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The Empress's heart sank.

All those who came were from the Crown Prince's faction.

The prime minister's granddaughter, Shen Qingwan, is about to marry into the Eastern Palace. Zhou Qinggong is also his protégé, and Vice Minister Xue of the Ministry of War is the cousin of the crown prince's mother.

The purpose of these three important officials' visit is self-evident.

"This old minister pays his respects to Your Majesty the Empress."

The prime minister strode in, glanced around at the crowd, and his expression was cold and stern.

The Empress narrowed her phoenix eyes slightly, her palms secretly sweating.

"Is the Prime Minister also here to stop me from visiting His Majesty?"

The Crown Prince's tense expression instantly relaxed, and he secretly gave the three of them a meaningful look.

"This old minister dares not."

The prime minister bowed slightly and said arrogantly, "His Majesty is unwell, and the Empress does not care about His Majesty's health, allowing Envoy Yin to cause such a disturbance here. This is truly inappropriate."

The Empress said coldly,

"His Majesty is unwell, and the imperial physicians are helpless. I have invited Princess Anle to treat His Majesty. Is this not inappropriate?"

The prime minister's imposing gaze swept over Yin Liuli, a cold smile playing on his lips.

"Even the imperial physicians are helpless. This Princess Anle only knows some unorthodox magic; what virtue or ability does she have to save His Majesty's life?"

"you……"

Just as the Empress was about to speak, Yin Liuli retorted unhappily.

"Without my unorthodox magic, the prime minister's granddaughter would have been fish on someone else's chopping block."

"I will naturally remember Qingwan's kindness."

The prime minister's face remained impassive, his somber eyes fixed on her.

"But His Majesty's health is of great importance to the fate of the Great Chang Kingdom. How can just anyone be allowed to come before him?"

"If something goes wrong, who can bear the responsibility!"

Yin Liuli retorted sharply.

"Your Excellency, the Prime Minister, stopped me from treating His Majesty, causing me to miss a crucial opportunity. I wonder if Your Excellency is capable of bearing the responsibility?"

The prime minister's face darkened.

"Princess Anle has quite the arrogance!"

Vice Minister Xue glanced at Yin Liuli and scoffed disdainfully, "The entire Imperial Medical Academy is helpless, and you, a mere girl, dare to claim you can save the Emperor? What a joke!"

Yin Liuli's clear eyes swept across his face, and she said disdainfully,

"I haven't even made fun of this gentleman yet, and you dare to make fun of me?"

Minister Xue felt a little uneasy under her gaze and couldn't help but say,

"What are you laughing at me for?"

Yin Liuli sneered.

"Has anyone recently hanged themselves in your residence, sir?"

Vice Minister Xue's heart skipped a beat. "W-what?"

"It's the ghost of a woman, who must have hanged herself. She was about seventeen or eighteen years old and is resting on your shoulder."

Yin Liuli raised her hand and pointed behind him, her brows furrowing slightly.

Vice Minister Xue couldn't help but shudder.

"You, you're talking nonsense!"

"Am I talking nonsense? When she died, she was wearing a moon-white dress, a little thin, and had a beauty mark at the corner of her left eye. Am I right?"

Yin Liuli's gaze was sharp, hitting the nail on the head. "If I'm not mistaken, this lord has recently been experiencing chills down his back and unexplained neck pain. In his dreams, this woman often comes to claim his life... Am I right?"

"That's completely untrue!"

Vice Minister Xue involuntarily glanced behind him, then retorted defiantly, "What does a woman who hanged herself have to do with me!"

As he spoke, a woman's face, as pale as paper, slowly emerged from his shoulder.

A white silk ribbon was tied around her neck, beneath which lay a dark bluish-black hue. Her white pupils were speckled with blood, and her tongue drooped from the corner of her lips.

When Vice Minister Xue turned around, he met a pair of chilling eyes staring at him with resentment.

Yin Liuli raised an eyebrow slightly.

"Even on your deathbed, you're still being stubborn? She's been dead for less than seven days; her resentment hasn't dissipated. On the seventh day, the night her soul returns, that's when she'll come to claim your life!"

The words made Vice Minister Xue uneasy; his previous arrogance vanished, and he said in a flustered manner,

"You...you're telling the truth?"

"Princess Anle's magic is superb; I have witnessed it with my own eyes."

A cold smile flashed in the Empress's phoenix eyes as she slowly said, "Hasn't the Prime Minister also witnessed this?"

"If you don't believe what she says, you're just asking for trouble."

Gu Jinyan snorted and raised an eyebrow at Yin Liuli. "Liuli, if they don't believe you, then let them go looking for trouble!"

Xue Shilang's head buzzed, and all color drained from his face instantly.

"No, no, I... I... Princess Anle, she... she's really on my shoulder? Is she trying to take my life?"

Yin Liuli's words were spot on. Just two days ago, he had bought a seventeen-year-old songstress from Yuefang and wanted her to serve him that very night.

But the girl said she had someone she loved and begged him to let her go, refusing no matter what.

Xue Shilang had no patience for that, and forced himself on her that very night. Unexpectedly, she was strong-willed and hung herself from the roof beam the next day.

He felt it was bad luck and had it hastily buried.

I've been feeling unwell all over these past few days. My back feels like it's pressed against ice, and I keep getting chills.

His neck and shoulders felt as heavy as if a piece of iron was pressing down on them. For several days in a row, he dreamed of that songstress, who came to take his life with a white silk ribbon around her neck!

"Minister Xue, don't forget why you're here!"

The prime minister glared at Vice Minister Xue, his face grim as he rebuked him, "So easily intimidated by a few words?"

Yin Liuli raised an eyebrow. "I'm bluffing him? If you don't believe me, see for yourselves... Come out here, settle your grievances and avenge your grudges."

With a flick of her fingers, a flash of inspiration appeared at her fingertips.

A ray of light shone on Vice Minister Xue's shoulder.

His shoulders suddenly felt lighter, and a chilling aura instantly enveloped him, making all the hairs on his body stand on end.

Just as Yin Liuli said, a woman dressed in a moon-white dress slowly appeared in the air.

She was unsteady on her feet, her face was deathly pale, and her pure white eyes held a ferocious look.

"Minister Xue, you owe me my life...you owe me my life! When you bought me, I refused, but you insisted on tearing us apart..."

The ghost let out a mournful cry, then suddenly opened its arms and pounced on Vice Minister Xue.

Upon seeing the ghost before him, Minister Xue was grabbed by the neck before he could even utter a sound.

"Giggle giggle..."

He made labored sounds, his eyes rolled back as the ghost choked him, and he desperately clutched his neck, screaming, "Help...help me..."

"You haven't even cleaned up your own mess, and you're trying to stop me?"

Yin Liuli gave a cold sneer.

"Gulp"

Xue Shilang was choked to the ground by the ghostly hand, struggling desperately, but he could not break free from the ghostly hand.

He continued until his face turned a deep purplish-red, his eyes rolled back, white foam appeared in his mouth, and he fainted.

"Alright."

Yin Liuli then called out to the ghost, raised a finger, and said, "This is not the place for you to take revenge. After he goes back, you can do whatever you want. I won't take you in."

The ghost glanced at her slowly, then vanished from everyone's sight in a flash.

However, it reappeared on Vice Minister Xue's shoulder.