Everyone in Zhaoyang Palace saw it.

Xiao Shunyang went to Yongshou Palace because he was worried about the situation here. After learning that the empress dowager was not there, he immediately came here.

Su Cheng and his group had already left with the suspicious people, leaving only the palace maids and eunuchs in Zhaoyang Palace whispering to each other.

"Did you see that Lord Su just now?"

"What Lord Su? He is the Duke of Protectorate. If you really want to address him as Lord, you should call him Lord Qin instead."

"Didn't I hear that they haven't offered sacrifices to their ancestors yet?"

"Whether he worships his ancestors or not, he is still Qin Che. It is his two children who have to change their surnames and be included in the Qin family tree."

"That's true... Oh, I'm getting off topic! I wanted to ask you, have you seen him... like that?"

"How could you not see it? He was such a reckless man that he even dared to barge into the Empress Dowager's room. Look how badly he was beaten! He must have bled three bowls!"

Xiao Shunyang asked: "What are you talking about?"

The palace maids were startled and turned around. Seeing that it was the Second Prince, they all knelt down and saluted: "Second Prince!"

One of the palace servants said, "The servants... are talking about the Duke of Protectorate..."

Xiao Shunyang asked, "What happened to the Duke of Protectorate?"

The palace servant said, "He...he bumped into the Empress Dowager and was beaten until his head was broken and bleeding..."

Some things change as they are passed on. Su Cheng was never injured, nor was he beaten by Bai Xihe. However, the palace people made up stories when they saw blood, making it seem as if they were there at the time.

Xiao Shunyang paused, then turned and went to Zhaoyang Palace.

However, he didn't even get in as he was stopped by Xiao Yunzi.

Xiao Yunzi said, "Second Prince, the Empress Dowager has gone to bed."

Xiao Shunyang said: "I heard that the Protector of the Country offended the Empress Dowager."

It was more than an offense. It was simply treasonous, exposing the beauty of the Empress Dowager...

But the Empress Dowager did not punish the Duke of Protectorate, and Xiao Yunzi did not understand.

Xiao Yunzi smiled and said, "The Protector of the Country is investigating the case on orders, and there is no offense."

Xiao Shunyang frowned: "I heard that the Duke of Protectorate was injured."

Xiao Yunzi smiled and said, "Ah, I accidentally fell. The investigation is not over yet, right? The Second Prince is busy, so I will go to serve the Empress Dowager first."

Xiao Shunyang is not Su Cheng, and he cannot rush in regardless of the consequences. He can only watch Xiao Yunzi close the door of Zhaoyang Palace.

She always felt that Su Cheng must have offended her, but due to Qin Canglan's power, she couldn't make a big deal out of it. She just beat him up and vented her anger and then stopped pursuing the matter.

He stood at the door for a long time, until his men came and urged him to continue investigating, and then he left silently.

But when Da Hu got up early, he immediately found that Er Hu had left them and entered the palace.

I thought Xiaohu was the most troublesome one, but who would have thought that Erhu would be the first to defect.

Very good, Erhu also needs to be punished.

Dahu and Xiaohu went to Lingyun's place for class, and Wei Xiyue was there too.

Wei Xiyue’s new Xiaobai is Xiaohu. Dahu and Erhu are Xiaobai’s family members. She will take care of them, but will not go crazy because they are not there.

Wei Xiyue sat cross-legged on the ground, holding Xianyu Xiaohu in her arms, and her mood was relatively calm.

Su Xiaoxiao happened to be seeing patients nearby, so she came over to pick up a few children.

She first sent Dahu and Xiaohu to the Zhenbei Marquis Mansion, and then sent Wei Xiyue back to the Wei family.

Su Xiaoxiao hasn't been here for a while.

The Wei family seemed to be a lot quieter than last time, and there were no sisters-in-law fighting in the garden.

Jiang and Lan sat listlessly on the stone benches, while Chen sat beside them upright like a guardian deity.

"well."

Lan sighed.

"well."

Jiang also sighed.

"Three sisters-in-law."

Su Xiaoxiao walked over holding Wei Xiyue's hand.

"Aunt Three, Aunt Four, Aunt Five." Wei Xiyue greeted the three of them while holding the jar.

Wei Xiyue's progress is obvious. She used to dislike communicating with others and rarely took the initiative to say hello to others.

Nowadays... I still don’t communicate much, but I like to call people.

After meeting several aunts, Wei Xiyue went to find her mother.

Su Xiaoxiao looked at the three depressed people in confusion.

Jiang sighed, "We are worried about our sister-in-law."

Lan also said: "Since the identity of the eldest sister-in-law was exposed, she has locked herself in her room and refused to see anyone. We all know that the eldest sister-in-law must have difficulties, but we can't even see her, let alone ask her questions. We went to ask mother, but she refused to say anything."

Jiang asked helplessly, "What on earth are mother and sister-in-law hiding from us?"

Su Xiaoxiao said: "I'll go see my sister-in-law."

Chu was practicing calligraphy in the room.

"Madam, Miss Su is here."

The maid reported.

"Let her go back." said Mrs. Chu.

Crunch——

Su Xiaoxiao pushed the door open and came in.

The maid was trembling with fear, not knowing what to do.

Su Xiaoxiao said: "I came in by myself, she couldn't stop me."

Mrs. Chu didn't say anything and asked the maid to leave.

Su Xiaoxiao came and sat down in front of Chu.

After not seeing her for a few days, she looked much more tired.

"Wei Ting went to assassinate the leader of the White Lotus Sect."

As soon as Su Xiaoxiao opened her mouth, she dealt a heavy blow to Chu.

Chu's hand holding the pen paused.

"It's very dangerous, isn't it?" Su Xiaoxiao said, "But only by doing this can he protect his sister-in-law, Madam Wei, and the Wei family."

Chu's knuckles clenched, and a faint white color appeared.

Su Xiaoxiao stared at Chu without blinking: "So sister-in-law still refuses to tell? Maybe just a small clue can help Wei Ting avoid danger."

If you ask Chu why she joined the White Lotus Sect, she will definitely not tell the truth.

But if Wei Ting's life is used as a bargaining chip, Chu may not be so cruel as to do so.

Chu slowly reached out her hand, rolled up her cuffs, took off the bracelet, revealing a red mark on her wrist.

Su Xiaoxiao asked curiously: "This is..."

Chu said softly, "The White Lotus Sect poisoned me. I need to take the antidote once a month, otherwise I will die from the poison."

Su Xiaoxiao muttered secretly: "Is there really such a ridiculous method?"

Chu said, "My father was also poisoned with this."

Su Xiaoxiao: "Your father——"

Chu shook her head slightly. "He is not from the White Lotus Sect. He was used by the White Lotus Sect to threaten me. He thought he was sick, but I didn't tell him the truth. The White Lotus Sect has a powerful pharmacist who is said to be from the Western Jin Dynasty. He is good at poison and mechanical devices. You have been to Taolin, right? It was designed by that man."

Su Xiaoxiao touched his chin and said, "So, the corpse-dissolving water and poison were also made by him."

"Poison?" Chu had never been to the peach forest. He had only heard about some dangers, but he was not sure about the details.

Su Xiaoxiao told the story of Hei Xia Zi and the baby bear.

Chu shuddered: "It must be him who did it. He is very dangerous, the most dangerous person around the leader!"

Su Xiaoxiao asked: "Isn't Xiu Nu the most dangerous one? Are they alone?"

Chu shook her head solemnly, "No, it's not just one person. Xiu Nu has the highest martial arts skills, and he is the most vicious."

(End of this chapter)