Reborn as a concubine's sister, the eldest lady went crazy

It was not until today that the Second Prince realized that this was his fatal mistake.

Because of a possible hidden danger, people were sent out to search for it, and anyone with an eye could find the traces left behind in no time.

This meant that he had been tricked. Regardless of whether Wu Xueyan was really alive and hidden, it was suspicious for him to investigate the whereabouts of someone who had already faded out of the game.

Even the Seventh Prince and the Xu family could release a non-existent Wu Xueyan in the end, saying that they killed her and that it was related to them.

"This is a trap!" The second prince got up in a hurry and sent a message to the outside of the palace before dawn. It was just one word: retreat!

All the manpower must be withdrawn completely without leaving any trace, and it is best not to leave the palace or make any other movements recently, because that damn Xu family and Seventh Brother have teamed up to set me up!

The Second Prince is now even 80% certain that Xu Yiyan definitely did it on purpose in order to let his mother and the people in the palace hear it!

Otherwise, how could it be such a coincidence that the maid only heard her name and the key information of "trouble"? Otherwise, she would not choose to tell the fourth princess, who is so loud-mouthed and straightforward.

Oh, right! I have to tell my mother not to continue investigating!

So when Concubine Ying came back from paying respects to the Queen at Zhaoren Palace, she saw her son looking anxious: "Mother, we can't investigate the incident at the birthday banquet any further!"

Concubine Ying had a suspicious look on her face. It had clearly been discovered that the Seventh Prince was the one behind all this, and they were about to expose him, so why did they suddenly stop investigating?

"Mother, I have already found out what Xu Yiyan said that day. If we investigate further, I'm afraid we will get into trouble!"

"Please tell me and listen."

The Second Prince had no choice but to whisper in Concubine Ying's ear.

Concubine Ying was shocked: "Didn't he say he was dead? Why is he..."

"Hush! Mother, you don't understand. It doesn't matter whether she's dead or alive. What's important is that we investigate her again. To outsiders, it looks like we are chasing her relentlessly because we are guilty of something."

Concubine Ying held her forehead with her hand. At this moment, all the Eastern pearls, Southern pearls, agates and jadeites that made her so proud had become pieces of stone that added weight to her head. Today's hair crown was too heavy!

Concubine Ying waved her hand, signaling everyone in the hall to leave, and then she paced back and forth.

"My prince, are we being too paranoid and putting the cart before the horse? No matter what, you should find out whether Wu Xueyan is dead or not. If she is still alive, then your use of her to fight against the Xu family and your pursuit of her will be exposed. It is indeed right for you to investigate this matter."

The second prince took a deep breath and felt that he and his mother were so far apart that they were like people from two different worlds:

"Mother, what you said is true. But think about it, if this is a trap, if Seventh Brother wants us to investigate this matter in a panic, it will definitely arouse suspicion, and what we originally did in secret will become public."

"Besides, even if Wu Xueyan is not dead, what does it matter? With the Wu family around, would she dare to accuse me? So, mother, whether Wu Xueyan is alive or dead, whether it is a trick or not, we can stay out of it. If we use it well, maybe we can bite back at my seventh brother and the Xu family. What do you think?"

Ying Fei struggled to digest what her son said. After thinking for a long time, she still felt that something was wrong:

"My son, I still think this matter is inappropriate. How about this? Let's not investigate your seventh brother's family. We can just send someone to deal with Wu Xueyan. We can use assassins. It doesn't matter if it works or not, as long as we don't expose ourselves."

When the Second Prince heard his mother say this, he felt overwhelmed: "Mother! What if our assassins go there and find out it's a trap, and then they die there and are used by my Seventh Brother to make a fuss about it? What should we do then?"

Ying Fei heard this and thought it made sense. After thinking for a long time, she said, "This is easy. Let your fourth brother do it. This way, it will have nothing to do with us."

The second prince's palms were sweating, and the veins on the back of his hands were all bulging. Fortunately, his clothes were loose and no one could see it. He smiled bitterly:

"Mother, whether Fourth Brother does it or I do it, it will be the same in the eyes of others. Besides, I don't know who he offended, and Fan Shi, who was beside him, was assassinated. Now he has no one to use."

"Didn't you kill him?" Concubine Ying opened her eyes wide. She always thought that her son had a promising future and was afraid that the Fourth Prince would rise to power, so she killed the capable people around him in advance.

The second prince choked. His mother's perception of him was really very biased. He let his fourth brother do many things, so how could she possibly kill his subordinates?

However, he did not tell his mother about the more important things. He always felt that his fourth brother was not as loyal as he seemed. Just like the beating incident this time, it was too reckless. He always felt that he was deliberately making a big deal out of it.

But when he was asked to go to the minister's house to apologize, he obeyed without saying a word. It was really hard to understand.

"Forget it, there's no point in talking about these things. Mother, please listen to me this time and don't make any more moves. I promise that we can be safe this time."

Concubine Ying lowered her head and seemed to be in great pain. When the Second Prince saw this, he knew that she was about to cry again and felt extremely upset.

Sure enough, when Concubine Ying looked up again, her eyes were filled with tears, making her look more like a child.

"My son, I am sorry for you. I come from a poor family and have no capable relatives to help you. You have not left the palace to start your own residence. I am very worried, but I have no way to talk to your father.

My dear, what you said this time is indeed very reasonable. My dear, you have finally grown up! But if Wu Xueyan is really not dead and reveals the past, it will only make matters worse. Your uncle is already in danger this time. Let's..."

"How dare you mention my uncle?" The second prince really couldn't stand his mother's nagging. From childhood to adulthood, whenever they had a disagreement, his mother would cry and cry, and she would always do things for his own good. It was really annoying!

Concubine Ying was suddenly stunned, not knowing what her son meant.

"Back then, you insisted on cleaning up our family's property before clearing the land, and asked my uncle to do it for you. Now that's when things got bad! My uncle was demoted in secret and moved to a place so far away from Beijing, making everything difficult for us, and you're still bringing this up!"

"Is there anything wrong with what you did? So many people are implicated, but you are the only one who is not implicated. Isn't this a good thing?"

"Good news?" The second prince leaned over to the incense burner, grabbed the lid and threw it hard on the ground. Unfortunately, the carpet was soft and thick, so no sound was made.

"It would be fine if I was really clean, but this kind of cleanliness is obviously an attempt to cover up one's mistake in the eyes of my father!"