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

In less than half an hour, Xie Zhiyan left the Xuanzheng Hall.

He stood in front of the steps, looked up at the gloomy sky, and there was an unshakable gloom between his brows.

Afterwards, he hurriedly left the palace.

At the same time, Ji Wuyuan issued another imperial decree to the world, offering a reward of ten thousand taels of gold to find anyone in the world who was good at detoxification.

As the sky darkened, on the most prosperous and bustling long street in the capital, Xie Zhiyan was riding a red horse, wearing a noble purple Dali Temple official robe, with a cold and elegant expression.

Just like the former high-ranking flower and the most cruel official in Dasheng.

Behind him were Zhang Long and Zhao Hu on both sides, and their cold and noble aura of dominance was overwhelming.

When Xie Zhiyan appeared in the capital's busiest street, Suzaku Street, dressed in a purple official robe, he instantly attracted everyone's attention.

The entire long street suddenly became quiet, and the people looked at him with respect and fear.

Xie Zhiyan raised his hand slightly, and hundreds of imperial guards, holding gilded imperial edicts, filed out from the street corner...

"By order of the emperor, the notice shall be posted—"

At the command of the leading general, the officers and soldiers immediately dispersed and began to post the imperial edict everywhere.

In just half a cup of tea, the entire bustling street was covered with stickers.

The cinnabar imperial seal, as bright as blood, is particularly eye-catching on the plain white rice paper.

Until Xie Zhiyan and his group disappeared around the corner of the street, people gathered around and stopped to watch.

Less than an hour later, the current emperor issued two imperial edicts to the world.

First, Xie Zhiyan was reinstated and returned to the Xie clan. Everyone was surprised, but they didn't think it was strange.

But this second one...

A reward of ten thousand taels of gold to find the best detoxifier in the world?

With such a big scene, who was the poisoned person?

In addition, the fact that these two imperial edicts were issued on the same day and the time was so tight inevitably aroused people's endless imagination.

The common people looked at the imperial edict before them and began to discuss...

A middle-aged man in plain clothes rubbed his hands in the crowd and asked in a very low voice, "Why is there such a big scene today?"

An old man looked around and whispered, "My nephew works at the Dali Temple. I heard that Master Xie just returned to the capital and was summoned to the palace without even entering the mansion..."

"Could it be that person in the palace..." The person who was speaking suddenly widened his pupils in the middle of his speech, as if he suddenly realized something terrible, and quickly covered his mouth with his hands.

"Shh..."

"How dare you say that? Are you going to throw your head away?"

At this time, an old man with a white beard dressed as a Taoist priest passed by the edge of the crowd, took a look at the imperial edict and said mysteriously: "The situation in this imperial city is about to change, everyone should hurry home..."

The people around changed color when they heard this.

"Master, please stay..."

Many common people gathered around him and asked him to tell their fortunes.

However, at this moment, Xie Zhiyan was standing with his hands behind his back in a secret room on the second floor of the restaurant, watching the scene downstairs with a calm look in his eyes.

And that fake Taoist priest was the one he arranged.

The purpose is to spread rumors.

When Xie Zhiyan entered the palace to report and saw the second imperial edict, he understood Jiang Wantang's intention.

Throw out the bait to lure the snake out of its hole;

Let him enter the jar and catch the turtle in it.

And what he is doing now is throwing out bait.

As long as the bait is big enough and tempting enough, there is no need to worry about the fish not taking the bait.

Soon after, all the major teahouses and taverns in the capital were packed with people, and even the doorsteps were filled with people standing on tiptoe to watch and join in the fun.

Storytellers took turns one after another, describing the story vividly and eloquently, and implicitly showing from various aspects that the current emperor was poisoned and the situation was not optimistic.

Some people present even said that His Majesty had gone to Foguang Temple to recuperate for a few days some time ago.

Combined with all these factors, the rumors became more and more true, and the discussions were boiling like boiling water.

In an instant, the news spread like wildfire in the capital...

The night gradually darkened...

At this time, Xie Zhiyan was standing in the private room on the fifth floor of Xunhuan Tower, overlooking the dim lights of the entire Beijing night market.

Although it is a cold winter day, the teahouses and restaurants throughout the capital are brightly lit with candles tonight.

From a distance, it looks brilliant and glorious...

Really nice.

Xie Zhiyan stood in front of the carved window for a long time.

Half of his face was hidden in the night. No one knew what he was thinking. His eyebrows were drooping and his eyes were dark and unclear.

Zhao Yi sat at the table, drinking his wine sip by sip, looking at Xie Zhiyan's silent back, he really couldn't stand it.

He stood up and walked over, raised his hand and put it on Xie Zhiyan's shoulder, and asked in confusion: "Hey, Ah Yan, there is such a big scene today, what on earth are you and my cousin doing?"

"He's clearly sitting there perfectly still, why does he have to act like he's dying?"

Xie Zhiyan withdrew his gaze and looked at Zhao Yi beside him. He said in a calm voice, "You will know in a few days."

Zhao Yi couldn't help but roll his eyes, speechless: "Well, you're the only ones who are smart, right?"

"I really can't stand you smart people always keeping things in suspense!"

Xie Zhiyan smiled indifferently, his smile was light.

The smile made Zhao Yi dazed.

"Tsk..." He sighed softly, shaking his head and sighing, "God is so unfair. It's okay that you're smarter than me, but you're all good-looking too. This is simply infuriating!"

"Unfortunately......"

Zhao Yi wanted to say that it was a pity that neither of them was interested in women, but as soon as he opened his mouth, he suddenly remembered something and shut up wisely.

He really didn't dare to mention Jiang Wantang in front of Xie Zhiyan again.

He has been a very elegant, upright, cold and aloof person since childhood. However, for the sake of a woman, he turned against the norm and left his clan.

Xie Zhiyan looked at his drooping face and knew what he was going to say.

He raised his hand and patted Zhao Yi on the back, saying in a joking tone: "It's okay, you are lucky to be stupid."

"It would be wonderful to live a carefree life."

Zhao Yi's expression brightened instantly, and he said with a smile, "That's true."

"With good wine in hand and beautiful women to match, life is carefree and joyful."

Zhao Yi was laughing happily when Zhang Long knocked on the door and strode in.

Zhang Long bowed and said, "Sir, as you expected, we have spotted several suspicious individuals in disguise in the city."

"Do you want to track him out of the city?"

Xie Zhiyan curled his lips slightly and said in a cold voice: "No need."

"Chasing too closely might alert the enemy."

Xie Zhiyan casually placed one hand on the windowsill, looking at the lights of the capital city in the distance, and tapped with his fingertips nonchalantly.

After a moment, he said meaningfully, "We will strengthen the security in the city these days, especially at the city gates."

Zhang Long said suspiciously: "What you mean is..."

"Openly tight but secretly loose." Xie Zhiyan said lightly.

Zhang Long understood instantly and said in a deep voice, "I understand."

After saying that, he walked out.

At that time, on a barren mountain outside the capital...