After the eldest daughter was reborn, the whole family knelt down and begged for forgiveness

"Miss, you haven't slept all night?"

Qiyue came over early in the morning, originally preparing to help Xiao Xuetang wash and dress, but she was shocked to find that Xiao Xuetang's face was pale and the dark circles under his eyes were very obvious!

"Miss, you didn't... cry all night, did you?"

Xiao Xuetang yawned, tears welled up in the corners of her eyes, and she felt like she had no desire to live.

In her previous life, she had shed all her tears for Lin Shaoshu, and she would never shed another tear for him in this life.

But, she couldn't say that she looked haggard because of that annoying dream...

It has been a long time since I had that ridiculous dream. I don’t know why, but it started again last night…

"Yes, it's definitely that red chalcedony's fault!"

Xiao Xuetang gnashed his teeth as he spoke. Qiyue and Bihen, who were standing by, shuddered at Xiao Xuetang's ferocious expression. Then, as if they had thought of something, they asked, "Speaking of the red chalcedony, would you like me to send it to the palace?"

Qiyue is a thoughtful person and there is a reason why she asked this question.

"I know that the young lady doesn't want to be misunderstood as the old princess's intention to repay her kindness, so she didn't publicize the fact that she saved the old princess when she returned to Kyoto these few days, also to avoid suspicion. But I am worried about the old princess. It's okay if she knows that the young lady is trying to avoid suspicion, but if she misunderstands that the young lady has some grudge in her heart, I'm afraid it won't be good..."

Qiyue paused and continued, "Besides, this thing was personally delivered by the Regent yesterday. If you return it intact, it will probably hurt the reputation of the palace."

Last night's dream was entirely caused by the red chalcedony. Xiao Xuetang wanted to send it far away, but after Qiyue's analysis, Xiao Xuetang felt that it was not completely unreasonable...

Since she wants to cling to Lin Xun, there is no need to avoid suspicion anymore!

Thinking of this, Xiao Xuetang's expression flashed a trace of entanglement, and finally said: "Accept it, and prepare a generous gift to send to the Marquis' Mansion."

After the two of them finished talking, Bi Hen came back and said hurriedly as soon as he entered the door: "Miss, Miss, something bad has happened!"

Hearing Bi Hen's panicked tone, Xiao Xuetang's heart trembled, and he asked hurriedly: "What happened? Did something happen to Uncle Qi..."

"It's not Uncle Qi..."

Bi Hen was stunned for a while before saying, "It was Miss Jin! Didn't you ask me to keep an eye on Miss Jin's every move? Guess what, Miss Jin came to the palace early this morning, saying she wanted to visit the Queen. The Second Madam didn't dare to stop her, and it was said that the Marquis also knew that Miss Jin had come to the palace."

Hearing this, Qiyue looked at Xiao Xuetang with admiration and said, "Miss, you are really amazing. How did you know that Miss Jin would go to the palace to find the queen today?"

Xiao Xuetang sneered, "Yesterday, the prime minister came to the Marquis' Mansion and rescued Xiao Yi from the hands of the Regent. Even if Ye Jin himself did not plan to enter the palace today, Xiao Yi would find ways to send Ye Jin to the palace to express his loyalty..."

Although from a long-term perspective, the Eastern Palace is immoral and indeed unable to handle important tasks, the Wang family is extremely powerful nowadays, and only Lin Xun can compete with them in the court. Naturally, Xiao Yi does not dare to offend the Wang family.

Suddenly, Xiao Xuetang recalled the conversation between the two that she had overheard yesterday, and a thoughtful look flashed across her eyes...

What is the secret about the Ganlu Change that Xiao Yi mentioned?

When Emperor Huaimin was in power, powerful eunuchs were in power, the royal family was in decline and the people were living in misery.

Emperor Huaimin cared about the people and was an ambitious emperor, so he and his trusted ministers set up a plan in Ganlu Temple to hunt down the powerful eunuchs headed by Wang Shoucheng, but they knew about it in advance.

They launched a mutiny ahead of time, strangled Emperor Huaimin, placed the Queen Mother under house arrest, and made Emperor Ai, the seventh prince at the time, a puppet emperor.

