"Exactly."
"Master Qi Xiu never appeared in public, but my mother was very close to him and often went to see him, so we met by chance."
"I was once visiting the people on a matter and stumbled upon someone who knew the characteristics of the mysterious woman from back then. Everyone dismissed it as nonsense, but I discovered that it actually matched what my mother had said."
Fei Wan was lost in thought, and tapped the table with his book. "Maybe she knows something. Then if we go find Master Qi Xiu, will everything become clear?"
Hearing this, Gu Ruozhao shook his head and said, "She hasn't appeared since the last time my mother saw her, not even before Qi Xiu died."
How is it possible… ?
As someone who can stand up to the people in times of crisis, when she saw the apprentice she personally taught encountered such a predicament, didn’t she also think of a way to save him...?
Now one thing is certain, Qi Xiu’s case is not simple.
Emperor Xuan's attitude at that time was very strange, and the attitudes of those involved with him were also intriguing.
"Back then...what was Feng Jinlin doing?"
Fei Wan suddenly grasped a point.
Feng Jinlin has been concerned about this matter for many years, and even became frightened when Fei Wan slightly tested him.
This is completely different from Feng Jinlin's usual style, and it is obvious that he has something to hide.
However, there are only a few records about the events of that year, and there is no mention of the changes in the various forces in the court.
"If I remember correctly, she was with the Second Princess, that is, the late Emperor."
Fei Wan was surprised that Gu Ruozhao could know all these things, but he soon figured out that the reason why Gu Ruozhao was able to thrive in the court was that he was naturally well-informed about information from all sides.
On the contrary, as Fei Wan is the emperor, he would not normally be exposed to matters that are not related to the current dynasty.
In addition, the original owner was not the most favored princess of the late emperor, so the late emperor would not take the initiative to tell her about these things. After the original owner ascended the throne, she did not want to understand the late emperor.
The late emperor valued the eldest princess the most. The other princesses were all taught by the Grand Tutor, but the eldest princess was different. In addition to the usual teaching, the late emperor would let her stay by his side from time to time.
The original owner also developed resentment due to this differential treatment and was determined to fight for the throne, so he competed with the eldest princess and eventually won the throne.
During this period, Fei Wan still knew some things.
For example, although the late emperor was the third princess at the time, she was favored from a young age because of her father. The eldest princess died young, and the second princess, Feng Jinlin, was not favored and depended on the late emperor.
Feng Jinlin and the late emperor were on the same side, while the fourth and fifth princesses were also on the same side. Therefore, the power of the fifth princess was equal to that of the late emperor, and they were divided into two factions.
But later, for unknown reasons, the Fifth Princess lost her influence, and Emperor Xuan became more optimistic about the late Emperor. Then, upon ascending the throne, the late Emperor placed the princesses who had challenged him for the throne under house arrest in his palace. Within a few years, news of the princesses' deaths spread one after another.
According to the late emperor's temperament, even if Feng Jinlin had helped her, it was unreasonable that he could still tolerate her acting like this after ascending the throne.
Fei Wan made a decision.
"I will go find her tomorrow."
Although Ling Wu received the news that Feng Jinlin's people were leaving, even if Feng Jinlin was arrogant, he should still be in the mansion at this time and would not leave the capital so blatantly.
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