Female Master: The Cold Prince

Doesn’t she know that Su Lan is hers?

How dare she.

Xiahou Jiuyue's lips curled slightly, as if she didn't see the anger in the eyes of the princess, and said calmly: "Your humble servant is dull, I don't know what the second princess means by this?"

"What do you mean? Stop pretending. You could do anyone else, but why did you have to target Su Lan?" Xiahou Zhiruo hated her attitude the most and was so furious.

Xiahou Jiuyue found it quite amusing, "Second sister must have misunderstood me. I didn't mean to target Su Lan, but Su Lan's daughter Su Xi was disobedient, had no respect for the law, and acted too high-profile.

In order to prevent the situation from continuing to deteriorate and expanding its impact to affect the Second Imperial Sister, I had no choice but to remove this cancer for her.

I know that Second Princess is soft-hearted and can't bear to attack her subordinates, so I can only do it for her. That's why I didn't tell Second Princess in advance. I hope Second Princess won't be angry with me."

From what he said, it was clear that he was doing this for the sake of the princess.

"Even if it's for my sake, you could have told me in advance, and Su Lan wouldn't have ended up like this." Xiahou Zhiruo wanted to kill someone to vent her anger.

More than half of the officials who have been dismissed today are her subordinates. How can she not hate them?

Xiahou Jiuyue ignored the murderous intent in her eyes and said calmly, "Second sister, please don't be angry. This happened suddenly. It was because I was too concerned and confused. I was not thoughtful at the time and caused trouble for you. I hope you won't blame me."

Was he not thinking carefully enough? Xiahou Zhiruo was so angry that he felt heartache.

He said he was sorry, but his attitude was completely the opposite.

Xiahou Zhiruo wanted to step forward and tear apart her hypocritical face. "Fourth Princess, it's easy for you to say that. You dismissed several officials of my palace without saying a word. It's really a good trick. Aren't you afraid of destroying the alliance between you and me?"

Xiahou Jiuyue sneered in her heart, how dare they talk about alliance? When they were secretly killing each other, why didn’t they think of them as allies?

Having said that, there was no dissatisfaction on Xiahou Jiuyue's face. She suddenly looked sad and took out a piece of letter from her sleeve.

"I know I can't defend myself, so why don't you let Second Princess see for yourself?"

Xiahou Zhiruo frowned, not knowing what tricks she was playing. He snatched the letter from her hand and casually glanced at the contents on it.

Suddenly, Xiahou Zhiruo was stunned, his pupils shrank, and he hurriedly picked up the letter and read it carefully.

There were only a few lines of words on the letter, but Xiahou Zhiruo took a long time to finish reading it.

Her eyes were full of disbelief, the letter slipped from her hands, and she seemed to have suffered a heavy blow.

"How could it be possible? How could Su Lan betray me?"

Xiahou Jiuyue knew that she couldn't accept it, so she sighed and said, "Su Lan can't be blamed for this. Her daughter was threatened by someone using her as a handle. Any mother would choose to protect her daughter first and then be loyal to the emperor.

This is also the reason why I don’t want the Second Princess to know the truth. Su Lan is indeed very loyal to the Second Princess, but she is also a mother. I believe that the Second Princess must have heard earlier that Su Lan dotes on her daughter Su Xi very much!

He has been living a life of luxury since childhood, and he has everything he wants. He even went so far as to attack the daughter of an imperial official just for a toy his daughter liked. What would a man like him not do for his daughter?"

Xiahou Zhiruo didn't say anything, as if he hadn't come back to his senses yet.

Xiahou Jiuyue continued, "Today's court meeting was originally an impeachment against the Second Imperial Sister. If I hadn't noticed something was wrong beforehand and discovered the truth in time, and had taken the lead in counterattacking Su Lan, I'm afraid that all the crimes committed by Su Xi would now be pinned on the Second Imperial Sister."

When Xiahou Zhiruo heard this, his face turned pale and he felt a sense of fear in his heart.

Everyone knows that Su Lan is her right-hand man. Once Su Lan takes the initiative to apologize and explains that everything Su Xi did was in accordance with her orders, I am afraid that her position as the crown princess will come to an end.

Xiahou Zhiruo calmed down a little, "Since the Fourth Imperial Sister knows the whole story, I'm sure the person behind this will not escape the Fourth Imperial Sister's eyes!"

"Second sister, you are joking. I am ashamed to say that I only intercepted this letter by chance. As for the rest, I have no idea."

Xiahou Zhiruo didn't believe that she didn't know anything. "Well, since the fourth sister doesn't know, the second sister won't embarrass you. But this time, I still want to thank the fourth sister for saving me."

Speaking of this, Xiahou Zhiruo felt very aggrieved.

Regardless of whether Su Lan's rebellion was true or false, a lot of her power was lost in just a short moment.

Xiahou Zhiruoru couldn't swallow this humiliation no matter what.

Xiahou Jiuyue looked at Xiahou Zhiruo's ugly face and said, "Second sister, your words are too kind. I am yours, so I naturally don't want you to be framed by treacherous officials. Fortunately, you are fine. So, I will take my leave now."

After saying that, Xiahou Jiuyue left with Song Xiaoyi beside her.

The two walked a distance away, and Xiahou Jiuyue suddenly asked Song Xiaoyi, "Do you know why the virtuous king asked for leave today?"

The sound, neither loud nor soft, was unusually loud in the empty hall and instantly reached Xiahou Zhiruo's ears.

Xiahou Zhiruo suddenly narrowed her eyes, not knowing what she was thinking.

After the two figures completely disappeared, Chen Zhiqiu walked forward, bent down, picked up the letter on the ground, and took a look.

"Do you think what Prince Chen said is credible?" Xiahou Zhiruo asked with a gloomy face.

She personally didn't quite believe it. Su Lan had been with her for several years, it was impossible for her to betray her just like that. There must be something fishy going on.

After reading the contents of the letter, Chen Zhiqiu frowned slightly and said, "In my humble opinion, what the prince said is still open to discussion. We all know that Lord Su is extremely loyal to Your Highness and it is impossible for him to be confused about this matter.

However, human hearts are hard to predict, and I dare not speak rashly."

Xiahou Zhiruo couldn't help but roll her eyes. It was the same as saying nothing.

Chen Zhiqiu seemed to understand Xiahou Zhiruo's eyes, "Your Highness, it is not difficult to verify the authenticity of this letter. I see that the material of this letter is special. Perhaps we can use this to find the source."

As long as we find the source, the truth will be revealed.

But if Xiahou Zhiruo didn't think so, she couldn't wait that long. There were thousands of letters made of special materials in the capital, and it would take a long time to find one.

She just wanted to know if Lidya Su had betrayed her.

As for the person behind the scenes, there is no need to think about it. As long as it is not the Fourth Princess who directed and acted in the drama herself, then he must be the wise king.

Apart from these two, who else has such great ability?

Before Xiahou Zhiruo could find a way to sneak into the Heavenly Prison, the news that Su Lan had committed suicide in the Heavenly Prison out of fear of punishment reached the East Palace early the next morning.

Xiahou Zhiruo slammed the teacup on the table and frightened the palace servants so much that they fell to their knees.

"Your Highness, calm down."

Xiahou Zhiruo wanted to calm down, but Su Lan's death was like an invisible slap in her face.