"How did you know..."

  Xiang Ying somewhat lost her composure, and only then did she deeply lower her head in the face of the calm and lightly smiling eyes of the person above.

  "My father wanted me to have a place to settle down... but Empress Qi wouldn't allow it..."

  Her voice was faint, but it carried a sense of resentment and unwillingness.

  "I have a plan, which will ensure you can leave the palace smoothly and avoid being blamed by Lord Qi..."

  Xiang Ying heard this and was shocked, lifting her head up, but just happened to gaze into a mischievous smile.

  She was as cold as ice, and her spirit was suddenly chilled.

  "Don't you want to give it a try?"

  Soft yet elegant voice, with a huge ***, as if from heaven descended.

  "Yes, milady...?"

  She heard her own answer, a voice as soft as a mosquito's hum, yet exceptionally clear.

  In the great hall of the Qianqing Palace, the lamps and candles were shining brightly at this time, illuminating the hall as bright as daylight. The emperor and empress sat upright in the center, on the first seat, with a pale face and looking very haggard.

  "The Empress Dowager's pulse is still discordant... These imperial physicians are far too careless!"

  The queen frowned and said, also coughing twice, putting all the evil air of her long illness on the imperial physician.

  "I've been having nightmares for days... The imperial physician has already prescribed me a medicinal soup..."

  The Empress Dowager did not want to talk much about her own body, and said to the Emperor: "You let Chen Fei go and investigate Qi Fei's case, now it seems that there is a result?"

  The Emperor nodded and said: "She is still young and inexperienced in doing things, so tonight we will hear the trial together, also to discern"

  At this time, Chen Lu had already arrived outside the palace and after being announced by someone, she entered with a gentle pace and presented an indictment to the emperor.

  "After all, I did not disappoint you and lived up to your expectations."

  The emperor flipped through a few pages, first frowning and then deeply praising: "What a loyal and devoted servant! Summon her at once!"

  Xiang Ying trembled as she entered the palace, paying her respects with utmost reverence and dignity.

  "Get up first!"

  The emperor warmly said: "You risked hiding such important evidence to clear the name of Empress Qi, truly a laudable display of loyalty!"

  "I am unworthy of Your Majesty's praise, I only hope that my wife can rest in peace..."

  Xiang Ying wept silently and knocked her head, listening to which made her feel even more sorrowful and desolate. She pulled out a small note from her close-fitting clothes, folded into the shape of a square victory sign, and presented it with both hands.

  "This was the letter that Niang received that day. She had a habit of hiding important letters in the secret compartment of her eight-treasured box."

  Indeed, the letter still had the fragrance that Empress Qi was used to. Xiang Yin continued: "It was after reading this letter that Your Majesty decided to go to Fei Yan Pavilion."

  The emperor unfolded a note with only a few words written on it: "Tonight at the first quarter of the hour of hai, meet at Feiyan Pavilion."

  The handwriting is both strong and elegant, looking very familiar ---- it's the handwriting of Empress Zhou.

  His eyes flashed with insight, and he had already grasped the underlying secret.

  "Empress Zhou is not the real murderer!"

  The emperor said resolutely.

  The queen was still confused, but the empress dowager had already seen through the situation and said calmly: "Since Concubine Zhou and that envoy have secretly met in the pavilion, it's impossible for them to invite others to come."

  The queen also reacted, she thought for a moment and exclaimed in surprise: "Someone imitated Zhou Guifei's handwriting, sending an invitation to summon Qi Fei... when the two sides collided, Zhou Guifei had the intention of killing..."

  She intentionally or unintentionally pulled the murder case towards Empress Zhou, this dirty water, if not splashed on her, would be unbearable.

  The emperor furrowed his brow, just about to retort, but was stopped by Chen's gentle tug on his sleeve.

  She stood up from her seat, smoothed out her clothes and said: "After I took over the case, for fear of being overheard, I summoned many palace servants, and finally with the help of Commander Qiu, we found a patrolman."

  Under the emperor's intention, she sent another eunuch to patrol. This person proved that on that night, on the corridor in front of the Xihua Gate, he saw Concubine Zhou and a young man holding hands and being very intimate. They came running from afar, as if they had received some kind of shock.

  The empress heard this and was even more pleased: "Just as I said!"

  The emperor, however, caught the sound of the words and asked: "When was that?"

  The eunuch stammered, but was very certain that it was already past midnight.

  The emperor listened quietly for a long time before slowly uttering a sentence...

  "This is a calamity!"

  The hall was silent for a long time, and no one spoke.

  The emperor's anger had reached its peak, and he threw the letter onto the imperial desk, coldly laughing: "That such a traitor has appeared in the palace is truly astonishing to me!"

  The queen felt dizzy and bewildered, but after a moment's thought, she still felt relieved.

  At least, Zhou Guifei's crime of adultery is unavoidable!