Reborn: Femme Fatale First Daughter (PART 2)

Chapter 559-560

Chapter 559 Whose Hand Was It in the Harem?

He Yufen left the capital hurriedly in the evening. She passed off herself as a maidservant and mingled with Mo Xuetong’s maidservants. She followed Mo Xuetong out of the King Xuan’s Manor and went into an embroidery shed, and then got on a blue carriage which had been prepared at the back door. She left escorted by an old maid and a coachman.

Mo Xuetong sat on the upstairs of the embroidery shed and watched the carriage leave. With some faint ripples in her limpid eyes, she felt that there were secrets in the remote He family. However, the things and people were too far away from her. Even if she sent people there, some things still remained mysterious. It had been so long that Mo Xuetong was unable to detect any clues immediately.

He Yufen was the best person Mo Xuetong could think of. Compared to He Yuxiu, He Yufen was obviously more patient and intelligent. However, she was not strong enough, and was more afraid of death. When a pill was put on her body and she felt the unbearable pain when the poison took effect, she became very obedient.

Furthermore, Mo Xuetong also promised that after the thing was over, she would detoxify He Yufen’s body and give her a certain sum of money to let her live. It would be better than anything else. Mo Xuetong believed that He Yufen would understand it thoroughly and do all she would to help Mo Xuetong to investigate the affairs about the He family. Mo Xuetong even looked expectantly at He Yufen’s carriage disappearing into the crowd.

Mo Lan put down the tea in her hands, stood behind Mo Xuetong to take a look, and asked with some uncertainty, “My Lady, shall we send a few more people?”

“There’s no need. The persons who follow He Yufen are given by His Highness, and they bring my antidote. He Yufen will not listen unless she doesn’t want to live.” Mo Xuetong looked away from the window and said lightly, “Has He Yuxiu been found?”

“Mo Ye has sent word that He Yuxiu had no place to go, so she once came to the back door of the manor, but was driven away. Later, she disappeared for a period of time. She is in the Huaman House. It’s said, it’s said that…” Mo Lan’s face turned red. As an unmarried girl, it was improper for her to speak of such a place.

Mo Xuetong understood immediately and waved her hand to gesture Mo Lan to stop. He Yuxiu had no alternative. According to her character, she would definitely take this way. Besides, she came from the brothel when she was young, so she didn’t think the brothel inappropriate. Both the Yu family and the Lian family were looking for her now. She did not have money nor way. This was her only chance.

It was good. With He Yuxiu’s existence, Lian An and Madam Lian would be hard to feel reassured.

She lowered her eyes slightly to hide the coldness in them. She had just received a report that Consort Zhao in the palace acted unexpectedly dutifully and even requested to cultivate her heart and pray with the Empress. Although the Emperor rejected Consort Zhao, the control over the Mingyue Palace was not as strict as it was a few days ago. Consort Zhao’s move of retreating in order to advance was absolutely remarkable.

But whom did the outstretched hand belong to?

If the Empress did it alone, the Emperor would be moved, but it would have little effect. However, Consort Zhao was different. She resembled Consort Xian so much that she had been favored by the Emperor. Although the things in the palace seemed to have something to do with her, as long as she was ruthless enough to push all the blame to Lian An, she could completely get away.

From the matter that Lian An’s rank had been downgraded by three levels on that day, Consort Zhao was rather heartless. But there was one thing that Mo Xuetong could not figure out—since the Empress was in the Tianfeng Palace while Consort Zhao in the Mingyue Palace, how could they echo each other at a distance if no one helped them to inform each other?