It was dark, but because it was the Lantern Festival, there were bright lights outside the hall, and the inside of the hall was as bright as day.

Therefore, everyone could see the expression on the Queen's face clearly.

The queen looked too anxious and too sincere, and it was obvious that she truly regarded Jiang Si as her life-saving straw at this moment.

Yu Jin raised his eyebrows slightly, thinking: Could it be that Ah Si is fooling the Queen again?

How come he didn't know when this happened?

Emperor Jingming also looked strange. Seeing that the empress had lost her composure in front of Princess Fuqing and others, he reminded her, "Your Majesty, the seventh daughter-in-law was not in Xuande Tower at the time. Even if she is a god at solving cases, she would not know who harmed Fuqing."

Neither the emperor nor the empress believed that the person who really wanted to harm Princess Fuqing was just a little palace maid.

Princess Fuqing looked pale and murmured, "Father, are you saying that someone ordered Qingdai to harm my daughter?"

"A Quan, don't be afraid. Father will find the person who harmed you." Emperor Jingming said, looking at Yu Jin, "Seventh Brother, do you have anything else to ask A Quan and Fourteenth Brother?"

Yu Jin shook his head: "No more."

The two princesses obviously knew very little and could provide very little information. They already knew everything they needed to know.

When Emperor Jingming heard what Yu Jin said, he said to the two princesses, "You have all been frightened today. Go back and rest."

"Father——" Princess Fuqing shouted unwillingly.

The Fourteenth Princess had no right to say anything and just stood quietly beside Princess Fuqing.

The queen came to her senses and patted Princess Fuqing's arm gently: "Fuqing, listen to your father and go back to rest. I will tell you the result of the matter."

Princess Fuqing nodded meekly: "Then I will take my leave."

Soon the two princesses left together, and some things could be said easily.

The queen's suppressed emotions became agitated again. She held Jiang Si's hand tightly and said in a trembling voice: "Princess Yan, do you know--"

Originally, Princess Yan had given a warning in a dream. Although she had made some arrangements, she still had doubts in her heart. However, she would rather believe it than not believe it when it came to her daughter's safety. Who knew that something really happened in Fuqing tonight...

Since Princess Yan could dream of Fuqing being injured, how can we know that she didn't dream of the murderer——

As the queen thought this, she exerted more force with her hands.

Yu Jin's gaze fell on the Queen's hand and he frowned slightly.

You are the queen now, can’t you respect yourself a little?

Emperor Jingming became more curious: "Queen, what are you talking about?"

The Queen looked at Jiang Si and saw that he didn't react. She said, "Your Majesty, do you know why Fuqing was rescued by the palace maids in time today?"

"Um?"

"It was Princess Yan who reminded me!"

Emperor Jingming's expression changed slightly, and he couldn't help but look at Jiang Si.

Jiang Si bent his knees slightly as a sign of acquiescence.

Emperor Jingming looked at her with a burning gaze and asked, "Seventh Old Wife, what's going on?"

The Queen continued, "Let me tell you. A few days ago, the Princess of Yan came to the palace..."

After listening to the empress, Emperor Jingming looked at Jiang Si with a complicated expression: "Seventh wife, did you... dream about the murderer?"

"My daughter-in-law just had a fragmented dream. When she woke up, she forgot most of it. She only vaguely remembered that the princess was injured, but she had no recollection of how she fell off the platform..."

After hearing this, the queen felt a little disappointed.

Emperor Jingming did not feel this way and sighed, "It is a miracle to be able to dream about these things."

Yu Jin said slowly, "Father is right. If Ah Si can even dream about the murderer who killed Thirteenth Sister, Master Zhen will probably have to go home and farm."

"What do you think?" Emperor Jingming asked.

It was obvious that the person who harmed Princess Fuqing was from the palace, so it was not easy to summon Zhen Shicheng to investigate the case. Emperor Jingming still had to save face.

Yu Jin was silent for a moment, then said, "I just asked my mother and two sisters, and I have a bold guess—"

"say!"

"But this speculation is really bold. I am afraid that my father and mother will scold me——"

"Speak!" Emperor Jingming glared at Yu Jin and scolded, "Why are you keeping it a secret at this time? Do you think the Empress and I only know how to curse people for fun?"

"Okay, then I'll speak up." Yu Jin touched the tip of his nose and said seriously, "Qingdai is Thirteenth Sister's personal maid, and was personally selected by our mother. There should be no doubt that she has a clean background—"

"What do you mean?" The queen couldn't help but speak.

Yu Jin's tone turned cold: "What I mean is that there is no need to delve into the past. Qingdai suddenly made such a move. Excluding the possibility that she went crazy and killed her master, it is most likely that she was instructed by someone recently..."

"Recently?" The queen murmured these two words.

"Yes, for example, has Thirteenth Sister's daily life changed from before?"

"Changes?" The Queen was slightly startled. "Fuqing has changed a lot since his eyes recovered—"

Yu Jin interrupted the queen calmly: "Don't think so early. If it was because of the change brought about by Thirteenth Sister's improved eyesight, then it would not have happened during this year's Lantern Festival, but last year's Lantern Festival."

By the Lantern Festival last year, Princess Fuqing's eyes had recovered.

"Recently..." The Queen's expression suddenly changed, and she blurted out, "Recently, Fuqing has been accompanying the Queen Mother. What could be the matter?"

The moment the empress said this, Emperor Jingming's expression changed immediately, and he said unhappily: "Empress, don't let your imagination run wild!"

The queen was silent.

What is she thinking about?

Emperor Jingming realized that he had overreacted, so he touched his nose and glared at Yu Jian unhappily: "Go on."

How did it get to the Queen Mother? This rascal is really a headache.

Yu Jin sneered secretly and asked again, "Which palace maids accompanied Thirteenth Sister every time she went to Ci Ning Palace?"

"Seventh Brother!" When Emperor Jingming saw that Yu Jin was holding on to Cining Palace, he felt a little embarrassed.

Yu Jin looked innocent: "What does the emperor want me to do?"

"You——" Emperor Jingming was choked by the other party's pure expression and was speechless.

It was he who took the initiative to ask the Seventh Master and his wife to come to the palace to investigate the case. It was a bit unreasonable to not allow them to have a say now.

Furthermore, the Seventh Brother said this even though he knew the position of the Queen Mother in his heart. This shows that he has a pure heart and does not have any messy thoughts.

Thinking of this, Emperor Jingming was inexplicably comforted and his expression softened a lot.

Seeing the changing expression of Emperor Jingming, the Empress twitched her lips and said to Yu Jin, "Fuqing always went with Fourteenth. They were worried about disturbing the Empress Dowager's peace, so they only brought one maid with them. The one Fuqing brought... was Qingdai."

When it comes to her daughter, she has to make it clear even if it involves the Queen Mother!

"The person who was able to contact Qingdai and instigate her to murder the legitimate princess, my son boldly guessed that the person must be very capable, or... of high status—"

"How dare you! Are you doubting the Queen Mother?" Emperor Jingming blurted out, his face filled with rage.

Yu Jin, who was standing opposite him, was shocked. "How could Father think of the Empress Dowager? I guessed that there might be another 'Mother Duo' in Cining Palace, but I never dared to guess the Empress Dowager."