I insist

Chapter 327: Evidence Emerges

"We can only believe that there will always be a way out, and we'll just have to take it one step at a time."

The old eunuch, walking slowly, turned to Yu Huailin as if remembering something and asked him.

“This road is difficult, so let’s take another one. Think carefully about whether there are any people you’ve forgotten when you were a child, and look for other evidence.”

Following the old eunuch's instructions, Yu Huailin began to recall the events that happened in the palace when he was very young.

It's been too long, and I was still young then, so my memories of many things are very vague.

However, in Yu Huailin's memory, the current emperor is not a bad person.

She has always loved herself dearly since childhood; otherwise, she wouldn't have spared her own life when she was trying to kill everyone else.

The more he thought about those people in his memory, the clearer they became, which caused Yu Huailin great pain, so he had no choice but to give up.

"Forget it, you go and inquire again. I'll also try to see if I can get any information from the Empress Dowager."

Speaking of being careful, the old eunuch had a plan in mind.

"Why not send Song Miqiu to get close to the Empress Dowager and get the evidence from her?"

"No way." This idea simply won't work.

Yu Huailin already felt extremely guilty. Because of his status, he couldn't provide Song Miqiu with proper protection, so how could he agree to let her take this risk?

“Song Miqiu is the best choice. The Empress Dowager has no suspicion of her at all, and she is also the person who moves freely in and out of the palace.”

"No, don't even think about it anymore. It's absolutely impossible for me to do it."

Yu Huailin was well aware that the Empress Dowager disliked Song Miqiu so much that she wished she could fabricate a crime to kill her.

It's already a great blessing that she's out of the palace and out of danger; how could we possibly let her go back into the palace?

Seeing Yu Huailin's strong opposition, the old eunuch had no choice but to give up.

But he was still unwilling to give up, always feeling that it was a good idea and that he could definitely get evidence from the Empress Dowager, so he kept this matter in mind.

Before long it was dark, and the eunuch hadn't had time to return to the palace, so he stayed tonight.

After dinner, the old eunuch lingered in the courtyard and did not return to his room.

He wanted to find an opportunity to get close to Song Miqiu's maid and use her to pass on information to Song Miqiu, believing that Song Miqiu would definitely not let Yu Huailin go unchecked.

Just as the old eunuch was about to approach the maid after she had finished tidying up the chores, he was told that the maid had been summoned away by Yu Huailin.

After waiting anxiously for a while, the maid finally passed by in the courtyard.

“You, it’s you, come here. I have something to say to your master.”

The maid pointed to her own nose, looking quite surprised.

"Didn't he just have a fight with my owner? Why is he calling me now?"

Even maids need to avoid suspicion; if the master sees this, he'll be furious.

So he pretended not to hear anything, picked up the basin, and left.

Seeing this, the old eunuch quickly followed. It was already very late at night, and if they missed this opportunity, they wouldn't have another chance until dawn.

Why are you walking so fast, child?

The maid stopped in her tracks when the old eunuch grabbed her arm.

Because of their different statuses, the maid spoke first, "Is there anything I can help you with?"

The old eunuch caught his breath. "Child, come here?"

The maid was getting impatient. Why did she have to be so secretive?

"Just tell me what's wrong. If there's nothing else, I'll go and get back to work."

"Could you please pass on a message to your master?"

As he spoke, he secretly took out a lot of silver from his sleeve and stuffed it into the maid's hand.

The maid calmed down a bit after seeing the silver.

"What is it? Tell me quickly, time is of the essence."

"Just tell your master that all the evidence is in the Empress Dowager's hands, and your master will understand after hearing that."

The maid naturally didn't understand, but having taken the money, she had to do her job.

"Alright, I'll just convey these few words to you. Whether our master understands them or not is none of my concern."

"That's enough for you to pass on this message," the old eunuch nodded. Still not entirely at ease, he watched the little maid enter Song Miqiu's room before finally feeling relieved.

Just as Song Miqiu was about to rest, a maid pushed open the door and came in.

After entering, he didn't waste any time with other small talk and immediately told Song Miqiu everything the old eunuch had said.

Just as the old eunuch had guessed, Song Miqiu couldn't sit still immediately after hearing the news.

After changing his clothes, he hurriedly went to Yu Huailin's room.

Without uttering a sound, he kicked open the door to Yu Huailin's room.

Just as Yu Huailin took off his clothes and was about to turn off the lights, the door to his room was kicked open.

She sat there blankly on the bed, and subconsciously picked up the blanket next to her and quietly covered herself up.

"It's so late, isn't it a bit inappropriate for the two of us, a man and a woman, to be alone in a room together? Even if that's what you think, it's still not quite right before we've made it public."

Yu Huailin rambled on and on about a lot of nonsense, and Song Miqiu didn't hear a single word he said.

Before Yu Huailin could even say a second word, she strode forward and pulled him off the bed.

"Explain yourself! Why didn't you tell me when you knew the Empress Dowager had evidence? Do you treat me like an outsider? Is that how you see me?"

Before Yu Huailin could even get angry, he was afraid that Song Miqiu would feel uncomfortable and start overthinking.

They quickly dressed and got out of bed to comfort Song Miqiu.

"You're overthinking it. How could I think that way about you? Let me explain. It's not what you think at all. I'm just afraid that if you get involved and something happens to you, I won't be able to explain it to myself."

Despite saying this, Song Miqiu's anger did not subside at all.

"Then tell me what you really mean, and what kind of person do you take me for?"

The noise was deafening, and the eavesdroppers outside the house could hear it all too well.

Suddenly, the old eunuch, maid, daughter-in-law, and son all hid on the door panel, listening to the two arguing.

The old eunuch looked back at the crowd behind him and realized he had no choice but to continue observing everything happening in the room.

Why can't you understand how I feel?

"Your feelings? Okay, then tell me, how do you feel?"

Song Miqiu wanted to hear how he could turn the obvious into the hidden.

"Anyway, don't worry about it. There's no room for negotiation on this matter, no matter who it is."

The old eunuch's heart skipped a beat when the topic turned to anyone.

It seems this method won't work either; Yu Huailin is determined not to let Song Miqiu get involved.

Song Miqiu was angry, but it wasn't worth arguing with Yu Huailin about who was right and who was wrong over this matter.

Song Miqiu was aware that he was afraid of getting hurt. She wanted to help, but she was still touched to see that Yu Huailin always put his safety first.