The death of the Crown Prince was more important to her than anything, but what Pei Zhan uncovered implicated Xu Yin in this bloody case, and he even killed the sister of a Great General amidst such critical wartime circumstances!
This, on a personal level, is an act of ingratitude! Such a person does not deserve to be a scholar-official, nor to hold any official position!
And from a public perspective, his act of killing a soldier's family member shakes the morale of commanders fighting on the front lines!
This is something the court absolutely does not allow!
"My mother-in-law happened to witness the entire course of the bloodshed, yet due to her humble status and personal affairs, she hid this secret out of fear.
"Afterward, she had a brief encounter with Liang Ning, and it was then that Liang Ning temporarily entrusted her with this dagger. They never expected that Liang Ning would encounter a mishap shortly after."
"Your Majesty, the dagger has been retrieved."
