After saying that, Xuan Yu left immediately, his disdain evident in his eyes as he departed.
Wan Ge still looked extremely sad and heartbroken as she watched Xuan Yu leave. Even after his figure disappeared from sight, Wan Ge returned home looking utterly dejected.
Wange's sad expression didn't disappear until she returned to her room.
Others definitely wouldn't notice, because he's an absolute master, an exceptionally skilled one.
However, Wan Ge sensed that such a powerful expert was definitely not an ordinary person. After asking Ruan Ruan, she learned from her who the expert who had been observing her was—it turned out to be one of the emperor's men.
Presumably, it was her annulment of the engagement that aroused the emperor's suspicion, so the emperor secretly sent people to investigate the situation.
Wan Ge certainly couldn't reveal her true feelings in front of the emperor, which is why she maintained a sorrowful appearance.
After returning to her room, she immediately closed the door. In the eyes of the maid and others, Wan Ge appeared heartbroken and lonely, not wanting anyone to see her like that.
But actually, Wan Ge didn't want to pretend at all.
…
Xuan Yu hadn't even returned home yet when the palace had already received a reply.
The emperor sent his secret guards to investigate the two men, and now there is finally news.
"How is the situation?" the emperor asked slowly, looking at the returning guards.
The guard had no scruples; he was the emperor's man and only obeyed His Majesty's orders, so he didn't care what others did, and therefore spoke the truth.
"Your Majesty, the Third Prince treats Miss Jian very badly. He even told her that no one can save General Jian. Moreover, as Your Majesty suspected, the annulment of the engagement was what the Third Prince wanted. It seems that the Third Prince used General Jian's situation to threaten Miss Jian, making her take the initiative to annul the engagement."
"You beast!" The emperor slammed his hand on the table, making the wrinkles on the table tremble, showing just how angry he was.
“Wange and he were childhood sweethearts, and he was even raised by the Imperial Concubine. How dare he treat Wange like this?”
The guard lowered his head again and continued slowly, "According to the investigation by my subordinates, the people around the Third Prince do not have a very good opinion of him. On the surface, they say that the Third Prince has a good temper and treats his servants well, but in fact, the Third Prince is eccentric and ruthless. Although there have been no murders in the Third Prince's residence, it was because the Third Prince deliberately concealed them in order to avoid being criticized."
In fact, many people in the Third Prince's residence were injured, but they were all afraid of the Third Prince's power and dared not speak out.
The emperor, who had just stood up, took a step back and slumped back into his chair. He was furious: "You wretched child! How dare he! How dare he! He pretended to be gentle and wise in front of me, but he's such a scoundrel! I'm so angry! I'm absolutely furious!"
"Your Majesty, please calm down." The guard also lowered his head, seemingly wondering if he shouldn't have said so much at once, since His Majesty was already angry.
"Go and investigate him again. I need to know what kind of person he is."
"It is Your Majesty."
Upon hearing this, the guards obediently withdrew.
…
About half an incense stick's time after the guard left, the eunuch's voice came from outside the door again.
After the emperor let the eunuch in, the eunuch spoke again: "Your Majesty, the Imperial Concubine has been kneeling outside, requesting an audience."
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