Sheng Nanzhi curled the corners of her mouth. Wen Tingyun was not really so stupid that he was beyond help.

He is... preparing to go into the palace and complain to the emperor first.

Pity.

"It's a pity that His Majesty has asked me to stay at home to recuperate and not enter the palace. Otherwise, I really want to go and watch the show."

Shi Huaizhi came in at this time.

Shi Huaizhi glanced at Sheng Nanzhi and said nothing.

Sheng Nanzhi's eyes suddenly lit up, and he just waved his hand and asked people to retreat.

Outside the door, Nanny Jin saw Xue Yi go out and just poked her head into the house. Seeing Shi Huaizhi standing in the house, she frowned and said, "Princess, this seems to be the prince's former secret guard?"

"Yes." Sheng Nanzhi smiled and said, "I've been confined to the mansion recently and don't know anything about what's going on outside. I asked him to go out and get some information for me."

Nanny Jin nodded, but still took a few more glances and couldn't help but say, "Although they are secret guards, I think the princess still needs to be more careful. After all, there are quite a few people watching the princess inside and outside the mansion now."

"It would be bad if people misunderstood and accused the princess of a crime she didn't even know about."

Sheng Nanzhi nodded: "Don't worry, Ma'am, I understand."

After Nanny Jin left, Sheng Nanzhi raised her head and looked at Shi Huaizhi with a half-smile. "Maybe it's because of Sheng Qingqian and Sheng Yunrou's matter. Nanny Jin has been very worried about me recently. She's afraid that I've cheated on the prince, and the child I give birth to won't look like the prince and won't have much to do with him."

"Mammy's worries are not unreasonable. After all, my story with the prince was too legendary. Moreover, I lived in a nunnery outside the city for a while afterwards. I married into the nunnery with my unborn child."

Shi Huaizhi ignored Sheng Nanzhi: "I can take you to the palace to watch a play."

Sheng Nanzhi's eyes suddenly lit up: "Conditions?"

Shi Huaizhi glanced at Sheng Nanzhi and said, "I haven't thought about it yet. I'll tell you when I do. Anyway, it's not something you can't do."

"make a deal."

Anyway, she would be running away soon, so as for what she promised Shi Huaizhi...

Just agree to it first.

Don't worry about having too much debt.

Shi Huaizhi nodded: "I'll go first, let Aunt Jin rest assured."

"Then you used the excuse of taking a nap to dismiss everyone around you."

"I'll come through the window to pick you up."

Sheng Nanzhi nodded, her eyes curved. This sounded... quite exciting, like an affair.

Shi Huaizhi walked out directly.

Sheng Nanzhi called someone in: "Xueyi, Madam."

Xue Yi and Nanny Jin came in. Sheng Nanzhi pretended to raise her hand and rub her forehead. "Nanny, do you have any incense that pregnant women can use to calm their nerves and help them sleep?"

"I haven't been able to sleep at night these past few days, and I don't know why. The slightest noise, even just the chirping of insects and frogs outside, can easily wake me up."

"I'm very sleepy now, but I can't fall asleep."

Nanny Jin quickly said, "It's normal to have trouble sleeping at night when you're pregnant. The princess is already three or four months pregnant, and her belly is already showing. Her previous sleeping position might be uncomfortable."

"As my belly gets bigger, it might get worse."

"I do have such a fragrance. I will go get it for you right away and fumigate it for you. I hope you can get some sleep."

Sheng Nanzhi responded and let Nanny Jin get some incense to burn.

Sheng Nanzhi returned to the bed and lay down: "Please let me draw the bed curtains. It's a little too bright outside during the day. I'm not used to it."

"it is good."

Nanny Jin lowered the bed curtain, then told the maid to leave and closed the door.

As soon as Nanny Jin left, Shi Huaizhi climbed in through the window. He had changed into a palace maid's clothes and his face had changed. He handed Sheng Nanzhi a human skin mask and a set of palace maid's clothes.

Sheng Nanzhi changed her clothes, put on a human skin mask, and followed Shi Huaizhi into the palace.

No one knew the identity of the human skin mask that Shi Huaizhi had obtained, but he was able to move freely in the palace and went straight to the Taiji Hall.

The door of Taiji Hall was open, and Shi Huaizhi gestured to Sheng Nanzhi to stand on the left and right of the door.

As soon as he stood still, he heard Wen Tingyun's angry voice coming from the hall: "Those people were indeed with me, but they suddenly disappeared yesterday."

"Someone must have kidnapped them and forced them to say those words to slander and frame me."

"Ever since I was recognized by my father, I have been repeatedly victimized and plotted against."

"I really don't know if my appearance has touched someone's interests or threatened someone's position, which is why they treat me like this."

"But my son, this is truly unjust!"

"Perhaps it's because, before I was recognized, I was just a poor scholar with no background or power, so some people thought I was very easy to deal with, so they used all kinds of dirty and despicable means on me."

"You want to make my princess pregnant and give me another child for no apparent reason. If I were not already infertile, I would have no choice but to raise this child without knowing anything."

"Then he framed me, your son, for the concubine's pregnancy."

"Now it's even more outrageous. They say that my son ordered the people around him to cheat on me."

"I ask Your Majesty to thoroughly investigate this matter and clear my name."

The emperor squinted his eyes and looked at Wen Tingyun. After a long while, he finally spoke: "It is indeed quite outrageous and absurd."

"Don't worry, I know you can't do such a thing."

"Those three of your attendants and subordinates are missing?"

"Yes." Wen Tingyun nodded. "They must have been kidnapped. Father can directly seal off the imperial city and search for the whereabouts of those three people."

"We must find the bodies, alive or dead. As long as those three people find those three people and know where they are now, we will know who is the mastermind behind this matter."

The emperor nodded and said, "Okay, I'll do as you say."

After the emperor finished speaking, he thought carefully for a moment and said: "It seems that there are indeed many dangers around you."

"Someone is watching you right now, and your Seventh Prince's Mansion may not be safe either."

"Well, you can stay in the palace first. I will have someone clear out a palace for you."

"The palace is heavily guarded. If anyone wants to harm you, it won't be easy. I'll send someone to investigate first, and I'll notify you immediately once I have any information."

Wen Tingyun clenched his hands tightly. This was clearly... house arrest in disguise.

But the situation before him did not allow him to refuse or refute: "Yes, thank you, father."

The emperor ordered Wen Tingyun to be taken away. As soon as Wen Tingyun left, the emperor's face darkened.

"Your Majesty, do you want to check?"

The emperor sneered: "Investigate, of course we must investigate!"

"Investigate everything that the Seventh Prince's wife and Concubine Rou told us about!"

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