"I wonder what Your Majesty is referring to...?"
Feng Jinlin couldn't figure out Fei Wan's attitude.
Fei Wan raised his eyes and met hers. Although he didn't say anything, he gave Feng Jinlin an invisible pressure.
Fei Wan stared at Feng Jinlin for a moment and said casually:
"Has the Regent forgotten? I once heard that when my mother was still a princess, the Regent and she had a deep sisterly bond. No matter what they encountered, they always agreed."
Fei Wan has always been reluctant to mention his attitude towards the late emperor, so why is he talking about it so easily now?
Feng Jinlin became nervous for a moment: "Your Majesty, where did you hear this?"
"I'd like to think..."
Fei Wan leaned against the table and nodded slightly. "I heard the palace rumors a while ago. I'm usually too busy with government affairs to keep up with them, but I've been paying more attention lately. It's quite refreshing that something that happened after so many years is still circulating today."
"It seems there's also the Qi Xiu case."
Fei Wan smiled and said, "The Regent must know this too, right?"
After saying this, Feng Jinlin's face turned a little pale, but he didn't show it obviously.
"Qi Xiu's case..."
She said slowly, "Those are just old stories. Why is Your Majesty so curious about them?"
"This case has been closed. The traitor Qi Xiu was executed long ago. There is nothing left to investigate."
At this time, the maid came in with a tray of snacks.
"Your Majesty, these are the freshly made snacks that the Regent ordered me to bring."
The maid said with a humble look, placed the snacks gently on the table, then bowed her head respectfully and retreated.
Fei Wan took a look and saw that it was the maid she met at the door.
After this little episode, Fei Wan did not forget to ask further questions.
"From the tone of the Regent, he seems to be certain that Qi Xiu has committed treason. Why do I hear there are doubts about this..."
Feng Jinlin seemed to care a lot about this matter and insisted that Qi Xiu was a traitor.
"Impossible. The evidence is irrefutable. Qi Xiu is a traitor. Your Majesty, please do not believe those rumors."
The plate of snacks on the table looks very tempting and appetizing.
Fei Wan didn't eat any snacks or drink any tea this time. Instead, he gave Feng Jinlin a meaningful look: "The Regent is on my side, so of course I trust him. After all, I don't know what happened back then. Since the Regent says it's not true, then it's not true."
Now that all this has been said, there is no need for Fei Wan to stay here and flatter Feng Jinlin.
Fei Wan chatted with Feng Jinlin for a few more words, then found an excuse to leave the Regent's Palace.
…
Not long after Fei Wan left the house, Wu Tong, who was beside her, couldn't help but get impatient when he saw her so leisurely.
"It seems I didn't gain anything this time. Do you want me to start from somewhere else?"
Wutong knew what His Majesty was going to do in the Regent's Palace, but she didn't understand why His Majesty left without asking anything.
Moreover, His Majesty took the initiative to reveal it, which alerted the enemy.
But this is His Majesty's action, and even if Wutong doesn't understand, he won't blame him.
Since no information can be obtained here, Wutong will find useful information for Your Majesty from another perspective.
"Can you expect her to tell me on her own initiative? That's simply wishful thinking."
"There's a high probability that she's involved in Qi Xiu's case. How could she admit to something so clearly and frankly if she did something bad?"
It seemed that Fei Wan had not received any news, but in fact, Fei Wan was not interested in that.
Where did these palace rumors come from?
Feng Jinlin probably knew that after so much time had passed, the news in the palace had long been completely erased, and those who knew about it were probably killed.
How could it be possible that these rumors appeared at such a coincidence?
There is only one possibility, Fei Wan did it on purpose.
Feng Jinlin would only think that Fei Wan was trying to pressure her into choosing to depend on Fei Wan. If she was content, Fei Wan wouldn't delve into it; if she wasn't... Feng Jinlin was facing a crisis she didn't want to see.
Therefore, Feng Jinlin would never allow such an unstable situation to occur. Feng Jinlin was originally controlled by the late emperor, and even did not hesitate to help the original owner for this matter.
All he had to do next was wait for Feng Jinlin's move. Fei Wan was curious about what she would do next.
Fei Wan curled her lips, but noticed something strange behind her.
There were people coming and going on the street. Even though there were people everywhere, Fei Wan looked back and saw a person parked at a stall not far behind her. Her vision was blocked and she couldn't see his face clearly.
There were so many people buying things, and there were customers from more than just this stall, but Fei Wan just felt that the figure was familiar...
Even with a change of clothing, this figure overlapped with memories from not long ago.
Wutong followed and stopped, looking around blankly.
"Master, what's wrong?"
Fei Wan shook his head: "It's okay, I was thinking about Qi Xiu's matter... why not investigate it further."
…
“Crash.”
After Fei Wan left, the plate of snacks on the table fell to the ground, and not only the plate but also the snacks were broken into pieces.
The maids who heard the noise hurried in to clean up, but saw Feng Jinlin with a gloomy face.
Feng Jinlin's face was pale and she growled.
"Get out of here, my king."
When she said this, the maids trembled with fear and nodded vigorously.
But before they could go out, they were stopped.
"Where's Chu Yan?"
A maid replied in a trembling voice, "Your Majesty, Chuyan has gone out to do some shopping. She disturbed Your Majesty earlier, so she couldn't leave the palace. This time, she went out when she had the chance."
Feng Jinlin's expression had eased slightly at first, but when he heard the maid mention the word "Your Majesty", his expression immediately changed.
"You slut, why didn't you tell me when she left? Drag me away and beat me to death."
There has never been such a rule in the palace. She didn't know what she had done wrong that the Regent would treat her like this.
The maid opened her eyes wide, knelt down and cried miserably, begging the regent for mercy.
The maid's screams gradually faded away until they could no longer be heard.
The maids all stood where they were, not daring to move, for fear of angering Feng Jinlin.
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