Chapter 554 - The Strangeness of Imperial Noble Consort Wen and the Sixth Princess (1/2)

Chapter 554 The Strangeness of Imperial n.o.ble Consort Wen and the Sixth Princess

The banquet in the palace stopped unhappily, and all the n.o.ble young masters and ladies parted.

The things that happened in the imperial palace were weird. If someone was not careful enough, he or she would fall into the trap. Even if it didn’t really happen to him or her, he or she might be disabled or seriously injured. Especially for girls, their reputation would be ruined if they got a little involved in it. Then they might be unable to get married in the future.

Every lady of the n.o.ble family was well aware of how precious a girl’s reputation was.

Besides, someone said that there were still dead people in the back garden when they came out. Immediately, the people present did not say anything more. They did not even respond and only looked forward to returning early. There were two more people in the palace for no reason. If they were not brought in by people in the palace, who else could do that?

At this time, it was normal for some people to get involved, or some people afraid to be exposed and die.

But no matter what, everybody only wanted to leave as soon as possible. The imperial palace was a place where one was apt to get into trouble, so they wanted to stay away from it as soon as possible.

Mo Xuetong and Feng Yuran knew what happened to the Empress even though they were not present. Mo Xuetong heard it from Feng Yuran while Feng Yuran learned it from a eunuch who sent messages for him. However, that was not the main point. The main point was that the eunuch had not come secretly, and had not come alone.

The eunuch came here openly to tell Feng Yuran about what happened to the Empress, which sounded meaningful. Mo Xuetong only smiled lightly and did not care or ask much about it. She could not guess how powerful Feng Yuran was, but when he was by her side, she felt very safe and at ease.

When they heard that the banquet was stopped, the two of them left the warm room and headed for the palace gate. Mo Xuetong held Feng Yuran’s hand and was almost brought into his embrace. Fortunately, almost all the people had left, so they did not meet any n.o.ble young masters or ladies on their way.

It was obvious that everybody panicked when something like this happened.

Although the imperial garden was still brightly lit, it looked a little unreal while the light was shaking. The eunuchs and palace maids, who were packing the things, were trembling and they only lowered their heads to do things. Their faces were as pale as paper. The people outside the palace had left, but what about the people in the palace? No one knew how many people would die in the following days.

Such a major incident happened in the palace, which not only involved the Emperor’s favored consort, but also the master of the imperial harem, the Empress. Would Ding General Manor be implicated as well? If the Ding General Manor was involved, then what about the Empress Dowager? The two most respected women of the Qin Kingdom might all be involved in this matter. One would think carefully about this involuntarily. The more they thought about it, the more frightened they felt…

It was a little cold at night. Feng Yuran put a light gray cape over Mo Xuetong’s shoulders and took her along the path in the palace. Feng Yuran was familiar with this place. If they walked through this path, they could walk through a straight path and reach the palace gate even faster. Mo Ye followed closely behind them and they walked silently.

“She hasn’t come out yet?” Suddenly, someone beside the rockery said in a low voice, which sounded worried.

It was a little far away from the imperial gardens, so there were no lanterns but was a rockery. As such, they could not see who was beside the rockery. Mo Xuetong remembered that path. There was a cross ahead, and one side led to the inner palace while the other led to the palace gates. The middle one went straight to the Emperor’s Qianqing Palace.

“She? Did he refer to the Empress?” No, he did not seem to refer to the Empress. Furthermore, Mo Xuetong found that the person’s voice sounded familiar.

Feng Yuran reached out to press her lips. Mo Xuetong understood what he meant and bit his slender fingers lightly. Then, she stood still.

“Her Highness hasn’t come out yet.” It was a respectful voice, which carried the sharpness of eunuchs’ voice.

“How long has she been in?” There was a hint of worry in the gentle tone of the woman.

“I’ve been watching all this time, and she has been inside for a long while.”

“Is the Empress still kneeling outside?”

“I just saw that the Empress was called in by the Emperor. I dare not go forward, but I heard the sound of something breaking.” The eunuch’s voice showed that he owed little respect to the Empress.

“If it doesn’t go on smoothly, report the news to the Empress Dowager. The Empress can’t be deposed anyway,” the gentle voice said with a helpless sigh.

“Yes, I’ll go and arrange it now.” While they were talking, three shadows appeared beside the rockery. The one in the lead was a woman with a slender figure, with a eunuch behind her, nodding and bowing. Behind the eunuch stood another woman who happened to be walking along a branch path and happened to avoid them.

Not far away, the three of them split up. One walked in the direction of the Qianqing Palace, and the other two slowly walked to the other side after the maid following them lit a lantern.