Xiao Moyan stood quietly by the window. He could almost guess why Ji Jiangshen had ordered those executions. Over a hundred people had been executed within the palace, yet nothing had been reported. For sixteen years, Ji Jiangshen had painstakingly concealed Xingzhi's identity, even keeping it a secret from him. But what puzzled Xiao Moyan was why Ji Jiangshen had taken Xiao Qingyan away from Lizhou. What dark secret lay hidden within this? As Xiao Moyan pondered this, a soft, unbearable white light suddenly emanated from him. It enveloped Xiao Moyan completely, and then, suddenly, the living being vanished, even the light itself. Meanwhile, within the Lizhou Palace, a white light suddenly appeared in the Jingxin Hall. From this light emerged a figure, a man dressed in a cyan robe and a fur-collared cloak. He emerged from the light, exuding an air of dignity that could not be touched, a gentle and aloof presence. It was Xiao Moyan, who had just vanished from the study in the Prince Regent's Palace. Inside the Jingxin Hall, the only other person was the Grand Eunuch, who was standing in the courtyard trimming the evergreens planted along the bluestone path. Seeing Xiao Moyan's miraculous appearance, he was only slightly startled, but not surprised. He glanced at Xiao Moyan with a normal expression before looking away, busying himself with scissors, trimming the overgrown branches of the evergreens. Xiao Moyan frowned slightly, sensing someone watching him. With a wave of his hand, an invisible barrier enveloped the Jingxin Hall. He then slowly walked over to the Grand Eunuch's side and stood still. He clearly remembered the Grand Eunuch's favoritism towards him in his childhood. When did the Grand Eunuch start to distance himself from him? "You don't seem surprised," Xiao Moyan said calmly. The eunuch didn't look at Xiao Moyan, intently pruning his evergreens. He muttered to himself, "Ning Lu is already extraordinary, so how could her son be ordinary?" "Don't use such prevarications. I simply want to know why Ji Jiangshen left the palace." Ji Jiangshen had left, leaving Lizhou and Xingzhi in his care, effectively trapping him in Lizhou. Upon hearing this, the eunuch's hand holding the scissors paused for a moment. With a slight pressure, a snap, a branch of the evergreen was severed. The eunuch casually dropped the note to the ground and continued snipping the next branch. He said indifferently, "Does the Lord of Flowing Cloud need to ask me for something?" "Not a question, a notification." Before he finished speaking, Xiao Moyan slowly extended his right hand, and a hazy white light emanated from his palm, sacred and untouchable. The eunuch had no time to react. The moment the white light touched him, his eyes began to wander, his expression vacant. Xiao Moyan stared at the eunuch with an indifferent expression, "Tell me why Ji Jiangxin left the palace, and why he ordered the death of the people in Fengling Palace sixteen years ago." The eunuch looked dazed and confused, but his words were clear and organized: "On the eve of the emperor's birth, an old Taoist appeared in the palace. The empress dowager was pregnant with a girl. This child is born with a spirit and will attract evil people. Without the bond pendant, she will not live past the age of twenty. The emperor didn't believe it at first, but the emperor's behavior after the birth made him believe it. In order to conceal the emperor's identity, the emperor had no choice but to order the execution of those who knew the truth. He abdicated and left the palace for fifteen years, just to find the bond pendant."