All the ancestors in the capital begged me to be a substitute

Mu Huai'an, who was still immersed in regret and grief, raised his eyes in astonishment because of Shen Lingxi's words, followed Shen Lingxi's gaze, and looked towards the nothingness where the old lady was.

Seeing the two of them like this, Mrs. Xie's lips trembled.

If she saw that Xie Zhanghua and Xie Zhangting were still "alive" just now, although she was flustered, she was barely calm.

But at this moment, when she saw Shen Lingxi staring at her soul body and talking, it was more terrifying than seeing a ghost.

"You, you, how can you..."

"I can see ghosts all the time. Not only that..." Shen Lingxi smiled at her, and intentionally reached out to hold the hand on her corpse, "I can also control the corpse."

After the words fell, Mrs. Xie's body suddenly turned her head, her eyes looked coldly at the old lady's soul, and a voice similar to her voice came out of her throat: "I can use your body to speak, so, don't you old man Thinking about continuing to conceal and deceive, let alone being able to fool..."

"His Royal Highness knows much more inside information than you imagined. His Royal Highness now looks at Shaoqing's face and is more tolerant to the Mu family. Your confession is actually not important to us at all. I want to do it. What, just borrow this corpse to speak..."

Mrs. Xie's heart was full of turbulent waves.

Originally, she chose to die in order to bear the blame and keep the secret.

But at this moment, Shen Lingxi's actions made her realize that death cannot be the end of everything.

"Grandmother." Mu Huai'an's hoarse voice was full of sadness, "You saw what happened last night, although I don't know why Wu Erda didn't let me kill you... But now he did. Get out of this murder scene."

"Today, if His Royal Highness hadn't believed in me, if Shen Lingxi hadn't helped me, the charge of killing my grandmother would have fallen on me. Is this the result you want to see?"

It seems to be confirming Mu Huai'an's words——

Chunjun went back and forth, and at the door of the secret room, he bowed to Shen Lingxi and reported: "Crown Princess, Your Highness will let your subordinates inform you that the maidservants who served the ancestors above all confessed that they saw Young Master Mu when they entered the secret room. When Qing was young, he kept saying, 'Grandmother killed Queen You'an, I was just helping His Highness the Crown Prince and avenging Queen You'an...' If this confession is presented to the emperor, Shaoqing will be in danger."

When he said this, he blinked at Shen Lingxi invisibly.

Shen Lingxi nodded to him knowingly.

When Mrs. Xie heard Chunjun's words, she slumped on the ground with a pale face, "No, no, he promised me..."

"What did he promise you?" Xie Zhanghua floated in front of the old lady, his usual gentle face turned violent: "Auntie, is this really related to you? You are the person I respect the most!
Mrs. Xie looked at her with a complicated expression, "Zhang Hua, I really didn't mean to..."

"When I heard the news of Zhang Ting's death, I was very sad. I went to Huguo Temple to light the ever-burning lamp for her, and accidentally met Wu Erda. He was good at divination and calculated several things for me, all of which were accurate. He has a lot of trust."

"After you moved to the palace, I learned that you were restless all day long, so I asked him for advice. He figured out that you were haunted by evil spirits, so he drew a few talismans for me, and asked me to give them to you... Do you still remember this?" thing?"

Xie Zhanghua frowned and recalled carefully, "It is true. Because of those talismans, I did not have any more nightmares in Yongtai Palace. I even sent my maid to the mansion to inquire about the origin of the talismans."

"Yes." Mrs. Xie closed her eyes, "I wanted to introduce him to you, but he said he only wants to marry those who are destined, and he rejected me."

"But not long after, he gave me a pack of spices mixed with incense ash, saying that if it is made into a sachet and worn on the body, it will have the effect of warding off evil spirits and calming the nerves."

"I was thinking about your body, so I ordered someone to make a sachet of that spice and give it to you, and I also told you to wear it on your body. I never told you about the origin of that sachet."

"It's just a sachet."

Xie Zhanghua didn't think that a small sachet could be so great.

She said suspiciously: "Besides, the maids are always cautious about the things I wear next to my body, and the sachet must have been tested by the imperial physician..."

"What's in the sachet is medicine but not poison." Shen Lingxi explained: "The medicine was produced in the Palace of Medicine, and the imperial physician of Da Zhou couldn't test it out."

She looked at Xie Zhanghua, "The 'Zui Xin' that you got on Xie Zhangting's body can only last for a month or two at most, but if you put 'Zui Xin' in a sachet, wear it on your body, and smell it every day, The effect will last forever.”

"Think about it, did you start wearing this sachet when you moved from the Xing Palace to the East Palace?"

"It's really..." Xie Zhanghua recalled, "After returning to the East Palace, my symptoms began to worsen. Could it be the problem with the sachet?"

Shen Lingxi nodded.

"It's just..." She frowned: "With Wu Erda's ability, since he can come and go freely in the East Palace, why does he have to borrow the old lady's hand to administer this medicine?"

