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Although Wei Hanshuang had admitted to violently beating up Pearl and her benefactor, she did not mention Pearl's death.

Pearl's death had become another mystery.

Turning her head, Hua Mujiao glanced at the green bamboo. The green bamboo seemed to really be afraid of Wei Hanshuang and shrank back.

"So what if you sent him? As long as she is a member of my sect, that is enough! "

With that, Hua Mu Jin stood up. Before, she had always thought that Wei Hanshuang was a woman that was difficult to deal with.

This was because from the first time he saw her, she had always been very calm, as if she was a woman that was hard to guess at.

However, looking at her now, she was completely different from before. Her calmness and calmness was completely gone.

"Wei Hanshuang, I've overestimated you. Even if I win, the current you leaves me with no sense of superiority whatsoever!"

With that, Hua Mu Jin didn't stay any longer and led the bamboo out of the cell.

Behind him, Wei Hanshuang's heart-wrenching scream sounded.

"Empress, Pearl's death has nothing to do with Imperial Concubine Ning, so who was the one to go all out? Pearl is usually a timid person, and interacting with the people at the palace is easy. This servant really can't think of who could have killed her so viciously. "

Coming out of the prison, Green Bamboo followed closely by Hua Mujiao's side. The cowardice she had felt upon seeing Wei Hanshuang soon disappeared.

"No matter who it is, I will definitely avenge the pearl."

As the ice-cold words left her mouth, a hint of malice flashed through Hua Mujiao's black eyes.

Suddenly, he stopped in his tracks, turned around and looked at the green bamboo, and asked: "Wei Hanshuang is already in prison, why are you still so afraid of her? You're not going to ask me where your brother is? "

The corners of his mouth curled up into a bitter smile.

The green bamboo looked at the flower wood hibiscus, reluctantly revealing the reason why it was afraid of Wei Hanshuang.

"Niangniang, in fact, ever since Ning Fei saved me, I've been tormented day after day. The scars I've left on my body are all left behind by her torture." In the House of the Left Prime Minister, she has whipped almost every single servant. Even though she was in prison, her methods of torturing her servant girl were something that she would never be able to get rid of. "

As she said this, the pearl even lifted her sleeve, showing Hua Mujie the many eye-catching whip marks on her arm.

"Since Empress has agreed to help this servant save little brother, this servant believes in Empress. Naturally, there is no need to ask any further."

The whip marks on the green bamboo arm made Hua Mu Jin's heart ache.

She suddenly felt that perhaps Green Bamboo was the most trustworthy item by her side.

"Your little brother has already been rescued and is being placed in the general's manor. One day, take out my command medallion and leave the palace. Go meet him."

Hearing this, Green Bamboo was overjoyed.

"Really? Empress, is what you said true? "

"Yes, it's true!"

Because it was too happy, the green bamboo unexpectedly cried tears of joy.

Then he knelt in front of Hua Mujiao and kowtowed.

"Empress, thank you. This servant really doesn't know how to repay Empress. As long as Empress is willing to keep this servant by my side, even if esteemed Empress allows this servant to die, this servant will say nothing."

Listening to the green bamboo express its center of gravity, Hua Mujiao's face was somewhat lonely.

Since she was unable to change the deep-rooted master-servant mentality in the bamboo, she might as well try to adapt to it herself.

"Get up. I only need your loyalty. I don't need you to die."

When Hua Mujiao had just returned to the palace, word had spread that the State of Tianzhao had sent an envoy with the intention of bringing the princess of the State of Tianzhao to Huan Yue for a marriage alliance.

As Wei Hanshuang had said, this Princess of Heaven's Illustrious Nation was the childhood sweetheart who had been with him for five years when he was the proton of Heaven's Illustrious Nation.

But even if this matter were to spread like wildfire, Hua Mu Jin didn't feel the slightest bit of nervousness. What she needed to do now was to find out who in the palace wanted to harm her, and then get rid of them before they could do anything to her.

"Today, I went to the Heaven Prison. I asked Wei Hanshuang before, those killers seemed to have nothing to do with her and Prime Minister Zuo."

In the evening, after finishing his business, he came to the Hibiscus Palace as usual.

Seeing him take off his outer clothes and preparing to climb onto the bed, Hua Mujiao moved closer to him.

"I know that if there is any news from Nan Ge's side, I will have him inform you immediately."

After getting into bed, Bai Zhan Ke wrapped his arm around Hua Mu Jin's waist and pressed her close to him.

Ever since she acknowledged him as her man in front of Bai Zhan Ke, every time she was hugged by Bai Zhan Ke, Hua Mu Jin's heart would beat faster.

Suddenly, he thought of the princess of the State of Heaven whose name had been spread like wildfire by the court, and asked, "Is the princess of the State of Heaven here to be your concubine?"

The hand around Hua Mujie's waist moved unnaturally, and Bai Zhan Ke squinted his eyes.

"Go to sleep!"

Feeling that Bai Zhan Ke wasn't very willing to mention the Princess of Heaven's Illustrious Country, Hua Mujiao didn't continue to question him.

The next day, Bai Zhan Ke got up early and left for the morning assembly.

Bai Zhan Ke sat majestically on the dragon throne, and below him were the ministers and officials.

"Your Majesty, this subject believes that everyone will be killed if Prime Minister Zuo tries to rebel. Not to mention that he has many martial artists in his mansion, just by finding the dragon robe in his mansion, it is sufficient to prove that he already had the intention to rebel. "According to the laws of Huan Yue, nine generations of the clan are to be executed!"

