Clearly, she intended to begin her investigation from this angle.

Consort Bai pondered for a moment, then answered somewhat uncertainly, "Her father seems to have died young, and she has been living with her mother since childhood. Oh, and she seems to have a younger brother. I don't know anything else. We need to check with the Imperial Household Department for more specific information."

The Crown Princess asked some more questions, but Bai Fei didn't know the answers to most of them. She did seem like a naive and innocent girl who had been staying in the deep palace for many years. But after what happened, who would dare to really treat her as a naive and innocent girl?

After leaving the Hundred Flowers Palace, the Crown Princess gestured for her subordinates to keep their distance, while she and Zu An walked ahead to have a private conversation.

A hint of resentment flashed in Rong Mo's eyes; this male fox spirit was getting better and better at vying for favor.

Park Duandiao and Jiao Sigun exchanged a glance, both seeing a hint of worry in each other's eyes. Brother Zu and the Crown Princess were getting too close. After such a rumor, didn't they know to avoid suspicion?

They both pricked up their ears, wanting to hear what the two were talking about.

As two junior guards of the Eastern Palace, they also had the responsibility of surveillance. If an official from outside the palace were to have an affair with a woman in the Eastern Palace, they would also be implicated.

They thought that if the two really did have some kind of ambiguous relationship, they must remind Brother Zu immediately not to make a mistake. Although the Crown Princess is beautiful, you can't control her.

However, they quickly breathed a sigh of relief because the two were talking about normal topics, just like the Crown Princess and other ministers of the Eastern Palace.

The two people walking ahead were casually chatting about some high-sounding topics while secretly transmitting their voices: "Crown Princess, let's start by investigating Xinrui's family background and see if we can find anything out."

The Crown Princess replied, "It's probably been dealt with long ago, and you won't find anything by investigating. But you can give it a try; you've always been quick-witted, so see if you can find anything."

Zu An nodded: "By the way, what do you think of Bai Fei?"

"Consort Bai?" The Crown Princess sneered. "Find an opportunity to quietly get rid of her."

Zuan: "???"

One moment you two were being all lovey-dovey, and the next you're plotting murder?

He couldn't help but say, "Shouldn't we be united against outsiders now? They've shown you goodwill; isn't this a bit inappropriate?"

"It seems you were indeed bewitched by that vixen's pitiful appearance," the Crown Princess glared at her fiercely. "This is just a delaying tactic by that woman. She has such a big handle on us. As soon as the Crown Prince's major examination is over, she will expose us, replace me, and become the new Crown Princess. How could I let her have her way!"

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