Song Chengze took a sip of rice wine and said, "Don't worry. If you are a fox, your tail will eventually show. Besides, you have to deal with Bai and Ms. Zhang now. If you add more people at this time, it will distract you. And dealing with too many things at once will easily attract other people's attention."
Meng Qi hummed, "But it's not all in vain. Xiao Xizi has been going to the east yard more often. Although he always has a legitimate reason, he doesn't usually do those jobs. Wang Chenghai also intends to assign him the work there, and I'm afraid it will be soon."
After the two of them had dinner, Song Chengze put a cloak on Meng Qi and they left the main room of Bibo Hall together.
"Have you told your mother?" Meng Qi asked.
"Well, Mother said that since you heard such news, it should be correct. You should keep the person in Jing'an Garden for now. When Lan Xin speaks up, if you need her, you can bring her to the palace. The reason will be easy to explain."
Meng Qi asked Song Chengze to tell Concubine Lian about the girl named Chun'er who had a mole on her face. She only said that this girl was related to Madam Zhuang and was afraid that it would be helpful in the investigation of Madam Zhuang.
"By the way, there's one thing I haven't told you yet."
"What?" Song Chengze pushed open the door of Bibo Hall, "But what have you discovered?"
Meng Qi nodded, "I noticed something was wrong with Ms. Li as well."
Song Chengze stopped. He was no longer as surprised by the women in the palace as he was when he first realized that each of them was not simple, but he still looked a little unconvinced.
"I saw you always brought her with you these past few times, and I thought you were planning to use her."
"That's what I originally thought. I did test her several times, and I was always satisfied. But the last time I went to the palace, she..." Meng Qi told her about Ms. Li losing her badge, "So, I want to check her again during the Emperor's birthday celebration."
"How do you want to check it? Do you need help with the arrangement?" Song Chengze asked.
Meng Qi was happy in her heart. She was very happy about Song Chengze's unconditional trust and help in the future.
"No need. I just want to use Mother's people to see if she has contacted anyone during this visit to the palace. Judging from her behavior last time, it's likely she is from Kunning Palace."
"Do you suspect she's Fifth Brother's?"
"Well, the last time she accompanied me into the palace, she was a female historian, so the places she could go were limited. Apart from the one time I asked her to visit my mother, she wouldn't have wandered off on her own. And she lost her badge in the small kitchen of Kunning Palace, which proves she must have met someone from Kunning Palace. Therefore, I think Prince Cheng has a bigger influence."
Song Chengze nodded. "You're right, but there's no need to overthink it. If she's proven to be suspicious, we can just deal with her like we did with Ms. Zhang."
Meng Qi shook her head. "She's much more powerful than Ms. Zhang. I'm afraid she's spread more information than Ms. Zhang. I have to get some useful information from her. And I'm thinking of using her to trick the people behind her into a big loss. Otherwise, she'd have benefited from all the information she'd spread from inside the mansion for so many years."
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