"This, of course, will not happen," Dou Qiankou also came to understand.
It seems that the woman was just bait thrown out by Prince Mo, wasn’t she?
"But I don’t understand, why would Prince Mo throw out such a woman? Whether or not she is Prince Mo’s weakness, even if she isn’t, what’s the use of throwing that woman out?"
"How could it be useless?"
The man’s thin lips slightly curved, and he snorted coldly.
In the palace, the one who was worried about how to make Sui Zimo obediently listen to him and go to White Blind Mountain to save someone—wouldn’t that person be agitated with the emergence of a favorite of Sui Zimo’s heart, whether real or not? Wouldn’t they be unsettled and bound to take action?
Within the back palace, in the Lake Center Pavilion, a woman clad in a plain robe held a chubby cat and squinted at the glistening lake surface.
"My dearest Mo has finally grown up, to have women by his side," she said.
"Your Highness, should we summon Prince Mo to the palace?" the nanny asked softly upon seeing her mistress’s expression.
"Ha," the woman laughed lightly.
"Summon him to the palace for what? Does he still see me, his mother, in his eyes?"
Ever since her return to Shaohua City, her son had only visited her palace once—and that was when he came to see the Empress Dowager, merely taking a glance at her palace by the way.
At other times, he even spared the most basic palace visits to pay respects.
The nanny, hearing her words, dared not say any more.
Who was to blame? When it came to abandoning Prince Mo, her mistress also played a part. Now that Prince Mo had grown up and learned about human affairs, he naturally became more and more estranged from his mother, the nanny thought.
"Your Highness, it’s fine if you don’t summon Prince Mo to the palace, but as for the woman by his side, you could perhaps..."
"Under what pretext would I summon her to the palace, hmm?" the woman asked.
If she eagerly sent for the woman to come to the palace after just hearing about Sui Zimo bringing someone home, wouldn’t that be telling Sui Zimo directly that she had planted her own people in his residence?
Although everyone was well aware that she had planted spies, it was still an unspoken truth that needed to be kept concealed.
What’s more, no one knew the identity of that woman; summoning her to the palace abruptly, was she seeking to become the laughingstock of the Empress’s faction?
Not to mention the Empress’s faction, even the Emperor would look down on her, wouldn’t he?
"Your Highness, forgive me; this servant spoke out of turn," the nanny quickly apologized.
"Let our people watch closely and find out the identity of that woman," the woman ordered.
"Yes, Your Highness."
The nanny complied and retreated.
In the imperial palace, within the Emperor’s royal study.
"Your Majesty, there is now a woman by Prince Mo’s side, who must be Prince Mo’s weakness. If you order her to be captured, will Prince Mo not go to White Blind Mountain to save Lin’er? Your Majesty, I beg you, please give the command quickly," the Empress pleaded.
Ever since she heard that Prince Mo had brought a woman into his residence, the Empress went straight to the Emperor’s royal study, beseeching him persistently, hoping the Emperor would move against Lin Caisang.
"There is no hurry for this matter," the Emperor said indifferently, not heeding her words.
"How can it not be urgent?"
Upon hearing this, the Empress’s entire face twisted.
"Your Majesty, the top of White Blind Mountain is fraught with danger. Lin’er has been there for so long, if something goes wrong... Your Majesty, I beg you, please issue a decree for Prince Mo to go to White Blind Mountain and save Lin’er," she said.