Xie Jingrun curled his lips slightly and said casually, "What a convenient excuse for your incompetence! But actually, it's alright if Your Highness can't find the assassin. I believe Her Majesty the Empress won't blame you."
Upon hearing this, Feng Mo's eyes flashed with anger.
Such blatant irony is only incomprehensible to the deaf.
His handsome face turned somewhat ashen. "Commander Xie, there's no need for such sarcastic remarks. This prince is naturally no match for Commander Xie's methods."
Xie Jingrun remained unperturbed. He lowered his head, straightened his sleeves, and said with a half-smile, "If Your Highness doesn't mind, I can send someone to help you find..."
"No need!" Feng Mo coldly interrupted him and was about to leave with his men when Emperor Zhaojing walked out of the courtyard.
"Father!" Feng Mo had no choice but to stop and step forward to pay his respects.
"I heard your mother was assassinated. Is she alright?" Emperor Zhaojing asked with concern.
"Mother Empress was just a little frightened, but she is perfectly healthy." Seeing his concern for his mother, Feng Mo's expression softened, and he replied respectfully.
"No, I still have to go and see for myself before I can be at ease." Emperor Zhaojing said with a frown, and then took a step forward.
Feng Mo was startled and quickly gave a wink to one of the guards behind him.
The guard nodded in understanding, deliberately lagged behind a few steps, and then turned around to take a shortcut to Fengyi Residence to deliver the message.
Feng Mo felt a little relieved after the guards left.
The eunuch was seriously injured, and the Empress Dowager must be extremely worried. But at this time, the Emperor suddenly wanted to visit her. What if he caught the Empress Dowager showing affection for a man? The consequences would be...
He could hardly believe it.
Although he did not agree with his mother's actions, she was, after all, his mother, and she had always been very loving and caring towards him, having done so much for him. In any case, he was determined to protect his mother.
Xie Jingrun glanced at him with a hint of sarcasm; Feng Mo was really going to great lengths.
However, he was also curious about how the Emperor would react if he knew that Situ Jin had kept a male concubine behind his back and had cuckolded him.
Emperor Zhaojing had no idea what the two were thinking. He wasn't really concerned about Situ Jin; in fact, he was just going through the motions and taking the opportunity to ridicule her.
Fengyi Residence.
After the imperial physician diagnosed that Meng Hu was not in any danger, Situ Jin finally breathed a sigh of relief, but she still held the unconscious man's hand and refused to let go.
Seeing that her emotions had stabilized, Granny Hong brought in the beauty soup.
Situ Jin frowned and said, "How could I possibly be in the mood to drink this right now?"
Granny Hong comforted her, "Mr. Meng will be fine, Your Highness, please don't worry. If Your Highness really has no appetite, then this old servant will take it away first."
Upon hearing this, Situ Jin sighed and said, "Never mind, it wasn't easy for you to make this soup, so give it to me."
A smile appeared on Granny Hong's face, knowing that the Empress was considerate of her and did not want her to waste her efforts.
She handed over the beauty soup.
Situ Jin released Meng Hu's hand, took the bowl, tilted his head back, and drank it all in one gulp.
Just then, a palace maid hurried in and said, "Your Highness, His Highness has sent someone to say that the Emperor is coming this way."
Granny Hong was startled and looked at Meng Hu on the bed. "Your Highness, what should we do?"
Situ Jin was also somewhat surprised that the old scoundrel was willing to step into her courtyard.
She wasn't actually afraid of him finding out about her affair with Meng Gu, but if they were caught in the act, it would give him a reason to dismiss her.
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