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Everyone stood up, and Yun Qixi followed suit.

The emperor was very tall, with a straight back. Although he was already over a hundred years old, he could still see that when he was young, he was bound to be handsome, and as expected of a person who holds the world in his hands. His aura was imposing, and his entire person looked mighty without being angry.

Although Yun Qixi had never met the two women behind him before, she was able to recognize them with a single glance. This was because she looked too similar to Shan Liancheng. The Imperial Concubine Hui was very beautiful, even more beautiful than the Empress. Almost all of Shan Liancheng's beautiful facial features had inherited his mother's.

Although the Queen was born and bred not bad, her nobility were all laid out in piles. Compared to the Imperial Concubine, it lacked a bit of charm. Even though the two of them were no longer young, Imperial Concubine did not show any signs of aging. Instead, she had a more steady and mature female charm than many of the young women present.

"Paying respects to the Emperor, the Empress, and the Imperial Concubine Hui."

Everyone knelt down, and the sound coming from the hall shook the earth. When Yun Qixi was feeling sorry for her knees, she saw You Wanshan jogging forward to stop Shan Liancheng who was struggling to get up from his wheelchair.

Walking up to the main seat, Shan Ye turned around and sat on the dragon throne, then indifferently said "Stand up," which was why they all stood up.

After everyone had taken their seats, when Shan Ye's dignified gaze landed on Shan Liancheng, it became much gentler.

"To be able to greatly defeat Urdane this time, Prince Jin must have played a great role. It's a pity that Prince Jin is severely injured this time around. We can only feel heartache. "Since you're not well now, please forgive your courtesy."

Shan Liancheng remained calm and only nodded his head, "Thank you, Royal Father."

Shan Ye nodded his head, his gaze sweeping across the entire hall, and said loudly, "We will hold a grand feast to celebrate for the Prince Jin, everyone do not need to be so restrained, do as you wish."

"Yes." Everyone answered in unison, but no one could really be casual about it.

The banquet officially started. Yun Qixi had been hiding in a corner the entire time, treating herself as an invisible person. Although she had already mentally prepared herself for this, she was still a little nervous when faced with the Son of Heaven, who held the power of life and death in her hands.

No one could see her, no one could see her! Yun Qixi kept muttering in her heart.

"Seventy-Six."

"…"

"Qixi, the emperor is calling for you." Only when Zhang Qinxue pushed her, did she come back to her senses. She had no choice but to accept this reality, no matter how deeply she tried to hide, she would soon become the center of attention.

Sigh, I have to face what I have to face.

Yun Qixi slowly stood up, looked towards the great hall, and respectfully lowered her head.

"Your majesty."

"I thought you were dead, but now you're standing here alive. Are you really in the seventh heaven?" Shan Ye squinted his eyes, looking at her from afar, at a loss for a moment.

Hearing this question, the people in the crowd couldn't help but start whispering to each other.

"This dead person can actually come back to life?"

"Yeah, when I first heard about it, I thought it was just a joke. I didn't expect it to be true. This is too unbelievable."

The voices in the discussion were soft, since this was not a market, but Yun Qixi who had always had a good hearing could hear it loud and clear. Of course, the Emperor was not an ordinary commoner. Shan Liancheng had once said that his trial at Royal Father was not easy to pass, and this could be considered as giving her a shot at prevention. This was also the reason why she became nervous the moment the Emperor appeared.

But Yun Qixi really did not know what kind of move her opponent would use, she could only try to play around and use whatever move she wanted.

Yun Qixi was still thinking about how to answer when she saw Yun Lanyue suddenly stand up and turn back to glance at her. A sinister smile flashed past her eyes. This smile brimmed with complete confidence, as well as a feeling that a good show was about to take place.

Yun Lanyue turned around and looked at the great hall, and said in a clear voice, "Your majesty, those who are already dead naturally cannot be revived, but why is she still standing here perfectly fine? There is only one answer."

Everyone's interest was piqued as the package was thrown extremely well. Everyone within the Taihe Temple held their breath, waiting for her to finish.

At such an occasion, Yun Lanyue suddenly interrupted, obviously not in accordance with etiquette. As her mother, Su Yuwan would always be by her side like a ruler, guarding her against any mistakes. But at this moment, she didn't speak, nor was there the slightest bit of nervousness. It was obvious that she wanted to let her go.

Shan Ye's expression did not show joy or anger, and only lightly said, "Go on."

Hearing this, Yun Lanyue's self-confidence skyrocketed, she turned around and glanced at Yun Qixi complacently.

"That's her for real."

The moment he said this, the crowd burst into an uproar. Even though there was still an emperor sitting in the array, everyone could not remain calm.

"It looks exactly the same, but it's actually fake?"

"If it's not fake, then it's really impossible to explain why he came back from the dead."

Yun Qixi didn't expect that Yun Lanyue would mention her identity at such an occasion. She had already eaten a turtle last time at the Duke's Palace, could it be that she still had other evidence?

The hand that was holding onto him previously loosened, and now, Zhang Qinxue frowned, a look of doubt in her eyes.

