Speaking of which, this imperial concubine also had connections with the Ministry of Rites.
Strangely, the concubine previously seemed to possess a malevolent aura, but now that aura has completely disappeared.
This is enough to show that the imperial concubine had someone helping her behind the scenes.
"What brings Your Highness the Imperial Concubine here?"
Ye Jintang looked at the newcomer and asked in return.
"Miss Ye also knows metaphysical arts?"
I know a little bit about it.
"In that case, I have been feeling unwell lately. I wonder if Miss Ye could use the metaphysical techniques you mentioned to examine me?"
"Your Highness is too kind. I have already examined the symptoms you are experiencing. As for the Empress Dowager's recent danger, it is unlikely that a few Taoist priests could have solved the problem, especially regarding the Empress Dowager's whereabouts."
Ye Jintang's words caused the Imperial Concubine's expression to change, and she became wary.
"What is Miss Ye trying to say, or do you know more about this?"
"Your Highness, I'm afraid you don't know that Shi has already been captured. As for the rest, His Majesty will decide. I think the outcome will be debated later."
Ye Jintang spoke slowly and deliberately, observing the Imperial Concubine's reaction as he spoke.
"You mean the Taoist priest was arrested?"
The imperial concubine frowned, clearly incredulous at the outcome.
"Your Highness, Imperial Concubine."
Just then, a eunuch came over. The imperial concubine's expression darkened slightly, clearly displeased by the eunuch's sudden appearance.
What do you want?
The eunuch stepped forward, bowed in the direction of the Imperial Concubine, and said, "Your Highness, the Emperor requests your presence."
"emperor?"
The Imperial Concubine was startled, her face showing astonishment and uncertainty, especially influenced by Ye Jintang's words.
Could it be that the Emperor's sudden summons of her was also related to this matter?
Seeing this, Ye Jintang did not linger any longer and said to the Imperial Concubine, "Your Highness, I shall take my leave."
After saying that, Ye Jintang turned and left.
The Imperial Concubine clenched her fists, staring intently in the direction Ye Jintang had left, her face showing resentment, but there was nothing she could do at that moment.
After leaving the palace, Ye Jintang went straight back to Huishengtang.
Upon seeing Ye Jintang return, Lühe hurried forward, her voice filled with urgency.
"Miss."
"Don't worry, I'm fine." Ye Jintang knew exactly what Lühe was thinking and spoke first.
"Miss Green Lotus, something terrible has happened!"
Just then, Xiao Si's panicked voice came from behind.
Xiao Si didn't see Ye Jintang until she got close enough, and quickly said, "Miss, you're back."
"What happened?"
Ye Jintang asked, if she wasn't mistaken, this servant came from the inner courtyard, which meant that something had happened in the backyard.
At this time, almost everyone is in the hall; the only one who could remain there is Jiang Yuan?
Realizing this, Ye Jintang's heart skipped a beat.
"But something else happened to Jiang Yuan?"
Faced with Ye Jintang's question, Xiao Si nodded quickly.
"Yes, I originally wanted to ask if that Young Master Jiang needed anything, but when I went in, he was already gone."
"Miss, could something have happened to Young Master Jiang?"
Ye Jintang did not answer directly, but walked towards the back of the house. After arriving at the room where Jiang Yuan lived, she checked it again in detail.
There were no signs of a struggle around her, and when she went to the back door, the mechanisms were not activated, indicating that Jiang Yuan did not leave from there.
If we exclude these possibilities, we can only deduce that Jiang Yuan left through the main entrance of Huisheng Hall. Judging from Xiao Si's appearance, he must have done so when these people weren't paying attention.
"Miss, is it Jiang Yuan..."
Green Lotus followed beside Ye Jintang and asked her.
"From what we can see, nothing bad has happened to him; he left on his own."
"Own……"
"ah?"
Green Lotus was shocked. Why would Jiang Yuan leave when he was perfectly fine? And why did he do this?
"Miss, what should we do now?"
Green Lotus asked Ye Jintang with a puzzled look.
"Since the person wants to leave, it's useless even if we find them. Let's wait and they will appear naturally when the time is right."
On the other side...
After Jiang Mubai was released from the Dali Temple, he was immediately summoned by the Emperor. However, to his surprise, the Emperor did not punish him further this time, but instead deducted his salary for a year and suspended him from his post.
In other words, apart from his title of Marquis, he has no real power.
After leaving the palace, Jiang Mubai hurriedly returned to the Marquis's residence. Several days had passed since the people from the Dali Temple arrived and he was imprisoned. He wondered if his mother had received proper care during this time.
But when he returned to the Marquis's mansion and saw the scene before him, he was dumbfounded. The two guards who were originally guarding the gate had disappeared, and not only the guards, but also the maids in the mansion had disappeared.
And everything else in the mansion looked like it had been looted. Had his huge mansion been robbed?
That mother is now...
Jiang Mubai felt a sense of lingering fear just from seeing these things.
He quickly arrived at his mother's residence, and as soon as he got close, he heard footsteps behind him.
"Who's there? Show yourself!"
Jiang Mubai shouted angrily at a corner.
Hearing Jiang Mubai's voice, the butler who was hiding there hurriedly ran out from the corner.
He was incredibly excited when he saw that it was indeed Jiang Mubai standing there.
"My lord, you're finally back."
"Steward, what are you doing here? What happened in the manor? Why are all the guards and maids gone? How is my mother?"
Jiang Mubai asked the butler a series of questions.
"During this time, I went to fetch many doctors. The old lady was once lucid, but she fainted again after learning about your matter."
"how so……"
Jiang Mubai had already entered the room and was both anxious and annoyed to see his mother, who was still unconscious on the bed.
"Then continue to fetch doctors. Bring all the doctors in the capital here!"
Jiang Mubai looked annoyed and urged the butler.
"Lord...Lord, there is no more silver left in the manor."
The butler kept his head down, not daring to look at Jiang Mubai, and spoke with a sense of helplessness about the matter.
"No...that's all?"
Jiang Mubai was stunned, seemingly not expecting such a response.
"What about the other things in the mansion? Why have they become like this? Steward, you wouldn't happen to be..."
Before Jiang Mubai could finish speaking, the steward hurriedly said, "My lord, you are really wronging me. If it weren't for the old lady and you taking me in and making me your steward, I wouldn't be where I am today. I have always remembered these things."
“These things in the mansion were moved out by Madam… no, Miss Ye.”
"My lord, you know how formidable Miss Ye is. Even if I wanted to stop her, I couldn't."
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