Detective Ghost Empress

Liu Hui Ying felt that she was going crazy. However, she still responded to Zhai Tianyu's question, "He is the ghost of the dockyard. He helped Prime Minister Ji and his family in stealing and masking the golden taels that were snatched from the port."

When Zhai Tianyu heard her response comprehension dawned on him, he looked at the ghost standing in front of him and understood the situation. This ghost and Liu Hui Ying must have made a deal with one another which was why Liu Hui Ying asked him about the rebellion.

However, something confused him. Zhai Tianyu thought for a while before he couldn't help himself and asked, "But why did you help the Ji family if you were part of the rebellion? Should you not be standing against them?"

Lu Si snorted and then angrily said, "What do you mean, your majesty? The Liu family married the daughter of the county magistrate of the Yue Village and from then on that man became a tyrant and started to indulge himself in carnal desires and corruption. If not for the backing of the Liu family… that man would have never dared to do something like this."

"You are wrong," Zhai Tianyu corrected Lu Si whose expression darkened as he thought that Zhai Tianyu was trying to help his wife. Maybe Zhai Tianyu sensed it too because he smiled and then said, "If you do not believe me then I can open up the genealogy for you but the daughter of the county magistrate you are speaking of was married off to the Ji family's side branch."

"It was a rather embarrassing situation for both the family which was why no one mentioned it later on and the commoners did not find out about it."

Liu Hui Ying snapped her head up and looked at Zhai Tianyu. Her expression was rather complicated as she looked part confused and part angry.

"What do you mean by that?"

"It's just as I said," Zhai Tianyu said to Liu Hui Ying. His expression was calm and cold as he spoke to Liu Hui Ying, "The woman who was supposed to marry into the Liu family was snatched away by the son of the Ji family on the day of her wedding.

When the woman was being carried in a sedan that man rushed in between and fought with the groom which led to the death of the groom and the kidnapping of the bride."

"It was rumoured that the daughter of the county magistrate was so good-looking that the son of the Ji family could not stop himself and did something so sinister," Zhai Tianyu shook his head before continuing, "The groom was killed and the woman was snatched, there was no way the Liu family could have brought that woman back.

In fact, because of the death of the groom, they believed that the woman was a jinx and thus did not make any efforts to bring her back which led to that woman becoming the wife of that man who kidnapped her."

"As for the county magistrate," Zhai Tianyu clicked his tongue. "He only wanted to create a connection with the rich and the influential. It did not matter if his daughter was snatched and made to serve the Ji family son as he was the one who benefited in the end."

Lu Si was shocked after he heard Zhai Tianyu's explanation. Then…Then doesn't this mean that he was helping his enemy? The one who ruined his village and even killed him? No wonder those Ji family men continued to lie to him! This was the reason!

"I was fooled!" Lu Si exclaimed foolishly. His eyes turned red as he punched his fist in the palm of his other hand as he scolded the Ji family, "That family is rotten to the core for sure! They actually lied to me like this, I am never going to forgive them."

"There is no need for you to feel bad.," Liu Hui Ying remarked as she looked up at Zhai Tianyu who rubbed his nose. "There are even bigger fools than you." Wasn't this man the same? He caused the predecessor of this body to be killed because he was lied to and dragged around by his nose.

Zhai Tianyu cleared his throat before saying, "Anyway what I meant was that the county magistrate of that village had nothing to do with the Liu family."

"Hah!" Liu Hui Ying rolled her eyes. "My life is going to be ruined by these fools who continue to believe that the villains can be heroes." They were killing her. One caused her to be pulled into this world while the other caused her life to be on the line.

She then turned to look at Lu Si whose expression was pale and then questioned, "How does it feel to know that you were fooled even after your death?"

His expression twisted and his complexion turned purple. Lu Si wanted to say something very much but he couldn't bring himself to say anything. After all, even if he was to quibble what was he supposed to say? It was the truth that he was fooled by that man from the Ji family. Find more chapters on empire

Liu Hui Ying did not tease Lu Si anymore. She turned to look at Zhai Tianyu and said coldly, "Your majesty, I will be leaving the palace for a few days. Will that be fine?"

She could not search for Lu Si's daughter while staying in the palace now. Earlier she was thinking of sketching the portrait of the little girl and sending someone to look for her but if this happened fifty years ago then the traces of that little girl would be even fainter.

Only by leaving the palace would she be able to trace back to Lu Si's daughter.

"It will be difficult, after all, you are the Empress," Zhai Tianyu said with a soft hum. "However I can slide this off if you let me follow you." He added with a sweet smile causing Liu Hui Ying to stiffen.