evening
News finally came from the front hall.
Lord Xu invited more than a dozen families to investigate old matters from several years ago, which brought forth a lot of evidence and witnesses.
Following the slightest clues, everything led back to the Yan family.
However, there is no evidence yet to prove that it is related to Empress Yan; it has only implicated Madam Yan.
Faced with the irrefutable evidence, Prime Minister Yan gritted his teeth and defended Empress Yan: "Your Majesty has been pampered in your secluded chambers and has never arranged such a thing. It must be... it must be that my wife was confused for a moment and misunderstood."
"Prime Minister Yan, why did Madam Yan do this without anyone's permission?" Lord Xu pressed.
Prime Minister Yan closed his eyes, knowing that he couldn't save Madam Yan today, so he explained, "Perhaps she didn't want the other young ladies to overshadow Your Highness, and she made a mistake out of womanly compassion."
Lord Xu snorted coldly: "Madam Yan is truly vicious. For her own selfish reasons, she has ruined the future of sixteen young ladies. How can she still be a titled lady with a clear conscience?"
“Your Highness, even if the Empress and Cheng Jin were unaware of the situation, the Prime Minister should not continue to oversee the country and is even less worthy of being the head of all officials.”
"Your Highness, Lord Zhang is absolutely right."
"The Prime Minister and his wife have been married for many years and could not possibly be completely unaware of the situation, yet they have been protecting and shielding them at every turn. They certainly should not be sitting in such a high position."
The Seventh Prince's gaze fell on Prime Minister Yan.
Prime Minister Yan's lips trembled. He raised his eyes to meet her gaze, remaining silent for a long time, but in his heart he hated Lord Xu to death.
...
Phoenix Palace
The news that Lady Yan had been implicated reached Empress Yan's ears.
Snap!
The teacup slipped from Empress Yan's hand and fell to the ground, shattering into pieces.
"Your Highness, be careful!" A palace maid stepped forward to help her up and quickly cleaned up the broken pieces.
Empress Yan gripped the chair tightly with both hands, her fingertips clenched until they turned white: "Have you found out for sure, is it really Mother?"
"Your Majesty, this servant dares not speak nonsense. The investigation has indeed reached the point where the Madam is implicated. Now, many officials are advising Your Highness to dismiss the Prime Minister."
Empress Yan's face darkened: "Where is Miss Xu? Why didn't she go to the palace?"
"Your Highness, Miss Xu left the palace after leaving the Seventh Prince's wife."
"What?" Empress Yan raised her voice in anger, her heart pounding, and she could no longer maintain her dignified elegance: "This vile woman dares to go back on her word. It must be Zhao Jiahua who is behind this."
Seeing that Empress Yan was angry, everyone knelt down and begged her to calm down.
This includes the Third Prince's wife.
Empress Yan shifted her gaze and glanced at her: "Take the copied scriptures to visit Zhao Jiahua. Try to persuade her to find a way to convince the Seventh Prince not to continue investigating this matter. I can guarantee that I will not make things difficult for her in the future."
"Your Majesty?" The Third Prince's wife was taken aback.
A ruthless glint flashed in Empress Yan's eyes, sending chills down the spine of the Third Prince's wife: "If you accomplish this, I will no longer need the young prince, how about it?"
The Third Prince's wife's expression changed slightly, and she was filled with anger and hatred. How despicable and shameless of them to use the child as a threat!
Seeing that she remained silent, Empress Yan said again, "You know the third prince's temper. Whether the three children are legitimate or illegitimate is in your hands."
The Third Prince's wife clenched her fists tightly to maintain her composure, reluctantly nodding as the palace maids helped her up and carried the scriptures outside.
"Qingzhi, accompany the Third Prince's Consort on this trip."
Aokiji nodded.
The Third Prince's wife paused for a moment before continuing forward.
It was getting dark outside. The Third Prince's Consort hurried along, feeling the cold wind blowing on her cheeks, making her feel chilly all over.
Before we knew it, we had arrived at our destination.
The guards stopped the person, and Qingzhi introduced herself: "The Third Prince's Consort has come to deliver Buddhist scriptures to the Seventh Prince's Consort. Please inform her."
The eunuch inside heard this and quickly went in to report.
A moment later, Xiu Shu came out.
Upon seeing Xiu Shu, Qing Zhi quickly helped the Third Prince's wife by the arm to lead her inside, but Xiu Shu stopped her: "Third Prince's wife, you can just give the scriptures to me. My princess has already retired and will not see anyone."
Upon hearing this, the Third Prince's wife breathed a sigh of relief.
“Miss Xiushu, please do me this favor. The Third Prince’s wife feels guilty towards the Seventh Prince’s wife and wants to apologize in person. Otherwise, the Third Prince’s wife will feel uneasy.”
Xiu Shu frowned: "The Seventh Prince's wife is weak and ill. She has finally taken a break, so why do you insist on seeing her? What are you up to?"
"girl……"
"Get out!" Xiu Shu yelled angrily at Qing Zhi, not forgetting to instruct the guards, "His Highness ordered that no one is allowed to disturb the Princess Consort's rest, and no one is allowed to enter."
The guard nodded.
Seeing this, Qingzhi still refused to give up: "Miss Xiushu, my master can wait. It's not too late to inform her after the Seventh Prince's Consort wakes up."
Xiu Shu pouted: "Wait if you want."
After saying that, he turned and left.
Aokiji glared at Xiushu's retreating figure with annoyance. Among the palace servants, no one had ever treated her like this before.
This is outrageous!
She looked at the Third Prince's wife with a complaint: "If the Third Prince's wife had said a few words just now, she might have gone in by now."
The Third Prince's wife's face tightened, and she took a deep breath and said, "He's asleep, what can I do? If you insist that I go in, I'll just force my way in."
Forcing her way in would definitely implicate Aokiji, who panicked and hurriedly said, "That's not what I meant."
He ignored Aokiji.
The two of them stood at the door and waited.
The lights in the main hall had been turned off. Xiu Shu could see two people standing at the door through the window. She asked in confusion, "I think the Third Prince's Consort has come to apologize. Why doesn't Your Highness see her?"
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