To be honest, the Eldest Princess didn't think that all her actions could be completely hidden from Qi Yan. But that was exactly what she wanted—for Qi Yan to know some things, but not all of them, so that he would inevitably come here with her.

Knowing Qi Yan as he did, even if he knew the Imperial Concubine was about to meet another man, he would absolutely not stop her before she went to see him. Given his personality, he would eliminate them both after they met.

But to his utter surprise, the person he was with after arriving was Qi Yan, while Wan Ge was nowhere to be found.

At this moment, Wan Ge also appeared in front of the Eldest Princess. Seeing Wan Ge's late arrival, the Eldest Princess seemed to realize something: "Ayan, did you already know?"

Did he already know everything she wanted to do, yet still go along with the plan to force himself to reveal himself and admit it?

"Yes, from the moment you intercepted the first letter." He had said that there was nothing in the palace he didn't know, and no one in the world should be able to escape his discerning eyes.

Qi Yan spoke immediately in a deep voice: "Guards, the Eldest Princess is plotting to harm the Imperial Concubine. Take her away. Also, send the envoy back."

The junior brother's eyes were all on Wan Ge: "So you've never written me a reply? Everything in the letters was written by someone else."

He was overjoyed, thinking the other person was willing to run away with him, but little did he know that it was all a trap.

Only then did Wan Ge remember there was still someone she hadn't dealt with. "You couldn't even recognize my handwriting and tone of voice, which shows we're really strangers. Why are you so fixated on this?"

The original owner didn't remember him at all. Now she was a married woman and a mature man, and it was time for her to let go of what she had to let go of.

Wan Ge immediately saw through his mistake. Yes, he had never seen his senior sister's handwriting before, and he had never known what her handwriting looked like. He had simply foolishly assumed that she must have been replying to him, otherwise how could anyone else know? In the end, all of this was just his assumption.

…

The envoy was sent back, and because he had trespassed into the palace, his movements were completely restricted until he returned home.

This time, the eldest princess was not simply placed under house arrest in her own palace; she was sent directly to prison.

Looking at Qi Yan before her, the Princess still didn't understand: "I don't understand, why would you tell her, why would you conspire with her to deceive me?"

Even if Wan Ge and that man really had nothing to do with each other, Qi Yan shouldn't have been so honest with the Consort, and he shouldn't have been completely without suspicion of her.

"It's liking, it's trust. I don't know if Aunt can understand." Qi Yan's tone was soft, her cold eyes looking at her indifferently.

"Qi Yan, I don't think I've ever known you before." She originally thought the other party was just a bit more powerful, until the day he came to question her, she realized that he knew everything he should and shouldn't know.

Looking back now, how did he know about these confidential letters that should have been from his own relatives? Was he more terrifying than he imagined?

When Qi Yan heard her say that, his tone became even colder: "Don't you know nothing? You don't even know your younger brother who you grew up with, and you've never trusted him, let alone me."