"I'm just worried about my second brother. What do you mean by leaving the child alone?" Bai Jinjin stuck out her tongue at Bai Jing in dissatisfaction.
Bai Jing tapped Bai Jinjin's forehead and said, "Go find your brother Ye. Your second brother and I have something important to discuss."
Where is the important matter to discuss? It’s just that she is not allowed to listen, Bai Jinjin snorted at Bai Jing.
"Brother Ye is busy now and has no time to play with me." Bai Jinjin said angrily.
"What am I busy with?" A clear voice came from behind Bai Jinjin.
Bai Jinjin walked forward without looking back, and Ye Jiuge followed with a sigh.
"What's going on with these two people?" Bai Jing put his hand on Bai Yu's shoulder and said.
Bai Yu also stared blankly at the direction the two left, "I don't know either."
"Jinjin, wait a moment." Ye Jiuge asked Bai Jinjin to walk faster and faster and then stepped forward to hold her.
"Young Master Ye, is there something that brings you here to see me?" Bai Jinjin asked distantly as she broke free from Ye Jiuge's hand.
Seeing her like this, Ye Jiuge knew that Qingfeng's plan must have backfired. "Things are not what you see."
"This princess is not interested in what you are saying." Bai Jinjin snorted and walked forward without even looking at Ye Jiuge.
Ye Jiuge pursed his lips, looked at the pretty figure in front of him, walked forward and lifted her up.
"Ye Jiuge, what are you doing?" Bai Jinjin, who was suddenly carried up, almost vomited and punched Ye Jiuge's back with both hands and shouted.
The man chuckled. "Since you don't believe me, I'll just show you what's going on."
Bai Jinjin punched him hard, "You can't carry me, I'm almost out of breath!"
Hearing this, Ye Jiuge quickly put her down and asked, "Are you okay?"
"What do you think?" Bai Jinjin fanned herself frantically and glanced at Ye Jiuge resentfully, "It's winter, but I feel like I'm dying of heat."
"Okay, I was wrong, but you must come with me to my palace." Ye Jiuge gently rubbed Bai Jinjin's face, which was red from the cold wind.
Bai Jinjin rolled her eyes at him and said, "Okay, I understand. Let's go now."
The two came to Ye Jiuge's palace, and the palace maid was tidying up the tea sets in the main hall.
"We're here. What do you want me to see?" Bai Jinjin looked at Ye Jiuge expressionlessly.
"I let you look at me." The palace maid turned around and looked at Bai Jinjin and said.
The girl was stunned for a moment, then looked at the maid in surprise, "Qingfeng, why are you wearing a maid's uniform?"
"This is a long story." Qingfeng rubbed his nose and looked away guiltily.
Ye Jiuge walked into the hall and took a sip of tea. "So you understand, that palace maid is none other than Qingfeng."
"Why are you doing this?" Bai Jinjin was confused. What was going on?
Qingfeng stepped forward and wanted to tell Bai Jinjin the truth, but Lou Jingyue suddenly appeared and covered her mouth. "Qingfeng wanted to experience the life of a palace maid in Qin State, so she changed into a palace maid's uniform."
Bai Jinjin's eyebrows jumped, "So, this is all Qingfeng's fault."
Qingfeng wanted to refute himself, but two pairs of eyes were staring at him, so Qingfeng swallowed and responded, "Yes, I want to experience this misunderstanding."
"So, I am innocent." Ye Jiuge looked into Bai Jinjin's eyes seriously and said.
Bai Jinjin's face flushed instantly, and she coughed lightly to cover it up, "What does being innocent have to do with me?"
This awkward look caught Ye Jiuge's eye. He chuckled and took Bai Jinjin's hand. "Since I've cleared my name, Your Highness the Ninth Princess, please do me the favor of chatting with me, someone I haven't seen for several days."
On the other side, Bai Yu and Bai Jing returned to the palace, and Bai Jing asked the palace maids to leave again.
"You can talk to me now, I've already sent the person away."
Bai Yu hesitated for a moment, then sighed softly when he saw Bai Jing's determined eyes, "My mother is dead."
This piece of news made Bai Jing's pupils shrink. "What did you say?"
"What I said is true, but no one knows that she is dead now." Bai Yu said with his eyes closed.
Bai Jing reached out and grabbed Bai Yu's arm, "Then why didn't you say it just now?"
"My father has forbidden anyone to visit my mother. What do you want me to say?" Bai Yu said gritting his teeth as he pulled Bai Jing's hand away.
"That's impossible. Even if the queen was locked up in the cold palace, there should be a palace maid to report it." Bai Jing said after thinking for a while.
"So I'm really confused now. The letter says that Concubine Ye killed my mother." Bai Yu slowly lowered his head.
Bai Jing's eyes flashed, "Second brother, how did you know that it was Concubine Ye who killed the Queen?"
"It was Lingling. I found out because she handed me a letter." Bai Yu said.
"Now the emperor has agreed to let you go to the cold palace to see her, let's go now." Bai Jing thought about it and still felt that he should go and check it out.
Bai Yu nodded in agreement, stood up and went to the cold palace with Bai Jing.
The guards of the cold palace saluted the two of them and said, "Your Majesty has ordered that no one is allowed to enter."
"This prince has received an oral order from His Majesty. If there are other matters, this prince will take full responsibility." Bai Jing said to the guard with an expressionless face.
The guards looked at each other, but still made way for Bai Jing and the other two.
Seeing this, Bai Yu rushed into the cold palace. When he opened the door, he saw his mother hanging from the beam. Bai Yu's eyes were empty and he knelt down.
"Mother." Bai Yu murmured.
Bai Jing also walked in and was shocked when he saw Shen Yue's body, "Someone come!"
The two guards at the door rushed in, "Your Highness."
"The Queen is dead, why didn't anyone inform you?" Bai Jing kicked a guard angrily.
Bai Jing was known for his gentle nature. Now that he was so angry, the guards hurriedly defended themselves, "I didn't know. The palace maids bring food in every day. If there's anything, the Empress will call us. I really didn't know!"
Bai Yu slowly stood up and looked around. A letter on the bed caught his attention. He walked forward and picked up the letter. The familiar handwriting on it made Bai Yu cry uncontrollably.
"Second brother, what did it say above?" Bai Jing asked, stepping forward and holding Bai Yu's shoulder.
Bai Yu stiffly handed the letter in his hand to Bai Jing.
The man carefully checked the information and found that only the last three words "Concubine Ye" seemed to be particularly enlarged. The handwriting looked like it was imitated. Bai Jing felt very familiar when he looked at the handwriting.
"Second brother, this matter needs to be investigated." Bai Jing said after a moment of hesitation.
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