Pei Yan was lingering in Jiangnan, not returning to the Capital City to take charge of the situation, and Empress Gu was nearly sick with worry.
Every day, she sent letters to Pei Yan, urging him to return to the capital at once.
She even promised to no longer interfere in his affairs with Mei Wanying, and that she would consent if he wished to marry her.
But as it turned out, the letters vanished without a trace.
Empress Gu then thought of Mei Wanying and started sending the letters to her instead.
But there was no response from her either.
Empress Gu was furious. "I've already given her a way out. She failed to give birth to a son, and I didn't even blame her—I even sent her gifts! And she still dares to put on airs? The nerve!"
Mrs. Feng said uncertainly, "Could it be... that His Highness intercepted the letters?"
After all, that's what they had done before.
It wasn't impossible that His Highness had discovered their scheme and was using the same tactic against them.
