She added, "However, when Miss was accompanying the Empress Dowager, I went to inquire, but I didn't find out anything."
Qiu Shen tentatively asked, "Some children are born evil. Could it be that just because Miss is going to marry Prince Jing as his concubine, and the Ninth Prince sees Prince Jing as a rival for the throne, he thinks Miss is easy to deal with and will target Miss first?"
Ye Qingxue had considered this possibility.
But it still feels strange.
If the Ninth Prince is after the throne and is targeting her and Yun Zhuo, he will definitely work with Consort Xian to gradually take action against them.
But the Ninth Prince's hatred and targeting of her came too suddenly!
"Miss, there are people over there!" Qiu Shen suddenly grabbed Ye Qingxue's wrist and hid her in the shadows, while lowering her voice to say.
It's not surprising that there are people in the palace; even late at night, there are special guards on patrol.
However, when Ye Qingxue followed Qiu Shen's gaze, she saw that the man was acting suspiciously and was carrying a medicine box on his back.
There was light on the road, but the man kept his face hidden in the darkness, clearly afraid of being seen.
Carrying a medicine chest, isn't that what a royal physician is like?
It's normal for imperial physicians to move around in the palace; there are even imperial physicians on night duty. So why is this person acting so suspiciously?
Moreover, Ye Qingxue saw that the person was heading towards the emperor's bedroom.
Although she couldn't see the face, she could see the figure. Ye Qingxue frowned; the figure looked so familiar.
Ye Qingxue quietly followed.
They followed him all the way to the back door of the emperor's sleeping quarters. There were lamps illuminating the back door. After the man looked around and made sure no one was there, he stepped out of the shadows.
Ye Qingxue immediately saw the man's face.
Her scalp tingled instantly!
How could this be? How could this be!
Ye Qingxue chased after him without hesitation, but the man had already entered the palace, and she was blocked by the palace servants guarding the back door.
"Who goes there? How dare you trespass into the Emperor's bedchamber—Miss Ye? It's late at night. What business do you have with the Emperor? He's already asleep and won't be here anytime soon!"
"...I think I saw an assassin break into the Emperor's bedchamber. I was very worried about the Emperor's safety, so I came to check. Are you sure there are no assassins inside?"
"I know martial arts. I can catch the assassin and protect the Emperor! Go and inform the Emperor that Ye Qingxue requests an audience!"
As Ye Qingxue spoke, she didn't forget to rush inside, but several palace servants tried to stop her. However, she still managed to push her way through them and get inside.
As a result, they ran into Huaifu's father-in-law.
"His Majesty has already gone to sleep. I just came out of the palace. There were no assassins. Miss Ye must have been mistaken. I will personally escort Miss Ye out of the palace."
Huaifu's tone was calm, but it carried a strong warning. He grabbed Ye Qingxue's arm and pulled her out through the back door.
"Every single thing that happened today is related to Miss Ye. The Ninth Prince was first poisoned and then stung by poisonous bees. Although the Emperor did not blame Miss Ye, he was clearly angry."
“If Miss Ye were to trespass into the Emperor’s palace again at this time, even if the Emperor has the best temper, he would not tolerate it. It would be best for Miss Ye to leave the palace quietly and prepare for her wedding with Prince Jing,” said Eunuch Huaifu.
Ye Qingxue understood his unspoken meaning—no matter what you see or discover, as long as it's not what the Emperor wants you to see or discover, going in will be a dead end.
Eunuch Huaifu added, "I will keep Miss Ye's appearance at the back gate tonight a secret. Now, as you leave the palace, I wish Miss Ye and Prince Jing a long and happy marriage and many children."
Ye Qingxue was thus forced to leave the palace.
When she walked out of the palace gate, the goosebumps all over her body had not yet subsided.
Once inside the carriage, Qiu Shen asked, "Did you see that person's face, Miss?"
Although she followed behind Ye Qingxue, her view was blocked by Ye Qingxue, and the person's face was only revealed for a fleeting moment.
Ye Qingxue saw it, but Qiu Shen did not.
"Who is he that has surprised and shocked Miss so much?" Qiu Shen said, only then noticing that Ye Qingxue was tense all over, her lips were tightly pursed, and her face was extremely ugly.
“He should be dead! He should be a dead man now! He should have died the night Empress Shen forced the palace! But why is he in the palace?” Ye Qingxue’s eyes were fixed, and her teeth were chattering.
She felt as if an invisible net had trapped her, so dense that it made it hard for her to breathe.
Qiu Shen gripped Ye Qingxue's wrist tightly: "Who exactly is he?!"
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