At this moment, one of the ministers standing at the front stood up and spoke to Bai Zhan Ke respectfully.

"Your Majesty, this subject agrees."

Following that, Sir Wen stepped forward to add the words of the Right Prime Minister.

After that, most of the court officials kneeled on the floor to join in the discussion.

Even though there were some of the empress dowager's men amongst them, they knew in their hearts that since the empress dowager had given up on the chess piece of Prime Minister Zuo, there was no need for them to stand out and speak up for him.

"Your majesty, the crime committed by the Left Prime Minister is a great crime. This subject thinks that we should behead him to make an example for him."

Lord Wen's Right Prime Minister was a man of war, and their positions in the court were also very important. With them as the leaders, the other ministers were even more at a loss for words.

On the other side, Shangguan Yi held a tattered book in her hands. She swept her eyes over all the ministers, the corners of her mouth curving forward.

He then gave Bai Zhan, who was sitting on the dragon throne, a courteous greeting, and said, "Your Majesty, this subject has something to say."

"Yes!"

"Your majesty, when this subject searched the Residence of Prime Minister Zuo, he discovered an account book that records the corruption and bribery of Prime Minister Zuo. Furthermore, several officials of the imperial court are mentioned in this account book."

As soon as Shangguan Yi finished speaking, the entire hall went into an uproar.

Among them, a few ministers had the same expression and looked nervous.

"Present."

Zhang Quan De followed Bai Zhan Ke's order and handed the account book to Bai Zhan Ke.

Opening the account book, Bai Zhan Ke's face became darker and darker.

He flung the account book in front of the ministers and said coldly, "Lin Aiqing, take a look and see if these are the words of the Prime Minister."

Lord Lin's face was somewhat panicked when he was called out. He went up to the floor and picked up the books and pages, flipping through them one by one. When he flipped to the last page, his expression somewhat relaxed.

"Reporting to the Emperor, these are indeed the words of Prime Minister Zuo."

Originally, Lord Lin had thought that the account book had a record of his name, which was why he had been called.

But when he reached the end, his heart sank. His name was not recorded in the book.

"Right Prime Minister, all officials whose accounts have been recorded must withdraw from their duties and conduct their investigations. No one must be let off the hook!"

"Your servant obeys the decree!"

The Right Prime Minister accepted the order and took the account book from Lord Lin.

At this moment, Lord Wen suddenly stepped forward, knelt on the ground, and said, "Your Majesty, the matter of Prime Minister Zuo cannot be delayed any longer. This subject requests that the emperor grant us permission to execute and monitor the proceedings!"

"Yes!"

"Thank you, your majesty!"

The matter with the Prime Minister had come to an end. Bai Zhan Ke had not only gotten rid of the Prime Minister, he had also gotten the chance to get rid of the other members of the same faction.

After this incident, the officials of the empress dowager's faction became much more obedient.

However, this peace did not last long.

Today, at the Hibiscus Courtyard.

"Esteemed Empress, esteemed Empress …"

Green Bamboo suddenly ran back from outside in a panic. Something big seemed to have happened, causing her to be unable to calm down.

"What's the matter?" What's the matter?

"Empress, it's not good. Your servant heard that the Princess of Heaven's Illustrious Country will arrive in the Imperial City today. The Emperor has already sent General Shangguan to welcome her. His Majesty even arranged a banquet tonight to help the Princess of Heaven's Illustrious Country clean herself."

After putting down the pastries in her hands, Hua Mujiao looked at the green bamboo with a panicked expression and passed a cup of water to it.

"Drink some water first. See what's bothering you, don't choke on your saliva."

Hua Mu Jin's expression was very calm, making the green bamboo even more anxious.

"Niangniang, at this time, you're still teasing me?" "This servant heard that this Princess of Heaven's Radiance came here to reconcile with them, and that she's the emperor's childhood sweetheart. She must've come to reconcile with them for the sake of becoming the emperor's concubine. Empress, aren't you afraid she'll take the emperor away?"

In the harem, everyone knew that Hua Mujie was favored by the emperor.

What kind of princess was this? And she was a childhood sweetheart of Bai Qi. Naturally, many people felt that Hua Mujiao's sole pet was nearing its end.

"Your majesty's concubine, are there not many in the imperial palace? "It's fine if she's more or less the same. If she really wants to snatch it, then let her snatch it. What do I have to be afraid of?"

In Hua Mujie's heart, she trusted Bai Zhan Ke immensely.

Forget about a childhood sweetheart, she wasn't even afraid of her ex-lover.

"Esteemed Empress, that's right, but what if, what if the Emperor …"

"Alright, there's no such thing as' just in case '. I'm hungry, let's have a meal together."

The green bamboo wanted to say something, but was interrupted by Hua Mujiao.

When night was about to fall, the Princess of Tianzhao's carriage also entered the imperial city. The people seemed to be very interested in the princess and crowded on both sides of the street.

But in the end, they still could not see the true appearance of this princess.

"Princess, we've arrived at the palace."

The carriage stopped outside the palace. Shangguan Yi stood next to the carriage, smiling as he led the princess out.

"So be it. Won't it be over just by going in?"

From within the carriage came the melodious yet somewhat unruly voice of the princess.

With a fake smile, Shangguan Yi pursed her lips. "Go back to the princess. According to Huan Huan's rules, no carriage is allowed in the palace, so please get off the carriage and enter on foot."