Mu Huai'an at the side, although he couldn't hear the words of the dead soul, could deduce the whole story from Shen Lingxi's words.

"If he wants to use the hands of the Mu family to push the late emperor to go west, he must drag the Mu family into trouble." He said in a deep voice.

"That's right." Mrs. Xie sighed, "After Zhang Hua died, Ur came to my door and told me that the sachet contained the medicine that prompted Zhang Hua to commit suicide. I gave the sachet to Zhang Hua with my own hands. If it is exposed, the whole Mu family will not be able to escape their ties. This sachet is equivalent to tying the Mu family to his boat."

When Xie Zhanghua heard this, the hostility around him lessened a lot.

"If the truth of the matter is true, then the sachet was made by the adulterer without my aunt's knowledge. The aunt just made a mistake and was not the murderer. I don't blame my aunt."

When Mrs. Xie heard this, for the first time, that old face showed a look of guilt.

Shen Lingxi smiled.

I have to say that Chu Yan's own mother is indeed too soft-hearted and too soft-hearted.

No wonder it was calculated so badly back then.

She looked at Mrs. Xie, and said in a low voice, "Even if the old lady didn't know about it at first, after she found out, she should report to the police and tell the real murderer."

"But you acquiesced in this matter, allowing your mother-in-law to bear the notoriety of 'suicide', and watching her spiritual throne not be sealed after death, and not allowed to enter the Taimiao."

"What's more, you also chose to cooperate with Uerda, and did your best to help Urda facilitate the emperor's western expedition. Now when he has nowhere to hide, you hide him here."

"The Mu family has teamed up with Wuerda over the years. I'm afraid they have done a lot of things? Otherwise, the old lady would not have chosen to apologize with death as soon as she heard the news of the incident."

Speaking of this, Shen Lingxi seemed to think of something, and her eyebrows moved slightly.

With a pair of apricot eyes, she looked at Mrs. Xie's face very sharply, and asked in a deep voice: "Could it be that...the death of Emperor Xiaode was also caused by you?"

Emperor Xiaode is the posthumous title of Chu Yan's father, the former prince after his death.

As soon as Shen Lingxi said this, both Mu Huai'an and the three dead souls changed their expressions.

"No, no, no." Mrs. Xie waved her hands in fright, "Even if we had the guts to do this, we wouldn't dare, it would cost the lives of the entire family!"

"Impossible." Although Mu Huai'an couldn't hear the old lady's words, he thought about it: "When Emperor Xiaode passed away, my grandfather was no longer alive. My father was ordered to go to the west to welcome the emperor's grandson back to the capital, but he was not in the capital."

Shen Lingxi looked at him sideways: "But don't forget, Danzhu's father, Liu Shichang, was the best at detoxifying, but he disappeared for no reason on the day Emperor Xiaode died suddenly. In the end, Mrs. Cheng Engong secretly sent someone to join Liu Shichang In the list of dereliction of duty in the case of Emperor Xiaode's death, the entire Liu family was executed. If it wasn't for this, Mu Xue'e would not have died at the hands of Danzhu."

Mu Xue'e is Mrs. Xie's heart and soul, thinking of her death, Mrs. Xie said sadly: "This matter is just a coincidence."

She raised her eyes, looked at her and said, "When Uerda threatened us with the sachet, he did say that Zhang Hua is dead and the Xie family is in a state of collapse. Instead of the Xie family, enjoy the honor alone."

"I admit that I have thought about it, and the old man also secretly sent a few relatives and friends to talk about things in front of the late emperor."

"It's just that Emperor Xiaode has always been unable to let go of Zhang Hua's death, and has repeatedly declined the matter. Just as the old man died of illness, I feel sorry for Hui Rong. I don't want Hui Rong to marry and live as a widow in the East Palace, so I just let her go. Married to King Huan."

"After the death of the old man, we closed our house and kept our filial piety, so we had no contact with Wuerda. Later, when the late emperor went west, my son Tiangang was ordered by the emperor to play the forward. Wuerda came to the door again and said that he wanted to join forces. I let Tiangang is dealing with him."

"Tiangang is timid. I haven't told him about the past. I'm afraid that Wuerda will plot against the Mu family again, and ask Tiangang to tell the late emperor about Wuerda's alliance. Only after the late emperor's permission can he act."

"Since then, the communication between the Mu family and Uerda has been on the bright side, so how dare we attack the prince."

"Besides, the first emperor was wise and powerful. He naturally sent someone to check. The death of Emperor Xiaode had nothing to do with King Huan and our Mu family, so he issued an imperial edict to make King Huan enthroned as emperor."

"Princess, this matter really has nothing to do with us."

Shen Lingxi frowned.

At the Yongtai Palace back then, Yun Chong instructed Danzhu behind his back to use Mu Xue'e's life to uncover the grievances between Mrs. Zhou and the imperial physician Liu Shichang's family.

