Fan Zhen thought over her words carefully and found nothing wrong with them. Then he lifted his legs and followed up.
Xiao Xiao pursed her lips. Finally, she sent someone to inform the emperor and convey her mistress's intention by the way.
Anyway, the person in charge of the palace was still there. At least, they couldn't leave others any excuse to blame them.
She believed that the young emperor would surely make a decision after hearing what her mistress had said.
Shi Muyuan was led by Xiaozifu to the prison on the other side.
It seemed that the person in front of her didn't receive any preferential treatment in prison.
Well, it was understandable. Who would be so stupid as to curry favor with her at this moment?
She walked in and sat down on one side. As soon as she sat down, sarcastic remarks came to her ears.
"The famous Empress Dowager comes here this time. Aren't you afraid that I'll attack you again?"
The young girl didn't even bother to lift her eyes.
"Since you failed to kill me when the situation was so favorable at the beginning, you'll fail now as well."
These words changed Ye Xinxin's complexion, but only for a moment, and then she recovered as usual.
"The Empress Dowager should not have come here just to argue with me, right?"
"That depends on what you want to say to me."
"Nothing to say. The Empress Dowager already knows what she should know, and what she shouldn't know will surely be presented in front of you sooner or later."
"Ye Xinxin, you know better than I do what the red tent in the border area is. I heard that several maids who offended you were thrown into it."
These words made Ye Xinxin shiver.
She had always been the apple of her parents' eyes. When had she ever been threatened like this?
"Yes, I know. So what?"
She gritted her teeth tightly, as if something was about to burst out.
Originally, the young girl had just come with suspicions. Now, Ye Xinxin's expression affirmed her suspicions to some extent.
"Don't you want to change your fate? If you're really thrown in there, you'll find that neither the heavens nor the earth will answer your cries."
Ye Xinxin's expression changed several times. Gradually, it became firm.
"The thing that the Empress Dowager wants to know most should be whether there's anyone else behind my father's rebellion, right?"
"You're a smart person. I won't beat around the bush with you."
As soon as the words were out, she got an answer.
"Indeed, several years ago, there was a mysterious person who helped and advised my father behind the scenes. Otherwise, my father couldn't have achieved what he has today all by himself."
"Who is it?"
Out of the corner of her eye, Ye Xinxin noticed the young girl's anxious expression. She paused and burst out laughing.
"Do you think I'll tell you? But if you think about it carefully, it's really scary. There's always someone secretly watching you in the places the Empress Dowager doesn't know about. Empress Dowager, I'm a bit curious about your ending."
Shi Muyuan never thought that one day she would be kept in suspense by a prisoner. However, those were not the most important things. She just wanted to know who was behind all this.
"He Hui?"
She made a tentative guess and observed carefully. But in the end, she was still disappointed.
Ye Xinxin waved her finger: "It's not her. I've disappointed the Empress Dowager. By the way, I'll always be watching the Empress Dowager from the sky. Empress Dowager, don't let me down."
After saying that, before anyone could react, she rushed straight towards the wall on one side.
Just like this, in front of everyone's eyes, the arrogant person just now fell in a pool of blood, leaving only emptiness.
The young girl looked at the person lying on the ground and finally took a deep breath.
"Forget it. Let her go and accompany her father. You go and check who the Ye family has been in contact with in recent years."
"Yes."
This matter was temporarily put on hold. Shi Muyuan fell onto the bed tiredly. She wished she could just melt into the quilt and never care about the troubles in front of her again.
...
On the other side.
He Hui also received the news of the turmoil in the palace.
She was a bit surprised. She didn't expect all this to happen so suddenly. However, she already had other plans at this moment.
Taking advantage of the turmoil in the palace, she had to do something.
Recently, she also noticed that those people who had been secretly following her had withdrawn invisibly. They should have gone to protect Shi Muyuan.
This was her chance.
"Are you sure the prince has been in the martial arts training ground recently?"
"Don't worry, Your Ladyship. I spent a lot of money to get this news from several guards. It's reliable. But Your Ladyship, why do you suddenly want me to inquire about the prince's news?"
He Hui gave her a disdainful look.
"Have you forgotten what I said before?"
The maid quickly lowered her head. Seeing her change her expression, she didn't dare to continue asking.
"It's my overstepping."
He Hui snorted coldly. She was plucking her fine eyebrows. Looking at the makeup that was almost the same as Shi Muyuan's, there was a look of pride on her face.
It had taken her a long time to develop this.
"If there's a next time, I won't be so easy to talk to. Alright, go out. You'd better not let anyone else know what I've asked you to do. Otherwise, you should know what the consequences will be."
"I understand, Your Ladyship."
Ji Huang didn't know that he had been targeted by someone again. He knew that he couldn't help his elder brother. After confirming that the rebellion had been quelled, he came to the martial arts training ground as usual.
But something unexpected happened today.
Just as he walked to the door, suddenly a woman rushed out from somewhere and threw herself straight into his arms.
After all, he was a young and energetic man. He had never been in such direct contact with a woman before. Just a light hug made his face turn red immediately.
The woman obviously realized her gaffe and quickly bowed to apologize.
"I'm sorry for my rudeness. I didn't see anyone here just now."
Anyway, he was a man. Taught by Shi Muyuan before, Ji Huang quickly took two steps back and said,
"Anyway, it's my rudeness. Are you okay?"
The woman was stunned for a moment and then gave a bright smile. The sunlight shone through her hair and cast a halo around her.
"It's okay. I just sprained my foot a bit. But it'll be a bit difficult for me to go back from here."
As the woman said, there was a look of embarrassment on her face.
Just then, a maid rushed over from not far away.
"Your Ladyship, why did you come here? I just went to get you some food. Oh, Your Highness."
A look of disappointment flashed across Ji Huang's eyes.
Such a beautiful woman was already a concubine in his elder brother's harem.
But he didn't think too much about it: "Since Your Ladyship has sprained your foot, I'll send someone to take you back."
"I'm afraid it's not appropriate. After all, if others see it, they may gossip."
"But Your Ladyship can't walk back on your own."