"Yes."

At this moment, Yun Jing only wanted to get news of Shen Yixiao as soon as possible, so she naturally brought up Qi Ning's name.

Sure enough, as soon as she said that Consort Ning had instructed her to ask, Eunuch Xu's attitude immediately changed.

His tone was somewhat meaningful: "Since it was Consort Ning who sent you to ask, then you should go back and tell her that the person is fine."

Upon hearing the words "nothing serious," Yun Jing was about to breathe a sigh of relief, but before she could fully relax, a young eunuch rushed over.

He approached Xu Deyou and whispered in his ear, "Eunuch Xu, that Shen Yixiao..."

Although the little eunuch spoke very softly, Yun Jing was standing quite close and still clearly heard Shen Yixiao's name, causing her heart to leap into her throat again.

"Shen Yixiao, are you talking about Shen Yixiao?"

When Eunuch Xu saw that Yun Jing had heard this, he frowned, turned around, and tapped the little eunuch with the handle of his whisk.

"Go, tell him to behave. What right does a prisoner like him have to make demands?"

"Yes, yes, this servant understands."

The little eunuch touched his head and hurriedly ran back.

Eunuch Xu didn't want to pay attention to Yun Jing. After giving instructions to the little eunuch, he was about to leave, but Yun Jing reached out and stopped him.

"Wait, Eunuch Xu, you were just talking about Shen Yixiao, what Shen Yixiao?"

Eunuch Xu was forced to stop because Yun Jing blocked his way. He looked at her impatiently and said, "What do you think? Of course, Shen Yixiao has already confessed."

"What! He confessed?" Yun Jing's expression changed drastically.

"That's right, otherwise, how would we know the identity of Young Master Shen Yixiao?"

At this point, Eunuch Xu chuckled strangely, "I'd like to ask you something, Yu Tao, didn't you say to His Majesty that Young Master Shen was just an ordinary guard?"

"he……"

That's because Yun Jing made up a lie to conceal Shen Yixiao's true identity.

Yun Jing is now somewhat flustered. She is only worried about how they will deal with Shen Yixiao once they find out his true identity.

Yun Jing grabbed Eunuch Xu's sleeve and asked anxiously, "What will you do with him?"

"Don't worry about how to deal with him for now. You should go back and think carefully with Consort Ning about how to explain your crime of deceiving the emperor to His Majesty and how he will punish you."

After saying that, Eunuch Xu shook off Yun Jing's hand and hurriedly left with his men.

Yun Jing stood there, pale-faced, stunned for a long while.

By the time she realized what was happening, Eunuch Xu and the others had already gone far away. Without thinking, Yun Jing turned around and ran back to Yaohua Palace.

She ran back to Yaohua Palace, panting, and entered Qi Ning's main hall. Before she could even enter the inner hall, she was bumped into by Yulan, who had just come out of the inner hall.

Yulan scolded with a stern face, "Yutao, where have you been? Why did you barge into the Empress's bedchamber so recklessly? Have you forgotten all the rules I taught you?"

Yun Jing had no time to argue with Yu Lan. She pushed Yu Lan aside and said, "Get out of my way. I have urgent business with Her Majesty."

After saying that, she rushed inside.

"Hey, Yutao!" Yulan quickly followed her inside.

The two entered the inner hall one after the other. Qi Ning was sitting on a small couch by the window, resting her chin on her hand and looking at the scenery outside.

"Miss!"

Qi Ning turned her head and saw Yun Jing and Yu Lan enter one after the other.

"What's wrong? What happened?"

Yulan glared at Yun Jing: "Your Majesty, Yu Tao is too unruly. She doesn't do the things I asked her to do, and I don't know where she went to slack off. Now she's barging into your bedchamber."

Yun Jing glared at Yu Lan with annoyance, then reluctantly bowed to Qi Ning: "Your Highness, I have something urgent to discuss with you privately. May I ask Yu Lan to leave first?"

Qi Ning had already had the system monitoring Shen Yixiao's situation, so she received the news the moment Shen Yixiao confessed.

She knew what Yun Jing had just done, and she also knew what Yun Jing wanted to say to her.

Qi Ning glanced at the two of them and said to Yulan, "Yulan, if Yutao has made a mistake, you should punish her according to the rules later. Now you can go out first and let me hear what she has to say."

Yulan hesitated for a moment, then replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."

As soon as Yulan turned and left, closing the door behind her, she hadn't gone far when she heard Yutao's voice from inside the hall: "Shen Yixiao's identity has been exposed!"

Upon hearing this, Yulan instantly guessed what was going on.

She remembered that Xu Gonggong had told her to keep an eye on Consort Ning and Yu Tao, so she didn't go far and just stood outside listening intently.

Inside the palace.

Qi Ning gave Yun Jing a wink.

Following Qi Ning's directions, Yun Jing looked outside and indeed saw a shadowy figure outside the door. Only then did she realize that Yu Lan was eavesdropping outside.

Qi Ning coughed lightly and asked her, "How did you know?"

Because Yulan was outside, Yun Jing had to restrain herself and replied, "It was because I happened to meet Eunuch Xu outside. He had just come out of the Ministry of Justice, and I learned the news from him."

"Oh I got it."

Qi Ning responded with a hum, but didn't react much.

Seeing this, Yun Jing rushed forward and grabbed Qi Ning's arm, whispering, "Find a way to save him!"

Qi Ning smiled and said softly, "What's the rush? Yue Zeyuan won't kill him."

"That's just your guess. How do you know Yue Zeyuan definitely won't kill him? Yue Zeyuan is a ruthless killer. What if he does kill him? Even if he doesn't, what if he uses torture on him? No, you have to find a way to save him!"

Qi Ning clicked her tongue and pushed Yun Jing away: "Are you teaching me how to do things, or are you threatening me?"

"No, that's not what I meant."

Yun Jing did want to threaten Qi Ning, but she needed Qi Ning's help to save Shen Yixiao, so she didn't dare to threaten her.

She had to plead with him, saying, "I'm begging you, please find a way to save him."

"Alright, alright, be quiet and let me think about it."

Qi Ning picked up her teacup and slowly took a sip of tea.

It would be better if Yue Zeyuan really killed Shen Yixiao directly, but the problem is that he won't kill him directly.

Now that Yue Zeyuan knows Shen Yixiao's true identity, even if Yun Jing hadn't said anything, Qi Ning had already planned to go and find Yue Zeyuan.

However, Qi Ning did this not to save Shen Yixiao as Yun Jing had suggested, but to meet with Shen Yixiao and discuss things with him, so that he wouldn't reveal any flaws and expose the fact that she and Yun Jing had switched identities in front of Yue Zeyuan.

Yulan had been eavesdropping by pressing her ear against the door, but as she listened, she could no longer hear the sounds coming from inside. She was puzzled and wondered what was going on.

Just then, Qi Ning's voice came from inside the hall: "Yulan, come in."

Yulan quickly pushed open the door and went in. She glanced at Yun Jing standing to the side and said, "Your Majesty, what are your orders?"

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