The Empress Kneels in Her Palace to Admit Her Mistakes After Slaying Her Ways in the Female-Oriented

Liu's shouts were like thunder.

"Didn't you pride yourself on being a loyal subject of the Great Yu?"

"Why can't I learn from His Majesty? His Majesty keeps body doubles. I just keep a few more than His Majesty. Why can't you accept that?"

"besides……"

"You should learn from the late emperor!"

"The late emperor, with his extraordinary appearance and noble bearing, was still willing to summon the late empress's beloved to his presence, allowing her to stay and keep the late empress company, so that they could be affectionate and sweet, pour out their hearts to each other, and even bestow upon her great rewards..."

"Why can't you, Pei Jingzhi, learn from this?"

Pei Jingzhi suddenly turned around.

"What?"

"What did you say about the late emperor?"

……

The Duke of Ren's Mansion.

Ren Tianye suddenly jumped up from his chair.

"What did you say?"

"Xiao Jingyuan summoned the courtesan's old lover to the emperor's presence? He even made him reminisce with her, and they were even being affectionate, while Xiao Jingyuan just hid to the side, not daring to disturb them?"

Su Jin, who was kneeling on one knee, nodded, her face also filled with disbelief, and said, "Lord Duke, when I first heard this news, I also found it hard to believe..."

"Xiao Jingyuan is, after all, the emperor of a nation, while the empress is merely a woman from a brothel. No matter... no matter how much they love each other, it shouldn't come to this, right?"

"Yes, I arrested the Vice Minister of Rites and the Minister of Rites, two high-ranking officials who were infatuated with their concubines and neglected their wives. I interrogated them separately, and they both admitted to it."

"Your subordinate can make that judgment perfectly."

"The late Emperor Xiao Jingyuan did indeed do this!"

"Moreover, afterwards, the prostitute's old lover was given a generous reward, but I couldn't find out exactly what the reward was."

Ren Tianye sat back down in his chair, his eyes somewhat vacant.

I originally thought Xiao Mingzhao was unparalleled in the world, but I never expected that compared to his father Xiao Jingyuan, he was just a small fry compared to a big fish!

He married a prostitute, and then he wanted to bring her lover to the palace while he hid away, letting the prostitute and her old flame be lovey-dovey.

What kind of twisted gameplay is this?

Or has this simp behavior degenerated to the point of brain damage?

This is absolutely outrageous!

That's outrageous! His mother opened the door for him! That's outrageous!

"My lord, I have also investigated the identity of the courtesan..." Su Jin continued, "The courtesan is not some lady from a noble family or a girl from a humble background. Due to her family's decline, she was forced into prostitution. She has been in brothels since childhood. Her appearance is not top-notch, and her skills in music, chess, calligraphy, and painting are only average, and she is also..."

"That prostitute was fickle, wanton, and no different from a lowly courtesan."

"Given her behavior and style, I truly cannot fathom how she managed to win the late emperor's unwavering devotion."

"After all, no matter what, the late emperor would not have been so interested in such a vulgar woman."

As she spoke, Su Jin took out a painting.

Upon opening it, the portrait was found to be yellowed, clearly indicating its age.

There are people drawn on it.

Su Jin said, "This is the portrait of the prostitute that I found. Please take a look, Your Excellency. The one in the very foreground is the prostitute."

Ren Tianye glanced at it. Although the portraits were all painted with ink, they had a certain charm. It was clear that the woman in the lead was waving a folding fan and had a wanton expression on her face, unlike a proper woman.

Yet this woman managed to drive Xiao Jingyuan mad step by step.

"The last two people, one should be a friend of the Empress, whose identity is still unknown, and the last one is the Empress's maid, who was given the name Xiao Gugu by the late Emperor Xiao Jingyuan and was later appointed as Shanggong Ling by Empress Xiao Mingzhao."

Ren Tianye nodded.

He knew Aunt Xiao very well.

Back then, Aunt Xiao sheltered a barbarian boy without any army guarding her. He, alone with his halberd, swiftly beheaded several of them, bringing them all down from their horses.

Aunt Xiao died at his hands!

only……

Looking at the portrait now, Ren Tianye felt a pang of regret. If he had known things would turn out this way, he should have interrogated Aunt Xiao more severely back then.

What exactly was the relationship between the prostitute and Xiao Jingyuan?

Just as I was thinking this, my body suddenly jolted.

Because he saw that the friend of the prostitute in the portrait had a jade pendant with a love knot tied around his waist!

It is completely different from the concentric knot designs on the market.

On the contrary, it was extremely similar to the love knot embroidered on the purse given to him by Empress Xiao Mingzhao. However, the love knot on the purse given to him by Empress Xiao Mingzhao had smoother, simpler lines and was more expressive.

This should be the evolved version.

"So, this woman was the first to share this bond?"

"Is this woman the root of everything?"

"and……"

Ren Tianye's breathing quickened slightly.

He had been thinking that the love knot on the sachet that Empress Xiao Mingzhao had given him looked somewhat familiar, but he just couldn't quite place it.

Upon seeing the first version, Ren Tianye suddenly understood.

Damn, that's a carrier's logo!

It's just been simplified a bit!

"This guy..."

Ren Tianye's eyes instantly sharpened: "We must find out exactly who this woman is!"

"If she were alive, where would she be now?"

"If she's dead, I want to see her corpse!"

Ren Tianye was always steady and composed. The bigger the event, the more calm and collected his expression became. Such a sudden emotional fluctuation was extremely rare, even for Su Jin, who had been with Ren Tianye for many years.

He couldn't help but be greatly alarmed.

It seems that this woman must have violated some taboo of the Duke.

Just like Ye Fan back in Yunji City!

In their pursuit of Ye Fan, they abandoned even the defense of Yunji City, chasing him all the way to Sifang City. Even after taking Sifang City and killing Ye Fan, it still wasn't enough.

We must also grind Ye Fan to dust!

This woman's situation is very similar to Ye Fan's...

So Su Jin quickly knelt down and promised to find out about the woman as soon as possible.

At the same time, Su Jin's heart was also boiling with excitement.

The jade pendant with a love knot worn by the woman in the portrait and the love knot embroidered by the woman who is suspected to be the third sister are clearly from the same source.

Therefore, if the woman who resembles the third sister is indeed the third sister, Su Li, it would completely prove that Su Li has become entangled with this woman whom the general dislikes.

moment……

Su Jin was in a real bind.

Back then, my second sister Su Xiu and Ye Fan got into a huge mess. How come... now the third sister Su Li is involved with this woman again!

Why must things be so difficult for the Su family in the Northern Frontier?

And then there's Second Uncle, whose one act of kindness is about to bring endless calamities upon the Su family!

Su Li is coming to seek revenge on the Duke, but she ends up getting entangled with this so-called "Knot of Hearts". It's almost certain that another bloody storm will break out in the future!

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