Concubine Shu half-sat on the couch and raised her hand to pat hers.
"Okay, it's just a cold. It will be fine after taking some medicine. It's nothing serious."
Lu Er sniffed, "Then, Concubine, drink the medicine and have a good rest. I will go and keep watch outside."
Otherwise, if those beautiful girls heard that the concubine was sick, they might come and disturb her recovery.
"No need. I guess you haven't had enough rest these days because you've been worried. Go and have some rest now."
Concubine Shu sent Lu'er away and the smile on her face disappeared.
"My lady, I should go with you."
Xiao Shize walked out and knelt on the ground.
He was extremely anxious when he heard that Concubine Shu had been kidnapped, but fortunately she was fine.
Otherwise, without Concubine Shu as a chess piece, how could he avenge the Xiao family and kill those culprits and the dog emperor?
"This incident is not the emperor's doing. Even if you follow me, you will be unable to guard against it."
"I heard that someone appeared just before the divine flower was taken out. Doesn't your Majesty think it's a coincidence?"
Concubine Shu glanced at him indifferently, "What's a coincidence? Now that the divine flower has been placed in the Zhaixing Tower, not only you and I, but even the emperor cannot take it out."
This is the rule left by our ancestors, so for now the matter of the divine flower can only be put aside.
"You used to be the late emperor's secret guard, don't you know about this?"
Meeting Concubine Shu's inquiring gaze, Xiao Shize's heart tightened and he hurried to explain.
"I hope that Your Majesty will avenge her great hatred soon. I forgot for a moment and I deserve to die."
Feeling that Concubine Shu's gaze had moved away, Xiao Shize secretly breathed a sigh of relief.
…
In the next few days, Concubine Shu was indeed taking care of herself and recuperating from her illness, and there was still no sign of the two wanted men outside.
However, Prince Duan had some clues.
The emperor was writing an imperial edict in his imperial study. He put down his pen and put the edict away when he heard someone come to report that the Minister of Justice wanted to see him.
Yu Yiluo was held by Eunuch Cao and muttered to herself.
[The tyrant wrote an imperial edict without telling me. How sad!]
[However, Lord Qin came to see the tyrant. Could it be that Prince Duan or the flower thief has been found?]
[I remember that the Ministry of Justice was investigating these two cases.]
emperor:"……"
This sadness is so short-lived.
"Send someone in."
Lord Qin was led in and bowed to the others after they left.
"Excuse me, but is there any progress in the case?"
Lord Qin nodded. Eunuch Cao was close to the emperor, so he did not avoid him.
"Yesterday, I heard from the people that the Xiao Mansion, which had been sealed for several years, was haunted, so I took people there. Upon inquiry, I learned that it was the night watchman who saw smoke rising from the Xiao Mansion."
The emperor snorted coldly, "How can there be so many ghosts in this world?"
"Your Majesty is wise."
"Stop complimenting me and just tell me what's going on."
Lord Qin nodded and said seriously:
"Someone was burning paper money in the Xiao Mansion, and the sparks caught fire on the weeds nearby. Fortunately, it rained a little yesterday, which prevented the fire from spreading."
[It couldn't be anyone other than Prince Duan. The Xiao family's reputation was ruined seven years ago, and Xiao Shize was being targeted by a tyrant.]
"Have you found out who is burning paper money in there?" the emperor asked in a deep voice.
"The weather has been good in recent days, so the person who burned the paper didn't leave any traces. However, the Xiao family's reputation was already bad, and the only one alive is Prince Duan. I infer that it is Prince Duan."
After Lord Qin finished speaking, he secretly looked up at the emperor. Did he say something wrong?
The emperor pondered for a moment and said, "You step back and continue to investigate to see if there are any clues."
He had to go and tell Concubine Shu in person about this good news.
"Yes, I'll take my leave."
Lord Qin bowed and left the imperial study, and the emperor stood up and took Yu Yiluo.
"Go to Concubine Shu."
Eunuch Cao glanced at the imperial edict on the long table and felt strange.
The emperor actually didn't let him convey the imperial edict. Who was this imperial edict for?
…
As soon as Concubine Shu drank the medicine and lay down, she saw Xiao Shize appear in the room.
"Your Majesty, I have something important to do..."
Before he could finish his words, he heard the voice of Eunuch Cao coming from outside.
"The Emperor has arrived."
Xiao Shize's expression froze and he quickly retreated.
Why is this dog emperor coming here now?
The door was pushed open, and a faint smell of medicine wafted from the room. Concubine Shu stood up coughing.
"Aunt, please don't get up. You're feeling better now. Damn this thief. He could have kidnapped anyone else but you, and made you suffer."
She didn't know if it was Concubine Shu's illusion, but although the emperor said this very naturally, she felt that he was gloating.
"Much better. Your Majesty, why did you bring Luo'er here? It would be terrible if she got sick."
The emperor held Yu Yiluo in his arms and sat down on the chair by the window. "Although Luo'er is small, she is in good health and will be fine."
Lu'er came in with tea, served it, and stepped aside.
"I saw that my aunt had been bored in her room for a few days. Today I happened to hear something interesting, so I came over to tell her something to cheer her up."
"Interesting story?" Concubine Shu asked with interest, "What interesting story?"
She smiled, but she didn't think the emperor would really help her to cheer her up.
"It's the Xiao Mansion. Today, people from the Ministry of Justice said someone was burning paper money at the Xiao Mansion. People are saying it's haunted. Aunt, do you think it's a human or a ghost?"
Upon hearing this, Concubine Shu immediately understood that the emperor said this deliberately for her to hear.
Could it be Prince Duan?
Apart from Prince Duan and myself, who else still remembers the Xiao Mansion?
The emperor said this meaningfully and looked out the window.
"I hope I didn't scare my aunt in broad daylight."
Concubine Shu shook her head, her expression calm. "There are no ghosts in this world. It's just that all the members of the Xiao family were executed back then. It's really interesting."
The fingernails placed in the quilt were almost digging into the flesh of the palm.
"Isn't there still Prince Duan?"
The emperor seemed to be chatting casually, but his tone suddenly changed, as if he had thought of something.
"I heard that if the Xiao family hadn't had an accident, Xiao Shize's wife would have almost become my aunt's goddaughter."
[This is hilarious! If that were the case, wouldn't Xiao Shize become a godson?]
Hearing the familiar yet unfamiliar name, Concubine Shu's fingertips trembled slightly under the quilt.
Did the emperor say this to test her?
She kept smiling. "Things in the palace get distorted when they are passed around. As a concubine, how could I be involved with the family of a traitor?"
It is said that the man came to the palace just to find out about Xiao Shize. He is not worthy of taking a goddaughter in.
The emperor chatted with Concubine Shu about some irrelevant things before leaving with Yu Yiluo in a happy mood.
Only after watching the emperor disappear did Concubine Shu loosen her clenched hands, not knowing whether the other party believed what she had just said.
No matter what the emperor meant, it is good news to have news about Prince Duan.
Prince Duan would definitely be very happy if he knew about it in the afterlife. Unfortunately, she was in the palace and couldn't even burn paper money for him.
"Your Majesty, this is what I was about to say."
All the extra people in the room left, and Xiao Shize appeared again.
"Shall I contact Prince Duan now?"
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