A moment later, a male body resembling a dried-up tree was carried inside. Death by hanging was certainly not peaceful; his cheeks were swollen, the tongue was exposed, and his throat was dyed in blue and purple. Tan Hong Fei only took a glance then immediately looked away, as if he could not bear the burden: "I remember that there was a scar in the shape of a triangle under the corner of the old eunuch's eye..."

The middle-aged man kneeling on the ground slowly dragged himself towards the body, sweeping away the dry white hair. On the corner of the eye covered in wrinkles and marks was indeed an old scar in the shape of a triangle.

The surroundings fell into a dead silence, Zhu Heng's face was completely bloodless. He suddenly took a deep breath then raised his hand to adjust the official hat that had inclined to the side due to a slap from General Tan. The hands of the scholar were still shaking, he asked: "What happened after?"

The man kneeling in the hall said: "Fortunately, the little Marquis was blessed by the heavens and did not perish in the face of misfortune. Later, when the former emperor was awakened from the demonic woman's magic, he had regretted it deeply, secretly disposing of the barbarian sisters and bestowing upon the little Marquis endless grace, even taking him into the palace to personally care for him.

"Although the demonic woman had paid for her crime, the villain who once gave this idea to the Emperor still remained. Greatly fearing that the Gu family would continue to receive the monarch's grace just as before, he had joined with Eunuch Wu to take action against the little Marquis once again."

Zhu Heng: "The secret of the palace, you have to think clearly before speaking."

The middle-aged man laughed aloud: "Thank you. When I was young, I was a farmer who grew up in the Northern Frontier. My family has been tyrannized by the barbarians for generations. My parents and siblings have all been killed by them. It was the old marquis who had saved us, avenged us. This peasant is of low status and has been bearing this burden for many years, serving this old eunuch, not for the wealth or benefits of his family, but to wait for this day!"

Tan Hong Fei no longer had the heart to be surprised, his emotions seemed to have almost numbed: "But I remember the one who died that year was His Highness the Third Prince."