Chapter 1023 Dragon Seed (1)

Late at night, the Prince Rui's residence had already fallen into deep sleep. Suddenly, when all was quiet, a voice could be heard. It was Tie Yi who suddenly had something important to report. Normally, at this hour, Tie Yi would not disturb them. Shen Miao was half asleep when she felt Xie Jing Xing get up and leave. A moment later, he seemed to say something to someone outside, and the rustling sound of someone getting dressed could be heard in the room. She opened her eyes and saw Xie Jing Xing standing at the desk, getting dressed. Then she looked outside. It was the middle of the night, and she didn't know why he looked like he was leaving at this time.

"What happened?" she asked.

Xie Jingxing saw that she had woken up and said, "Something happened in the palace. I'm going to check it out. You can go to sleep first. You don't have to wait for me."

Hearing this, Shen Miao's sleepiness faded away. Since Xie Jingxing had to go out in the middle of the night, it was obvious that this matter was very serious, and it was also a matter related to the palace. She asked, "What is it? Is it serious?"

"The Queen pushed Lu Jing into the pond." Xie Jingxing said as he put on his outer robe, "It's hard to explain the specifics for the time being."

Shen Miao heaved a sigh of relief at first. Seeing Xie Jingxing running into the palace in the middle of the night, she had thought there was an assassin or something. Hearing that it was just that, she felt relieved. But then she thought again, and wondered, "Why would the Empress push Concubine Jing into the pond?" Shen Miao had rarely seen Empress Xian De, but she had also seen Concubine Jing. Faced with someone like Concubine Jing, Empress Xian De simply wouldn't bother to argue with her. Empress Xian De certainly wasn't one for impulsive behavior. If Concubine Jing pushed Empress Xian De into the pond, Shen Miao would believe it. But if she said Empress Xian De had done it, Shen Miao wouldn't believe it at all.

"The Lu family is also in the palace now." Xie Jingxing said, "They love to cling to things. I'll go and take a look first."

Shen Miao quickly stood up: "I'll go too."

"It's too late." Xie Jingxing disagreed: "You go to sleep first. Nothing will happen."

Shen Miao shook her head: "Since I've asked you to go to the palace, it's definitely not a simple matter. I can't sleep anyway. If you leave me alone in the mansion, I'll start to have all sorts of thoughts. It's better for me to go with you. I'll know what happened and maybe I can help."

Xie Jing Xing thought for a moment and said, "Forget it. I'm worried about leaving you here alone. Let's go."

Shen Miao quickly got up and changed her clothes.

Because it was so late and the servants were all resting, Xie Jingxing and Chen Miao only brought Tieyi and Congyang with them. The two of them rode in a carriage along the streets of Longlongye, which were now deserted. Xie Jingxing's expression was somewhat gloomy, and Chen Miao was also thinking seriously in her mind.

Even if Empress Xian De really pushed Concubine Jing, there was no need to call Xie Jingxing to the palace in the middle of the night. To put it bluntly, even if Concubine Jing died because of this, it was a fight between women in the harem, and the Lu family could have been sent away directly. What's more, Emperor Yongle and the Lu family were almost at a breaking point, so why would they go to war just to deal with the Lu family?

When Shen Miao was in Mingqi, she had seen concubines like this, stymieing each other out of jealousy. Concubine Jing being pushed into the pond by Empress Xian De was a botched frame-up, so why did they even send Xie Jingxing to the palace? Shen Miao had a feeling this matter wasn't that simple. However, Tie Yi said the person who came to deliver the imperial edict from the palace wasn't very clear, so no one knew the exact circumstances.

The two of them, each with their own thoughts, arrived at the palace gate in the blink of an eye. Standing at the palace gate was Eunuch Deng, who was beside Emperor Yongle. He was delighted when he saw Xie Jingxing, but was taken aback when he saw Shen Miao also jumped out of the carriage. However, he did not worry too much about it and smiled, "Your Highness has finally arrived. His Majesty is waiting for you in the palace."