Back to Jing Le, after leaving the Imperial Study, Jing Le rode the white tiger to Xuan Hua Palace.

The courtyard that was previously damaged by the white tiger is already being rebuilt, but it will take some time.

"Mom, I've come to see you. I've missed you so much."

Jing Le is now very used to her short stature and can easily act cute.

As soon as he entered the door, he ran towards the inner room, and upon seeing the Imperial Concubine, he immediately rushed into her arms, kissing her beautiful mother affectionately.

"Lele is here. Mother has missed you so much." The Imperial Concubine bent down to take Jingle and hugged her tightly, her heart softening with a flutter of emotion.

She misses Jingle terribly if she doesn't see him for a day.

Wow, I can snuggle up to my beautiful mother again! Her body is so soft and fragrant, it smells wonderful.

The imperial concubine was overjoyed by the praise and kept hugging and sticking to him.

The third and ninth princes standing to the side were extremely envious; they also longed for their younger sister.

"Lele, your third brother misses you too. Why do you only think about your mother?"

The Third Prince pursed his lips and muttered something under his breath, which made the Imperial Concubine's face darken.

You should give this son away. All he does is try to steal my daughter away from me all the time. It's so annoying.

"Third son, you're not young anymore. You can start looking for a proper wife. Your mother will mention it to your father later."

The unfinished words of the Imperial Concubine were: Stop clinging to your sister, find a wife and have a daughter yourself.

Jing Le, watching from the side, smiled and said, "Find a wife for Third Brother."

"Mother, please don't! I'm still young, there's no rush to find a wife." The Third Prince quickly begged for mercy, for no wife could compare to his younger sister.

The Ninth Prince watched with envy, and his envious little eyes made the Consort feel a pang of heartache. She quickly beckoned, "Little Ninth, come here quickly. Didn't you want to play with Lele? Come here."

Then she said to Jingle, "Consort Hui has passed away. From now on, Xiao Jiu will stay with his mother. Lele will have another older brother to play with."

Jing Le was busy drawing ritual implements in her room, so she didn't know that Emperor Jing had already dealt with Consort Hui's matter. However, it was a good thing that the Ninth Prince could follow the Noble Consort.

After all, the Ninth Prince lived worse than a servant in Consort Hui's palace.

"Ninth Brother, come here quickly, I've prepared gifts for you." Jing Le waved and then took out three small wooden boxes from his small cloth bag.

The cloth bag was actually just a cover; it contained a few insignificant items, while the wooden box was taken from my personal storage space under the cover of the bag.

"Little sister Lele." The Ninth Prince was still a little shy. He didn't care whether his birth mother's death was true or not. He had never felt warmth from that woman, so how could he respond?

At that time, the Imperial Concubine made him feel the warmth of a mother. He realized that it was such a heartwarming thing to be cared for by a mother for the first time.

He was somewhat relieved that the woman had left, so that he could be adopted by the imperial concubine.

Jingyue distributed the three boxes to the three people.

"What is it?"

The third prince couldn't wait to open the wooden box, and the jade pendant inside was revealed.

The other two also opened their own wooden boxes; the Ninth Prince's box was the same as the Third Prince's, while the Consort's was a bracelet.

"This is a talisman, something that can protect you and keep you safe. You must carry it with you at all times."

This is a magical artifact; with it, demons and evil spirits will not dare to approach you.

Fearing they wouldn't believe her, Jing Le added, "This was given to me by my master; it's been blessed and is very effective."

In fact, she didn't need to explain; the three of them already knew. But since she couldn't expose them, she could only nod repeatedly.

...

On the other side, in the Imperial Study.

Since Jing Le left, Emperor Jing has been busy again, and he only managed to finish his business when it was getting dark. Eunuch Xu went to the imperial kitchen to prepare dinner for Emperor Jing and was not here.

Yingyi suddenly appeared and knelt on one knee: "Your Majesty, the people monitoring the Empress and the Prime Minister have reported that the Empress sent a letter to the Prime Minister, and afterwards, the Prime Minister's residence sent people to secretly follow the Second Prince."

"Then a letter was sent to the Vice Minister of Revenue, after which there was no further response from the Prime Minister's office, while the Ministry of Revenue was already taking stock of the grain accounts, under the guise of preparing for disaster relief..."

Emperor Jing's gaze was deep and somber.

Empress, Prime Minister, Minister of Revenue, Grain Relief, Second Prince.

Their purpose was clear when put together. In the past, I might not have suspected the Empress and the Prime Minister, since they were indeed good at putting on a show.

He once thought that the entire court might betray him, except for the prime minister.

Because the Empress was his daughter and had given birth to a capable son, it was a foregone conclusion that the Crown Prince would be appointed. He did indeed intend to appoint the Second Prince as Crown Prince within the next two years.

However, Jing Le's appearance shattered his conventional understanding.

The Empress's gentleness and kindness were fake, the Prime Minister's flattery was fake, and even the Second Prince's identity was fake.

So what have they been doing all these years for?

How could he not know?

It's just that chair under his butt.

"Keep an eye on him, with a focus on the Second Prince."

Emperor Jing had not forgotten that something unusual might happen to the Second Prince, but he didn't know when it would happen, so it was best to keep an eye on him.

"By the way, pick a few strong individuals to protect Princess Anle, and they will follow her from now on."

After Emperor Jing finished speaking, he gestured for Ying Yi to leave.

"yes."

As soon as he finished speaking, he disappeared.

...

On the other side.

The headquarters of the Dragon Shadow Guard.

This is in the mountains behind the palace. There is a secret passage leading directly to the palace. It was secretly built by order of the Emperor of Dayong. Only the recognized successor would be informed of it, and the Dragon Shadow Guard was also taken over.

These people are exclusively for the emperor, serving him with great power. They come and go without a trace, but their numbers are small, only 1,000. It is said that the Dragon Shadow Guards are in groups of ten, and each one is worth a hundred.

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