Once they returned to the West Palace, Liuying made an excuse to get the ladies to leave. Then, she stood beside Shuyang in a panic and asked in a low voice, "Princess, what should we do now?"
Shu Yang raised the corner of his mouth slightly, completely showing no sign of the disappointment he had just shown when he returned to the palace. Instead, he was open-minded and somewhat suspiciously calm: "It's just house arrest. I've seen it many times before. There's nothing to be afraid of."
While Liuying was helping Shuyang prepare for a bath, she continued, "Princess, no one knows about our leaving the palace except the several masters in Tianshu Tower. Could it be..."
Princess Shuyang knew that Liuying suspected that Lin Chongrong was secretly informing on her, but in fact, if it was really her who did it, she would have much more to say than this. She had left the palace before, and even her aunt Qing and the eldest princess could not find her. Who knew what kind of magical power this Lin Chongrong had. The day after Heiya saved her, she actually sent someone to pass on the news and tried to threaten her. So, according to Lin Zirong's temper, if she wanted to take action against her, she would definitely not just confine her: "Tianshu Tower was originally under the direct command of my father. I just did what he wanted to do but could not do directly."
After saying this, Shu Yang looked at herself in the mirror and couldn't help but sigh: "During this period of confinement, let those outside the palace pay close attention to the whereabouts of the benefactor, including who he has released outside. I want to know everything."
"yes."
After Shu Yang left, the topic of her continued in the imperial study, but it did not stop there. Emperor Gan Zhao looked at the pile of memorials on the table and had a rough idea of what to do with the Yan family.
"Ah Si, tell me, it would be great if my Shu Yang was a man."
Upon hearing this, Ah Si hurriedly bowed and replied, "Princess Shuyang is as capable as any man. As your Majesty's child, she is naturally no less capable than the other princes."
Emperor Gan Zhao smiled, shook his head, and returned to the throne before changing the subject: "Any news about Yan Shaoqing and the woman in red who led the attack on the General's Mansion that night?"
Ah Si said, "I've sent people to investigate. We should have news in five days at the latest."
"That's great."
Ah Si wasn't much older than Emperor Gan Zhao's children. It was just that his way of dealing with things was different from his peers, which made him seem a bit more mature and capable. He had been with Emperor Gan Zhao for over a decade. He knew a lot about him, but this time, he was confused: "There's one thing I don't understand."
"Oh, go ahead."
"Yan Shaoqing is fine, but Your Majesty seems to be very interested in the woman in red as well." The woman in red that night, dressed in red under the firelight, with long flowing hair, although her appearance could not be seen clearly, one could tell what a beautiful woman she was. Emperor Gan Zhao was so interested, could it be that Prince Xiang was interested in her?
Emperor Gan Zhao stared at Ah Si thoughtfully for a long while before he slowly spoke, "Although I didn't see her face clearly, the jade flute in her hand looks like it belongs to an old friend."
Emperor Gan Zhao and Princess Qinghe are indeed brother and sister. The brother just vaguely saw the familiar item again, and the sister passed it on to him and got the thing she had been longing for day and night.
Looking at the pitch-black pearl in his hand, Qinghe's eyes finally lit up, and he also had expectations for the future. "Put this thing away carefully. Now everything is ready. I just have to wait for me to find that damn Ouyang Ming."
Lian Qiao took the pearl and slowly lowered her head. Everyone knew that the Prince Consort had died in Mingjiang four years ago. If all she had gone through so much trouble was just to find peace of mind, then so be it: "...I will do my utmost to find the Prince Consort."
After Yue Sheng unloaded the heavy burden, he looked more haggard than before, but his mood was much better. Huaping and his men carefully renovated the abandoned house inside and out, adding some furniture. Needless to say, this place is actually a nice place to live. Facing the green mountains and the river, there's a splendid wisteria in the courtyard, its still vigorous figure dancing in the wind.
After Huaping helped Yue Sheng finish the ginseng soup in her bowl, she sorted her things and mentioned, "Miss, there have been a lot of strange people appearing in Qinghe recently. They seem to be trying to find out about Madam, either openly or covertly. Do you want to investigate?"
Yue Sheng leaned back on the recliner, looking at the bright sunshine outside the door. He gently pulled the silver fox cloak covering his body and said, "Keep an eye on them. If necessary, you can deal with them as you wish. You don't have to reply to me."
Huaping stopped what she was doing with some doubt in her mind and walked over to Yue Sheng: "Miss, do you know their identities?"
Yue Sheng glanced at her, then closed his eyes as if tired and said, "My mother was a low-key person during her lifetime. Of her old friends, only a handful are still alive."
Huaping said that most of Madam's old friends were deceased. The rest were just ordinary people, and none of them knew Ouyang Yuesheng was still alive. It was hard to say whether the remaining ones were friends or foes; perhaps they were after their Black Pearl. "Do you want me to capture them and interrogate them to see if they are friends or foes?"
Yue Sheng said that no matter who it was, he would show up when he couldn't help it anymore, and they didn't need to rush to call him out: "No need, if they really want to, the person behind them will naturally show up on their own initiative. Right now, I don't want to be disturbed by anyone."
Seeing Yue Sheng's expression, Hua Ping didn't want to burden her any further. But just as she was about to leave to let Yue Sheng have a good rest, she suddenly remembered something important: "Miss, there is one more thing."
"Go ahead."
"Master Yan wants to see you."
Upon hearing this, Yue Sheng slowly opened his eyes and frowned slightly. "I've been so busy lately that I forgot about him. How did he react after finding out about his father's situation?"
Huaping said with some confusion, "Normally, in a situation like this, there should be some reaction. But I don't know what's wrong with that person. He's so calm that it's a little scary."
After hearing what Huaping said, Yue Sheng's originally frowned brow gradually relaxed: "He has probably thought it through and is blaming me for his father's affairs. We have achieved our goal, so let him go."
"yes."
...Unlike the others who spend their days brooding and studying life, Tang Chen hadn't bothered with their affairs since she learned Yan Shaoqing was in Yue Sheng's hands and guessed at the feud between the two families. Firstly, she knew Yan Shaoqing would return safe and sound, and secondly, even if she wanted to, she couldn't. So, she decided to just live her life honestly.
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