As she pondered inwardly, Chu Mo suddenly spoke up: "Your Majesty, there must be spies from our dynasty in Huguo Temple. Why don't I go and kill that abbot to prevent him from becoming an accomplice to evil again!"

Chu Mo clenched her fists, her face flushed with anger. She couldn't bear to let anyone hurt such a good Crown Princess.

However, Ning Yin felt that it was better not to alert the enemy this time. She wanted to use their tricks against them and wait until they revealed their true colors before eliminating them completely.

When Wang Yuan returned to Chang Le Palace, the old nanny was still hiding in the outhouse, and she was almost exhausted.

Hearing Wang Yuan tell her outside that she had already visited all the palaces, the old nanny weakly thanked her.

Wang Yuan did not respond, and turned to go find Empress Dowager Zhang to expose Ning Yin's affair.

Today, Xiao Xuan was so aloof and arrogant, yet he showed Ning Yin great care and didn't allow her to disturb him. He truly protected her to the extreme.

The more she thought about it, the angrier she became. Wang Yuan quickened her pace and arrived at the main hall of Chang Le Palace.

At this moment, Empress Dowager Zhang was dozing off on the couch, and Mei Ying was fanning her.

Hearing someone enter, Empress Dowager Zhang narrowed her eyes. Seeing that it was Wang Yuan, she casually asked, "Is everything registered?"

Wang Yuan knelt down to pay her respects, then replied, "Your Majesty, the registration is complete, except... except for the Crown Princess of the Eastern Palace..."

She looked embarrassed and feigned timidity...

Empress Dowager Zhang smiled slightly. Ning Yin is already pregnant, so it doesn't matter whether they register their marriage or not.

She waved her hand, signaling Wang Yuan to get up, "It's alright, she's heavily pregnant right now, so let's not bother her."

After speaking, Empress Dowager Zhang popped a grape into her mouth. Noticing that Wang Yuan's expression below seemed a bit off, she asked, "What's wrong? Is there something else?"

Wang Yuan opened her mouth, then frowned in embarrassment. Empress Dowager Zhang grew impatient. "Speak! I will pardon you!"

Upon hearing this, Wang Yuan immediately knelt down, looking trembling with fear.

Empress Dowager Zhang rose from a lowly palace maid to become the most honored woman in the Great Qi Dynasty. Her methods have always been ruthless, so how could she not see through Wang Yuan's intentions? She had simply discovered some unspeakable secrets.

She loves hearing these kinds of unspeakable secrets; they're perfect for passing the time when she's bored.

Empress Dowager Zhang raised her hand, and Mei Ying quickly put down her fan and helped her up. She walked over, bowed slightly, and looked at Wang Yuan with a sense of pressure in her eyes.

Tell me…

"Your Majesty, this servant has discovered a shocking secret concerning the legitimacy of the royal bloodline."

Upon hearing this, Empress Dowager Zhang's expression changed instantly, and a fierce light flashed in her eyes.

"Yunzhu, do you know that slandering the Empress is a capital offense..."

Empress Dowager Zhang slowly played with the Buddhist prayer beads in her hand, her gaze drifting elsewhere, as if she had guessed something.

Wang Yuan knew that this was irrefutable evidence, and she was not afraid to tell Empress Dowager Zhang. So she crawled forward a few more steps, looked up at Empress Dowager Zhang, and her eyes were full of determination.

"Your Majesty, everything I have said is true. This booklet serves as proof that the child the Crown Princess is carrying is not His Highness's!"

Although Wang Yuan's voice was not loud, everyone inside and outside the hall heard it, especially Xiao Xuan, who was just about to step into Chang Le Palace.

He had been there for a while. Xiao Xuan arrived just as Wang Yuan was mentioning the orthodoxy of the royal bloodline. The eunuch craned his neck to announce his arrival, but Xiao Xuan stopped him instantly.