world." Xu Yingying seized the opportunity to flatter him.

Sure enough, when the emperor heard Xu Yingying's words, he was so happy that he couldn't stop smiling.

"Lord Xu, please stand up quickly."

Xu Yingying stood up from the ground, and finally she had the chance to see the emperor's face clearly.

I saw that he had a broad forehead, distinct facial features, thick eyebrows and big eyes, and a pair of deep eyes that seemed to be able to see through your skin and directly into your inner thoughts.

Although the emperor's mouth corners were slightly raised as if he was smiling, he was the emperor after all, and his whole person was angry without any sense of dignity, which made people feel scared.

At this time, the emperor spoke again, "Did everything go smoothly on your way to the capital, Lord Xu?"

Xu Yingying was stunned when she heard this, then she smiled bitterly and said straight to the point: "Your Majesty, my journey to the capital was not smooth, and it can even be described as a bumpy journey. Someone didn't want Your Majesty to see me, so they sent many assassins to hunt me down. Eunuch Su can testify to everything I said."

Huangdi frowned when he heard this, then he turned to look at Su Shengyuan and asked, "Is this true?"

Su Shengyuan nodded quickly and said, "Your Majesty, everything Lord Xu said is true."

Huangdi was furious after hearing this, and then he said to Su Shengyuan: "Go and call Liu Zheng, the Junior Minister of the Dali Temple, and ask him to investigate this matter thoroughly. He must give me and Xu Aiqing an explanation. Do you really care about me when you dare to stop me from meeting someone in front of me?"

After hearing this, Xu Yingying felt her heart warmed and she almost burst into tears.

This emperor is so nice and his attitude is so sincere.

Xu Yingying became bolder when she thought of this.

"Your Majesty, I wonder why you have asked me to come to the capital from thousands of miles away?" Xu Yingying asked bravely.

The emperor, who was originally very angry, suddenly became silent when he heard Xu Yingying's words.

Huangdi sighed helplessly and then slowly said: "Lord Xu, the reason why I called you here is to ask you to help me investigate a case. This case is of great significance to me. I heard that you have great prestige among the people, so please don't let me down!"

Xu Yingying was stunned after hearing this, and said in surprise: "Your Majesty, you are joking. What case requires a small official like me to investigate? Isn't there a Shaoqing of the Dali Temple?"

Huangdi shook his head helplessly upon hearing this, and emphasized: "This case is about my queen. My queen has been my childhood sweetheart since she was a child, and our relationship is extremely deep."

As Huangdi spoke, he seemed to be recalling the loving years he had spent with the Queen, and his eyes couldn't help but become much gentler.

"But I didn't expect that she would suddenly die one day, and I happened to be away on a military expedition. I asked many doctors and coroners to check and they all concluded that the queen died suddenly for no reason. I don't believe it. My queen has always been in good health, how could she suddenly die? Someone must have done something behind the scenes."

Huangdi frowned and spoke in a very firm tone, as if he had seen someone harming his queen with his own eyes.

"The Queen...how long has it been since she passed away?" Xu Yingying asked cautiously.

"This incident probably happened more than ten years ago!" Huangdi said lightly.

After hearing this, Xu Yingying was stunned.

The queen has been dead for more than ten years? That would be difficult to investigate.

Xu Yingying took the opportunity to say to the emperor: "Your Majesty, I have an unwelcome request. The queen has passed away for many years, and the case is difficult to investigate. But if I can find out the real culprit behind the queen's murder, I hope Your Majesty can give me a red book and iron certificate. What do you think?"

The emperor has summoned her in person, so she definitely cannot resign from this position.

Since she couldn't run away, she should think carefully about her future.

Xu Yingying thought to herself.

The emperor was slightly stunned after hearing this, then he laughed heartily and said, "Okay, I approve Lord Xu's request."

Xu Yingying's eyes lit up after hearing this. "Then there is no time to lose. I will start investigating the case now! Please ask the emperor to find someone to take me to the place where the queen lived before her death."

After listening to this, the emperor looked at Xu Yingying with approval. He was very satisfied with her efficiency and attitude.

Huangdi waved his hand and asked Eunuch Li, who was serving tea, to take Xu Yingying to the Queen's former residence for inspection.

"The slave obeys."

Eunuch Li bowed respectfully to the emperor and then said to Xu Yingying, "Sir Xu, please come this way."