My Wife Turns Out to be an Empress of the Dynasty

Chapter 170 Clearing the Rubbish

"Come in."

Liu Yexi said to the young eunuch in front of the foul-smelling dungeon entrance of the Imperial Announcements Bureau, her face bearing a chilling smile.

"This..."

The young eunuch, no longer as arrogant as he was in the general's mansion, pleaded humbly with a trembling voice, "Master Liu, spare my life! I truly intend to sever ties with General Wu Wei this time. If you ask me, I am willing to confess everything!"

The eunuch, lacking in manly courage, to begin with, trembled even more upon seeing the infamous dungeon of the Imperial Announcements Bureau.

He dared not conceal anything!

However, Liu Yexi remained ungrateful, shaking her head lightly with a wry smile.

"Interrogating you is the job of the executioner, not mine. I only must throw you in!"

Without waiting for the eunuch to plead further, Liu Yexi decisively kicked him into the dungeon.

The iron door slammed shut with a resounding thud! Darkness enveloped the eunuch's despairing face.

"Betraying Her Majesty before, and now doing things detrimental to the young master. You expect to walk away unscathed... If I don't peel your skin, would my Imperial Announcements Bureau be in vain?"

Liu Yexi clapped her hands lightly and walked away from the Imperial Announcements Bureau.

"As for General Wu Wei... hehe, when Her Majesty returns from this expedition, this fellow will spit out some evidence, then we can deal with you..."

She wasn't wearing official attire. With a light step, she gracefully leaped from the high walls of the Imperial Announcements Bureau, landing steadily on the main street, and heading towards Dongzhi Street with a relaxed mind.

...

Shortly after she left,

Two graceful figures appeared in the dungeon of the Imperial Announcements Bureau, the very ones from the prince's mansion who had drained Hu Yue, the women from the Blissful Immortal Palace.

"What's this smell, it's so strange!"

The disciple covered her nose, looking disdainfully at everything in the dungeon.

"It's because your cultivation is lacking. Otherwise, you would realize that many things on a person's body smell stranger than this!"

The woman displayed a calm indifference as if she had seen it all, making the disciple feel a pang of inferiority.

"I heard that someone from Assistant Minister Sun's residence has been detained here. He's still alive. Let's ask the other prisoners if they know."

"Understood."

The disciple took a few steps and saw someone who hadn't yet changed into prisoner's clothes.

His face was fair, and his appearance was decent, except for his trembling mouth and lack of beard...

The disciple's excitement was evident, like a hungry wolf seeing meat.

"Do you know where the person from Assistant Minister Sun's residence is being held?"

"Master Liu, please don't kill me... don't torture me... I'll say anything, I'll really say everything..."

The disciple licked her lips in displeasure.

"Playing dumb? Then we'll just drain you dry!"

But the man still didn't seem to hear, he didn't even dare to open his eyes, as if the dungeon had frightened him to the core!

"Third Palace Master, he still won't speak!"

"What should we do then, do I need to teach you?"

"Sorry! A disciple understands!"

With a tearing sound of clothes,

"Ah!!" A piercing scream echoed throughout the dungeon, more piercing than a woman's, yet sharper!

Then came a deathly silence.

"What's wrong?"

"Third Palace Master, this task seems a bit beyond our capabilities. Disciple... disciple doesn't know where to start."

"???"

"How about... trying it for yourself?"

...

At dusk,

In front of the Gu Residence,

Gu Lan waved to the carriage's side window.

Inside, a delicate and flawless face appeared as the curtains were lifted, revealing Mu Yuyan.

"Madam, be safe while you're out with your sister. Remember, you're still pregnant, don't harm yourself."

"Mr. Gu, I'm just going to have a chat with her, there won't be any danger..."

Upon hearing Gu Lan's concern, Mu Yuyan's lips curved slightly, revealing a shallow dimple.

"Well, everything looks promising..." Gu Lan nodded and smiled.

"What did Mr. Gu say?"

"Nothing much, just go and come back early."

"Okay!"

As Mu Yuyan blinked her beautiful eyes through the window, Gu Lan suddenly noticed a maid in green and was taken aback.

"Yexi, why didn't you go with Madam?" Gu Lan already knew the maid's identity.

Liu Yexi, the chief spy of the Imperial Announcements Bureau, the number one hound under Mu Yuyan...

Gu Lan had already figured it out. Now that she noticed, a simple scan of her consciousness confirmed it.

"The Madam asked this servant to stay home and attend to Master Gu, no need to follow."

Liu Yexi responded with a sincere smile, seemingly oblivious to the fact that she had been exposed in Gu Lan's eyes.

"Oh!"

Gu Lan nodded thoughtfully and then returned straight to the study, content to be a quietly studious gentleman awaiting Madam's return.

"That little girl is secretly watching you," Saint Sovereign's voice resonated.

"I know..."

Gu Lan's peripheral vision caught glimpses of Liu Yexi peeking into the study from behind the window lattice.

"It's probably Madam's idea for her to keep an eye on me... Ha, Madam is exceptionally shrewd. She probably suspects that I might already know her identity."

Gu Lan chuckled and shook his head.

"But this time Madam's cleverness might backfire... Yexi's scrutiny will only lead her to the wrong conclusions!"

"Indeed," Saint Sovereign sighed.

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"Your wife probably never imagined that you would possess an external incarnation at the Saint Stage peak. Such a secret technique has never appeared on this continent!"

Mu Yuyan probably couldn't even imagine it.

If it weren't for Saint Sovereign integrating the memories of the Heavenly Demon, he wouldn't believe that Gu Lan could possess a living puppet similar to the Death Puppets but still with a breath of life!

"It's probably because of the Queen... Seeing you deceive her like this, I almost can't bear to watch," Saint Sovereign said.

"Why?" Gu Lan looked puzzled.

Did I really go too far? But when Madam was playing with me in the palm of her hand, you all seemed to enjoy it, and no one seemed to help me seek justice!

"She probably had no choice but to deceive you back then," Saint Sovereign seemed lost in reminiscence.

"There was also such a woman who deceived me before. I was angry and drove her away, but when I learned the truth, I couldn't go back to how things were..."

You are a man with a story, Saint Sovereign...

Gu Lan thought, but rest assured, tragedy won't happen between me and Madam.

Invincible strength is not just for show.

Moreover.

I teach her every night, and I dare not hide it from her for too long!

"After this cleanup of the Blissful Immortal Palace, everything should settle down... The truth will come out... As for matters between Madam and me, I prefer to take the initiative!"

Gu Lan smiled and said in a deep voice.

Then.

He closed his starry eyes. At the same time, in the dense forest west of the city, the bound-haired swordsman who had arrived here early opened his eyes, and the aura of the Saint Realm suddenly burst forth!

"This body... is indeed much weaker than my true self, but it's enough to clean up the trash!"

The swordsman's voice was deep, and a determined smile appeared on his resolute face, just as harmless as Gu Lan's.

Walking towards the azure fluorescent Saint-Grade teleportation array, the space twisted, and his figure gradually disappeared...