My father ordered me to kill the emperor, but His Majesty bestowed a princess upon me instead.

The clothing inspection form was six pages long.

First person:

First Queen.

The original owner of the sick clothes.

Second person:

Princess Zhaoning, Xiao Lingyi.

He received it in the fourteenth year of Chengxi.

Third party:

Shining on the moon.

Re-inspect the sealed garment.

Fourth person:

Meng Qiu, the head of the princess's household clothing department.

It is suspected that she changed clothes within the past month.

There are existing death certificates.

The body has not been examined.

Fifth person:

Zhou Su Niang.

They were forced to wear the Zhaoning court dress.

Live now.

My ancestral home is Yong'an.

Sixth person:

It is suspected to be He Xiuniang.

She was dressed in the late empress's sick clothes and Zhao Ning's everyday clothes.

He is now dead.

The identity is pending final verification by the family.

A piece of clothing.

Six people.

Two of them are alive.

One died.

One person died on the spot, but no one knew if they were truly dead or not.

One is inside the Yong'an Stone Gate.

One of them has been dead for eleven years.

Bai Zhi finished writing the last page.

"We still need someone to pick up the clothes."

"Who switched it out of the box?"

"Meng Qiu may not have done it herself."

"Then write 'to be investigated'."

She picked up her pen to add:

The person who carried out the changing of clothes is still under investigation.

The case cannot be closed due to Mengqiu's death from illness.

This sentence is very important.

If Meng Qiu really dies.

We can't push all the work onto her.

If he didn't die.

We must not let a death certificate cover her up.

The clothing brand is sealed in six places.

The Censorate.

Princess House.

Internal guard.

Shangyi's old tent.

Zhou Su Niang.

Suspected autopsy evidence of He Xiuniang.

The last step is to prevent the dead from leaving their handprints.

The autopsy record was then sealed.

I'm not speaking up for her.

It only proves that she is indeed lying there now.

Before the plaque was presented, the emperor ordered someone to summon me and Xiao Lingyi to Changning Palace.

He still did not use Ming Tang.

I wake up slowly.

He speaks slowly.

But it's more stable than yesterday.

The clothes tag was placed by the bed.

The emperor stared at it for a long time.

"The late Empress's sick clothes."

"Yes."

"Where can I find it?"

"On the body of the fake Zhao Ning."

He closed his eyes.

Whose body is it?

"Suspected to be He Xiuniang from Yong'an."

"Not Lingyi?"

"no."

The emperor looked at Xiao Lingyi.

"Did you inspect it yourself?"

"Yes."

"Why not report to the palace first?"

Xiao Lingyi said, "Change her clothes first."

The emperor was taken aback.

"Who?"

"dead."

She said, "She is wearing my court robes."

"The Empress Dowager's sick clothes."

"We can't just carry him into the palace like this."

The emperor remained silent.

He probably meant that the old evidence in the palace was more important.

They might also think that the license plate should be checked first.

In the end, nothing was said.

I placed the clothing inspection form in front of him.

"His Majesty bears witness."

"Why must I sign?"

"The original owner of the sick clothes was the late Empress."

"The recipient is Zhao Ning."

"The sealed-clothes man is in Yong'an."

"The stolen thread entered the princess's residence."

"The body was written as belonging to royalty."

"You can't avoid mentioning His Majesty in any of these sections."

The emperor read six pages.

My gaze lingered on the words "suspected He Xiuniang".

Why not?

"No family members were seen."

"The wounds only need to be treated in two places."

"It is highly suspicious."

"I can't identify her name in the end."

What if the family members also admit their mistake?

"Find old neighbors, work records, dental injuries, and bone age again."

What if you still can't recognize them?

"So it has been written as 'pending verification' ever since."

The emperor asked, "She is dead."

"Is it still necessary?"

"have."

I said, "If she remains unknown..."

"This corpse can still be referred to as Zhao Ning."

"Today is."

"Tomorrow could be someone else."

The emperor picked up his pen.

Sign your name at the witnessing place.

It's not just about stamping.

It was written about Xiao Jingheng.

"Send it."

Xiao Lingyi did not immediately send them away.

"Father."

"Um."

"After the clothing label arrived in Yong'an."

"The stone gate might open."

The emperor paused, his finger twitching.

"Gu Qinghe and Zhaoyue will come out."

"Yes."

"The tents they brought."

"He will write about the Empress Dowager's mistakes."

"I will write to you too."

The emperor looked at her.

"What are you trying to say?"

"Your son will take them back to the capital."

"It's not evidence."

"It's about bringing people."

"If Father Emperor only wishes to see the account book..."

I don't want to see them.

"I will also allow them to enter the Xuanzheng Hall."

The emperor's expression was rather unpleasant.

Are you threatening me?

"Inform us in advance."

These two sentences together sound like a father and daughter.

I stood to the side.

Laughter is not appropriate.

The emperor asked, "What will Zhaoyue say when she sees me?"

"What is Father afraid of her saying?"

Xiao Lingyi countered with a question.

The emperor did not answer.

A palace maid from eleven years ago.

The late empress's last medicine stand.

Two hours after Wei Zhi went missing.

He wrote an edict of self-reproach.

The sealed-off imperial tent.

Zhaoyue knows too much.

She used to live in Shimen.

I can only rely on others to relay the information.

Once it comes out.

The emperor could not simply admit his mistakes on paper.

You need to face a living person.

The emperor leaned back on his pillow.

"Bring it back."

"That is, they can walk."

"The physician said we shouldn't move him hastily."

"Then walk slowly."

Xiao Lingyi said, "But we won't lock them up again."

The emperor closed his eyes.

