But before that, she had to get to the bottom of where all this had come from!
"The Prince knew there was a problem with the manor's accounts. Did he make any preparations?" Liu Wan asked.
"Well..." Jing Wu hesitated. "Perhaps we should wait for Jing Er to explain it to you."
It was not that he dared not tell her.
He was afraid his limited brains would keep him from explaining it clearly.
Before long, Jing Er hurried back through the doorway. The first words out of his mouth were,
"Princess Consort, someone has come from the palace with an urgent summons for the Prince!"
Liu Wan set down the ledger. "Did they say what happened?"
"The secret letter said the Empress Dowager has identified the high-ranking Imperial Court official who harmed Consort Xian and framed the Empress!"
"Apparently, that official not only had contact with an East Lin spy, but also..."
"But also what?" Liu Wan asked.
"Was also connected to Princess Ximing!"
"The letter gave no further details!" Jing Er replied.
Liu Wan's heart leaped into her throat. Her hands trembled as she asked, "Has the Prince returned?"
"As luck would have it, the Prince had just brought Princess Ximing back to the Prince's Manor when the secret letter arrived. He rushed into the palace, but before leaving, he told me to inform you that this has nothing to do with Minister Liu. You need not worry!"
Jing Er relayed Xia Siheng's words exactly.
Although he did not know how the Prince knew this matter had nothing to do with Minister Liu.
But if the Prince said so, then it certainly had nothing to do with him!
Only then did Liu Wan breathe a sigh of relief. If it involved her daughter, the new law her daughter