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

When Princess Xihe arrived, she saw the pale-faced Imperial Physician Xu in the courtyard, who had already been bandaged and was trembling uncontrollably.

Inside the main hall, the Crown Prince questioned Xie Bohuai, "Even if you are the regent appointed by the late emperor, isn't it too much for you to commit violence in the palace?"

"Why is Your Highness so angry? I took action because I found out about Physician Xu. Shouldn't you ask him what he did?" Xie Bohuai raised his thick eyebrows. As soon as he finished speaking, Si Yancheng presented the evidence, and all the accusations pointed to Physician Xu.

Intermittent wails from Imperial Physician Xu could be heard from the courtyard. Xie Bohuai sneered, "Your Highness, you're so agitated, surely Imperial Physician Xu isn't one of your people?"

"Nonsense!" the Crown Prince shouted angrily. "How could Physician Xu be one of my men? I was just telling you not to be so impulsive. Even if Physician Xu did it, it should be Father Emperor who orders the punishment, not you doing it yourself in the palace!"

"That's good. I often wonder if Your Highness and the Emperor think that I am too powerful. Since you don't think that way, I am relieved." Xie Bohuai ordered someone to carry Physician Xu to the Emperor for treatment. "I will not go. I believe the Emperor will give me justice. After all, I don't know if my wife's child can be saved!"

When the topic turned to children, Xie Bohuai's gaze turned cold.

When the Crown Prince met Xie Bohuai's eyes, his heart trembled. At that moment, he was suddenly filled with fear. He didn't feel like a master, but rather like prey, and Xie Bohuai was the ferocious beast poised to pounce, ready to bite off his neck at any moment.

When the Crown Prince came out, he saw Princess Xihe standing there. "You...didn't I tell you to leave the palace?"

"Your Majesty, was it really Physician Xu who did it? Why?" Princess Xihe asked, puzzled.

She often saw Imperial Physician Xu when she was a child, and she knew that Imperial Physician Xu was her father's man. She was not asking about Imperial Physician Xu, but about her father.

"He took his anger out on Ye Wanning because he hated Xie Bohuai. Don't worry about it, just leave the palace quickly." The Crown Prince didn't want to say more; his mind was too confused. He led his men to the Renzheng Hall.

At this moment, Princess Xihe's heart sank heavily.

Looking at the main hall's gate, they dared not go inside.

She suddenly became very afraid to see Xie Bohuai, fearing she wouldn't be able to handle the shock.

Upon learning that Ye Wanning's condition had not improved, Princess Xihe gazed at the main hall, feeling a profound heaviness in her heart for the first time.

She went to Baohua Palace and instructed, "If Madam Xie is not well, do not wake me up. Even if my brother comes, I will not see him."

"But……"

"No buts. You may all leave. I need to pray for Madam Xie."

The wind started blowing outside in gusts, followed by a heavy rain.

The Emperor decreed that Physician Xu had plotted to harm the family at the palace banquet, but considering his advanced age and past merits, only the male members of the Xu family over the age of fourteen were executed, while the female members and boys under the age of fourteen were all exiled to Lingnan.

The eunuch who delivered the imperial decree was stopped by Xie Bohuai as soon as he left Renzheng Hall.

"Thank you... Your Excellency. The Emperor has already issued an edict to deal with the Xu family. Please calm down. This is already a very serious matter."

"Is that so? If anything happens to my wife and children, even if the entire Xu family is buried with them, it will not be enough to quell the hatred in my heart." After Xie Bohuai finished speaking, he made way for the eunuch. He had come here to request permission to return home.

The Emperor frowned upon hearing this. "Ye Shi has woken up?"

"Not yet, but I wish to take her home." Xie Bohuai lowered his head, his expression unreadable.

"Isn't it difficult to move it at this time?" the Emperor asked.

“No matter what, home is always better. Perhaps things will be better back home,” Xie Bohuai said. “Since His Majesty has no objection, this humble subject will take Lady Ye home now.”

He left as soon as he finished speaking, as if he didn't take the emperor seriously.

The Emperor lowered his eyes, his dark expression revealing complex emotions. He summoned the Crown Prince and asked, "Tell me, was this move we made a mistake?"

The Crown Prince also regretted it, saying, "I never expected that Xie Bohuai would find Physician Xu and make him a scapegoat for Ning'an."

Otherwise, even if this matter is left unresolved, it will still affect Ning'an's reputation. But now, it has no impact on Ning'an and has even aroused Xie Bohuai's suspicion.

"Alas, Father Emperor leaving Xie Bohuai to me has truly presented me with an enormous dilemma." He dares not fully utilize him, yet he cannot completely abandon him. Even the Emperor and the Crown Prince combined have failed to devise a plan to eliminate Xie Bohuai.

Inside the Renzheng Hall, the Crown Prince did not leave until dark.

Xie Bohuai led Ye Wanning out of the palace gates in a carriage, and it wasn't until they arrived at the Xie residence that Ye Wanning dared to open her eyes and gasp for breath.