As soon as she opened her eyes, she was forcibly carried back to the East Palace by the paranoid pri

Ning Rushong chuckled with an ambiguous meaning, and Duan Zan swallowed fearfully.

It is true that he is timid, but sometimes he is extremely brave. He quietly raised his head to check the Majesty's expression. Was he right or wrong?

After being surrounded by cosmetics for so long, the first thing Duan Zan noticed was His Majesty's extremely dignified and elegant face, which seemed to have been sketched by the most demanding painter without regard for the complexity!

It was not until Ning Rushong lowered his eyes and looked at him coldly that he was pulled back to the world as if he had been struck by a bolt of lightning.

It was so horrifying! Duan Zan forgot all about his noble appearance. His legs went limp and he simply knelt on the ground.

"My family is managed by my clan and my mother. I really don't know what my family is planning!" Duan Zan continued tremblingly.

The spring day was chilly, and he felt as if his heart had been taken outside, exposed to the wind and rain, and he didn't know when he would be able to find a bit of peace!

"I've never heard of the mistress of the Duan family. Which family did she belong to?" Bai Huixian changed the subject for Duan Zan.

If Duan Zan really angered His Majesty today, he would inevitably be affected.

"Tell me." Ning Rusong tapped the table with his fingers. He was in a bad mood. Xiao Taozi had been looking for more than a month and found nothing. It was too clean! The clues were cut off too cleanly, which was not right.

What did Yueyue hide in the past? Is she still alive?

In fact, there is a very effective way, which is to open the coffin and perform an autopsy, but Ning Rushong would never do that. He can't afford the risk, and he doesn't dare to take the risk.

Even if there was a 90% chance that Yueyue was still alive, he would not open the coffin. The coffin had been buried in the imperial mausoleum, and opening the coffin was a taboo. If Yueyue really fell asleep in it, he would be blamed even if he died a thousand times!

Duan Zan's nerves were tense, his long-stagnant brain started to work, his heart beat rapidly in his chest, and the clan elders' warnings and instructions circled in his mind.

He clenched his hands tightly under his sleeves and spoke haltingly, "My mother is the legitimate daughter of the Kang family, a subsidiary of the Duan family. Later, the Kang family suffered a disaster, so my father took my mother back to the Duan family to raise her, and even changed her surname to Duan."

"My mother was in poor health, so she had been recuperating in a courtyard in the mountains. She only got better in recent years, so she returned to the Duan family."

Duan Zan was too immature. Ning Rusong turned the jade plate on his hand and said lightly, "You speak like you are reciting a book."

Ning Rushong came to a conclusion in his mind. It seemed that the identity of the mistress of the Duan family was suspicious. He had to send someone to investigate. If the Duan family was not in seclusion, it would be a huge family comparable to the He family. He could not be careless.

This meeting with Duan Zan was not without gain.

Isn't it just an endorsement? Duan Zan felt a huge weight lifted off his chest. This was actually deceiving the emperor!

"Your humble servant...your humble servant." Duan Zan gave a forced smile, "This is your humble servant's first time meeting Your Majesty, and I am too nervous!"

"Please step back. Bai Huixian and I have something to discuss." Ning Rushong felt that this excuse was as weak as that of a child.

It's no wonder that such a legitimate son of the Duan family would be abandoned.

Duan Zan thought he had made up his lie and the emperor did not care about his gaffe.

It seemed that he had good luck today. When he got back, he would ask the singer Madam Lu to sing him some festive songs. The more he thought about it, the more happy it became. He bowed happily and left, waiting at the door for Bai Hui to appear.

Duan Zan had no interest in listening to the political affairs they discussed in the study. They were all profound political affairs that only intelligent people could understand and apply. He got a headache just by listening to them.

After pretending for so many years in front of the elders of the Duan family, he finally got his freedom and wanted to quit his official position and continue living in Yuncheng. How happy he was!

Unfortunately, he can only think about it, otherwise the Duan family will cut off his money.

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When Bai Huixian stepped out of the study, Duan Zan was already leaning against the pillar and almost asleep.

"Oh! Lord Bai is out." Duan Zan quickly straightened up and smoothed down his official robe.

The two of them walked out of the palace together.

During this time, Duan Zan could not stand the silent atmosphere and started to talk, "What did that palace maid do wrong? She looks so pitiful, did she climb onto the emperor's bed?"

There were no palace maids or eunuchs around him, and this confused guy Duan Zan became more and more excited as he spoke.

Bai Huixian glanced at him and told the truth, "Any palace maid who climbs onto the dragon's bed would not have the courage to do so, unless she thinks she has lived too long and too comfortably."

"Lord Bai, why is this happening?" The palace secrets made Duan Zan full of energy. His originally sleepy eyes suddenly lit up.

Bai Huixian wanted to pull Duan Zan into his camp, so he did not hesitate to say a few more words.

"That maid was called Xiao Taozi. She was the head maid when Empress Yuanmu was still alive. Your Majesty had a deep affection for the Empress. When the Empress was still the Crown Princess and lived in the Biyuan of the Eastern Palace, some maids tried to climb onto her bed. All of them were tortured to death."

"So that's it." Duan Zan satisfied his curiosity.

Perhaps it was because Bai Huixian's attitude was too gentle, Duan Zan took advantage of the situation and asked in a low voice, "I heard that Empress Yuanmu was an extremely beautiful lady, is that true, Lord Bai?"

Bai Huixian once again marveled at Duan Zan's courage. This was the imperial palace, and even though there were no palace maids or eunuchs around, he should still be cautious.

But since things have come to this, it doesn't hurt for him to say a few more words.

Only after leaving the palace did Bai Huixian return to Duan Zan.

"It's even worse than the rumors." Bai Huixian said, he recalled He Yue's appearance carefully, "The Queen has a pair of willow-leaf eyes..."

Duan Zan imagined the appearance of Empress Yuanmu in his mind, and the more he thought about it, the more he felt that she resembled his mistress!

He didn't make any connection between the two, but felt that most outstanding beauties had something in common.