Bai Yao tightly pressed her lips together, still unwilling to admit, "Youâre trying to link me with a stranger, thereâs nothing I can do."
"The Prince is out there building a kingdom for the entire Great Chu, little did he know the old Emperor is harming his family behind his back." Bai Yao laughed wildly, her face full of ridicule.
Xiao Tianhao remained unmoved: "You should have a Gu insect in your body too, right?"
As he spoke, he waved his hand, ignoring Bai Yaoâs stiff expression, and called the doctor over for a consultation.
Bai Yaoâs eyes showed a moment of panic, but only for an instant, she quickly calmed down and allowed the imperial physicians to examine her.
A moment later.
Xiao Tianhao brought the imperial physicians to the other side, and after hearing their response, he instinctively furrowed his brows: "Really no problem?"
"Minister Xiao, I dare not lie, this womanâs body indeed has no issue, the scars on her face are old injuries, at least ten years old."
"I understand, you may leave." Xiao Tianhao didnât expect this result, he had no way to explain it to the Emperor.
When he returned, he saw the dungeon was quiet.
Although Xiao Tianhao was unwilling, he did not show it, and gave Bai Yao a smug smile: "So, tell me, where did the Gu insect in your body come from? Since you wonât admit your identity, you should at least be able to explain the origin of this Gu insect, right?"
"Otherwise, even if you talk until your lips are chapped, you canât clear your suspicion. Although youâve taken on Consort Yunâs identity, compared to us, Prince Huainan must be the angriest one, right?" Xiao Tianhao squinted at Bai Yao, disapproving of her act of stealing someone elseâs identity.
But now the results of the interrogation are the priority, he needs to know what Bai Yao and the others have been plotting in the capital.
His subordinates investigated and found that since Bai Yao entered the palace, there have been some movements in Prince Huainanâs Mansion.
However, they havenât been able to catch any evidence, which is somewhat regrettable.
Bai Yao felt a moment of panic because of his words, but she immediately remembered that ordinary doctors couldnât possibly see the abnormality in her body, suspecting Xiao Tianhao was trying to trick her.
After only a slight hesitation, she turned her head and continued with an unafraid demeanor, "I donât know what youâre talking about, Minister Xiao."
"Itâs fine if you donât know, in any case, itâs already impossible for you to get out of jail."
Bai Yao, true to being the mastermind, didnât say anything no matter how much she was interrogated or even tortured.
Chu Heng assigned the task of interrogating Bai Yao to Xiao Tianhao.
Meanwhile, he followed up on several trusted people of Bai Yaoâs in Prince Huainanâs Mansion, tracking information day after day.
On this particular day, he finally made some progress.
He discovered the existence of the Yuntan Flower.
However, this time, the Yuntan Flower was already dried up, with only withered petals left, devoid of medicinal properties, as if it had been hastily abandoned, leaving traces behind.
Chu Heng was busy for seven or eight consecutive days.
Ye Muyu seldom saw him return home and usually went to bed early.
When she woke up, Chu Heng had already left.
For so many days, they hadnât faced each other, and Ye Muyu felt a sense of loneliness from not seeing him for so long, perhaps because she missed him. On this day, she woke up before dawn.
Instinctively, she looked up beside her bed and saw Chu Heng still sleeping soundly. Her spirits lifted instantly; she rubbed her eyes to wake herself up. Initially, she wanted to snuggle with him for a while, but she didnât want to disturb his sleep.
After hesitating for a moment, she simply lay still in his embrace without moving.