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Chapter 96 Ruyi's Royal Love in the Palace 23

"Wu Shulai!"

"Your servant is here!" Wu Shulai immediately knelt down to obey.

"Imperial decree: Xiao Luzi of the Imperial Kitchen has committed an unforgivable crime by harming the imperial heir. His subsequent attempt to commit suicide to leave no evidence against him only exacerbates his heinous crime. He is hereby sentenced to death!"

Upon hearing this decree, Xiao Luzi strangely breathed a sigh of relief.

Rather than suffer torture in the Imperial Prison, I'd rather die!

He had expected this outcome. Although he was somewhat unwilling, there was no turning back once he got involved. Fortunately, his family was not implicated.

But to his surprise, seeing the ease in his eyes, Hongli slowly uttered three more words:

"Three tribes of Yi!"

"The slave obeys the order!"

The hall fell silent instantly; no one had expected the Emperor to sentence him so severely!

This is an act that could result in the extermination of three entire clans!

This means that Xiao Luzi's father's and mother's families will all be executed.

The paternal lineage is vertically counted up to nine generations: upwards are father, grandfather, great-grandfather, and great-great-grandfather; downwards are son, grandson, great-grandson, and great-great-grandson.

The maternal family consists of the mother's parents, siblings, and their children and other family members.

This whole family has to die with him.

Xiao Luzi was immediately horrified, his eyes wide with horror!

Not only did he die, but he also dragged his family into it!

"Your Majesty, this matter was done by this servant alone and has nothing to do with my family!"

Xiao Luzi was no longer as defiant as before. Pressed to the ground, he could only beg for mercy, "This servant deserves to die, but my family is innocent! I beg Your Majesty to show leniency and spare my family!"

Hongli ignored him. Wu Shulai understood his meaning and ordered his men to gag Xiao Luzi, who was struggling and begging for mercy, and take him away.

Jin Yuyan's eyelids twitched violently, and her heart sank.

Xiao Luzi didn't die, and the emperor sentenced him so severely, so maybe Xiao Luzi will change his mind for the sake of his family.

Now how to do?

Jin Yuyan glanced at Gao Xiyue, and the two exchanged a look. Gao Xiyue understood and said, "Your Majesty..."

Hongli raised his hand to stop her from speaking further, and said to A'ruo and Xiao Anzi, "As for the two of you, you are guilty of plotting against the imperial heir, just like Xiao Luzi!"

A'Ruo looked up in disbelief, her lips twitching slightly. She glanced at Ruyi, then at Gao Xiyue, before finally throwing herself at the latter and crying, "Consort Hui, you said that if I helped you put the cinnabar into our mistress's dressing table, you would spare my family!"

Hailan's eyes lit up: "A'Ruo, what did you say? It was Consort Hui who asked you to put cinnabar in my sister's dressing table?"

"Yes! My father worked under Lord Gao. After Consort Hui harmed Consort Jing's imperial heir, she ordered me to secretly put it in the master's dressing table. When I refused, she threatened me with my family. I had no choice but to comply for the sake of my family, and thus I had to do this disloyal and unjust thing."

Seeing that A'Ruo confessed so readily, Xiao Anzi simply followed suit and pointed the finger at Gao Xiyue: "This servant was also threatened by Consort Hui with her family. Otherwise, this servant would not have dared to implicate the Consort even if I had ten lives! I beg Your Majesty to investigate thoroughly!"

The situation changed rapidly, and Gao Xiyue, who had just been speaking righteously, suddenly became the target of everyone's criticism!

Enraged, Gao Xiyue turned around and shoved away A'Ruo, who lunged at her: "You damned dog of a servant! First you betrayed your master, using a servant to accuse her, and now you're trying to protect yourself by slandering me. It seems you really don't want to live anymore!"

Jin Yuyan closed her eyes, cursing the idiot inwardly, knowing that something bad was about to happen.

Hongli seemed to have become interested and waved his hand to stop the people dragging A'ruo and Xiao Anzi: "You previously swore that Consort Nala murdered the imperial heir, why do you suddenly change your story and say that Consort Hui murdered the imperial heir?"

"Your Majesty, this was indeed the work of Consort Hui. Consort Hui first used cinnabar to harm Noble Lady Jing, and then tried to use it to harm my mistress!"

A'Ruo recounted in detail how Consort Hui contacted her, how she gave her the cinnabar, when and where they met, what they said and did, and even what clothes Consort Hui was wearing and what jewelry she was wearing at the time.

Xiao Anzi behind him no longer hid anything and carefully explained the whole truth.

Gao Xiyue collapsed to the ground, knowing that it was all over.

"Consort Hui, do you have anything to say?" Hongli asked.

Gao Xiyue's mental fortitude was even worse than Ruyi's. Without any evidence, she confessed immediately based solely on the testimonies of A'ruo and Xiao Anzi: "It was I who did it, but I had no intention of harming anyone!"

"It was Consort Jia who said that cinnabar could make Consort Jing's child stupid, and that it could also be used to attack Consort Nara. So I believed her slander. I beg Your Majesty to spare my family, considering that I was deceived!"

Jin Yuyan knew something was wrong and burst into tears instantly: "Consort Hui, I have always regarded you as my own sister. I never expected that you would now try to pin such a treasonous thing on me. Aren't you forcing me to die? Your Majesty, I am innocent!"

Gao Xiyue was furious that Jin Yuyan could still use sweet words to turn the tables on her even after things had come to this point. She wanted nothing more than to beat her up: "It was you who came to Xianfu Palace time and time again to sow discord, saying that I was being suppressed by the Ulanara clan and that you wanted to avenge me, which is why you came up with this cinnabar method for me!"

Jin Yuyan looked at Gao Xiyue with disappointment, as if she had been betrayed by her closest confidante, heartbroken: "Your Majesty, you have already committed such a heinous act, why do you still not repent, and insist on framing me? You..."

"enough!"

Hongli rebuked the people who were about to start fighting.

"My harem is truly full of talented people! There are ruthless ones, shrewd schemers, those who harm imperial heirs, those who use others to do their dirty work, and those who are as stupid as pigs. It has truly broadened my horizons!"

"It was all my fault, Your Majesty, please calm your anger!" Fucha Langhua pleaded guilty with a blank face.

She was filled with deep regret. She had originally decided not to get involved in this matter, but A'Ruo had provoked her anger with Yonglian, so she still got involved and was used as a pawn.

Who would have thought that the simple-minded Gao Xiyue could use such ingenious methods to harm people?

I'm really tired!

Fucha Langhua doesn't even dare to think about how the Emperor views her now.

Just then, Wu Shulai hurriedly entered the hall, carrying a tray with a stack of Xuan paper on it, which he presented to the emperor.

"Your Majesty, these are the confessions of Xiao Luzi and the people he implicated. Please take a look!"

Hongli didn't take it, but instead flipped through a few pages on the tray. As time went on, anger gradually surfaced on his face. Finally, he slammed his hand hard on the soft pillow beside him, his imposing aura and raging fury filling the air. His fierce gaze pierced Jin Yuyan like a knife.

"Take it and show it to that poisonous woman!"

"Whoo!"

Wu Shulai stood up and placed the confession in front of Jin Yuyan.