“The note went through your hands first. As a carefully-trained spy, if you couldn’t detect any abnormalities, how could Qie know more than you?” Mu Xi Yao blinked her eye cunningly. People with ulterior motives naturally couldn’t find peace of mind.

As expected, Lady Wu was smart. After a little contemplation, she immediately understood the meaning behind Mu Xi Yao’s words. Upon realizing that she had been tricked by her from the start, she was instantly filled with fury. Unable to contain herself, the blood she had been suppressing in her throat gushed out.

Lady Wu’s pupils shrank. Mu Xi Yao noticed her expression froze for a moment.

“Big sister, shall we begin?” Mu Xi Yao was full of smiles. Turning her head, she looked at He Lian Min Min’s stiff face, not minding her indifference to her at all. 

As soon as she opened the letter in her hand, Zhong Zheng Lin’s bold and domineering cursive script¹ caught her eye. 

Seeing Mu Xi Yao’s attitude, for a moment, everyone was on tenterhooks.

If she couldn’t catch anyone this time and have it as she wished, cefei won’t take her anger out on someone else, will she? Right now, his Highness was absent. They wondered whether He Lian principal consort will be able to suppress cefei’s arrogance.

Mo Lan stood beside Mu Xi Yao, pretending to be earnestly identifying the person as per her mistress’s order. Yet, she felt inwardly very uncertain. Her mistress’s trick was too vicious. She actually told her how to deceive others! She has never done this work before. She wondered if she could meet her mistress’s requirement – putting on a vivid and realistic act while showing a pleasantly surprised expression of “I finally found you”. 

“Mistress, cefei has encircled the courtyard!” The little servant girl panicked, her face as pale as paper.