The Ganlu Rebellion was a struggle between the royal family and powerful eunuchs. As far as Xiao Xuetang knew, the aristocratic families were not involved.

But based on the conversation between Xiao Yi and Prime Minister Wang, there was clearly something hidden behind what happened back then.

And Lin Xun...

Lin Xun was raised by Emperor Huaimin, and has always been brooding over the Ganlu Temple Incident and the death of Emperor Huaimin. What role will he play in this incident?

Xiao Xuetang suddenly had an idea: Did Lin Xun come to the Marquis' Mansion just for that secret?

I have to say Xiao Xuetang did guess 5 points correctly...

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The Regent's Palace...

"Yesterday, Tianshu said that you stayed in the Marquis' Mansion for the sake of the eldest daughter of the Xiao family. You actually heard the conspiracy of those two old foxes, Xiao Yi and Wang Xiang! It seems that the list of people involved in the Ganlu Incident is indeed in Xiao Yi's hands. No wonder the Wang family is keeping a close eye on the Yong'an Marquis' Mansion. The eldest daughter of the Xiao family is really a lucky star."

Qi Yusheng stared at Lin Xun with burning eyes, trying to use his eyes to pull off the mask on Lin Xun's face and see clearly what Lin Xun looked like when he was upset.

Yesterday, when Tianshu told me that Lin Xun fell in love with a girl named Qi Yusheng, I didn't believe it. But when I heard from the housekeeper of the palace that Lin Xun actually made a hairpin out of the precious carnelian and sent it to the Xiao family, I was already about 70% convinced.

If Qi Yusheng hadn't caught the traitor in the Imperial Censorate yesterday, he would have probably had to stay in the palace all night.

Thinking of the traitor, Qi Yusheng sneered, "The Wang family's hands are getting longer and longer. They even dare to interfere in the affairs of the procuratorial office. I think they are tired of living!"

Remembering that Lin Xun had reminded him to be careful about the Procuratorate before, Qi Yusheng knew that Lin Xun might have heard some rumors, but Qi Yusheng didn't take it seriously at first.

He didn't expect that the secret letter was stolen right under his nose by a spy from the Wang family!

This is a great shame and humiliation. How could the Shaoqing endure this? So...

"Are you dead?"

Lin Xun asked calmly. Qi Yusheng's eyes dimmed and he whispered, "He was silenced."

Upon hearing this, Tianshu took a deep breath and said, "Sir Shaoqing, although that man was a spy, he was still a sixth-rank official in the court, and he was also a disciple of Prime Minister Wang. Now that he has died in the Imperial Censorate, the Censorate will be in trouble."

Lin Xun frowned slightly and asked, "Can you get something out of him?"

Qi Yusheng's expression was vague, and he finally continued to shake his head.

Lin Xun sneered: "So, you don't have any information or evidence yet, and you've caused me so much trouble. Wait for me to clean up the mess for you."

Qi Yusheng listened to Lin Xun's cold voice. Even though he had known Lin Xun for such a long time, he still felt terrified. He tried to make up for his mistake by saying, "It's not like I didn't gain anything!"

"The hidden weapon used by the assassin to silence you was similar to the one used when you returned to Kyoto. It was someone from Southern Xinjiang! This means that our previous suspicions were correct. Someone in Kyoto is colluding with foreign races, not only in the north, but also in Southern Xinjiang. It's just that they are hiding it too deeply. I have an idea..."

When he said this, Qi Yusheng's expression became a little hesitant, and after a moment he said: "The Mu Palace has been dealing with people from Southern Xinjiang for many years. They may be aware of the changes in Southern Xinjiang in recent years..."

Just as Prince Mu's Mansion was mentioned, the butler outside came back and said, "Your Majesty, Prince Mu wants to see you!"

As soon as he finished speaking, he heard a series of ding-dong sounds coming from outside, and then he saw Mu Xiao appear in the study with a serious look on his face...

"Your Majesty, I got a reply from my brother about your poisoning..."

Mu Xiao hadn't finished speaking when he realized there was someone else in the room, so he stopped talking immediately!