Indeed, the person who loved the Crown Prince deeply did not love him after he came back from death. Other than being alone, there was no better explanation.

"Embracing the moon, don't mess around in front of the emperor." Yun Fenglie shouted sternly.

In the past, Yun Fenglie's reprimands were always useful, but today, Yun Lanyue did not stop because of his reprimand. The smile on her face was filled with confidence, as if there was a force supporting her, causing her to be fearless even under the might of a dragon.

"Huanyue, you and Qi Xi are both daughters of the Yun Family, you can't speak carelessly about this. You have to talk about evidence in everything, don't wrongly accuse your own sisters."

The voice that came slowly was the Queen who sat beside Shan Ye. It sounded like she was giving justice to Shan Ye, but Yun Qixi heard it and smiled. No wonder Yun Lanyue was so confident. She actually had support from the backstage.

It seemed like today was a great calamity that she could pass through. From today onwards, no one would dare to question her. If they couldn't do so, then just the crime of bullying the sovereign would be enough to take her life.

Since the empress had spoken, Yun Lanyue naturally had to seize this opportunity to answer, "Esteemed Empress, it's very easy to prove that she's fake. All we need to do is to prove that she's not my father's daughter."

Shan Ye only listened quietly and did not speak. The Queen opened her mouth to ask, "How do you intend to prove it?"

The Queen did understand, she was just pretending, she was only guiding Yun Lanyue to pull the trap. Yun Qixi really wanted to praise this empress's acting.

Yun Lanyue raised her eyebrows proudly, and said, "I'll bind it with my blood."

When those words came out, Yun Qixi saw many different expressions.

Yun Fenglie's face was almost pale white, he wrinkled his brows, he was actually also a little nervous. Shan Ziyin seemed to have come to his senses at this moment and found a reasonable explanation for Yun Qixi's change. Shan Liancheng, who was aware of the situation, had a normal complexion, and although one could not see the emotions on his face, his deep eyes contained a sense of coldness.

"Royal Father, this son feels that it's inappropriate to take care of the family matters of National Duke during Third Brother's celebratory feast." The one who had spoken was actually Shan Jingyan. When he finished speaking and looked at Yun Qixi, his clear eyes revealed a hint of worry.

Shan Ye seemed to be conflicted as he squinted his eyes and looked at Yun Qixi. His expression was very similar to when Yun Qixi's identity was questioned at the Duke's Palace. He wanted to know the answer, but he was afraid to know. However, his dilemma could at least prove that this emperor's care and concern for Miss Er Yun was sincere.

is the future Crown Princess, and in other words, she would be a mother to the world in the future, so there definitely cannot be any mistakes. If one day, the Crown Princess is found out to be a fake, who would be unable to make it on stage, wouldn't that be the biggest joke in the world, to let the imperial family become the laughingstock of the entire world? "

Noticing Shan Ye's hesitation, the Queen added, taking advantage of the heat.

At first, he was still trying to uphold justice, but now he seemed to be trying to get to the bottom of it. However, the words that came out sounded extremely pleasant. It was the attitude of a queen worrying about her country and the people, perfectly concealing her true selfishness.

"Qixi, how do you think we should deal with this matter?" Shan Ye suddenly asked as he lightly tapped on the table, throwing the question to Yun Qixi.

If he did not take care of this matter today, he would either lose his life or live with the suspicions of others. It would definitely be extremely difficult.

Fortunately, Yun Lanyue made a good suggestion — To bind it with blood.

Yun Qixi calmly said, "Your Majesty, to trust one person, perhaps thousands of reasons are not enough. To question one person, only one is needed. If Qi Xi didn't follow her sister's wishes today, she would probably be described as a guilty conscience. Since elder sister wants to prove it, then prove it. If you haven't done anything shameful, why would you be afraid of knocking on the door? "

Her expression had always been calm, and when she said the last sentence, she lightly swept a glance at Yun Lanyue.

Hearing her words, and seeing her indifferent eyes, Yun Lanyue suddenly felt a little unconfident, but her reason quickly allowed her to regain her composure.

"Okay, then what are we waiting for?"

She clapped twice, and an eunuch hurriedly brought her a bowl of water.

Ah, he really did come prepared! Then she would have to go all the way.

Yun Qixi leisurely walked out of her seat and came to the center of the hall.

Seeing that Yun Fenglie did not move, Yun Lanyue urged him anxiously, "Father, things have gotten to this point, why don't you cooperate?"

Only now did Yun Qixi realize that Yun Fenglie's face was completely pale. Her usually calm self actually had a trace of unconcealable panic on his face.

"Dad, don't worry. Real gold isn't afraid of fire refining. The truth will be revealed very soon." Yun Qixi comforted him with a gentle voice.

But the calmer she was, the more nervous Yun Fenglie seemed. Coming out of his seat and standing beside her, she actually saw that his white hair was already matted with sweat.

The eunuch brought the water bowl over. Yun Qixi lowered her eyes and stared at the water bowl, lightly swaying it. Next to the water bowl, there was a dagger. The blade was very thin and very bright.

It must have been a very sharp knife, perhaps sharpened to take her blood. It must hurt to cut it, right?