The queen is sober in the world, and she is winning every step of the palace fight.

"As long as Your Majesty agrees, you may give it a try. What I say is absolutely true."

Fei Wan has a pure and beautiful appearance.

Although he still felt sad and angry, he was open and generous.

The emperor didn't say anything for a long time, and just watched the confrontation in the hall with a normal expression.

Only then did he say, "I hope you can check it yourself."

"Thank you, Your Majesty!"

Zhu Fushan looked solemn and immediately stood up and walked forward.

For some reason, he seemed excited and nervous, and the gray beard under his chin was trembling slightly.

He didn't even trust the tools prepared by Eunuch Cao Bin or Nanny Shixiang, nor did he trust anyone else. He asked for permission and ran to a remote well in the palace to fetch a bucket of water.

I tasted the water myself and found nothing added, so I felt relieved.

From his carriage parked outside the palace gate, he took a teacup that he usually used without any problems, washed it, and used it as a vessel to pour water to dissolve the blood.

He drew his own blood and the blood of several familiar colleagues and performed several paternity tests.

Watching his own blood merge with the blood of each of his colleagues, Zhufushan's face gradually turned pale.

He even refused to give up and asked the palace guards to shoot down two birds to test whether his blood and the bird blood could be mixed.

It was simply because he didn't trust the chickens and ducks in the kitchen, fearing that they might be fed inappropriate food in advance.

But in the end, his blood and the bird's blood also merged.

"It's... so... so... so pitiful! How pitiful! How pitiful!"

Zhufushan burst into tears.

The wailing sounds lingered in the air.

During the time he was struggling, the water bowls and needles prepared by Cao Bin were taken by everyone in the palace with the emperor's smiling encouragement, and they all did blood tests out of curiosity.

The couples present, fathers and sons, mothers and sons, brothers and sisters, colleagues and friends who had no blood relationship, and even concubines, and concubines and palace maids and eunuchs, all tried to "test their kinship".

For a moment, the entire Xianyue Palace was filled with whispers and exclamations.

It really had the lively atmosphere of a birthday party.

However, it was not for celebrating birthdays, but for everyone to test their kinship by dropping blood.

The scene was quite ridiculous.

Because in the end, those water bowls all turned into different shades of red. The blood mixed together, so there was no question of it not mixing.

Are all the two people tested related by blood?

The most ridiculous thing is, are the eunuchs who entered the palace at a young age also blood relatives to the concubines?!

"Noble Lady Zhao! Noble Lady Zhao, what else do you know? If the blood test can't prove blood relationship, then what about the 'bone test'? If you drop a son's blood on the bones of a deceased ancestor, and if the blood seeps into the bones, can it prove that they are definitely father and son?!"

The old minister Zhu Fushan burst into tears, shocking everyone in the hall. No one was talking and just listened to him crying. Suddenly, he rushed to Fei Wan with snot and tears running down his face and asked excitedly.

Fei Wan was startled by his crazy look.

Take two steps back.

This fear is actually pretended.

After all, this time she was being "brave", it was her first time, so she couldn't be too brave.

Be weak or be weak.

"Sir, you..."

"Noble Lady Zhao, just tell me, does the bone dripping method work?"

Fei Wan was a little frightened by his questioning, and stammered:

"I don't know... but, but it shouldn't be possible, right? Because I've seen before, someone's hand was scratched by a bone thrown on the roadside, and blood seeped in quickly, but that bone was a dried-up stray dog's bone. You can't say that the man and the stray dog ​​are father and son..."

Zhufushan was stunned.

"Is that so... Is that so... Then how did you know that the blood test wouldn't work?"

Fei Wan said, "Because I used to be a maid, doing odd jobs in the kitchen, I once saw a cook accidentally injure her finger and casually wash it in a basin of water. Then the water mixed with chicken blood. The blood was fused together, and it was impossible to tell the difference between human blood and chicken blood. After seeing this happen a few times, I knew that water could dissolve blood."

"It's so true!"

Fei Wan said softly, "Yes. Master Zhu, and the alum you just mentioned... Actually, based on my experience in the kitchen, alum can only speed up the fusion of blood, just like shaking a bowl of water. If you don't add it, the blood will eventually fuse."

Zhufushan's face was filled with shock.

He turned around and knelt before the emperor.

"Your Majesty! I beg your permission to thoroughly re-investigate all cases involving blood and bone-dripped paternity tests throughout Daliang, and rectify any previous miscarriages of justice!

Your Majesty, the method of testing paternity by dropping blood has existed since ancient times. Coroners, prosecutors, and criminal officials all use it as a basis for investigating and handling cases. However, who would have thought that it does not work.

When I was an official in the Ministry of Justice, I had already reviewed many cases of this kind, involving murder, division of property, catching adulterers, and many other matters. It is really hard to imagine how many people had been wrongly accused and how many families had been torn apart by their wives and children if the wrongful convictions had been based on blood.

I am now approaching seventy years old and have retired, but I refuse to allow unjust cases to continue to be turned upside down. I am willing to spend the rest of my life on this one cause. If I can clear one unjust case, I will clear it, if I can clear a hundred, I will clear a hundred!

I am willing to devote myself to this cause until my death, and I only ask for Your Majesty's permission!"

