"Everyone rise," Emperor Wei Jing raised his hand, his face grim.

He cast a cold glance at Wang Shi's face, which was full of flattery, and a hint of disgust flashed in his eyes.

He pointed to the chair prepared to the side and gestured, "Sit down and talk."

Seeing the Emperor grant her a seat, a hint of joy flashed in Wang Shi's eyes. After exclaiming 'Thank you, Your Majesty,' she hurriedly pulled her daughter down to sit.

Then, her eyes kept sizing up Xie Jin Yan.

Joy and greed were written all over her face.

Emperor Wei Jing saw it all, and the disgust in his eyes deepened, but his face remained as cold and calm as ever. He asked Wang Shi, "Wang Shi, do you know why We have summoned you to the palace today?"

Hearing this, Wang Shi glanced at Yu Qing Wu and replied to Emperor Wei Jing with a smile, "I know."

As she spoke, her gaze unconsciously fell on Xie Jin Yan again.

As long as that girl died, she would use this matter to threaten the Shen family, and make the Shen family recommend her daughter Xu Chun'er to be the Crown Princess. At that time, the glory and wealth would be endless. Once the Crown Prince ascended the throne, her daughter would be the Empress, and their family would prosper! In the future, the Shen family would have to curry favor with her...

Thinking of this, Wang Shi's eyes almost turned green.

Emperor Wei Jing had seen countless people and naturally saw through her thoughts.

Under his stern face, his brow furrowed, and he asked Wang Shi again, "Wang Shi, We ask you, did you really see Yu Liangdi kill someone?"

"Your Majesty, this humble woman saw it with her own eyes." Hearing the Emperor call her name, Wang Shi hurriedly withdrew the green light in her eyes and looked at Emperor Wei Jing with a respectful expression.

Then, she looked at Yu Qing Wu, who was sitting beside her, and said, "Although this Yu Liangdi has grown up now, her appearance has not changed much compared to when she was a child. When I saw her at the palace gate just now, I recognized her at a glance."

"She was the one who killed Yang Cheng in the mountains that day!" As Wang Shi spoke, a few traces of anger surfaced in her eyes, as if she was aggrieved for Yang Cheng, and resentfully said, "Alas, to be honest, Yang Cheng was quite good to Yu Liangdi. Apart from being a little strict when disciplining her, who would have thought that this overzealous discipline would lead to his death? Yang Cheng even has a daughter. It's a pity for that little girl. She has been missing since Yang Cheng passed away. I don't know...if she also fell victim to Yu Liangdi's sinister schemes."

As Wang Shi spoke, she put on an expression of sympathy, as if Yang Cheng's daughter had really been silenced.

Hearing her words, Emperor Wei Jing's face turned even more unsightly.

He turned his head, took a deep look at Yu Qing Wu, and questioned, "Yu Liangdi, is what Wang Shi said true? Did you really kill Yang Cheng?"

Hearing this, Yu Qing Wu still didn't speak.

She pursed her lips, and tears welled up in her eyes.

In an instant, her eyes were red, and after a while, she nodded heavily, with fear, and choked back to Emperor Wei Jing, "Replying to Father Emperor, this child... did kill someone ten years ago. The person I killed was Yang Cheng from Yang Family Village."

She wiped away her tears and knelt down in front of Emperor Wei Jing with a *putong* sound.

She looked pitiful, extremely remorseful, giving people the illusion that she must have a hidden reason.

Perhaps not expecting Yu Qing Wu to admit it so easily, Emperor Wei Jing's whole body shook violently. Xie Jin Yan was also shocked, and Empress Zhou frowned.

Qiu Shiyi Niang was stunned for a moment before she recovered and looked at Yu Qing Wu in disbelief.

For some reason, seeing Yu Qing Wu admit it so easily, she suddenly felt a little uneasy, feeling that this merchant's daughter had a backup plan waiting for her.

However, she quickly calmed down again.

She gave Wang Shi a wink, and following what they had discussed beforehand, she instructed her, "Aunt Wang, saying all this is useless. First, bring out the evidence."

Hearing Qiu Shiyi Niang's words, Wang Shi immediately took out a yellowed piece of paper from her sleeve and presented it on her knees.

Yu Qi took the paper and handed it to Emperor Wei Jing. Emperor Wei Jing only glanced at it before his face darkened.

Seeing Emperor Wei Jing's ugly expression, Wang Shi hurriedly struck while the iron was hot and said, "Your Majesty, the villagers of Yang Family Village all know about what Yu Liangdi did back then. Yu Liangdi designed and killed Yang Cheng back then, and also bribed the local county government. If you don't believe it, you can send someone to inquire about it, and check those files. You can find everything."

"I can be considered a relative of Yang Cheng. I was timid and afraid of trouble back then and didn't dare to speak out. Now, seeing the murderer not only getting away with it but also prospering, I'm really sad for Yang Cheng and feel uneasy. Therefore, I entrusted the Qiu family to file a lawsuit."

As she spoke, Wang Shi shed another burst of tears, as if she was really related to Yang Cheng, looking as if she must seek justice for Yang Cheng.

Actually, Yu Qing Wu had already admitted it, so there was no need to investigate further.

Since they planned to file a lawsuit, the Shen and Qiu families must have already found evidence.

Qing Wu understood that denying it now was useless.

Therefore, she no longer argued, only her eyes were red as she knelt and walked to Emperor Wei Jing, saying, "Father Emperor, there is nothing to investigate. Yang Cheng was killed by this child. This letter was also written by this child. However, this child killed him also in self-defense."

Her eyes were red, and she looked at Emperor Wei Jing with great sincerity, with an attitude of resignation as a person was about to die, saying, "This child had long expected this day, but I didn't expect it to come so quickly. Since I killed someone, this child is willing to pay with her life."

"But, before I die, this child also wants to seek justice for her family. The reason why this child killed Yang Cheng was because the Shen and Qiu families wanted Yang Cheng to kill me to silence me. My death is not a pity, but the lives of fifty members of my Yu family cannot die in vain!"

Hearing Yu Qing Wu's words, Emperor Wei Jing's brow jumped, and he heavily placed the yellowed letter on the table, looking at her with some surprise, and asked, "Yu Liangdi, what did you say? Seeking justice for the fifty members of the Yu family?"

"Wasn't the Yu family exterminated because of a fire? How did it suddenly involve the Shen and Qiu families?"

This news was shocking to Emperor Wei Jing.

He had heard of the tragic case of the richest family in Tongzhou, the Yu family, but he never thought that it would be related to the Shen and Qiu families.

After all, the Shen and Qiu families could be considered relatives of the Yu family, how could they harm their own relatives?

Hearing Yu Qing Wu's words, Qiu Shiyi Niang was also shocked and almost screamed, scolding Yu Qing Wu, "You... you must not talk nonsense! It was clearly you! It was clearly you who killed someone because you couldn't bear the hardship!"

"I'm talking nonsense?" Yu Qing Wu sneered, looking at her faintly.

"Aunt Qiu, if I remember correctly, your Qiu family and the Shen family were almost convicted of embezzlement, right? Later, your two families had a lot of silver out of thin air and filled these loopholes. May I ask, where did that silver come from?"