Ji Zhen suddenly felt something was wrong. She saw that the female official's hand had gently brushed the man's neck. She stood up, turned around, knelt down in front of Li Yuanzhen, and said calmly:

"Please forgive me, Your Highness. I am incompetent. This child is already dead, and his brand is too blurred to verify his identity. Please punish me, Your Highness."

The female official lowered her head so low that even the expression on her face could not be seen, but Li Yuanzhen breathed a sigh of relief and waved his hand, saying:

"Never mind, it's not your fault. Get up."

Yu Bojun was stunned for a moment, then strode to the man's side and sniffed his breath. There was no breath at all. He then looked at the brand on the inside of his arm. The brand that was clearly visible just now was now completely gone, as if someone had peeled off a layer of skin.

Yu Bojun pulled his arm up in disbelief, wanting to take a closer look. However, at this moment, the brand suddenly began to bleed, staining the entire brand in a bloody mess.

Yu Bojun immediately walked to Tian Fugui's side and pulled up his arm. As expected, he saw that the branded area had become as if a layer of skin had been peeled off, and the mark had completely disappeared. And as Yu Bojun raised his arm, a large amount of blood flowed out, making his arm a bloody mess.

A dark cloud appeared in Yu Bojun's eyes. That female official was really capable. She actually wiped off the marks on two important prisoners in front of him and Ji Zhen, in full view of everyone, and even killed the assassin!

Who on earth is she and how could she do it so secretly?

"you!"

Yu Bojun turned around and glared at the female official. Just as he was about to ask a question, Ji Zhen stopped him. She squeezed Yu Bojun's hand, signaling him to be patient, and turned to Ye Hui, asking her to go forward and take a look at the two people's situation.

Ye Hui was a member of the dark market, and she thought she had seen a lot of things, but this was the first time she had seen such a neat killing method, such a quick and bloodless way of cutting the skin.

She went forward and took a closer look, but she had no idea what to do, so she just shook her head at Ji Zhen. Ji Zhen raised her eyebrows and thought to herself:

As expected, she still had a low bottom line, and she murmured about Li Yuanzhen's viciousness. She had planned everything, but she had never expected that Li Yuanzhen would dare to kill someone in front of her. She had never expected that there was such a master around her who could kill people without anyone noticing, which made her difficult.

However, at this moment, the female official spoke again:

"But I do have an impression of this boy. He should be a servant who was expelled from the East Palace by His Highness a few years ago."

When the female official said this, not only Ji Zhen and Yu Bojun looked at her sideways, but even Li Yuanzhen looked at her differently.

Li Yuanzhen had never heard of this, but Shuoxue was her confidant, and had just killed the assassin, so what she said now must have made sense. So she didn't say anything, nor did she nod, but lowered her eyes slightly, sitting aside, motioning her to continue.

"Years ago, this boy was disrespectful to Your Highness because he thought it was too cold to sleep on a snowy night, and thus committed the crime of disrespect. He should have been punished according to the law, but Your Highness was kind and did not punish him. He just expelled him from the palace and let it go.

I didn't expect that this guy would repay kindness with enmity, and actually forged the identity of the Eastern Palace, swindling people outside and damaging the reputation of Your Highness. Fortunately, Your Highness Qingyan was wise and General Yu was decisive, and they caught this man. Otherwise, if he continued like this, and damaged the reputation of Your Highness, who would be able to bear the consequences if Your Majesty investigated. "

After saying that, she lowered her head again and bowed deeply to Ji Zhen and Yu Bojun.

Ji Zhen finally understood what the master and servant were doing.

You are really good at confusing right and wrong and turning black into white!

This female official described the Eastern Palace assassin as a servant of the Eastern Palace, and a servant who was driven out of the palace. Now he has no relationship with the Eastern Palace anymore. Even if he came out to find Tian Fugui in the name of the Eastern Palace, it can only be said that he was blinded by greed, revengeful, and deliberately framed.

Moreover, he was already dead, so what could he do to defend himself? Wasn't it up to Li Yuanzhen and his servant to decide right and wrong?

Ji Zhen was frowning and thinking, when he heard Yu Bojun smile coldly and said:

"It's really interesting. According to this lord, in order to avenge Her Royal Highness, this boy took the rough draft of the Northwest Defense Map and spent a lot of money to find Tian Fugui to make a complete map of the Northwest Defense Map. How could a mere errand boy get the Northwest Defense Map stored in the Ministry of War? Can you give me some advice?"

Yu Bojun's words were very clear, except for the five words "I don't believe you" that hit the female official in the face. But the female official named Shuoxue seemed to have been prepared. She bowed to Yu Bojun very calmly and said:

"General Yu is right. This matter is indeed very strange. Since His Highness entered the Eastern Palace, the rules of the Eastern Palace have never been disrupted. Although His Highness is in charge of the Ministry of War, he has never taken anything from the Ministry of War back to the Eastern Palace privately. As an official of the Eastern Palace, I have always been with His Highness, so I know this matter very well. If General Yu does not believe it, he can ask other officials of the Eastern Palace and the officials of the Ministry of War for confirmation.

This boy was just a servant, so it was impossible for him to have access to the inner chamber of His Highness, and he probably couldn't get anything related to His Highness. As for why he had the sketch of the Northwest Defense Map, that was unknown.

Although the East Palace is in the royal palace, there are many people coming and going on weekdays. Other princesses and princes come and go with their officials, so Your Highness does not set up defenses. The defense map may have been taken from somewhere else by the servant, and it is unknown. "

At this point, Li Yuanying, who had been sitting and watching the show without saying anything, could no longer sit still. She put down the teacup in her hand with a bang and angrily said to Shuoxue:

"You bastard, who are you talking about? How dare you make random accusations about a military and national issue? Say something nonsense again and I'll cut off your tongue!"

Shuoxue turned around calmly, bowed deeply and respectfully to Li Yuanying, and said:

"I dare not. It is because it involves military and national affairs that I know I must speak my mind. Your Highness the Princess has worked hard for Your Majesty, and has been busy with all kinds of affairs. She has devoted her heart and soul to the people of Nanyue, but she is still slandered like this. How can an official not be heartbroken?

Fortunately, His Highness Qingyan and General Yu caught this despicable thing and cleared His Highness' name. But it was a bargain for the traitor. If it fell into my hands, I would definitely make sure that the traitor's body was torn into pieces and cut into pieces before I could comfort his heroic spirit who died in Wanren Mountain. "

These words made Li Yuanying sweat. Her face looked very ugly and she felt a little nauseous.

The word "traitor" was like a sharp blade hanging over her head, making her panic and uneasy for a moment. She could not help but say angrily:

"Shut up! You are just a little female official in the East Palace, what are you saying here! I am talking to your master, why do you have the right to gossip here? Why don't you slap yourself in the face!"

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