Rumors have been circulating that the Prince of Fei has a fondness for men, and is infatuated with male beauty all day long, without learning or skills. Although Chulian knew that Xie Yang's true nature would not be like this, but in an instant when she entered the study, Chulian was still shocked.

  On the wall at the entrance, there were two paintings, depicting a scene of two men playing the guqin and singing. On the tall, luxurious purple sandalwood bookshelf, only some miscellaneous books were placed. Although Chu Lian had calmed down a lot since her rebirth, when her eyes met the two paintings on the wall, she still blushed.

  Xu Yang turned around and after seeing Chu Lian Ruo's reaction, a slightly awkward expression appeared on his face.

  His face sank quickly, and he stared at Chu Lianruo with a piercing gaze: "Where did you go today?"

  Chu Lian raised her head, and there was no evasiveness in her eyes: "I went to the palace to see my sister, Quan Gui Ren."

  Upon hearing the two words "palace", Xi Yang's eyes sank, and he pondered for a moment, seemingly hesitant. However, Xi Yang couldn't help but speak up: "Why do you want to help me ascend to a high position? You're just a woman, how dare you say such things?"

  Chu Lian'er looked at Xie Yang and suddenly revealed a desolate smile on her face: "Does the king know about the former empress?"

  Xu Yang was taken aback, although he didn't know why Chu Lian suddenly mentioned the former empress, but the deep desolation on her face made him tremble in his heart. It seemed that at that moment, the woman in front of him was the real one, so real that it was heartbreaking.

  Xu Yang paused for a moment before answering: "The former Empress was demoted and later died in the Cold Palace after being accused of harming Yu Fei's unborn child due to her jealousy over imperial favor."

  Upon hearing Xuyang's words, Chu Lian's smile grew even more radiant, and as she smiled, the corners of her eyes even shone with a hint of tears.

  "Absurd." Chu Lian lightly opened her red lips and coldly spat out two words. "The Empress Qin was originally the eldest daughter of a general's family, and even before Xi Rong became emperor, he had married her into the royal family to utilize the power of the generals. Later, after Xi Rong ascended to the throne, there was an imperial edict that as long as Qin Zhaoyin did not do anything against the virtues of a woman, the empress would certainly not be replaced. Since she is forever the empress, why would Qin Zhaoyin have any reason to be jealous and make such a move?"

  Xu Yang was taken aback, and the woman in front of him actually called out the emperor's name. However, the sorrowful look in her eyes made him unbearable to retort, could it be that she had been helping him seize the throne all along, and it had something to do with the previous empress?

  "Moreover, even if the General's residence was destroyed, Empress Qin had already lost her reliance. Shi Yuyin, who had been sent to live with the Qin family, was even more hopeless. Why would someone who was originally the empress go to such great lengths to harm a concubine whose status was destined to be below hers? People these days are truly foolish and laughable." The last few words were almost spoken with a smile by Chu Lian, but as she smiled, sparkling tears fell from her temples.

  Zhu Lian's words made Xū Yáng even more astonished. The affairs of the imperial city and the harem, this woman from a distant place like Qīn State actually knew so clearly. Moreover, what she just said was indeed reasonable and in line with emotions. The former Empress Qin was indeed a virtuous woman, and the current Concubine Yu was also recommended by her to the Emperor. Later, doing such poisonous things really made people puzzled. Could it be that the death of the former empress actually had hidden mysteries?

  In the narrow and long phoenix eyes, black thick fog surged. If Chu Lian was indeed not simple, his undercover investigation had already found out that the fourth daughter of the Xunzhou government was timid and weak, hiding in the inner chamber. But the woman in front of him knew so much.