Li Shengyuan didn't speak, but beckoned Xu Ninghai, who had just returned, to come over.
"What did the person sent to the Crown Prince's palace say?"
"Your Majesty, the Crown Prince is also not in the palace."
Mi Shan's heart skipped a beat.
Everything was fine.
Why is the emperor starting to suspect her relationship with the crown prince again?
Fortunately, Xu Ninghai's next sentence was:
"I asked his personal guard, Zhao Si, and he said that the Crown Prince had gone to Prince Rui's residence."
“Prince Rui?” Li Shengyuan frowned. “Send someone to Prince Rui’s residence immediately to investigate.”
So, in the middle of the night, Prince Rui and Xie Ling were arrested and taken to the palace.
Prince Rui had already been turned by Xie Ling.
Upon meeting the emperor, he only said that after Xie Ling left the palace, he went to his palace, and the two drank wine and fell asleep.
He was called here now, and he still looks completely bewildered.
Li Shengyuan gave him a suspicious look.
His eyes were full of sincerity.
He knew that Prince Rui had no reason to help Xie Ling lie, and he also had spies planted in Prince Rui's residence.
Little did they know that the informants had already been dealt with long ago with Xie Ling's help.
Those who didn't obey all died in accidents.
Those who obeyed were kept.
The emperor only needed to receive feedback and wouldn't care whether there was one more or one less message.
"So, Consort Mi Hui really was taking a walk in the palace alone?"
“That’s true.” Mi Shan concealed the tension in her eyes.
Although Li Shengyuan had his suspicions, he had no evidence to back them up.
"I was worried about your leg injury and wanted to visit you, but you ignored your injury and ran around everywhere. Since you love to move around so much, you shall stay with me for the next few days and stay by my side without leaving me for a moment. You are not allowed to go anywhere."
Upon hearing this, Mi Shan had no choice but to agree.
Xie Ling's eyes flickered.
The time for the full moon is drawing ever closer.
He was troubled because Mi Shan hadn't had any opportunities to contact Li Shengyuan lately.
Now, this opportunity has arrived.
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The next day.
The Imperial Study.
Mi Shan followed his instructions and stayed with the emperor.
Even in the Imperial Study, he never left his side.
While the emperor held court, she was organizing books in the imperial study.
However, to her surprise, she found a bookmark in one of the booklets.
Bookmarks made of leaves.
"Why would His Majesty use a leaf as a bookmark?"
The date was also written on it.
Upon hearing this, Mi Shan felt a sudden sense of relief and understanding.
This isn't from that day in the Calyx Garden... This leaf is also from the Calyx Garden!
So, the emperor was none other than Ye Gucheng!
This leaf was the one he personally took from her head!
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