Hearing this, the man replied almost without hesitation.
"She's not as delicate as you think. Moreover, I can feel her affection for me. Although it's suppressed on the surface, as long as we can solve the current problem, other things won't matter."
"Alright then. By the way, my lord, this is a secret letter that just arrived yesterday. It was sent by the people we dispatched to the northwest."
The man responded and carefully read the content in the secret letter. A look of joy appeared on his face.
"Even God is helping us. You should immediately send someone to deliver this secret letter to the emperor. He will make a decision."
"Okay."
...
A few days later.
Suddenly, a large number of troops appeared at the gate of Yijin City. The leader was a middle - aged man.
The man didn't stop on the street at all. He went straight to Ji Huang's mansion.
As soon as he entered, his face was cold.
"I entrusted my well - behaved daughter to the prince, but now such a thing has happened. I wonder how the prince intends to account for this?"
Ji Huang knew that no matter what he said, he was in the wrong in this matter. So he could only try to deal with the man on the surface to reduce his anger.
"Lord He and I have known each other for a long time. Since you're here, come in and take a seat first. Then I'll tell you the whole process of the matter."
After all, the other person was the current prince, and now he was speaking so nicely.
Even though Lord He was extremely angry, he managed to suppress his anger.
The two sat in the front hall, and he couldn't wait.
"The letter didn't go into details. Now the prince should be able to tell me what happened that day, right?"
Helplessly, Ji Huang had to tell him the whole situation word by word.
When he heard that his eldest daughter had killed his favorite youngest daughter, he slapped the table.
"It's impossible! Even though my two daughters were a bit naive when they were young and often disliked each other, they could tell right from wrong in important matters. Could it be that the prince was deceived by someone with ulterior motives, which led to what happened later?"
No matter what, he couldn't believe that his eldest daughter would have the audacity to have an affair and then do such a thing.
These words immediately made Ji Huang unhappy. There were only a few masters in the mansion now. Wasn't he clearly insinuating that the empress dowager had done something behind the scenes?
Just as Ji Huang was about to get angry, a figure appeared at the door late.
"Humph, Lord He is really good at insinuating. Your two daughters couldn't get along as soon as they met in the mansion. It's reasonable that such things happened later. How come in your mouth, it becomes that I'm the one instigating behind the scenes?"
Lord He didn't expect that his attempt to sow discord and speak ill of others would be caught on the spot. His face looked rather awkward.
Even so, he certainly wouldn't admit his mistake.
"I said that because I know my two daughters' characters well. I have no intention of sowing discord. Please don't misunderstand me, Empress Dowager. After all, our two families are in - laws. I don't want to leave a bad impression in front of you."
Shi Muyuan snorted and didn't give him any face.
"If you really had no intention of sowing discord, why would you be so defensive? Moreover, aren't the things you've done to help the prince enough to prove something? Don't say that we're in - laws. I'm ashamed to be related to you."
After saying that, she turned her head to the side.
"Huang'er, since Miss He's father is here, shouldn't you say how this matter should be resolved? Lady Hui had an affair several times, killed her own sister, and framed me. Do you really want to tolerate such a woman in your backyard? I'm not deliberately making things difficult for you. You should think carefully. If you keep such a woman in your backyard, I'm afraid your backyard will never be peaceful."
Lord He, who was standing aside, turned red with anger.
But he couldn't think of any words to refute. So he tried to change the topic.
"Can we talk about these things later? I finally came to Yijin City. Rou'er was my favorite daughter, but I didn't even get to see her for the last time."
The implication in his words was obvious. Thinking about the chaos in the backyard, Ji Huang had no choice but to agree to his request first.
"Then, Lord He, please follow me. Mother, why don't you go back and rest first? I know you're angry. Now that Lady Hui is pregnant, I will carefully consider her future."
The young girl pouted. She knew that he was just perfunctorily trying to placate her. If they really waited until the woman gave birth after ten months of pregnancy, he would surely be even more reluctant to part with her.
So, she planned to deal with the He family once and for all this time. It would be best if she could mend the rift between the prince and the emperor.
"I'll go with you. Don't worry. I'll just watch from the side and try not to say much. After all, Miss He's body was placed in my courtyard by someone with ulterior motives. I can't let people slander my innocence behind my back."
Since she had said so, Ji Huang had no choice but to let the three of them go together.
Because of He Rou's special status, her body had been placed in a separate courtyard.
As soon as the three of them entered, they saw the body.
Lord He rushed forward excitedly. For the first time in his life of scheming, he showed his emotions in front of outsiders.
"Rou'er! Why were you so stupid! I originally wanted to eliminate future troubles, but I didn't expect you to sacrifice yourself. Didn't I warn you long ago that there are some people you'd better not provoke? Otherwise, how could you have ended up in such a situation?"
Hearing his broken - hearted voice, Ji Huang stepped forward to comfort him.
"No one wanted such a thing to happen. I know you're very sad, Lord He. Don't worry. I will surely severely punish those behind this. I just wonder if you're willing to hand the person over to us for disposal."
He was giving the choice to the man in front of him. As long as the man agreed, he would surely be more than willing.
Although He Hui was now pregnant with his second child, he would rather that the child never be born.
Otherwise, how could he face the little child in the future? Should he tell the child that his or her own mother was actually a heartless and vicious woman?
Lord He had just managed to suppress his grief, but now hearing his words, it resurfaced.
"I only have these two daughters. My eldest daughter was so stupid that she killed my youngest daughter. Now I don't know what to do. If I really take action against my eldest daughter, I'm afraid I won't even have anyone to take care of me in my old age. But if I don't punish her, how can I be worthy of my youngest daughter in the underworld?"
The young girl, who had been listening on the side, finally found an opportunity to interrupt.