Zhao Ye was looking at Jiu Ning the whole time. He saw that her way of speaking and every aspect showed that she was naive, pitiful and helpless. However, in reality, this woman was very smart.

He could feel that the truth in the other party's words was less than 10%, but he couldn't guess what the woman's purpose was.

After Jiu Ning left, Zhao Ye left Xiao Heng alone. Seeing that there was no one else in the hall, Xiao Heng walked to Zhao Ye's table and spoke in a more intimate tone.

"Your Majesty, do you have any doubts?"

Zhao Ye nodded and said: "The ancient tomb is completely nonsense. At least there is no news about it in the Jianghu or the court.

There is only one thing I am certain of: what she said about King Cheng's rebellion is true, and she is taking this opportunity to create a miracle to spread this message, which is also true. As for the rest, I don't believe a word of it."

Xiao Heng listened from the side and couldn't help but smile and gave a thumbs up.

Zhao Ye continued, "Did you see the miracle that day with your own eyes?"

Xiao Heng nodded and said, "I looked at it and it was just some common kitchen items, nothing special. I tried it later but it didn't work."

He was also puzzled. How could such an ordinary thing make a pile of sand and rocks rise into the sky, reaching a height of nearly three meters.

He saw it clearly at that time. There was no celestial phenomenon, no spells were cast. Just a simple light of fire and sand and rocks shot up into the sky.

The two were silent for a while, then Zhao Ye looked towards the door: "Have you found out her identity?"

Xiao Heng smiled playfully, a hint of interest in his eyes. "I checked, she should be Prime Minister Jiang's second daughter, Jiang Li. I don't know why she switched identities with someone else and is unwilling to return to the Jiang Mansion."

Zhao Ye reached out and patted Xiao Hengheng's shoulder: "This woman has many secrets. I have specially arranged people to be near you to keep an eye on her.

This kind of person who can perform miracles, since he can perform them for me, can naturally perform them for others. Pay attention, who has come into contact with him?"

"As for you, take care of yourself!" Zhao Ye smiled jokingly.

"What's wrong with me? What are you thinking about now?" Xiao Heng smiled a little unnaturally and changed the subject guiltily.

"I will be returning soon. When I was in Qingcheng Mountain, I caught the young master of the Qin family who was involved in the salt scandal, but I haven't had time to interrogate him yet!"

Zhao Ye just smiled and watched, and when he saw the other party touching his nose, he nodded generously.

After Jiu Ning left the hall, he was not immediately sent out of the palace, but waited in the corridor.

Seeing Xiao Heng walking slowly towards her, he looked at her and walked out of the palace without saying anything.

She didn't ask any more questions, but followed him step by step, heading out of the palace.

However, when he was almost at the palace gate, he met a gorgeous carriage that was driving straight through the palace with whips waving.

Xiao Heng stood by, waiting for the carriage to pass by, and pulled her along, standing in front of her.

Just at the moment when the carriage passed by, the curtain of the window was lifted up, and a charming and flamboyant face was exposed in front of everyone.

He first looked at Xiao Heng expressionlessly, then shifted his gaze to her, staring at her straightly, his eyes full of disdain, doubt, and a hint of madness.

The carriage did not stop and left directly.

"This person is Princess Wan Ning. Stay away from her next time you see her. Let's go!" Xiao Heng reminded softly.

"Okay, could you please walk slower?"

Xiao Heng didn't reply, but his pace slowed down.

Although the two did not talk about the people in the carriage, the people in the carriage were talking about Jiuning.

"Go and investigate who the woman next to Duke Su is. I've never seen her in the capital before. I'm sure she's not from an official family. But since she can follow Duke Su into the palace, it's worth a thorough investigation."

"It's the princess."

When Jiu Ning returned to the Duke Su's Mansion, she was exhausted. Not only had she been busy all day, she was also injured.

Just seeing the accommodation in front of me makes people angry. Even if they don’t want to entertain them, they should at least do some face and arrange a decent house for them.

What was this? It was a little better than a prison cell, but worse than a proper servant's quarters, because no one lived in it and it was covered in dust.

Jiu Ning looked around and couldn't bear it anymore, so he pulled Xue Fangfei and Tong'er and walked out.

"Sister, you are the daughter of the prime minister, yet you are arranged to live here. Let's go. We won't be bullied by him."

Xue Fangfei hurriedly pulled the man back: "But where are we going? We don't have any money."

Jiu Ning was immediately stunned. The little money they had saved was all spent on buying wine in Qingcheng Mountain.

Just when the three of them were in a dilemma, Wen Ji ran over and said, "Madam Jiang, my master has promised the Prime Minister that he will send you back home after he has clarified the matter. Not only that, my master has also given you half a set of ceremonial guards. Please come in, Madam Jiang."

Jiuning pouted. Everyone had somewhere to go, so where would she stay tonight?

She didn't dare to live alone in that shabby house, but she also didn't want to go to the prime minister's residence and deal with that group of people.

Wen Ji didn't bother to look at the others' expressions. Instead, he turned to Jiu Ning and said, "My master has promised His Majesty to arrange a house for my lady. Has he already started looking for one? It will probably take at least half a month. I beg your pardon for a few days."

Jiuning looked back at the dusty house, feeling confused.

Xue Fangfei saw that the person was frowning and pouting, which was very cute. She couldn't help but pinch the flesh on her dimple.

"Why don't you come back to the Jiang family with me first? Tell others that you were seriously injured because you protected me, and I asked you to go to the Jiang family to recuperate. I'm sure no one will say anything."

Seeing that the person was still motionless, he winked at Tong'er. Before Jiuning made up her mind, Tong'er and Xue Fangfei took her on both sides and carried her out.

Just as she was about to leave the house, a maid outside the door kept looking inside. She still remembered this person, who was the dowry of her stepmother Ji Shuran.

She casually covered her face with the handkerchief in her sleeve, took a step back, and walked side by side with Tong'er, behind Xue Fangfei.

When a few people left the house, Mother Sun looked left and right, but didn't look at them. Maybe she thought they were dressed too shabbily!

In the end, Xue Fangfei had to take the initiative to walk up to the other person: "Mother Sun."

Mother Sun turned around with a puzzled look on her face: "Who are you?"

Xue Fangfei smiled ingratiatingly: "I'm Jiang Li!"

Then, Mother Sun immediately put on a flattering smile and handed over a brocade box, which contained a set of gorgeous clothes specially prepared for Jiang Li.

Xue Fangfei smiled and took it personally: "Thank you, Mother Sun."

Then, she turned and walked towards the guard of honor that Xiao Heng had prepared for them.

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