A faint smile appeared at the corner of his mouth.
She succeeded.
This was the first time she had left the general's mansion since being confined to her quarters; from then on, she was free.
After leaving Fengyi Palace, the Empress took a deep breath and said, "Summon Ye Zhengqing to the palace."
She had previously suspected that Ye Wantang was not Ye Jinghong's daughter, and after the Wang incident, she became even more convinced that this guess was true.
But Ye Jinghong was dead, and no one brought the matter to light. Neither she nor the emperor could interfere in the Ye family's affairs.
Now that Ye Wantang has turned her attention to her son, even if she's accused of bullying the orphan of a meritorious official, she has no choice but to get to the bottom of it.
Prince Ning may not marry a girl from a high-ranking family, but he must never marry a woman who plots against him and whose identity is unknown.
After giving her instructions, she went to the Imperial Study.
On the way, they encountered Xie Tingzhou, who had just entered the palace.
"Tingzhou."
The empress called out to him.
She heard that Prince Ning was with Xie Tingzhou last night, and that Xie Tingzhou might know something.
Xie Tingzhou bowed and glanced at the people beside the Empress.
The Empress understood and waved her hand. Upon seeing this, her confidants quickly led everyone to stop, and only after they had moved a certain distance away did they follow from a distance.
"Tingzhou, do you know something?"
The Empress's eyes held a hint of anticipation.
Xie Tingzhou's reaction just now clearly indicated that he had something to say.
"Your Majesty previously asked me why I helped the Crown Prince annul the engagement. It was because I inadvertently discovered that Ye Wantang and Prince Liang were having an affair and had been together for many years."
Xie Tingzhou spoke slowly and deliberately, mixing truth with falsehood.
“In recent days, I have been investigating the whereabouts of the old princess and have had some contact with the Prince of Liang. I have found that he is not as dissolute and incompetent as he appears.”
Before Wang died, Ye Wantang demanded money from her. After Wang died, Ye Wantang also sent people to the Ye residence to demand 50,000 taels of silver, all of which she had collected for Prince Liang.
Therefore, yesterday he went to see Prince Ning. Your Highness wanted to remind you to stay away, but you didn't know how to say it, so you could only stay with Your Highness until dawn.
"I never expected this to happen. It was my oversight, and I beg Your Majesty for punishment."
Prince Ning was already a grown man, yet he willingly allowed himself to be schemed against, and Xie Tingzhou felt no remorse.
As sons of the same empress, Prince Ning was far more fortunate than him; he had no obligation to bear the burden of Prince Ning's life.
The reason I had previously thought of reminding them, including speaking these words to the Empress today, was because I did not want Prince Liang and Ye Wantang to disrupt the peace of the royal family and the world.
Furthermore, he wanted to get rid of the King of Liang as soon as possible.
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