C310 (1/2)

”Yes sir!” Seeing that Nalan Ronglang simply could not give in, the pool did not dare speak anymore. Maybe he could use other methods to repay the gratitude, such as finding a place to bury the princess's corpse …

”Oh yeah, what's going on with the Emperor?” Seeing that one of them was about to leave, Nalan Ronglang suddenly said.

One of them lowered his head and said, ”The emperor has met with Geng Qing before. He seems to have asked the emperor to investigate about Imperial Concubine Wan's matter.”

Nalan Ronglang's eyes lit up. Could it be … What happened to Yin Lian?

Finally hearing some good news, Nalan Ronglang's expression became a little better, ”Then help Geng Qing and let him find some useful information!”

One Pool nodded his head and withdrew from the room. He knew better than anyone what the prince meant by 'useful'. This was merely a trap that had been set up for the Emperor in the first place!

Ever since he received the secret decree to secretly investigate the background of Imperial Concubine Wan, he began to secretly investigate. Things went quite smoothly, and he actually found some clues.

Even though he didn't know much about Liang Wan's name, he had heard of Liang Wan's mother. It was said that she was a witch from the Southern Frontier at that time, but after that, she had lost due to a power struggle and left the Southern Frontier.

After that, this concubine recommended a Southern Frontier caravan to Geng Qing that he knew of, saying that the people inside were more clear on the situation, he could go there and ask about it.

Layers after layers of cocoons were extracted, Geng Qing discovered that the ”truth” he obtained seemed to be somewhat surprising. It was very likely that Senior Concubine Wan was a female Magus from the Southern Frontier, and there was also the possibility that only one girl was born amongst the female witches.

Geng Qing felt that the matter was getting more complicated, but it seemed like it was getting clearer.

When he thought of how he was going to meet with the Emperor today, his mood turned complicated. In the end, he didn't tell the emperor the details of his visit. He only said that it was still going on and that he had already found some information, but Imperial Concubine Wan's background wasn't too clear.

”Alright, properly investigate your beloved one. If this matter is handled well, I will definitely bestow you with a good reward!” The Nalan Jie was smiling, but his eyes were filled with a cold intent. Liang Wan, oh Liang Wan, if you lie to us, we will definitely retaliate against Nalan Rongxuan!

After Geng Qing bowed and was about to leave the great hall, he suddenly heard light footsteps from inside the hall. A lady with a light body jogged in and as she ran, the air had a hint of fragrance.

Geng Qing frowned, although he felt that the Emperor was too concerned with his beauty, he knew that there were some things he could not say, so he could only lower his head and pretend that he did not see anything.

As he was exiting the hall, he heard the emperor's slightly doting voice. ”Yin Lian, come sit by my side!”

Yin Lian? Geng Qing was extremely familiar with this name. The first time he investigated her, it was because she, who was the concubine of Vice Minister Zhang's estate, had appeared frequently in a chess club that only upper-class young masters could do.

At that time, the matter regarding the Silver Moon Country was still unclear to the crown prince and the King Xuan, but because Geng Qing found out about the chess set, he even felt that there was a problem with Yin Lian's identity.

However, he did not find any evidence related to Yin Lian regarding the Silver Moon Country. He thought that he was overthinking it, but later on, he paid more attention to this woman.

However, a few days ago, he discovered that Yin Lian was no longer in the Zhang residence. He didn't expect her to be at the emperor's side!

In regards to this, Geng Qing felt that it was definitely not a coincidence. A woman with no background would never have the chance to get close to the Emperor.