The Great Emperor's aura surged, terrifying the old imperial doctors into trembling, and they hastily agreed in unison.
Mo Lian observed with cold eyes as they scurried away like headless flies.
He couldn't help but frown, then spoke indifferently, "Have someone gather all the palace maids and eunuchs in Yongren Palace here for a collective inspection."
If these old imperial doctors, who could barely walk steadily, were made to run back and forth, they'd probably lose half their lives.
"The Crown Princess has arrived."
Mo Lian's eyes lit up. Just as he was about to step towards the door, he was unexpectedly glared at by his father.
Crown Prince Mo disregarded the others and happily walked to the moon-shaped archway.
Soon, he returned with his little wife's hand in his, a smile on his face.
He whispered to her, "Qiao Qiao, a eunuch in Yongren Palace has mutated."
Qiao Mu blinked, curiously looking at the frantically howling eunuch.
She saw him with several ropes around his neck, being pulled fiercely in different directions by several people exerting all their might.
He was like a bird caught in a snare, no matter how much he flapped his wings, he couldn't escape their grip.
"How did he mutate?" This was truly hard to guard against.
It seemed that a portion of Heavenly Fate's forces had already infiltrated the Imperial Capital, but had never acted for many years.
So now, were they planning to make their move step by step?
"Wang Fu went to Cai Die Xuan on Changle Street today to buy Sacred Rice," an old nanny beside Empress Dowager Chen said, secretly glancing at Qiao Mu.
"He became like this after he came back."
The young couple simultaneously turned, their gazes cold as they looked at her.
The nanny's neck recoiled, feeling a chill run down her spine, and she couldn't help but shiver.
Empress Dowager Chen patted her hand, her gaze indifferently falling on the little Crown Princess. "Crown Princess, what do you have to say about this?"
"This Dowager heard that the Crown Princess was labeled as the source of disaster the moment she entered the capital. And every time she has acted since, it has been incredibly ruthless."
"Now, my Wang Fu went to your Cai Die Xuan, and came back looking like this. What do you have to say?" Empress Dowager Chen ignored the glares from the young couple, coldly speaking to Qiao Mu.
Mo Liusheng frowned, then said with a cold face, "Empress Dowager, some of the criticisms from the ignorant common folk on the streets are actually not credible."
Did they mean that if people said the Crown Princess was the source of disaster, she truly was?
Moreover, these rumors were originally fabricated by the Divine Hall's Saintess.
Now they also knew that the Divine Hall was a paw of Heavenly Fate, and their purpose for dealing with the Crown Princess was obvious.
"The Crown Princess has repeatedly opposed Heavenly Fate, becoming sworn enemies with them. There's no way she could be involved with Heavenly Fate, Empress Dowager, do not overthink it."
Empress Dowager Chen turned to look at the Great Emperor, sighing softly in her heart, thinking that the rumors were indeed true. The Great Emperor seemed to be gradually starting to protect the little Crown Princess out of consideration for the Crown Prince.
"The Divine Hall willingly became Heavenly Fate's paw, and now that it has been destroyed, the Heavenly Fate organization is naturally unwilling to accept it," Mo Liusheng said indifferently. "This incident today might just be a sinister plot by Heavenly Fate targeting the Crown Princess."
"Your Majesty, what about this Dowager's Baojia? What about Baojia's matter?" Empress Dowager Chen put on a heartbroken expression.