The daughter of the emperor is beautiful and holds the power over the world

The Queen Mother pursed her lips and smiled, a hint of sarcasm on her face: "The Crown Prince is truly filial. People all over the world will surely compete to praise his filial piety."

She failed to suppress Si Yan, nor could she poison Qi Ziyu. Now she relied on the fact that they had no evidence.

Furthermore, Qi Ziyu grew up by her side. If he was disrespectful to her, he would be despised by the people of the world.

Qi Ziyu also lost face when the empress dowager was convicted.

The prince raised his hand to press his chest, took a deep breath, and glanced at the chair beside him.

"I thought that Ah Yan had already arranged a seat for the Queen Mother, so there was no need to grant another one."

As soon as these words were spoken, all the court officials understood that the Crown Prince and Lord Si Yan were of the same mind.

The empress dowager looked at the chair in front of her that Si Yan used to tie her up, which was covered with a curtain, and her old face turned red.

"Okay, okay, I'll take this chair."

The Queen Mother said this, flicked her sleeves, and sat down on the chair angrily.

No matter what, she had to sit down. Si Yan, a young female official, was given a seat, so she, the empress dowager, could not stand.

After the Queen Mother calmed down, the ministers raised their eyes and looked at the Crown Prince.

"Your Highness, how is your health?" Si Zhengxuan asked with concern.

All the ministers straightened their backs and looked at Qi Ziyu worriedly.

Qi Ziyu was silent for a moment, and forced back the tears in his moist eyes: "I'm fine."

He glanced at the Queen Mother calmly, "She won't die for the time being."

He really didn't expect that the Queen Mother would poison him. Even if he wasn't her biological son, he had been filial to her for more than twenty years...

In order to allow the King of England to succeed to the throne, the Queen Mother did not even consider the slightest bit of mother-son affection.

Just then, Ling Mohan returned with people from the Empress Dowager's palace.

Twenty-three palace maids and eunuchs knelt on the ground in the hall.

Si Yan's sharp eyes swept over the palace servants, then turned to Qi Ziyu and said, "Prince, please hand these people over to me for interrogation."

"Okay." The prince said politely, "Let's leave it to Lord Si Yan to judge."

"Take them all to the side hall."

The Queen's face turned pale and she immediately said, "Si Yan, are you trying to force a confession out of me?"

Si Yan sneered, "The Queen Mother wouldn't think that a trial is just about asking questions, right? It's definitely impossible to poison the Crown Prince without torture."

Si Yan's face was as cold as ice, and the gaze in his eyes was as sharp as ice knives.

The Queen Mother was frightened by Si Yan's gaze and said hurriedly, "Then the Ministry of Justice should also be the one to conduct the trial."

Si Yan said casually, "Prince, please let Master Pei come with me. I just need someone to help record the confession."

"Okay." No matter what Si Yan said, Qi Ziyu always responded.

"I will do my best to assist Lord Si Yan in interrogating the suspect." Pei Wangjie stood out from among the ministers.

The Queen Mother's face turned even paler. Pei Wangjie was the grandson of Duke Pei and Si Yan's cousin...

"Take them away." Si Yan said coldly, and all the servants in the central palace were taken to the side hall.

The interrogation began immediately, and Si Yan's cold voice spread directly from the side hall to the outside.

"Everyone, raise your heads and look at me." Si Yan's eyes swept over the palace maids and eunuchs. "Let me be frank. I, Si Yan, am not a kind person. The Crown Prince was poisoned today, and all of you are suspects. If anyone knows the inside story, report it immediately, and you can save your family's lives. If you know but don't report it, and I find out, it will be the crime of exterminating all nine generations of your clan."

The girl's expression was stern, and her cold voice made people's hearts tremble.

"You, come here." Si Yan observed everyone's expressions, then pointed to a forty-year-old maid kneeling in the hall and said, "Tell me, did the Queen Mother poison the Crown Prince?"

Si Yan didn't even ask her name and started interrogating her directly.

Nanny Zhong looked at Si Yan tremblingly and shook her head, saying, "No, sir, the prince was raised by the Queen Mother since he was a child...ah——"

Before Nanny Zhong could finish her words, everyone in the hall heard a scream.

Then, a burst of crying was heard coming from the side hall.

Si Yan glanced at the dagger nailed to the palm of Nanny Zhong's left hand and asked, "Do you understand now?"

Si Yan asked as he casually pulled out the dagger.

Nanny Zhong screamed again, her hands trembling, her eyes full of fear.

Nanny Zhong had always been by the Empress Dowager's side and had never suffered such pain. When the dagger pierced her palm, she could hardly bear it.

"Don't tell?" Si Yan smiled, "No matter how stubborn a person is, he will confess once he falls into my hands."

"Sir, the Queen Mother... the Queen Mother..." Nanny Zhong bit her lip, hesitating...

"Hold her other hand." Si Yan ordered.

Ling Mohan's men immediately stepped forward and held down Nanny Zhong's right hand. Nanny Zhong struggled desperately, crying out loudly, "Sir, you are forcing a confession through torture."

Si Yan turned a deaf ear to him: "In addition to your two hands, you also have two feet, calves, and thighs. If that doesn't work, I can still peel off your skin..."

Aunt Zhong said with a runny nose: "Sir, you can't do this, you can't..."

"You won't tell me, right?" Si Yan waved the dagger again, raised it high, and dropped it fiercely.

Aunt Zhong twisted her body desperately and cried out, "I'll tell you, I'll tell you..."

"Then hold on tight, I don't have much patience." The dagger in Si Yan's hand fell, the tip of which pierced the back of Nanny Zhong's hand and moved down little by little.

Nanny Zhong screamed in pain, unable to bear it any longer. Trembling all over, she said to Si Yan, "Wuwuwu...it was the Queen Mother who poisoned the Prince. It was the Queen Mother..."

When the court officials in the hall heard this, they couldn't help but gasp. Is this really the empress dowager?

The Queen Mother immediately shouted, "Duke, Si Yan's confession was forced upon him."

Duke Dingguo remained calm and said indifferently, "Queen Dowager, please be patient."

The Queen Mother pursed her lips tightly as Si Yan in the side hall asked, "Where is the evidence? What kind of poison did the Queen Mother use to murder the Crown Prince? Who did she send and where did she get it? How did someone put it in the chicken soup? Explain everything to me."

Nanny Zhong was heartbroken and spoke intermittently, "I got the poison from a witch outside the palace... As for how the Queen Mother had someone poison her, I don't know..."

Si Yan stared at Aunt Zhong: "Where does the witch live?"

"It's in Shangjing City..."

Nanny Zhong gave an address, and Ling Mohan immediately sent someone to capture the witch.

"What else do you know? It's best to tell the truth. Otherwise, if someone tells you later, not only will you suffer, but your family will also be implicated."

Nanny Zhong paused, sniffed, and said, "After I got this poison, I gave it to Nanny Lu."

When Madam Lu heard that Madam Zhong had confessed her crime, her forehead immediately broke out in cold sweat.

Si Yan glanced over sharply at the trembling palace maid beside him: "Madam Lu?"

Madam Lu's face turned pale: "My lord, I don't know, I don't know anything..."