Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

Ying Fei smiled stiffly. This news was no longer useful to her because once she said it, it might be uncertain whether her brother was dead or alive.

"My son, I am very sorry and regret not listening to you..." Concubine Ying lowered her head, feeling very ashamed.

"What?" The second prince shuddered, "Mother, you went to kill Wu Xueyan?"

Ying Fei nodded in despair: "I sent four, but there has been no news until this morning. I'm afraid you are right, we were ambushed."

The second prince was so angry that he fell backwards. This was the consequence of his mother being too strong. Although she could help him clear many obstacles, she also brought him a lot of trouble.

"Who is going?"

"They are all assassins. Don't worry, their identities will never be exposed!"

The second prince exhaled a breath of foul air. In fact, the situation was not too bad. It was not too late to stop now. So he pinched Ying Fei's shoulders in a very unruly way, and used both hands to pass this stability to his mother.

He knew that his mother couldn't be anxious, because the more anxious she was, the more likely she would make mistakes.

"It's okay. Yesterday, my son was too hasty and irritated you. So, mother, don't make any moves. Those assassins are dead, so let them die. We won't pursue the matter. It's okay."

"But, but, I heard that Wu Xueyan is really still alive, and has already gone to Jingzhao Prefecture to appeal for justice. Now she is in prison. I'm afraid someone will come to the palace to look for you soon."

"How could this be?" The second prince relaxed his strength and immediately figured out the key point. This was still a trap. Assuming Wu Xueyan was still alive, she had been back in Beijing for so many days. She waited until her mother took action before filing a complaint. She wanted to catch the person red-handed.

Moreover, Jingzhao Prefecture? Was she out of her mind? Jingzhao Prefecture had no qualifications to judge the royal family, so why would she go there? So he concluded that this must be a trick, a deliberate release of news to lure him to Jingzhao Prefecture to kill and silence him, leaving evidence.

It is very likely that Wu Xueyan is actually fake, so she dares not see the light of day, and that is why she rushed into jail and refused to contact outsiders.

Ha, it turns out that Seventh Brother is still the same as before, liking to do these things of killing someone with a borrowed knife, hiding himself well and using the hatred of the Xu family to drag himself into the water.

"Pooh!" Thinking of this, the second prince spat fiercely, which scared Concubine Ying.

"My dear, you are..."

"Mother, it's okay. I've figured it out. As long as you make sure the people you sent out yesterday won't be recognized, I can guarantee that we'll be fine and that my uncle will return safely."

Concubine Ying was terrified and nodded mechanically. If she didn't listen to her son now, she was afraid that she would be in great trouble.

"Okay, then mother, please rest assured in the palace. I will go to the study first, and we will discuss the rest when I come back in the evening."

The Second Prince was just as he said. He spent the entire day in the study discussing court affairs without making a single wrong step. Even when his confidants repeatedly hinted that something had happened outside, he ignored them and did not care at all.

It was not until he was called away by the eunuch beside his father and looked at the complaint with a bright red handprint on it that he woke up from his dream and revealed an expression of shock that could not be more real.

"Father, didn't Miss Wu say she left home to travel? Why is she back now? And the things she said above are completely fictitious. Lord Shen, what do you mean by this?"

Shen Yue now had an expression of deep bitterness and hatred on his face. When he heard the drum ringing at noon and saw the complaint, he almost wanted to dig out his eyeballs and eat them.

"Second Prince, Wu Xueyan rang the drum to report the incident at noon today, and filed a complaint accusing you of abusing your power, instructing her to hand over the city defense command card to Second Miss Xu with the intention of framing her, and hunting her down and assassinating her. I have already arrested her and she is in the Jingzhao Prefecture jail, awaiting your Majesty's order."

Shen Yue finished speaking in one breath, then stood aside with his hands hanging, listening to what the emperor said.

Before His Majesty could say anything, the Second Prince knelt on the ground with a thump:

"Father, there is absolutely no such thing as described in the complaint. I do have some old acquaintances with Miss Wu San, but that was many years ago. I have never seen her since I saw her from a distance in my uncle's house. Please be careful!"

The emperor was sitting too high up, and neither of the two men could see his expression clearly. Only the eunuch standing next to him could see clearly that his majesty was very angry, not just ordinary angry.

However, when the emperor spoke, his voice was still the same as usual: "Chi Yan, your uncle once said that it was you who arranged for Wu Xueyan to be in the limelight at the banquet in the palace. It seemed that it was for the sake of the young master of the Duke's Mansion, right?"

The Second Prince knew that his father would bring up this matter sooner or later, so he explained it according to what was said at the time: "It is true, but Miss Wu only asked me to help arrange the dance at that time, and she didn't say anything else. I agreed because I was soft-hearted. I didn't expect her to cause so much trouble."

The emperor put his hand on Jin Ruyi beside him and continued to ask, "So what's the matter with the city defense commander's card?"

"I don't know. Wasn't this matter handled by Jingzhao Prefecture at the time? You should ask Lord Shen."

Shen Yue had a dark aura on his forehead. When he mentioned this matter, it was indeed his dereliction of duty. He let the person go without even investigating the matter. It was really wrong.

So he knelt down and explained, "Your Majesty, at that time, Young Master Xu said that he had picked up the token. During that period, the Wu and Xu families were in a big fight. I thought that the younger generations of the two families were trying to trip each other up. I was indeed careless. As for where this city defense commander's token came from, we should investigate it now."

"Forget it. It's been so long since the incident happened. How can we investigate? I heard that because of Madam Gu's incident, Master Xu hid in Wansong Academy and didn't even go home. Where can we ask him?"

Shen Yue cursed the emperor for being partial in his heart. Wansong Academy is not in the northern border of Lingnan. What would happen if he sent someone to ask? It's because you are partial to your son and don't want to ask!

The second prince also heard the protective intention of his father, and he felt relieved and almost cried.

Then the emperor said, "Chi Yan, you always said you should avoid Zhou Zhiming's affairs before, but this time it's really about you, you should avoid suspicion. I will send someone to interrogate Wu Xueyan, you must not act rashly."

"Yes! I will remember what the emperor said!" The second prince was extremely grateful. His father was indeed on his side. His words were a comfort but also a warning, warning him not to do anything stupid like last night.

Of course he did not give his mother away. Even if he said now that he had no idea and that it was his mother who did it, no one would believe him.

"Lord Shen, please go to the prison to take over and take Wu Xueyan to the prison as soon as possible. I want to interrogate her personally."