The adopted daughter returns with a new face

When Mu Rongchen returned home, he asked Yun Zheng to bring Zhi Hua to him. He stared at her with intimidation and said, "Think carefully, do you want to tell me the truth, or cover up for the Liang Mansion and your master?"

Zhihua was terrified and tremblingly told the whole story of how her master murdered Liang Ziyu.

Mu Rongchen never dreamed that his once well-educated, gentle and virtuous sister and Liang Boshan would commit such a crime for Liang Zihan. He also didn't expect that the person next to him was so vicious that he cruelly destroyed Liang Ziyu's face and threw her off a cliff for the position of princess.

Yun Zheng and Yun Shan were extremely shocked. After all this time, their master finally married such a vicious woman.

"Your Highness, this is not my fault. It was done by the concubine and Lieutenant General Lin." Zhihua fell to the ground and trembled.

"Get out..." Mu Rongchen shouted coldly, and Zhihua rolled and crawled out of the house in panic.

"Your Highness, the rumors are actually true. Could it be that the Second Miss is not dead? She has come back for revenge. And that Madam Lin, maybe she is the one who slipped through the net because of Duke Liang's poor handling of the situation back then." Yunshan said cautiously.

"She came prepared." Mu Rongchen had a headache. He waved his hand and asked the two to leave. He wanted to be alone.

Yun Zheng and Yun Shan retreated. They both knew the power of the Nan'an Palace. The Nanhu Lan family alone had over 200,000 soldiers under their command. Add to that the 200,000 soldiers under the command of the Nan'an Prince. If this matter was not handled properly, it would bring a devastating blow to the Southern Kingdom's royal family.

But the Empress is from the Liang family, and the Crown Princess is from the Lan family. If the Emperor sacrifices his relatives for the sake of justice, the Empress will inevitably be alienated from the Crown Princess. If the Emperor does not sacrifice his relatives for the sake of justice, he will not be able to explain to King Nan'an, and the consequences will be disastrous.

In one day, Mu Rongchen's men searched the entire capital, but still could not find any useful clues. Jinshu and his men also did not find any clues about the princess, and returned empty-handed.

Seeing that things had become so serious, Mu Liangyan was very worried. Looking at her mother and husband who had been sad and had not eaten or drunk since they came back, she did not expect that Liang Ziyu would be her sister-in-law.

"Mother, your health is important. Drink some porridge! Otherwise, Feng'er will be so sad when she comes back and sees you like this." Mu Liangyan comforted her mother softly.

"Mother, listen to Liangyan and drink some porridge. Feng'er must be watching over you there. You must take care of yourself." Lan Ruyun also comforted her mother and personally brought the porridge to her and sat beside the bed to feed her.

"My Feng'er, how helpless she must have been." Lin Ruyan burst into tears whenever she mentioned her daughter. Whenever she thought of her daughter suffering, she couldn't stop blaming herself.

Lan Ruyun knew exactly what his sister was going through. He considered Liang Zichu a friend, but his family had teamed up to harm his sister. He had to seek justice. So, as soon as he got back, he asked Zhong Yan to write a letter to his father.

After hearing the rumors, the Li and Chu families rushed to the Liang Mansion. When Li Dinghong and his son and Chu Jingguo and his wife saw the eldest princess's condition, they could only ask Liang Boshan the truth.

Liang Boshan naturally would not tell them the whole truth of the matter. He only told them that Liang Ziyu was indeed the youngest daughter of King Nannan and that he did not kill innocent people. He also discussed how to deal with the changes that would happen next.

The next day, Lan Ruyun received a list in the carriage when she went to court. Her hands trembled as she looked at the list in her hand. As soon as she entered the court, she reported the rumors in the city to the emperor and asked him to thoroughly investigate the case of her sister being stolen by Liang Boshan in Dingyu County fifteen years ago. She also wanted to verify the identities and everything of everyone in the Liang Mansion in Dingyu County that year and submit the list.

The emperor looked at the list in his hand with anger, and all the ministers were shocked. The happiest ones were Feng Xiangyu and Mu Liangfeng.

Liang Boshan didn't expect that Lan Ruyun actually had the list of those servants back then. He calmed down and knelt down to plead guilty: "Your Majesty, I did find out that the little princess knew about it but didn't report it. I replaced my daughter's fate with the little princess's, but I didn't kill the servants in the mansion. Please be careful."

"Your Majesty, although Duke Liang was wrong, he would not kill innocent people. I hope Your Majesty will look at this clearly." Li Dinghong came out to defend his cousin.