These words surprised the whole audience.

No one expected that he was crying like this in order to overturn an unjust case.

I thought he had mistakenly recognized his son because of the blood!

"What a man who devoted himself to his work until his death!"

Amidst the silence, the emperor was the first to clap his hands in praise.

He stood up from his seat and helped the old minister up with his own hands.

"My dear, please stand up. I grant your permission."

"Thank you, Your Majesty! I thank you, Your Majesty, on behalf of the people who have suffered injustice! The blood-dripping law has been passed down for thousands of years, and it can finally be verified and abolished starting with our Daliang Dynasty. Your Majesty's benevolence and wise decisions will be remembered for generations to come, and your contributions will be remembered for generations to come! Daliang is truly blessed to have Your Majesty!"

Zhufu Shanlao shed tears.

Although he was sincere, he also knew how to flatter the emperor.

After all, he once served as the Minister of Justice, so he knows a lot about how to be an official.

Fei Wan was very impressed.

He was the first to kneel down after him: "Your Majesty is wise, long live Your Majesty!"

After she praised him like this, the old minister Zhu Fushan knelt down again and shouted "Long live the emperor". The disciples and old friends in the hall who had a good relationship with Zhu Fushan also followed suit.

Soon, more people knelt down, not daring to stop shouting.

For a moment, the whole hall was filled with shouts of "Long live the emperor".

Everyone knelt except the Queen Mother.

The calls were overwhelming.

The emperor stood in front of his old minister Zhu Fushan and gave him a few words of instruction before asking him to stand up.

"Emperor Taizu founded the country, and our ancestors have diligently maintained the achievements of the past. I dare not slack off in the slightest. Since I ascended the throne, I have worked diligently day and night, and have never stopped."

"But this country belongs to me, as well as you and all the people of the world. If you can all follow Master Zhu's example, no matter what happens, think not about how to unite the party and suppress the dissidents, but how to benefit the people. Then, it will not be difficult to ensure eternal peace in Daliang!"

"This incident happened simply because I praised a concubine for her kindness and promoted her rank. This led to a barrage of memorials and the bloody scandal today. A perfectly good birthday banquet was disrupted by a few people with ulterior motives. It's simply ridiculous."

"For the Queen Mother's sake, I didn't want to get angry today, but some people are unrepentant and continue to stir up trouble. It's truly despicable."

"After the birthday banquet, all of you must return and reflect on yourselves. I won't call out your names one by one, but tomorrow morning, I will receive your letters of apology. If you don't submit them before noon, I will punish you according to the law!"

"Everyone get up!"

Fei Wan stood up along with everyone else.

Yu Zhong and Madam Yu, who had been kneeling for a long time, also stood up with the crowd.

Fei Wan clearly saw the emperor's gaze, which swept over the two of them with a cold feeling.

Then he knew that the emperor was aware of what the Yu family had done behind their backs.

It’s just not appropriate to deal with it at this time.

Not in a hurry.

Moreover, because of the actions of the Queen and the Queen Mother, the Yu family is now more useful to her!

Then use it first.

"Noble Lady Zhao, come here."

Fei Wan suddenly heard the emperor calling her.

He quickly and obediently responded and slowly walked up to the emperor.

The emperor took her hand in full view of everyone.

He smiled and said to the Empress Dowager, "Today, because of Concubine Zhao's matter, Lord Zhu has been tasked with a mission that will benefit future generations. I have to say, Concubine Zhao seems to be a lucky person. The charge of deceiving the emperor is nonsense. It's not worth it for the Empress Dowager to get angry for nothing."

"A birthday banquet is a great day, why don't you enjoy it with the Empress Dowager and Noble Lady Zhao?"

The Queen Mother smiled and said, "How can I enjoy myself?"

"I thought, let Concubine Zhao kowtow to you and wish you a happy birthday, so that you can calm down your anger, and then issue an imperial decree to promote her position and appease her fright, which will make everyone happy."

"Your imperial decree promoting her is even more illuminating than my own decree, demonstrating the royal family's loving mother and filial son, and the harmony of the harem."

The Queen Mother's smile froze.

No words were spoken.

Fei Wan pretended to decline, "Your Majesty, I have no merits and no children, so I dare not accept the title."

But he knew in his heart that he would definitely be promoted today.

Just because she became the target of the struggle between the Empress Dowager and the Emperor.

According to the emperor's temperament, he must regain his dignity in front of everyone after being suppressed like this today.

Even without Zhufushan's sudden help, the emperor would definitely honor her and give her a good name.

What’s more, Zhufu Mountain has made such a fuss.

The emperor simply promoted him again with confidence.

Let those censors who submitted memorials to advise him see this, and let the Empress Dowager see this, that no one should even think of interfering in his private affairs!

"Your Majesty, I dare to ask, is this matter... open to discussion?"

The queen didn't want to offend the emperor at this critical juncture. Although she could no longer hold back, she still tried her best to restrain herself.

However, the Queen Mother gave her a stern look.

It was a signal for her to speak.

She had no choice but to stand up.

Otherwise, I'm afraid that in the future, when she wrestles with Concubine Xian and asks the Emperor to let her recover from her illness, she won't get the Empress Dowager's help...

"What does the Queen wish to discuss?"

The emperor smiled and looked at her.