There was no denying that Jian Ran's threat worked. Yu Shan pondered for half a second, his aged face grim, then shut off the gas valve.
He turned and said secretively, "This is classified. I'm only telling you. If word gets out, the consequences will be unimaginable!"
Jian Ran nodded. "Don't worry. My lips are sealed."
I'll only tell Lu Yanting. I definitely won't tell anyone else!
As he muttered inwardly, he saw Yu Zhuo glance around and sidle over like a thief, lowering her voice. "The Empress killed herself!"
"Some of Southern City's people died of disease, and some were killed by government troops. In the end, their bodies were burned to destroy the evidence."
"Based on the information we currently have, the tragedy in Southern City back then was most likely caused by some highly contagious disease. The Prince of Zhennan may well have contracted it too, which was why..."
Jian Ran nodded slightly at this. It was much like the scenes the Resentment Domain had shown.
"What about the Empress's body?" he suddenly asked.
Yu Shan shook his head. "We haven't found it. By rights, it should be in the Tomb, but the one buried in the Prince of Zhennan's embrace was another consort."
"And..."
"And what?" Jian Ran pressed.
Yu Shan's expression grew more complicated. "Judging by the consort's remains, the male characteristics were very pronounced."
Jian Ran: "..." Haha. Very pronounced male characteristics? Didn't that make the identity even more obvious?!
Wasn't it Sheng Le?!
How much must the Prince of Zhennan have hated him?!
He'd kept him locked at his side in life, then trapped him in a coffin after death. Was it so he could... bang him anytime, anywhere?!
His mind involuntarily went into the gutter.
Yu Shan continued, however. "Actually, the archaeological