"I don't care whether he killed those innocent people or not, but he stole my sister and allowed his daughter to brutally disfigure and kill my sister. The Liang Mansion must give an explanation to the Nan'an Palace for this blood debt." Lan Ruyun refuted Li Dinghong.

"Father, the Duke of Liang once used the murder of the second young lady as an excuse to request an imperial decree to marry Concubine Liang to the Emperor's uncle. It seems that the Duke of Liang stole the little princess of the Nan'an Palace and Concubine Liang killed her intentionally. Did the Emperor's uncle also know about it and didn't report it? I'm afraid he was also at fault." Mu Liangfeng decisively put the blame on Liang Boshan and the Emperor's uncle.

"Your Majesty, if Prince Rong and General Liang knew about Duke Liang's actions and kept them secret, thus harming the lives of innocent people, then you should also imprison the servants in the mansion in order to silence them. This should be thoroughly investigated." Feng Xiangyu also tried to sow discord.

Mu Rongchen knew this would happen. Whatever he said now would give people an excuse to accuse him. Zi Han's condition was now hopeless.

"Your Majesty, Prince Rong and my son were not aware of this. This old minister was the only one who did it. My daughter Han has been poisoned and I'm afraid she is dying. Doctor Chu went to examine her yesterday. Your Majesty can ask Doctor Chu to find out.

As for the detention of the servants in the mansion, the old minister was worried that the servants would talk nonsense and cause unnecessary panic, so he wanted to find out the cause of the matter before reporting it. But he didn't expect that the servants disappeared overnight. "Liang Boshan could only take all the responsibility.

The ministers were shocked to hear that Liang Zihan was almost dead from the poison. Who was the manipulator behind the scenes? Could it be Liang Ziyu who was murdered? The ministers were waiting for the emperor's decision.

"Your Majesty, I also heard that there are often ghosts in the mansion of your uncle. It is said that the second young lady has come back to claim her life. Your uncle's wife Lin Xi also died a few days ago. I heard that she did not die of illness, but was strangled to death by a ghost." Mu Liangfeng added fuel to the fire.

"What? Haunted? This is actually true." The ministers were secretly surprised when they heard King Mo's words.

"Prince Rong, tell me what is going on?" the emperor angrily asked his silent brother.

"Your Majesty, there is no ghost in my house. Someone is playing tricks. Madam Lin was not strangled to death. Instead, she pretended to be dead and disappeared under the pretext of being haunted. Concubine Liang has been poisoned for several months. Perhaps it was her who did it. I am having people investigate the matter." Mu Rongchen reported to his brother truthfully.

"What is going on?" The emperor shouted angrily, "Check this out for me now. If I find out someone is doing something wrong, don't blame me."

"I obey your order." Mu Rongchen accepted the order.

"Your Majesty, this matter was caused by Concubine Liang. If it is true as the rumors say, Duke Liang and the eldest princess stole the daughter of Prince Nan'an for their own selfish reasons. They also allowed their daughter to disfigure her and throw her off a cliff, killing so many innocent lives. They should be executed according to the law." Feng Xiang grabbed Liang Boshan and would not let him go, not even the eldest princess.

"Father, everything requires evidence. If the second young lady is not dead, all problems will be solved as long as she is found. Please order a thorough investigation." The prince hurriedly reported.

"Your Majesty, I agree with the Crown Prince. Once the second young lady is found, the truth will be revealed. As for the rumor that Duke Liang killed innocent people, there must be evidence. We cannot wrongly accuse Duke Liang based on rumors." Chu Jingguo supported the Crown Prince's petition.

"Your Majesty, although Duke Liang cannot escape the blame, the second young lady is not dead. Please show some leniency." Li Dinghong also bowed and pleaded for his cousin.

"What Prime Minister Chu and General Li mean is that if my sister had not died, Duke Liang could have escaped the judgment of the law for his actions? Besides, my sister was disfigured and thrown off a cliff by someone who had taken her fate away.

How can a person whose life is taken away live? Concubine Liang and those who participated in the murder of my sister must pay with their lives. I beg the emperor to immediately interrogate the maidservant around Concubine Liang. "Lan Ruyun refuted Chu Jingguo and Li Dinghong in a cold voice.

The emperor looked at his brother-in-law in the palace, furious. Lan Ruyun was determined to seek justice for Lan Rufeng. If this matter was not handled properly, the consequences would affect the Lan family who guarded the border for the Southern Kingdom.