Princess Consort Min approached the bed of Princess Consort Ji with a respectful demeanor. Princess Consort Ji gave her a deep glance, then looked at the few panicked, slightly disheveled ladies. No matter her dissatisfaction, she had to admit that when true events occurred, it was the most overlooked Official Wife who could withstand the situation.

"All of you return to your quarters. Without permission, you are not allowed to move freely. Restrain those in your own quarters. Whoever causes trouble for me at this time, regardless of your background, don’t blame me for showing no kindness," Princess Consort Ji coldly commanded the concubines and attendants.

Everyone felt a chill in their hearts. Usually, they thought Princess Consort Ji merely had the authority of an empty position, without any real menace. But now, watching her sternly scold, she possessed a certain natural majesty of an upper-class person.

"Consort Ji..." a concubine called out, unwilling to leave.

She believed that if anything serious occurred, staying beside Princess Consort Ji would be safest, for the guards of the mansion would undoubtedly protect this place first.

Her plan was good, but she hadn’t expected that when the mansion was raided, it wouldn’t matter where she stayed.

Princess Consort Ji meant what she said. Seeing the concubine intend to linger, she suddenly slapped the bed, angrily shouted: "Get out."

The concubine shrank her neck, immediately retreated, glimpsed the smirk of another concubine watching the show, her face flushed with embarrassment, glared harshly at her.

Sensing Princess Consort Ji wasn’t joking, the women withdrew.

The sleeping palace emptied. Princess Consort Ji regarded the ever-expressionless Princess Consort Min. Truth be told, she had never seen this woman truly happy since entering, as though her expression was fixed, causing displeasure.

No matter her displeasure, she had to rely on her now, as those others could not withstand the situation. 𝙛𝒓𝒆𝙚𝒘𝒆𝓫𝙣𝓸𝙫𝓮𝒍.𝒄𝒐𝓶

Princess Consort Ji took a deep breath and asked, "What is the current situation in the mansion, and where is the Prince?"

Princess Consort Min bowed and replied, "The Imperial Army has surrounded the entire Prince Mansion. Besides preventing entry and exit, they’ve made no other moves, nor entered the mansion."

Princess Consort Ji’s brows knitted. What was truly happening? This was the Prince Mansion, how could it be surrounded as if it were nothing?

At this moment, Princess Consort Ji longed to weep for the late emperor. Now that he was gone, she and her son only faced bullying from Empress Dowager Wang and her son.

"As for the Prince, he entered the palace the night of the encirclement and has yet to return. It’s unclear what the situation is."

Princess Consort Ji glared at her with disappointment, scolded: "Don’t know? Who is responsible for the encirclement? Why encircle the mansion? Can’t you bribe the steward to inquire? You pigheaded fool."

Princess Consort Min lowered her gaze, slightly moved her fingertips.

After a while, she said, "They claimed spies from the remnants of the Xia Family infiltrated."

What on earth?

Princess Consort Ji’s eyes widened, suddenly sat up on her knees, glared at her: "Which spies are you talking about?"

Princess Consort Min looked at her: "The remnants of the Xia Family, the lineage of the former Crown Prince Xia."

Princess Consort Ji’s heart nearly stopped: "Isn’t that you? This is purposely creating trouble, isn’t it? You were the one bestowed marriage by the Emperor to Ze’er, and now use this excuse to surround the Prince Mansion? Who are they fooling? I always said, you are bad luck, whoever marries you is doomed, indeed..."

Princess Consort Min intercepted her words, expressionless: "This is the official claim. In reality, the gift presented to the Emperor for his grand longevity celebration had an issue, leading to the encirclement incident."

Princess Consort Ji halted her curses, what?