"I know."

The clothing brand left Beijing that night.

The house number was also sent away.

It wasn't led by just one person.

The two signs are on two separate routes.

The official's robes were worn by a man who traveled the official road.

The door number leads to the inner guardhouse via a hidden path.

The clothing inspection form will be sent via the Princess's Residence post station separately.

The three routes are at different times.

They also didn't use the same city gate.

Which route was intercepted?

The other two paths can prove what's missing.

Ah Liu listened to the arrangements.

"Young master."

"Um."

"What about us?"

"Let's go too."

Which route?

"The fourth route."

"What should I bring?"

"Face."

He froze for a moment.

I said, "The people inside the stone gate want to examine me."

"The cards can be given to you by someone else."

"I can't copy a single copy."

Xiao Lingyi also returned to Yong'an.

The emperor did not stop it.

She was only allowed to leave the princess's official seal in the capital.

To prevent another Zhaoning from appearing on the road.

She left her official seal.

He only brought his personal notes and the late Empress's personal clothing list.

Bai Zhi, dressed in her robes, checked the general ledger.

Yan Xiaoyi carried a knife.

Ah Liu carries the luggage.

I didn't bring anything with me.

As he reached the palace gate, he asked:

"Young master."

"Um."

"Where is your imperial censor's seal?"

"Leave it to Pei Shen."

"You believe him?"

"Don't believe everything."

"Then why stay?"

"Let him attend court in my place."

Ah Liu stopped walking.

"Could he look like you?"

"cannot."

"Then how do we replace it?"

"Make sure someone doesn't stamp my name indiscriminately."

Pei Shen looked very unwell when he received the imperial censor's seal.

"I am not a member of the Censorate."

"Temporarily kept in custody".

"What if someone else takes the deputy seal?"

"You accept it first."

I have no right.

"Your Majesty has temporarily appointed a palace official."

"That decree will be reconsidered in three days."

"Therefore, the investigation will be completed within three days."

Pei Shen looked at me.

"You're starting to boss people around more and more like Hsiao Ching-heng."

"I'll pay."

"Where do we leave from?"

"Xue Jiu also owns two plots of land."

Bai Zhi said from the side.

Pei Shen didn't ask any more questions.

Before the carriages left the capital, Yong'an received an urgent report.

The medicine tags and grain tags have been placed in the troughs separately.

All five external locks on the door were unlocked.

Only the last lock of clothing remained.

Gu Qinghe, inside the stone gate, sent a message:

The clothing label arrived later.

Do not open the door immediately.

Read the garment inspection form first.

Read every name.

Including items pending investigation.

By the time I finished writing the sixth page, it was already dawn.

Bai Zhi read all six pages from beginning to end.

Upon reading the words "Identity awaits final verification by family members," someone outside the door suddenly cried.

Not a family member of the deceased.

She was a palace maid who kept watch at night.

She said she had met He Xiuniang once seven years ago.

At that time, He Xiuniang had washed the blood-stained clothes for Changning Palace. Her right hand was cut open by a needle and wrapped with red thread for three days.

There was also a thin white scar on the tiger's mouth of the corpse.

There's another clue.

It's still not enough to directly name them.

The palace maid said urgently, "I recognize her."

Xiao Lingyi asked, "Do you recognize the face, or do you recognize those three days?"

The palace maid was stunned.

"I recognize them all."

"Then write them separately."

A person's name cannot be determined by simply merging different memories into a single sentence just because everyone is in a hurry.

Before the clothing inspection form was delivered to Yong'an, Xiao Lingyi insisted on reading it herself first.

Six pages.

Forty-seven names.

She did not stop reading when she read about the late empress.

I didn't even see my own name.

Upon reading Zhaoyue's name, Zhaoyue replied from the side, "Here."

When I read the part about early autumn, no one answered.

The official in charge of rites subconsciously wanted to write "deceased".

Qiu Tang said, "I only wrote that no one has answered yet."

Meng Qiu's death record has not yet been verified.

The female official in charge of clothing, who had been dead for three years, was still inspecting the boxes; at least one "early autumn" had not stopped.

The clothing brand does not recognize Zhaoning.

They also do not acknowledge the late empress.

It only recognizes when and by whom it was hung, removed, and resealed.

As Xiao Lingyi read the last name to be checked, the bell outside the palace rang once.

It's not a death knell.

The Yong'an Live Certificate Station has reported that the clothing tag has been received.

The mother insisted that every name be read aloud.

On the Yong'an side, twelve witnesses recited the text in sections.

One person misread "Mengqiu" as "Mengzhou".

They stopped immediately to make corrections.

The stone gate did not immediately close because of a mispronounced word.

They didn't skip over the typos just because they were in a hurry to meet someone.

Only after reading it a second time did the lock make a soft sound.

The last lock retreated half an inch.

Not fully open.

A mother's voice came from inside the door.

"There's another name."

Everyone reread six pages.

No less.

The mother said, "The person who died wearing this garment."

We have been writing about unknown women.

But they didn't leave a line for her on the list of those who handled her cases.

Bai Zhi Supplement: Current identity unknown, was once forced to wear Zhaoning's sick clothes, and was the last person to hold the clothes.

Only then was the stone gate completely unlocked.

A piece of clothing cannot distinguish a princess.

The people inside the door recognized the still nameless dead man first.

I finished reading the urgent report.

"Mother knows that the clothing token will come back."

Xiao Lingyi said, "She didn't know."

"They're waiting to see how we'll write it."

A genuine card does not prove that we did not omit the dead.

Not even a single old garment.

There were only those six pages.

This can prove who we actually consider to be human.