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"In reply to the empress dowager, Pearl is indeed a maid by Yi Fei's side, and a personal maid at that. However, Pearl's master, Empress Yi, suffered an injustice and was escorted by the Saber Guard Camp into the heavenly prison. Pearl knew that her master, Imperial Concubine Yi, was unjustly accused, but she really didn't know who else could help her.

At this critical juncture, Pearl felt absolutely helpless and could only request permission from Imperial Concubine Yu Wen's wutong palace, where she had once befriended Empress Yi. Unexpectedly, after hearing the details from Pearl, Imperial Concubine Yu Wen chose to trust her as well. Pearl was very grateful to imperial concubine Yuwen.

Because Imperial Concubine Yi wouldn't be back for the time being, Pearl decided to move to Parasol Tree Palace in a few days. Firstly, she could wait for some time to show some caution, and secondly, Pearl could repay Imperial Concubine Yuwen for her deep friendship in rescuing Empress Yi.

In the past few days, through the efforts of imperial concubine Yuwen, they had indeed found some information that was beneficial to Empress Dowager Yi, but imperial concubine Yuwen didn't dare to trust the men of the Saber Guard Battalion carelessly, so she had Pearl bring Imperial Concubine Yuwen's letter over to pay her respects to the empress dowager, and then ask her majesty to make a decision. " Pearl thought for a moment before replying to the empress dowager in great detail.

"Hmm, I didn't expect that a mere palace maid like you would know that you shouldn't leave your master. It's truly rare. This one is very pleased with your loyalty to my master. As for the matter with Yi Fei, last time, Imperial Consort Yuwen had already come to This Dowager. My guess is that you should have known about this as well. She remembered that last time, Imperial Consort Yuwen told This Dowager that she believed that Yi Fei was innocent and that she had only been framed by others.

Although this was the first time I had met Imperial Consort Yuwen, I believed that Imperial Concubine Yuwen was not someone who would stand up for others. This Dowager also believed in the words of Imperial Consort Yuwen, but there was no substantial evidence. Even though This Dowager was the empress dowager of Xuanyuan Kingdom, she didn't dare to casually interfere in such matters.

For some reason, This Dowager and Imperial Concubine Yuwen's fates were fated to be together. Although this was related to the appearance of Imperial Concubine Yuwen and Dongfang Qing'er, This Dowager still liked Imperial Concubine Yuwen a lot. Oh right, pearl, you said that you had delivered a letter from imperial concubine Yuwen. Where is the letter now? The empress dowager suddenly remembered about the letter and asked about the pearl.

"In reply to the empress dowager, the letter written by imperial concubine Yuwen is in my hands." Hearing the empress dowager's question, Pearl took out a small roll of cloth from her sleeve and together with a simple and unadorned jade pendant, she showed it to the empress dowager. Then, Pearl retreated and continued to stand at the lower position of the empress dowager.

The empress dowager didn't show much of an expression when she saw the small piece of cloth. After all, the empress dowager was used to seeing great storms and great waves, so she rarely revealed any changes in her emotions. However, when the empress dowager saw the jade ornament that the pearl and the piece of cloth were handed over, her expression became visibly excited.

Pearl had been secretly observing the Empress Dowager's expression the entire time. When Pearl saw the change in her expression, she immediately became at ease.

"It seems like what the Empress said was correct. This jade pendant is indeed not an ordinary object." No wonder the empress dowager would reveal such obvious emotions when she saw this jade pendant. It seemed that the following matters would be much easier to deal with now. "Yes, I will definitely save esteemed wangfei." Pearl said in her heart.

When the empress dowager saw the jade pendant in her hand, her mood was undoubtedly agitated. He didn't expect that the empress dowager would see this jade pendant again so soon after. This jade pendant not only contained the history of the Yuwen Clan, but also the kinship between the empress dowager and her kin that was thicker than water.

The empress dowager was already old, this could not be changed. The older a person was, the easier it was for them to recall their past. The only person that the empress dowager still worried about was her brother, Yuwen Lingtian, who was still far away from the border. Perhaps in the last few days of the empress dowager's life, she wouldn't be able to meet her own brother, but the empress dowager couldn't stop herself from thinking about him.

