"No, you have to tell me now what kind of girl Brother Zi'an likes!" Xuan Ruoling grabbed Wei Shuxuan and wouldn't let her go.
Wei Shuxuan watched as Xuan Ruoling clung to her petulantly. "Let me tell you, this is exactly the kind of behavior Ge Zian hates the most. Do you know that?"
Hearing this, Xuan Ruoling's expression changed. She asked Wei Shuxuan, "Then... what should I do? This doesn't work, and that doesn't work either."
"I've already said, can you just wait until I've finished dealing with this urgent matter and then I'll tell you in detail?" Wei Shuxuan gently pushed Xuan Ruoling's hand away.
"Then what on earth are you going to do?" Xuan Ruoling stared at her.
"I said I'm going into the Qianyu Palace to see His Majesty. I have something I need to ask His Majesty."
"Alright, I got it. I'll take you in to see Father. Let me tell you, after you're done seeing Father, come to my palace and find me. Got it?" Xuan Ruoling emphasized.
"Where is your palace?" Wei Shuxuan asked her.
"It's in the Yongfu Palace. You can just come directly. I'll take you in first."
Actually, Wei Shuxuan thought that Xuan Ruoling wasn't such a bad person. She was just a bit headstrong, and her intelligence was a bit lacking. If properly guided, she should be able to become a rather likable girl.
"You two, get out of the way quickly. This princess is going to take Wei Shuxuan in to see Father now!" The two guards didn't dare to offend the Ninth Princess. They quickly opened the gate and let her in.
Wei Shuxuan looked at the two guards. It seemed that having a bit of background made it easier to survive in this world.
After entering the Qianyu Palace, Xuan Ruoling led Wei Shuxuan forward. Wei Shuxuan had been to the Qianyu Palace once before, but she hadn't been there since it was rebuilt. It seemed a bit different from before.
"What on earth do you want to see Father about?" Xuan Ruoling was still upset that Wei Shuxuan hadn't told her the type of girl Ge Zian liked right away.
"Of course it's something very important. Otherwise, I wouldn't have come here."
Xuan Ruoling told the maid standing outside the main hall to inform Emperor Jinzheng, who was resting in his bedroom. Soon, the little maid ran out. "Your Highness, Ninth Princess, Miss Wei, His Majesty has given his consent. Please go in."
"...Alright, thank you."
After Wei Shuxuan thanked the little maid, she followed Xuan Ruoling into the bedroom.
"I heard you wanted to see me, Shuxuan girl?" Emperor Jinzheng turned around and looked at Wei Shuxuan, who was following behind Xuan Ruoling. Then he looked at Xuan Ruoling. "Ruoling, why are you here too?"
"Nothing. I just came to visit Father. Then I met her outside. I heard she had something to discuss with Father, so I brought her in."
Then, Wei Shuxuan told Emperor Jinzheng the purpose of her visit.
"You said you want to see the person who brought the informer's letter?" Emperor Jinzheng looked at Wei Shuxuan in confusion.
"Can't you find this person?" Wei Shuxuan noticed the confused look on Emperor Jinzheng's face.
"It's not that. It was an old eunuch who brought it. Later, I'll have someone take you to find him."
"Thank you, Your Majesty!" Hearing that she could find the messenger, a look of joy appeared on Wei Shuxuan's face.
Emperor Jinzheng called over a little maid and asked her to take Wei Shuxuan to the Cold Palace to find the old eunuch named Eunuch Luo. "Shuxuan girl, I'm really looking forward to the result of your investigation. I also don't believe that General Wei is a traitor. But at that time, the evidence was conclusive, and I had no choice but to sentence him to give the people of the world an explanation."
In the end, it was all about saving face.
This was what Wei Shuxuan thought in her heart, but she wouldn't say it out loud. At most, she would just complain a bit in front of Xin Zizhao.
Seeing Wei Shuxuan being led away from the Qianyu Palace by the little maid, Xuan Ruoling quickly chased after her and grabbed her. "What about me if you go to the Cold Palace?"
"If you're afraid I'll run away, why don't you come with me?" Wei Shuxuan immediately saw what Xuan Ruoling was worried about and invited her to come along.
Xuan Ruoling thought about it seriously. "Alright, I'll come with you to make sure you don't run away."
"I think you're really overthinking it. Where would I run to?" Wei Shuxuan was really helpless about Xuan Ruoling's lack of intelligence.
"I don't care about you! Hurry up! The sooner we go, the sooner we can come back!" Xuan Ruoling urged.
The old eunuch, Eunuch Luo, had been taking care of the mentally unstable concubines in the Cold Palace for a long time. He was quite old, around seventy years old, but his mind was still very clear.
"Eunuch Luo, hello. I'd like to ask if you remember who asked you to bring the letter informing that General Wei Tu was colluding with the Qiangfeng Kingdom to His Majesty?" Wei Shuxuan looked at the old man in front of her. His hair was gray, and his face was full of the marks of time due to his age.
"May I ask who you are?" Eunuch Luo asked softly, his voice a bit hoarse.
"I'm the daughter of General Wei Tu, Wei Shuxuan."
Wei Shuxuan told him honestly. Eunuch Luo nodded and looked up at her. She did resemble General Wei Tu a bit. "I see. Actually, that letter..."
Eunuch Luo told Wei Shuxuan that he had found the letter on the table in his room. At that time, he had just gone to check if any of the concubines in the Cold Palace were in need of anything. When he returned to his room, he saw an envelope on his table. There was nothing written on the envelope, and he had no idea what it was.
"I can't read myself. Even if I had read the contents, it wouldn't have made any difference. So I just put it away. But at night when I was sleeping, suddenly someone woke me up, put a knife to my neck, and told me that I had to deliver that letter to His Majesty, or he would kill me. I had no choice. I didn't want to die, so I had to deliver it."
Wei Shuxuan nodded. "So, was the person who threatened you a man or a woman?"
"From the voice, it was a woman," Eunuch Luo recalled. "At that time, since it was a full - moon night, my room was illuminated by the moonlight. I saw a jade pendant on her body..."
"What? Do you still remember what the jade pendant looked like?" Wei Shuxuan looked at Eunuch Luo in surprise. She had thought that Eunuch Luo wouldn't remember anything, considering his age.
"Yes, I remember."
"Can you draw it?" Wei Shuxuan asked Xuan Ruoling to get some paper and a writing brush. At first, Xuan Ruoling was reluctant, but Wei Shuxuan threatened her that if she didn't get them, it would take a long time to finish.
Reluctantly, Xuan Ruoling obediently went to get the paper, ink, and writing brush.