Before Ye Jintang could finish speaking, she was interrupted by another voice, and a woman dressed in luxurious clothes walked out from behind.

Upon seeing the newcomer, the eunuch bowed to the woman and said, "Your Highness, Imperial Concubine."

"Mother."

Ye Qing moved closer to the woman, her voice tinged with grievance, and pointed in Ye Jintang's direction, saying, "It was she who killed my Xiao Hei."

The woman looked in Ye Jintang's direction, but showed no sign of anger at Ye Qing's words. Instead, she scolded, "I saw what happened just now. Qing'er, I agreed to let you keep this dog, but what did you agree to?"

Ye Qing lowered her head, seemingly embarrassed in front of so many people, "You said it can only be kept in the palace and cannot be released outside."

"Then your current actions, which almost injured the Lady Hou, are your fault. You should apologize to the Lady Hou."

"Apologize...?"

Ye Qing was stunned, seemingly not expecting her mother to make such a request.

With so many people watching, making a princess apologize was incredibly frustrating for Ye Qing.

"Mother..."

"Listen to me." The Imperial Concubine's expression was serious, but her gaze was fixed on the scroll in Ye Jintang's hand as she spoke.

At the Imperial Concubine's request, Ye Qing had no choice but to reluctantly approach Ye Jintang and apologize to her.

"Madam Hou, Qing'er is young and doesn't know any better. If she offended you, please don't take it to heart."

"How could that be?" Ye Jintang smiled, looking at the Imperial Concubine with her eyes slightly narrowed. She could clearly sense a dense black aura emanating from this person. This black aura was different from others, caused by countless resentments. It seemed that the Imperial Concubine had committed a great deal of murder.

If you stay with them for a long time, at best your temperament will be affected, and at worst your life will be in danger.

Ye Jintang naturally did not want to stay any longer.

"Your Highness, I have other matters to attend to, so I will take my leave now."

Ye Jintang was about to leave with his entourage when the Imperial Concubine called him back again.

"I've heard that Lady Hou once saved the Empress Dowager. Could the scroll that Eunuch Wang just delivered be a reward from the Emperor?"

The Imperial Concubine looked at Ye Jintang, clearly not intending to let Ye Jintang leave.

Ye Jintang did not answer, but quietly looked at the Imperial Concubine beside her. After a long silence, she finally spoke, "Is Your Highness very interested in these things?"

The Imperial Concubine frowned, her eyes filled with astonishment, as if she hadn't expected anyone to dare answer her like that. Her face darkened, and just as she was about to retaliate, she heard the voice of a nanny from the other side.

"Madam Hou, so you're here." The old nanny smiled as she approached Ye Jintang. Seeing the Imperial Concubine beside her bowing, she said to Ye Jintang, "Her Majesty the Empress Dowager was worried that Madam Hou might get lost in the palace, so she specially instructed this old servant to escort you out of the palace."

"Madam Hou, please come this way."

With these words from the Empress Dowager's nanny, even if the Consort wanted to keep Ye Jintang, she would have to be more cautious.

"Thank you very much, Granny."

As they approached the palace gate, Ye Jintang thanked the nanny.

The old nanny smiled and said, "Madam, you don't need to be so polite. This old servant is indeed here on the orders of the Empress Dowager. There are endless infightings among the concubines in the harem. I suppose the Noble Consort heard about it and came here."

"Madam Hou, this old servant has delivered it to you."

"Okay." Ye Jintang nodded and left the palace gate with Lühe. Lühe only breathed a sigh of relief after they got into the carriage.

"Miss, that was really close. But why did that Imperial Concubine make the Sixth Princess apologize when she was clearly deliberately making things difficult for her?"

Green Lotus couldn't help but feel puzzled when she thought about what had happened.

"I think that's why."

Ye Jintang took out the scroll. The imperial concubine must have been here long ago, and even the dog was deliberately released. Why did it suddenly appear later and make the sixth princess apologize? It must be because of this scroll sent by Eunuch Wang.

Regardless of the Consort's motives, the fact that the Emperor and Empress Dowager attach such importance to her speaks volumes.

This trip to the palace was truly bizarre.

Upon hearing Ye Jintang's words, Lühe's gaze quickly fell on the scroll in her hand.

"Miss, what is this?"

Something that could be personally delivered by Eunuch Wang, who serves the Emperor, must be extraordinary.

Ye Jintang handed it forward and said to Lühe, "You'll know once you open it and take a look."

"Miss, may I be your servant?"

Green Lotus was a little uneasy for a moment, but when she met Ye Jintang's gaze, she took the scroll and carefully opened it.

Upon seeing the contents of the scroll, Green Lotus's eyes widened, her expression shifting from shock to delight.

"Miss...Miss, this is...a divorce agreement?"

"Has the Emperor agreed to your divorce from the Marquis?"

Ye Jintang nodded. The process had indeed gone too smoothly, but having this divorce agreement would actually save them a lot of trouble in the future.

Green Lotus was overjoyed. "Miss, shall we go back to the manor now and pack our things?"

During this time, she had seen how the people in the Marquis's mansion, including the Marquis himself, treated her young lady, and they were truly despicable.

No rush.

"The people in the Marquis's mansion haven't paid off their debts yet. Wouldn't it be too easy for them to leave now?"

Ye Jintang said.

If we don't turn the Marquis's mansion upside down, it would be a disservice to the suffering the original owner endured in that place over the past two years.

Green Lotus nodded, her gaze towards Ye Jintang filled with admiration. She had originally thought that the Empress Dowager's sudden summons to the palace must be something extraordinary.

I never expected that the young lady would get her hands on the divorce papers so easily; that's truly impressive.

In this way, no matter what she does in the future, the young lady will have the leverage to suppress these people.

"Miss, shall we return to the manor now?"

Thinking of this, Green Lotus asked Ye Jintang again.

"Go to the Resurrection Hall."

"Someone is already waiting there."

Ye Jintang lowered her eyes, as she still had some questions she wanted to ask about the affairs of the palace.

The carriage traveled along the road and soon arrived outside the Huisheng Hall.

As soon as she entered the hall, she saw Zhou Zheng step forward.

Zhou Zheng pointed towards the back courtyard and lowered his voice to Ye Jintang, saying, "Miss, His Highness the Regent has arrived."

Green Lotus was standing next to Ye Jintang and naturally heard Zhou Zheng's words, finding them even more unbelievable.

While in the carriage, the young lady mentioned that someone was waiting there, and now that they have just returned, Zhou Zheng has said the same thing.

Looking at Ye Jintang's calm expression, it seemed as if he had known all along that the Regent would come.

Out of surprise, Green Lotus almost instinctively asked, "Miss, did you already know?"

Ye Jintang smiled but did not answer the question, instead looking towards the back of the house.

Seeing Lühe's shocked expression and noticing that Ye Jintang had already walked away, Zhou Zheng asked Lühe, "Lühe, what did you mean by what you just said? Has something happened?"