Xie Tingzhou thought for a moment, "He comes closer to me more often than Prince Ning, and he's more attentive, but I wouldn't call him close."
They weren't from the same father, and their father had even usurped the throne from his father. With their subordinates stirring things up, how could their relationship be good?
About fifteen minutes later, the two saw the carriage of the Prince of Yun's mansion heading towards the palace.
Ye Zhen was puzzled, "Are they going to the palace to complain? Or are they reporting your whereabouts to the Empress?"
Xie Tingzhou asked, "Shall we go take a look?"
Since he asked that question, Ye Zhen knew he had a safe way to enter the palace. Being a bold woman herself, she nodded and said, "Let's go take a look."
A moment later, Xie Tingzhou led Ye Zhen to a residence near the palace.
Ye Zhen looked at the overgrown yard and asked, "Where is this?"
Located so close to the palace, the owner of this mansion must have been of high status, yet the courtyard is now abandoned.
Xie Tingzhou lifted the well cover and said, "Lin Wang Mansion, this was the courtyard where the third Lin Wang Consort lived."
After Princess Lin died, her courtyard was haunted. The old Prince Lin, feeling guilty, had the courtyard sealed off, and it remained deserted ever since. After I returned to the capital, I had a secret passage dug, leading directly to the palace.
Ye Zhen was slightly surprised, "The old Prince Lin who tormented several princesses to death, and almost made Cui Yihuan marry into the family?"
This man actually dug a secret passage into someone's mansion, and even if the emperor discovered it, he couldn't be traced back to him.
That's ruthless!
Xie Tingzhou said calmly, "It's him. He has no children and relies on his seniority to be dissolute. Even if he is discovered, he will be the one to die."
Xie Tingzhou felt no remorse whatsoever for such a parasite on the royal family.
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