For the next while, Long Yue stayed in the Prince Mansion and hardly went out. Even when she did go out, Li Qingmu had countless guards follow her, worried something might happen to her.
Being without any freedom like this, Long Yue might as well not go out at all.
She was a bit frustrated and even had a special quarrel with Li Qingmu over this. However, Li Qingmu's eloquent tongue was too powerful, and in the end, Long Yue was persuaded and obediently stayed at home.
As for Li Qingmu, he was investigating the relationship between the Da Xiangguo Temple and the harem, and three days later, the results came back.
Kongming, the abbot of Da Xiangguo Temple, was actually a member of the Xue Family; moreover, he was the nephew of Empress Dowager Xue. With this new information, many issues fell into place.
The explosives previously sent could very likely have come from Da Xiangguo Temple and were likely issued under the Grand Empress Dowager's command!
