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As soon as I went out, I saw Prince Ling's carriage.

"Come up, I will accompany you into the palace."

Mu Qingyan didn't act pretentiously. She held the jade hairpin's hand and stepped on it.

Since the prince was sitting in the carriage, Yuzhan naturally didn't dare to get in with him. She could only sit in the one at the back.

Sitting in that car were Jinqiu, the midwife, the doctor, and Nanny Qin.

As for Xulin, he naturally followed in secret.

His true background cannot be exposed, but he is Gu Qingqin's son. If the Lan family's guilt is to be proven, he is an indispensable part.

All members of the Gu family have the tiger head birthmark, which is also the key to confirming his identity.

Even if Mu Sinian knew that they were not his children, he would not come out to cause trouble because of his man's face.

At the morning court, the ministers had already submitted all their memorials and were waiting to adjourn, leave the palace, and return home.

The eunuch Wang Quan shouted loudly, "If you have the documents, please report. If you don't, please leave the court——"

As soon as he finished speaking, Yang Yi stood up and said, "Your Majesty, I have a memorial to make!"

Yang Yi was a man of measure and would not cause trouble for no reason. Emperor Jianning narrowed his eyes and said, "My dear minister, what do you want to report?"

Yang Yi slowly took out the complaint from his sleeve and held it up with both hands.

Emperor Jianning glanced at Wang Quan, and Wang Quan walked down quickly and held the things in front of Emperor Jianning.

Yang Yi said slowly, "Yesterday, this complaint was delivered to me overnight. The eldest daughter of the Duke of Fuguo's mansion wanted to sue her stepmother for tampering with the medicine of the Duke's wife, Gu, causing her to die of dystocia and hemorrhage, and then trying to kill her newborn brother. Later, because the old lady prevented her from becoming the mistress, she poisoned and murdered the old lady... Every single one of them is outrageous..."

When Yang Yi said this, the whole room was in an uproar.

Especially Duke Fuguo Mu Sinian, he was extremely shocked.

He thought that the Lan family did have the means, but they would not dare to murder his mother-in-law...

"Duke Fuguo, what do you think about this matter?" Emperor Jianning had already finished reading the contents of the petition. The shock he felt in his heart was no less than when he learned the truth about the death of the late queen.

Uncle Mingyuan's heart was pounding, almost jumping out of his throat.

Back then, he was the one who risked his life to send his sister to the Duke Fuguo's Mansion, and everyone in Kyoto knew about it.

Now that his sister's crime was exposed to the public, he, as an older brother, could not escape the blame. However, he hated Mu Qingyan in his heart. If this matter was handed over to Jingzhao Prefecture, there might be room for maneuver. However, if it was reported to the emperor, there would be no way for his sister to survive!

Although Your Majesty did not punish Lan Hui for murdering her mother-in-law and husband, he did issue an imperial decree to reprimand her. That was to save the Queen Mother's face! But now, the Queen Mother's face is obviously no longer useful.

No matter how much face the Queen Mother has, she can't cover up the Lan family's repeated mistakes. Moreover, murdering the mother-in-law is against human ethics.

He knelt down tremblingly. Although he knew that his sister was not innocent, he had to defend her. "Your Majesty, please understand. My sister is just a woman in the harem. It is understandable that she has some skills in managing the household, but she would never dare to murder her mother-in-law... This is a complete false accusation. Please understand, Your Majesty..."

Duke Fuguo also knelt down, "Your Majesty, I want to know the truth!"

This matter concerns his mother, if he stands aside and does nothing, he will inevitably be criticized. If the censors accuse him of being unfilial, then he can give up his position as the Minister of War.

Members of the Gu family were also in the court. When Gu Qingsu heard that his sister had been drugged and was suffering from a difficult labor and hemorrhage, he couldn't hold himself back and was held down by his two brothers to prevent him from acting impulsively.

General Gu stepped forward and bowed. "Your Majesty, this is about my daughter who passed away young. I also want to know whether my daughter had a difficult birth or someone deliberately murdered her..."

"Announce, Miss Mu wants to see you..."

"Announce, Miss Mu is here to see you—"

Soon, Mu Qingyan was led into the hall, along with Prince Ling.

What happened in the morning court was reported to the Queen Mother and Mu Ruge.

However, even if they reported it, it was too late. Without His Majesty's summons, they were not allowed to go to the palace. Even if the Queen Mother forced her way into the palace and interfered in the matter based on her status, she would not be in the right.

At the same time as they went to announce Mu Qingyan's arrival, some palace maids also went to the Duke Fuguo's Mansion to announce that Lan had entered the palace.

"Your Majesty, long live Your Majesty..."

Prince Ling also bowed and saluted, "Your Majesty, I pay my respects..."

Emperor Jianning motioned for them to stand up.

"The eldest daughter has submitted a complaint to the doctor of the Ministry of Justice, accusing her stepmother of murder. Do you have any evidence?"

Mu Qingyan said calmly, "How dare I bother His Majesty without evidence?"

"But if the charges are false, you are falsely accusing my stepmother, which is extremely unfilial. You will be punished."

"The cause of death of my grandmother and biological mother is suspicious. If I do not do my best to investigate, it would be truly unfilial."

"Okay! Then wait for the Duke's wife to enter the palace, and then you two will confront each other and present the evidence one by one. I also want to see if there is anyone who dares to disregard the law and wantonly kill people just because of their identity and background!"

At the Duke's Mansion, after Lan was invited to board the imperial carriage, before she could even sit down properly, the driver whipped the horse and it started running at full speed, almost throwing her out.

Being tossed around in the car, Aunt Zhang tried her best to steady herself and help her, but she kept hitting her head and mouth, loosening her teeth and making her head hurt. Her old bones were almost falling apart.

Their lady was even more miserable. Her hair was covered with pearls and jade, and her bun was scattered. Most of her red hairpins also fell off. The most important thing was that her head was hit, which damaged her face.

Lan thought to herself, what could His Majesty want that he needed to summon a woman from the harem, and why was he so anxious?

She never sat firmly in her seat from beginning to end, bumping into things all the way. It was not until the carriage stopped that she gasped and calmed herself down.

"Madam, His Majesty is still waiting. Please hurry up. If I am late, His Majesty will blame me, and I cannot bear the consequences..."

Lan didn't dare to get angry, so she could only patiently say, "Please wait a moment, sir. I need to tidy up my appearance."

Nanny Zhang did not dare to delay. She skillfully combed the scattered hair back into place, applied osmanthus oil, and fixed it with a hairpin.

Fortunately, she was used to doing these things, and in a short while she had combed her messy hair meticulously, without looking disheveled at all. Even the bruises were covered with powder.

Being disrespectful in front of the palace is a serious crime, so she dared not be careless.

After looking left and right and seeing that nothing was wrong, he went down first, forcing himself to endure the pain in his body, and smiled at the palace servant, "I'm sorry to have kept you waiting for a long time... Please bear with me..."

After saying this, he quietly stuffed a purse into his hand. The palace servant weighed it, and a look of joy flashed across his brows, and he was obviously quite satisfied.