Chapter 468: Chapter 466: The Truth About the Old Case from Ten Years Ago_1
 

“Shadow Eight, Shadow Nine.”

Lin Qingluo decided not to waste her breath with Xue Ji and called out for her shadow guards.

“Your subordinates are here, what are your orders, miss?”

The two shadow guards had been on guard outside the courtyard, taken aback by the whole affair. Once summoned, they immediately emerged from the shadows and knelt on one knee.

Lin Qingluo gave a deep command: “Keep an eye on her. After tonight, I don’t want to see her again.”

“Yes.”

The two shadow guards obediently accepted the order.

Lin Qingluo nodded in satisfaction and telepathically instructed Little Kingfisher: “Yin’er, you too keep an eye on her. Don’t let her disturb my father.”

“Sure thing.”

Little Kingfisher agreed with enthusiasm: “With me here, she can’t stir up any trouble. She’ll have to scram.”

“You’ve worked hard.”

Lin Qingluo felt a weight lifted off her chest, exhaling deeply.

The ten-year-old case was finally clear, revealing the truth.

**

After one concubine left the Duke of Zhen’s residence, it was as if a small stone had been thrown into a calm lake, causing tiny ripples, but quickly returning to calm.

When Lin Xiaoyang learned that Xue Ji had left, he visibly froze, falling silent for a moment. He took a deep breath of relief and did not send anyone to search for her.

The remaining concubines, having been neglected for a while, were shocked and distressed to hear that Xue Ji had left the Duke of Zhen’s residence. They feared becoming involved and began to behave more cautiously, no longer as arrogant as before.

With the annoying concubine gone, Ye Xue’e felt relieved and her complexion improved greatly. The tenderness in her eyes revealed a touch of girlish charm.

Lin Xiaoyang began to spend more time in the Quiet Elegance Residence, and the couple started getting along harmoniously.

Lin Jinyu and Lin Qingluo, both siblings, were overjoyed at the improvement in their parents’ relationship.

In their spare time, they took advantage of various opportunities to create more time for their parents to enjoy their rare peace.

**

Lady Feng’s health gradually improved under Lin Qingluo’s careful care.

On the sixth day of the first lunar month, during the quiet New Year period without interruptions, Lin Qingluo performed a surgery on her using Spiritual Power and successfully removed the hardened lump from her lungs.

Lady Feng recovered well after the surgery, and woke up the next day without any complications.

The moment Lady Feng opened her eyes, Feng Liu and Feng Yi cried tears of joy. The siblings knelt down together in gratitude for the divine doctor’s great kindness.

Of course, Lin Qingluo wouldn’t accept their salutation and gestured with her right hand, levitating them up with a gentle spiritual power.

From that moment, Feng Yi no longer harbored any prejudice against the young girl. He secretly made up his mind to stay and accompany Wang Meng and Shitou for a long time.

**

On the eighth day of the Lunar New Year, the Little Prince, as promised, invited his four little friends to the palace to play.

Maodou, Heidou, Sister Wan, and Niuniu were all very excited.

They rode in the Noble Lord’s exclusive luxury carriage into the palace and blissfully enjoyed the high-level treatment of being the stars of the show.

The four young friends had a blast, running and laughing wildly in the rear garden. The sound of their innocent laughter was also a great joy to the unstable Empress.

The Empress’s residual poison had been completely removed under the careful treatment of the Imperial Physician.

But the sequelae of her memory loss had not improved, but seemed to worsen.

Often, what she said in the morning would be forgotten by the afternoon.

The Imperial Physician was helpless, and the old ministers were deeply worried.

Some people pointed their fingers at the Noble Lord, believing that his intoxicating lifestyle and disregard for state affairs had confused the Empress, leading her to become forgetful.

The Empress forgot about state affairs, forgot about the loyalty of the old ministers, yet never forgot about her love for the Noble Lord.

The Noble Lord remained as indifferent as before, enjoying his extravagant life, and treating the ministers’ accusations as nothing.