Immediately afterwards, there was an imperial edict to demote Anling Nie Yang. After all, he was a father and son. He was spared his life, his title was reduced, he was demoted to a commoner, and he was imprisoned for life.
Even Yi Qiushui, who had been buried in peace, was demoted. He was deposed as a son for murdering the princess.
The monk who murdered Ye Yiran confessed, but after all, he was not the emperor's son, and no one would show mercy to him. He was dragged out and executed with a cane!
Ye Yiran exposed the queen for his merits and received many rewards. Together with Ye Mansion, King Jing and Ye Muxi, they all returned with great rewards.
Afterwards, the emperor asked Ye Yiran to stay in the palace for a while on the grounds that she was frightened. King Xiang understood that the emperor did this for the sake of the emperor's concubine.
Ye Yiran wanted to sleep in, but the Queen Mother sent someone to summon her to Yong'an Palace early the next morning.
Ye Yiran only met the Queen Mother once, during those birthday banquets. The Queen Mother rarely received anyone, and even the Emperor had to see her mood if he wanted to see her.
Along the way, Ye Yiran wondered in her mind what the Queen Mother would do if she came to see her.
When I looked at the Queen Mother up close, I realized that she was actually not old, and she looked quite energetic.
The Queen Mother stood under the tree and looked at her with a smile.
"You are Princess Xiang"
Ye Yiran hummed and said nothing more.
There was no one around, so the Queen Mother grabbed Ye Yiran's hand and checked her pulse.
"You neither know martial arts nor are you a cultivator. If the Aijia can't feel the spiritual energy in you, how can you come from the spiritual beings in the cultivating world?"
Ye Yiran remained silent and looked at the Queen Mother coldly.
The Queen Mother's strength was beyond Ye Yiran's expectation, and she snatched away Ye Yiran's golden hairpin.
He sneered and said: "It's a bit funny that someone who is not from the spiritual world can tame spiritual creatures from the spiritual world."
Ye Yiran took it seriously now. This Queen Mother is not someone to be taken lightly and should not be taken lightly.
"I don't want to hide anything. If you have anything to ask, just ask."
The Queen Mother returned the hairpin to her, turned her back and said, "Except for the close confidants of the Ai family, no one knows that there is a rare spirit fox in this palace."
Ling Huan Fox, is that right?
Ye Yiran opened his mouth in surprise, no, the Queen Mother hid it so well that even the Emperor didn't know about it?
"I'm not your confidant, aren't you afraid that I will tell you?"
"If you dare to say this, the Ai family will also let people know that you just hope that Yi Qiushui's murderer is there, and that you were the one who killed those masked people outside Ye Mansion!"
Ye Yiran suddenly smiled. This old lady was quite interesting. She liked it.
"Yes, I killed them, so what? If they didn't have murderous intentions towards me, how could I have touched them?"