The real daughter died tragically and was reborn, and the whole family cried and begged for forgiven

Li Qingluo almost couldn't help laughing out loud.

She covered her stomach and raised her hands to cover her face with great difficulty.

Duan Rongshi narrowed his eyes and said, "Do you dare to laugh?"

Li Qingluo quickly pinched his palm hard.

She raised her head pitifully, with a sincere look on her face: "Husband, no matter how others try to alienate us, I believe in you!"

Duan Rongshi: "My dear, are you itching? Will I find a chance to relieve you later?"

As he spoke, he reached out and grabbed her arm. Just as he was about to pull her into his arms and express his love for her in front of everyone, a loud shout came from outside the palace: "The Emperor has arrived—"

"The Queen has arrived——"

Everyone stood up and shouted long live the emperor.

When he sat down again, Li Qingluo's eyes easily found Jinhuan and Aduo in the crowd.

Zong Zheng Wuheng, who was standing beside her, was also staring at her with a gloomy look.

She lowered her eyes, and before she could calm down, she heard the Emperor of Chu suddenly become furious.

"Damn it!"

"Look at what you've done!"

The Emperor of Chu was an extremely self-centered person. He would not care about anyone's face in the world if his sensitive spot was touched.

He slapped the Fourth Prince on the spot.

The hall fell silent instantly.

No one dared to even breathe heavily.

Li Qingluo raised his eyebrows slightly.

Duan Rongshi, a brave cavalry general of the Imperial Guard, left quickly when the Emperor and Empress of Chu entered the palace.

He is responsible for the safety of the entire palace inside and outside tonight.

Therefore, he could not sit at the table with Li Qingluo and watch the excitement.

However, Li Qingluo knew that the reason why Zong Zheng Wuxie was scolded by the Emperor of Chu in front of everyone tonight was due to Duan Rongshi.

All the prisoners in the Dali Temple prison were "poisoned" to death overnight.

Although this case was eventually suppressed and did not become known to the whole city, some news did leak out.

At this critical juncture, the Queen's birthday banquet was still held with great fanfare.

However, the head of Shangguan Zhong, the Minister of Dali Temple, was chopped off alive!

The Shangguan family brought this matter to the palace and wanted to seek justice.

When the King of Chu returned after hiding for a few days, he arrested all the people in the Shangguan family who had caused trouble.

Before the Shangguan family could react, the Emperor of Chu raided their house.

All male members of the family were beheaded.

All the female members of the family were made official prostitutes.

Duan Rongshi, a man with no identity or background, was personally appointed as the General of Cavalry by the Emperor of Chu at this juncture.

The Emperor of Chu promoted him to the position of Imperial Guard because of his various achievements, including personally killing the treacherous minister Shangguan Zhong and protecting the emperor.

This incident caused a sensation in the city.

Everyone is wondering who this upstart "Li Wu" is.

However, Duan Rongshi knew in his heart that the Emperor of Chu was probably well aware that what happened in the Dali Temple prison was closely related to his son, but he just wanted to put the entire case on Shangguan Zhong.

The Emperor of Chu wants to protect the real mastermind behind this whole thing - the Fourth Prince Zong Zheng Wuxie.

He also had to push his new knife to the forefront.

Since he had no power or influence, if he wanted to gain a foothold, he had to rely entirely on him, the emperor.

In addition to being ruthless, you also have to show him your true abilities, otherwise you will be attacked fiercely by the Fourth Prince's forces.

Shangguan Zhong must not be a good person, but the son that the Emperor of Chu wants to protect is even less so.

What's more, according to the speculations of Li Qingluo and Duan Rongshi, he is not even the bloodline of the Emperor of Chu.

Duan Rongshi has been making swords in Daliang for many years.

He knew how to make the sharpest sword in the hands of an emperor.

However, the Fourth Prince Shangguan Wuxie is now the most important piece in Duan Rongshi's chess game.

"What is this? I'll give you a chance to explain!"

With an angry roar, the Emperor of Chu smashed the stack of things in his hand hard on Zong Zheng Wuxie's face again.

Zong Zheng Wuxie's face turned pale.

"Father, I didn't do anything wrong. This is all a frame-up! Someone is framing me..."

Emperor Chu: "Framed? Why don't you say it was me who framed you?"

"I have ordered you to raid the Shangguan residence and to oversee this matter with your own eyes. You must complete all matters within five days."

"Why are you pretending to be kind?"

"They left behind two young men from the Shangguan family and hid the unmarried daughter of the Shangguan family in the temple."

"Where do you place my prestige?"

"Where does this place the imperial power?!"

"Old Four, don't think you really don't know. Shangguan Zhong is your man."

As soon as he said this, an unconcealable panic flashed in Shangguan Wuxie's eyes.

"Father, Your Majesty, I am truly wronged..."

The King of Qin suddenly stood up, stepped forward, and knelt, helping Zong Zheng Wuxie speak: "Royal brother, there must be something behind this matter. I hope you can figure it out."

The Emperor of Chu was very unhappy. Whenever Zong Zheng Wuxie made a mistake, the King of Qin would come out to protect his son.

He shouldn't be too obvious in his support for the fourth brother.

Emperor Chu narrowed his eyes, as if he had suddenly calmed down. "Oh? Then tell me, what's the inside story?"

"Are we going to conduct a detailed investigation into the Dali Temple prison matter?"

Zong Zheng Wuxie said, "Father, this must be the fault of one of my subordinates. I will investigate and hold those responsible accountable. Please don't be angry!"

The Chu Emperor sneered: "Okay, I'll give you a chance first."

"Come here, bring the person up——"

The Imperial Guards personally escorted two half-grown boys and a beautiful girl from the Shangguan family into the banquet hall.

The Emperor of Chu didn't care that the Queen was still beside him, nor did he care that today was the Queen's birthday.

Obviously, he didn't care that there were still members of various aristocratic families and even dozens of officials' families sitting in the hall today.

He simply threw the sword coldly into Zong Zheng Wuxie's hand and said harshly, "Kill them, and I will trust you."

Zong Zheng Wuxie is indeed a ruthless person.

He stood up with a cold and cruel expression, picked up the sword and stabbed through the three Shangguan orphans who were lined up in a row.

Only when he killed the daughter of Shangguan did a trace of pain flash across his face.

Shangguan's daughter: "Your Highness..."

There was endless resentment on her face, but she could only lie on the ground with her eyes wide open.

Que'er, who was following behind Li Qingluo, whispered, "I heard from Sha San that this young lady was originally going to become a concubine in the Fourth Prince's mansion next month."

Li Qingluo: "He has told you about this now?"

He didn't even tell himself, tsk, killing Sanzang was a private act.

Seeing that the girl's attention was focused on this, Que'er couldn't help blushing.

"Girl, look at those people."

Li Qingluo also saw that many officials at the banquet had anger on their faces that they could hardly hide.

I guess these people are all from the Fourth Prince's party.

Are they angry at the cruelty of the Emperor of Chu, or at the ruthlessness of Zong Zheng Wuxie?

Zong Zheng Wuxie originally wanted to secretly establish an image of himself as a benevolent person, but he did not expect that he would lose more than he gained, and today he ended up losing face in front of everyone.

The King of Chu did not feel very happy when he saw his son kill the man so efficiently.

"Get off!"

"Without my summons, you are not allowed to leave the palace without permission in the next few days!"