Chapter 166.2: Saint Envoy (1/2)

“Eh? Isn’t this Second Majesty?” Someone in the crowd discovered that Xi Qiuyi was here. The moment he said this, everyone started to salute Xi Qiuyi.

“No need to stand on ceremony. I’m just here to take a look and see who could possibly be so audacious as to cause a disturbance for Imperial Father.” Xi Qiuyi feinted curiosity, causing everyone around to nod in agreement.

The first person that spoke was a minister. He nodded in understanding as he said, “We found it strange too. It is said that it’s one of Baili Yu’s subordinates…”

“Resplendent Imperial Uncle’s subordinate?” Of course he knew that it was Baili Yu’s subordinate. However, Xi Qiuyi had no choice but to keep pretending in order to fish for more useful info. “No wonder he dared to attack the Imperial City. So it turns out that it was Resplendent Imperial Uncle’s subordinate…”

As he spoke, he suddenly stopped as if he realized his tongue slipped. He asked to gloss over it, “Then does anyone know why he came?”

“I heard that it was because somebody had been caught by the Imperial City’s patrol soldiers and he came to demand for that person.”

“Who is it? It couldn’t be another of Resplendent Imperial Uncle’s subordinates, right?”

“It seems to be.”

“Earlier, it seems that someone was even sent to call for He Meng daren.”

“He Meng daren is in charge of the patrol groups so this matter definitely had to be handled by him. However, why hasn’t he come even after so long?”

Xi Qiuyi’s gaze brightened a little when he finally got the news he was fishing for. He was just about to ask some other things when he saw the Director of Palace Affairs rush in with small hurried steps.

He was the person who was sent to call He Meng into the palace. However, he looked very flustered. Could it be that something had happened?

Xi Qiuyi didn’t have to wonder for long because someone immediately stepped forward to ask, “Director Mo, what’s wrong?”

“Aiy, that He Meng is dead. That’s what’s wrong ah! It’s troublesome now! You guys shouldn’t keep poking around here, you should all get as far as possible, otherwise…”

He didn’t bother to finish the sentence and glared at the crowd. However, his eyes were sharp and he immediately spotted Xi Qiuyi who was in the middle of the crowd. He hastily walked over.

“Second Majesty, why are you here as well?” His tone seemed very surprised.

“I just came from Imperial Mother’s place. Wasn’t there word that someone had dared to attack the Imperial City? Hence, I came here to see the excitement. What is it, Director Mo?” Xi Qiuyi had naturally heard what Director Mo said earlier. He was inwardly shocked. He Meng was dead? Who did it?

However, on the surface he acted as if he didn’t know anything. This was a skill that all members of the imperial family had to know and Xi Qiuyi was quite adept at it. Director Mo didn’t see anything out of the ordinary and simply sighed as he replied, “My Second Majesty ah, why do you insist on coming here for excitement of all places? That He Meng is your subordinate ah!”

“What does this have to do with He Meng? Moreover, didn’t Director Mo say that he had already died?”

“It’s a problem because he died! Aiy, you ah, had better listen to a piece of advice from this old servant. Hurry and return to your residence, it’s best if you don’t stay here!” As Director Mo spoke, he shook his head and slowly walked towards the imperial study.

Seeing this, Xi Qiuyi silently cursed ‘old thing’ and hastily pulled him to a stop. Beneath his sleeve, he sneakily pressed a first-rate jade pendant into Director Mo’s hand as he said with a smile, “Director Mo ah, look at you! It must be so tiring for you to run back and forth, yet you are still kind-hearted enough to take the time to warn us. You truly think of us a lot.”

Who was Director Mo? He could tell with just a touch that this was high quality jade and a smile immediately filled his face. “These are all things this servant is supposed to do, it’s nothing much.”

After he said that, he lowered his voice and said, “Second Majesty, my time is limited. Whatever you want to ask, hurry!”

Xi Qiuyi understood the situation well so he directly asked him what exactly was going on with He Meng’s death.

Director Mo sighed and said, “It’s just earlier, a couple black-clothed people suddenly broke into the He Residence and killed everyone in sight. The entire family of around seventy people is dead!”

Xi Qiuyi was very stunned. He hadn’t expected to hear this kind of answer. “Who exactly was it to be so cruel? Nothing like this has ever happened in the Imperial City.”