As for the matter, Shang Xiye and Ji Fengyao's visit to Consort Xiao was merely a formality. Ji Fengyao had already sent her secret guards to contact Consort Xiao and make things clear in the past few days.

Having observed for so long, Consort Xiao had come to trust Shang Xiye and Ji Fengyao to some extent. She promised Ji Fengyao that as long as Liu Yunzhao could leave the capital safely, she would reveal everything she knew.

Then, we'll add the evidence left by Aunt Sun.

Even if an empress dowager is of noble status, she will still fall from power and become a sinner for all time!

After Shang Xiye and Ji Fengyao arrived, they greeted Consort Xiao in a very formal and casual manner.

Empress Dowager Xiao calmly ordered someone to serve them tea, and the two of them sat down quietly to drink tea.

The three of them remained silent, seemingly unperturbed, and simply sat there, each drinking their own tea.

Wang, the old nanny who was watching over Consort Xiao like a vulture, couldn't help but mutter to herself:

What kind of riddle are Ninth Prince and this bandit playing?

They had never had much of a relationship with the Dowager Consort. The Ninth Prince only allowed the Dowager Consort Xiao to stay at his residence because of her status. Why were they sitting here having tea today?

But why are they all sitting there without saying a word?

They must have something on their mind, but Consort Xiao is a reserved person. If she doesn't speak up, they probably won't be able to find a topic to talk to her about for a while.

Thinking this way, Granny Wang decided to act as a conversation starter, getting Shang Xiye and Ji Fengyao to reveal their intentions: "Your Highness, the Prince this time..."

Before Granny Wang could finish her sentence, "Get out!", Shang Xiye stopped her with a deep snort, adding with extreme disdain, "So noisy!"

Granny Wang: "..."

Was she seeing things?

Did the Ninth Prince roll his eyes at her with a haughty, arrogant look?

As Granny Wang was filled with self-doubt, Shang Xiye lifted his eyelids and glared at her again: "Why aren't you getting out of here? Do I need to do it myself?"

That arrogant and haughty demeanor was definitely real; it wasn't an illusion.

Even a villain like Granny Wang couldn't help but glance resentfully at Ji Fengyao beside Shang Xiye: "This bandit is truly a scoundrel!"

Look how badly she's led this prince astray.

Not daring to linger, Granny Wang could only leave through the door, full of resentment.

But she only walked to the door and carefully listened to the sounds inside, afraid of missing a single word or delaying her report to the Empress Dowager to ask for a reward.

As Wang Mama had hoped, a conversation between Consort Xiao and the Ninth Prince could be heard coming from inside the room:

"Ninth Prince, is there something you need today?"

"No."

"Then you..."

"I'll just sit for a bit and then leave."

Then, the room returned to a deathly silence.

Granny Wang waited with her ears open for a while longer.

Shang Xiye indeed got up and said to Consort Xiao, "Consort Xiao, please rest well. Your Highness and I will come to see you another day." Then he led Ji Fengyao out.

The two, one holding the other's hand, walked away without looking to the side.

Granny Wang stared in disbelief at the retreating figures of Shang Xiye and Ji Fengyao.

They're leaving already?

She'd already taken her pants off, and this is what she gets to listen to?

Why the hell did they even bother to send her out? She got all excited for nothing!

At this moment, in the large garden.

Song Huiru's mind was already somewhat unclear. The burning sensation in her body made her increasingly unable to control herself, and she began to pry herself apart with her hands.

The Shanyu Heye before her had transformed into the proud and noble Shang Xiye.

This made her even more enamored and ecstatic, and she made all sorts of charming and seductive gestures in an attempt to win his affection.