Although affairs at the royal court had nothing to do with her, He Zhiran was still curious to understand the specific situation.
"Mother, since the Emperor has already sent people to search for experts who can break curses, does that mean the Ninth Prince has been exposed?"
Seeing her daughter's interest, Madam He told her what she knew.
"After Jiu Ye saved your father that day, your father didn't immediately go to court to expose the matter, but first returned home to discuss it with your elder brother."
This point, He Zhiran couldn't deny it. In the original owner's memory, this elder brother of hers was extremely talented and even more insightful in analyzing situations than He Yuanming. Thus, it wasn't strange at all that her father returned to discuss it with her elder brother.
Madam He continued.
"Your elder brother's opinion was that this matter was no small thing. Since the Ninth Prince could do such a big thing, he must have planned his escape route beforehand. Moreover, your father didn't obtain evidence of the Ninth Prince's rebellion when he returned from the Ninth Prince's Mansion.
Therefore, your elder brother suggested that your father should mainly observe and wait.
Of course, this observation didn't mean absolutely hiding at home and not going out. The direction of events still needed to be grasped in real-time to adapt to any changes.
At the same time, your father also thought about his own escape route. He went to the Ninth Prince's Mansion to congratulate him on his birthday and wasn't successfully plotted against by the Ninth Prince. The Ninth Prince would definitely bear a grudge in his heart. If he succeeded in rebellion, he would definitely take revenge on your father.
We had even made preparations to leave the capital city."
The more He Zhiran listened, the more interested she became, and she asked, "Mother, what happened then? How was the Ninth Prince exposed?"
"This was thanks to the efforts of Prince Qi. Not long after your father returned, he heard the sound of horse hooves outside. It turned out that Prince Qi had encircled the Ninth Prince's Mansion with his troops before making a report.
I don't know who gave him the idea, but afraid that the Ninth Prince would quietly escape, Prince Qi first led people to enter the mansion and capture him.
It is said that when Prince Qi entered the Ninth Prince's Mansion, General Jin, the Imperial Tutor of the Inner Court, and the Left Prime Minister had already lost consciousness and were sitting motionlessly in chairs, unresponsive to anyone's actions.
As your father said, Jiu Ye told Mr. Fei about this, so Prince Qi also knew these people were cursed, and they became important evidence of the Ninth Prince's rebellion.
With evidence, Prince Qi immediately went to court to report this matter to the Emperor. With one imperial decree, all people inside the Ninth Prince's Mansion were arrested, and the Emperor gave Prince Qi full authority to handle this matter.
How could Prince Qi miss such an opportunity to make contributions?
Moreover, what the Ninth Prince did posed a huge threat to him, so he couldn't easily pardon those involved in this matter.
Later, through severe torture, it was learned that the Ninth Prince had been biding his time for many years, just waiting for the right opportunity to take action. Who would have thought that this matter was unexpectedly resolved by Jiu Ye's timely intervention?"
At this point, Madam He became even more convinced of her son-in-law's excellence. If it weren't for his appearance, not only would the Da Shun Dynasty be in danger of a change in power, but her He family would likely not have been spared from destruction.
In fact, He Zhiran didn't yet know that because of reporting this matter to Prince Qi, Fei Nanyu had gained even more favor from Prince Qi, and now he was getting closer and closer to his own opportunity to rise.
She continued to ask, "How did Emperor Shunwu deal with the Ninth Prince?"
"After the truth came to light, the Emperor immediately issued an edict to exterminate the entire Ninth Prince's Mansion."
As for sparing the Ninth Prince's clan, that wasn't an option, since Emperor Shunwu was also part of the Ninth Prince's clan.
After discussing the Ninth Prince's rebellion, mother and daughter chatted about some other matters. Seeing that her mother appeared tired, knowing it was due to the fatigue of travel and lack of rest, He Zhiran let her rest for a while and went to find Mo Jiuye to tell him what she had learned from her mother.
After hearing this, Mo Jiuye didn't seem as relaxed as He Zhiran appeared to be.
He Zhiran was already very familiar with his temperament and asked, "Husband, do you feel that something is amiss?"
Mo Jiuye did indeed feel that something was amiss, but the reason was not due to the situation in the imperial court, but rather because of General Jin.
General Jin had always had an exceptional relationship with the Mo family. In the past, he went through life and death situations together with Mo Jiuye's father many times. If General Jin's curse was known to his father, he would likely not just stand by and do nothing.
"I'm worried about General Jin. He's my father's good brother."
This matter had just occurred to He Zhiran as well. She didn't know about General Jin's friendship with Mo Kun, but she was aware that during their exile, General Jin had not only helped them a great deal but had also given them a substantial sum of money.
He Zhiran was also a grateful person. Just for that reason alone, she didn't wish for anything to happen to General Jin.
"Husband, why don't you go to the capital city yourself?"
Upon hearing He Zhiran's words, Mo Jiuye instinctively looked at her large belly.
"It won't work. You're going to give birth in a little over a month. I can't leave at this time."
Although his wife still had more than a month until her due date, if he rode a fast horse to the capital city, he could definitely return within a month.
However, his wife was carrying twins, and when he was learning about cesarean sections, the books mentioned that twins are prone to premature birth.
If his wife went into labor early and he wasn't by her side, and some accident occurred, he wouldn't be able to forgive himself for the rest of his life.
He Zhiran was also aware of her own situation. Allowing Mo Jiuye to leave now would indeed not be wise.
However, aside from using modern medical techniques for surgery, there was only one other way to remove the curse.
That was to use the mother curse to attract the child curse.
Of course, this also required someone skilled in curses to perform the operation; ordinary people couldn't do it.
When the couple discussed this private matter, they habitually did so in the space.
It so happened that at this moment, the puppy was playing and frolicking with Little White in the open area.
"Husband, can you let Little White go to the capital city to deliver a message to Fei Nanyu, asking him to help keep an eye on General Jin's situation?"
Mo Jiuye had some difficulty understanding his wife's meaning.
"There's no problem letting Little White deliver a message, but it won't help with removing General Jin's curse at all."
Seeing Mo Jiuye's clueless expression, He Zhiran couldn't help but smile.
"Have Little White go to the capital, and in the message, make it clear that if General Jin is still alive, Little White should temporarily stay in the capital until Emperor Shunwu summons someone who can remove curses."
The reason she wanted Little White to deliver the message to Fei Nanyu instead of to her own father and brothers was also because of something specific.
He Yuanming had been an official for many years and never participated in these intrigues at court. Thus, when the entire Mo family was confiscated and exiled, as the in-laws of the Mo family, He Yuanming was not implicated.
If the message was sent to her father, he would be forced to participate in these matters and might even be suspected by Emperor Shunwu of colluding with the people from the Southern Territory.
After all, when the time came to remove the curses from those people, Mo Jiuye would send Little White to deliver the mother curse.
If He Yuanming held three curse insects in his hands, even if he jumped into the Yellow River, he couldn't wash away this injustice if it aroused Emperor Shunwu's suspicion.
