"What does Your Majesty think?" Empress Dowager Chen asked blandly.
The Emperor glanced at Empress Dowager Chen, then instinctively looked at his son.
Seeing that his son's face was calm, seemingly without any excess emotion, the Emperor cleared his throat, about to speak.
Then he heard the little emotionless girl beside him coldly say, "It's not impossible to hand it over to the Dali Temple for investigation. But as you two know, it's no exaggeration to say that my Cai Die Xuan earns a fortune daily."
"Investigation is one thing."
"But if it delays Cai Die Xuan's business, the imperial court must compensate me!"
The Emperor's eyelid inexplicably twitched.
Now, whenever he heard the word "compensation," his scalp would tingle for no reason.
Jianping's compensation had inexplicably implicated him, making him bleed money for no reason. This time, it had absolutely nothing to do with him, and if he still had to pay the compensation, wouldn't that be incredibly bad luck?
"Then let the Dali Temple investigate, while the Crown Prince supervises from the side," the Emperor said, not feeling like he was being cowardly at all...
Empress Dowager Chen frowned. If the Crown Prince supervised from the side, would the Dali Temple personnel still dare to properly interrogate the people of Cai Die Xuan?
Just as she was about to express her dissatisfaction, she heard the Emperor declare righteously, "Let's do that."
"Empress Dowager has been busy for most of the day, so you must be very tired. Get some rest early." Mo Liusheng turned to look at the continuously roaring eunuch, moved his hand, and unleashed a powerful surge of energy that directly pierced the back of the creature's head.
Boom. The eunuch immediately fell to the ground, motionless.
Empress Dowager Chen was startled. With a tight-lipped, grim expression, she said, "Your Majesty killed him now; won't there be no witness left then?"
Mo Liusheng frowned. "This eunuch has already transformed and will gradually lose consciousness completely. There's no use keeping him."
"But he hasn't completely lost his humanity yet, has he?" Empress Dowager Chen felt a surge of anger.
"Guards!" Mo Liusheng decisively ordered, "Drag him out and burn him. Remember to be careful."
"Yes!" Several of the Emperor's personal guards immediately bowed and, without another word, dragged the eunuch out.
Although Empress Dowager Chen was furious, she couldn't stop them.
Besides, this eunuch had indeed mutated, and keeping him in Yongren Palace would only be a disaster.
Even so, seeing the Emperor protecting the Crown Princess in every way, she felt a little uncomfortable.
Her family's Baojia hadn't returned from the secret realm this time. According to Gu Yixuan and others who were with her, the death of Miss Zhongli's second daughter also seemed to be related to the little Crown Princess.
She wondered if Baojia's situation was also related to this ruthless little girl.
Thinking of this, Empress Dowager Chen's eyes became exceptionally sharp, sweeping coldly over Lord Qiaoqiao.
The latter tilted her small head and glared back, tugging at her husband's finger.
Mo Lian followed her, stepping to leave, and said faintly, "Father, it's getting late. We still need to go to Cai Die Xuan tomorrow morning to investigate the whole matter. We will take our leave now."
Empress Dowager Chen couldn't help but say angrily, "Stop right there for me!"
This old woman had been paying close attention to the young couple; how could she not have seen the little Crown Princess's finger-hooking gesture?
The dignified Crown Prince, running off just because his little wife hooked her finger at him – what kind of decorum was that!
"The Crown Prince and Crown Princess have probably been back in the capital for several months now, haven't they?" Empress Dowager Chen's voice was very cold.