Ruyi sees through many things.

But she knew that such a big thing had to be foolproof to be considered successful, otherwise one wrong move would lead to a complete failure.

The current outcome is far from the time for her to be proud.

She stared at the woman, quietly waiting for her answer.

The information the woman confessed was enough for the Third Prince and his gang to cut her into pieces.

Now that things have come to this, there is really nothing to hide.

She confessed everything, "If this plan fails at the Mu family today, there will be an explosion in the palace on New Year's Eve this year, sending everyone to hell."

“…”

This was both within Ruyi's expectations and beyond her expectations.

As expected, Ruyi thought that if it failed today, the Third Prince would choose to take action against the Emperor in the palace, but she did not expect that he wanted to kill the Emperor and the court officials on New Year's Eve.

"Where do the explosives come from? How do we get them in?"

Ruyi was terrified.

The woman shook her head. "I am not responsible for this part. I don't know. The person in charge is a hunchbacked man. He always wears a mask when he comes. None of us knows what he looks like."

Ruyi pondered this matter and asked, "What are the characteristics of this person's voice?"

"It's sharper and thinner than the average man's. Sometimes it sounds like a woman's. But I heard from the Third Prince that he is a man."

"Age... should be around forty."

After listening to this, Ruyi looked at Xiao Pingxin and whispered, "It should be a eunuch. We need to tell the emperor about this and take precautions early."

Xiao Pingxin nodded, his expression more solemn than ever before.

"What are you going to do with these people now? It's not appropriate to leave them to Prince Yan."

"I asked Prince Yan to come here because I have something to discuss with him." Ruyi had not thought of handing the people over to Prince Yan. "As for these people, keep them in the Xiao family for the time being to avoid alerting the enemy."

"After the evening, let's see what the emperor says."

Xiao Pingxin nodded.

Ruyi turned around and asked the woman, "Regarding the palace examination, how did the Third Prince arrange it?"

"The Cao family is in charge, and it is not my responsibility."

"What else do you know?"

Ruyi asked.

The woman shook her head. "I also know that the Third Prince and Shen Jiaojiao used each other. Shen Jiaojiao was brought back by the Third Prince when he went to the south."

"The son of the midwife was killed by the Third Prince, but the Third Prince told the midwife that if she behaved well, he would return her son to her."

"That midwife had no other choice but to bring Shen Jiaojiao to the Shen family to lie."

"Shen Jiaojiao is from Southern Chu."

The woman looked up at Ruyi and suddenly put forward a condition, "I can tell you one more thing, but you have to keep me alive."

A sense of determination and hope to survive suddenly flashed in her dejected eyes, as if she felt that the news could be handled as she wished.

Everything that is happening right now is very important. In comparison, the life of this woman in front of him seems insignificant.

Ruyi nodded, "Okay."

The woman took a deep breath and said, "Shen Jiaojiao actually doesn't know the truth about some things in Qinghe County. Her mother is someone else, not the one who died in the warehouse."

"What did you say?"

Ruyi widened her eyes, these words really shocked her!

Shen Jiaojiao tried her best and suffered a lot to seek revenge, but in the end... it wasn't her mother who died?

The woman lowered her eyes and sighed, "Shen Jiaojiao... is the biological daughter of Emperor Nanchu, and her mother is Concubine Yu."

"how so?"

Ruyi was stunned.

If Shen Jiaojiao was a princess, how could she fall to such a state and even recognize a thief as her father?

"She is just a chess piece," the woman sighed, "I also overheard it once."

"Two years ago, I followed the Third Prince to Qinghe, and the Third Prince met the Fourth Prince of Nanchu. They talked about it in private, and then I learned that Shen Jiaojiao was the Fourth Prince of Nanchu's half-sister."

"Shen Jiaojiao was sold out of the palace by the Fourth Prince's mother, Concubine Rong. Later, she was controlled by the Fourth Prince and Xiao Hongling. They forged a fictitious identity for her and sent her to Northern Qi to be used as a pawn by the Fourth Prince."

“…”

Ruyi stood in the cold wind and felt that the whole world was shaking.

In her previous life, she and Shen Jiaojiao fought each other to the death, but in this life, both of them suffered losses, and in the end, she was just making wedding dresses for others.

What is the difference between them besides their different positions?

No.

Something was about to burst out from her chest, but it seemed as if there was a window between her and it, making it impossible for her to grasp it.

"So, Xiao Hongling is the real person of the Fourth Prince of Nanchu... No, to be exact, she is the person of the Fourth Prince's mother, Concubine Rong?"

"In her eyes, Shen Jiaojiao is also a chess piece?"

This sounds horrifying.

The woman nodded. "Yes, but it is possible that Xiao Hongling took it seriously while acting."

"If you have seen Xiao Hongling's true face, you will find that she is somewhat similar to Shen Jiaojiao."

Ruyi nodded, "There are some similarities."

Otherwise, Shen Cangyun wouldn't have such a bias written on his face.

"But why is this?"

Ruyi felt as if she had entered into a chaotic relationship, and the only one who was sacrificed was the young Shen Jiaojiao.

At that time, Shen Jiaojiao was also a child.

She doesn't understand anything.

Then, they are deliberately guided and trained by others, becoming pawns in the hands of others, giving up everything for their so-called revenge, but in fact they don't even know who they are.

How sad!

Ruyi has mixed feelings.

Then the woman said, "Xiao Hongling is Concubine Yu's cousin. She wanted to enter the palace, but she couldn't win over Concubine Yu, so she turned to Concubine Rong, the mother of the Fourth Prince."

"So, there is some blood relationship between Xiao Hongling and Shen Jiaojiao."

"Shen Jiaojiao was sold out of the palace by Xiao Hongling and Concubine Rong."

"There is actually something hidden in this matter."

"...and more?" Ruyi knew that the palace was dangerous, but the complexity of the matter still exceeded her imagination.

The woman said, "Back then, in order to compete for the position of queen, Concubine Yu concealed Shen Jiaojiao's gender and said he was a boy."

"It was because of this that Concubine Rong targeted her and stole the child and sold it. Only then did she discover that it was a daughter. Perhaps it was because it was a daughter that she escaped death."

But even if he escaped death, he could not escape the fate of being controlled.

"I guess Concubine Rong would wake up laughing in her dreams whenever she thinks of Concubine Yu's daughter working for her son in her hands."

“…”

Ruyi didn't know what to say.

All I can say is that human hearts are treacherous, and you never know what kind of heart is underneath the other person's skin.

She still needs to learn her lesson.

However, this news is indeed valuable to her.

A plan was forming in Ruyi's mind. She glanced at Xiao Pingxin and said, "I want her to live and be useful."

Xiao Pingxin nodded with a complicated look in his eyes.

He knew what happened between Ruyi and Shen Jiaojiao, and he also knew that Shen Jiaojiao would definitely make a comeback after escaping from the trap, so this woman stayed behind so that she could uncover the truth when necessary.

The woman was overjoyed, "Thank you, Princess Zhaoyang!"