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But Zheng Zhian's first reaction was: This tree is in a bad location; it's detrimental to yang energy. And there are too many trees; some should be uprooted. Stop! They've all gone mad with their cultivation. Just as she was about to call for help, a palace maid came out from the inner room.

She must have recognized Danqin, and then, remembering her identity, she quickly descended the steps and bowed, saying, "May the princess be blessed with good fortune and peace."

Zheng Zhian raised his hand and said, "Get up."

The person on the recliner immediately took the book off their face, sat up, and showed surprise and astonishment in their eyes. Their eyes even reddened when they looked at Zheng Zhian.

"Don't cry, hold it in." Zheng Zhian quickly stopped her. "Look up at the sky and roll your eyes." Seeing that she did so, he continued, "Yes, just like that, we'll be going back in a little while."

After a while, Yuan Zhu lowered her head to look at her. Although her eyes were still red and she looked aggrieved, she didn't seem to be about to cry. Zheng Zhian breathed a sigh of relief.

"I, you..." Yuan Zhu began, but then choked up and tears streamed down her face.

Zheng Zhian quickly stepped back a few paces. "Danqin, come here." After saying that, she turned around.

She simply couldn't bear to see a girl shed tears, especially such a beautiful girl with tears streaming down her face; she couldn't handle it.

Danqin stepped forward helplessly and stiffly comforted her, "Consort Yuan, please don't cry."

Saying it is the same as not saying it.

Yuan Zhu knew this wasn't good, so the group of them stood in the courtyard, looking at each other and waiting for her to calm down.

She finally spoke in a hoarse voice, "Princess, what are you doing here?"

Hearing her voice, Zheng Zhian realized she was indeed back to normal, so he turned around and walked over. "I came to see you and also wanted to ask you something."

This person was present at the time of the incident. Regardless of whether she was involved or not, it's clear she had to come here.

"You want to ask about what happened to Her Majesty the Empress that day?" Yuan Zhu looked at her earnestly.

For the past three years, she has been oblivious to everything around her, replaying the events of that day in her mind countless times. Now she is certain that she was used as a pawn.

Zheng Zhian nodded.

Looking at her little face, Yuan Zhu once again pulled out her memories from beginning to end. "During that time, because the Empress had just given birth, the Emperor rarely went to other palaces. I was bored in Linqing Palace, so I thought I would take a stroll in the Imperial Garden. I had only been strolling for a short while."

She glared at her personal maid. "When Shuangzhi came back, she told me that there were pearl-producing oysters near Liuhu Pavilion. I had never seen them before and was curious, so I went over. Then I heard Consort Zhan and the other two talking about the Empress... After that, someone reported it to Consort De, and eventually it reached the Empress."

She herself had absolutely no idea how things had turned out that way.

Shuangzhi now knew that there must have been something fishy about what happened back then, so she immediately knelt down and defended herself, "At that time, it was because my master said that he was cold, so I came back to get a cloak and a hand warmer. On my way to find you, I met two palace maids talking about the clam shell. I went up and asked them a few more questions, thinking that my master would be happy to see it..." As she spoke, she lowered her head.

Without waiting for them to ask further, he said dejectedly, "I looked for those two people, but I couldn't find them." Then he raised his head and said, "But I remember seeing them at Yongde Palace before."

Upon hearing this, Danqin looked at her sharply and asked, "Are you sure? You're not mistaken?"

"I'm sure, because I went up to ask them because I had spoken to them twice at Baofan Palace." Shuangzhi nodded very confidently; there was no way she was wrong.

"Could it be that you've forgotten because so much time has passed?" Danqin knew that she was being a bit aggressive, but back then, Consort Li never went to Muyun Palace during the time when the Empress was in trouble. Given her arrogant and domineering nature, how could she have such cunning?

Or it's hard to say whether Shuangzhi was bribed by someone else.

Seeing her questioning gaze, Shuangzhi said with a sob, "When Her Majesty the Empress had just had her accident, my mistress didn't sleep day or night. She would ask me about that day's events more than ten times a day, and she blamed herself every day. She would start crying at night. How could I forget? One of them is named He Ye, and the other is named Qiu Shui. You can look them up."

Danqin and Zheng Zhian looked at Yuan Zhu and saw her silently shedding tears again. So this was why she cried whenever she saw them?

She'll find out if it's true or not, but can you please stop watching her cry?! It's driving me crazy!

Zheng Zhian winked at Danqin; "You asked who was crying, so comfort them."

Danqin stiffly stepped forward to help Shuangzhi up, then handed Yuan Guiren a handkerchief and stammered, "Well, Yuan Guiren, don't cry."

Hearing her words, Zheng Zhian looked up at the sky speechlessly.

Danqin gave her a look; "Why don't you do it?"

After the young eunuch escorted the two women to the gate of Linqing Palace, all three of them breathed a sigh of relief.

Zheng Zhian and Danqin exchanged a knowing glance and sighed.

With so many beauties in the harem, isn't Father Emperor tired?

The two of them looked like they had just had a fight. When they returned to Zhongyang Palace, they both lay down on the bed. Zheng Zhian suddenly felt that reading his master's heavenly books was actually quite nice.

Danqin never expected that three years ago she was a proud and fearless girl who was loyal and righteous. How did she become such a spoiled girl who cries tears at the slightest thing?

"Do you think what they said is credible?" Zheng Zhian asked weakly.

Danqin recalled their words and the events of that day, and said with a wry smile, "Actually, I still trust her more." She sat up and said coldly, "But this isn't something you can just do based on feelings."

Zheng Zhian shared the same opinion as her, but then thought of the two people Shuangzhi mentioned. "What do you think of the two palace maids from Baofan Palace that Shuangzhi mentioned?" To be honest, since the people she mentioned can't be found now, either she made them up or they really disappeared. Either way, there's no way to prove it.

"I'll look up the names of those two people she mentioned." That shouldn't be difficult; Danqin was confident about that.

"Alright then." Zheng Zhian waved his hand and then made no further response.

Early the next morning, Zheng Zhian held the books Xiao Huachi had given her, looking conflicted.

Normally, she only likes to have Danqin or Xiaolinzi by her side. Today, one of them is sick and the other has something to do. She, a three-year-old child, went to Zhaixing Tower by herself. If her father finds out, he will definitely nag her again.

"Go and call Miscanthus over," Zheng Zhian said softly as he walked to the door.

The palace maids who were sweeping the courtyard responded and went to call for someone.

Danqin had praised that girl a few times before, so she should be a sensible person.

Soon, a girl of about fourteen or fifteen years old, dressed in a palace dress, walked timidly to her and said, "Princess."

She tried hard to recall what she had done recently, where she had gone wrong.

Before she could figure it out, a voice came from above, "Come with me to the Star-Picking Tower."

After Zheng Zhian finished speaking, she lifted her leg and walked forward on her own. She just needed a tool.

Sensing that there was no movement behind him, he turned around and was surprised to find the grass still kneeling in the same spot. He couldn't help but shout, "Come on, what are you doing?"

Mangcao snapped out of her daze and quickly got up to follow. Wasn't it usually Aunt Danqin who accompanied the princess?