Yunyi met her gaze and said, “Of course it cannot speak, but the blood stains on it are enough to prove everything.”

Xin’an’s eyelids twitched secretly. No wonder she felt this garment looked familiar—it was the one she had casually taken from the rosewood rack yesterday to block the blood stains.

She said dismissively, “This is your garment, and His Majesty was killed by you. Isn’t it quite normal for it to have blood stains?”

Yunyi ignored her and said to Li Yuan, “Tang King, you have traversed battlefields and fought countless battles. Can you tell whether that dagger was thrust into His Majesty’s chest by someone’s right hand or left hand?”

Li Yuan recalled the scene after Yang You was stabbed and said, “It should have been the right hand.”

Yunyi smiled slightly, “The Tang King indeed has keen insight. The blood stains on this garment are mostly on the right side, which shows that the murderer was holding the dagger with their right hand.”

Xin’an snorted coldly, “Left hand or right hand, what difference does it make? It was still you who killed His Majesty.”

Yunyi looked at her and said slowly, “When Second Young Master rescued me from Jiangdu, we encountered an attack on the way. My right forearm was hit by a sleeve arrow coated with strychnine poison. Although I was fortunate enough to save my life, my right arm was left with lingering effects. Whenever it’s rainy, it becomes sore and weak—I can barely hold a bowl of soup, let alone wield a knife to kill someone. So coincidentally, it rained all day yesterday, so the person who killed His Majesty absolutely could not have been me.”

Xin’an’s face changed as she scolded, “Nonsense! You’ve been in the palace for so long, and I’ve never heard you mention this.”

“Just because you don’t know doesn’t mean it didn’t happen.” After Ruyi refuted her, she bowed to Li Yuan and said, “Tang King, everything the Princess said is true. If you don’t believe it, you can ask Imperial Physician Li to question her. The Princess has been asking him to treat her ever since returning to the palace.”

“Immediately summon Imperial Physician Li.” Following Li Yuan’s words, a palace servant immediately went to the Imperial Medical Bureau. Before long, Imperial Physician Li entered with the servant.

“Imperial Physician Li, Princess Jinyang says her right forearm was once injured, causing it to become sore and weak whenever it rains. Is this true?”

Imperial Physician Li cupped his hands and said, “Reporting to the Tang King, this is indeed true.”

Upon hearing this, Xin’an’s expression changed dramatically as she said sharply, “Impossible! How could such a thing happen?” Without waiting for Imperial Physician Li to speak, she continued, “You must have colluded with her to deliberately fabricate such a lie to escape the crime of killing His Majesty.”

Imperial Physician Li was quite upright in character. Hearing these words, he immediately felt displeased and said stiffly, “If the Princess doesn’t believe it, she can ask other imperial physicians to examine Princess Jinyang.”

“Of course I will. I don’t need you to remind me.” After saying this, Xin’an turned to Lüli and said, “Immediately go and summon all the imperial physicians from the Imperial Medical Bureau.” Li Yuan did not stop this—he also wanted to confirm the truth of this matter.

Soon, several imperial physicians appeared at Mingse Residence. After examining Yunyi, their words were identical to Imperial Physician Li’s, all stating that Yunyi’s right arm had been injured and would experience soreness whenever it rained. In such a condition, it would be impossible to kill Yang You with a single stab.

After the imperial physicians left, Li Yuan cupped his hands to Yunyi and said, “For causing the Princess to suffer such undeserved injustice, I truly feel terrible. Please punish me, Princess.” This statement was equivalent to accepting the testimony of Imperial Physician Li and the others, believing that Yang You was not killed by Yunyi.

Yunyi said politely, “The Tang King is too kind. I am also to blame for this matter—in my panic, I forgot about my arm pain caused by yesterday’s rain.”

“Thank you for not blaming me, Princess.” Li Yuan expressed his thanks and said, “I will immediately withdraw the guards outside.”

“No!” Xin’an said coldly, “Even if she didn’t directly act, she was still an accomplice. These guards cannot be withdrawn.”

Hearing this, Jixiang immediately flared up. Just as she was about to argue, Ruyi spoke first, “Whether His Majesty was killed by Second Young Master is still unknown. To call the Princess an accomplice now is too hasty.”

Xin’an snorted coldly, “At that time, only you few were in the palace. No matter who did it, the rest are accomplices and all guilty.” As she spoke, her gaze intentionally or unintentionally swept over Li Jiancheng, who understood her meaning and said softly, “Father, Princess Xin’an’s words also make sense. It would be better to temporarily confine Princess Jinyang and the others to Mingse Palace. As for Shimin…”

Li Yuan raised his hand to interrupt him, then said, “Pass down the order—withdraw the guards.”

How could Xin’an agree to this? She hurriedly said, “Tang King, you…”

Before she could continue, Li Yuan already said coldly, “What? Does the Princess have objections to my decision?”

Xin’an naturally had objections, but facing Li Yuan’s cold gaze, she couldn’t say those words and could only stiffly say, “No.”

Li Yuan withdrew his gaze and said indifferently, “Since there are no objections, then it’s settled.” After saying this, he turned and left, followed by the others who also departed from Mingse Palace.

Xin’an was the last one. She walked to Yunyi’s side and said in a voice only they could hear, “I won’t let this matter rest.”

Looking at her cold, snake-like gaze, Yunyi smiled coldly, “What a coincidence—I also don’t intend to let this matter rest.”

“Hmph!” Xin’an snorted coldly and swept out of Mingse Palace with her sleeves. After they left, Jixiang breathed a long sigh of relief, patting her chest and saying, “Finally escaped suspicion and no longer need to be confined here.”

Ruyi frowned and said, “We may be temporarily safe, but Second Young Master’s situation… we have no leads at all and don’t know where to start.”

Mentioning this, Jixiang was also at a loss. Just as she was about to ask Yunyi, the latter already said, “I want to first go offer incense to His Majesty. Ruyi, you accompany me. As for Jixiang…” Yunyi’s eyes turned cold as she said in a concentrated voice, “From now on, find several people to take turns watching Shuangyue Palace closely. Whatever Xin’an does, wherever she goes, report everything to me without omission.”

After Jixiang received her orders and went to select trustworthy palace servants, Yunyi took Ruyi to Daxing Palace. The people kneeling in the palace looked at each other in confusion upon seeing her arrive, showing puzzled expressions. As for Li Yuan and the others who had left before her, they were not in the palace at this moment.

Strange—wasn’t it said earlier that she was suspected of killing His Majesty and imprisoned in Mingse Palace? How was she released in less than a day?

Amid everyone’s various speculations, Yunyi stepped forward and lit three incense sticks. After inserting them into the incense burner, she walked to the coffin that had not yet been closed and looked at Yang You, who appeared to be sleeping peacefully. Without speaking, tears fell first, dripping onto Yang You’s black and red imperial crown robes.

She reached out to stroke Yang You’s face, which was so cold it numbed her fingers, and choked out, “Your Majesty, your aunt knows you cannot rest in peace. Your aunt promises you that she will definitely find the murderer who harmed you and will never let you die in vain!”

At this time, Xin’an had already returned to Shuangyue Palace, sitting in a chair with a grim expression. A palace servant brought a cup of tea to her side, saying, “Princess, please have some tea.”