The arrogant imperial concubine arrives, the favorite of the regent

That night, a bright moon hung alone in the sky, occasionally obscured by a few passing dark clouds.

Yun Mujiu put on a black hooded robe and was about to go to Jingzhao Prefecture.

But when he was about to get on the carriage, he caught a glimpse of the tall figure that appeared beside the carriage.

The man was also wearing a black robe with a hood, and he was tall and straight.

"Your Highness?" Yun Mujiu was slightly surprised.

"Let's go together." Ye Xiaohan said firmly.

Yun Mujiu was slightly startled. Ye Xiaohan had already reached out to help her. She nodded heavily: "Okay."

Tonight, she wants to find out some final truths before the court opens, which are about her own origins and the past of her biological mother, Meng.

So at the beginning, she did not plan to let Ye Xiaohan go with her. To be honest, she was a little conflicted. She didn't know how she would react or behave when faced with the truth told by Yun Boliang's family. She also didn't know what she would do if Ye Xiaohan was present.

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In the Jingzhao prison, Zong Quan ordered a fat jailer to take several other jailers to quietly open the cells where Yun Boliang and Ye were imprisoned, and escort them to two secret rooms respectively.

In the dim room, countless candlesticks lit up, and the surroundings suddenly became bright.

Ye sat slumped with a pale face. The constant attacks over the past few months had wiped out all her ruthlessness and arrogance.

"Bang!" The door opened, and under the dim light, a person slowly walked into the house.

He lifted the hat, revealing a calm and indifferent face.

Ye was horrified: "Why is it you?"

Zong Quan and the others immediately stepped forward and were about to pay their respects when they saw the other party wave his hand and said softly, "Your Excellency, there is no need for formalities. Tonight, I will personally interrogate Ye."

Zong Quan and the others took the order and retreated. Yun Mujiu walked to the center of the room, took a close look at Ye, and said, "Ye Qingyan, Xu is not here to see anyone."

A few months ago, when Ye Shi had just been imprisoned, she faced the tragic fate of being abandoned by Yun Boliang and Yun Shirou. With no other options, she had someone pass a message to the palace overnight. She said she had some information about Meng Shi from back then, and she wanted to use it in exchange for Yun Mujiu's forgiveness and spare her life.

At that time, Yun Mujiu didn't take Ye's threats seriously, nor did he intend to immediately respond to the desperate Ye. Yun Mujiu planned to wait until Meng's past and secrets were thoroughly investigated, and then he would come back to dig deeper with Ye.

Ye stared at Yun Mujiu in astonishment, feeling a bit lost for a moment. Yun Mujiu's transformation was truly stunning; it was impossible to connect her with the ugly, worthless, and despicable girl she had in mind.

Ye said excitedly, "Mu Jiu, do you remember the message I sent you before? If you let me go, I will tell you some of your mother's secrets."

Yun Mujiu said, "Shut up and don't call my name."

Ye was frightened and immediately changed the subject: "Princess Ye, how about we make a deal?"

Yun Mujiu took a big step forward and sat upright in the main seat. She sneered at Ye and said, "What qualifications do you think you have to negotiate with me?"

Thinking of her own situation, Ye gritted her teeth and said cautiously yet somewhat arrogantly, "Don't you want to know what happened to your mother?"

"I know how, but what if I don't know?" Yun Mujiu's reaction was indifferent, as if it didn't matter. Seeing this, Ye Shi didn't know what to do with Yun Mujiu for a moment.

Yun Mujiu casually said something heartbreaking: "What's more, what makes you think that with my ability, I can't find anything?"

Hadn't she found out a lot of things after all her investigations? Was there still a need for help from the Ye family?

Ye moved forward on her knees, her body trembling with fear. First of all, Yun Mujiu was right. In her current situation, there was no way she could negotiate a deal with Yun Mujiu!

Secondly, and more importantly, what she wanted to tell Yun Mujiu, maybe Yun Mujiu had already found out, and Yun Mujiu knew more than her, so what advantage did she still have against Yun Mujiu?

The current situation was that the Ye family wasn't threatening or requesting Yun Mujiu to negotiate, but rather that the Ye family itself no longer had the capital to negotiate. In fact, the Ye family was already grateful that Yun Mujiu came to listen to what they had to say.

When Ye looked at Yun Mujiu again, her eyes were filled with dejection and frustration, as well as a hint of hidden resentment. "Cough, cough, cough!" She coughed violently, as if she was going to cough out her heart, liver, and lungs.

"Ugh..." Ye suddenly spat out a large mouthful of blood, all of which splattered on the old and dirty prison uniform.

Yun Mujiu turned her head away and tapped the table lightly with her bare hands.

"Ye, Ye Qingyan, you have poisoned my mother and me for years. You are so cruel and vicious. Why do you think you won't suffer retribution?"

"You...what do you mean?" Ye's eyes widened and she asked fiercely, "Have you been poisoning me?"

"I'm not as boring as you." Yun Mujiu's face was calm. "I just poisoned you twice." His tone was light but his words were extremely heartbreaking.

"One time, when I returned home, you guys poisoned me with the Heartbreak Grass, but you didn't know that I poisoned you and Yun Shirou with the Heartbreak Grass instead."

"The other time was when Si Tiantai framed me as a witch. Yun Shirou came out to stir up trouble, and I gave her a dose of black food poison. After Yun Shirou returned, she contracted a serious infectious disease that disfigured her and destroyed her body. She also passed this strange disease on to you and the evil servants of the Yun Mansion."

"You!" Ye was stunned and furious. She then said, "But the poison has been cured, hasn't it?"

"Zheng Yuan cured you of the tiger thorn bush poison." Yun Mujiu curled his lips and said lightly, "As for the black food poison, you emptied the Yun family's last remaining funds to ask me to detoxify it. And I did detoxify you and saved your lives temporarily."

"But...those toxins will eventually leave residue in the body. Over time, they will slowly erode the body until death. Just like the poison your family has been giving me for years, there's still a faint residue in my body."

Ye clutched her chest, coughing violently, a thought that briefly reminded her of Meng's death from postpartum bleeding. She vomited several mouthfuls of blood again, only then realizing that her recent intense discomfort was largely due to residual toxins. Yun Mujiu wasn't as cowardly as Meng. He was a ruthless vengeful person, showing no mercy! How terrifying!

Yun Mujiu looked at Ye's changing expression and said calmly, "But I'm different from you. I will recuperate step by step and completely eliminate the remaining poison in my body. And the prince will always stand by my side and protect me."

She pulled up the corner of her lips, a wicked smile on her face: "You are different. Not only have you been deserted by everyone, but you are also beyond help. Your end can be summed up in one word."

"miserable…"