Chapter 414 Eight Years Ago

"Who are you saying is a little stupid???" The woman in peach pink clothes widened her eyes. Although she did not have a high status in the harem, she was a Zhaoyi after all. How could she allow her to point fingers at others?

Jiang Yunxi ignored her and looked at the other three Zhaoyi, "It's not them."

Although I didn't see what the other person looked like last night.

But it was obvious that these four Zhaoyi were not the women from last night.

She looked at the maids behind them, but it wasn't them either.

"No, then..." Eunuch Jiang was worried. He naturally hoped to find the murderer among these women as soon as possible so that he could breathe a sigh of relief. Otherwise, what would he do if something happened to the emperor?

"Let them all go back." Jiang Yunxi said coldly.

"My ladies, you may go back now. I have to report to the Emperor." Eunuch Jiang said, sighing in his heart. Could it be that Miss Jiang couldn't find the murderer?

The woman in peach pink glared at Jiang Yunxi unhappily, then left angrily with her waist twisted.

After seeing them return to their respective palaces, Eunuch Jiang looked at Jiang Yunxi with a smile, "Miss Jiang, do you want to go see the other concubines?"

"I won't look at it anymore. I'll wait for the results of Lord Shao's investigation." Jiang Yunxi said and left. She knew she would come again.

Eunuch Jiang: “…”

After learning that Jiang Yunxi had not gained anything, the emperor wanted to say something, but in the end he said nothing. He had just met the ancestor, who said to let her go and that she was not someone they could afford to offend.

This was the first time he had seen the ancestor say such words.

Now he can only suffer in silence, hoping that she can find the murderer.

Zhan Beiyuan and Shao Qiyuan entered the palace in the afternoon.

"Have you found out anything?" Jiang Yunxi asked Zhan Beiyuan.

"We found out that eight years ago, Prime Minister Fu received a large sum of money of unknown origin. The families of several deceased people also said that they received a large sum of money. This money should have caused their deaths." Zhan Beiyuan said.

Because this is the same thing about the deceased.

"Your Majesty, did anything major happen eight years ago? If I narrow the scope, you should be able to guess it, right?" Jiang Yunxi looked at the emperor.

"A major event did happen eight years ago. Because of General Chang's mistake, 5,000 soldiers died. I raided the general's mansion and exiled all the other members of the Chang family." The emperor didn't think much about it this time.

That was the first time that the Cang Qiong Kingdom's army was completely wiped out. When he got the news, he was furious. Finally, he learned that it was General Chang's personal mistake, so he raided the general's mansion.

"Now it seems that it is because of this incident that the murderer manipulated the evil spirit to make them commit suicide and finally killed the emperor. It seems that there must be another hidden story behind this matter." Jiang Yunxi said thoughtfully.

She had a guess in her mind.

It seems very likely that General Chang was framed, which led to the annihilation of his entire army. In the end, the general's mansion was ransacked and he was exiled. It is estimated that someone from the Chang family or someone who owed the Chang family a favor would come to take revenge.

"What I know is that we shouldn't have sent out troops that day, but General Chang insisted on leaving the city and leading to the entire army being wiped out in Lingnan Road. Isn't that his responsibility?" the emperor said with a tense face.

The five thousand soldiers were all living people.

If he had listened to the advice and not sent out troops that day, how could the soldiers have died?

If you make a mistake, you must always take responsibility.

"General Chang and five thousand soldiers are all dead. No one knows the real situation. If it is really General Chang's fault, the murderer deserves to die. But if General Chang was framed, it is understandable that the murderer killed those who were involved back then." Jiang Yunxi said seriously.

The Emperor: "Eight years have passed since the incident. The soldiers are all dead. There is no way to investigate even if we want to."

"It's very simple. Find the murderer and interrogate her to see what she says. The emperor can then send people to the capital where the incident took place to verify it. If the two sides' statements are different, then one of them must be lying." Jiang Yunxi said seriously.

"Didn't you go to the harem and look but couldn't find her? Where are you going to look for the murderer now?" The emperor frowned.

"Who said I didn't find it? I'll go again now. You wait for my news." Jiang Yunxi said and walked outside.

The emperor looked towards Jiang Hai.

Eunuch Jiang understood and quickly followed Jiang Yunxi.

…

"Miss Jiang, which concubine do you want to see?" Eunuch Jiang asked as they walked. Didn't he come here in the morning? Why did he want to see four concubines now?

"The concubine wearing lavender clothes today." Jiang Yunxi said with a leisurely smile.

"You are talking about Concubine Dong. She lives in the Zhilan Palace in front." As soon as Eunuch Jiang heard what she said, he knew which concubine she was talking about. Could it be that there was something wrong with this Concubine Dong?

"lead the way."

"Okay."

The two of them soon arrived at Zhilan Palace. When the eunuchs and palace maids in the courtyard saw Eunuch Jiang coming, they hurried to greet him and saluted respectfully.

"Go, take you..."

"We'll just wander around here for a while before going to see Concubine Dong. You don't need to go in and report." Jiang Yunxi interrupted Eunuch Jiang.

"Just go and take care of your own things, and don't report to Dong Zhaoyi." Eunuch Jiang said seriously. This Miss Jiang's thoughts were really hard to guess, but he could only listen to her.

"Yes." A group of people said respectfully, and then went about their own business.

Jiang Yunxi chose a direction and walked. He didn't meet anyone along the way. The palace where Zhaoyi lived was only that big, and the concubines were not of high rank, so there were naturally few people serving them.

"Miss Jiang, what are you looking for?"

"murderer."

"Have you seen anything?" Eunuch Jiang's expression tensed. Could it be that the murderer was really in this Zhilan Palace?

"Go see Dong Zhaoyi." Jiang Yunxi's face was solemn. The palace maids he had just seen were not the women from last night.

Eunuch Jiang nodded and immediately took her to the main hall.

"Greetings, Eunuch Jiang. Why are you here? Does the emperor want to summon Concubine Dong?" Nanny Song came forward with a smile on her face. Her master never competed for favor, and the emperor rarely came here.

"Go and ask Dong Zhaoyi to come out." Eunuch Jiang said expressionlessly. The Zhilan Palace was doomed.

"I'll go right away." Nanny Song quickly went to the inner hall.

Dong Zhaoyi came out quickly, with a dignified and gentle smile on her face, "Eunuch Jiang, why are you here?"

Eunuch Jiang looked at Jiang Yunxi and said, "Miss Jiang, just ask whatever you want to ask."

Jiang Yunxi stared at Dong Zhaoyi and asked, "How many maids do you have in your palace?"

"Six." Dong Zhaoyi said.

"I only saw five palace maids just now. Where did the other one go?" Jiang Yunxi asked. She walked around Zhilan Palace and indeed only saw five palace maids.

"You must be talking about Ping'er. She went to the laundry to get clothes." Dong Zhaoyi smiled faintly.

"Dong Zhaoyi cares a lot about her maid. She even knows where she goes. This kind of thing is usually arranged by the housekeeper in the palace." Jiang Yunxi said meaningfully.

Dong Zhaoyi said calmly, "There's a piece of clothing I urgently need that's at the laundry, so I arranged for her to go get it. Usually, it's Nanny Song who arranges these things."

"Really? I'll wait here for her to come back." Jiang Yunxi said and found a place to sit down.