Yun Chuwei continued, "During this trip to Miao territory, I encountered a strange event..."
She told Emperor Tianqi about her possession of another's body.
Emperor Tianqi was shocked: "You mean, Wang Xianzhi not only came back to life, but also became the younger brother of the Miao King?"
Yun Chuwei nodded.
Looking at Yun Chuwei's serious expression, Emperor Tianqi understood that what she said was true.
However, Emperor Tianqi still found it absurd.
"Can you really confirm the truth of this matter?" Emperor Tianqi asked.
Yun Chuwei nodded seriously: "Through some conversations and his way of dealing with people, we can confirm that the person is Wang Xianzhi. Your Majesty should know that being on the battlefield and living in a certain place for a long time leaves a deep imprint that can be unconsciously expressed. And these are evident in Wang Xianzhi."
Emperor Tianqi believed the matter only after hearing Yun Chuwei's affirmative answer.
"How do you plan to handle this matter?" Emperor Tianqi asked.
He trusted Yun Chuwei completely, so he knew that Yun Chuwei bringing this matter to him meant that she had already figured out what to do!
Yun Chuwei said earnestly, "There may be a reason for this. I suggest we let things take their course and just send someone to keep an eye on him. I have already sent him to the Northern Frontier under a different identity. Placing him there will ensure he is far from the capital and will also make it easier for us to keep an eye on him. What does Your Majesty think?"
Emperor Tianqi nodded.
He had no objection to the handling of Yun Chuwei.
He said, "In that case, let's do as you say! You'll handle Wang Xianzhi and Chen Yinyue's affairs!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Yun Chuwei replied.
After finishing his account, Emperor Tianqi remembered something and said, "I forgot to tell you, Xie Xin made a minor mistake, so I've placed her under house arrest at the Princess's residence. Find an opportunity to go and see her for me!"
Yun Chuwei was somewhat surprised.
She was genuinely curious as to why Xie Xin had been placed under house arrest.
But she didn't ask anything, she just replied, "Your subject obeys!"
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When Yun Chuwei came out of the palace, she realized that the confinement Emperor Tianqi had mentioned was not just a simple confinement.
Huo Qingjue approached Yun Chuwei, lowered his voice, and reported to her, "The Fifth Princess's residence is completely surrounded by the Embroidered Uniform Guards. Right now, I'm afraid not even a fly can get out, let alone get in! I also heard that Commander Qin is investigating the Fifth Princess under imperial orders..."
Yun Chu frowned slightly and slowly asked, "What crime?"
"It is collusion with court officials to eliminate dissidents."
Yun Chuwei: ...
How did the things she was told to do in private get exposed?
How could someone make such a huge mess?
Huo Qingjue hesitated for a moment before asking, "Young Miss, about this matter..."
Yun Chuwei raised her hand to stop him from continuing.
She said, "Let's leave this matter aside for now and let those people investigate first! We'll decide how to respond once we see what they find out."
If this matter is a false accusation or a frame-up, then it's easy to defend oneself.
But these are all facts.
It's just unknown how much evidence they have and how far they've gone in their investigation.
Only by ascertaining their overall situation and the information they have gathered can we effectively counter them.
Huo Qingjue could only nod in agreement.
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Following Emperor Tianqi's instructions, Yun Chuwei rested for two days in a row.
She hadn't gone to see Xie Xin because she wanted to wait for him to come to her first.
She felt that even if Xie Xin was surrounded by the Embroidered Uniform Guard, he should be able to get out of the mansion, since it was her residence after all.
If they can't even do this, then they can abandon their plan.
The next evening, Yun Chuwei finally heard some noise.
Someone sneaked into her room under the cover of darkness.
He even got into her bed with practiced ease.
She lay motionless on the bed, because she had sensed a familiar scent as soon as the person entered the room.
That was clearly Xie Xin's aura.
After Xie Xin lay down on the bed, he tried to pull Yun Chuwei's blanket away, but Yun Chuwei kicked him.
Xie Xin almost fell off the bed. Her lips twitched slightly: "Why did you kick me?"
Yun Chuwei said with some disdain, "Didn't I prepare a blanket for you? You're still stealing my blanket. Do you want me to kick it out the door?"
Xie Xin pouted and said, "Yun Chuwei, you went to Southern Xinjiang and you've become distant from me! We used to sleep in the same bed, under the same blanket. Now you..."
Yun Chuwei sneered: "What a hypocrite! I'm asking you, I've only been gone for less than two months, how did you manage to cause such a huge mess? Who taught you to openly collude with court officials and eliminate dissidents?"
Knowing she was in the wrong, Xie Xin pulled the blanket over herself and lay down quietly, her tone becoming exceptionally gentle.
"It was all an accident. Liu Guang and the others encountered some difficulties, right? So I used my princess status to help them out, but I didn't expect to be impeached by the censor. If that censor had accused me of being domineering and abusing my power, I wouldn't be afraid at all. But he accused me of forming cliques, colluding with officials, and eliminating dissidents. I'm scared, because I really am doing those things!"
Yun Chuwei: ...
Xie Xin paused for a moment, then continued, "From what I've gathered, that official didn't actually have any evidence, nor did he investigate my situation. He was bribed to impeach me. Perhaps he picked these charges to get the Emperor's attention. He probably didn't expect that he would accidentally succeed."
Yun Chuwei was completely speechless.
Xie Xin, holding her blanket, moved closer to Yun Chuwei and asked, "Weiwei, what do we do now? What should I do?"
Yun Chu took a deep breath and said, "It's very simple. As long as they don't find out our true intentions, you just pin these things on me. I instructed you to contact the court officials. I instructed you to help Liu Guang and the others. I instructed you to find talent!"
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