Chapter 224 Suspect

Prince's Mansion.

Not long after Xiao Ji and Xie Yao returned to the Prince's Mansion, someone came to the palace again, again at the request of His Majesty, to summon the Prince to the palace.

“Your Highness…”

Xie Yao felt more and more that the emperor was partial to her. She never thought of meeting His Highness when she had nothing to do.

At this time, he is well-informed. Summoning His Highness now... I am afraid it is just to warn him.

"No problem."

Xiao Ji held Xie Yao's hand, motioning her to rest assured, "It just so happens that I am also preparing to enter the palace." He told Xie Yao the news he got from Wang Ergou, but the concubine in the palace did not know yet.

He went to the palace today just in time to talk about this matter.

The Prince's Mansion is outside the palace, and matters in the palace would naturally be much easier with the help of Concubine Shu. This matter still requires Concubine Shu's help.

Xie Yao understood Xiao Ji's look and nodded slightly.

Xiao Ji left quickly, with Si Nan following him.

Xie Yao sent the two away and just as she returned to the study, there was another person in the study. A man in black knelt on one knee and said, "Crown Princess, we have found the person."

Xie Yao took a deep breath, looked at Si Bei who was kneeling in the study, and said, "How is it?"

"She lives in an abandoned house in the north of the city. She is very defensive and has set traps everywhere in the house. If you want to catch her... I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

"There are civilians all around the house. If a fight breaks out, I'm afraid innocent people will be hurt."

After all, that person's methods are really...

Xie Yao heaved a sigh of relief. It was good that she had found the person. She said, "You keep an eye on her yourself. Even if you can't catch her for the time being, you must make sure you can always find her."

"Yes." Si Bei agreed, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Crown Princess, are you really not going to tell His Highness about this?"

He always felt like a traitor. After all, it was His Highness who had trained him since he was a child, but now...

"Don't worry." Xie Yao said, "It is impossible to hide this matter from Your Highness for a lifetime. When I find an opportunity, I will slowly tell Your Highness."

"If you tell His Highness now, can you bear the consequences?"

When Si Bei thought of His Highness's temperament, he immediately gave up the idea.

He can't.

"Go and get busy." Xie Yao sent Si Bei away and sat in the study with a complicated expression.

The person Si Bei found was not someone else, but Shan Shan.

But such a long time has passed, and Shanshan has made progress. Even if she was caught, Xie Yao couldn't figure out how to deal with her for a while, so she chose to let Si Bei keep an eye on her.

It is also a kind of protection.

But she definitely wouldn't kill Shanshan, at least not now.

Even though Shanshan's request was outrageous, she now... still wanted to leave a way out for His Highness.

Xiao Ji has been entering the palace frequently recently.

He was warned by the palace again today. Just as he was about to find someone to pass on the message, he was stopped by the Third Prince Xiao An, "Royal brother."

"I heard that my brother and his wife took people to attack the Song family today. After all, Mr. Song is an official appointed by the court. My brother's actions are really..."

Xiao Ji nodded casually, thinking that Xiao An was a little too idle as he was so diligent in filing a complaint against him.

Maybe he should find something for Xiao An to do.

Xiao Ji's perfunctory attitude made the Third Prince a little angry. He had approached Xiao Ji in the name of "surrendering" and expressed his desire to be loyal to him...

However, Xiao Ji was always lukewarm in his attitude, which clearly showed that he looked down on him!

The third prince became angrier the more he thought about it...

However, Xiao Ji's attention was not on him at all. After finally getting the Third Prince to leave, Xiao Ji turned around and went to deliver the message immediately.

When Xiao Ji returned to the Prince's Mansion, Xie Yao was waiting for him with her two children. His originally heavy mood instantly relaxed, and a smile appeared between his brows.

Zhao Zhao Suisui seemed to be exceptionally smart. Although he was only three months old, he smiled brightly when he saw his own parents.

The two of them have very similar eyebrows and eyes, which makes them very lovable.

But after all, they are still young, and their daily task is to eat and sleep. The couple teased the children for a while, and the two little ones fell asleep.

After handing Zhaozhao and Suisui over to the wet nurse, Xiao Ji mentioned that he wanted to find something for Xiao An to do.

