The Reborn Princess Has Turned Evil

Chapter 173 Who's Setting Up This Scheme?

"Princess!"

Jing Anle opened the door and saw Afang's anxious expression. Only when she saw that Jing Anle was safe and sound did she relax her furrowed brows.

Afang looked inside with suspicion. The room was pitch black. She was about to ask something, but then she remembered that there were many palace servants following behind her, so she kept quiet.

"Afang, I slept quite soundly just now, what happened?" Jing Anle rubbed her eyes, pretending to be sleepy.

Looking out, the entire palace seemed to be brightly lit.

Standing at the back, Aqin said, "Princess, there are assassins in the palace."

"What?!" Jing Anle pretended to be scared, after all, she had almost been shot by an arrow just now.

"By the way, how is Father?" Jing Anle suddenly realized that since there were assassins, could they be people sent by Prince Qing? She felt a little worried.

Afang knew that although Jing Anle had changed a lot recently, she was still a young woman after all. She comforted her thoughtfully, saying, "Princess, don't worry, His Majesty is fine, and all the palaces are fine."

Afang helped Jing Anle into the room and whispered, "Your Highness, I was sleeping soundly when I was suddenly awakened by a noise outside the door."

"At first I thought it was a dream, but then Aqin shook me awake and said that the Imperial Guards had discovered an assassin during their patrol." As she spoke, Afang looked out the window and added, "They're arresting him right now."

"It's good that you're alright, Princess." After saying that, Afang noticed that Jing Anle was staring blankly downstairs.

"Princess, what's wrong?" Afang suspected that Jing Anle was frightened.

Jing Anle composed herself and said, "It's nothing." But in her heart, she wondered: Had Xiao Heng been discovered? And then mistaken for an assassin?

"Your Highness, you may not know this, but the palace servants were just saying that the assassin was the murderer who killed the Imperial Concubine!"

These words startled Jing Anle, and she asked, her voice suddenly becoming agitated, "What did you say?"

Afang was also startled, but she obediently repeated, "It is rumored outside that the assassin is the murderer who killed Consort Yu."

That makes sense, Jing Anle thought to himself.

Afang was making up the bed for Jing Anle when Muping came in from outside.

"Mu Ping is back!" A Fang's voice suddenly rose.

Jing Anle turned around and, sure enough, it was Mu Ping.

"Princess."

Seeing this, Afang knew something was amiss, and she quickly went forward to close the door.

Jing Anle glanced at Mu Ping from head to toe, making sure she was alright before asking, "How are you?"

"Your Highness, the Prince's residence is in complete chaos, and Princess Qing has fainted."

"Did you faint?" Jing Anle asked in confusion.

“Yes, Prince Qing insists that only Princess Qing knows the whereabouts of the hairpin,” Mu Ping continued.

Jing Anle simply sat down and poured himself a cup of tea. "Is Lord Zhang just going to wait here like this?"

Mu Ping didn't answer, but quickly walked to the pillar and pulled out the arrow.

"Ah!" Afang exclaimed involuntarily. She had been inside for so long but hadn't seen this thing.

"Princess?" Mu Ping looked at Jing Anle with a puzzled expression and a hint of worry in her eyes.

Startled, Afang hurriedly asked, "Where did this thing come from, Princess? Are you hurt?"

Jing Anle shook his head and said to Mu Ping, "Do you recognize this thing?"

At this moment, Afang also stepped forward and said, "That's right, Sister Muping, you have been traveling the world for many years, you must be very knowledgeable."

Mu Ping examined the arrow by stroking it, then shook her head and said, "It's no different from an ordinary arrow."

Jing Anle nodded. That's true. Who would so brazenly leave behind evidence?

"Then why did the Empress Dowager's people leave the palace?" Jing Anle asked again.

Mu Ping looked around and whispered, "The Empress Dowager's people are very vigilant. The people on the road changed three times. I followed them all the way and finally found that they went to Prince Su's residence."

"The Prince Su's residence?" Jing Anle asked, somewhat surprised.

"Exactly."

Jing Anle snorted coldly, "It seems that this old woman is not too stupid. She knows to go and call for help, but I didn't expect her to go to Prince Su."

Afang, who was listening nearby, was stunned and asked directly, "Isn't Prince Su the father of Princess Qing?"

"I never imagined that the Empress Dowager would associate with Prince Su in order to save Prince Qing!"

Prince Su Ji Kun had helped the late emperor quell the war and was rewarded with the title "Su" by the late emperor, making him the first non-royal prince of Jing.

Could it be? Jing Anle pondered, trying to sort out the relationship between them. Right, how could she forget? Ji Kun had led troops for many years, and although he had retired now, the power and deployment behind him were not easily dismantled.

"Mu Ping, tell me, how did Father Emperor issue his decree back then?"

Although Mu Ping was puzzled, she still answered truthfully, "It's just an order to confine you, Princess. Is there any connection between this and the order?"

Imprisonment, the Empress Dowager, Ji Kun—Jing Anle pondered the connections between them. Who was behind this? What was the mastermind behind it all?

Seeing Jing Anle's expression, Mu Yu couldn't help but ask, "What has the princess discovered?"

“From the hairpin incident to the Empress Dowager, and then to Ji Kun and the bathing incident, don’t you think this is a setup deliberately set up by someone?” Jing Anle said quietly.

Mu Ping pondered for a moment, also finding it somewhat strange, and said, "What the princess says is true, so what should we do now?"

In the current situation, although the death of Consort Yu will not lead to suspicion against them, the person behind this scheme is truly worrying.

Furthermore, this presents an opportunity to severely damage Prince Qing.

"Tomorrow, send someone to 'Spring Moon' to find Qingzi—oh, no, she should be called Hibiscus."

"What the princess means is..."

"come here……"

Under the cover of night, the three, master and servant, discussed their strategy, anticipating a storm to come at dawn.