After Jiang Xue fell asleep, Xiao Zhan's eyes fell on a letter on the table and he picked it up and read it carefully.

Your Majesty, the princess has fallen asleep."

When Fu Dong appeared again, Xiao Zhan's expression was extremely complicated, with both anger and joy. What exactly was written in this letter?

"Who sent this?" Xiao Zhan took a deep breath, trying to calm himself down, and asked while tapping the letter lightly with his fingers.

"It was a young attendant from the Inner Court. He said that he overheard something when he was delivering food to Concubine Feng. He thought it was important so he wrote it down." Fu Dong replied.

"Tell the servant to come see me." Xiao Zhan ordered, obviously wanting to know more details.

On the other side, it was already dusk when Jiang Xue woke up. She looked around and found that the room was empty, even Fu Dong was nowhere to be found. The other side of the bed was cold, and it seemed that Xiao Zhan did not stay in the room.

Considering his injuries, Jiang Xue was very worried, and hurriedly put on her coat, grabbed the medicine needed to change the wound, and decided to go find him and teach this disobedient patient a lesson.

Just as she was about to go out, "Princess?" Fu Dong walked into the room with water, but found that Jiang Xue was no longer on the bed.

Jiang Xue knew very well that if Xiao Zhan was not in Xuchen Palace, then he must be in the Imperial Study.

The two places were not far apart, so she arrived there quickly. As expected, she heard his voice as soon as she reached the door.

"Your Highness, although Concubine Feng has been expelled from the family, it may not be feasible to use her to deal with the Feng family." Qing Feng said.

"Blood ties cannot be severed. Even if Concubine Feng is expelled from the family, her connection with the Feng family still exists." Tieyi disagreed.

"After all, Concubine Feng is the legitimate daughter of the Feng family, especially to her mother. Even if Feng Ji wants to sever the relationship, Madam Feng can't do it." Xiao Zhan added.

He believes that women are often more emotional than men. After all, children are the apple of their mother's eye.

Qing Feng nodded in agreement: "Your Highness is right, I didn't consider Madam Feng's factor before."

"Mrs. Feng comes from another influential aristocratic family. If she chooses to protect Concubine Feng, then we will have the opportunity to attack the Feng family. As long as the Feng family is dealt with, the other nobles will be more restrained, and Your Highness's troubles will be reduced." Xiao Zhan further analyzed.

At this time, there was a knock on the door, and then Jiang Xue walked in. "What are you discussing?" she asked curiously.

When he saw her, Xiao Zhan immediately stood up to greet her, and noticed with concern that her hands were cold due to the cold. He put a cloak on her and asked someone to bring a hand warmer. He was relieved when she was a little warmer.

Jiang Xue's eyes fell on a letter on the table. After quickly reading it, her expression became serious.

The letter was sent by someone from the Inner Court, and the content surprised and angered her. "No wonder my medicine didn't work on Master." She said, holding the letter tightly, "It turns out that Concubine Feng added other people's blood into it."

It was the unexpected mastermind. She thought to herself, "I don't know how she got my blood. It seems she has spies around me."

There weren't many people serving Jiang Xue on weekdays, and Xiao Zhan knew that she only liked the company of Xiaochun and Fudong, so he specially selected two of them from the palace maids to assist. It wasn't difficult to find out the traitor.

"I have found that person and sent her to the Inner Court." Xiao Zhan acted quickly and took immediate action when he found something unusual. "She said that she took the opportunity to collect some of your blood when you were stabbed in the hand by a branch last time."

As long as the blood in the medicine is not Xiao Zhan's, it can cause fatal harm to Xiao Yunjian. Concubine Feng was afraid of the pain and didn't want to donate blood, but she didn't want to hurt others and arouse suspicion. Xiaoxue happened to be injured at that time, so she ordered the maid to get blood.

"Not only that, something that accelerates internal energy was added to the medicine, which is why father was able to use his internal energy immediately after waking up." Jiang Xue said this with an angry look on her face.

Concubine Feng and Qu Shang conspired to kill the master. Jiang Xue vowed to use their blood as a sacrifice to comfort the master's spirit in heaven.

Sensing Jiang Xue's emotional fluctuations, Xiao Zhan sighed and signaled the guards to leave temporarily. He gently embraced her in his arms and whispered, "Although I am very sad about my father's experience, I feel a little relieved deep in my heart."

Although his words were inappropriate, they were his true feelings. This meant that Jiang Xue and Xiao Yunjian were not related by blood, and their feelings were no longer bound.

Meanwhile, in the inn, Concubine Feng was anxiously waiting for news about Chu Feimo. It was said that when Prince Xiyong returned today, he looked pale and seemed to be unwell.

When the door to the second floor opened and a familiar figure appeared, Concubine Feng hurried to greet him.

At this time, a spy received the signal and left the scene quietly.

Upon learning that Chu Feimo had not recovered yet due to the effects of the tendon softening powder, Jiang Xue sneered.

"The timing is perfect." Xiao Zhan looked up at the night sky and decided that now was the best time to tell the truth and let those nobles witness the true face of the Feng family's eldest daughter with their own eyes.

It was already late at night, and Chief Feng asked in confusion, "Why did the emperor summon us to the inn so late at night?"

Soon, all the noble clan leaders gathered in front of the post house as ordered. They were confused as to why Xiao Zhan called them here late at night. Even the experienced clan leader Feng was puzzled.

"Isn't this the residence of foreign envoys?" Chief Feng thought, "Could it be that the emperor wants to discuss some important matter with the Crown Prince of Xiyong?"

"Is everyone here?" After the carriage stopped, Xiao Zhan stuck his head out and asked Qing Feng.

"Your Majesty, everyone has arrived." Qing Feng looked around and confirmed.

"In that case, follow me in." As soon as the words fell, Xiao Zhan and Jiang Xue got off the car one after another and walked into the inn first.

The shopkeeper was about to greet him with greetings, but was stopped by Xiao Zhan. He had a special purpose in mind and did not want to attract too much attention.

Just as everyone was not fully seated, a loud noise came from the second floor, as if something had hit the door heavily. Looking up, I saw a woman's figure in front of the closed door, her hair was disheveled, and the decoration on her head was crumbling.

"Chu Feimo, how can you treat me like this?" The woman's voice shocked Patriarch Feng.

This voice is so familiar, it is his daughter, she should be imprisoned in the inner court!

"Chu Feimo, I've made so many sacrifices for you, even gave up everything I have. But you're so heartless and ungrateful, abandoning me without even saying anything." The woman's accusation was like a bolt from the blue, leaving Patriarch Feng completely stunned.

Everyone present understood the seriousness of the scandal of a concubine betraying the emperor. It was a great insult to the imperial power and a great moral corruption.

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