The maid was moved and asked, "Who is his niece? Have you investigated?"

The man nodded. "I've investigated. His surname is Ping, his name is Ping Qiong, and he used to be a bounty hunter for the Night Hunter Association."

"Maybe he made a lot of money, so he moved to Beichen Star with his whole family."

"But he's dead, never married, and has no children, so all his property is inherited by his parents and siblings."

The maid had never heard of this name before and frowned, saying, "...Just a bounty hunter? What's so great about him?"

The middle-aged man had clearly done a lot of research, thoroughly investigating the con man surnamed Ping. He said, "She's not particularly powerful herself, but we've found out that she was a very powerful partner in the Night Hunter Association."

The maid asked curiously, "Who is her partner?"

The middle-aged man said, "...It's the current Lieutenant General Xia Chujian."

The palace maid was also shocked: "She was actually once a teammate of Lieutenant General Xia?!"

"That must be amazing!"

"So she's really dead?"

The middle-aged man nodded and said, "It's been confirmed. She's really dead. It's said that she was suddenly attacked and beaten to death by a group of people while taking wedding photos with her fiancé."

The palace maid said regretfully, "What an unfortunate coincidence."

"So are there other powerful people in her family?"

The middle-aged man shook his head: "No, the others are very mediocre."

"...This Ping is Ping Qiong's uncle. He's one of the more extraordinary ones among those mediocre family members."

The maid nodded. "Thank you. You continue searching, and we will await the results from the Southern Cross."

From the tone of her voice, the middle-aged man knew that the palace maid did not think highly of the man surnamed Ping.

He hurriedly said, "We will continue to search. Please rest assured!"

She said to the middle-aged man in front of her: "Let's go to the Ping family and find out how Ping Qiong died."

"See if the other members of the Heike clan can also make this pearl shine."

The middle-aged man nodded, but did not leave immediately. After hesitating for a moment, he said, "Master Protector, may I ask when our Patriarch will appear again?"

The maid said impatiently: "The Patriarch is very busy now. He will show up when the time comes."

"What are you so anxious about?"

And just like that, the middle-aged man was sent away.

Then the palace maid walked around and entered a palace, wrote something in code, and then changed her clothes.

She hurried out of the palace without even changing her maid's clothes, and went to find the chief female official Ji Huangzhen, who was a favorite of Empress Dowager Li Fengen, to report the situation.

After hearing this, Ji Huangzhen also felt that it was a huge breakthrough. He hurried to the bedroom of Empress Tan Tai Zijun and told her what the palace maid had just found out.

The Empress Tan Tai Zijun remained expressionless, but her heart was already in turmoil.

When she heard the name "Ping Qiong", she felt it sounded familiar.

Then I remembered, isn't this Ye Shijie's teammate "Sister Cai"...

Because he kept saying "Sister Cai, Sister Cai", she didn't think of Sister Cai whose real name was "Ping Qiong" at first.

If it's her, then it makes sense.

But why could the people of the Heike clan make that pearl shine?

Could it be that Ping Qiong is someone who truly possesses special abilities?

But, she is really dead!

Others may not know, but the Empress Tan Tai Zijun knows it clearly. Ping Qiong and Song Mingqian were both silenced by the former Crown Princess Tan Tai Jing.

Later, Tan Tai Jing was also killed.

If she thought about it this way, she didn't think Ping Qiong was someone with special abilities.

If she had it, those killers wouldn't be able to kill her.

So, this clue is wrong.

But why does that pearl shine?

…

In the bedroom of Empress Tan Tai Zijun, that consciousness appeared again in the mind of the dozing empress.

He said, "You are wrong in seeking what I do not seek."

What I mean is that he is not the person I am looking for, you got it wrong.

Empress Tan Tai Zi Jun already knew the outcome, but still said, "...No? But he did make the pearl you gave him glow!"

The consciousness seemed a little confused and did not speak for a long time. Finally, it only told her that perhaps the energy in the pearl He gave her was too strong, and anyone or anything that had a little connection with that powerful power could make it light up.

Then He gave her another pearl.

This time, the pearl will only light up when that special powerful force becomes strong enough.

Empress Tan Tai Zijun stroked the new pearl and had an idea in her mind.