After marrying the heirless prince, I gave birth to three children

Prince's Mansion.

Not long after Xiao Ji and Xie Yao returned to the Prince's Mansion, someone came to the palace again, still at the order of His Majesty, to summon the Prince to the palace.

"Your Highness..."

Xie Yao felt more and more that the emperor was partial to her. She never thought of meeting His Highness when she had nothing to do.

He is very well-informed at this time. Summoning His Highness now... I'm afraid it's just to warn him.

"It doesn't matter."

Xiao Ji held Xie Yao's hand and motioned her to rest assured, "It just so happens that I am also preparing to enter the palace." He told Xie Yao the news he got from Wang Ergou, but the concubine in the palace did not know it yet.

He went to the palace today just to talk about this matter.

The Prince's Mansion is outside the palace, and matters in the palace will naturally be much easier with the help of Concubine Shu. This matter still requires Concubine Shu's help.

Xie Yao understood Xiao Ji's look and nodded slightly.

Xiao Ji left quickly, with Si Nan following him.

Xie Yao sent the two away and just as she returned to the study, she saw another person in the study. A man in black knelt on one knee and said, "Crown Princess, we've found the person."

Xie Yao took a deep breath, looked at Si Bei who was kneeling in the study, and said, "How is it?"

"She lives in a deserted house in the north of the city. She's very defensive and has traps set everywhere in the house. Catching her... I'm afraid it won't be that easy."

"There are civilians all around the house. If a fight breaks out, I'm afraid innocent people will be hurt."

After all, that person's methods are really...

Xie Yao breathed a sigh of relief. It was good that she had found the person. She said, "You keep an eye on her yourself. Even if you can't catch her for the time being, you must make sure you can always find her."

"Yes." Si Bei agreed, and after a moment's hesitation, he said, "Crown Princess, are you really not going to tell His Highness about this?"

He always felt like a traitor. After all, it was His Highness who had trained him since he was little, but now...

"Don't worry." Xie Yao said, "Of course, I can't keep this a secret from Your Highness forever. When I find the opportunity, I will slowly tell Your Highness."

"If you tell His Highness now, can you bear the consequences?"

When Si Bei thought of His Highness's temperament, he immediately gave up the idea.

he can not.

"Go and get busy." Xie Yao sent Si Bei away and sat in the study with a complicated expression.

The person Si Bei found was not someone else, but Shan Shan.

But such a long time has passed, and Shanshan has made progress. Even if she is caught, Xie Yao can't figure out how to deal with her for a while, so she chooses to let Si Bei keep an eye on her.

It is also a kind of protection.

But she definitely wouldn't kill Shanshan, at least not now.

Even though Shanshan's request was outrageous, she still wanted to leave a way out for His Highness.

Xiao Ji has been entering the palace frequently recently.

He was warned by the palace again today. Just as he was about to find someone to pass on the message, he was stopped by the Third Prince Xiao An, "Royal brother."

"I heard that my brother and his wife led people to attack the Song family today. Lord Song is an official appointed by the imperial court after all. My brother's actions are really..."

Xiao Ji nodded casually, feeling that Xiao An was a little too idle to file a lawsuit against him so diligently.

Maybe he should find something for Xiao An to do.

Xiao Ji's perfunctory attitude made the Third Prince a little angry. He had recently approached Xiao Ji under the pretext of "surrendering" and expressed his desire to be loyal...

However, Xiao Ji was always lukewarm towards him, and it was obvious that he looked down on him!

The Third Prince became angrier the more he thought about it...

Xiao Ji's attention was not on him at all. After finally getting the Third Prince to leave, Xiao Ji turned around and went to deliver the message.

When Xiao Ji returned to the Prince's Mansion, Xie Yao was waiting for him with her two children. His originally heavy mood instantly relaxed, and a smile appeared between his brows.

Zhao Zhao Sui Sui seems to be exceptionally smart. Although he is only three months old, he smiles brightly when he sees his own parents.

The two of them have very similar eyebrows and eyes, which makes them very lovable.

But after all, they are still young, and their daily task is to eat and sleep. The couple teased the children for a while, and the two little guys fell asleep.

After handing Zhaozhao and Suisui over to the wet nurse, Xiao Ji mentioned that he wanted to find something for Xiao An to do.

