The good news from Tanzhou was sent to Kyoto at full speed and soon reached the emperor's desk.

"Great! Great victory in Tanzhou. Cai Quanfu, proposed position." Emperor Mingde laughed, with deep wrinkles at the corners of his eyes. "By the way, what has Chu Yun been doing recently?"

"Your Majesty, the Regent has been recuperating in the palace recently." Eunuch Cai carefully considered the emperor's expression.

It is said that serving the emperor is like serving a tiger. With his more than 40 years of experience, Emperor Mingde is not as happy as he appears. Keep your eyes on the nose and your nose on the heart, and keep your mouth shut is the hard truth to protect yourself.

Emperor Mingde pinched his brows and said, "Yes, I have forgotten. The death anniversary of Chu Yun's relatives is coming soon. As a son, I should be filial. Cai Quanfu, isn't it a coincidence that the death anniversary of my father and elder brother is also coming soon."

"Your Majesty!" With a thud, Cai Quanfu slammed his head to the ground, shaking all over. The eunuchs and palace maids in the palace knelt on the ground.

"What are you afraid of? I am the emperor of the day. As long as I am here, what are you afraid of?" Emperor Mingde left the throne and looked down at Cai Quanfu, his voice sinister. The dim light added a bit of color to the corners of his eyes.

"Yes, yes." Cai Quanfu's body trembled a few times, and beads of sweat the size of beans rolled down, soaking his collar.

"It's boring. Everyone, please leave. I want to be alone for a while."

"Yes." Everyone filed out as if they had been pardoned.

On the dark palace road, only the lanterns illuminated the dim light.

A young maid who had just entered the palace could not help but be curious. She quickened her pace and approached the head maid, and asked quietly, "Aunt He, why is His Majesty like this today..."

"Shut up, you're risking your life, watch your tongue." Aunt He paused, turned back and scolded. She looked at the innocent look of the little girl, sighed slightly, and when she saw that there was no one around, she whispered:

"Your mother asked me to take care of you. I'll tell you this once, and you'll remember it. The late emperor, the late crown prince, and the Qiao family are taboos in the palace, especially during this month of the year. You are not allowed to mention them."

"Why?" The little palace maid asked immediately.

"Idiot, I told you not to ask anymore. The one in Yanhe Palace violated His Majesty's taboo, but he was just killed. How many heads do you have?" Aunt He muttered angrily and immediately distanced herself from him.

After a few breaths, the palace returned to peace. In the dark corner, a few sudden calls of partridges were heard.

The little palace maid emerged from behind the flowers, her face no longer innocent, and she called out respectfully, "Sister Xiao Chi."

Xiao Chi, wearing a black nightgown, appeared silently: "What's the matter?"

"I have inquired from many sources. The death of Concubine Qiao of Yanhe Palace was indeed strange. It is said that the old case of the former crown prince and the Qiao family was uncovered, which angered Your Majesty. Before Your Majesty came to visit, Concubine Qiao burned herself to death."

"Well done. Is there anything else?" Xiao Chi took the sorted information.

"Also, I found out that the medical records of the late emperor and the late crown prince were not completely destroyed. The medical officer at the time secretly hid a copy in order to save his own life."

"Where is the medical record now?"

"The medical officer died suddenly soon after, but his son went into hiding. I don't know anything else."

"Well done. Don't worry, your brother and sister are safe now. You can choose to leave." Xiao Chi looked at the girl in front of him quietly.

“Sister Xiao Chi, can I really leave? My adoptive mother sold me to the palace, and my brothers and sisters…” The little palace maid looked up in shock, her legs went weak and she fell to the ground.

"Don't worry, someone will arrange for you to leave the palace tomorrow. You can take the money and take your brothers and sisters away as far as you can." Xiao Chi patted the little maid's shoulder, "People in Kyoto are cannibalistic, don't come back again."

Seeing the tearful eyes of the little palace maid, Xiao Chi said calmly: "Let's go, don't look back."

"Sister Xiao Chi, can you tell me your real name?"

"What name do I have? It's late, let's go." Xiao Chi quietly stroked the rose jade pendant in his hand, jumped over the wall and left.

The night was as thick as water. There was a knock on the window of the top floor room of Nanfeng Chu Pavilion. Mo Feng had just finished bathing and changing his clothes, and was sitting by the bed flipping through the accounts.

"Rose? Come in."

"Master Mo Feng, everything has been arranged."

"Okay, the master has ordered that Huang Yan be sent out of Kyoto as soon as possible. All the information is ready, and we will just have to wait for the prince to return to make a decision." Mo Feng closed the book, put his hands behind his back and walked to the window.

"Those three can't wait any longer. The time won't be far away. We just hope that the prince will return safely without causing any trouble."

Xiao Chi took a step forward, took out the rose jade pendant, and rubbed it for a long time: "This matter is over, and I am leaving too. Master Mo Feng, this jade pendant..."

"The prince said that the Rose Jade Pendant is Rose's only relic. You are his sister, so the jade pendant should belong to you. When the prince comes back, you can leave."

"good."

There was a sudden noise outside the window, and flames were everywhere. The orderly footsteps were clear in their purpose, heading straight towards Mo Feng's bedroom.

Xiao Chi carefully opened the window, and immediately a stray arrow shot in, brushed past her face, and went straight into the wall.

"Catch the traitor! Don't let anyone go!" The soldiers shouted one after another.

"Lord Mo Feng, you go first, I will lead them here. You are the key to every place in Kyoto, and nothing can happen to you until the prince returns to the capital!" Hearing the shouting getting closer, Rose pushed Mo Feng hard.

"Okay." Mo Feng nodded heavily without hesitation. He looked at Xiao Chi and rolled up the scrolls. "Rose, I'll wait for you in the suburbs of Beijing."

With a leap of his body, a man escaped from the encirclement in a panic.

On the second day, the governor of Kyoto reported that a stronghold was found in Nanpu Pavilion in Kyoto last night, suspected to be an enemy spy. Unfortunately, the spy burned down the house before his death, and they only found a rose jade pendant on a charred body.

Soon, the inner treasury was robbed. The rose jade pendant disappeared, and on a small hill not far from the capital, a new grave appeared next to the tombstone that had been isolated for many years. There were no names on the two cups, but someone put two roses on them every year.