I broke out in a cold sweat in an instant.

She couldn't reveal their identities, otherwise, Yuan Yuanman, the four guards, and Mo Yan would all be silenced.

She didn't know why Lan Feng had come to capture her; all she knew was that he must have some unspeakable secret, and she absolutely couldn't fall into his hands.

Their target is her, and has nothing to do with the guards and Yuan Yuanman. If she jumps off the cliff, Yuan Yuanman and the others will save her first, instead of fighting with the other side. The other side will then let Yuan Yuanman and the others go.

Only if she "dies" can they leave quickly and save Yuanyuan and the others.

So she jumped off the cliff.

She never said that the position she consciously retreated to was the triangular "crack" between the two cliff faces that she and Yin Jin'an had agreed upon long ago.

Inside this crack, Yin Jin'an had set up three layers of netting, so that no matter how strong the impact, one of them would catch her.

Only this "crack" can guarantee that the net will catch her completely.

Otherwise, the cliff is so wide, unless Yin Jin'an is a spider demon, how could she have spun so many webs!

During her time recuperating at the Ouyang County government office, she remained puzzled and silent, never revealing anything about Empress Xie.

When she returned to the capital, Empress Xie immediately summoned her to the palace and even tested her.

From that day on, she became wary of her aunt and never trusted her again.

However, I still don't understand why Empress Xie arrested her, and what she wanted to do with her.

Upon hearing this, Zhou Shaoyu clenched his fists. Xie Zhaozhao's fall off the cliff was a scene he never wanted to face again. He was afraid and angry, but she never said anything.

He investigated many times but could not find the reason.

Yes, who could have imagined that at that time, "Consort Xi," who had always treated Xie Zhaozhao like a mother, would turn against her?

Only now do I realize that Xie Zhaozhao already knew it was the Empress's doing back then, but out of consideration for family ties, she didn't expose the Empress and kept it to herself.

No wonder she always remained silent when Empress Xie was mentioned after that incident.

"Why did you hurt Zhaozhao?" Zhou Shaoyu roared. "Zhaozhao sees you as her mother, but from the very beginning you used her as a pawn to take revenge on the Xie family!"

"I did this for Zhaozhao's own good. Because back then, I realized that you were not worthy of Zhaozhao's sincere affection."