Regent, please maintain your aloof image.

Chapter 191 Putting the blame on

The next day, Yingfeng called out from outside the door, "Your Highness, it's time to get up."

Upon hearing this, Mu Jinchen slowly opened his eyes, then noticed something amiss. He looked down and saw Su Qianrou hugging him, fast asleep. A slight smile appeared on his lips as he reached out and patted her head, his eyes full of doting affection.

Outside the door, Yingfeng heard no movement from inside, so he called out again, "Your Highness."

"understood".

His response woke Su Qianrou up.

Su Qianrou asked groggily, "What time is it?" Her eyes were still closed, clearly she was still asleep.

"It's still early, you can sleep a little longer."

Su Qianrou opened her eyes instantly, and what came into view was Mu Jinchen's handsome face. She was captivated and stared at him intently.

"Is Rou'er satisfied?"

At this moment, Su Qianrou also came to her senses, reached out and touched his face, and teased, "Satisfied. Putting everything else aside, I really like Your Highness's face. It's pleasing to the eye."

Mu Jinchen turned around and hugged her, "Rou'er only cares about looks."

"If it weren't for your good looks, I wouldn't have agreed to give it a try."

"So I should feel fortunate."

Su Qianrou nodded in agreement.

Mu Jinchen chuckled, then said, "Alright, I have to go to the morning court session. You can sleep a little longer."

"I can't sleep anymore, I have to go to the palace to pay my respects," he said, and sat up.

Mu Jinchen also sat up, "It's still early, it's not too late to sleep a little longer."

"There are still a few people to deal with. The Empress Dowager will definitely ask about them then, so I don't want to have to go to the palace again."

"If the Empress Dowager makes things difficult for you, you don't need to worry about anything else. I'll take care of everything."

"understood".

Then the two of them got up and went to wash up.

Longevity Palace

The Empress Dowager is having breakfast.

Fanghua entered and said, "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, Yuexin requests an audience."

"Isn't she at the Regent's Palace? What is she doing here in the palace?"

"This old servant does not know."

"Let her in."

"Yes".

Afterwards, the Empress Dowager finished her meal and sat down on the couch.

Just then, Yuexin walked in. "This servant Yuexin greets the Empress Dowager. May the Empress Dowager live a thousand years!"

"What are you doing here in the palace if you're not at the Regent's Palace?"

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, the Regent's Consort has expelled this servant from the palace."

"What did you say? Throw him out of the palace? Why?"

“This servant has no idea. This morning, the princess suddenly expelled the two of us from the palace, saying that we had ulterior motives.”

"Who is the third person among you two?"

"Reporting to the Empress Dowager, it is Yun Cui, and also Bi Yue, who was expelled from the mansion by the Prince yesterday."

"They are showing no respect for me," the Empress Dowager said angrily.

Just then, a palace maid came in and said, "Reporting to the Empress Dowager, the Regent's Consort is outside requesting an audience."

"Ah, just in time, let her in."

"Yes".

A moment later, Su Qianrou came in and said, "Greetings to the Empress Dowager. May the Empress Dowager be blessed with good health and longevity."

"An, I cannot be at peace. I ask you, why did you expel the person I sent to you from the palace?"

"I was just about to tell Mother about this," Su Qianrou said, standing up before she could even call her. "Last night, the Prince was assassinated; it was Huixiang who did it."

The Empress Dowager clearly did not remember who Huixiang was.

"Huixiang was one of the palace maids that the Empress Dowager had her daughter-in-law take back earlier, while another one was sent back by her daughter-in-law because she tried to guess the Empress Dowager's thoughts. Does the Empress Dowager still remember her?"

The Empress Dowager then remembered the matter, but as for the two women, she had long forgotten what they looked like.

"You said Chen'er was assassinated, what exactly happened?"

“That Huixiang is an assassin planted by someone else, specifically to assassinate the prince. Last night, she sneaked into the room while we were sleeping, attempting to assassinate him. Fortunately, the prince was vigilant, and she did not succeed.”

"How dare someone use me! Find out who did this!"

"I don't know, Your Highness is still investigating."

The Empress Dowager fell into deep thought, seemingly pondering something. Then, seeing Yuexin kneeling on the ground, she questioned, "Then why did you expel them from the mansion as well?"

Su Qianrou glanced at Yuexin, then feigned surprise and asked, "Yuexin, what are you doing here?" She continued, "I discovered that she had repeatedly passed on information from the Prince's residence to outsiders, so I assumed she was a spy planted in the Prince's residence and expelled her. Could it be that she is Mother's person? That would be like the flood washing away the Dragon King's temple, not recognizing one's own family. However, if Mother wants to know anything, she can ask me. I will tell you everything I know. There is no need to plant an informant in the Prince's residence."

A hint of embarrassment flashed in the Empress Dowager's eyes. "What nonsense are you talking about? I just asked her to come and find out what's going on."

"It was your daughter-in-law who misunderstood you, Mother. Please forgive her."

"Alright, now that you've paid your respects, you can go back now."

"Yes, daughter-in-law takes her leave," Su Qianrou said, and left with Chunzhu without lingering for even a moment longer.

When the Empress Dowager saw Yuexin, she was furious and said irritably, "Get out."

"Yes," Yuexin said in a panic, then quickly walked out.

imperial study room

After the court session, Mu Jinchen went to the imperial study and asked as he walked, "Has the Princess Consort left the palace?"

"She has only been gone a short while. Should I send someone to summon the princess back?"

No need.

"Yes".

As he spoke, Mu Jinchen walked to the dragon desk and sat down, preparing to review the memorials. Then, as if remembering something, he asked, "Did that person from last night give any explanation?"

"Your Highness, they have confessed that they are from Prince Qing's men."

"Is Prince Qing a secret guard or a suicide squad?"

"Death squad".

“The assassins all have poison hidden in their mouths. Logically speaking, when she was captured last night, she should have bitten the poison and committed suicide. How could she…”

"After giving her instructions last night, she planned to bite the poison and commit suicide, but fortunately our people reacted quickly and stopped her in time, which prevented her from dying."

"You mean, she confessed everything before she planned to bite the poison and commit suicide?"

"right".

"It seems that the person behind the scenes is definitely not Prince Qing."

"The prince suspects that he was framed."

"It's not a doubt, it is."

"Who is the person behind this?"

"Send someone to investigate immediately."

"Yes".

Prince Yu's Mansion

Mu Xiaoyun was teasing the birds in the yard.

Luo Peng came over and said, "Your Highness, Lianyi's assassination attempt failed."

Mu Xiaoyun asked calmly, "What is the Regent's Palace's reaction?"