Only after being reborn did I realize that I was the white moonlight of a powerful minister.

Ye Wanning disregarded everyone else, left a message, and asked Zhezhu to take her to the imperial mausoleum.

“Madam, it’s getting dark. Why don’t we find a place to rest for the night?” Zhe Zhu asked.

"Let's keep going. I've calculated it; we can reach the imperial mausoleum." Ye Wanning clenched her fists tightly.

Zhezhu had no choice but to continue on his journey.

They arrived at the imperial mausoleum an hour after dark, where the guards at the gate stopped them.

After a while, someone led Ye Wanning and her maid inside, and Ye Wanning went to see Granny Jiang alone.

She had barely uttered the word "Grandma" when her lips began to tremble uncontrollably.

In the middle of the night, Ye Wanning appeared here with the same expression. When Granny Jiang heard that it was Ye Wanning who had come, she realized something was wrong.

"Miss, has something happened?" Granny Jiang asked, feigning composure.

"Grandma, I know everything." As Ye Wanning spoke, she thought of her adoptive mother's teachings, telling her that life is short and she should let go and be herself. Tears involuntarily slid down her cheeks. "Why didn't you... why didn't you tell me?"

Upon hearing Ye Wanning's question, Granny Jiang immediately understood what was going on. She pulled Ye Wanning to sit down, then went to check the doors and windows. After confirming that Yunzhi was guarding the door, she returned and asked, "Who told you about this? Was it Lord Xie?"

After asking, Granny Jiang shook her head again, concluding it shouldn't be Xie Bohuai. Given Xie Bohuai's character, once he promised the princess, he wouldn't go back on his word.

"Xie Bohuai knew too?" Ye Wanning frowned. She had never heard Xie Bohuai mention it. "He knew there was something wrong with his godmother's death, so why didn't he tell me?"

During this time, she began to accept Xie Bohuai, but how could Xie Bohuai keep such a big thing from her?

Ye Wanning's heart sank heavily.

“His Highness forbade him to say it,” Granny Jiang explained for Xie Bohuai. “Since you already know, I won’t hide it from you anymore. His Highness knows her death was an accident, but she doesn’t want you to get involved, so she told Lord Xie not to investigate. She said she had no regrets in her life; she was already suffering from illness, and death was a relief. As for revenge, she doesn’t want you to do it, after all…”

Granny Jiang paused and sighed. She hadn't expected that Ye Wanning would still find out about what she had kept hidden for so long.

"The old woman didn't say anything because she felt this matter involved several princes, but now those princes are either dead or have gone to their fiefdoms and are unlikely to return. What are you afraid of? It can't be the Emperor..."

Before Ye Wanning could finish speaking, Granny Jiang covered her mouth, "Back then, His Majesty was very low-key. He and His Highness never had any conflicts, let alone any reason to harm His Highness. Don't make wild guesses. Even His Highness has no clue, let alone this old servant. Now they have all received their retribution, and whoever it was, this matter can be put to rest. My dear, living your own life well is the best way to repay His Highness. Promise this old servant that you won't get involved in this matter."

"Granny, how could I do that?" If Ye Wanning could really sit idly by and do nothing, then she could pretend she didn't know anything about it.

But not knowing the truth, she could never find peace of mind in the dead of night.

Granny Jiang sighed as she looked at Ye Wanning, "You need to think this through. There's no turning back once you start. If the person you've found is already dead, then this isn't a problem. But if you find other people and things, then you'll probably have a hard time."

“Granny, my godmother said that the purpose of life is to live a carefree life. If I spend my whole life troubled by this question, even if I settle down, I will not be happy.” Ye Wanning took a deep breath and told Granny Jiang that Xie Lingxian had told her this.

"Princess Consort Cheng?" Granny Jiang frowned. "That's true. This matter might be related to Prince Cheng. It's not surprising she knows." But then she thought, Prince Cheng is dead. If he did it, then Princess Consort Cheng can't blackmail Ye Wanning, and thus there's no point in seeing her. Who could possibly make Princess Consort Cheng go to such lengths…?

Granny Jiang dared not think too deeply about it. "Don't act rashly on this matter. There must be many spies around Princess Cheng. The palace may already know about your meeting today. Go find Lord Xie and ask him to investigate. With Lord Xie's abilities, he will surely be able to find out."

She hoped things wouldn't get too complicated, even though she wanted to avenge her master, but that wasn't her master's wish.

Having lived to this age, Granny Jiang has come to terms with things; the most important thing is that the living are alive.

Seeing Ye Wanning's stunned expression, Granny Jiang emphasized, "Please remember, don't investigate this matter yourself. If someone with ulterior motives wants to use Xie Lingxian to deal with Lord Xie, then we'll be in trouble."

Hearing what Granny Jiang said, Ye Wanning suddenly came to her senses.

Yes.

Xie Bohuai is now the regent, a figure of immense power, and many people want him dead.

"I understand, Granny, I will remember." But she would settle accounts with Xie Bohuai for what he had kept from her the next time she saw him.

It was getting late, and they could only stay at the imperial mausoleum for one night. Ye Wanning tossed and turned, unable to fall asleep.

Yunzhi lay beside her, and hearing her mistress turn over, she sighed softly, "Princess Longyu is a very good person, but royal affairs are too complicated. Madam, I still miss our old days." But there was nothing she could do; they couldn't go back.

"Yunzhi, how about I send you away? Find a place you like and live a peaceful life. Whether you get married and have children or live alone, I'll make sure everything is settled for you." Ye Wanning was exhausted.

“Madam, I won’t leave. Wherever you are, I’ll stay with you. I won’t go anywhere…”

"Do not talk!"

Before Yunzhi could finish speaking, Ye Wanning sensed something was wrong; a shadow seemed to flash past the doorway.

The room was pitch black; apart from the hazy moonlight filtering through the wooden windows, nothing else could be seen.

Ye Wanning pulled Yunzhi off the bed without even putting on shoes. When she saw that the window paper had been torn, her breathing became rapid and her palms were covered in sweat.