Without the Wei family, Princess Xiyan is nothing.

After dealing with Princess Xiyan, Empress Xie headed towards the inner palace.

Upon entering the inner palace, one is greeted by a sea of ​​bright, smiling faces, instantly illuminating the entire Xingning Palace.

How is Zhao Zhao today?

"Your Majesty, apart from having a smaller appetite, the lady is in excellent spirits!"

Manman asked again with a smile, "Your Majesty, Madam has completed her postpartum confinement. Can she see the young master? This servant really wants to see him!"

Empress Xie felt a sharp pain in her heart and mumbled, "The imperial physician said that one should stay in confinement for forty-two days to fully recover."

Upon entering the Wenhui Hall, Xie Zhaozhao was already up and walking around the room in a small area.

Why did you get up?

"Your bones ache from lying down, get up and walk around." Xie Zhaozhao bowed and greeted the Empress, but was then pressed back onto the bed by Empress Xie.

"The affairs of the court are piling up, and your aunt is too busy to handle them all. You must take good care of yourself."

Empress Xie said, "I don't know who it is, but they have been attacking the Xie residence for the past few days, as if they want to besiege your father's study."

Xie Zhaozhao asked worriedly, "Have you reported it to the authorities?"

"The authorities were notified. Some of those people died, and others fled. Your father was afraid of being lured away, so he didn't pursue them. Therefore, no one was caught alive."

"We had no leads a few days ago, but after investigating for the past two days, we discovered that over a thousand people are in contact with the deposed crown prince at the imperial tomb. Their martial arts styles are identical; they might be remnants of the Wei clan."

What secrets are hidden in the father's study?

Xie Zhaozhao thought of the secret letter from her past life.

Could it be that these people are also after the letter?

But who else could know about that secret letter, Xu and Xie Xiangxiang, who are both dead?

Princess Yu Rong!

Before Xie Xiangxiang died, she went to the princess's residence. Bei Chen heard that Xie Xiangxiang had told Princess Yu Rong about the secret letter.

Princess Yu Rong already knew about the letter, so why did she only start stealing it now?

"Your Majesty, has anything unusual happened at Princess Yu Rong's residence recently?" Xie Zhaozhao asked. "Has His Majesty reprimanded her?"

Empress Xie said that His Majesty was seriously ill and had no mind to care for her.

However, she mentioned that Princess Yurong was beaten into the water by Wei Shibao and almost drowned.

Xie Zhaozhao frowned slightly.

Drowning again?

Could it be that he's awakened some past life again? Like the one where Xie Zhaozhao married Gu Chengyan?

Don't blame her for overthinking. She and Xie Xiangxiang were both reborn, but Guan Yingying, who was always invincible, did not awaken her past life.

Will soaking in the water awaken a new life?

She was even a little envious of Guan Yingying.

Is this person blessed with a lucky rebirth?

A woman from another world who has no morals whatsoever is constantly traveling back and forth!

Is her ancestral grave emitting auspicious smoke? Not only is it emitting smoke, it looks like the grave mound has exploded!

If Guan Yingying awakened to her past life, then it would be easy to understand why she went to great lengths to break into her father's study to retrieve that letter.

Because that letter could lead to the extermination of the Xie family, the Prince Jing's family, the Liu family, and the Duke Xun's family.

What exactly is the power of this letter? Is it enough to overturn a major undertaking?

After seeing her remain silent in thought after the question, Empress Xie immediately asked, "Do you think those people were sent by Yu Rong?"

Xie Zhaozhao nodded.

Princess Yu Rong's soul is Guan Yingying. If she remembers her past life, she will definitely try her best to get that letter and wipe out the Xie family's entire clan.

"A large portion of the provisions for the imperial army's campaign against Wei was seized from several powerful families in the north. Those powerful families were actually all men of Princess Yurong."

Empress Xie immediately understood and exclaimed in shock, "She actually hoarded so much grain, fodder, and horses!"

It seems she hasn't completely copied it; she still has some tricks up her sleeve.

Empress Xie patted Xie Zhaozhao's hand: "Zhaozhao, don't worry, I will definitely find out the truth."

"Your Majesty, may I see her?"

Xie Zhaozhao requested to see Princess Yurong, and Empress Xie granted her request.

The new chief eunuch of the central palace, Gao Quan, was dispatched to the princess's residence to deliver an imperial edict ordering Princess Yurong to enter the palace immediately.

Princess Yu Rong felt her hands and feet turn cold when she saw that the eunuch delivering the imperial decree was Gao Quan, a former eunuch from Empress Xie's palace.

"Is it Her Majesty the Empress who summons me to the palace, or Father Emperor?"

"Of course, it's Your Majesty."

"Why is it you who came to deliver the imperial decree, and not Hanako Katsumi?"

"Steward Hua is busy taking care of His Majesty, how could he have time?" Gao Quan said impolitely. "Princess, please come in."

Princess Yurong said, "Your Excellency, please go back first. I will change into my court dress and then go."

Princess Yu Rong had been desperately trying to enter the palace to see His Majesty a few days ago, and Gao Quan had also conveyed His Majesty's "oral decree" before returning home.

Jinling thought Princess Yurong would enter the palace immediately, and actually prepared her court attire.

However, Princess Yurong refused and instead called Shen Su and Liao Yun in.

"I must leave the princess's residence immediately. You may come with me."

Shen Su said nervously, "Didn't His Majesty summon the princess to the palace?"

"You can't go to the palace! If you go to the palace, you'll end up like Princess Xiyan—certainly dead!"

"Why?" Liao Yun and Shen Su didn't understand. Besides, escape? Where could they escape to?

Princess Yu Rong said, "It wasn't Father Emperor who issued the decree, it was the Empress. She probably already controls the court, and Father Emperor is under her control. She wants to kill everyone with the surname Zhou; she hates everyone with the surname Zhou..."

"No way, how could that be? His Majesty is perfectly fine, isn't he?"

"How could it be impossible? She probably killed those imperial brothers... You wouldn't understand even if I told you, let's go quickly."

She took the bundle that Jinling had prepared beforehand, and together with Jinling, Liao Yun, and Shen Su, quietly escaped from the princess's residence through the back door.

Of course, he also brought along his bodyguards, including Xiluo.

Gao Quan returned to the palace to report, but after waiting all day, he still did not see Princess Yu Rong enter the palace.

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