Your Highness, please stop chasing me.

Hearing this, Mu Xue was somewhat puzzled. She asked, "If it is Young Master Shen who is acting as a strategist behind the young emperor, then the position of Minister of War should not have fallen to Brother Ren's father, right?"

Ye Yi nodded and slowly said, "This is also why Your Highness is in such a hurry to return. Former Minister of War Chen Gong is one of Prince Yi's men. This time he was demoted, and Your Highness originally planned to secretly support one of your own men to rise to the top. However, this oversight did not occur, which is why he is in such a hurry to return overnight. He is still afraid that Prince Yi will secretly sabotage him, and that the young marquis will not be able to handle it alone, since he does not hold an official position on the surface."

Mu Xue nodded. When she asked Mu Hu to investigate the distribution of various forces in Xiyu Kingdom, many clues clearly pointed out that Wing King Ye Beiyi failed to compete with the late emperor for the throne and then made things difficult for Regent King Ye Shangyuan in various ways. Relying on being the elder brother, he went against Ye Shangyuan at every turn.

In fact, Mu Xue couldn't understand why Ye Shangyuan and the late emperor would keep such a thorn in the side as the Wing King. Shouldn't he have been dealt with at the beginning of the late emperor's reign?

Mu Xue asked Ye Yi, "You said your prince has another candidate in mind. Which faction does Brother Ren's father belong to? The Wing King's?"

"Miss, you may not know this, but the Wing King's faction has been severely suppressed by the Prince in the past two years, and the Wing King himself has also gone into hiding. Those currently active in the court are just the superficial ones. Therefore, I cannot say for sure which side Lord Ren is on," Ye Yi said.

Since the young emperor ascended the throne, Xiyu Kingdom has been beset by internal and external troubles, and various countries have sent people to infiltrate the capital.

That's why Ye Shangyuan hoped Mu Xue could stay in Yu Nan City, so she could have more freedom.

The capital is now a melting pot of all sorts of people. Because Mu Qinghe has returned victorious from guarding the border, he is currently enjoying the Emperor's favor. Countless eyes are fixed on the General's Mansion, trying to find the slightest fault.

Thinking of the situation in the capital, Ye Yi looked at Mu Xue earnestly and said, "Fifth Miss, the Prince has his own difficulties, and he has been doing his best to protect you. I shouldn't be saying this, but seeing the Prince's gloomy expression, I still want to tell you."

Upon hearing Ye Yi's words, Mu Xue suddenly recalled Ye Shangyuan's sudden confession last night.

She suddenly felt a surge of heat rising up to her cheeks.

She said softly, "Ye Yi, thank you for saying all this. Ye Shangyuan is very good, but I'm still young and don't have the mind to think about so many things. I just want to cure your prince's poison as soon as possible and catch the murderer who killed my mother. I won't think about these things until these things are done."

Mu Xue thought to herself, "I am truly unworthy of Ye Shangyuan's deep affection!"

After listening to Cang Lin and Mu Xue's conversation tonight, Ye Yi roughly understood that the cause of Princess Shengping's death back then was probably not as simple as the Duke of Zhenguo's mansion had reported.

He also knew that if he didn't avenge his mother's death, Mu Xue would feel uneasy. How long had this deep-seated hatred been hidden in such a young girl?

Yoruichi couldn't imagine whether she, knowing that her mother's killer was right beside her, could have endured it all the same way as Mu Xue, and still faced the enemy who saved her with a calm expression, without letting anyone notice anything amiss.

He thought that even with his excellent training, he couldn't do better than Mu Xue, who was so good at concealing her emotions.

At this moment, he truly admired and recognized Mu Xue from the bottom of his heart.

Neither of them spoke, and there was a moment of silence. Just then, Cang Lin came over.

"Xiaoxue, we've found someone who can impersonate Liu Yi," Cang Lin said.

"Tomorrow, have him go with us to interrogate Liu Yi. Let him observe Liu Yi's every move and the tone of his voice. This man is a trusted confidant of Mo Shijie, and Mo Shijie should know him very well. We need to be careful," Mu Xue said.

Previously, Mu Xue had been unable to recruit anyone, so she guessed that someone had hidden them all. Now that she saw Liu Yi helping Mo Shijie, the problem was easily explained.

Mu Xue never expected that the person who wanted her dead was actually Mo Shijie, whom she had always thought was Mu Jiaojiao, a brainless person.

"I've already informed Wang Qi and asked him to bring his men over first thing tomorrow morning," Cang Lin said.

Mu Xue nodded and continued, "It's getting late, so let's all go back and rest. We'll interrogate Liu Yi first thing tomorrow morning."

She then asked, "Ye Yi, does the Jing Prince's Mansion support the Wing Prince?"

"I have not found any conclusive evidence to prove that His Highness Prince Jing supports Prince Yi," Yoruichi replied.

Then, he looked at Cang Lin, a hint of hesitation in his expression.

Mu Xue noticed her hesitation and said, "He is my family, please speak freely."

"Yes." Ye Yi added, "Before coming to Yu Nan City this time, the Prince received a secret report that Prince Jing had no intention of rebelling, but his son-in-law, Prince Consort Mo Cheng'an, went to the border of Dongli Kingdom. Ye San also found out that Prince Jing's heir, Mo Shijie, also had contact with An Ruhai, the Vice Minister of the Ministry of Revenue."

"Didn't Mo Shijie always contact the capital through An Rudie? How could he contact An Ruhai alone?" Mu Xue asked, puzzled.

Yoruichi remained silent for a moment before saying, "Fifth Miss, do you know what the conditions were for An Ruhai and Prince Jing's cooperation in the beginning?"

Seeing that Ye Yi was staring at her, Mu Xue guessed what was going on and asked, "Could it be that you want Mu Jiaojiao to marry into the Jing Prince's mansion?"

“That’s right. Ye San found out that the deal between Mo Shijie and An Rudie was to get rid of the Fifth Miss and let the Sixth Miss marry into the Jing Prince’s Mansion.”

Mu Xue shook her head and said, "No, the news I received last month was that An Rudie wanted Mu Jiaojiao to marry into the royal family. What does that mean? Does she want her to marry two men?"

Cang Lin, who was standing to the side, almost choked on his own saliva when he heard Mu Xue's words.

He looked at Mu Xue speechlessly and said, "What are you thinking? For An Rudie to suddenly change her mind, there must be a bigger scheme behind it!"

Ye Yi also coughed lightly twice with his fist clenched, and said, "What Uncle said is right. Last month, An Ruhai had close contact with the people under the Wing King. Your Highness guessed that An Ruhai and the Wing King had made a deal, which is very likely the opportunity for Mu Jiaojiao to marry into the royal family."

Mu Xue exclaimed in surprise, "Have the An family members gone mad?! How old is Mu Jiaojiao?! If I remember correctly, that Prince Yi is a First Prince, much older than your Prince, isn't he?"

Ye nodded and said, "Prince Yi is fifteen years older than my lord."

Cang Lin was also very surprised. He did the math and exclaimed, "Then he could be Mu Jiaojiao's father?!"

Mu Xue and Mu Jiaojiao are the same age, while the Wing King is already thirty-six. That's a full twenty-two years apart in age!