Bai Jing was still checking the letter left by Bai Yu, and recalled Bai Lingling's handwriting on the desk in his mind. Although there were some differences between the two, if you look closely, you can see some similar habits.
"Brother." The third prince and the fourth prince looked at Bai Jing who was still investigating, frowned, and walked in.
Bai Jing looked at the two people who came in in surprise, "Third brother and fourth brother, what are you doing here?"
"Can't you tolerate Lingling now?" The third prince stepped forward and grabbed Bai Jing's collar and said.
"I think the cause of the Queen's death is not that simple." Bai Jing was not angry, and took the third prince's hand away.
Seeing this, the Fourth Prince also stepped forward and said, "Brother, how could you doubt Lingling?"
Bai Jing frowned when he heard this, "How did you know about this?"
"Don't worry about how we know. Lingling is innocent." The third prince hurriedly defended Bai Lingling.
Hearing this, Bai Jing snorted coldly, "I've already found some evidence. What's the point of you telling me this now?"
He pushed the Third Prince away and added, "Did you know that the Bai Lingling you're trying so hard to protect might actually be a murderer?"
Upon hearing this, the Fourth Prince suppressed the urge to throw a punch and pulled the Third Prince back, "Okay, in that case, there's nothing more to say between us."
After saying this, he took the third prince away from Bai Jing's palace.
"Fourth brother, we can't just leave like this." The third prince broke free from the fourth prince's grip and said anxiously.
"Now Big Brother is on Bai Jinjin's side. No matter how much we say, it will be useless. We can only stop Big Brother secretly." The Fourth Prince said calmly.
The Third Prince stopped struggling after hearing this and said, "This is the only way."
When Bai Jing went to the cold palace to look for clues again, he found that the place had been cleaned up. Bai Jing looked at the scene in front of him and frowned solemnly.
He calmly stepped out of the cold palace and asked the guard at the door, "Has anyone been in here before?"
"Your Highness, not long before you arrived, a group of palace maids came to clean the cold palace, so I sent them in before you." The guard at the door answered truthfully.
Bai Jing nodded, said nothing, and left the cold palace.
Who on earth was stopping him from investigating? Bai Jing suddenly remembered that the third prince and the fourth prince came to see him. Could it be them?
Then he shook his head and said, "It's impossible. Even if the two of them are very protective of Bai Lingling, I can't stop him so blatantly."
"Brother, why are you here?" Bai Jinjin saw Bai Jing who was thinking as soon as he stepped out of the palace gate. He walked up to him, patted him and asked.
Bai Jing, whose thoughts were interrupted, looked at Bai Jinjin in front of him and smiled, "It's okay, I was just thinking about this."
"Brother, there must be very few things that can make you think for so long." Bai Jinjin said jokingly, patting his shoulder when he still frowned. "Brother, if you can't think of anything for the time being, just relax and maybe you will find a new way."
Bai Jing relaxed a little after hearing this. "Jinjin is right. I'll go back and rest first."
After saying that, he turned and left.
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The Fourth Prince nodded with satisfaction when he received the news in the palace that the servants had cleaned the cold palace. Concubine Rou came in with a bowl of soup, and seeing the Fourth Prince's happy expression, she smiled and asked.
"Hui'er, what good thing happened that makes you so happy?"
When Concubine Rou's voice came to his mind, the Fourth Prince turned his head and saw that she was holding the soup. He stepped forward to take it and said, "Mother, I can just let this servant do it. Why don't you listen?"
"This is your favorite lotus root and pork ribs soup. I was worried, so I brought it here myself." Concubine Rou said softly when she saw the Fourth Prince taking it.
"My eldest brother investigated the cause of the queen's death and found Lingling's things there. He also suspected that Lingling imitated the queen's handwriting and killed the queen." Perhaps because the fourth prince was in a good mood, he chatted with Concubine Rou for a while.
When Concubine Rou heard this, she knew that Bai Lingling must be the mastermind behind this matter.
"So Hui'er, did you do anything?" Concubine Rou said while sitting aside in a dignified manner.
The Fourth Prince chuckled, "I didn't do anything. I just cleaned up the dust in the cold palace."
These words made Concubine Rou's thoughts surge.
"I heard a rumor in the palace that Concubine Ye's hairpin was found in the cold palace. Is it true?" Concubine Rou mentioned it casually.
The Fourth Prince was stunned for a moment. He didn't expect that his mother, who had always been oblivious to what was happening outside, would also start paying attention to this matter.
"Yes, but the pattern of the hairpin seems to be different from the one worn by Concubine Ye, so no one says that Concubine Ye did it." The fourth prince explained.
Concubine Rou nodded, recalling the look in Concubine Ye's eyes at the banquet. Concubine Rou's hands, which were originally placed on her legs, were clenched tightly in her sleeves.
The Fourth Prince noticed Concubine Rou's strange expression and asked, "Mother, is there anything wrong with this?"
"No, I just didn't expect that this matter was related to Concubine Ye." Concubine Rou said with a suitable smile.
The Fourth Prince disagreed. "This matter is indeed a bit of a rumor. This Noble Concubine Ye is just a Noble Concubine, but she can take away the Queen's right to control the harem, and even take away my second brother's custody. If she were to murder the Queen, she would be really stupid."
Hearing this, Concubine Rou smiled and said, "People's words are scary. If this matter is exposed too much, I am afraid that it will become a fact in the eyes of the world."
"Mother, why are you talking so strangely today?" The Fourth Prince looked at Concubine Rou with some concern.
"My mother is fine. It's just that I have heard about what happened in the palace for many years, so I couldn't help but make some remarks." Concubine Rou stood up and found a suitable excuse for herself.
The Fourth Prince could understand this. After all, Concubine Rou had missed several years, so it was normal for her to have such a reaction.
The conversation between mother and son ended just like that. On the other side, Concubine Ye, who was accompanying Bai Juncheng to deal with memorials, sneezed without any warning.
"But it's a bit cold in Xuan Zheng Hall. Did you catch a cold?" Bai Juncheng heard Concubine Ye sneeze and looked at her worriedly.
Hearing this, Concubine Ye took a sip of the slightly scalding hot tea and said, "I'm fine. I guess someone is saying bad things about me behind my back."
"Hehe, mother, you have a lot of people behind you." Bai Jinjin said in a mean way from the side.
"You naughty girl, are you so happy that your mother was scolded?" Concubine Ye scolded with a smile.
Bai Jinjin gently covered her mouth when she heard this, "Mom, you can't say that. Jinjin is just telling the truth."
Bai Juncheng looked at the harmonious scene in front of him with satisfaction.
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