"Lord Tan, I have never had any grudge against you, so why did you beat my daughter?" General Jin stood up and questioned Tan Biao.

Yun Duoduo was quite satisfied with the chaos. As long as everyone doubted Tan Biao's character and conduct, then his words would become unreliable.

Sitting in the back, Jin Jinzhi felt a pang of sadness as she watched Yun Duoduo cry her heart out.

He's been away from the palace these days, and he doesn't know how Duoduo and Zhuangzhuang are doing.

Judging from their plump figures, they must be eating and drinking well. However, it seems that young man Sun Huohuo has lost a lot of weight.

He glanced at the palace maid behind him and gestured for her to bring the untouched sweet soup and pastries on the table to the little princess.

Then, Jin Jinzhi took out a red incense box from under the table and asked a palace maid to take it to Yun Duoduo.

Yun Duoduo noticed that Jin Jinzhi was watching her. Taking advantage of the ministers' attention being on Tan Biao, she turned her head and smiled at Jin Jinzhi, then quickly made a face.

Looking at her movements and expressions, Jin Jinzhi finally felt less nervous. He knew this girl was cunning!

I won't let myself be bullied for nothing.

Yun Duoduo was very satisfied with the sweet soup and pastries that the palace maid brought over; these were all things she liked.

The palace maid handed the orange-red box to Yun Duoduo. Yun Duoduo looked at her with some doubt, but seeing that the palace maid was just a delivery person, she didn't ask anything.

Is this a gift?

She was quite surprised when she took the red incense box from the palace maid.

Wow, what a beautiful box!

It was a box with five petals, and the box was carved with beautiful flowers, birds, insects and fish.

The engravings on the box are clear and distinct, clearly the work of a master.

She gently opened the box, and a delicate fragrance wafted out. Inside was a pale yellow sachet embroidered with a lifelike little tiger's head, along with a brown rectangular incense holder with cloud patterns and a note.

Yun Duoduo opened the note and saw that it read, "Wishing you peace and joy," and was signed Jin Jinzhi.

She opened the rectangular incense holder with cloud patterns and found a fine wolf-hair brush inside.

This pen has such a fine texture!

[My brother Jinzhi knows I'm going to school, so he gave me a pen. How thoughtful!]

Yun Duoduo exclaimed in amazement. She carefully put the box away, very happy to receive the gift. She smiled and nodded at Jin Jinzhi, indicating that she really liked the gift.

The two were gazing at each other peacefully and beautifully, while a great commotion was raging in the main hall.

"I didn't bump into the little princess on purpose!" Tan Biao argued.

"I didn't hit you, I didn't hit your son, I didn't touch your child, I didn't even see it!" Tan Biao slapped his thigh, feeling somewhat overwhelmed by the two aggressive military officers.

When Tan Biao looked at Yun Duoduo, he suddenly felt that the brat seemed to be smiling, and that feeling was chilling.

He regained his composure and said loudly, "Let's not talk about that for now. It's just a rumor that the little princess is harming palace maids. It's not something I'm making up!"

"Alright, stop arguing." Yun Beiye waved his hand, and everyone quieted down.

"Tan Biao, you say the princess's medical skills are inadequate and she harms patients? But who did she kill?"

"Your Majesty, I have heard that it was Hui'er, a palace maid from the Imperial Household Department, who was murdered."

“When Consort Jiang was present just now, she also said that a palace maid from the Xin Zhe Ku had died, which shows that the rumors are true.” Tan Biao walked to the center of Anqing Hall and said loudly.

"Hui'er?"

"Your Majesty, what's going on with Hui'er, the palace maid from the Imperial Laundry?"

Yun Beiye had never cared about matters of the harem, and this was the first time he had heard of such a thing.

"Your Majesty, please rest assured. I have already ordered someone to investigate." Empress Zhaoyuan nodded slightly.

"How exactly did this palace maid in the Xin Zhe Ku die? It will be easy to find out once the body is still there. We will definitely be able to find out the truth."

Tan Biao raised an eyebrow. [Looking for a corpse?]

You will never find the body.

[Consort Zheng said that the body was hidden in a dry well in the Cold Palace, and weighed down with a large stone, making it impossible to find.]

With so many wells and ponds in the palace, it was common for palace maids to drown; it would never be discovered.

Don't blame me for being ruthless. Hui'er knows too much, and she even found that brat. If word gets out, all the hard work I've built over the years will be for nothing!

[There's a sound!] Yun Duoduo immediately became alert and strained her ears to listen to what Tan Biao was thinking.

No wonder he looked so calm and composed; it turns out the corpse had been thrown into the dry well in the cold palace.

[Consort Zheng? What is the connection between Consort Zheng and Tan Biao?]

When Hui'er came to see me for her last medical treatment, she mentioned Consort Zheng. It seems that Consort Zheng is a key figure.

Tan Biao sneered inwardly, [This brat is lucky; she failed to kill her so many times. This time, she won't get away!]

"A palace maid from the Xin Zhe Ku?"

"What's going on?" The ministers present were puzzled and looked on with confusion.

"This palace maid from the Xin Zhe Ku went to see the princess for medical treatment, but she died suddenly not long after returning from Hui Chun Tang!"

"ah?!"

Taking advantage of the chaos at the banquet, when Tan Biao wasn't paying attention to her, Yun Duoduo tugged at the sleeve of Granny Liu next to her and whispered a few words in her ear.

After hearing this, Granny Liu's expression changed drastically, and she immediately left Anqing Palace.

A moment later, Cui Ling returned and whispered a few words in Empress Zhao Yuan's ear. After hearing them, Empress Zhao Yuan's expression turned very unpleasant.

Empress Zhaoyuan steadied herself and then gave Cuiling a few more instructions before Cuiling left the main hall again.

"Well, Your Majesty? Have you found a palace maid?" Tan Biao said smugly.

I'm not afraid of you wasting your time. Just keep searching; you won't find it anyway.

"The princess killed someone, could she have just buried them somewhere random?!"

As they were talking, Ah Xiang walked in, followed by a palace maid. The maid stood quietly behind Yun Duoduo, her head bowed.

Ah Xiang took out a small booklet from her bosom and handed it to Zhao Zhongquan.

Zhao Zhongquan handed it to Yun Beiye.

"Your Majesty, the Ninth Princess's treatment of the palace maids is all recorded in this book, and the palace maids have all signed and affixed their fingerprints to it."

Yun Beiye glanced at it and nodded. Zhao Zhongquan then handed the booklet to everyone at the table for them to read.

Tan Biao was a little embarrassed. He squinted at Yun Duoduo and then at A Xiang.

Clearly, no one expected that such a young child and this pretty palace maid would be so thoughtful, even knowing to leave a written agreement.

"What does this prove? It's just a booklet; it's not like you can't forge it!" Tan Biao threw the medical record on the ground.