After the death of the host: the tyrant cried red eyes

The guards didn't seem to be in a hurry to catch up. They just stood there, watching their departing backs with sharp eyes until they disappeared into the night.

After returning to the hall, Shen Bingning appeared calm on the surface, but her heart was in turmoil.

The guard's identity, purpose, and why he could act so unscrupulously in the palace became an unforgettable mystery in her mind.

And Xiao Yi's seemingly casual glance seemed to imply that he had noticed something about this matter.

There are too many unknown secrets hidden in this magnificent palace, and Shen Bingning has inadvertently stepped into the center of this vortex of power and conspiracy.

"As a result, in a remote corner of the Imperial Garden, the Empress was found engaging in intimate behavior with a strange man. Her clothes were disheveled and the scene was extremely embarrassing."

Xu Qingyou paused here deliberately, observing the reactions of everyone present, especially the elusive expression of Emperor Xiao Yi.

Xiao Yi's eyes darkened slightly, his thin lips were pursed into a line, and the atmosphere around him became heavy because of his silence.

The ministers were whispering and talking to each other, their eyes moving back and forth between Xu Qingyou and Shen Bingning outside the palace gate, speculating about the impending storm.

"This is really unreasonable!"

An elderly minister slammed the table and stood up, his hair and beard standing on end. "The Queen is the mother of the country, how could she do such a thing that humiliates the royal family?!"

Xiao Yi raised his hand gently, signaling everyone to be quiet. His deep eyes seemed to be able to see into people's hearts. He slowly said, "Yue'er, are you sure what you said is true?"

Xu Qingyou quickly knelt down, touching her forehead to the ground, and said firmly: "My daughter dare not lie to my father. Everything I said is true. The guards saw it with their own eyes, and the evidence is irrefutable."

Xiao Yi nodded slightly and turned his gaze to outside the hall. Shen Bingning was still standing still, as if the noise from the outside world had nothing to do with her. Only her calm eyes revealed a hint of imperceptible tenacity and stubbornness.

"Tell the queen."

Xiao Yi's voice was not loud, but it carried unquestionable majesty.

Shen Bingning walked slowly into the hall, each step seemed particularly heavy. She looked directly at Xiao Yi without avoiding him: "Your Highness, I pay my respects to you."

Xiao Yi did not respond immediately, but looked around, and finally locked his eyes on Shen Bingning: "What explanation do you have for what Qingyou said?"

Shen Bingning tilted her head slightly, her eyes swept across Xu Qingyou, and a faint smile appeared on the corner of her mouth: "I am upright and I am not afraid of my own shadow. Everything is known by heaven and earth, and the emperor should also know it in his heart."

As soon as these words were spoken, there was an uproar in the hall. The ministers looked at each other. Xu Qingyou's face was even uglier. His fingers were clenched so tightly that his nails almost dug into his palms.

Xiao Yi stroked his chin, as if thinking. After a moment, he slowly said, "If that's the case, I will get to the bottom of it and clear your name, or..."

He deliberately prolonged the last syllable, causing everyone present to hold their breath and wait for the answer after that "or".

"...or, let the truth be known to the world. No matter who it is, those who break the law will not be tolerated."

Shen Bingning bowed slightly, her voice calm and firm: "I await your judgment."

As Shen Bingning was taken away by the guards, the hall returned to its peaceful and prosperous state, except that there was an imperceptible undercurrent in the air.

Xu Qingyou stood there, with a complex emotion flashing in her eyes. Even she herself could not predict how this war that she had ignited would end.

Upon hearing this, the guard suddenly raised his head, a fierce look flashed in his eyes, and he struggled to shout: "My queen, it was you who took the initiative to invite me to a remote place with the intention of seducing me, but now you bite back and try to escape the blame!"

Shen Bingning sneered and glanced at him with disdain, her tone carrying unquestionable majesty: "Why would I seduce a guard like Qu? If you didn't have any ill intentions, why would you appear here so late at night?"

Xiao Yi observed this scene quietly, the indifference in his eyes was gradually replaced by deep thought, as if he was weighing the words of the two people.

The atmosphere in the hall was extremely tense, and everyone was waiting for the emperor's decision.

"Come here, take this guard away and interrogate him strictly."

Xiao Yi's voice was not loud, but it carried an irrefutable force that instantly broke the deadlock in the hall.

As the guard was dragged away, he turned back and yelled, "Empress, you cannot escape the justice of heaven!"

Seeing this, Xu Qingyou's face changed slightly. He was secretly upset that his plan had not gone as he wished, but he still maintained a decent smile on his face and said softly: "Your Majesty is wise and will definitely find out the truth."

Xiao Yi's gaze turned to Shen Bingning again, and this time, there seemed to be a hint of complicated emotions in his gaze.

"Queen, please go back and rest first. We will discuss this matter again after the matter is clarified."

Shen Bingning bowed slightly and responded in a neither humble nor arrogant manner: "Thank you for your grace, Your Majesty. I will wait for good news."

After saying this, she turned and left with firm steps, her back looking particularly aloof.

With Shen Bingning's departure, discussions in the hall began to rise again, but this time there was a bit more caution and speculation.

Xiao Yi closed his eyes and thought, his fingers tapping on the table unconsciously, as if he was thinking about the deeper level of the chess game.

As the night deepens, the storm seems to have calmed down temporarily, but like a stone thrown into a lake, it stirs up ripples, foreshadowing that a more complicated struggle within the palace is about to unfold.

In this vortex of power and emotion, everyone's sincerity and hypocrisy will be put to the most severe test.

Xu Qingyou's lips curled up into a faint smile, as if everything was under control. She quickly refuted with an unquestionable firmness in her voice: "Inside the palace, every brick and tile is soaked in rules and order. As the master of the six palaces, Your Majesty should know the strict protection. If something unexpected really happened, how could the heavy guards at the palace gate sit idly by? Unless, Your Majesty, you cleverly used power and tactics to transfer those loyal guards away from their posts, just to meet with a certain guard in secret."

Upon hearing this, Shen Bingning narrowed her eyes slightly, as if two sharp knives pierced through the noise around her and shot straight into Xu Qingyou's heart.

There was a hint of amusement in her tone, but it was also cold: "Indeed, the trick behind this is really curious. Which master can make the iron wall and copper wall outside the palace disappear in an instant without making any sound?"

Xu Qingyou knew it well, but pretended to be confused, his eyes flickering, trying to avoid the sharp gaze like an eagle.

She quietly cast a subtle look at the guard kneeling on the ground. There was both threat and suggestion in that look, which was complex and profound.

The guard seemed to have received some kind of signal, and tears suddenly welled up in his eyes. He raised his head and said in a choked but firm voice: "Your Majesty, this is the truth. You did not hesitate to use tricks to transfer all the guards away in order to meet with me. Now that the truth has been exposed, I hope Your Majesty will be honest and not hide anything anymore."