Everything seemed to have been planned in advance.

A rebellion broke out among the troops stationed in Xingzhou, and at the same time, a Turkic tribe was rapidly approaching the border of Dayong.

These things did not cause Duanmu Chuze any panic.

Everything had been too calm before, which made people feel unbearably depressed. Now that it has erupted, all of this will soon come to an end.

Duanmu Chuze never fights a battle unprepared!

Whether on the actual battlefield or in the imperial court.

Suspecting everything about Zhaoyang, Duanmu Chuze cautiously sought out the female official who had served the Empress Dowager years ago.

They carefully inquired about some of the characteristics of Princess Zhaoyang when she was born.

However, what the female official remembered were some characteristics of Zhaoyang when she was still an infant. Now that Zhaoyang has grown up, does she have scars on her body? What shape are they? Where are they located?

These are things she couldn't possibly know.

At this moment, Duanmu Chuze thought again that all those who served Princess Zhaoyang closely had been killed by her.

Is there really not a single clue?

If we were to detain Zhaoyang and interrogate him directly, it would probably be much easier.

However, Duanmu Chuze believed that there was clearly an even more powerful person behind Princess Zhaoyang.

If we were to take action against her directly, we might alert her.

"Are you still thinking about Zhaoyang?" Mu Xin Nuan walked over, holding a cup of hot tea. "Have some tea first, you don't look well."

Duanmu Chuze nodded and drank the tea in his cup in one gulp.

"Anuan, do you think that if we don't make a decision about Princess Zhaoyang's matter, it might directly affect the safety of the capital?"

"I don't understand these things. However, what I'm thinking now is that if I were the one impersonating Princess Zhaoyang, I certainly wouldn't kill her at this time. Firstly, because I've been to the palace so often before, I still need to ask Princess Zhaoyang herself about many things. Secondly, if their plan fails, having another hostage is like having another way to survive, isn't it?"

"But now everything seems to have reached a stalemate. We can't just seize Zhaoyang directly. And what if this Zhaoyang is real?"

Mu Xin Nuan pursed her lips, unable to deny that such a possibility existed.

"I've thought of a way, but I don't know if it will work?"

"what?"

"Have you forgotten? Consort Luo is still living in the palace. Aren't there some things he's more suited to do than we are?"

Duanmu Chuze slapped his forehead. "I completely forgot about him! Thank goodness you reminded me."

"Alright, shall we go have lunch now? It's long past the appointed time."

Duanmu Chuze then noticed that it was well past noon, and only after being reminded by her did he realize that he was a little hungry.

"How's the situation at the border? Are Uncle and the others able to hold them off?"

After lunch, Mu Xin Nuan couldn't help but ask again.

"Don't worry, everything is going according to plan. As for those rebels in Xingzhou, they're not worth mentioning. Do you think all those troops I've kept in Yanzhou are dead?"

"My older cousin and Young Master Fu?"

"Well, don't worry. They're just trying to get me to deploy a large number of guards from the capital. In that case, we might as well lure them into a trap."

"You're going to play along?"

"I want to see who this Young Master Zheng really is, and what kind of person this so-called Young Master Yuan is. As for Zhaoyang, I'll leave him to you."

"Don't worry, I definitely won't let you down."

“Anuan has never let me down. No matter what you do or how you do it, I am satisfied.”

Mu Xin Nuan glanced at him with a smile, "You're always being cheeky."

Mu Xin Nuan invited Consort Luo to Kun Ning Palace. Half an hour later, Consort Luo left the palace gate in a daze.

"Your Highness, are you heading back to the Princess's residence?"

The servant asked twice before Prince Consort Luo finally came to his senses, got into the carriage, and said, "Let's go back to the Luo residence first."

The so-called Luo Mansion is the mansion that was left to him when the family divided their property earlier.

Soon, Prince Consort Luo arrived at the backyard and found it to be quite desolate.

After looking around, Prince Consort Luo finally spotted a few old women.

Where is Aunt Li?

"Greetings to the master. Concubine Li is in her own courtyard. She hasn't come out for a long time. We servants haven't seen her either."

Prince Consort Luo's heart skipped a beat. "What about the young master?"

"Reporting to Master, the young master is living with Concubine Li."

Luo, the imperial son-in-law, sensed something was amiss, so he lifted his robe and hurried towards the courtyard.

As soon as he entered the courtyard, he heard a deafening wail.

"Aunt Li, wake up! Wake up!"

The prince consort Luo paused, his expression changed slightly, and then he strode over.

Upon entering the room, they found Aunt Li lying on the bed with a trace of black blood around her mouth, indicating that she had likely died from poisoning.

"What's going on?" Prince Consort Luo shouted angrily.

"Your Majesty, we don't know what happened either. When we came in earlier, Consort Li was perfectly fine, and she even breastfed the young master herself. How could she have changed so much in such a short time? Your Majesty, you must do justice for Consort Li."

Prince Consort Luo glanced at the person on the bed, then at the wet nurse holding the child beside him, and quickly went over to check. Fortunately, the child was alright.

The prince consort Luo walked around the room for a moment, then quickly picked up a letter that was under his dressing table and glanced at it.

God!

Prince Consort Luo felt that his brain was simply not up to the task.

She never instructed Rong Mama to do anything, let alone the young mistress of the Sun family. All of this was completely fabricated.

If the princess hadn't kept threatening the young master's life, she certainly wouldn't have done this.

Now that her own reputation is ruined and she almost implicated her family, Li Wanhe felt she had no face to live in the world anymore, so she took her own life.

Looking at the thin and pale Li Wanhe on the bed, Consort Luo suddenly felt that his mind was a little confused.

After all this time, why has he still not figured out which one is the ruthless and vicious woman, and which one is the one who has always been in a weak position and forced into a corner?

Now that he had seen this suicide note, and with the news of Li Wanhe's death, it seemed that Prince Consort Luo understood something.

"Listen up, everyone! The death of Concubine Li must not be announced to anyone for the time being. Once you leave this room, anyone who dares to utter a single word will be killed on the spot!"

"Yes, sir."

The Imperial Son-in-Law Luo glanced coldly at everyone, took the child from the wet nurse's arms, and strode away.

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