Jiayi was quite happy to see her elder sister voluntarily drop the invitation and go home to get married on her own. Although she thought it was a bit crazy, if her elder sister really did get married to her cousin, then this matter would be over.
She doesn't need to worry about being harassed by her stepmother after returning home. In fact, the best outcome would be for her to be retained in the imperial family. Even becoming a concubine in the imperial clan would be better than having a stepmother who isn't on friendly terms with her find her a husband.
However, she failed to leave a name tag, which made her a little worried about her marriage prospects after returning home.
Cheng Wu is indeed very talented in investigation, but there are very few clues in this case.
Cheng Wu first visited the families of these assassins, only to find that they had all left. Moreover, through his visits, he discovered that the families of these assassins all had one thing in common: they did not get along well with their neighbors.
As the old saying goes, a close neighbor is worse than a distant relative. It's understandable that a family doesn't interact much with its neighbors, but it's worth considering why all the assassins' families don't interact much with their neighbors.
Moreover, those people started moving in batches from the beginning of June. As for where they moved to, it's not impossible to find out, but it's really difficult to find out.
If someone is determined to escape, they will naturally be difficult to find.
Cheng Wu also investigated the people who were close to the assassins during their lifetimes, and found that these people were not very remarkable, and when others mentioned them, they said they did not have a deep impression of them.
Besides these, there are other problems, and the investigation has hit a bottleneck, leaving Cheng Wu unsure where to proceed with the investigation.
In the end, we could only investigate and report the situation simultaneously.
Cheng Wu reported what he knew.
"...Your Majesty, this is all the information I have gathered. I have already sent people to continue the investigation. Based on my experience, these assassins have been lurking in the palace for a long time, and I suspect that the assassin's target is very likely you."
Yinzhen: "What do you mean?"
Cheng Wu discovered something: "This servant found that those people inquired about a lot of things concerning their master, but they didn't inquire about anything concerning the Empress."
Yinzhen: "What have you been asking me about?"
Cheng Wu found it rather strange. He inquired and discovered that the assassin was actually asking about his master's daily life and even his preferences.
Cheng Wu: "Inquire about Master's daily life, where he usually likes to go, and his hobbies. Actually, this servant is a little puzzled. Some people are also asking why Master favors the Empress so much."
Yinzhen initially thought nothing of it, but after hearing Chengwu's explanation, he realized something was amiss.
As a ghost, he had witnessed many palace intrigues in the past, inquiring about an emperor's daily life, preferences, and even the reasons for favoring only one person. This didn't seem like someone wanted to assassinate him; rather, it seemed like they wanted to know more about him.
Yinzhen had a guess.
Yinzhen said to Chengwu, "Continue your investigation. Now you may leave."
Cheng Wu: "Chirp!"
Cheng Wu didn't know if his master was satisfied. Seeing that his master had no other instructions, he went out.
After Chengwu left, Yinzhen summoned Chengsan.
Before Cheng San became a secret guard, his stepmother was jealous, so in order to survive, he was raised as a girl by his aunt until the family fell into decline.
He was encountered by Yinzhen by chance and then stayed on as a bodyguard.
Because of his experience living in the backyard, he is very clear about the scheming and intrigue among women, in other words, he is an expert at spotting scheming women.
He was used by Yinzhen to keep an eye on some ministers.
Of course, he wouldn't keep an eye on everyone; he didn't have the energy. However, if any minister misbehaved, he might send Cheng San to keep an eye on things. In addition, Cheng San was very knowledgeable about matters in the inner court, so if anyone misbehaved, it would be very easy for trouble to break out in the inner court.
Cheng San: "Master"
Yinzhen: "Here is a list. Send someone to keep an eye on them. I need to know their movements from May until now."
Cheng San didn't even look at the list before saying, "This servant obeys."
Yinzhen: "Okay, go ahead and get busy."
Cheng San: "Yes"
Yinzhen gave a series of instructions, and then sent two skilled and knowledgeable people to the area.
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