Chapter 110 Let Her Go to Prince Rui’s Mansion
The death of that female official was the same as Ye Qingshang's, which scared the people around her.
Xie Zhaohe still remembers the female official's body crawling with bugs, with only one eye left staring at the high priest. She will never forget the look in her eyes, as if it could eat her alive.
The female official happened to be serving in Xie Zhaochu's palace. At that time, Xie Zhaochu was still as small as a baby, about the same age as Xie Xun is now, and was frightened by the scene before her.
Xie Zhaohe was standing beside her. Seeing that she was about to burst into tears, he was afraid that she would disturb the high priest who killed people without blinking an eye. He immediately covered Xie Zhaochu's mouth with his hand and lied to her that it was the high priest who was healing her.
Has such brutal means appeared again in Yin Country?
Xie Zhaohe knew that since her brother had spoken like this and had come to see her specifically, he must not be here to chat, so she asked, "Do you know who did it?"
"I can tell my second sister, but she has to agree to one condition."
Xie Zhaohe sighed softly. She didn't like her brother negotiating any conditions with her, but after all, she really needed the person who used witchcraft as he mentioned. So she said helplessly, "Within the scope of rights and morality, I can agree."
"The noble lady who was pregnant with my brother's posthumous child was also Ye Er's sister. Does my sister remember her?"
Xie Zhaohe nodded and said, "Of course I remember. Didn't you go back to Ye Mansion to recuperate?"
"Something's happened in the Ye Mansion now, and things aren't peaceful. How about letting her go to the Rui Palace to recuperate?"
Xie Zhaohe paused, seeing through Xie Chengyan's thoughts at a glance. She guessed that Xie Chengyan had fallen for her when he went to the banquet for the Pei and Ye families, but how could that be possible? After all, she was still pregnant with the emperor's child. Thinking of this, her face immediately turned cold, and she said with a warning in her words, "Ayan, she is your sister-in-law. Are you being so frivolous? Do you want the world to criticize you? I promised you that you can choose your own princess, but I don't mean that everything is up to you!"
She was halfway through her words when Xie Chengyan stopped her with a raised hand gesture. He said, "Second sister, don't be so quick to scold me. I haven't fallen for her yet. I meant to say that she was the one who attacked Ye Er. She used the Southern Xinjiang Gu technique."
Xie Zhaohe was shocked and asked in confusion: "She? Isn't she Ye Er's sister? Why would she attack Ye Er?"
"Why are there so many reasons for the inner court's struggles? It's similar to the reasons for my eldest brother's rebellion. The hierarchy between legitimate and illegitimate children is high and low, and they are oppressed." Xie Chengyan said, "There are few people in the Central Plains who understand Southern Xinjiang right now. She just happens to be the one. If she were in the palace, Empress Dowager Xu would inevitably be concerned. The Ye Mansion and the Imperial Mausoleum are also unstable. How can we protect such a person, Second Sister?"
Xie Chengyan lowered his voice and placed the teacup in his hand on the table with a dull sound. "Wouldn't it be safe to put it in Prince Rui's Mansion?"
After hesitating for a moment, Xie Zhaohe finally compromised and agreed to Xie Chengyan's request, and asked Xie Chengyan to contact the Ministry of Rites and the Honglu Temple to discuss the marriage. As for Ye Lanzhou's whereabouts, it would be too ostentatious to say that she went to the Ruiwang Palace, and the Queen Mother would definitely not approve of it if she heard about it, so she simply said that she returned to the royal mausoleum.
The place was remote and no one would care about it. In addition, Liang Hong, the eunuch in charge of guarding the mausoleum, was Xie Chengyan's man, so it was easy for him to keep the matter secret.
Xie Chengyan was about to leave to discuss matters with the Ministry of Rites, but he heard Xie Zhaohe call him coldly.
Turning around, he found Xie Zhaohe with his eyes closed and head lowered, rubbing his temples with his fingers. He didn't look at Xie Chengyan, but just said, "Be careful and don't do anything that goes beyond the rules."
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