It also pointed out that Liu Taiyi disappeared mysteriously on the morning of the sudden death of the former crown prince.

But at this moment, after learning that the Mu family had colluded with Wuerda and was Wuerda's accomplice.

Mrs. Xie said that all this was just a "coincidence".

Where in the world can there be such a coincidence?
Shen Lingxi didn't believe it.

If Mrs. Xie was not lying about this matter.

That is, there is a problem with Yunchong.

Seeing that Shen Lingxi hadn't spoken for a long time, Mu Huai'an asked anxiously, "How? What did grandma say?"

Shen Lingxi came back to her senses, and simply put Yun Chong's affairs aside for the time being, and relayed Mrs. Xie's words to Mu Huai'an.

Mu Huai'an frowned tightly, "Since what happened like this, grandma made a statement in front of His Highness, so how could she apologise with death?"

"I deserve to die." Madam Xie's eyes welled up with tears, "I owe Zhang Hua my life, and I should apologize to her."

As she spoke, she floated in front of Xie Zhanghua, and knelt on the ground with a plop: "Zhang Hua, although your death was not my intention, I can be regarded as an accomplice. I'm sorry."

Mrs. Xie kowtowed three times to her.

Xie Zhanghua pursed his lips and sideways avoided.

After being reminded by Shen Lingxi, she also realized at this moment that the aunt in front of her is actually a very selfish person and not innocent.

Shen Lingxi is not interested in Mrs. Xie's belated "confession".

In short, the Mu family was almost lying down in the whole matter, which benefited greatly.

They were the ones who attacked Yunguo, joined forces with Yunhong Mountain, made great military exploits, and were promoted to rank.

When the emperor ascended the throne, the daughter of the Mu family became the head of the harem, and they were also the most honored relatives.

How can the Mu family He De!
Didn't he save Uerda's ancestors in his previous life?To get him to treat each other like this?
It's no wonder that after Wuerda was injured and escaped, he came to Cheng'en Gong's mansion immediately.

Shen Lingxi doesn't believe that Wuerda is such a "kind" person.

If he can do so much for the Mu family, then what he wants from the Mu family must be great.

"Last night, you chose to commit suicide in this secret room. Did Wu Erda mean that?" Shen Lingxi asked.

Mrs. Xie hesitated for a moment, then nodded.

"I regard Wu Erda as an immortal teacher. When he came to ask me for help last night, he once said that as long as I rescue him from the difficulties, I will definitely help the Mu family to a higher level in the future."

Shen Lingxi raised her eyebrows, "How to go to the next level?"

Mrs. Xie pursed her lips: "Hui Rong suffered a miscarriage injury many years ago and has never been pregnant. He said he could heal Hui Rong and let her have a child."

Shen Lingxi understood.

The queen has been childless for many years, which is known to all the world.

Although the East Palace has been settled now, the emperor is in his prime.

If the queen can give birth to a dragon son, with the power of the Mu family, there will definitely be another bloody storm in the court.

Wu Erda is very good at handling people's hearts.

If Shen Lingxi hadn't been able to see the souls of the dead, the case would have ended with Mrs. Xie committing suicide at most.

There is no way to reverse the case for Xie Zhanghua, and the Mu family will not be punished too much for this.

Wu Erda might be able to entice the queen to do things for him, which is really a good plan.

It's a pity that I met her who can see ghosts.

"What happened last night?" Shen Lingxi asked again.

Mrs. Xie replied truthfully: "After I learned about the accident in the Yunjiang Palace, I was disturbed. I came to the secret room to ask him for advice, but Da Lang bumped into me."

"He used Zhu Youshu to control Dalang. Although Dalang was not awake, he was determined and did not follow his instructions. So he told me that the prince had discovered the secret room of the Yunjiang Palace, and asked me to be there right now. Suicide in this secret room, and then write a letter of repentance, I believe that even if the emperor knows the truth...Tian Gang and Hui Rong are ignorant, the emperor will definitely not criticize them."

Speaking of this, Mrs. Xie showed a bit of resentment on her face: "But I never thought that after my death, he would set up this murder scene and blame Da Lang for my death. Da Lang is The future hope of the Mu family, if he acts like this, ruining Da Lang is equivalent to ruining the Mu family... I really hate him!"

A few traces of ridicule flashed in Shen Lingxi's eyes.

Seeking skins from tigers never ends well.

"Then do you know the whereabouts of Uerda?" She said meaningfully, "If you can catch him, you may be able to pay off the crime. Otherwise, he is good at disguise and Zhu Youshu, just in case Infiltrating into the palace and bewitching the queen, when the time comes, your Mu family will truly be doomed."

Mrs. Xie's expression froze.

She thought about it carefully for a while, and suddenly thought of something, she hurriedly said to Shen Lingxi: "Many years ago, I met him at Huguo Temple, and I know a place, he might be there..."