Prince, Do You Still Need a Prisoner

The empress dowager already knew that the Young Eunuch in the prison was the one she saw in the imperial garden, and a look of surprise appeared on her face. Because she felt that the Young Eunuch did not seem to be the type of person who would do such a thing.

"Do you know what this is all about?" Previously, the Gui mama only explained the result of the matter briefly. As for why Ruan Xiaonuan was imprisoned in the Sky Prison, he did not explain it clearly.

"I heard that it was because that little rascal poisoned Miss Chu's Miss Chu. When Your Highness was angry, he sent him to the Heavenly Prison. But as for the specifics, there's no proof at this point."

These words made the empress dowager even more unconvinced. didn't seem like the type of person who would have the guts to poison someone. She had made up her mind, but it was too late now, and she would have to wait until tomorrow.

Early morning of the next day, the empress dowager brought a lot of people to Zhaoyang Palace. Coincidentally, Gu Junxiu was not there, so the person who came out to receive her was the steward and eunuch of Zhaoyang Palace.

"This old servant greets Esteemed Empress Dowager." The empress dowager's armoured hand lightly waved, but she did not see Gu Junxiu's figure in the crowd. She could only say to the eunuch in charge,

"Bring I to see the beauty that the Emperor bestowed upon us last time."

Because Gu Qingcheng hadn't established the empress yet, the Phoenix Seal was currently in the empress dowager's hands. She was the one who handled most of the matters in the imperial harem. However, because she had neglected management recently and ignored the matters of the Zhaoyang Palace, she did not know about this matter.

The first place the head eunuch brought her to was the place where Zi Jin lived, when she saw the person dressed in the phoenix robe from afar, she immediately realised who it was and she quickly knelt on the ground with her servant girl by her side, waiting for him to approach with a slightly trembling voice.

Her Majesty could hear the tension in her voice and frowned slightly. He felt that this woman didn't have the elegance of a lady from a noble family; her looks could only be considered of the upper and middle class. To an immortal like Gu Junxiu, she was indeed a bit wronged. However, her purpose for today wasn't here. She only spoke a few words before quickly leaving.

After she left, Zi Jin heaved a huge sigh of relief. Other than the fact that she had seen Gu Junxiu when she first entered the palace, she had not seen any of the noble people in the palace. Today, when she saw the most noble woman in the entire world, she didn't even dare to breathe loudly.

The empress dowager looked at a few insignificant people before finally arriving at Jinsi Garden. Chu Ying knelt on the ground, but she did not feel the slightest bit of nervousness. the Empress Dowager asked in a faint voice.

"You are Chu Ying?"

Chu Ying couldn't hide the joy in her heart, and immediately nodded. She didn't expect the empress dowager to know her, but she didn't expect the empress dowager to ask the next question.

"I heard that you were poisoned a few days ago?" She carefully examined her face and found that apart from her slightly pale face, there were no traces of poison. Chu Ying's reaction was fast, and said with a voice that was neither fast nor slow,

"Empress Dowager Xie is concerned. Your servant's almost fully recovered."

The empress dowager glanced at her indifferently. On the way to Tzu Ning Palace, she inadvertently asked the Gui mama.

"What do you think of this Chu Ying?" Although it was her first time seeing Chu Ying, she already had a general idea of what was going on, so she answered honestly.

"This servant feels that this girl is extremely scheming, and would not be willing to be ordinary."

Her words struck right into the empress dowager's heart. She had lived in the palace for so many years, and although Chu Ying did not reveal any flaws on the surface, she was still too inexperienced. The ambition in her eyes exposed the hidden intentions in her heart.

It was also because of this that she didn't believe she was innocent in this matter. However, this was all just her guess. So many days had passed and there was no more evidence. Gui mama roughly knew her purpose for coming to Zhaoyang Palace today, so he asked in confusion.

"Does the Empress have any relationship with that eunuch?" Otherwise, she wouldn't have gone so far to help him.

When the empress dowager recounted her fortuitous encounter in the imperial garden, the Gui mama asked in surprise.

"That Young Eunuch is Little Warm?"

"Go ask Ah Xiu to come to Tzu Ning Palace." The empress dowager gave an order after nodding her head. Not long after, the Gui mama found him in the imperial study. After he finished listening to the empress dowager's orders, his eyes were filled with confusion. He guessed in his heart.

They did not avoid Gu Qingcheng when they were talking, and when they thought about how he had not been in Tzu Ning Palace for a long time either, they decided to greet the two of them.

"I'll go with you." Therefore, the one and only Gu Junxiu left in the beginning, had now become two people. When the empress dowager saw Gu Qingcheng, she was also shocked. He asked repeatedly,

"Why is A-Cheng here too?"

"Your son wishes to come over to see mother, so we won't disturb your conversation with your royal brother."

The empress dowager's thoughts changed. If he was here, perhaps things would be much simpler. He smiled and said to Gu Qingcheng.

"Actually, I didn't say anything important. Since you've come, then you should just accompany this old granny for now. This Tzu Ning Palace hasn't been so lively for a long time." The two of them sat down gracefully.

Gu Junxiu was actually very perturbed in his heart. If the empress dowager were to repeat his marriage in front of the emperor, what he had said yesterday would be equivalent to wasting his time. The empress dowager took a sip of green tea and spoke slowly.

"I heard that an innocent eunuch was imprisoned in the Celestial Prison?" There was no need for her to remind them. The two of them immediately knew who the empress dowager was referring to. The two had different thoughts, Gu Qingcheng was curious as to why she would suddenly become concerned about this matter, while Gu Junxiu was wondering if the empress dowager had also heard of these rumors. His Majesty's eyes lit up when he saw their expressions. He continued.

"I feels that there is a secret behind this matter. Ah Xiu, have you seriously investigated this matter?" Actually, the empress dowager's intervention did not mean much, because Ruan Xiaonuan was also part of the imperial harem.

Gu Junxiu told the empress dowager in detail what happened that day, and she pointed out what was wrong with it.

"What makes you think that he was the one who poisoned them? Although he had come into contact with that bowl of porridge before, these are all words that Chu Ying had to say. If she were to be convicted of this, then it will inevitably break the rules of the imperial harem. "

Because the person who said this was the empress dowager, Gu Junxiu didn't know how to refute. Gu Qingcheng didn't want Ruan Xiaonuan to come out and harm Gu Junxiu, so he spoke up from the side.

"mother, this is a matter of Ah Xiu's own palace, so you were involved." The empress dowager glared at him in dissatisfaction and said,

"This is a matter of the imperial harem, is there a problem with the I meddling in this matter?"

Being choked by her words, Gu Qingcheng was unable to say anything else. Glancing at Gu Junxiu, he realized that he did not have any intention to help Ruan Xiaonuan get out of her predicament.