The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

Chu Yunxi nodded, "That's right, we just need to trust our hearts. We have our own judgment, and there is no need to worry about what others say. Everyone has their own stance, and many things are not black and white."

Xiao Mubei's mood slowly calmed down. "You are right. I shouldn't be angry because of Yuan Rubai's words. His purpose is to irritate me, but what good will it do him if he irritates me?"

Chu Yunxi thought for a while and said, "I guess there is someone behind Yuan Rubai. He angered you because he wanted to die quickly. The sooner this case is closed, the safer the people behind him will be."

"If Yuan Rubai is from the Emperor Slaying Star, then who is behind him? The remnants of the Emperor Slaying Star who survived back then?"

Xiao Mubei was frightened by this speculation. If there were still remnants of the Emperor-Slaying Star alive, and they had not given up their plans over the years and had not been discovered, that would be a really scary thing.

Chu Yunxi said: "Why don't we go to the palace and ask the emperor grandfather what happened back then?"

Xiao Mubei nodded, "Okay, I just happen to have a lot of questions in my mind, and I want to find Grandfather Huang to confirm them."

They left as soon as they said they would. They entered the palace and headed straight for Yongshou Palace. The retired emperor was walking in the imperial garden wearing a mask. When he saw the two of them from a distance, he asked the eunuch to stop them and asked, "Why are you in such a hurry?"

Xiao Mubei stepped forward to support the emperor and said, "Grandfather, I have been too busy recently and have not had time to visit you in the palace. How are you?"

"Thanks to this girl's medicine, I'm in good health." The emperor was in a good mood.

He smiled and said to the eunuch, "The emperor has been eating well and sleeping well recently. He has not been sick once and is much healthier. The princess's medical skills are really good."

He gave a thumbs up.

Chu Yunxi smiled and said, "It's not that I'm a good doctor, but my grandfather is a blessed man. He is in a high position and knows how to let go. How could he be defeated by a mere illness?"

"This girl is really good at talking," the emperor said to the eunuch, "who can not like her little mouth? Old Eight, you have found a treasure."

"That's right," Xiao Mubei looked at Chu Yunxi with a doting look, "My grandson also feels very lucky. The most important thing is that you, my royal grandfather, have a keen eye for talent and pointed Yunxi to me."

"I didn't know it was a treasure when I pointed it out." The emperor laughed, and the few of them returned to Yongshou Palace talking and laughing.

It was lunch time, and Xiao Mubei and Chu Yunxi accompanied the emperor to have lunch. Xiao Mubei also told the emperor about the cases of the crown prince and Prince Rui.

The Emperor sighed, "Back then, I was afraid of such a situation, so I decided to abdicate early on. I didn't expect that it is still inevitable now."

Chu Yunxi poured a cup of tea for the emperor and said, "The change of dynasties is inevitable. After all, not everyone is like you, the emperor, with a long-term vision and extraordinary wisdom."

"Girl, something's wrong with you today," the emperor felt something was wrong, "You've been flattering me one after another today, do you have something to say?"

Chu Yunxi knew that she couldn't hide it from the emperor, so she looked at Xiao Mubei, and Xiao Mubei said to the eunuch, "Please guard the door, eunuch, and don't let anyone get close."

He and the eunuch looked at the emperor, who nodded and he left immediately. The emperor smiled and said, "It seems that you two would not come to the palace for no reason. What important things do you want to talk about?"

"Grandfather Emperor, did you know that the Director of the Imperial Observatory, Zheng Yuan Rubai, was brought back to the Dali Temple for trial?" Chu Yunxi went straight to the point.

The emperor nodded, "I heard about it."

"Yuan Rubai's words and deeds all reveal a message," Chu Yunxi paused, "He should be the one who once killed the Emperor Star, or, he is a descendant."

The Emperor's grip on the back of the chair suddenly tightened, and his expression darkened. "What else did he say?"

Xiao Mubei took over the conversation, "He said that his grandfather was afraid of the Emperor Star Slayer and took over his world, so he turned right and wrong and made great efforts to eliminate him. He also said that his father killed many innocent women and children in the name of hunting down rebels."

Chu Yunxi saw that the emperor looked unhappy, so she continued, "But we don't believe it. This Yuan Rubai is obviously a remnant of the Emperor Slayer Star. I think his words are a distortion of right and wrong. Grandfather, we infer that he said these words with the determination to die, and his purpose is to protect the people behind him. Grandfather, there may still be remnants of the Emperor Slayer Star left in the world."

The emperor looked better, and he said, "You are a good talker, girl. Actually, the reason you came here today is to ask me what happened back then, right?"

Chu Yunxi laughed, "If the Royal Grandfather is willing to tell us, then of course we would love to do so."

Xiao Mubei also nodded. He didn't know how to say nice things, but he made a gesture of listening attentively.

The Emperor sighed and began to speak: "In fact, the person that Zhan Di Xing wants to push to the throne is Xiao Muyu, a member of the Xiao family's side branch, and he is my nominal brother."

Brother? Xiao Mubei and Chu Yunxi opened their eyes wide. How come they had never heard that the emperor had a brother?

The voice of the retired emperor echoed throughout the hall slowly. Along with his voice, the events of the past slowly unfolded in front of Xiao Mubei and Chu Yunxi.

The Xiao family's empire was founded by the retired emperor's father, Xiao Ran. Back then, the Xiao family was a large family, and Xiao Ran was capable and had the support of many people in the family. Xiao Ran led the Xiao family to establish their empire.

However, Xiao Ran had a hidden illness and was unable to have children. He and his wife had been married for many years, but they had no children. He had the kingdom, but no prince. This was a big taboo. Xiao Ran saw many famous doctors, but to no avail. There were countless concubines in the palace, but none of them was pregnant. The ministers in the court kept submitting memorials to Xiao Ran, asking him to choose someone from the clan to adopt under the name of the queen and designate him as the prince, so that the Xiao family's kingdom could be guaranteed to last forever.

Xiao Ran also lost confidence in himself, and laughed at himself, saying that although he had gone through untold hardships and built his empire, he had no successor, which was really ridiculous. In desperation, he selected Xiao Muyu, who was only five years old at the time, from the clan, named him the crown prince, and raised him under the name of the queen.

The matter was finally settled, and Xiao Ran no longer thought about having children. However, his unexpected success paid off. Not long after, good news came from the harem: Concubine Liang was pregnant. A year later, she gave birth to a son, the retired Emperor Xiao Zhongyuan.

Xiao Ran was overjoyed. On the second day after Concubine Liang gave birth, he issued two imperial decrees. The first one was to promote Concubine Liang to the rank of Imperial Noble Concubine. The second one was to abolish Xiao Muyu's title of Crown Prince and appoint Xiao Zhongyuan as Crown Prince in order to restore the royal orthodoxy. Xiao Muyu was also named King of Qi and included in the royal family genealogy.