Although the empress dowager and Yuwen Lingtian were not blood related siblings, their relationship far surpassed that of many siblings. When the empress dowager was bored, she would often think of her siblings playing together when they were young. Those scenes were still fresh in her mind, but the empress dowager was already old. There were many things that could no longer be recalled.

Thus, the last time the empress dowager saw Dongfang Ziqing bring that jade pendant to pay her respects, she was so excited that she subconsciously had a favorable impression of Dongfang Ziqing. In addition to Yuwen Yanran's almost identical appearance to Dongfang Ziqing, the empress dowager even bestowed her last command medallion to Dongfang Ziqing.

The empress dowager placed the jade pendant on her palm and caressed it many times before recalling that the pearl was still waiting for her to read Yuwen Yanran's letter. The empress dowager calmed herself down before opening the small piece of cloth offered by the pearl.

"Greetings to aunt, Your Majesty the empress dowager." I beg your forgiveness, Yanran did not personally come to pay my respects, Yanran really did not have the time to split up. Auntie, do you still remember the case where Yanran told Auntie about the murder of Chun Er? At that time, Yanran had told her aunt that Yanran believed that Yi Fei was wrongly accused and that the guard battalion also had an ambiguous attitude, as if they wanted to do harm to Yi Fei.

After a few days of investigation, Yanran had indeed discovered a lot of inside information about this incident. Not only did Yanran believe, she could also tell her aunt that Yi Fei was wronged. Yanran knew most of what had happened, but the murder of Chun Er, the beautiful lady, had been involved too much.

Yanran did not dare to speak carelessly. She could only hope that the empress dowager would believe what Yanran had said and rescue Yi Fei from the prison. Yi Fei was originally an innocent person, but now she had suffered injustice and suffering in the Celestial Prison. As for the details, it was hard for Yanran to explain them to him. If his aunt asked for the palace maid pearls, she would definitely believe it. Yanran paid her respects to her aunt. When Grand Concubine Yi's business was finished, Yanran and Yi Fei should've come to the Peace Palace to pay their respects to the empress dowager. "

The empress dowager quickly finished reading Dongfang Ziqing's letter. Actually, when the empress dowager saw this jade pendant, she already understood what Dongfang Ziqing meant. Dongfang Ziqing wouldn't have taken out the jade pendant if the empress dowager wasn't needed, because the meaning of the jade pendant was only known to Dongfang Ziqing and the empress dowager.

Although the empress dowager trusted Dongfang Ziqing more, as the empress dowager, she not only held prestige and power, but also held a greater responsibility. Therefore, the empress dowager still decided that she had to properly understand the cause and effect of the matter before deciding whether or not she should really choose to help Yi Feifei. Rashly trusting a person was not the style of the empress dowager. Older people usually liked to do things safely.

"Pearl, this is Imperial Consort Yuwen's handwritten letter. I've already read it. But I still don't know the whole story, Imperial Consort Yuwen said in her letter. If there's anything I don't understand, I can ask you, right? " The Empress Dowager said.

"Yes, Empress Dowager. Before Pearl came to the Palace, Imperial Concubine Yuwen had already told her about the murder of Chun'er. The empress dowager drooped her head to ask, but the pearl, Dingdang, spoke everything she knew. "Pearl only wanted to save the innocent and injured Imperial Concubine Yi. I hope the empress dowager will understand Pearl's painstaking efforts." Pearl replied.

"Mm, This Dowager believes in Imperial Concubine Yuwen's judgement. I can't mistake her for something else. I also believe that since Imperial Concubine Yuwen dares to say this, she must have grasped some important clues. However, this was a very important matter. If This Dowager didn't understand the inside story, she wouldn't have come to a conclusion so quickly. Even if This Dowager intervened in this matter, she still had to give an explanation to the Emperor and the people from the imperial harem.

Alright! Tell me first, why did Imperial Consort Yuwen decide that Yi Fei was innocent? This Dowager suspects that Imperial Concubine Yuwen wouldn't have done it simply because she believed in Imperial Concubine Yi. " The Empress Dowager said.