Su Yunmo was unwilling to listen, insisting on getting to the bottom of it.
Ye Jingyu held her and sat on a soft chair, instructing Ying Xiao to go to the General's mansion. At the same time, he casually handed a tangerine to the little dumpling: "Eat this."
Su Yunmo looked at the dumpling in her hand, blinking her eyes: "..."
Ye Jingyu patted her little head: "Eat more fruit to grow taller."
She threw the tangerine away and grabbed his collar, puffing out her cheeks, "Try looking down on me again, and I'll kill you?!"
Ye Jingyu chuckled and picked up another tangerine, peeling it: "When I came out of the study, he had just entered. I don't know the specifics."
Su Yunmo paused: "The Emperor knew when Luo Yun'e died that you were by his side? Didn't he say anything else to you?"
The smile in Ye Jingyu's eyes froze for a moment. He lowered his brows and broke off a segment of tangerine, putting it into her mouth.
Su Yunmo bit the tangerine without chewing.
Seeing her staring with a look of curiosity, Ye Jingyu shook his head helplessly and told her the conversation he had with Emperor Ye Yao.
Su Yunmo sighed.
Although the Emperor also bore responsibility for this matter, he couldn't be blamed entirely.
Since the Empress and Lin Ze'er had planned such a grand scheme, they wouldn't have let the Emperor notice anything amiss in minor matters. Naturally, everything was watertight.
Moreover, Luo Yin Feng must have been the mastermind behind this.
However, regardless of anything else, now that the truth was out, Consort Liang would have an easier time in the palace.
Su Yunmo chewed the tangerine, swaying her body back and forth: "Lin Ze'er's testimony will be delivered to His Majesty soon. Do you think your father will use this opportunity to get rid of Luo Yin Feng?"
Generally, ministers who were too powerful were suppressed by the Emperor, weren't they?
Luo Yin Feng was someone whose power far surpassed that of the Emperor.
A glint flashed in Ye Jingyu's eyes: "I'm afraid it won't be that easy."
There was a reason the Luo family had stood firm in the court for over fifty years.
Su Yunmo furrowed her brows: "That's true."
This matter was indeed not that simple.
The carriage soon arrived at the General's mansion. Ye Jingyu dropped her off and watched her enter before leaving.
It was already dusk. Luoluo had prepared the meal and was waiting for Su Yunmo's return.
Ziyuan was completely fine, but just in case, Su Yunmo still had her rest in bed for a few more days.
In the evening, Linlang and Luoluo took turns keeping watch.
Luoluo was on watch during the first half of the night.
Around midnight, there was movement in the courtyard.
Luoluo, lacking martial arts skills, was not sensitive to subtle movements.
Su Yunmo, lying in bed, was the first to wake up.
A figure was reflected outside the door, hunched over. It looked like a woman.
Su Yunmo narrowed her eyes and remained still.
The person tentatively tried to open the door. It was bolted from the inside, so the person couldn't open it.
She then went around the door to the window, pushed it open a crack, and climbed through the window into the room.
Perhaps because the snow outside hadn't completely melted, she slipped and tumbled through the window, landing on the ground with a grunt.
"Oof~" She clutched her waist and softly cried out, "Oh my heavens."
Su Yunmo's lips twitched.
Were all flower thieves so useless nowadays?
Luoluo, sleeping by the door, stirred groggily at the sound, but only half-woke before falling back asleep.
The woman seemed startled and covered her mouth with both hands, daring not to make a sound. After Luoluo fell into a deep sleep again, she crawled towards the bed on her knees.
Su Yunmo closed her eyes and pretended to be asleep.
Until her hand lifted the little dumpling's quilt.
Su Yunmo suddenly sat up, grabbed her wrist, and with a flick of her wrist, threw her out.
*Bang!*
This time, she landed with a solid thud.
"What happened? What happened?" Luoluo was startled and quickly lit a lamp.
Hearing the commotion, Linlang also rushed in from outside.
In the dim light, she only saw an extra person in the room and instinctively rushed forward, grabbing the person on the ground and beating her soundly.
The person screamed, covering her head with both hands: "Don't hit, don't hit, it's me! Momo, it's me!"
Luoluo lit the candle, and the room became a little brighter.
Only then did everyone clearly see the face of the person who had sneaked in, now slightly swollen from the beating.
Linlang was also startled: "County Princess?"
Ye Ningyuan sat on the ground, her hair disheveled, still holding her head with both hands. She nodded aggrievedly: "You should look clearly before hitting!"
And couldn't you hit me without such force?
They were too brutal.
"It's your own fault. Sneaking into the General's mansion late at night, what is this supposed to be?" Su Yunmo sat up and wrapped the quilt around herself.
Ye Ningyuan felt wronged, so wronged that she was about to cry.
"You still say that! You threw me to the authorities, and my father lost face when he came to pick me up. As a result, he took his anger out on me. I couldn't stand his abuse, so I came to seek refuge with you."
Linlang frowned, not entirely believing her words: "Then why didn't the County Princess come during the day? Why come at this specific time?"
She always felt that this County Princess was not simple.
Ye Ningyuan glared at her: "Do you think I could have gotten out during the day? You're making things difficult for me!"
Linlang: "..."
It made sense.
"I don't care anymore. You hit me just now. If you don't let me sleep here, I won't leave!" Ye Ningyuan plopped back down on the ground, then lay down, flailing her limbs desperately.
The three of them exchanged glances, their mouths twitching.
Honestly, it was fortunate that Ye Ningyuan was only a county princess. If she were a princess, she would have disgraced the royal family no matter how thick their skin.
Su Yunmo found her noisy and waved her hand impatiently: "Linlang, tie her up with rope and hang her outside the Yunyi Prince's mansion."
Linlang stepped forward.
Ye Ningyuan immediately panicked, struggling desperately to dodge Linlang. In two or three steps, she rushed towards the bed and, with a leap, 'bang' she pounced on the little dumpling on the bed.
The little dumpling's face was pressed against her chest.
Although Ye Ningyuan was not old, she had developed early.
The little dumpling was pressed by her soft mounds, her head buzzing: "Ye Ningyuan!"
If she had known she would be so troublesome, she should have killed her with a single blow that day!
"Momo, you're so heartless! I'm your savior. Now that I'm in trouble and have come to seek refuge with you, you won't accept me? You're too much, boohoo..."
No matter what, she was going to sleep at Momo's place today, and no one could drag her away!
She was just going to cling to her!
"Little Master!" Linlang, seeing her mistress about to be crushed, quickly came to pull her.
But Ye Ningyuan's strength was immense. She held the little dumpling tightly in her arms like a bolster.
Linlang pulled Ye Ningyuan off the bed, and Su Yunmo also fell off the bed. Linlang dared not move them further.
Ye Ningyuan was still shouting and acting spoiled.
It was like a toad croaking by your pillow on a quiet night.
Su Yunmo finally couldn't stand her any longer and covered her ears: "Stop making noise, or I'll cut out your tongue!"
Given the previous incident, Ye Ningyuan knew she was capable of such a thing and immediately fell silent.
She closed her mouth, but still looked at Su Yunmo with pleading eyes, appearing very pitiful.