Chapter Seventy Rushing to the Imperial Palace

  Zi Ying looked at me with a hint of puzzlement after I remained calm despite being fed a large amount of information about the Lian Yue Pavilion, but she didn't ask any further questions: "By the way, that thing you asked me to investigate last time regarding the Emperor..."

  "Speak quickly!" As soon as she mentioned this, I immediately became excited.

  "What's the hurry?" She looked at me with dissatisfaction, "The current emperor's power network is very strong, and almost no one knows everything about the family background of people closely related to him except for him. But after all, he is the emperor, and everyone in the world is watching him, so it's inevitable that there will still be some fish that slip through the net."

  "Alright, alright, I know you're great, just say it already!"

  Zi Ying smiled: "The emperor was born to the current empress dowager, who was once Xu Guifei. Before ascending to the throne, he was the second prince of the Yue Xuan dynasty. At a banquet, he met the youngest daughter of King Han, Han Yu Die, who is now the empress. A year later, he proposed to King Han. After their marriage, the previous emperor passed away, and the crown prince went missing. As the second prince was the most trusted person by the previous emperor aside from the crown prince, it was only natural for him to take his place on the throne."

  "Isn't it roughly the same as what you'd hear on the streets?"

  "Huh? Don't mention it, but there really is a difference. Has anyone on the street told you that it was the Crown Prince who went missing first, and then the previous Emperor passed away?"

  "It's interesting." I nodded.

  "And besides, people on the street have said that the queen's understanding of the prince far surpasses her understanding of the emperor?"

  "What did you say?!" This message really surprised me a bit.

  "This is exclusive news, actually at that banquet, the queen not only met the emperor but also met the then-crown prince - Jun Mingshuai. Later her meetings with the crown prince far exceeded those with the second prince."

  "Things seem to have gotten a bit complicated." I bowed my head in contemplation.

  "That's all I had to say, I'll take my leave." Ziying said seriously. I felt a bit unaccustomed: "Alright alright, see you later!"

  After Ziyuan left, I was still entangled in thoughts: Yan Jie, she wouldn't be playing a love triangle, would she?

  The Second Prince fell in love with Yan Jie at first sight, and Yan Jie liked the Crown Prince, so between the Second Prince and the Crown Prince...

  The relationship between men and women is truly complicated! Never mind, never mind, when the time comes to go to the imperial palace, everything will be clear.

  The top priority now is sleep!

  Yeah, I'm exhausted today. It's already so dark outside, hurry up and get some good rest or you'll end up with dark circles under your eyes!

  ……

  The next morning

  Due to receiving an imperial edict from the palace, the Empress wants to meet Fourth Miss of the Prime Minister's residence, Tan Tai Ruo, so she will set off for the palace today.

  It seems like I have exceptionally good relationships with people!

  "Yu'er, when you go to the imperial palace, take good care of yourself. If it's cold, add more clothes." The madam held my hand and instructed me.

  "Alright, mom, will it still be cold today?" Although he said so with his mouth, for some reason, he didn't feel averse to it in his heart.

  After bidding farewell to the reluctant Big Madam and the unwilling Third Sister, they set off on horseback.

  Three days later, news came from the Prime Minister's residence. The Prime Minister had seen his daughter and recovered quickly, and he was cured in just three days! Well, this is really unbelievable. Of course, that's a story for later.

  Sitting in the carriage, I still look forward to the future. However, it's not looking forward to what life in the palace will be like, but rather looking forward to - after I make a big fuss, the officials and nobles in the palace see me and are afraid to avoid me.

  Haha! Two evil little horns grew on my head: Hey, Yan Jie, don't blame me, you're the one who lured me in.

  It seems that in a few days, the imperial palace will undergo earth-shaking changes. Alas, it's all because of you, who brought this devil into our midst!