Thinking about the Crown Prince's possible reaction, the Crown Princess felt her blood run cold.
Seeing that her face was pale, Lin, the old nanny standing to the side, hardened her heart and pinched the Crown Princess's arm.
"Your Majesty, now that things have come to this, you must pull yourself together!"
The Crown Princess composed herself.
“That’s right. I didn’t harm Consort Rou. Even if Your Highness comes back to investigate, I won’t be held responsible.”
She muttered something under her breath, as if trying to find an excuse for herself.
The Crown Princess then got up and left without lingering.
She didn't even glance at Rou Liangyuan on the bed, nor did she care about Rou Liangyuan's life or death. She only instructed Lin Mama to stay and take care of her.
Song Siyuan shook his head inwardly, then instructed the trembling palace maids beside him to change Rou Liangyuan's clothes and bedding.
He strode out of the west side hall, glanced down at the bloodstains on his body, and instead of heading to the east side hall, asked a young eunuch to help him fetch something from the imperial pharmacy.
Because he had previously taken care of the Empress Dowager at Renshou Palace, the Imperial Pharmacy always kept his spare clothes.
For the first time, the Eastern Palace appeared chaotic.
As evening approached, the Crown Prince returned and received the news as soon as he entered the palace gates.
He wasn't surprised, he just raised an eyebrow and quickened his pace to return to the East Palace.
Upon entering the East Palace, the Crown Princess and her entourage knelt in the courtyard to beg for forgiveness.
"Your Highness, I failed to take good care of Consort Rou, resulting in her being harmed and losing her unborn child. I beg Your Highness to punish me."
The Crown Princess lowered her posture, and for the first time, she wore a plain dress and knelt on the stone slab.
The crown prince stepped forward, but instead of immediately calling out, he asked.
"What exactly happened? Has the matter been investigated?"
The Crown Princess hurriedly said, "I have captured two people and handed them over to Jin Xiang for interrogation."
The Crown Prince gave a soft "hmm," glancing almost imperceptibly towards the east side of the hall, a hint of worry flashing in his eyes.
I wonder if Qingqing was frightened?
He turned his toes slightly, about to walk towards the east side hall, when Jin Xiang suddenly ran over from the direction of the woodshed and knelt down in front of the Crown Prince with a thud.
"Your Highness, the interrogation results are in!"
The prince paused, then waved his hand.
"Go in and report."
With that, he took the lead and walked into the front hall.
The Crown Princess, supported by a palace maid, stood up and, without thinking much, hurriedly followed them inside.
Inside the hall, Jin Xiang presented his testimony to his two masters.
"I have already questioned her and found out that Consort Guo's maid wanted to go to the Imperial Garden to get flower petals. She said that Consort Guo needed a lot of fresh flower petals every day for washing and making perfume."
"As for the other eunuch, he was bribed to tip off the others."
The crown prince's expression hardened.
"Whose money did they take? Whom did they tip off?"
Sure enough, there was a traitor in the Eastern Palace!
A murderous glint appeared in the prince's eyes.
Having waited so long to finally find a clue about this person, we must not let it go easily.
The prince clenched his fist tightly.
Jin Xiang gave a name without any expression.
"It is Xie Zhaoxun."
The Crown Princess exclaimed in surprise, "How could it be her?"
Among the women in the backyard, Xie Zhaoxun's presence was not particularly noticeable. Unlike Wu Zhaoxun, she did not fawn over the Crown Princess, nor was she as timid and weak as Du Chenghui. In the Crown Princess's eyes, she was a straightforward person.
Aside from his tendency to speak without thinking and say unpleasant things, Xie Zhaoxun rarely appears in public.
The Crown Princess never expected that she would secretly contact the outside world.
The Crown Princess didn't know what the Crown Prince was plotting, but the four words "information leak" were enough to explain a lot.
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