The queen is crazy and spoiled, and the tyrant bows to her

Ordinary jade pendants are made of white jade with brown strings, but black jade with red strings is unique to the head of the Dali Temple, the Dali Temple Minister.

Then the person before me is...

Wang Liu was so frightened that he kowtowed repeatedly: "I have no eyes to recognize the great man. Please spare my life, please spare my life..."

Xie Zhiyan had an indifferent expression as he played with the dagger in his hand. He said in a cold tone, "Tell me everything you learned in the palace that year, and I will consider sparing your life."

"If there is even a single lie..." As he said this, the cold and sharp dagger was pressed against Wang Liu's face.

Xie Zhiyan's aura was filled with a chilling coldness, like a cold and ruthless Yama, gloomy and terrifying, making people unconsciously intimidated and submissive.

Wang Liu's body trembled, not daring to move: "Okay... I say, I say..."

Only now did Jiang Wantang truly feel what the most cruel official in Dasheng was like.

Wang Liu calmed himself down and began to recall his past work at Jinxiu Palace.

It turned out that he was just a young eunuch serving in Jinxiu Palace. Because he was somewhat distantly related to the eunuch chief at that time, Eunuch Chen, he recognized Chen as his godfather, took care of him in his old age and buried him, and secretly kept half of his hair when he was castrated.

He said that Concubine Yu had always been gentle and easy-going, and was usually generous and tolerant towards servants like them.

As a eunuch serving outside the palace, he didn't know much about the details of her childbirth.

According to him, after the princess born to Concubine Yu died young, she dismissed all the palace servants and had a fierce argument with the late emperor alone in the palace. The sound of smashing things resounded throughout the palace.

Afterwards, the late emperor walked out in a rage, his face as black as the bottom of a pot, while Concubine Yu lay dying on the ground covered with debris, and she almost couldn't be saved.

Later, Concubine Yu completely lost favor.

The originally unfavored Concubine Qi began to rise rapidly after giving birth, and was favored continuously. Later, she became Empress Qi and the only one favored in the harem.

After Concubine Yu fell out of favor, Jinxiu Palace became like a cold palace. People around Concubine Yu were either executed or replaced. Wang Liuben was among those who were replaced and released from the palace.

But before leaving the palace, this group of people were secretly taken to a place to be executed. He got the news in advance from his godfather Eunuch Chen, and under his arrangement, he faked his death and escaped from the palace.

So all the palace maids in Jinxiu Palace except him were executed.

After saying this, Wang Liu knelt on the ground and kowtowed, begging for mercy: "My Lord, this is all I know. I faked my death and left the palace because I was forced by the situation."

Xie Zhiyan looked coldly at the trembling man in front of him, with an imposing aura, without saying a word.

Jiang Wantang pondered for a moment and said coldly, "Think carefully about it. Is there anyone else still alive who knows about Concubine Yu's childbirth, such as a midwife or an imperial physician..."

Hearing the word "imperial physician", Wang Liu's eyes lit up and he quickly said, "Yes, yes, yes, there is indeed one more."

"The deputy who was responsible for taking Concubine Yu's pulse was Imperial Physician Lin."

"Because of a sudden change in my family, I resigned and returned home a month before Concubine Yu gave birth. Luckily, I escaped this disaster.

Jiang Wantang immediately asked, "Do you know where this Imperial Physician Lin is from?"

Wang Liu shook his head and said, "I don't know."

At this time, Jiang Wantang lifted the veil on her face, raised her hand and pointed at her own face, and continued to ask: "Have you ever seen a similar face like this in the palace?"

There was a flash of undisguised surprise in Wang Liu's eyes, and he stared at it for a long while.

It wasn't until Xie Zhiyan kicked him that he replied timidly, "No."

"Are you sure?" Jiang Wantang asked.

Wang Liu swallowed hard and said quickly, "I'm sure that a girl as beautiful as you is. I'll definitely remember her once I see her."

Jiang Wantang was silent for a moment before asking, "Do you know Empress Dowager Wende?"

When these words were spoken, Xie Zhiyan and Wang Liu were both stunned.

Xie Zhiyan narrowed his eyes slightly, his eyes were deep and gloomy, and fell on Jiang Wantang.

Wang Liu nodded first, then shook his head.

He said, "I only heard a little about her back then, but never saw the Empress Dowager Wende in person."

Jiang Wantang frowned: "Then tell me everything you know."

Wang Liu said that after the late emperor ascended the throne, Empress Dowager Wende went to the temporary palace to cultivate herself and worship Buddha.

As soon as the late emperor ascended the throne, the palace underwent a major reshuffle. The old palace maids died or dispersed, so almost no one saw the Empress Dowager Wende again.

All I heard were just rumors. Some said she was dignified, virtuous, gentle and kind, and a good queen mother.

Some people also say that she is a beautiful concubine who brought disaster to the country and killed the king, which is why she helped the previous emperor to the throne.

Some people also say that she is cruel and merciless, causing chaos in the palace, and that her virtue is unworthy of her position...

There were all kinds of explanations, but they were all discussed secretly.

Because it was a capital crime for the concubines in the harem to make irresponsible remarks about Empress Dowager Wende.

However, the Empress Dowager Wende was a beautiful woman with a tragic fate. Less than a year after the late emperor ascended the throne, this young woman suddenly fell ill and passed away in the palace.

After hearing this, Jiang Wantang's frown deepened. He felt like something was wrong, but he couldn't put his finger on it.

This Empress Dowager Wende is so mysterious that the more you learn about her, the more mysterious she becomes.

At this moment, a woman's scream suddenly came from outside.

"Oh my... Sir, what are you doing?"

Then a cold male voice sounded: "Routine search by the Ministry of Justice, open the door quickly."

The woman blocked the door and said coquettishly, "Sir, the nobleman inside is busy with work. It's not appropriate to open the door now, right?"

"Stop talking nonsense! I told you to open the car, but you're looking for death, aren't you?"

"what……"

After the man finished speaking, he pushed the woman at the door to the ground.

Inside the house, Jiang Wantang and Xie Zhiyan looked at each other, a cold look flashing in their eyes.

Xie Zhiyan quickly covered Wang Liu's mouth, pressed the acupoints on his body, and stuffed him into the closet.

As soon as he turned around, he was caught off guard by Jiang Wantang who was standing beside him and pushed onto the bed. He covered himself with the quilt and hid.

Xie Zhiyan widened his eyes in shock, with anger in his eyes. Just as he was about to get up, the door was kicked open by someone from the outside.

The ruthless man in the lead was Qi Sheng, the eldest son of the Qi family and the newly appointed Vice Minister of the Ministry of Justice.

Behind him stood several guards from the Ministry of Justice.

Qi Sheng smelled the lingering scent of a man and woman having sex in the room, frowned, and said coldly, "Search me!"

"Let's see who dares!"

Xie Zhiyan sat up from the couch and looked at the people at the door. His originally deep eyes were now cold and full of murderous intent.