Meng Zhuqing was in great pain in his heart. The girl he fancied might have killed the Fifth Prince, and that crime...
"My lord, my lady, the people from the Fifth Prince’s Mansion said the assassin’s martial arts skills were very high, and they were no match for the assassin. I have crossed hands with Wild Goose Jade before, and it seemed that she did not possess such skills." Meng Zhuqing did not know if he was deceiving himself, but he just wanted to say it, and then, he spoke.
Now, Wild Goose Jade was the prime suspect, and since it involved the Prince, who was also their adoptive father’s son, An Jing did not know how best to handle the situation. She looked toward her husband.
Only then did Xiao Changyi speak, "Keep Wild Goose Jade’s matter hidden for now. Let’s see what happens."
After speaking to An Jing, Xiao Changyi turned to Meng Zhuqing: "If you see that Wild Goose Jade again, capture her."
"What? Are you not listening to me now?"
"Understood, my lord!"
Su Chengjin was also a son of the Emperor of Xiyun. Despite the Emperor of Xiyun not favoring Su Chengjin, with Su Chengjin now dead, both An Jing and Xiao Changyi felt that the Emperor of Xiyun must be in great distress.
Anxious about the Emperor of Xiyun, An Jing and Xiao Changyi, along with their four children, went to the palace.
However, when they arrived at Jun Palace, they discovered that the Emperor of Xiyun was not there.
"Where is the Emperor?" An Jing asked a eunuch inside Jun Palace.
That eunuch immediately replied, "The Fifth Prince is gone. The Emperor went last night and upon his return, he went directly to Feng Palace. According to Eunuch Fu, the Emperor has been alone in Feng Palace for quite some time now and has ordered not to be disturbed."
An Jing looked at Xiao Changyi, her eyes clearly conveying the message: What do we do now? Do we go to Feng Palace or go home?
Xiao Changyi said, "Let’s go to Feng Palace and see."
"Alright." An Jing had no objections.
Then, Xiao Changyi and An Jing, along with their four children, went to Feng Palace. There were quite a few people at the entrance to Feng Palace, mostly eunuchs, palace maids, and guards who usually accompanied the Emperor of Xiyun.
Feng Palace was where the Empress had lived, but she had passed away many years ago, and the palace had been vacant ever since.
As soon as Eunuch Fu saw Xiao Changyi and An Jing, he greeted them formally, then said with a choked voice, "The Emperor has been in there alone for six hours now."
An Jing glanced at the closed doors of Feng Palace and then asked, "Has anybody gone in?"
Eunuch Fu shook his head. "No."
"Has the Crown Prince been here?" An Jing asked further.
Eunuch Fu honestly replied, "The Crown Prince did come once, but the Emperor also did not allow the Crown Prince to enter. He only told the Crown Prince to properly handle the aftermath for the Fifth Prince."
An Jing felt quite heavy-hearted, having nothing further to inquire about. She merely walked up to the front of the doors to Feng Palace and knocked, saying, "Father, it’s me, Jingjing."
No one responded to her from inside.
An Jing was about to call out again, but Xiao Changyi stopped her: "Let him be alone for a while longer."
"Alright." Other than nodding, An Jing did not know what else to do.
Even though they planned to let the Emperor of Xiyun continue staying alone inside Feng Palace, An Jing and Xiao Changyi did not leave but stood at the entrance to Feng Palace.
By the time it was noon, and the Emperor of Xiyun still had not come out of Feng Palace, Xiao Changyi told An Jing to take the four children to have a meal, while he continued to stand guard at the entrance.
An Jing wanted to stay and keep Xiao Changyi company, but if they were both away from the children, the four children definitely would not eat properly. Thus, An Jing led the four children to have a meal first, planning to return after they had eaten to stand guard together with her husband.