"Eh? Tinglan came from Second Brother's palace." Ruoruo was a little surprised.
Mo Yunlan didn't want to say more. He glanced at the shimmering runes on the lake and knew that Mo Wuyu on the other side had heard everything and was in a bad mood.
He chuckled and rubbed the cat's head: "That's all in the past. You're just a little kitten, don't think about it so much. You don't need to worry about it. Someone has already investigated it for you. Go to sleep."
"What! Second Brother didn't even explain clearly." Ruoruo was forced to sleep by Mo Yunlan, and she complained a few words in a low voice. She felt that her second brother was unreliable, and thought that she should go to see her eldest brother tomorrow.
Inside the Yaoguang Palace, the celestial official beside Mo Wuyu was sweating profusely: "This humble immortal will immediately send someone to investigate in detail."
Mo Wuyu's eyes were cold: "Don't alert them. I need the results first thing tomorrow morning."
"Yes." The fairy servant wiped the cold sweat from his forehead.
He couldn't understand how Tinglan, as a celestial servant, dared to act so recklessly.
The next morning, Mo Wuyu stepped into the Wanshu Pavilion and gently carried the still-sleeping kitten back to Xixiang Palace.
Ruoruo the cat slept soundly on her back the whole way, sprawled out on her back, without even blinking.
Mo Wuyu took out her eggshell from her leaf-shaped pendant space.
Tinglan stood to the side with her head down and said in a low voice, "The young prince is a bit willful. He even sneaked out at night to trespass into the forbidden area. Xiaoxian..."
"In what capacity does Immortal Tinglan speak these words to me?" Mo Wuyu placed Ruoruo back into the eggshell, covered her with a small blanket, and gently stroked the back of the cat's neck.
He saw the kitten's eyelids twitch and its breathing become a little erratic, and he knew that the kitten had woken up.
He didn't expose the kitten's lie; his tone was gentle, and he spoke slowly and deliberately, as if he were just having a casual chat.
Tinglan knelt down with a thud, biting her lower lip: "Little Fairy... I've offended you."
“Ruoruo is too young to manage subordinates or handle the affairs of the palace, so Father asked you to take care of Ruoruo.” Mo Wuyu sighed softly, “But you don’t seem to be satisfied with this arrangement.”
"I don't understand what Your Highness means?" Tinglan felt dizzy and gritted her teeth, pretending to be stupid.
"Alright, then I will tell you from the beginning. Ruoruo, why don't you listen?" Mo Wuyu saw that the little cat's tail was almost leaving afterimages, and he didn't allow her to escape any longer, so he directly pressed down on her tail.
Ruoruo had no choice but to retract her tail and open her eyes, turning back into a little girl: "Okay."
It seems that what my second brother said last night about someone going to investigate was actually my eldest brother.
She really wanted to know the whole truth.
“Last night you asked Mo Yunlan if Tinglan came from the Chenxing Palace. Why don’t you let Tinglan tell you?” Mo Wuyu said.
Ruoruo looked at Tinglan with genuine curiosity.
Tinglan felt a burning pain on her face and was extremely embarrassed.
However, they had no choice but to recount the events of that year one by one.
She is named Tinglan because she and her brother Lingxi were both rescued by Mo Yunlan and brought back to the Immortal Realm.
She was supposed to be Mo Yunlan's inner palace attendant, named Tinglan, meaning to obey Mo Yunlan's orders and follow his lead.
However, Lingxi's talent was later revealed, and she was given important responsibilities by Mo Yong. She would go to the Taiji Hall every day to deliver things to Lingxi and often help the Taiji Hall with its affairs.
Mo Yunlan found her annoying, so he simply sent her to the Taiji Palace to become a celestial attendant.
Not long after, Mo Yong descended to the mortal realm to undergo tribulation. With no master in the Taiji Palace, a celestial official was temporarily chosen to manage all affairs of the Taiji Palace.
She rose to the rank of Inner Palace Celestial Official through her spiritual connection.
Mo Wuyu coldly rebuked, "Lies. It was you who framed the inner palace celestial official of Taiji Palace for having an affair with the demons, which led to her being demoted to the Spirit Garden, and you were able to rise to power."
At that time, because Mo Yong was undergoing his tribulation, the entire Immortal Realm was on high alert, and no one investigated the matter in detail. Ting Lan used Ling Xi's power to cover it up.
But such things can't withstand scrutiny, since that demon was fabricated out of thin air, and the truth would be exposed as soon as it was investigated.
Tinglan was sweating profusely: "I'm innocent! I'm innocent..."
Mo Wuyu threw out the Heart-Questioning Mirror: "Then do you dare to enter the mirror?"
He had been in charge of the Revolving Mirror for many years, and was also proficient in talismans, skilled in formations, and had some knowledge of weapon crafting, so he created this Heart-Questioning Mirror.
For a lowly immortal like Tinglan, once he enters the mirror and tells a lie, his heart fire will spontaneously combust, burning him to ashes.
Tinglan trembled all over and dared not agree.
Ruoruo, her eyes red, clutched Mo Wuyu's clothes in disbelief. It turned out that she had never truly seen Tinglan.
"Did you bully the fairy servants of Xixiang Palace, or Luo Jin and the others?"
Facing the Mirror of Truth hanging over her head, Tinglan dared not lie, yet dared not admit it either: "Xiaoxian was a bit too strict with them..."
“Then it’s true.” Ruoruo already understood how to distinguish between persuasive rhetoric.
Mo Wuyu patted Ruoruo on the shoulder and asked, "Ruoruo, why did you suddenly go to Ziwei Immortal Pavilion that day? Think carefully about your conversation with her and tell me."
Ruoruo paused for a moment, then obediently repeated what had happened, vaguely sensing something.
After listening, Mo Wuyu spoke in a clear and gentle voice the truth that Ruoruo least wanted to believe: "So, it was she who lured you to go there when Father was in seclusion, and it was also she who helped you escape from the many celestial servants and heavenly soldiers of Xixiang Palace. She intended to kill you."
He became suspicious when he learned that Tinglan's harassment of Luo Jin had intensified after Ruoruo accidentally entered the Ziwei Immortal Pavilion that night.
Now, with Ruoruo's words, it has been confirmed.
"You also orchestrated Ming Mengyao's blocking of the road. You wanted to take advantage of Ming Mengyao and Mo Xuanshuang's fight to secretly kill Ruoruo. But you didn't expect Mo Yunlan and the others to arrive, so the plan failed."
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