The abandoned concubine who transmigrated woke up shouting "Long live the widow!"

With a "thud," the landscape painting fell to the ground, and the door to the secret room was also kicked open.

The soldier tumbled down the steps inside, and the rest of the people were stunned, including Zhang Lin, who, as the prime minister's confidant, did not know that there was a secret passage in the prime minister's study.

While everyone was still stunned, Jingxue didn't delay any longer and dashed out of the study, casually tossing out a small smoke bomb.

She was so fast that the people outside didn't have time to react.

When the smoke cleared, someone in the study shouted, "There's a secret room here, and a lot of valuables."

Ye Musi didn't care where the thief had run off to. He hurriedly led his men into the study. Prime Minister Zou was so frightened that his legs went weak, but fortunately, a guard was there to support him.

Yemus saw a soldier with a wounded face being helped out of a small door in the messy study.

The man looked at Ye Musi and said, "Your Highness, there is a secret room here, with a large amount of valuables piled on the floor!"

Ye Musi narrowed his eyes, strode into the small door, and went down the steps. Just as the soldier had said, a large pile of gold and silver jewelry was placed in the center of the secret room.

He had seen the list of stolen items, and among the items stolen from Hu Yucheng's residence was a coral bonsai bestowed by the Emperor, which was the most valuable.

The bonsai tree is now quietly placed at the very front.

Ye Mousse had seen this bonsai before. Two years ago, on Hu Yucheng's fiftieth birthday, he and Qin Jing also attended the birthday banquet at the Minister's Mansion. The Emperor sent Eunuch Fu to deliver this coral bonsai as a congratulatory gift.

Prime Minister Zou stumbled in as well, and his mind went blank when he saw the pile of things on the ground.

"Your Highness, this, this..." Prime Minister Zou was speechless; this was too bizarre!

Ye Musi turned around and looked at him with a cold gaze. "What is this? You'd better give me an explanation. Why are there stolen valuables in the secret room of your mansion?"

"I was unaware of this; it was that scoundrel who framed me!" Prime Minister Zou gritted his teeth, telling himself to calm down.

"Prime Minister Zou, so many eyes are watching! You can't just brush this off with a simple 'I don't know.' Since you don't know, I must report this to His Majesty and ask him to make a decision. Now, all irrelevant people, leave. Also, I want to seal off the Prime Minister's residence, since the thief is still on the run. Men, bring another squad of soldiers!"

Prime Minister Zou dared not say anything more and could only leave the secret room. However, he was quickly thinking of a way to deal with the situation. He found the stolen goods in his own residence, and this time he was unable to explain himself no matter what.

By this time, Jingxue had already followed the treetops back to the War King's Mansion under the cover of night.

She originally intended to circle around a few times before returning, because she discovered several men in black in the trees within a 500-meter radius. However, she also detected that one of the men in black was holding a pair of binoculars.

It's obvious who it is without being told. It's either the retired emperor or someone close to him. But most likely, it's that old man. Based on Jingxue's understanding of the old man, he usually wouldn't let others use his things.

If you guessed it, you guessed it!

She wanted to see how the emperor would judge the case, since there was a secret room involved as well.

The man in black outside the Prince of War's mansion has disappeared. I wonder if he left or was captured? If he left, it means he was just spying; if he was captured, it means he entered the mansion.

Back at Jingning Garden, all the rooms were dark, so everything must be alright.

Jingxue's analysis was correct; the man in black had indeed been captured.

When Ye Muchen received the report from the guards, he initially wanted to observe the man in black to see what he was up to. But then he thought that if he really wanted to arrest someone in the mansion, he might frighten the children.

Therefore, he personally led his guards out of the mansion to capture the man in black. The man in black never expected that he would be discovered even though he was well hidden, and hurriedly released a smoke bomb in an attempt to escape.

Unexpectedly, they encountered another group of soldiers from the patrol battalion, and a fight broke out.

The man in black was quite skilled in martial arts, and the patrol battalion couldn't do anything about him for the time being. Just then, Ye Muchen and his group caught up, and Ye Muchen personally took action and captured the man alive.

After being arrested, the man kept shouting, "Your Highness, I am your man! You can't abandon me after you've served your purpose!"

Ye Muchen sneered, "My man? I don't remember having anyone like you under my command. You've been carrying silver and spying outside my manor for a long time. Your motives are impure! And you still want to turn around and accuse me of being my man? What a joke! Do you think we're all fools?"

After Ye Muchen finished speaking, he gave Anjia a wink. Anjia stepped forward, tore off the man's mask, and stuffed it into his mouth, while also dislocating his jaw.

"Your Highness, should we take this person away?" a soldier from the patrol battalion asked.

"Take them away! Hand them over to Prince Rui for rigorous interrogation. Anjia, you go with him!" Ye Muchen knew that Jingxue was not in the mansion and he could not go out as well, so he arranged for Anjia to go with her.

"Yes!" Dark Armor replied.

The man in black was taken away.

On the other side, the retired emperor, having witnessed the spectacle, still felt a bit unsatisfied.

He made a hand gesture to the nearby golden-armored guards, and four golden-armored guards escorted the retired emperor back to the palace.

Eunuch Xi from Yue'an Palace paced back and forth at the palace gate, almost making the gatekeeper's eunuch dizzy. So he advised, "Eunuch Xi, it's cold at night. You should go back to the main hall and wait. Be careful not to catch a cold."

"What do you know, you brat? Shut up! Still cold? I'm on fire! If anything happens to the Emperor Emeritus, none of us will survive!" After saying that, Eunuch Xi hit the little eunuch with the whisk in his hand.

The little eunuch shrank his neck and lowered his head helplessly.

Fortunately, the Emperor Emeritus and his entourage returned not long after. Eunuch Xi quickly ordered someone to bring hot water, as it was too late to serve tea.

"Your Majesty, it's getting colder and colder. You should probably stay home at night from now on!" Eunuch Xi advised cautiously, mainly out of concern for your safety.

"Yes! I won't go out anymore!"

Eunuch Xi: What's going on? When did the Emperor Emeritus become so receptive to advice? What exactly happened tonight?

In fact, when the Emperor Emeritus heard someone shout that there was a secret room and valuables in the Prime Minister's residence, he guessed that the man in black must be Jingxue.

Although the figure is somewhat different, that girl can play tricks, so it must be her!

But why would this girl go to such lengths?

Was it merely to retaliate against those civil officials, or did that girl discover something? Could it really be that Zou Ting's faction was the one who framed Jing Zhiyuan?

"Where is the Emperor staying tonight?" the retired emperor asked.

"Your Majesty, His Majesty went to Consort Fang's palace again tonight. This has been the fifth day in a row!" the eunuch at the palace gate reported.

The Emperor Emeritus frowned slightly. When did the Emperor become so fond of Consort Fang? This is a bit unusual! Although two concubines in the harem are pregnant and cannot serve the Emperor, aren't there others?

However, being a man himself, the retired emperor didn't care too much. He was looking forward to the morning court session the next day, where there would be plenty of excitement!