When the queen heard her daughter's voice, her heart beat like thunder.

No wonder the remnants of the Liang State have been growing like weeds for so many years.

The imperial court tried to wipe out the rebellion several times, but failed every time.

It turns out that there is such a spy hidden in the harem.

The Queen became more and more anxious. She was just trying to find an excuse to go to the Imperial Study to discuss things with Xia Zhengqi when she heard Eunuch Debao's voice: "The Emperor has arrived!"

"Is Miao'er okay?"

Xia Zhengqi strode in, followed by the prince.

Seeing that Xia Miaoyuan was in good spirits and was eating an apple, Xia Zhengqi breathed a sigh of relief.

"I guess the child has a short memory. There was nothing unusual after he woke up this morning." The queen raised her eyebrows.

"Let your brother see it!" The prince strode forward and picked up Xia Miaoyuan.

"I'm glad you're okay, I'm glad you're okay. It was so scary." The prince looked at his sister carefully.

[Thanks to the jade pendant that my elder brother gave me. If it hadn't blocked the knife for me, my life would have been over.]

[Who made this princess protected by a golden-armored deity? I happened to be wearing a jade pendant, and that knife happened to stab the jade pendant.]

Xia Miaoyuan became more and more proud as he spoke, and the corners of his lips couldn't help but curl up.

The prince's expression was like he was on a roller coaster. Listening to these words, his mood was tense and loose, and he felt extremely uncomfortable. No matter how hard he tried to suppress his emotions, he couldn't do it.

Xia Zhengqi just wanted to hug his daughter. When he stretched out his hand to the prince, he saw the prince's uncomfortable expression.

Could it be that the prince can also hear his daughter's thoughts?

Xia Zhengqi saw through the prince's thoughts in an instant.

"Fortunately, Chengnian arrived in time." Xia Zhengqi said as he carried Xia Miaoyuan over.

After caressing Xia Miaoyuan's face, he turned to the Queen and said, "By the way, I have already issued an edict to strengthen the palace guards. The Chiyu Army, led by my second uncle, will be responsible for the palace's security."

In fact, Xia Zhengqi had long had doubts about the palace guards. He suspected that the guard group had been infiltrated.

Originally, he wanted to carefully screen the palace guards and eliminate those with problems.

This time, the princess was assassinated, so they just used this as an excuse to make a major change.

The Queen curled her lips and said, "That's good. Second Uncle is one of our own family members and can be trusted. The newly formed team is also clean."

The Queen was anxious to tell Xia Zhengqi about the virtuous concubine, but was afraid that her daughter would discover the secret that they could hear each other's thoughts. She looked at Xia Miaoyuan, only to find that she had dozed off while holding an apple.

Xia Zhengqi made a silencing gesture and said softly, "I guess he didn't sleep well last night, so he's sleepy again now."

After saying that, he carefully handed Xia Miaoyuan to Yingxue, and signaled her to carry Xia Miaoyuan to the room to have a good sleep.

"Cheng Wan, you haven't finished your work yet, right?" The queen looked at her son happily, obviously wanting to send him straight away.

Xia Zhengqi guessed what the Queen was thinking, but he didn't cooperate with her. Instead, he waved his hand and said, "Let him stay and listen."

The prince was confused.

Xia Zhengqi dismissed all the palace servants before he slowly spoke, "Cheng Wan, there is actually one thing that your mother and I have never told you."

"We've been able to hear your sister's voice since she was born."

When the queen heard Xia Zhengqi say this, she was shocked and her heart tightened.

"What? You can hear it too?" The prince looked surprised.

The Queen stared at the Prince's face and murmured, "Can he?"

"That means you can hear it too!" The queen suddenly realized.

The prince blushed, lowered his head silently, and whispered, "Yes, I could hear it too. But I didn't dare to say it out loud because I had too many concerns."

Xia Zhengqi laughed and said, "Hahaha! Alright, now everything feels good. We don't have to hide it anymore."

"I am afraid that you will think my sister is a monster..." The prince hesitated to speak.

"How is that possible? Your sister is obviously a little fairy. I heard her with my own ears say that she is a little fairy who has come down to earth, and she is protected by a golden-armored god who can turn danger into safety." Xia Zhengqi looked very proud.

"She admitted it herself. She also has the ability to see through the world and predict the future. How could she be a monster?"

After hearing what Xia Zhengqi said, the prince's expression relaxed.

The Queen said gently, "However, from now on, we must not show it in front of Miao'er. I'm afraid that if she knew we could hear our inner thoughts, she would no longer be willing to express them freely."

Xia Zhengqi and the prince both nodded in agreement.

"Ruoyu, did you hear some secret and want to tell me?" Xia Zhengqi came back to his senses.

"That's right. This morning, when the Queen Mother, Concubine Xian and others came to visit Miao'er, she recognized Concubine Xian as a spy."

The Crown Prince and Xia Zhengqi were both shocked and their hearts tightened, their eyes widening.

The Queen continued, "The true identity of Concubine Xian is Liang Chaozong's biological sister. Because the Niu family secretly had good relations with Liang Chaozong, they helped Concubine Xian to forge her identity and allow her to participate in the selection of concubines to enter the palace."

"How dare you!" Xia Zhengqi's chest was filled with anger, and he clenched his fists and pounded them on the table.

Seeing Xia Zhengqi getting angry, the Queen quickly grabbed his arm and said softly, "Your Majesty, please don't be so angry. It's more important to think of a solution first."

The prince also echoed: "Father, please calm down!"

Only then did Xia Zhengqi calm down.

He pondered for a moment and said, "Could she be the mastermind behind Jiang Qiqiu's assassination?"

Ever since the assassination happened at night, Xia Zhengqi has always blamed the Empress Dowager.

It is normal for the Empress Dowager to hate the Queen and, by extension, Xia Miaoyuan.

But he couldn't understand why, if the Empress Dowager ordered Jiang Qiqiu to assassinate him, and the matter was exposed, wouldn't it be easy to expose himself?

Moreover, after the secret guards investigated all night, they did not find any clues about the Empress Dowager.

But if the mastermind behind this is the Liang State, it would make sense.

Then, Xia Zhengqi secretly ordered Cheng Feng and Ying Chen to investigate Concubine Xian.

Late at night, inside Shoukang Palace.

The virtuous concubine and the empress dowager sat opposite each other.

"Mother, Qiqiu is gone. You still need to take care of her health and don't be too sad." Concubine Xian said softly.

The Empress Dowager cast a gloomy glance at Consort Xian, and said slowly, "I have lived to such an old age, and have let go of everything."

"It's just that I'm confused. Qiqiu was in the cold palace for no reason. How could she become so crazy in just half a year?"

"Fang Fei, your methods are truly extraordinary!"

The virtuous concubine still had a gentle smile on her face: "Mother, since she has been sent to the cold palace, she is a useless person. Rather than being a useless person, just breathing in vain, it is better to make use of her."

After hearing this, the Empress Dowager could no longer control herself and cursed, "It's really you! It's really you! You vicious woman!"

"You actually had the heart to poison her with drugs and turned her into a madman!"

"Back then, she was your best friend!"