Female martial arts fanatics only love to fight, while men fight for their lives.

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At the same time, Lou Xiao accompanied Xiao Zhengze who insisted on coming along, and stood behind Her Majesty the Queen, also looking up at the beauty who was flying into the sky to celebrate Her Majesty's birthday.

Fireworks were expensive and rare, and only the royal family could use them lavishly to celebrate. People inside and outside the palace did not want to miss even a little bit of this once-in-a-lifetime beauty.

Xiao Zhengze watched for a while and then secretly glanced at Lou Xiao beside him. He felt that if every year and every month could be like this moment, he would be more than satisfied.

Although Xiao Zhengdu and Lu Huan's eyes were on the sky, there seemed to be something hidden between their brows and they were not too immersed in it.

Someone quietly approached Xiao Zhengdu, and Lou Xiao also noticed it. It was one of the executioners whom he had met in the prison before. It seemed that there had been new developments in the prison.

After looking at Youshan King Xiao Zhengdu, Xiao Zhengdu took a step back and left the crowd. The executioner whispered something in Lou Xiao's ear, and Xiao Zhengdu's face suddenly turned cold.

"what?!"

Lou Xiao also heard it in the blink of an eye, and like Xiao Zhengdu, he stared at the executioner who came to report.

Being watched by two important men like this, the executioner felt weak in the knees. He knew that he would not be rewarded, so he had to tell the truth, hoping to be forgiven.

"The assassin... the assassin died suddenly. I knew my limits and did not want to kill her... but..."

But she didn't know why, maybe she was too seriously injured, or she had a hidden disease.

Anyway, she was going fine during the trial, but suddenly she vomited blood and died. She could have survived for a day or two, but now she is gone.

Xiao Zhengdu suppressed his voice and said angrily, "I have said it before! She cannot die for the time being! How do you do things!"

As soon as he looked up, he could see that Lou Xiao's face was calm but also a little angry. He felt embarrassed and said, "Where's the imperial physician? Keep her alive first!"

After saying this, he hurried to the prison.

But Lou Xiao did not follow, but just stood behind the Queen, no longer in the mood to appreciate the unfinished fireworks.

Xiao Zhengdu rushed back to the prison angrily, only to see Tang Wang lying in a pool of blood.

The imperial physician beside him shrank back, and after a careful examination, he gave Xiao Zhengdu a conclusion, "Your Highness... I am powerless to save the situation. How about... asking another doctor to take a look?"

Xiao Zhengdu used the tip of his shoe to push the soup head, and said angrily, "He died before he could reveal much information. It's just in time."

He turned around and said coldly to the jailer in the prison, "Now that she's dead, there's no one to blame for the assassination. Why don't you quickly interrogate the people around King Jin?! If they still don't do their job well, don't blame me for being ruthless!"

The person was already dead, so it was useless to stay in the prison. When he passed the prison where the servants of King Jin were imprisoned,

Hearing the repeated cries of "unjust" and "spare my life", I felt that each and every one of them was highly suspicious.

If he cannot find any strong clues, the Queen will only think that he is incompetent, and if there are any important tasks in the future, it may not be his turn.

That's not okay.

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The night in the deep palace is the time when the competition for power in the harem is the most intense, but on this day, it is clear that Her Majesty the Queen did not have such thoughts in mind.

When Lou Xiao, Xiao Zhengdu, Lu Huan, Dali Temple Minister Nangong Yao and Imperial Guard Commander Si Linsheng all arrived in the meeting hall, the matters that needed to be dealt with today should have come to a conclusion.

"When I led people to arrest Ji Sanci at home, he had already committed suicide out of fear of crime. A hundred taels of silver were found in his sleeves, but he did not leave a single word."

The commander of the imperial guards, Si Linsheng, was a woman in her prime. She was tall and strong, with ordinary features, but extremely sharp eyes.

She felt sorry for being a step late, "Ji Sanci has stayed in the palace for more than ten years. She has no father or mother and is very low-key and kind.

Over the past ten years, many people in the palace have received his favors, so if he asks for a favor, it will be very easy to accomplish anything he wants."

Even at the risk of being beheaded, no one would doubt that a good-tempered old servant with more than ten years of experience would bring them disaster.

"He brought the soup into the palace gate and asked the guards to put some water in it when they checked. He then begged in a low voice, saying that he had been in the palace for more than ten years but still had not seen the emperor.

There were those who were soft-hearted and gave up their place as servants, allowing him to truly get in."

This series of events quickly reminded the queen of someone. Could it be that she still had power left in the palace?

"Anyone involved in this matter, whether they knew about it or not, will be beaten to death." Si Linsheng followed the clues to find some people who had been lurking for a long time. It was a good opportunity to clean up the inner palace and kill one to warn the rest.

Lou Xiao's eyes narrowed and she wanted to say something, but when she looked up, she saw the empress's cold face, and it was obvious that she was angry.

No matter how good her relationship with her senior sister was, she would never stroke the long beard of a tiger, so she shut up and said nothing.

"Yes!" Si Linsheng said and stepped back, leading his men to stir up a bloody storm.

Xiao Zhengdu, regardless of whether it was true or false, once again spat out everything that Tang Wang had said, including Lou Xiao's words, of course.

Lu Huan was unfamiliar with the martial arts world, and after listening to Youshan King Xiao Zhengdu's talk, it took him a while to sort out his thoughts.

"You mean, the assassin was convinced that 'Her Majesty the Queen destroyed her family' even though there was no evidence? How is this possible?"

"I think that's just an excuse." Xiao Zhengdu talked about Lou Xiao's state when he talked to her, "He is just incompetent and dare not accept the reality, so he chooses to believe this sentence.

If someone really wanted to exterminate her family, why would they keep her husband alive and wait for her to come back and tell them who the murderer was? "

"It's a big case that a family was inexplicably killed and the murderer was not caught. The local government didn't even report it. At least they are guilty of incompetence." Nangong Yao is young,

The Nangong family has been a long-time confidant of Her Majesty the Queen, and has ascended to the position of Chief Justice of the Dali Temple at a young age.

"I feel that the assassin and his accomplices are unforgivable and should be executed. However, the matter of the Tang family's extermination should be thoroughly investigated, and Your Majesty should not be slandered.

I am a humble servant, but I am willing to go to the Tang family and find out what happened.”

"It is indeed time for someone to investigate." The Queen turned her eyes to Lou Xiao, "But there is no rush."

Why did the Tang family suffer such a disaster? I just hope that the Thousand Silk Rain that was confiscated is the only one.

The people in the underworld act recklessly, fighting and killing each other. Where is the law?

"Marquis Wu'an, have the old couple been settled?" Tang Wang was dead, and Ji Sanci didn't know whether he had been silenced, but as long as there was the direction of the Tang family, everything would not be difficult.

But the private mining issue—

Lu Huan clasped his fists and replied respectfully, "Your Majesty, I have specially placed them on my farm and someone is guarding them."

"The private mining matter..." It was also a big deal. The Queen asked Nangong Yao to take over the case. "You will investigate it yourself. I trust you."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Nangong Yao was only happy.

Lu Huan lowered his eyes, thinking of his identity, which seemed unsuitable for him to be involved in anything.