Qingtao had just left, and Xuemei hurriedly closed the door with a worried expression before walking towards the bed.
"My lady, we just entered the Prince Manor, why did you send Mrs. Zhang away? What if the prince blames..."
As Xuemei spoke, her expression became more worried. She remembered at Lin Mansion, the lady had sent Mrs. Wu to a remote estate, and as a result, was scolded by her lord for an hour before finally having to bring her back.
Facing Xuemei's question, Lin Jiaojiao didn't want to explain too much as she was really tired.
After lying down, she lazily replied, "You know what happened with Mrs. Zhang, sending her away is a good thing."
She remembered back at Lin Mansion, she'd heard about this from several maids and had laughed at Yan Sihan along with them.
Xuemei tucked in the blanket while recalling her lady's words, suddenly realizing the truth.
She giggled, "This servant actually forgot about it. My lady's action may even win the prince's favor."
Lin Jiaojiao gave a faint smile, somewhat forced due to fatigue, facing Xuemei she said, "Turn off the lights."
In her past life, Xuemei had always hoped that she and Yan Sihan could live together harmoniously. After all, she had never told anyone about what Lin Zhengyang had told her.
Sending Mrs. Zhang away this time was to make an example, so that other women in the mansion would behave themselves.
After all, Mrs. Zhang was not an important person, and she had been taking medicines for her health. Even if the Regent's mother wanted to blame her, there was no reason.
Until she had a foolproof plan, she couldn't touch the other women. If she sent them all away one by one, the Regent's mother would definitely be suspicious.
The next batch of spies wouldn't be known how they were sent to Prince Manor.
Instead of finding them out one by one, it's better to keep the people on the surface.
As for the remaining three women, there was no need to worry about Zhao Shuang Er; she was just a delicate lady. However, Maid Wang, who stayed by her side, was not to be underestimated.
Lady Li was sent here for her beauty and had no other talents, whereas Mrs. Yang wasn't a simple beauty. She was carefully trained by the Regent's mother, appearing weak on the surface, but was no less than a well-trained assassin.
Their intentions for sending these two women over were crystal clear.
However, Yan Sihan had never been a man obsessed with women's charms, so the beauties sent by the Regent's mother would not work.
The more she thought about it, the sleepier she got, falling into a deep sleep eventually.
...
5:45 AM.
Minghua Pavilion.
The residence of Regent King Yan Sihan.
At this moment, the sky was not yet bright, and a guard dressed in black, Ye Ming, entered the brightly lit courtyard with a stern face.
He asked the two maids standing in the courtyard, "Where is the prince?"
The two maids bowed, and one of them respectfully replied, "Prince is in the study."
Ye Ming stopped at the door of the study, knocked gently three times, and called out, "Prince."
Soon, a voice came from inside the study: "Come in."
With permission, Ye Ming gently pushed the door open, walked in, and saluted Yan Sihan who was sitting behind the desk, showing great respect.
Under the flickering light, the study's decoration was exquisite and elegant without losing its simplicity. Every item was valuable.
The shelves behind him were filled with large and small scrolls and famous paintings.
Spacious but not empty, full but not crowded.
Behind the red sandalwood desk, Yan Sihan was writing something with a pen in hand, a golden ink-stone hairpin tied high on his head, wearing a magnificent dignified dark-pattern round-collar robe.
After Ye Ming entered, he stopped writing for a moment and placed the ink-stained purple brush on Qing Ru Brush Mountain.
As he looked up, his deep pupils were like three feet of cold ice, causing people to shudder at the sight.
"How did it go?" A very pleasant voice, with clean and slightly deep intonation, exuding a hint of coldness.
Ye Ming bowed his head and respectfully replied, "According to the Prince, there was indeed an ambush ten miles outside the city. This subordinate has led people to eliminate them all."
This outcome was not surprising.
"Hmm, inform them all, we will leave in half an hour."
"Yes, Prince." Ye Ming had just walked out of the study when he ran into Qingtao. The two greeted each other and went on their separate errands.
At this moment, Qingtao knocked on the study door, "Prince, it's your servant Qingtao."
After entering the study, Qingtao respectfully saluted and reported, "Last night, Princess had me send Mrs. Zhang away overnight."
"Mrs. Zhang?" Yan Sihan frowned, perhaps because he had never heard of this person before.
Seeing this, Qingtao quickly explained, "Prince, Mrs. Zhang was sent by the Regent's mother two years ago."
"The affairs of the inner courtyard are all determined by the princess. There is no need to report to me in the future."