Chapter 754

As Empress Dowager Xiao said these words, her eyes were fixed directly on Gao Yang's.

Her expression was calm, yet she could not hide a hint of nervousness.

After all, this matter was too important!

It was just that Gao Yang kept playing dumb, which left her feeling powerless.

There was no help for it; now she had to be the one to pierce this layer of window paper.

Upon hearing this, a smile appeared on Gao Yang's face.

At this very moment, all the evidence had formed a closed loop; he could be almost certain that there was something wrong with the late Emperor's death!

And it concerned the Empress Dowager and the Prime Minister.

As for evidence, it wasn't needed at all; the only thing now was to steady Empress Dowager Xiao.

He said to Empress Dowager Xiao, "The Empress Dowager may have heard some rumors."

Empress Dowager Xiao was somewhat impatient; she had been so direct, yet Gao Yang still wanted to continue playing the fool?

But the next second, Gao Yang's voice rang out.

"It is false that this person swindled my brother's money; in truth, I heard shocking news from this person's mouth. He told me that the late Emperor's passing was the result of foul play."

Once these words were spoken, they swept through the entire Empress Dowager's bedchamber like a storm.

Such shocking news, and Gao Yang just said it out so casually?

It was so direct that even she found it hard to accept.

Gao Yang glanced at the sudden astonishment on the Empress Dowager's face, and he shook his head inwardly.

You see, if I'm not direct, you look at me with contempt; if I'm too direct, you can't handle it.

Not to mention Empress Dowager Xiao, even Lu Wen almost bumped his head against the bed board in shock.

He pressed his ear close, hurriedly listening for any movement.

"The late Emperor's passing was the result of foul play? Lord Gao, are you joking with me?"

Empress Dowager Xiao stood up straight, walked toward the table in the center, and sat down on a sandalwood chair.

At this moment, her heart was quite unsettled.

Gao Yang looked at the Empress Dowager's back and said indifferently, "Empress Dowager, you asked me to be direct, yet why are you the one hiding your head and showing your tail?"

"As for this person Chen Sheng, others may not be clear, but surely the Empress Dowager is?"

"Chen Sheng claims that the person who murdered the late Emperor is none other than the Empress Dowager!"

When these words rang out, Empress Dowager Xiao's entire body shook.

"Lord Gao, one can eat indiscriminately, but one cannot speak indiscriminately. Do you have evidence for saying such things?"

"Slandering me—this is a crime that even Lord Gao might not be able to bear!"

Lu Wen also widened his eyes, his face full of shock; at this moment, he wanted nothing more than to jump out.

Gao Yang walked toward Empress Dowager Xiao and said indifferently, "Empress Dowager, do you know of the Lin family?"

Gao Yang asked suddenly, his eyes fixed straight on Empress Dowager Xiao.

Empress Dowager Xiao looked at Gao Yang, her eyes flickering.

Although Empress Dowager Xiao hid her expression well, in front of him, an expert in micro-expressions, she had nowhere to hide.

These eyes of his were very vicious!

He had even figured out Empress Dowager Xiao's "model" the very first time he saw her.

Empress Dowager Xiao definitely knew about this Lin family!

Empress Dowager Xiao took a deep breath; with Chen Sheng and the Lin family brought up, there was no point in hiding anything anymore.

And Gao Yang had been so direct.

She looked straight at Gao Yang and said, "Lord Gao, you are a smart person; there is no one in all of Da Qian smarter than you. You shouldn't have gotten involved in this matter."

Gao Yang sighed and said, "I didn't want to get involved either, but there's no help for it; all of this is beyond my control!"

"Ever since I learned of all this, I haven't been able to stay out of it. Since this matter has fallen upon me, I can only bite the bullet and investigate."

"How much do you know?"

Empress Dowager Xiao narrowed her eyes and asked directly.

"Everything I should know, and everything I shouldn't, I know it all. Chen Sheng told me everything; I have to say, it is simply inconceivable and shocking!"

"Empress Dowager, you are muddled!"

Gao Yang said with a pained face, pointing at the Empress Dowager.

"Since you even know the secret that the Eleventh Imperial Prince is not the Emperor's son, then I have nothing more to say," Empress Dowager Xiao sighed and said.

"What?"

"The late Emperor was cuckolded?"

"Holy crap!"

Gao Yang was shocked to his core, but his face remained as steady as an old dog.

This was truly big news.

Empress Dowager Xiao looked at Gao Yang and said bluntly, "Lord Gao, since you are making such a big scene yet haven't told the Emperor, what is your intention?"

"Or to be more direct, what does Lord Gao want?"

Gao Yang's body jolted.

Then, he approached from behind Empress Dowager Xiao and placed both hands on her shoulders.

The sudden presence of a pair of large hands on her shoulders made Empress Dowager Xiao's skin crawl.

This Gao Yang was bold!

But before she could speak, she felt Gao Yang lean down and slowly approach her ear.

Then he said softly:

"What I want depends entirely on the Empress Dowager!"

"It's just that I feel the Empress Dowager surely wouldn't want the Emperor to know that the late Emperor's death is related to you, would you?" ===== CHAPTER 756 =====