Bring a scumbag girl to bully me, and you are afraid of using modern weapons.

"Settling scores? You've already killed so many people today, what else do you want to do?" Beitang Hong said very unhappily.

"Hmph! What did you and the people from the Changsun family do to this prince in the hunting forest? Do you think that just by killing those people, the matter will be over?" Beitang Yuan's eyes were full of murderous intent.

[Oh no, that's great! The Crown Prince is going to settle accounts with the scumbag king. It would be best if he were to demote him to a commoner and banish him to a desolate land.] Xiao Jinzi looked like he was enjoying a good show.

"Beitang Yuan, I didn't do anything, please don't slander me." Beitang Hong's face was gloomy.

"You didn't do anything, did you?" Beitang Yuan pulled out a token from his sleeve, held it in front of him, and asked, "Is this your King Mu's token?"

Beitang Hong looked at the token, a hint of panic flashing in his eyes. "This is indeed my token. I lost it a few days ago and I couldn't find it. How did it end up in your hands?"

"Beitang Hong, you still want to quibble. Without your token, those killers can't enter the Royal Hunting Forest at all. You are the mastermind behind the assassination of this prince this time." Beitang Yuan stared at him with cold eyes.

"Prince, what is going on?" asked Emperor Kunming.

"Father, after I went into the hunting forest the day before yesterday, I was surrounded and attacked by many masked men in black. This token fell out of those killers." Beitang Yuan told Emperor Kunming everything about the assassination attempt he had encountered the day before.

"King Mu, you'd better explain this matter. If the assassination of the crown prince is related to you, I will never let you off easily. Cough cough cough..." Emperor Kunming coughed angrily.

"Your Majesty, I am innocent. I have absolutely never done anything to assassinate the prince. As for the token, it was lost a few days ago. Someone must have stolen it and wanted to put the blame on me. Everything I said is true. I hope Your Majesty will understand." Beitang Hong said as he knelt down.

"Report——"

At this time, several royal guards came in, holding some burnt black objects in their hands.

When they reached the main hall, they put their things down and paid their respects to the Empress Dowager and the Emperor first.

"Greetings to the Queen Mother, Your Majesty!"

"What's the matter? Tell me!" said Emperor Kunming.

A guard reported: "Your Majesty, the fire in Fengyi Palace has been put out. Unfortunately, the Empress was burned..."

"How is the queen now? What did the imperial physician say?" Emperor Kunming became worried when he heard that Empress Zhangsun was burned. After all, she was her favorite woman.

"In reply to Your Majesty, I heard from the female doctor that the Queen was burned all over her body and has been sent to another palace to recuperate. Her life is not in danger, but..." The Royal Guard hesitated here.

"Just say what you want to say. Why are you hesitating?" Emperor Kunming said impatiently.

"A body was found in the Queen's bedroom. After the coroner's autopsy, although the body was burnt, it was still recognizable as a human with male characteristics." The Royal Guard said as he handed over an autopsy record in his hand.

Eunuch Wang came down and took the autopsy record.

"A corpse with male characteristics was found?" Emperor Kunming's face suddenly turned ugly. The eunuchs in the palace were all rootless. A charred corpse could be identified as a man. What did this mean?

Beitang Hong's face changed drastically when he heard this. He grabbed the imperial guard's collar and said, "This is impossible. What nonsense are you talking about?"

"Your Highness Prince Mu, this is none of our business! These are the results of the autopsy by the coroner. We are only responsible for delivering the things." The Royal Guards said calmly.

Emperor Kunming looked through the autopsy results, and his expression grew gloomier the more he read.

"Come here, check for me and see who is missing from Fengyi Palace."

"Your Majesty, I have already checked. There are no missing people in Fengyi Palace, nor in the palaces of other empresses. This male corpse... comes from an unknown source..." The imperial guard finished his words with a stiff upper lip.

"What are these things you brought?" Beitang Yuan asked, pointing at the things on the ground.

"Your Highness, we found a secret room in the Queen's bedroom. That secret room was also burned down. Only these things were left. I brought them here." said the Royal Guard.

[Hahaha!] Xiao Jinzi burst into laughter. [A man's body was found in the Empress's bedroom, and there's even a secret room. This is hilarious! It's obvious that Empress Changsun is secretly keeping a lover! This emperor deserves to be cuckolded by the Empress. He married so many women, and he couldn't favor them all. It would be strange if he didn't cheat.]

Xie Jinglan walked down and saw that these things were all magical tools used for performing rituals, and her eyes suddenly turned cold.

This person is most likely the one who cast the curse on Beitang Yuan.

She burned the demon lizard last night because she wanted to kill that person, but she didn't expect that the person was hiding in a dark room in Empress Changsun's bedroom.

"Did you see anything?" Beitang Yuan asked as he approached her.

"It's him." The man was burned after being retaliated against, which led to the fire in Fengyi Palace, and even Empress Changsun was burned.

What a retribution!

"Emperor, let's wait until this matter is thoroughly investigated before we talk about it." The empress dowager reminded him that no matter whether Empress Zhangsun had an affair or not, this matter must never be made public.

Emperor Kunming suddenly clenched the paper in his hand, his face gloomy and terrifying, "Someone come!"

"Your Majesty, please give your orders." The imperial guard bowed.

"Pass on my decree. The Changsun family intends to murder the prince. The evidence is conclusive. The Changsun family will be sealed off immediately. All members of the five clans, regardless of gender, age or status, will be thrown into prison." Emperor Kunming issued the decree.

Beitang Hong was stunned when he heard this and quickly pleaded, "Father, please don't..."

"And you, Prince Mu!" Emperor Kunming suddenly shouted, "If I find out that you are involved in the assassination of the crown prince, I will throw you into death row as well."

"Father..." Beitang Hong collapsed to the ground, looking dejected.

It was such a good plan, how could things turn out like this?

He suddenly looked up at Xie Jinglan with a fierce look.

All because of this bitch.

"I obey your order!" The royal guards obeyed the order.

"Your Majesty, I have done nothing wrong. You cannot implicate the innocent." Among the officials in this hall, there were also people from the Changsun family. When they heard that the emperor was going to seal off the people within the five clans of the Changsun family, some of them immediately became dissatisfied.

Beitang Yuan looked at the man and sneered, "Are you innocent? Changsun Kai, first tell me how you got this official position?"

"Prince, what do you mean by this?" Chang Sun Kai glared at him angrily.

"Wait until you are in jail and then confess slowly!" Beitang Yuan waved his hand and ordered someone to take action.

"Beitang Yuan, you royal family members are really going too far." Chang Sun Kai suddenly flew up and pounced on Emperor Kunming.

Xie Jinglan had already walked down from the imperial palace platform. There was only a eunuch named Wang on it. This Changsun Kai suddenly took action, and he was a master in the late foundation building stage. No one had time to stop him.

"His Majesty……"

The ministers exclaimed.

However, just when everyone thought that the emperor was in great danger, Changsun Kairen stopped one foot away from Emperor Kunming.

Xie Jinglan saw that it was Beitang Yuan who took action. He stretched out his hand and formed it into a claw to pin Changsun Kai there.