Song He'er also noticed that the girl looked familiar, feeling that she had seen her in the palace before.

"Is he someone from Jiang Huaifu's side?"

"Yes, my cousin's palace has very few maids, but I can remember the faces of a few of them, so..."

After thinking for a while, Song He'er suddenly realized, "Oh no, something must have happened to your cousin!"

"Huh? We've only been out for a short time, it shouldn't be like this. Oh well, you should just go back to jail. Your aunt has just let her guard down, don't anger her again!"

As she spoke, Shen Jiadai began pushing Song He'er toward the dungeon.

"Then go back and check. If you have any news, be sure to tell me immediately!"

Shen Jiadai nodded. The soldiers behind her were very impatient. Seeing the two of them dawdling, they shouted, "Hurry up and move! What are you dawdling for? Be careful the Queen changes her mind and takes your life!"

Shen Jiadai was not the type to hold a grudge. For Jiang Huaifu's sake, she had already done her best to treat Song He'er with respect. How could she possibly endure the soldiers' harassment as well?

"Have you lost your mind? How dare you talk to me like that?"

"Little princess, we didn't mean anything by it. We were just doing what the Queen instructed."

"No matter what, you are just servants. I am the Queen's own niece, which is equivalent to half a princess in this Western Continent. Are you trying to make me accuse you of being arrogant and disrespectful?"

The soldier, having been rebuffed, could only lower his head and reply indifferently, "Your subordinate knows his mistake."

Shen Jiadai snorted coldly and pressed her advantage, "Although Miss Song has been temporarily imprisoned in the dungeon by the Queen's decree, you all should remember this: she is my friend, Shen Jiadai's friend, and even more so, His Highness the Prince's friend. If she is mistreated in any way, I will not let you off the hook."

"Well...we will naturally be careful, but the guards in the prison may not treat this girl as a special person."

"Don't you have mouths?" Shen Jiadai retorted.

Her intention was simply to have these soldiers relay a message, instructing the soldiers in the prison not to neglect their duties.

"Yes, I will explain. Does that little princess have anything else to do? If not, I will take Miss Song to the prison."

"That's all, you may go now."

"yes."

As soon as she finished speaking, Song He'er gave Shen Jiadai a look, then turned around and walked towards the prison door with the soldiers...

Although Shen Jiadai had a bad temper, she was a person of her word. She had promised to investigate the truth for Song He'er, and no matter what the situation was, she was determined to go to Yangyue Palace to take a look.

The Central Moon Palace was in complete chaos, with more than a dozen imperial physicians surrounding the sleeping quarters.

When Shen Jiadai arrived, she saw the Queen with red eyes, sitting on the ground in a daze, her messy hair hanging down beside her ears, completely lacking the demeanor of a mother of the nation.

Shen Jiadai had already suspected something was wrong, but she didn't want to make a scene, so she walked over to A Miao and asked tentatively, "Aunt Miao, what happened?"

A Miao's expression was also very unpleasant. She stared at Shen Jiadai for a long time before slowly replying, "Your Highness... Your Highness has left..."

This news was like a bolt from the blue. Shen Jiadai couldn't believe it no matter what. Just a moment ago, she was perfectly fine, but now she was being told that she was... no longer alive?

"Aunt Miao, what nonsense are you talking about? I... I just saw my cousin. He was perfectly fine in the secret room. How could this be?"

"It's true. After Miss Song left, our Empress went to take a look, but His Highness said many disrespectful things in a fit of anger. The Empress was very angry, and the two of them argued. But who would have thought... who would have thought that His Highness would... commit suicide by poisoning himself!"

Suicide by poisoning?

Although Shen Jiadai didn't fully understand Jiang Huaifu's character, she knew that for a grown man to use death to escape everything or solve problems was undoubtedly a cowardly act.

But Jiang Huaifu is not like that. He is not that kind of person. Even if it means fighting to the death, he would never commit suicide.

"I don't believe it. How could there be poison in a sealed room?"

"Please stop asking, Little Princess. Our Empress is already overwhelmed by His Highness's sudden passing. Why don't you go and try to persuade him..."

The queen lost her eldest son years ago, and now she has lost her youngest son. For her, this is undoubtedly a huge blow.

Shen Jiadai wanted to persuade him, but she was powerless to do so.

What she wants to do most right now is to check and see if Jiang Huaifu really died from poisoning.

Thinking of this, Shen Jiadai cried twice, walked to the imperial physician's side, and said in a pretentious tone, "I want to see my cousin one last time. I wonder if the imperial physician could let me in for a moment?"

The imperial physician being questioned was surnamed Xu. He was a physician whom Jiang Huaifu had used for many years and was highly regarded.

Hearing Shen Jiadai speak to him so politely, he had no choice but to let her in.

Shen Jiadai noticed a hint of indifference in his expression and couldn't help but find it strange that a doctor could stand there watching the spectacle without any shame after someone had died.

Even if he didn't cry, he should at least apologize to the host. But now he's acting like a big shot, standing there motionless.

With this analysis, Shen Jiadai had already guessed the general idea.

Her cousin has always been full of clever ideas since he was a child. Compared to her older cousin who was rigid and blindly filial, he has always been good at strategizing. Perhaps this time, it was a trap he deliberately set.

Shen Jiadai quietly entered the curtained area and saw that the person on the bed had a pale face, purple lips, and a few fine wrinkles between his eyebrows and eyes.

Judging from his appearance alone, this person looks exactly like Jiang Huaifu, with no difference. However, upon closer inspection, there are some differences in his eyebrows and eyes.

"Little Princess!"

Shen Jiadai was startled by the little maid behind her. She turned around and saw that it was the same little maid who had gone to summon the imperial physician earlier. She was carrying a basin and walked in with her head down.

"What are you yelling about? You startled me!"

"Princess, please forgive me, it's time to cleanse His Highness!"

"Is this kind of castration necessary for you? Where is the physician?"

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