Translator: Atlas Studios Editor: Atlas Studios
âAlright, donât worry. The two children will definitely be fine with me,â Aunt said to Ning Yue with a smile.
After settling the two children down, Ning Yue went to the palace.
At this moment, Jiang Ying was in the emperorâs imperial study. When the two of them knew that Ning Yue had arrived, they immediately asked the eunuch to invite her over.
âGreetings, Your Majesty.â Ning Yue bowed to the emperor.
The emperor nodded and said, âJiang Ying said that you were coming over. We waited for you here.â
This made Ning Yue a little embarrassed. Her grandfather had told her that Jiang Ying had told her to come to the palace late, so she was late.
âIâm really sorry. I was busy with the two children at home and only came out after I was done,â Ning Yue explained.
âItâs fine. Itâs good that youâre here. We were just talking about something. Tell us your opinion,â the emperor said with a smile.
As soon as the emperor finished speaking, Jiang Ying told him what the two of them had just said.
There was nothing special about it. They were just talking about the cause of the Empress Dowagerâs death and mentioning the jade pendant.
Ning Yue looked at Jiang Ying with a complicated expression. Last night, she had just told Jiang Ying to not say so much. In the end, she had mentioned the jade pendant to the emperor when she came here today. What could she say?
âBrother agreed to let me go to Imperial Grandmotherâs bedroom to look for the jade pendant. I found it. Itâs here, but I didnât find anything strange.â With that, Jiang Ying took out the jade pendant.
Ning Yue hurriedly took out the jade pendant from her purse and handed it to Jiang Ying.
After dismantling all the jade pendants, it was equivalent to having four. Jiang Ying observed them for a while and put them together.
Soon, the jade pendant was connected tightly. It was completely different from the jade pendant that the two of them had combined yesterday.
Jiang Ying placed the jade pendant in front of the emperor. The emperorâs expression suddenly turned ugly.
âDo you remember this jade pendant?â the emperor asked. n/o/vel/b//in dot c//om
Originally, Jiang Ying did not have any impression of it. He just felt that it looked familiar. When he heard the emperorâs question, he reacted and tried his best to recall where he had seen this jade pendant before.
âThis is Uncle Chuâs jade pendant!â Jiang Ying said.
The emperor nodded. This was a jade pendant obtained by the princes of the Retired Emperorâs generation.
Upon closer inspection, there was the word Chu on the jade pendant, so it belonged to King Chu.
It was the one and only thing in the world that could completely represent King Chuâs identity.
In other words, was the Empress Dowager killed by King Chu? How could he do this?
Jiang Ying gasped and looked at the emperor in disbelief. âBrother, do you think this is true?â
The emperor thought for a moment and replied, âI think itâs possible. After all, we all know what King Chu is thinking.â
Ning Yue fell silent. After thinking for a long time, she said, âFor some reason,
I donât think King Chu did this. Itâs very likely that he was also framed.â
âOh?â The emperorâs frown deepened. âWhy do you think so? Is there some evidence?â
âI donât know what to say. Recently, everything has happened too suddenly. Be it the death of Lian Xin or the human skin mask, one after another, so I think this matter might be related to the Lian Xin,â Ning Yue said.
The two of them fell silent again. The situation Ning Yue was talking about was also possible. They more or less knew Lian Xin. According to his personality, he could do these things.
The three of them were silent for a long time. Then the emperor said, âIn that case, itâs back to square one. We have to find Lian Xin.â
Jiang Ying nodded. âLeave this to me. Iâll definitely find him in the shortest time possible.â
After the three of them chatted for a while, Jiang Ying left the palace with Ning Yue. On the way, Ning Yuan couldnât help but ask Jiang Ying, âWhy did you tell the emperor about the jade pendant?â
âIâve thought about it. No matter what, heâs my brother. He has to know about this. Moreover, if I want to enter Imperial Grandmotherâs bedroom, I have to get my brotherâs permission.â
The Empress Dowagerâs bedroom was guarded by guards. It was difficult to enter, let alone search for something.
Therefore, after thinking about it, Jiang Ying still told him what had happened..