She was about to get up when she suddenly shook her head as if she had thought of something.
"No, if we leave the Crown Prince's residence now, it will arouse even more suspicion. We can't leave, we can't leave."
"But that child saw me then. What will happen to me if the Emperor finds out?"
Xiao Xiang was on the verge of tears, but Yue Xiaoyue, who was usually impulsive and impatient, was unusually calm at this moment.
"No matter where we go, once that child wakes up and tells the truth, the Emperor will trace it back to us. No, we absolutely cannot let that child wake up."
As she spoke, she leaned close to Xiang'er's ear and whispered something to her with a serious expression.
The more Xiang'er listened, the paler her face became.
"Miss, will this work?"
“Okay, don’t worry. No matter what happens, my aunt will do everything she can to protect me, and I will do everything I can to protect you. But we must do this before that child wakes up.”
Xiang'er raised her hand to wipe the sweat from her forehead, then nodded.
"Yes, I will obey you."
Anyway, with the Empress backing them up, the Emperor usually gives her some face. Even if something really happens, the Empress can protect them!
Although Xiang'er knew this was just her imagination, if something really happened, the Empress might not be able to save them.
However, what Miss said is right. We must not let that child wake up, otherwise, she will be the first to be exposed. If Miss then pins the blame on her, she won't be able to explain herself even if she has a hundred mouths!
Donghui Academy
Yiming is out of immediate danger, but he lies in bed, his face still pale.
Luo Zhiwan sat on the edge of the bed, looking at Yiming's pale face, feeling an indescribable worry in her heart.
She wanted to find out what happened from Yuzhu, the maid who had taken care of Yiming that day, but Yuzhu was not at the Crown Prince's residence. According to the steward, her mother suddenly fell seriously ill at noon and she went home to take care of her mother.
She secretly wondered if Yiming had been harmed by someone, which led to his accidental fall into the water.
But she had no evidence. It seemed that everything would only be revealed after Yiming woke up.
Leng Chuchen stood behind her, looking at her tired and self-reproachful appearance, and gently comforted her:
"Zhiwan, this isn't your fault. Don't blame yourself too much. Yiming will be alright..."
She didn't turn around to look at him, but simply gave a cold, soft snort.
"If I find out that someone is deliberately trying to harm Yiming, I won't let her get away with it, no matter who she is..."
"No, if anyone in the Crown Prince's residence dares to lay a hand on Yiming, I will be the first to stop her..."
"What if she is a match made in heaven by the Emperor?"
She turned around and glared at him fiercely. The only people she could think of in the Crown Prince's residence who wanted to harm Yiming were the Yue sisters.
But Leng Chuchen didn't think so.
"No, Xiaomin and Xiaoyue may be willful and capricious, but they would never do such a thing..."
"You really believe in your perfect match, but I don't think so. All I know is that if Yiming is made crown prince, who will be most affected? Who will steal the limelight from him? That person will be the prime suspect..."
She was a little agitated, and her tone was tinged with dissatisfaction.
Leng Chuchen frowned, pondered for a moment, and then shook her head.
"Zhiwan, you're overthinking it. I've already checked. Yiming was playing by the river at the time, and it's very likely he accidentally fell in..."
"Who saw it?"
"No one saw it, but based on reasoning, that should be the case."
"Deduction? I don't believe in deduction, I only believe in the truth. There are always servants coming and going in the back garden of your Crown Prince's residence, why weren't there any this morning? Yiming had an accident, and Yuzhu's mother just happened to fall ill? Also, Yiming must have been struggling in the water when he fell in, why didn't anyone see him? Yiming is a child who knows what's important, he wouldn't go to the water to play for no reason, so how could he fall in for no reason?"
Her question left him speechless.
"Father has ordered Nie Yuan to thoroughly investigate this matter. He should be going to find Yu Zhu now. I believe he will definitely come to a conclusion. Don't worry."
"He's my son, the son I carried for ten months and raised with utmost care for four years. How could I not be worried? If anything were to happen to him, I would slaughter everyone in your Crown Prince's residence, including you..."
Although her words sounded serious, they reflected her true thoughts, and she was truly willing to do them.
Leng Chuchen frowned slightly, then turned and left.
She suspected her in-laws, and he began to have suspicions too.
Therefore, he needs to find out the details.
His first stop was Cuiyuxuan, where Yue Xiaomin lived.
If this was indeed done intentionally, he couldn't think of anyone other than Yue Xiaomin.
As Li Ping followed him toward the Jade Pavilion, he offered words of advice.
"Your Highness, without evidence, you cannot go and confront her. What if she complains to the Empress..."
Hu Ke nodded in agreement.
“Pingping is right. Miss Yue is the Crown Princess chosen by the Emperor, your perfect match. You can’t just go and interrogate her without knowing the facts…”
"Yes, Your Highness, please reconsider!"
"Shut up."
He suddenly stopped and looked at them sternly.
"If you utter another word, you're all going to be put in solitary confinement..."
Seeing that he was angry, the two of them exchanged a glance and dared not say another word.
When Leng Chuchen arrived at Cuiyuxuan, Yue Xiaomin was sitting in the courtyard, drinking tea with a smile on her face.
Yue Xiaoyue, a person with brains but no heart, just said a few words, and she actually attacked that child.
She would be so happy if that child died.
Although the child did not die, the Emperor ordered a thorough investigation into the matter, and the responsibility was to be borne by Yue Xiaoyue, not by her.
This was a win-win situation for her.
"Yue Xiaomin..."
When Leng Chuchen's voice came, she seemed to have expected it. She calmly put down the teacup she had been swirling in her hand, stood up, and went to greet him.
"Brother Chen, what brings you to Suiyu Pavilion..."
He didn't answer her, but instead angrily questioned her.
"Did you know about Yiming falling into the water?"
"I heard about him. I was thinking of going to see him. How is he?"
"What happens to him is none of your business. You just need to tell me, does Yiming falling into the water have anything to do with you?"
Yue Xiaomin looked at him with a mixture of surprise and grievance.
"How could Yiming falling into the water have anything to do with me? After we get married, he will be adopted into my family, which means he will be my child. You don't suspect that I would harm him, do you?"
"Hmph! You better not be, otherwise, I won't let you off the hook..."
"Brother Chen..."
Yue Xiaomin suddenly raised the handkerchief in her hand and began to wipe away her tears.
"I really didn't expect you to suspect me. How could I possibly harm such a lovely child as Yiming? This Crown Prince's residence isn't a harem, so where would all this scheming and intrigue come from? Brother Chen, whose influence have you been given?"
"That's good..."
He had no desire to say anything more to her and simply turned and left...
Yue Xiaomin watched his retreating figure, a perfect smile curving her lips...
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