This was something Situ Zhao hadn't expected. It was as if he had never heard his mother mention it before, so he continued to ask, "Is Concubine Hui on good terms with you? What's going on? What's the evidence?"
"The death of the late queen was also due to Concubine Hui. She knows everything, so from that time on, she has used this matter to restrain me. Other things are fine, but she has no children, and she still wants to take advantage of me."
"The Emperor is my bottom line. I can't let him hold me back like this forever. My mother is not someone who will swallow her anger, so I took action." Concubine Bai looked tired. She had no other choice, so she took action in the palace. She never thought that the Emperor would react so strongly, become furious, and conduct such a strict investigation.
Situ Zhao patted his mother's arm. As a son, he naturally didn't want to make his mother so sad, so he understood it. Now it was time to solve the problem.
"Mother, how did you plan to solve this problem?"
"I was thinking that as long as I insisted that Concubine Hui was related to the death of the late queen, the emperor would definitely involve Situ Yao, and then I could just go with the flow." Concubine Bai thought it was easy, but things often did not develop as she expected.
Unexpectedly, the jade pendant appeared later. It was obvious that the person behind the scenes already knew all of this and wanted to make them shoot themselves in the foot, but they would not surrender.
"Okay, I'll find a way to solve this problem, you don't have to worry too much. I heard from Huan'er that you haven't been eating or sleeping well recently, but don't worry, you have a son." Situ Zhao held his mother's hand, very filial.
After hearing what her son said, Concubine Bai felt relieved and finally smiled for the first time she hadn't done so in a long time.
It was also late at night, and the dew was heavy.
Situ Zhao hurried back to the palace. In the study, Cui Mixue had been waiting there for who knows how long. She only lit a lamp, with a look of worry between her brows.
"Why haven't you slept yet?" Situ Zhao was a little surprised to see Cui Mixue waiting in the mansion. After all, they hadn't held the ceremony yet, but Cui Mixue didn't come here to enjoy the flowers and the moon.
"Did you go to see Concubine Bai?" Cui Mixue didn't say anything more to him and went straight to the point. She was there to solve the problem.
Situ Zhao sat down and sighed heavily. He rubbed his brows and said, "You guessed it, so why ask more questions? We have indeed made some progress on this incident. I have already sent people to capture the Miao people."
Sure enough, she guessed it right, but it was also the worst result, Cui Mixue thought in her heart.
"I don't think things will go so smoothly, what do you think?" Cui Mixue frowned tightly. If Situ Yao and the others had known all this long ago, they should also know about the Miao people from Bai Guifei's mother's family. If her judgment was correct, that Miao person might have already...
Cui Mixue wrapped her clothes tightly. These things were really a headache. She didn't want to think about it anymore. She just took it one step at a time.
"It's getting late. I'm afraid we won't have news about the Miao people until tomorrow. You should go to bed early. I'm leaving too." Just as Cui Mixue was about to leave, Situ Zhao grabbed her arm.
"Why are you wearing so little? Aren't you afraid of catching a cold?" Situ Zhao's words of concern and some reproach came. Cui Mixue was quite surprised. Just as she was about to say something, she felt the warmth on her shoulder. Situ Zhao took off his coat.
This little bit of warmth made her icy heart lose consciousness a little, and then she heard a voice in her ear: "The carriage is ready outside, be careful on the road."
Cui Mixue didn't look back. She held on to her coat, walked out of the courtyard lightly, and got on the carriage. She felt relaxed for a moment, but her heart still brought her back to her senses.
After returning to Cui Mansion, she remembered that they still had one hand of cards to play, so she went to the palace again early the next morning.
"Can this Leng Yan really help us?" The original news was that the Miao people had been controlled by the prince and his men and had disappeared. If they took that person away to the emperor, everything would be too late.
Leng Yan is a man of the world, who values gratitude the most and is also the most loyal person. Moreover, he has the support of hundreds of people in the world, so it is most appropriate to ask him for help. It will be like adding wings to a tiger.
Cui Mixue patted his shoulder: "Don't worry, Leng Yan will definitely help, and I believe in his ability."
However, Situ Zhao was still very depressed. He was too passive and still falling behind. He seemed to be unable to recover. Cui Mixue was unhappy to see him like this, but she still held back and comforted him, "As long as we capture the Miao people and use their families as threats, they will tell the emperor that the poison was ordered by the prince. That will be enough."
This move was indeed vicious, but Situ Zhao smiled with satisfaction, approvingly. Cui Mixue continued, "Besides, the Emperor hates the Crown Prince so much that he will definitely punish him immediately, and you are the Emperor's favorite prince."
Situ Zhao felt very happy when he heard this. He was the emperor's favorite prince. What was he afraid of?
"Okay, let's do as you say, Xue'er. You are so virtuous and smart. You are worthy of being my, Situ Zhao's woman. You will be a good wife in the future." Situ Zhao curled his lips and smiled, very satisfied. Cui Mixue smiled without saying anything, which was also considered as her agreement.
Afterwards, Cui Mixue arranged a meeting with Leng Yan. He hated meddling in officials' affairs and didn't want to end any fights, but considering that he still had a favor to do with her, he agreed.
"Okay, I got it. Just wait for my news." Leng Yan didn't say much. After he finished speaking, he turned and left. Cui Mixue was very surprised and admired his chivalrous spirit. If he could continue to serve them like this, he would surely become a great man.
Cui Mixue was calculating silently in her mind, her pair of dark eyes flashing with brilliance.
After resolving this matter, there was still one thing that worried her, and that was the Medicine King who appeared in the hall that day. She thought about it for a long time in the mansion, but could not think of any other way for them to get to know the Medicine King.
She thought of the real Xuan Ling, perhaps she had the answer, so she immediately ordered someone to call her over, but the servants came and said that Xuan Ling had not been seen for several days, and as servants, they did not ask about it.
Cui Mixue widened her eyes and became furious. She beat and punished all the servants in the yard. She felt uneasy in her heart. Something was not right. She suddenly thought of something and immediately staggered to open the secret room. Unexpectedly, she found Xuan Ling here.
She had been tied to the pillar in the secret room for what seemed like days. When Xuan Ling saw someone coming, he quickly said, "Master, you're finally here. Come and help me, save me."
As soon as she opened her mouth, Cui Mixue was extremely shocked. Wasn't this the fake Xuan Ling she had planted in the Prince's Mansion? How could he be here? Then where did the real Xuan Ling go?
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