Qin Wanru quickly snapped out of her daze. Now wasn’t the time to be thinking about these things! She quickly tugged on Zu An’s sleeves and said, “We should hurry and run away! It wouldn’t be too late to run since the city gates haven’t closed yet.” She ordered Yue Shan to change directions after saying that, but she was also worried about Youzhao. She thought about it for a while and decided to take her along.0

Zu An stopped her, saying, “Mother-in-law, don't worry. The matter has already been resolved.”0

“It’s been resolved? How was it resolved?” Qin Wanru asked, stunned. The matter was clearly outside her range of understanding. A glorious prince had been killed, so how could anyone just deal with it?0

Zu An explained, “The Embroidered Envoy looked into it and decided that I didn't kill King Jin, but rather that his body’s condition was poor, and he died from overexerting himself out of anger. Besides that, they found that there was someone who instigated King Jin to target me as a ploy to weaken the Eastern Palace’s influence. So, the focus has now been shifted to investigating the mastermind behind this plot.” When he saw how badly she was scared, he decided not to tell her the truth.3

Qin Wanru patted her chest and exclaimed, “You almost scared me to death! I almost thought that you personally killed that prince from how you were speaking.”0

Chu Huanzhao was still a bit dissatisfied, saying,...0