Chapter 648: Why?

ose guarding the city gate will definitely want to come and search us, but with your stench, they'll definitely be disgusted and wouldn't want anything to do with it. Plus, it's so hot today, they don...Although the Empress repeatedly objected to executing the old woman, her words were ignored. Even Zhu from the Dali Temple thought it was wrong to execute the old woman so hastily, but no one could stop Mo Yunjing's order.

Soon, Yun Liu had the old woman dragged away. He personally supervised as they beat her mercilessly, leaving no chance for her to defend herself. The old woman was brutally killed.

What no one knows is that this old nanny has been by the Empress's side for nearly twenty years. She was the Empress's wet nurse and has also been the person advising her all these years.

Now, she is dead. Not only that, but after her death, Mo Yun Jing even had the nanny's blood-soaked corpse thrown in front of the Empress.

Seeing such a shocking and bloody scene, the timid Empress fainted immediately with her eyes rolling back.

The two imperial physicians present hurriedly had the empress carried back to her bed, and the two of them fussed over treating her in a panic.

"The farce is over. An Xue Tang glanced at the dead Hua Xiang and the mammy, shaking her head slightly and sighing, 'Wouldn't it be better to live a good life Why must you end up like clowns, jumping out to die' "

After the empress was carried in, Mo Yunjing raised his hand and rubbed An Xuetang's head. "It's alright, let's go back home."

An Xuetang pursed her lips and smiled, "Alright, but A Jing, how did you happen to appear here so promptly"

Mo Yunjing leaned down slightly, his voice close to her ear, "Remember what I told you, about Father's attack last night"

An Xuetang raised an eyebrow. "So, you're starting your investigation now"

Mo Yunjing hummed in response, pulling her closer with one hand around her waist. He leaned into her ear and whispered in a voice only they could hear:

"Brother, I've already sent them away. Today we can enter the palace to divert some attention."

"I see," An Xue Tang nodded slightly, "Then it's good. Are you still going to continue following Master Zhu here to investigate"

"Well."

An Xuetang patted his back, “Alright, you guys get to work first. Ning’er and I are going out of the palace.”

"Let Yunliu send you off."

An Xuetang originally wanted to say no, but after thinking about it, she was afraid that if she refused, Mo Yunjing would be worried. In the end, she still nodded and said, "Okay."

Mo Yunjing and An Xuetang's intimate closeness, as if no one else were present, made Zhu Xing blush. He had lived most of his life and had never seen a woman so… bold in her demeanor, especially since this woman was the princess of Beijang.

Most importantly, King Beijian would actually look at a woman with such a doting gaze. It was simply inconceivable to him!

Luckily, the two of them didn't leave him embarrassed for too long. Just as he was struggling with whether to lead the group away first and give King Beijang and Queen Beijang a chance alone, King Beijang finally let go of Queen Beijang.

The Northern Frontier Princess looked at him and smiled, nodding her head. He quickly bowed his hand in return.

An Xuetang didn't say a word to him. She directly led Ning'er and Shour ahead, and before leaving, she glanced at Huāduǒr who had been standing silently in the corner, seemingly lost in thought.

The flower met her gaze, and the two seemed to understand each other without a word.

As soon as An Xuetang left, Hua Duoer followed suit. The two walked one after the other, with Ning'er and Shou'er each taking a position at the front and rear respectively, preventing anyone from getting close to An Xuetang and Hua Duoer.

An Xuetang and Huaduoer were only one meter apart. After walking in silence for a while, Huaduoer spoke first, "A Tang, I'm sorry, I let you down."

"An Xuetang pursed her lips, pondered for a moment before speaking, "Actually, you don't need to apologize to me. Your life is yours, and how you choose to live it, I can't interfere with. I just... want to know why"

Why

Her eyes dimmed slightly, and she fell silent for a long time. She did not offer an explanation.

Her silence told An Xuetang that she didn't want to speak. But An Xuetang understood in her heart that her sudden decision to leave the Beijang王府 and try every means to enter the palace must be related to her private conversation with Mo Yunchen that day.

An Xuetang suddenly regretted it a little. She shouldn't have acted so righteous that day, she should have used her "skills" to eavesdrop on Hua Duoer and Mo Yunchen's conversation!

Even if that behavior is snooping on other people's privacy, it's better than her knowing nothing now and only making random guesses.

"Atang, that Empress is actually powerless. She's not very intelligent, and after all these years in the palace, I've figured out that the real power lies with the Emperor."

An Xuetang frowned, "What do you mean by that"

"Although this is the imperial harem, such matters within the harem should ideally be handled by those in the harem. However, the emperor has a very strong desire for control and does not trust handing over real power."

"The emperor chose Hu Jinfeng as empress because she was foolish, had no sons, and came from a powerless family. Therefore, no matter how much the empress caused trouble, she couldn't overturn the situation."

What Hua Duo said, An Xuetang thought about it for a moment and actually understood. The emperor was a suspicious person, of course he wouldn't dare to hand over the real power of the harem to anyone.

He wants to pit the concubines against each other, causing them to fight and scheme. He'll watch silently, indifferent to their struggles as long as they don't interfere with him. Let them tear each other apart; it doesn't matter to him who lives or dies.

The emperor was so selfish. He had no love for the women in his harem, so he didn't care what they thought.

Thinking of this, An Xue Tang turned her head to look at Hua Duoer, "How did you get into the palace Did Ajing help you"

If Mo Yunjing helped Huaduo'er, but Mo Yunjing didn't tell her, she would definitely quarrel with him when he returned home. After all, the most important thing between husband and wife is honesty.

She doesn't want Mo Yunjing to deceive her about anything, even if it's under the guise of doing good for her, she can't accept it.

Fortunately, Hua Duo shook her head slightly, "No, King Beijiang doesn't know that I entered the palace."

"How did you come up with a plan on your own I don't know the emperor completely, but I do know he doesn't trust people easily."

The emperor was so suspicious that even if a flower looked beautiful, he would never let his guard down so easily. So how did the flower manage to deceive the emperor

Thinking of the day she had met the Emperor, Huaduo forced down the revulsion in her heart and shook her head slightly.

"Ah Tang, it's all in the past now. I've successfully entered the palace, haven't I In just a few days, I've become a concubine. That proves that I still have a way to gain the emperor's trust. You needn't worry about me."

"...."

Although An Xuetang was angry, after all, Huaduoer chose her own path. Now she didn't want to say more, and continuing to ask wouldn't make any sense.

Just then, Huāduǒ's expression suddenly turned serious, and she said to táng, "There's something you need to be mentally prepared for."

Let me know if you have any other text you'd like me to translate! don't worry, you'll be fine."Xiao Liu pursed her lips and nodded, "Mm."An Xuetang stood up, clapped her hands, and said leisurely, "Zilin, you and your pets are responsible for guarding here.""Mother...