Ye Qingxue said, "...Of course we know that the Lan family was wronged, but the Emperor and the Dali Temple look at the evidence. Princess Huaiming's body was found in the Lan family's home, so the Lan family is the prime suspect no matter what."

"What can we do now? Can we just stand by and watch them suffer torture? General Lan is a man, he may be able to withstand the torture of the Imperial City Guard, but what about Madam Lan and Miss Lan?"

Ye Cunsi still remembered what he had promised Lan Yi before he went to the Heavenly Eagle Holy Kingdom.

Unexpectedly, he faced such a situation after returning from the Heavenly Eagle Holy Kingdom.

Just thinking about how Lan Yi suffered all sorts of torture in the Imperial City Guard made him feel like something was squeezing his heart, making it hard to breathe.

Ye Qingxue pressed him down again: "There will always be a way, calm down! Every goose leaves a trace, whatever they do will leave some kind of trace, we just need to find that trace."

"How do we find them? Where do we look? Now that Xuan Wang is hiding and recuperating because of his broken leg, they probably won't make any further moves."

Ye Qingxue closed her eyes. Yes, yes, what should we do?

Where can we find clues to bring down the Xuan and Wang couple and rescue the entire Lan family?

Furthermore, who killed Princess Huaiming? Was it Prince Xuan and his wife?

"Your Highness, Second Young Master, Madam Zhou has lost too much blood and is in critical condition... Should we go and see her?" The Marquis's residence sent someone into the palace to inquire.

Ye Cunxi shuddered, his face pale as he looked at Ye Qingxue, somewhat at a loss.

Ye Qingxue said, "I'll say it again: you should settle the debt of gratitude yourself, don't worry about me."

Ye Cunsi stared at her intently, his eyes red-rimmed. After a long while, he said, "Sister, no matter what, you will always be number one in my heart."

"...I'll stay in the palace and see if there are any clues. You should hurry up and leave the palace. I'll also have someone keep an eye on the Lan family to minimize their suffering until the truth comes out."

Ye Cunsi gritted his teeth before turning and leaving.

Ye Qingxue stood alone outside the Zichen Palace, enveloped by boundless darkness that even the palace lanterns could not dispel.

Hurried footsteps came from not far away. Ye Qingxue heard them and felt they were familiar, but she couldn't tell whose footsteps they were.

Her mind was in complete chaos.

chaos!

Until that person's voice rang in her ears: "Princess Jing".

It is the acacia seed.

Ye Qingxue immediately turned around and saw that it was indeed a love-sick seed.

She suddenly remembered the poison that had been inflicted on the Ninth Prince. Before leaving the palace that morning, Xiang Si Zi had told her that there would be a result before noon, but she had been so busy that she had forgotten about it.

"So, have you found out what poison the Ninth Prince was poisoned with before his death?" Ye Qingxue asked.

Xiang Si Zi exhaled: "It's confirmed. The Ninth Prince was afflicted with 'Floating Life Dream'."

Ye Qingxue frowned: "I've never heard of such a poison before. Is it fatal? What would be the reaction of someone poisoned with this?"

Xiang Si Zi said, "'Floating Dream' is a secret medicine from the Southern Frontier. It is colorless and tasteless, and you will not feel anything when you take it. It needs to be activated with specific spices."

"When the poison takes effect, hallucinations occur. What you see is not real, but an illusion created by the poisoner."

Hallucination?

Ye Qingxue asked, "Is this poison fatal?"

The acacia seed replied, “It won’t be fatal in the short term. Even if it is, it will be decades after the poisoning. And it’s not the poison that’s fatal, but the extreme confusion brought about by all sorts of hallucinations that will exhaust the poisoned person, eventually leading to their death from exhaustion.”

Surprisingly, it wasn't fatal...

Ye Qingxue pursed her lips, meaning that even if they found out what kind of poison the Ninth Prince had, it wouldn't be enough to clear Yun Zhuo of the crime of murder.

She had originally hoped that Xiangsizi could find out what poison the Ninth Prince was poisoned with, which would bring a turning point to the affairs of Yunzhuo or the Lan family.

But now, she finds there's no chance of things turning around.

Absolutely not!

No!

"No!" Ye Qingxue suddenly shuddered, as if she had thought of something. She quickly turned around and said, "Go tell the Emperor that you have found out what poison the Ninth Prince has been poisoned with. I'm going to find Consort Cui!"

She thought she should know where the turning point was, but she still needed Choi Jae-in to verify it.