" You're suspicious of her? "
Sighing slightly, Ying Yue harbored a more assertive tone and said, " I don't know whether I should tell you this, but earlier, His Highness negatively reacted to Concubine Lucy Garden, the same way he did toward Concubine Ah Lam. " She paused. " I don't know what you think about this, but in my opinion, there must be a connection somehow. "
" With the mole inside the palace, you mean? "
" Yes. " Ying Yue nodded in assertion to Prince Li June's question.
" If you were to punish her, Your Majesty, that would alert the one higher than her in rank. " Ying Yue uttered as she glanced at the emperor for a moment before continuing. " We haven't gotten any clues for days and now that we finally have a lead, we wouldn't want to mess that up, would we? "
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The emperor could retort no further as his son stormed inside the study. Ying Yue was delighted to see the young prince, as were the emperor and the prince.
