Special Agent Rebirth: The Omnipotent Goddess of Quick Transmigration
Chapter 207 - 206 Cold Palace Abandoned Concubine (4) Second Watch of the Night

Chapter 207: 206 Cold Palace Abandoned Concubine (4) Second Watch of the Night

In Yuwen Zhe’s heart, Ye Shaohua was doomed to die sooner or later, otherwise the malignant tumor that was the Ye Family could not be removed.

This was also the result of Yuwen Jing’s discussions with his confidants.

Qu Huashang had always been kindhearted. If she developed feelings for Ye Shaohua and the latter died, Qu Huashang would inevitably be heartbroken, which would lead to another set of problems.

Yuwen Zhe lowered his gaze, absolutely not allowing anything harmful to Qu Huashang to happen.

"I will handle this matter," Yuwen Jing said, glancing at Yuwen Zhe. He was aware of the thoughts in his brother’s heart; when Qu Huashang forced the literary master to apologize to her on the spot with a seven-step poem, she had caught the eye of the Imperial City’s noble disciples.

That the prince had such thoughts did not surprise Yuwen Jing at all; in fact, he felt somewhat proud that he had managed to marry Qu Huashang among so many competitors.

The two continued to talk as they walked toward the Imperial Study Room.

Yuwen Zhe’s visit to the Imperial Palace was naturally not for the sake of Ye Shaohua.

"The crown prince from a vassal state will come to our Royal Court in a few days. Coming just as you have taken over governance, his intentions cannot be good," Yuwen Zhe said. "I have already made preparations with the Royal Guard. Does the emperor have any other orders?"

Though the vassal state’s visit was officially to pay respects to the new emperor, Yuwen Jing understood they were here to probe the situation.

If he appeared weak in any way, it wouldn’t be long before the vassal state’s army would attack the city while they were severely weakened. However, this was also an opportunity to showcase the Royal Court’s prosperity.

Yuwen Jing took this very seriously as well.

While they were discussing, a eunuch reported that Laifu had come.

Yuwen Zhe and Yuwen Jing were in the middle of a discussion, and Yuwen Jing had previously stated he would not see anyone else. If it were an ordinary person, the eunuch would have ignored the request, but the visitor was the empress’ most favored attendant.

Knowing how much the emperor doted on the empress, the eunuch dared not delay and immediately reported Laifu’s arrival to Yuwen Jing.

On a normal day, Yuwen Jing would not have found this troublesome, but he had just been on the receiving end of Ye Shaohua’s words and wondered if he had given Qu Huashang too much privilege.

Even though he thought this, he still let Laifu come in with a response.

"This servant mistakenly mentioned that the Phoenix Robe was made of painstakingly obtained gold cicada silk, and her majesty is extremely distressed. She now has a severe headache and cannot sleep," Laifu said with a respectful bow.

Yuwen Jing looked at Laifu and, after a long pause, finally said, "Have Imperial Physician Liu accompany you to Changchun Palace."

Laifu was somewhat surprised. Yuwen Jing wasn’t rushing to see the empress?

Nevertheless, he dared not speculate further, promptly bowed his head to accept the command, and left without once daring to look directly at the emperor’s face.

Only after Laifu had left did Yuwen Zhe speak, "That Phoenix Robe is worth a fortune, elder brother. That woman’s palace gate must be sealed. She’s always been ruthless, and you remember she never blinks when killing. It’s extremely dangerous to leave her in the palace for long. I’ve experienced her martial arts myself; I fear there are few in the Royal Guard who could subdue her."

In front of the eunuch, Yuwen Zhe never interrupted Yuwen Jing, even though they were brothers from the same mother.

It was only after outsiders left that he would say such a thing.

Yuwen Zhe never considered himself a good person, but he couldn’t bring himself to like Ye Shaohua, who treated human life like dirt. She was overly cruel, and not to mention Ye Shaohua, the majority of the Ye Family were brutes, and there were rumors that General Ye had once eaten human flesh on the battlefield.

He was the nightmare of every child in the city. When children cried at night, their families would scare them with General Ye’s name.

Even without Qu Huashang, Ye Shaohua was not fit to be an empress.

"Alright," Yuwen Jing was silent for a moment, the look in Ye Shaohua’s eyes still spinning in his mind, but he eventually made up his mind, "Proceed as planned."

Seeing the emperor had not forgotten this, Yuwen Zhe breathed a sigh of relief.

With the main issue addressed, Yuwen Zhe was ready to leave. As he reached the main entrance, suddenly he remembered something.

He turned around, looking at Yuwen Jing with an extremely complex expression, "He’s back."

"He?" Yuwen Jing was puzzled for a moment before realizing whom Yuwen Zhe was talking about. He tensed up, "How do you know?"

"Before coming to the Imperial Study Room, I went to father’s place. I saw three incense sticks and a pot of wine. I asked the Royal Guards, and no one could have entered. Only one person in this world could come and go from the palace as if it were nothing," Yuwen Zhe said with self-mockery.

Yuwen Jing narrowed his eyes, "Don’t worry about him. He’s probably just like before, paying respects to the emperor and then leaving. He won’t stay here."

Yuwen Zhe knew as well; he was just notifying Yuwen Jing, they really had no way to deal with that man.

After finishing, he left the Imperial Study Room. On his way out of the palace, he casually inquired about the day’s events from a palace maid.

Yuwen Jing’s dispatch of the Imperial Physician to the Cold Palace caused quite a stir; basically, everyone had heard about it.

For the time being, no one in the palace dared to mistreat the residents of the Cold Palace.

Since the other party was King Rui, she didn’t have the courage to deceive him, and the matter was not a secret. She reported everything without omitting a single word and also mentioned the incident of Qu Huashang getting drenched with medicine.

Initially planning to return to his own palace, upon recalling Qu Huashang, he paused his steps, dismissed the palace maid, and headed in the direction of the Cold Palace.

The eunuchs knew of the close bond between Yuwen Zhe and the emperor, and Yuwen Zhe had a Yikuai allowing him to enter and leave the inner palace freely.

They didn’t say anything and simply stepped back.

When Yuwen Zhe came to find Ye Shaohua, she had already lain down on the bed, but she hadn’t yet slept. A lamp was placed beside the bed, and Shaohua had sent away her servant, Frostmoon, to rest.

In the candlelight, there was nothing of her usual sharpness that made it hard for others to look directly at her. The person leaning on the bed seemed to carry a languid air.

Without a trace of embarrassment for being in such a situation, Yuwen Zhe knew upon sight that Ye Shaohua’s temperament was out of the ordinary.

Even though she seemed so harmless, Yuwen Zhe wasn’t the least bit complacent. He wouldn’t be confused by her current appearance; this woman had no qualms about killing.

Yuwen Zhe entered directly through the window, grabbed Ye Shaohua by the neck with one hand, and stared at her with icy eyes, "Ye Shaohua, the empress is not as heartless and brutal as you. She is soft-natured, so please stay away from her when it’s not necessary. Otherwise... The emperor may be soft-hearted towards you, but I will not be."