As Mo Qinghuan passed by Mu Yanming's sedan chair, he lifted the curtain and called out to her.
"Where are you going?"
Mo Qinghuan took a deep breath and glanced at him sideways.
He was scrutinizing her. She couldn't help but find it ridiculous. She had been so naive to actually believe the words of a cold - blooded killer.
"Get in first."
His voice was flat, sounding emotionless.
It seemed that even the death of so many people didn't stir a single ripple in his heart.
Bai Ke came over and invited her to get into the sedan chair. She glanced at Bai Ke, her eyes flashing with complex emotions.
After getting into the carriage, she sat on Mu Yanming's left side, waiting in silence for him to explain.
Mu Yanming knew that her attitude towards him must be because of the extermination case of the Left Prime Minister's Mansion.
"It wasn't done by this king, but this king will investigate this matter clearly. This king will surely find out the person who wants to frame me."
She looked up at him and then lowered her head. Indeed, she had been preconceived about this matter.
She believed that Mu Yanming, if he did something, would admit it. Since he said it wasn't him, it probably wasn't, for he simply disdained to lie...
"Who could it be? Who has such a deep hatred for the Prime Minister's Mansion..."
Hearing her words, Mu Yanming looked up at her. "It may not be because of hatred for the Prime Minister's Mansion."
Mo Qinghuan immediately understood what Mu Yanming meant. "You mean these people are deliberately targeting you."
Just then, Bai Ke suddenly shouted, "My lord, someone from the palace is coming..."
As he said this, the person had already approached the carriage. Eunuch Shu jumped off his horse and bowed to the carriage. "This old servant pays respects to the Regent and the Regent's Consort."
Mu Yanming lifted the curtain. "What's going on?"
Shu Dezhong bowed respectfully and conveyed the emperor's order.
"By the emperor's oral decree, the Left Prime Minister's Mansion was exterminated overnight. The emperor intends to summon the Regent to discuss the details of this case in the palace."
Mu Yanming put down the curtain, and Mo Qinghuan was about to get out of the carriage.
Shu Dezhong glanced at Mo Qinghuan and said, "Since the Princess Consort is here, why not enter the palace together?"
"Why do I have to enter the palace with you?"
Mo Qinghuan was a bit confused. This matter should have nothing to do with her...
Unexpectedly, Shu Dezhong smiled and said, "To answer the Princess Consort, when this old servant left the palace just now, he happened to meet the nanny beside the Empress. She was on her way to summon the Princess Consort to the palace on behalf of the Empress."
Mu Yanming sensed something was wrong. He got out of the carriage and stepped forward, blocking in front of Mo Qinghuan.
"Does the eunuch know the reason?"
Shu Dezhong smiled. "I heard that the Grand Princess Consort is pregnant. The Empress has summoned the female relatives to the palace to congratulate the Grand Princess Consort."
Mo Qinghuan couldn't help but be shocked. She didn't expect Mu Shengze to get Min Feiyan pregnant so soon.
She wondered if Min Feiyan's body could handle it...
After worrying, she thought she was really being over - concerned. The other woman had been eager to kill her, so why should she care whether she could survive childbirth...
"Let's go."
Mu Yanming pulled her into the carriage, and Shu Dezhong led the way on horseback.
...
Inside the carriage, Mu Yanming still held Mo Qinghuan's hand tightly. She didn't say anything, just hung her head in silence.
It was half an hour later when the carriage slowly arrived at the palace gate.
Along the way, although Shu Dezhong was in a hurry, he didn't dare to urge the person in the carriage. So he just chatted with Bai Ke in front.
When they arrived at the palace gate, Mu Yanming helped Mo Qinghuan out of the carriage. They happened to meet the Grand Princess Consort Min Feiyan.
Since the Grand Prince was going to the imperial study, only Mo Qinghuan and Min Feiyan walked together.
At first, Mo Qinghuan was a bit wary. After all, the women in the palace were so delicate that a small pebble might trip them and cause a miscarriage... and then...
Suddenly, a soft cry from Min Feiyan startled her back to reality.
"What's wrong with you?" She quickly turned around and asked.
She saw Min Feiyan covering her stomach tightly, looking extremely painful.
"Your Highness, what's wrong with you?" Zhi'er supported Min Feiyan, looking anxious.
Mo Qinghuan instinctively wanted to step forward to check on her, but then suddenly thought that if something happened when she got close, given the current situation, Min Feiyan might not say a good word for her. Instead, she might take this opportunity to frame her.
She hesitated for a while, and Min Feiyan's face had turned very pale.
Zhi'er was almost crying. She looked at Mo Qinghuan. "Princess Consort, you know medicine. Please check on our princess."
She didn't know what to do. Just then, Leng Nier and her personal maid walked over.
"Sister - in - law, what's wrong with Sister - in - law the Grand Princess Consort?"
She knew that these two were sisters - in - law. If something happened, they would be in the same boat. Especially at the last Hongmen Banquet, it was a good deed done by their brothers together, and these two were also present...
Moreover, since Leng Nier came up and asked about her own person, she was quite angry and retorted, "If you want to know what's wrong with your sister - in - law the Grand Princess Consort, you should ask her. Why are you asking me? How would I know?"
Leng Nier realized her rudeness and didn't say anything more. She stepped forward to support Min Feiyan and let her lean on her to rest.
Then she said to Zhi'er, "Zhi'er, I'll support the Grand Princess Consort. You go and inform the Empress first."
Min Feiyan leaned on Leng Nier, looking as if she was on the verge of fainting at any moment.
In the end, Mo Qinghuan couldn't harden her heart. She sighed and stepped forward to feel Min Feiyan's pulse.
After a long time, she let go of Min Feiyan's hand. "It's nothing serious. It's just that she was originally weak, so walking a few steps agitated the fetal qi."
Hearing her words, Leng Nier also realized. "Yes, Sister - in - law, why didn't you ask Brother Emperor to prepare a sedan chair for you? You're pregnant now. You can't be careless."
Min Feiyan indeed shook her head. "How could I do that? I was extremely reluctant to enter the palace this time. If it weren't for Mother's insistence, I wouldn't have wanted to come at all..."
Leng Nier still let her lean on her. "Why? You being pregnant is a happy event. Why not celebrate it properly..."
Min Feiyan sighed. "Because someone in the palace just lost their child. Doing this would be like stabbing her in the heart."
After saying this, she suddenly remembered that Mu Shengze seemed to have mentioned the friendship between Mo Qinghuan and Concubine Li.
So she gave Mo Qinghuan a veiled look.
Unexpectedly, Mo Qinghuan ignored her and just said calmly, "We've already wasted a lot of time. Let's go to the Empress's palace quickly."
Saying this, she walked straight ahead. It didn't take long for them to arrive at the Empress's palace.
She lifted her dress and stepped into the main hall, but unexpectedly, she saw...