Chapter 70 Wouldn't that mean searching for them one by one?
"I even had my brothers and sisters go look for him. That person had a strong pear smell, mixed with a vegetable smell. He must have been working in the small kitchen, that's why he had such a strong smell."
I told them to keep an eye out for pears in the small kitchen of which palace, and let me know so I could go check there. But out of all those palaces, it seems only two had pears. I went to those two palaces, but I couldn't find the person there.”
After listening to Xiao Hei's words, Sheng Sheng nodded: "There are pears too, our Yuqing Palace is one of them, this was given to us by Father Emperor a while ago."
Yan Hu: "These are winter pears from the north. Normally, pears ripen in the summer, so if you want to eat pears in winter, you can only get winter pears from the north. Winter pears are sweet, tender, and juicy, and because they are transported from the north over a long distance, they are quite precious. Only a few palaces that His Majesty personally favors have them."
Little Black, a mouse, didn't know when summer pears and winter pears ripened.
Hearing Yan Hu say this, Xiao Hei finally understood: "Huh? If that's the case, then I can't ask other mice to help me find them. I'll just have to try my luck one by one."
Xiao Hei originally wanted to narrow down the search area by using the taste of pears, but he didn't expect that pears are seasonal. The people who have pears now are not the same people who had pears before. This method won't work.
And since he was the only one who had ever smelled the scent of that woman in the cloak, wouldn't that mean he had to search for her one by one in this vast sea of people?
News had already come from Xie Yunchuan's side that Cuilan's parents had died long ago, not that they had been silenced recently.
He died a long time ago.
According to a family living next to Cuilan's house, Cuilan's parents died of illness five years ago.
Her sister went insane before her sister died, and every day she would run out and come back in a daze.
The day my parents died, my younger sister didn't come back either. Everyone said she had gone mad and died outside, and no one cared about her.
Even on her deathbed, Cuilan believed that her master had always taken good care of her family.
Whether out of necessity or by choice, Cuilan was ultimately working for others because she wanted to give her family a way to survive. She didn't dare to see them, afraid that they would find out that she had become a bad person and was doing bad things.
Unfortunately, Cuilan didn't know that her family had long since passed away.
No one knows whether there were any hidden reasons behind Cuilan's parents' deaths, since it happened five years ago and there's no way to investigate.
At this point, all the clues have run dry, leaving only the Blackie trail.
Sheng Sheng was somewhat distressed: "Brother said that Consort Jing is not the one who harmed Sheng Sheng. She only made Consort Jing take the blame in order to find the real bad guy."
If the real villains can't be found, won't Consort Jing be punished indefinitely?
Being confined and having her salary docked is a minor matter; the most important thing is that she has been branded as someone who instigated palace servants to murder the princess.
Sheng Sheng didn't want her to keep carrying this burden.
Sheng Sheng clasped her hands together, her brows furrowed slightly, and leaned closer: "Please, please, Xiao Hei, Xiao Hei, the most powerful Xiao Hei in the world~ What do you want to eat? Sheng Sheng will give you anything, okay? Please help Sheng Sheng."
The little dumpling's voice was so soft and sweet it could drip honey. Little Black had eaten her food, so he had no intention of not continuing to help her.
After being persuaded by her again, Xiao Hei immediately patted his chest and said, "Don't worry, I, Xiao Hei, will take care of it!"
"Thank you so much, Xiao Hei!"
Xiao Hei quickly finished the midnight snack that Sheng Sheng had prepared for him, then disappeared into the darkness once again, vanishing from some unknown corner.
Zijuan, who had been waiting with a lantern, quickly came over when she saw that they had finished their meeting: "Princess, shall we go inside? It's windy outside, be careful not to catch a cold."
Sheng Sheng obediently stood up: "Okay."
The withered leaves were ruffled by the wind, making a rustling sound.
A gust of wind blew in from the covered bridge, making even the strands of hair on the ground ripple.
Sheng Sheng pulled her cloak tighter around herself, stopped, and suddenly saw the window in front of her.
This is the long corridor next to the side hall where she lived. That window was the one she originally wanted to use to escape when she was assassinated that day.
The pebble that knocked the dagger out of Cuilan's hand came from here.
If it weren't for that jar of honey she left behind, she would never have guessed that Pei Ji had visited Yuqing Palace.
After all, he was of a detached nature and almost never went out except to the Wenhua Hall.
Sheng Sheng smiled and asked Zijuan, "Sister Zijuan, will classes at Wenhua Hall be suspended starting tomorrow?"
"Your Highness, New Year's Day is just around the corner. According to the rules, the Wenhua Hall is in winter rest period for three days before New Year's Day and for the second half of the new year. Classes will indeed not be held in the Wenhua Hall starting tomorrow."
There is a palace banquet on New Year's Day, and also on New Year's Eve.
In addition, due to the cold weather, the winter bathing ceremony at Wenhua Hall was held during this period.
Sheng Sheng seemed to be deep in thought.
The two returned to the hall, and Zijuan helped Yanhu wipe the mud off her paw pads. Seeing that she seemed somewhat distracted, she couldn't help but ask,
"Princess, have you been a little bored lately?"
He blinked repeatedly, neither confirming nor denying.
Before the Wenhua Hall closed for the holidays, Grand Tutor Liu would give the students exams.
During this period, not only Xie Yunchuan was extremely busy, but even the most playful Xie Yunqi was struggling with memorizing texts and practicing calligraphy, unable to find time for anything else.
It wasn't just because of the exams at the Wenhua Hall, but also because Xie Yuxiao was very strict with them and paid special attention to their exam performance.
Every year at the palace banquet, there would be a segment for entertainment, such as composing poems.
Xie Yunqi wasn't afraid of being scolded by Grand Tutor Liu, but he was afraid that his father would call on him and make him "show off his skills" in front of so many people at the palace banquet.
Little Tyrant may have a thick skin, but it's not that thick.
Consort Rong was busy preparing for the New Year's Day palace banquet, so Sheng Sheng had to entertain herself by herself.
However, there is one exception: Pei Ji.
Pei Ji didn't care about the exams or attend the palace banquets. He was relaxed and did what he was supposed to do as usual. Sheng Sheng did come to visit him a few times.
Seeing her silence, Zijuan assumed she was genuinely bored and quickly comforted her, "Princess, please bear with it a little longer. The palace has been very busy lately, all for the New Year's Eve banquet in three days. The New Year's Eve banquet is always very lively. Although it's not as grand as New Year's Eve, it's still an annual joyous occasion. I heard that this year, the Imperial Concubine has even found a particularly famous acrobatic troupe from the capital. It's going to be very entertaining. You must watch it carefully, Princess!"
Sheng Sheng became interested: "A variety show troupe?"
"Well, I heard that this troupe leader used to be a merchant caravan member. Once, he went to Persia and saw Persian acrobatics. He found it interesting and came back to create his own acrobatic troupe. Later, he became famous and took his troupe to perform in various counties to make a living. Just recently, when he arrived in the capital, our Imperial Concubine sent someone to invite him to the palace to add some liveliness to the palace banquet."
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