The whole family was brutally murdered? The ruthless heiress's eldest daughter went berserk aft

This question startled the Second Princess, Xiao Sining, so much that she trembled. She stammered, "Replying to...replying to Your Majesty, My Elder Sister...she..."

Xiao Sining was so anxious that she broke out in a cold sweat, her eyes darting around, but she couldn't come up with a coherent explanation.

Xiao Sining inwardly groaned. Her elder sister had gone out without a word, leaving her in such an awkward situation.

Murong Xuewei stood aside, watching Xiao Sining's embarrassed appearance, and secretly laughed to herself.

Murong Xuewei stepped forward and said respectfully, "Your Majesty, I dare to speculate, could it be that *** has encountered some danger?"

Upon hearing this, the Emperor immediately became tense. "How could this be? How could anyone in my palace dare to harm Wan Ning?"

Murong Xuewei said with a worried expression, "Your Majesty is right, but *** has been gone from the banquet for quite some time now. Logically, she shouldn't have been gone for so long. I'm just worried that something might have happened to her..."

These words immediately caused an uproar among the ministers.

"Yeah, how could *** disappear for so long without any reason?"

"Could something really have happened?"

"Send people to search immediately!"

After hearing these discussions, the Emperor also began to worry about Xiao Wan Ning.

The Emperor abruptly stood up and ordered in a stern voice, "Guards! Send someone to find Wan Ning immediately!"

Seeing that the time was ripe, Murong Xuewei added insult to injury, "Your Majesty, why don't we all go searching together? Many hands make light work; perhaps we can find *** faster."

The Emperor nodded, "Then let's do as Madam Gu says! Let's all go and search together."

So, a large group of people left the Hall of Supreme Harmony and began searching for Xiao Wan Ning throughout the palace.

Murong Xuewei pulled Gu Ye along in the middle of the group, whispering to Liuli, "Liuli, you'll guide everyone towards the side hall later."

Gu Ye frowned and asked, "Xue Wei, what exactly are you planning?"

Murong Xuewei smiled mysteriously, "It's nothing, just a good show for everyone."

Gu Ye sighed and didn't ask any more questions. He knew that Murong Xuewei was always meticulous and had a reason for everything she did.

Along the way, everyone split up to search, but they couldn't find any trace of Xiao Wan Ning. Seeing that they had searched all the main palaces without success, everyone became somewhat discouraged.

At this moment, Liuli suddenly said, "Why don't we go check out the side hall? Maybe *** is just drunk and resting there."

Upon hearing this, everyone agreed that it made sense and headed towards the side hall.

Murong Xuewei walked at the back of the group, a slight smile playing on her lips; the real show was about to begin.

Upon arriving at the entrance of the side hall, the group suddenly heard a strange sound coming from inside.

"Mmm... Ah... No..."

The voice sounded somewhat ambiguous, tinged with pain. Everyone was stunned, exchanging bewildered glances.

One minister couldn't help but exclaim, "What...what's going on here? Could it be that a palace maid is committing such an indecent act?"

Another minister chimed in, "This is outrageous! How dare they be so presumptuous in the palace!"

Upon hearing this, the Emperor's face immediately darkened. According to his and Xiao Wan Ning's plan, he should be in bed with Murong Xue Wei at this moment. Now, not only has the plan failed, but someone dares to cause trouble in his palace.

He wanted to see who dared to be so audacious. "Insolence! I'd like to see who dares to be so bold!"

As he spoke, he was about to push the door open and go inside.

Just then, a palace maid suddenly rushed out from the side and blocked the door.

"Your Majesty, you mustn't!" the palace maid said urgently, "They're cleaning inside, it's not convenient to go in!"

Upon closer inspection, everyone realized that the palace maid was none other than Xiao Wan Ning's personal maid.

The Emperor narrowed his eyes and asked coldly, "You're Wan Ning's person? Then where is Wan Ning? Is she inside?"

The palace maid trembled with fear, stammering, "This...this...***she..."

Seeing this, Murong Xuewei chuckled inwardly. She deliberately spoke loudly, "Your Majesty, listen, the sounds inside seem to be... [illegible], could it be that [illegible] is being bullied?"

Upon hearing this, everyone pricked up their ears to listen carefully. Sure enough, the groans coming from inside did sound somewhat like Xiao Wan Ning's voice.

The Emperor's expression changed drastically, and he roared, "Insolence! Open the door for me!"

The palace maid tried to stop him, but she was no match for the enraged emperor. The emperor kicked the palace maid aside and forcefully pushed open the door.

With a loud bang, the door opened, and the scene before them stunned everyone.

Xiao Wanning and Jiang Lingyun were entangled together, their clothes disheveled, clearly engaged in some shady business. Upon hearing the door open, they were terrified and hurriedly tried to separate.

"Wan Ning!" the Emperor roared, his voice filled with rage and despair, "How...how could you do such a thing!"

Xiao Wan Ning's face turned deathly pale. In a panic, she pulled the blanket over herself and stammered, "Your...Your Majesty, this...this isn't what you think!"

Xiao Sining rushed forward and knelt before the Emperor. "Royal brother, my sister is not that kind of person. There must be some misunderstanding here."

The Emperor glared fiercely at Xiao Si Ning, gritting his teeth, "Misunderstanding? What misunderstanding could lead to something like this in bed?"

The Emperor knew what kind of person Xiao Wan Ning was. It was one thing for her to act recklessly in private, but today she actually did such a thing in front of so many ministers. Where did this leave him, the Emperor?

Jiang Lingyun panicked, not even having time to put on his clothes, and immediately knelt down to beg for mercy, "Your Majesty, spare me! Your Majesty, spare me! It was my momentary lapse of judgment..."

Just then, a sharp cry rang out from the crowd, "Jiang Lingyun! How could you do this to me!"

Everyone turned around and saw Murong Lian crying with tears streaming down her face, angrily pushing her way through the crowd and rushing to the door of the room.

Murong Lian looked at the two disheveled figures on the bed and slapped Jiang Lingyun across the face. "Jiang Lingyun, how could you do this to me? I broke with my family for you, gave up my life as a pampered young lady, and followed you all the way to the capital. Is this how you treat me?"

Jiang Lingyun was anxious to explain, but Murong Lian ignored her completely and kept punching Jiang Lingyun.

Murong Xuewei couldn't help but sneer inwardly. So Murong Lian knew that she lived a life of luxury in the Murong family!

It's a pity that Murong Lian didn't have good taste; she gave up the Murong family's wealth for a heartless man like Jiang Lingyun.

Upon seeing this, Xiao Wanning hurriedly explained, "You've misunderstood! Lord Jiang and I were just discussing court affairs, and I accidentally... accidentally tripped and fell!"

Jiang Lingyun quickly chimed in, "Yes, yes, yes! We really were just discussing business!"

Murong Lian sneered, "Do we need to strip naked to discuss official business? Do you all think we're fools?"

Xiao Wan Ning patiently explained to Murong Lian, "I just fell and twisted my ankle. I asked Lord Jiang to take a look at it for me."

Jiang Lingyun also threatened, "Yes! Lian'er, don't be unreasonable. This is the palace."

Murong Lian completely ignored Jiang Lingyun's words, forcefully pushed Jiang Lingyun away, and loudly questioned, "Do you have to take off your pants just to look at someone's feet? I think you two have been having an affair for a long time."