The emperor asked several people to stand up, walked up to Yu Yiluo and handed her the snowball she had just thrown.
"Come on, Daddy, stand still and let Luo'er beat you."
Yu Yiluo smiled instantly and raised her hand to signal the emperor to squat down.
The emperor was puzzled, but he did as he was told.
Seeing her squatting down, Yu Yiluo took the snowball and put it into his neck.
The cold snow slid down from his neck to his back. The emperor was so cold that he pulled at his dragon robe and shook it, trying to shake out the snow without caring about his image.
[Hahaha, this is how a snowball fight should be played. It's so boring.]
Defei and the others looked at each other and chuckled.
The emperor, wearing a majestic dragon robe and shaking off the snow in the snow, looked very different from his usual image and was a bit funny.
After shaking off the snow on his body, the emperor pinched Yu Yiluo's little face.
"Happy? If you are, come inside."
After saying that, he picked up Yu Yiluo and went into the house.
Concubine Xian and others followed him into the house. After Concubine Xian changed Yu Yiluo's shoes and socks, the emperor said.
"Concubine Shu committed suicide."
Several people looked at each other in surprise and said nothing.
If you fail to harm others, you will end up hurting yourself. You deserve it.
[It's to be expected. After all, if Xiao Shize really died seven years ago, he and Concubine Shu hadn't broken the window paper at that time, so Concubine Shu could deceive herself that Xiao Shize loved her.]
[As a result, after the drama unfolded last night, Concubine Shu could no longer deceive herself. Her belief for all these years had been to avenge the Xiao family. Now that her belief has collapsed, her heart is dead. Living or not dying would be torturing herself.]
Concubine Xian poured the emperor a cup of tea and said, "I heard that Xiao Shize is close to a young eunuch. Does your majesty know why?"
The emperor took the tea and held it in his hand.
"I have someone watching that young eunuch. There's nothing unusual. Don't worry, Xiao Shize is dead now."
[Even though this is the case, I still feel like it's not over yet.]
[Yesterday, when I went to the Eastern Palace with my brother, the Crown Prince, I ran into Xiao Shize, but the secret guards didn't tell me where he went. No, I have to go find that young eunuch and find out what's going on.]
"I still have some things to deal with."
The emperor stood up, carried Yu Yiluo back to the imperial study, and summoned the secret guards who were monitoring Xiao Shize.
"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you."
"Get up," the emperor sat on the chair and looked at the secret guards below him. "You monitor Xiao Shize. Think carefully about whether you have noticed anything unusual."
The secret guard thought for a moment and said respectfully, "Apart from chatting with the young eunuch and asking about Mo Kang's situation, Xiao Shize didn't find anything unusual."
Did something happen?
"I remember now. That day, Xiao Shize and the young eunuch were talking in a secluded place in the palace, and I left before them."
When he heard the young eunuch say that Mo Kang was fine, it meant that Xiao Shize could not have any evil intentions, so he left early and told the emperor about it.
It seems like something is missing.
[It's impossible for the Fourth Prince to keep an eye on Mo Kang. Mo Kang is someone who doesn't want to trouble others. If the truth is revealed, he will probably keep it secret from the Fourth Prince and the others.]
Yu Yiluo's face was very serious. The emperor was worried that she would run out of the palace again, so he waved his hand to let the secret guards retreat and ordered Eunuch Cao to bring little Zhuzi over.
Eunuch Cao replied yes and turned around to do the job.
…
When the eunuchs from the Imperial Household Department saw Eunuch Cao coming, they all went out to greet him.
"Where is little Zhuzi?"
Eunuch Cao didn't want to waste time, so he asked directly.
"Eunuch Cao, what do you want to see Xiao Zhuzi about?"
Seeing the eunuchs around him looking evasive, Eunuch Cao said coldly, "The Emperor has something to ask Little Zhuzi. Do you think you can know this?"
"Eunuch Cao, little Zhuzi has gone out to buy things and hasn't come back yet."
"buy?"
Eunuch Cao glanced at the person who spoke. "You went out shopping a few days ago, and you're out again today. Is this in accordance with the rules?"
The palace's purchases are not just for fun, so why would one leave the palace so frequently?
"Eunuch Cao," the eunuchs around him knelt on the ground, and a brave one said:
"They think that little Zhuzi has a good temper and is easy to bully. The weather has been cold recently, so they've been using little Zhuzi to do things that other people would normally do outside the palace."
"Leave the palace now and call little Zhuzi back to see the emperor. As for you, wait for your accountability after this matter is over."
Watching Eunuch Cao leave, a group of people stood up and rubbed their knees.
"Eunuch Cao looks very unhappy. Did something happen?"
"Little Zhuzi was close to the person who was with Concubine Shu before. I heard that person was a remnant of the Xiao family. It is probably because of this incident."
Eunuch Cao hurried back to the imperial study and reported the matter to the emperor.
…
Until dinner time, there was still no movement in the Imperial Household Department.
Yu Yiluo almost fell asleep while waiting.
[Shopping shouldn't take this long. It's already dark and he hasn't returned yet. Unless something happened and he can't return to the palace.]
At this time, Eunuch Cao walked in from the door, put dinner on the table, and said softly.
"Your Majesty, the people who left the palace to look for Xiao Zhuzi did not see him."
The emperor sat down at the table and while picking out fish bones for Yu Yiluo, he said, "Go down. I will send someone to look for you tomorrow."
After dinner, Yu Yiluo was sent back to Zuihua Palace by the emperor. With the help of the palace lantern, Yu Yiluo summoned a bird, touched its head, and then let the bird fly away.
[Whether you can find Xiao Zhuzi depends on you.]
[Xiao Shize is already dead. I'm afraid someone else was responsible for Xiao Zhuzi's accident.]
The next day, there was still no news about the bird that Yu Yiluo released, but the Fourth Prince entered the palace first.
Yu Yiluo was drinking porridge. When she heard that the Fourth Prince had entered the palace, she put down her bowl and went to the imperial study.
[My fourth brother actually entered the palace. Could something have happened to Mo Kang?]
Arriving at the imperial study, Yu Yiluo pushed the door open and walked in.
The Fourth Prince looked very unhappy, even Concubine Shu was there.
Both of them had sad expressions on their faces.
Seeing this, Yu Yiluo's heart skipped a beat.
[Fourth Brother and Aunt Shufei look so bad, is it possible that Master Mo is dead?]
[No way, not only has the plot not changed, it's even more outrageous than the original? ]
Yu Yiluo wished she could speak fluently so that she could ask the Fourth Prince what had happened.
Listening to Yu Yiluo's thoughts, the emperor held his forehead and glanced at the Fourth Prince and Concubine Shu.
"I will send the imperial physician to check on Mr. Mo's hand right now. I will make sure nothing happens to him."
[Phew, luckily it was just a hand injury and not a fatality. I was so scared.]
"Thank you, Father."
"Is there anything wrong, Mo Kang?"
The Fourth Prince shook his head. "He's fine, but his mother fell and is now paralyzed in bed."
He only found out about this when he went to see Mo Kang today.
[The plot has changed, but judging by the development, the ending seems to be the same.]
[First, Mo Kang's mother recovered from her illness but was paralyzed after a fall. Now, Elder Mo's hand is injured. Will the loss of the heavy crossbow blueprints lead to the Mo family collaborating with the enemy and treason?]
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