What surprised Julian the most was that he had only noticed that Zhen Hu and Zhen Po seemed to be sown apart.

Zhen Po was fine, but Zhen Hu took action. As a result, a follow-up investigation revealed that it was actually the Princess Consort of Yong who did it.

This NPC is something else!

When Mu Chen and Ming Mei mentioned Princess Yong, they were full of praise: "The power behind Princess Yong naturally comes from a noble family. Compared to hereditary nobles, they are not so prejudiced against people from humble backgrounds. On the contrary, they are willing to win over some promising talents who appear in the imperial examinations every year. The Prince of Yong is actually a more powerful figure."

"What a pity~" Mingmei sighed softly. "But speaking of which, why would Princess Yong ally with Julian? Julian's plan failed, didn't it? Even if he wanted revenge, Prince Qing could have done it too, right?"

In response, Mu Chen chuckled as he danced with Mingmei, "Because the Empress Dowager has secretly joined forces with Prince Qing."

"Huh?" Mu Chen clearly saw Mingmei's surprise at that moment. He then smiled and said, "Princess Qing died of postpartum hemorrhage after giving birth to a daughter."

"Um……"

Speaking of this, a hint of unease flashed across Mingmei's face. She remembered Prince Qing's character: having an affair with a concubine while his wife was pregnant. It was hard to say whether the incident involving Princess Qing was intentional.

"Regarding Zhen Hu's death, on the surface, Princess Yong only investigated Zhen Po's involvement, but Julian uncovered a deeper connection and presented it to Princess Yong." (cascoo.net)

"Oh, no wonder." Mingmei suddenly realized, then seemed to think of something else, "So, the recent changes in officials at court..."

"Yes, it was all thanks to the former power of Prince Yong that Prince Ying was helped. Prince Qing and Prince An have already lost their best opportunity to rebel."

Mu Chen smiled as he spoke, and as the dance ended, he pulled Mingmei into his arms and whispered in her ear:

"Emperor Jing'an never wronged the people of the world in his life. The only person he felt sorry for was the palace maid who had been by his side since childhood. She had no children and no official status. She was hidden away in the cold palace by Emperor Jing'an her whole life and never saw the more wonderful world outside..."

All Emperor Jing'an could offer her was the prestigious title of Empress Dowager, hoping that they could be buried together in the same tomb after their deaths.