Xie Yao understood the meaning of the music and handed the letter she had just received to Xiao Ji, "Your Highness, Si Dong sent a message that Xiao Ning has already arranged a retreat in the area that Si Dong investigated last time."

"Hasn't Xiao An always wanted to make a career?" Xie Yao said, "Why not let him investigate this matter?"

Xiao An has done some investigation and will confront Xiao Ning.

Although Xiao An is not as capable as Xiao Ning, he has the emperor behind him, so he will never lose.

Xiao Ji immediately laughed, "This arrangement is very good."

Xiao Ji and Xie Yao were very quick and immediately had someone tell Xiao An the news. Xiao An was really excited and immediately got busy...

The next day.

Someone from the palace came to the Prince's residence to deliver a message again, but this time it was not to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but to Concubine Shu inviting the Crown Princess to enter the palace.

Thinking of the letter Xiao Ji sent yesterday, Xie Yao had some guesses in her mind and immediately agreed to enter the palace.

Yanxi Palace.

When Xie Yao entered the palace, only Concubine Shu was in the palace, and the rest of the palace people had been sent away.

"Is the news spread yesterday true?" Concubine Shu asked directly.

Xie Yao was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded, "It's true."

"I always thought it was her!" When Concubine Shu said this, her voice was filled with hatred. Xie Yao knew from the beginning that Concubine Shu's purpose of entering the palace was not simple.

But after hearing this, I was certain that Concubine Shu entered the palace probably... for the sake of the late Queen.

Concubine Shu said, "If everything Wang Ergou said is true, then the person who could find this witchcraft must not be an ordinary person."

Concubine Shu paused for a moment, and said in a faint tone, "Twenty years ago, the emperor had six palaces in vain, and the late queen was the only one he favored."

"There are not many people who can reach into the palace at that time."

Xie Yao's eyelids twitched as she thought of her previous speculation.

Twenty years ago…

At that time, His Majesty had just taken power, and there were only a few people in the palace who were able to take action against the Queen who was pregnant with the royal heir.

The Emperor, the Empress Dowager and Princess Yongle.

Xie Yao and Concubine Shu looked at each other, knowing each other's intentions. Xie Yao calmed down a little and asked, "Does your Majesty have any suspects?"

"It's hard to be sure." Concubine Shu lowered her eyes, "But as far as I know, after the death of the late queen, the queen mother's health deteriorated rapidly. Half a year after the death of the late queen, the queen mother passed away."

Xie Yao really didn't know about this, but it could be considered a clue.

"I will investigate this matter." Concubine Shu said to Xie Yao, "I am in the palace, so it will be easier to investigate."

She entered the palace just for these things, so naturally she had no choice but to do it.

Xie Yao was not polite. After a moment of silence, she said, "Thank you for your hard work, aunt."

Even though the Wei family had never acknowledged Shufei as their daughter, she thought that the late queen had acknowledged Shufei as her sister.

Concubine Shu's expression froze for a moment, and then she lowered her eyes, "It's getting late, you should leave the palace."

She invited Xie Yao into the palace today just to get to the bottom of this matter.

"Okay." Xie Yao stood up, said goodbye and left.

When she reached the palace entrance, Concubine Shu's voice sounded behind her again, "Crown Princess, I misunderstood you a lot in the past. It was my fault."

"You are a good girl. Be good to the prince in the future..."

Xie Yao paused slightly. After knowing the identity of Concubine Shu, she also understood why Concubine Shu had treated her so strangely in the past.

After all, Concubine Shu viewed her as "Aunt Xiao Ji".

The Concubine must have known that His Highness would not have an heir, so when she found out that she was pregnant, she felt disgusted with her, thinking that she was being unfaithful to His Highness.

But even so, Concubine Shu never did anything to hurt her.

Although Xie Yao also understood that it was probably because of the high regard of His Highness that Concubine Shu did not take action, it was also enough to prove that Concubine Shu was a kind person.

Xie Yao turned around and smiled at Concubine Shu, "Please rest assured, Your Highness and I will be fine, and we won't make you worry."

Concubine Shu smiled and waved at Xie Yao.

She stood in the shadows at the entrance of the palace, watching Xie Yao walk into the sunlight...