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Xu Xun shook his head, "The Dark Night Gate hasn't gathered any information. Could the Empress's disappearance really have nothing to do with the Empress Dowager?"
"Those assassins struck with lethal intent; they clearly wanted me dead! When they realized they couldn't kill me, they abducted Consort Yun! This isn't the first time Ling Wan Yue has done something like this!" Tian Fei Yao's face showed deep exhaustion after a day and night without sleep.
At that moment, a figure dressed in black floated in from somewhere.
"Reporting to the Lord, there is news about Consort Yun!"
The subordinate from the Dark Night Gate relayed everything he had learned today to Tian Fei Yao. The woman in the painting from the Drunken Red Building looked almost identical to Consort Yun.
Tian Fei Yao instantly perked up. He turned to Xu Xun, "Prepare to leave the palace!"
Xu Xun showed a troubled expression. "Your Majesty, it is already late at night. Moreover, the news has yet to be confirmed. The officials have not convened for court today and are already expressing discontent! It would be better to wait until we confirm that woman is Consort Yun before leaving the palace."
Tian Fei Yao lowered his head in thought. "Have Qingyun and Qinglong find out whether it is indeed Consort Yun, and report back immediately with any news."
The subordinate clasped his fists and withdrew.
Xu Xun smiled. The Emperor had become increasingly unlike himself for Consort Yun. Sometimes, he truly wished Consort Yun could leave the Emperor forever; he even secretly hoped that the girl they found was not Consort Yun!
"Your Majesty, you should rest! You still have court tomorrow morning!" he said with a caring smile.
Tian Fei Yao nodded and slowly walked towards the Di Xing Hall.
A bright moon hung high in the sky, but his mood did not improve at all due to the beautiful moonlight. He vaguely felt certain that the woman was indeed Yun'er.
But who exactly was behind this? Putting so much effort into capturing Yun'er only to sell her off?
A flash of insight crossed his eyes as he suddenly stopped in his tracks. "Go to Ting Xue Tower!"
How could he forget? There was still one person worth suspecting!
Xu Xun shuddered slightly. "Yes, Your Majesty!"
Inside Ting Xue Tower, a sound of porcelain shattering came from within the bedroom. The palace maid on night watch rushed to the door anxiously. "Does the Empress need anything?" Ever since Eunuch died, the Empress's temper had become particularly strange; she often cried alone in her room or broke things, making the servants even more cautious.
"Get out! All of you, get out!" A frantic scream echoed from inside the room, causing the servants to hurriedly cover their heads and flee.
Hua Fei slumped despondently in the room, her cheeks stained with tears. One side of her face was even slightly swollen. The cold words of the person who had just left still lingered in her ears.
" Eunuch Ronghua, if you dare to act recklessly again and do not follow my orders, next time I will make your life worse than death. You want revenge? Go seek it in hell!"
"Consort Yun is indeed a stunning beauty; I have taken a liking to her! You must understand your position; you will never have the right to interfere in my matters!"
The cruel words echoed repeatedly as she painfully closed her eyes. Perhaps from the very beginning, she should not have agreed to join his camp. In the end, she lost her only family member and even lost her own heart.
"What should I do? Heaven, please teach me what to do?" She finally could not bear it any longer and cried out in despair.
"What has happened to my beloved consort that requires the help of heaven?" A cold voice drifted in from the doorway. The voice was soft but carried a regal authority that sent chills down one's spine.
Hua Fei trembled and hurriedly wiped away her tears, awkwardly saying, "Your Majesty has arrived; why did you not inform me?"
"Are you blaming me?" Tian Feiyao's lips curled into a barely perceptible smile. "Losing your only family member is indeed sorrowful! I wonder how much you must hate Consort Yun? Do you hate me?"
Hua Fei was taken aback. "I would not dare!"
"Whether you truly do not dare or merely pretend not to dare, only Hua Fei knows!" Tian Feiyao glanced at her sideways, his cold gaze like frost.
"If Your Majesty believes it, so be it; if not, then so be it as well. Eunuch Rongsheng is my younger brother. I only brought him into the palace because he was my only family member, wanting us to look after each other. What happened later was due to his own mistakes! Even though he is my brother, now I am Your Majesty's woman. The husband is above all; how could I possibly blame Your Majesty? Moreover, the woman I have resented from the beginning is only Taohua. Has she not already died? What does this have to do with Consort Yun?" Hua Fei spoke earnestly, her charming face glowing under the candlelight with righteousness that made one hesitant to look directly at her.
What a clever woman!
A smile finally spread across Tian Feiyao's face. "My beloved consort should rest early! I will come to see you again tomorrow!" After saying this, he gazed deeply at her before turning to leave.
"I humbly send off Your Majesty!" Hua Fei bowed, but her previously relaxed brows furrowed once more.
In the night, Tian Feiyao walked hurriedly. He coldly instructed Xu Xun, who followed behind him, "Investigate all of Hua Fei's background—how she entered the palace and what she did before coming here. I want to know everything!"
"Yes, Your Majesty!" Xu Xun respectfully nodded.
A glint of sharpness flashed in Tian Feiyao's deep eyes. He had not expected that this harem, besides the Ling Clan sisters, also concealed a poisonous scorpion ready to strike at any moment!
At the Drunken Flower Pavilion, someone smiled while calculating the earnings of recent days and instructed Gu Yuniang, "Close the doors early tonight for tomorrow's courtesan competition promotion. Get some rest; you'll look better tomorrow!"
"Got it, you should hurry and leave, I'm going to sleep!" Gu Yuniang impatiently pushed her out the door and then slammed it shut.
She let out a soft sigh and turned around, startled to see a figure in black calmly sitting in a chair, staring at her without blinking.
"Who are you? When did you come in?" Gu Yuniang steadied herself and coldly looked at the person.
The figure in black slowly removed their headscarf, revealing a head of dark hair and a charming face.
"Hua Fei! I should have guessed it was you!" Gu Yuniang chuckled in disbelief. Well, who else could it be but someone with whom she had deep-seated enmity?
"I heard you've lost your memory? You only remember the Emperor and don't recognize anyone else! It seems like you're just pretending!" Hua Fei said with a cold smile, standing up and casually sizing up Gu Yuniang.
"How did you find out about my amnesia?" Gu Yuniang asked nervously, realizing that Tian Feiyao shouldn't have let news of her memory loss leak out.
Unless she had planted spies in her palace.
"There can be no secrets within the Harem! I should be asking you what exactly you want to do. Or rather, let me ask this: what is your connection with the Emperor? Why did he treat you that way before? That time when I, along with Empress Li and others, went to the Imperial Prosperity Hall, you were the one hiding behind the curtain, weren't you?" Hua Fei's eyes sparkled with amusement, her demeanor exuding an uncharacteristic charm—more straightforward and less coy than usual, making her seem like a different person altogether.
If Gu Yuniang hadn't already known that Hua Fei was not simple, she would surely find it hard to believe that this was the same Hua Fei who was usually so aloof in the Harem.
"Hua Fei, I know you hate me! But after I finish this matter, you can do whatever you want with me—kill or torture me as you please. But before that, could you please spare me?" Gu Yuniang felt utterly exhausted at this moment, drained of all energy.
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