The Minister's wife of the Ministry of Justice is the great-aunt of the Prince Zhenbei Mansion.
The Old Madam was killed by the fake Old Madam, with Old Madam Duke Chong and the Empress Dowager being the masterminds behind it.
Princess Nanzhang is Duke Chong's cousin and the Empress Dowager's niece, naturally making her the enemy of the great-aunt.
Would the Ministry of Justice care for a concubine lacking backing and unnoticed by the Prince, and risk displeasing the Minister's wife?
Preventing her from leaving was for the good of Princess Nanzhang and for the Prince Zhenbei Mansion's reputation.
Princess Nanzhang insisted on going out to disgrace herself, why would the Princess Consort intervene?
As the Princess Consort expected, Princess Nanzhang took a carriage directly to the Ministry of Justice Prison, intending to visit Xie Jingchuan, but was stopped by the prison guards.
Even passing gold ingots to the guards didn't work for Princess Nanzhang.
Money is good.
