Chapter 337

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When Yu Niaoniao first saw the Yunque, she felt that she looked familiar. After carefully searching her memories, Yu Niaoniao quickly remembered.

“On the first day of the Lunar New Year, I followed the Empress and the others to Crystal Spring Palace to pay my New Year greetings to the Empress Dowager.

The Empress Dowager ordered someone to bring us refreshments. You were among the palace maids who brought us refreshments.

You’re not from the Startling Palace. You should be a palace maid from the

Crystal Spring Palace.”

At that time, there were many palace maids delivering refreshments. They put down the refreshments and retreated. Yu Niaoniao only glanced at them and did not pay much attention.

But it was because of this glance that today’s reversal happened.

Noble Consort Shu pretended to sneer in disdain.

“There are so many palace maids in the Crystal Spring Palace. How can you be sure that the person you saw must be the Yunque? What if you’re mistaken?” Xiao Juan trusted Niaoniao’s memory very much.

He said without hesitation, “It’s very simple to verify Yunque’s identity. We just have to investigate the Crystal Spring Palace.”

Noble Consort Shu secretly tightened her grip on the silk handkerchief. “Who do you think you are? The Crystal Spring Palace is the residence of Empress Dowager. How can you investigate it casually?!”

“Since Noble Consort says so, let’s go to the Crystal Spring Palace.”

With that, Xiao Juan pretended to leave. Noble Consort Shu immediately panicked.

“Stop right there!”

Xiao Juan looked back at her. “What other instructions do you have?”

Noble Consort Shu’s mind raced, but she could not think of a suitable solution. In a moment of desperation, she felt dizzy and her expression became even uglier.

Liu Zhi was worried and asked with concern.

“Your Highness, what’s wrong? Are you feeling unwell? Do you want to ask the imperial physician to take a look?”

Noble Consort Shu felt that this was a good opportunity to stall for time. She held her forehead and looked pained. “My head hurts.” With that, she closed her eyes and fell limply to the side.

Liu Zhi was shocked and hurriedly shouted.

“Go get the imperial physician!”

She and the other two palace maids hurriedly helped Noble Consort Shu up and walked towards the bedroom with difficulty.

As outsiders, Xiao Juan, Yu Niaoniao, and Wei Huai’en naturally could not follow them into the bedroom.

But they didn’t leave either. They stayed where they were.

Not long after, the imperial physician rushed over.

He treated Noble Consort Shu and finally said.

“Your Highness’s emotions are fluctuating too much. She was so angry that her body couldn’t take it for a moment and fainted. She needs to recuperate well for the next period of time. Don’t make her angry again.”

Since the imperial physician had said so, Xiao Juan, Yu Niaoniao, and Wei Huai’en naturally could not stay in the Startling Palace anymore.

The three of them returned to Shang’s study to report to the emperor.

When the emperor found out that Noble Consort Shu had fainted from anger, his expression immediately darkened and he said unhappily.

“How did you do it? You actually made Noble Consort Shu so angry?’

“I’ve already been exceptionally kind by agreeing to Noble Consort’s apology to Yu Niaoniao. Don’t be ungrateful!”

Xiao Juan recounted what he had encountered in the Startling Palace from beginning to end.

“There’s something wrong with that Yunque. We must investigate her thoroughly. Please allow me to bring her back to the Justice Department for detailed interrogation, Your Majesty.”

Although the emperor was angry, he was not muddle-headed.

The case had been investigated to this point. There was no reason to give up halfway. Otherwise, all their efforts would be in vain.

In any case, she was just an insignificant palace maid. If Xiao Juan wanted to take her away, so be it.

The old emperor spoke in a low voice.

“You can take her away, but you have to get to the bottom of things. Don’t end up with nothing and make a fool of yourself.” “I’ll definitely find out the truth as soon as possible.”

Xiao Juan retreated with Yu Niaoniao.

The old emperor watched them leave and pondered for a moment before suddenly asking.

“Did I do the right thing by giving them a marriage? Or did I do the wrong thing?”

At this moment, other than the old emperor, there was only Wei Huai’en in Shang’s study.

Wei Huai’en had followed the emperor for many years. He knew the emperor’s temper and personality very well. The emperor was proud and arrogant. Even if he sometimes knew that he was wrong, he could not tolerate anyone saying anything bad about him.

Therefore, Wei Huai’en replied without hesitation.

“His Majesty is naturally right.”

The old emperor was not so easy to fool. He asked, “Why do you think so?” Wei Huai’en reacted quickly and immediately thought of a response.

“Although the previous Duke Lang was upright, he was less humane. Like an untamed wild horse, it was very easy for him to hurt others.”

“Ever since they got married, Duke Lang had someone he cared about and protected. He began to learn to restrain his temper.”

“Compared to wild and untamed horses, horses who knew how to restrain their sharpness were easier to control. Do you think that’s the case?” The old emperor thought for a moment and quickly understood what Wei

Huai’en meant.

Back then, the old emperor discovered Xiao Juan’s talent and spent a lot of effort nurturing him.

It could be said that a large part of the credit for Xiao Juan growing into a sharp knife was due to the old emperor.

To the old emperor, Xiao Juan was like a piece of work that he had carefully carved. He was proud of it.

But as Wei Huai’en had said, the blade was too sharp and could easily hurt him.

While the old emperor was using Xiao Juan to do things for him, he naturally had to be wary of him.

Now that Xiao Juan had the woman he loved, it was like a sword that was sheathed. The danger level was greatly reduced.

The old emperor could also use this to better control Xiao Juan.

After figuring this out, the old emperor’s frown gradually relaxed.

He leaned back in his chair and sighed meaningfully.

“People become vulnerable once they have a weakness.”

Seeing that the old emperor understood what he meant, Wei Huai’en smiled and spoke respectfully.

“Your Majesty is right.”

Xiao Juan brought people to the Startling Palace to capture the Yunque. In the end, he was too late.

Liu Zhi said obediently, ‘Yunque is timid, to begin with. She was frightened by you today and fell sick.”

“We asked a doctor to treat her, but she was diagnosed with hysteria. Not only was she twitching, but she was also talking nonsense.”

“The doctor said that this illness was hopeless. She had to be sent out of the palace quickly before she frightened others.”

“Before you came, Yunque had been sent out of the palace. If you want to find her, leave the palace and look for her.”

Meng Xizhou could not help but say, “Just now, the Yunque suffered from hysteria. How can there be such a coincidence?”

“I don’t know either.”

No matter how Meng Xizhou asked, Liu Zhi did not know anything. It was obvious that she wanted to play dumb until the end.

Meng Xizhou gritted his teeth in anger, but he could not do anything to the other party. He was really furious!

Xiao Juan said in a low voice.

“Let’s go.”

The group hurriedly left the Startling Palace.

Yu Niaoniao was still waiting for them at the door. Seeing them come out, she hurriedly went up and asked.

“Did you capture her?”

Meng Xizhou said hatefully, “She escaped!”