Xie Yao understood the meaning of the music and handed the letter she had just received to Xiao Ji. "Your Highness, there's news from Si Dong. Xiao Ning is already planning a retreat in the area that Si Dong investigated last time."

"Hasn't Xiao An always wanted to make a career?" Xie Yao said, "Why not let him investigate this matter?"

Xiao An has something to investigate, and will also confront Xiao Ning.

Although Xiao An is not as capable as Xiao Ning, he has the emperor behind him, so he will never lose.

Xiao Ji immediately laughed, "This arrangement is very good."

Xiao Ji and Xie Yao were quick to tell Xiao An the news. Xiao An was indeed very excited and immediately got busy...

The next day.

Someone from the palace came to the Prince's Mansion to deliver a message again, but this time it was not to His Royal Highness the Crown Prince, but to Concubine Shu inviting the Crown Princess to enter the palace.

Thinking of the letter Xiao Ji sent yesterday, Xie Yao had some guesses in her mind and immediately agreed to enter the palace.

Yanxi Palace.

When Xie Yao entered the palace, only Concubine Shu was in the hall, and the rest of the palace people had been sent away.

"Is the news spread yesterday true?" Concubine Shu asked directly.

Xie Yao was stunned for a moment, then quickly nodded, "It's true."

"I always thought it was her!" When Concubine Shu said this, her voice was filled with hatred. Xie Yao had known from the beginning that Concubine Shu's purpose of entering the palace was not simple.

But after hearing this, I was certain that Concubine Shu entered the palace only... for the sake of the late queen.

Concubine Shu said, "If everything Wang Ergou said is true, then the person who found this witchcraft must be no ordinary person."

Concubine Shu paused slightly, her tone faint, "Twenty years ago, the emperor had six harems, and the late empress was the only one he favored."

“There weren’t many people who could reach into the palace at that time.”

Xie Yao's eyelids twitched, thinking of her previous guess.

Twenty years ago…

At that time, His Majesty had just taken power, and there were only a few people in the palace who could take action against the queen of a country who was pregnant with the royal heir.

The Emperor, the Empress Dowager and Princess Yongle.

Xie Yao and Concubine Shu exchanged a glance, knowing each other's intentions. Xie Yao calmed down a bit and asked, "Does Your Majesty have any doubts about the candidate?"

"It's hard to be sure." Concubine Shu lowered her eyes. "But as far as I know, after the late Empress passed away, the Empress Dowager's health deteriorated drastically. Half a year after the late Empress passed away, the Empress Dowager passed away."

Xie Yao really didn't know about this, but it could be considered a clue.

"I will investigate this matter." Concubine Shu said to Xie Yao, "I am in the palace, so it will be easier to investigate."

She entered the palace for these things, so naturally she had no choice but to do it.

Xie Yao was not polite. After a moment of silence, she said, "Thank you for your hard work, aunt."

Even though the Wei family had never acknowledged Shufei as their daughter, she thought that the late queen had acknowledged Shufei as her sister.

Concubine Shu's expression froze slightly, and then she lowered her eyes, "It's getting late, you should leave the palace."

She invited Xie Yao into the palace today just to get to the bottom of this matter.

"Okay." Xie Yao stood up and said goodbye.

When she reached the palace gate, Concubine Shu's voice sounded behind her again, "Crown Princess, I have misunderstood you many times in the past. It is my fault."

"You are a good girl. Be good to the prince in the future..."

Xie Yao paused slightly. After knowing Shufei's identity, she also understood why Shufei had treated her so strangely in the past.

After all, Concubine Shu viewed her as "Aunt Xiao Ji".

The Concubine must have known that His Highness would have no heirs, so when she found out that she was pregnant, she felt disgusted with her and thought that she was unfaithful to His Highness.

But even so, Concubine Shu never did anything to hurt her.

Although Xie Yao also understood that it was probably because His Highness valued her that Concubine Shu did not take action, it was also enough to prove that Concubine Shu was a kind person.

Xie Yao turned around and smiled at Concubine Shu, "Please rest assured, aunt, His Highness and I will be fine, and we won't make you worry."

Concubine Shu smiled and waved at Xie Yao.

She stood in the shadows at the palace entrance, watching Xie Yao step into the sunlight...