"I suspect something is wrong here. Perhaps there's something fishy about my brother's death."

Although Xu Jinyi knew about this, she had to inform Sister Ouyang of the news before entering the palace.

We need to use her to confirm that her brother is not dead, so that we can ask the emperor to help investigate.

Ouyang Zhixia excitedly shook Xu Jinyi's hand: "Yes, yes, it must be so. Your brother must not be dead, otherwise why would they not let us see him."

"They must be afraid that we'll find out."

"Shh!" Xu Jinyi made a gesture to keep quiet.

"Sister Ouyang, this is just our guess. You will need to confirm this matter next."

Ouyang Zhixia looked at Xu Jinyi with wide eyes: "What do you mean...?"

"Yes, open the coffin!"

Ouyang Zhixia only pondered for a moment before nodding: "Okay, then I'll have someone steal the body tonight."

It's so cold, the body must not have decayed yet.

She believed that she would be able to tell whether the body was Haoran's.

"Then Yi'er, come back with me first. Once we find your brother, everything will be resolved."

Xu Jinyi shook her head, her expression becoming more serious. "Sister Ouyang, have you ever thought about why my brother didn't come back if this was true and he was still alive?"

"Why did Chen Ziyi say with such certainty that he saw his brother die? Why did my father still claim the body even though he knew it wasn't his?"

"And my father dared to do this to me, as if he was certain that my brother would not come back to save me."

"Is it really that easy to find my brother? Do we have such great ability?"

Ouyang Zhixia covered her mouth, her expression solemn: "Who is it? Who is the person who can make your father Chen Ziyi obey?"

"Then is Haoran in danger now?"

Xu Jinyi held her hand: "So we can't panic, we can't be impatient, and we can't show anything wrong."

"We can't let anyone know that we discovered my brother is not dead."

Ouyang Zhixia looked at Xu Jinyi, who seemed to have grown up overnight, and felt heartbroken and ashamed of herself.

Ever since Haoran's death, she has been immersed in grief. If Yier hadn't discovered something was wrong, what would Haoran do?

"Sister Ouyang, what you need to do now is to find someone you can trust to steal the body."

"Once you're sure, hold still and wait for my news. Remember, don't let anyone find out what you know."

"I'll come back to see you."

Ouyang Zhixia grabbed Xu Jinyi and said, "Where are you going? You are the only relative your brother has. I can't watch you get taken back."

"I have more important things to do." Xu Jinyi said.

"Tell me, what are you going to do? Is it dangerous? If something happens to you and your brother comes back, how am I going to explain it to him?"

Xu Jinyi had no choice but to tell her his plan.

Ouyang Zhixia objected repeatedly when she heard this: "No, how can I let you into the palace? The harem is a place where people are eaten without leaving any bones. Once you enter, you can't leave."

"Besides, there's Concubine Wu in the harem. If you go in, you'll be sending a sheep into a tiger's mouth. How can she let you go?"

"There must be other ways. It's not necessary to enter the palace."

Xu Jinyi held her cold hand: "Sister Ouyang, this is the best way. Now that Wu is in charge, she will decide my marriage. Will she want me to marry well?"

"Even if my brother comes back, will we have the ability to resist?"

Xu Jinyi shook her head: "Since my appearance is used by them to win people over, why don't I use it to ascend to the throne and become stronger."

"Only if we are stronger than them can we avoid being bullied."

Ouyang Zhixia frowned, knowing that what Xu Jinyi said was right, rights are really important.

"But the emperor is a madman. Living with him is like living with a tiger. It's not a good path to follow."

"And your brother wouldn't agree to sacrifice you to save ours."

Xu Jinyi looked at her with a serious expression: "And then? Do we have to wait until we are about to cry before we resist?"

"Sister Ouyang, once you confirm the good news, send someone to deliver the message to the palace. Before my brother returns, you must protect yourself well. Bring guards with you when you go out, and it's best to go out less."

Knowing that he couldn't stop Xu Jinyi, Ouyang Zhixia could only look at her with tears in his eyes.

"Hurry! The young lady is over there!"

Xu Jinyi's eyes fixed, and she saw several servants running towards them from a distance.

"Miss, run, they are chasing us." Su Mian ran over and shouted.

Xu Jinyi didn't expect that the people in the mansion would discover that she had escaped so quickly.

In her previous life, she had been running away for several days, and they didn't discover her until the third day when they were about to send her to the Wu family.

But in her previous life, she escaped alone and did not bring Su Mian with her.

Without Su Mian's cover, they might have discovered it when no one came out to receive the food when they were delivering it.

"Sister Ouyang, I'm leaving. Please take care of yourself."

"Yier, change your cloak. I'll help you lead them away."

Xu Jinyi didn't think much about it. She couldn't run fast at all, and it would be a big trouble if she was caught.

After changing out of their cloaks, the two ran off in different directions.

"Miss, where are we going now?"

"The Imperial Palace!"

Xu Jinyi didn't dare to delay for a moment. Since the mansion had discovered that she was absent, they must have sent all their men to look for her.

Once you are caught, finding a chance to escape will be harder than climbing to the sky.

Su Mian had no time to be surprised and could only listen to Xu Jinyi and run towards the palace.

Seeing this, the secret guards in the dark returned to the palace to report first.

When the emperor learned that Xu Jinyi was running towards him, a smile flashed in his eyes.

"Wang Yun, go to the palace gate to meet someone and be careful."

"First, take the Queen to the Yangxin Palace and arrange for more people to serve her. Also, prepare food, clothes, and other daily necessities so that she won't get cold."

Because several ministers were still waiting in the conference room, even if the emperor wanted to go and pick them up in person, he had to wait until the meeting was over.

When the emperor heard from the secret guards that the little girl had escaped, had no lunch, and was wearing thin clothes, he became extremely dissatisfied with Prime Minister Xu.

Wang Yun responded, feeling extremely surprised and curious about who the emperor wanted him to meet.

Who on earth could make the emperor smile and make him so concerned lately?

He was even willing to be crowned as the Queen. The imperial concubine had been looking forward to the position of Empress for a long time, and the ministers had been urging the emperor to appoint an Empress. However, after several years, the emperor had no intention of appointing an Empress.

Now it seems that this person outside the palace will be a powerful person in the future.

If the emperor cares about you, how can you not rise rapidly in the future?

It seems that he needs to be served well.

Wang Yun retreated and called a few of his followers over. "You, go to the Yangxin Palace and light the red charcoal. Make sure the Yangxin Palace is warm."