demeanor, as if she couldn't wait to leave, left everyone staring in surprise.Looking at Fú'er like this, Níng'er, as a fellow disciple, helplessly propped her forehead, but she seemed used to Fú'er's...The sudden action of their own princess, startled Ning'er and Shou'er, causing their bodies to tense instantly.

Before either of them could ask what she meant, their own princess gritted her teeth slightly and said, “Let her have her way.”

Ninger and Shou'er looked at each other, clearly not understanding their princess's meaning.

And Xue Tang didn't leave them in confusion for too long, directly explaining her own guesses one by one:

She didn't send Yun Si out to buy hawthorns because the person she was meeting would use them to pass her messages, nor was it to do something with the hawthorns and contact people outside the palace.

In fact, the two characters "shan zha" (mountain hawthorn) itself is a message. Mountain hawthorn, hawthorn means to investigate, she is telling the people outside the prince's mansion that she has been investigated.

"..."

Ning'er and Shou'er both had a look of disbelief in their eyes. This...could this also be possible

An Xuetang clenched her fists, "The people outside have been keeping an eye on our mansion's every move. Yun Si finding Shan Zhai is certainly not something that can be kept secret."

Therefore, anyone who has contact with ShuangShuang will surely receive the message. If they had already agreed upon some codes before ShuangShuang entered the mansion, then what the hawthorn represents would be even clearer.

Ning'er and Shou'er, listening to their own princess's analysis, were now speechless.

But she also thought her own princess's analysis was extremely reasonable. Otherwise, why would Shuangshuang suddenly ask Yun Si to buy hawthorn

Besides, they already had nine out of ten suspicions about Shuangshuang, so at this moment, they felt their princess's analysis was extremely accurate.

After An Xue Tang finished speaking, everyone fell silent for a moment.

Until Shou'er, this hot-tempered woman, could simply bear it no longer, she clenched her fists and said, "Your Highness, please allow me to personally interrogate her!"

Previously, they lacked sufficient evidence. Moreover, their own Duchess harbored doubts about Shuangshuang's identity, fearing that she might truly be the sister of the King of Beijang.

So even though they had already suspected Shuangshuang, before finding enough evidence, they hadn't considered using extreme methods to force a confession from her.

If their suspicions about the Duchess were true, then this woman was shrewd and unpredictable—far more capable than they had given her credit for.

For such a person, they can't continue to indulge and tolerate them, otherwise, she will really become more and more outrageous.

If she is indeed a spy planted by others beside their queen, they should get rid of her quickly. Otherwise, she will surely find ways to pass messages to their enemies.

Just after Shou'er finished speaking, An Xuetang remained silent for a long while before finally saying:

"Don't touch her for now. If my guess is correct, someone will come to investigate in the next few days."

"...Could..."

Before the maidservant could finish, Ninger chimed in, "What the princess said is right. And Shuangshuang is nothing but a mere eye-servant. Even if we torture her, besides stirring up trouble, I don't think she would reveal any useful clues."

An Xuetang hummed in agreement, "Rather than risk alerting them, it might be better to wait a few more days."

She wasn't pitying Shuangshuang, nor did she feel sorry for her having to suffer punishment. Instead, she shared the same thought as Ning'er: if Shuangshuang was truly a spy planted by someone else, once she was punished, those hiding outside the palace might not dare to show themselves for her sake.

Perhaps, both will be treated as abandoned pawns, and those people are even less likely to show up.

Her target is not Shuangshuang, but the people behind Shuangshuang.

Both the mistress and Ninger said so, Shou'er although unwilling in her heart, could only give up.

A few people sat in the room, their moods low, still thinking about Shuangshuang. At this moment, Yun Si rushed in, the letter sent back from King Bei Jiang had arrived.

Knowing that it was Mo Yunjing who had come, An Xuetang was so excited that she almost jumped up from her chair. Luckily, Ning'er, who stood beside her, had anticipated this and had been on guard with a worried heart.

Indeed, seeing their queen instinctively about to rush up, she didn't care about her status and immediately reached out to grab her.

An Xue Tang: “...”

Awkward.

But Ning'er apologized solemnly, "Your Highness, I offended you."

An Xuetang, of course, knew that Ning'er was doing this for someone else, and she also knew that her previous actions were inappropriate. She hurriedly said, "I know, I know, I'll be more careful."

Seeing his own princess displaying such an expression, Shou'er couldn't hold it in and let out a light chuckle.

An Xuetang glared at her with delicate caution before taking the letter from Yun Si's hand.

This time, Yunsi brought not only a letter from Mo Yunjing but also some excellent news.

Before his own princess could open the letter, he bowed and said, “Your Highness, I have received another good report. The King has won a great victory against the soldiers of Chi Guo. Chi Guo has lost a city.”

"Great!"

An Xuetang instantly became very excited, more so than when she heard from Mo Yunjing.

Ninger and Shou'er both smiled. They hadn't received any news from the front lines for so many days, and they didn't expect the news to be so good when it finally arrived.

Yun Si was also excited and couldn't help but say, "Your Highness, at this rate, I believe the Prince will be able to return to the capital soon."

An Xuetang nodded slightly and smiled, "Actually, as long as everyone is safe and sound, it doesn't matter if they come back later."

She only wanted them all to return safe and sound.

After she finished speaking, Yun Si and the others all nodded in agreement.

"If the Princess has nothing further to command, this servant shall take his leave."

An Xuetang hummed in response, looked at Shou'er, "You send Yun Si out."

“...”

Her words left everyone speechless. This was Jingtang Garden, and Yun Si, as the steward of the prince's mansion, what could he possibly offer

And the princess wasn't just new to the palace, Yun Si wasn't visiting here for the first time today either.

The Queen has never spoken to them with such politeness.

But Ning'er was the first to recover and understood that their Empress wanted Shou'er to tell Yun Si about Shuangshuang's affairs.

Just now they suspected that Shuishui was using Yun Si's hand to pass messages to their accomplices outside the palace.

Yun Si doesn't know about this yet. Even to prevent Yun Si from pulling a double-cross again in the future, they need to let Yun Si know the truth.

So the Princess had Shou'er send Yun Si out, not to actually send him away, but to let her explain to Yun Si about Shuang Shuang's actions.

She reacted now, and quickly reached out to pull Shou'er's sleeve, giving her a look.head, he said to the shopkeeper, “You go tell that man today, sell it for the price he offered, I’m selling this inn.”It's a loss, but it's a loss. He's really scared of this rundown inn. If he doesn'...