The fat beneath Zhou Cong's jaw trembled slightly. Pei Hengyu’s gaze felt so piercing that Zhou Cong felt as if he were being seen right through.
But he could not admit it! He had to use this hidden arrow to avenge his son.
Yang Hai did not dare to look directly at the imperial countenance. Sensing that since the incident occurred within the Court of Judicial Review, the Emperor would naturally question him, he knelt immediately. "In reply to Your Majesty, the coroners from both the Court of Judicial Review and the Ministry of Punishments conducted the autopsy simultaneously. They reached the same conclusion: Lu Zhihe died of gastric rupture due to the excessive consumption of indigestible substances!"
Chapter 95