The sun is shining brightly, the flowers are in full bloom, and the chirping of birds and insects interweave into a unique melody of summer.

Despite such a beautiful scene, the people present felt uneasy and felt a chill all over their bodies as they stared at the person lying upside down in the big vat.

Emperor Jingming had a grim expression on his face, and he said word by word, "Get the person out."

Several eunuchs immediately stepped forward and worked together to get the person out of the water tank and put him on the ground.

People were wet and the ground was soon stained with water.

Looking at the pale face, someone exclaimed: "Isn't this Eunuch Deng?"

Yu Jin walked forward, leaned over to check, and then nodded slightly to Emperor Jingming: "This man has injuries on his face. Although the blood is no longer visible because he was soaked in water, blood has dripped from his clothes and shoes, so Erniu tracked him down..."

"So, this is the person who harmed the princess?" Emperor Jingming asked in a deep voice.

Yu Jin replied: "The person whose blood was spilled by the Bi Bo Lake was this person."

Emperor Jingming was surprised and somewhat impressed by such a flawless answer. He thought that his son was very reliable and thoughtful when faced with problems, which was rare.

Emperor Jingming had a better impression of Yu Jin, and turned to ask the two eunuchs who had rushed to the lake: "You saw the murderer's back, can you be sure it was this person?"

Being called upon by the Emperor to question them, the two eunuchs could not help but tremble with fear.

The empress standing beside Emperor Jingming said gently, "When the emperor asks questions, you just answer truthfully."

One of the eunuchs said bravely: "I only saw the back of the figure, and could only roughly recognize the figure--"

Emperor Jingming nodded slightly, and immediately two palace maids picked up the eunuch lying on the ground and made him turn his back to the two eunuchs.

"How is it?" The queen asked when she saw the two eunuchs staring at her for a long time without saying anything.

This time she is determined to find out the cunning person behind the scenes, and no one can get away with it.

A eunuch replied: "It looks like... I took a quick glance at him and found that he was of medium height and thin, about the same height as this man..."

Another eunuch nodded in agreement.

Emperor Jingming looked chilled.

Erniu followed the scent and came here, and they met again. Who else could it be if not this person who harmed Fuqing and Shisi?

"Who is this Eunuch Deng?" Emperor Jingming asked with a dark face.

Pan Hai hurriedly said, "Your Majesty, Xiao Dengzi is the tea steward of Chunhua Palace."

Emperor Jingming looked at Concubine Ning with a serious gaze.

The fact that Pan Hai remembered him meant that he was a steward. And if he became a steward in Chunhua Palace, could he still be separated from Concubine Ning?

Concubine Ning was extremely annoyed by Emperor Jingming's look.

With her temper, she would have quarreled with the emperor long ago, but now was not the time to act on her own.

Concubine Ning knelt down before Emperor Jingming and said with a stern face, "It is true that Xiao Dengzi is from Chunhua Palace, but I know nothing about what happened today. Your Majesty, please investigate thoroughly."

"Of course I will investigate it thoroughly!" Emperor Jingming said coldly.

This happened again and again, until the death of the Fourteenth Princess, which completely enraged this good-tempered emperor.

This time, I can't let her off easily, even if it's Concubine Ning--

Emperor Jingming looked at Concubine Ning with a gloomy expression.

No matter who it is, he will not show mercy!

Concubine Ning gritted her teeth.

She really is a person who expects trouble to come to her at home. Xiao Dengzi looks honest and well-behaved on weekdays, so how could such a thing happen?

Seeing Yu Jin examining the body of Eunuch Deng, Emperor Jingming ordered Pan Hai, "Go and ask."

Pan Hai quickly summoned everyone in Chunhua Palace and began to interrogate them.

There are clear levels of hierarchy in the palace, and even more so among the palace servants. Those lower-level palace servants have fixed rules for when and where to serve, and have no chance to move around freely.

Eunuchs like Eunuch Deng who had certain powers were much freer and could go out once with a suitable excuse without attracting any attention.

Pan Hai quickly found out the time when Eunuch Deng went out, which coincided with the time when the two princesses had the accident.

At this point, it has been confirmed without a doubt that Eunuch Deng is the murderer.

Yu Jin's voice rang out: "It is more likely that this person committed suicide."

"How can we be sure?" Emperor Jingming asked with a serious face.

Yu Jin pointed to the mouth and nose of Eunuch Deng and explained, "My son checked his mouth and nose and found mushroom-like foam there. Lord Zhen told me that this means that his head sank into the water tank while he was breathing."

"Could it be that someone else pushed him in?" the queen couldn't help asking.

Based on her intuition, she didn't think it was Concubine Ning who did it, but once the clues were cut off at Xiao Lezi, the crime could only be pinned on Concubine Ning.

No one would believe that a little eunuch attacked the princess for personal reasons.

This situation was of course instigated by the master.

If he was the one who killed Eunuch Deng, we can follow the clues and investigate further.

"I just checked his head and body. Apart from some injuries on his face, there were no obvious external injuries or signs of struggle, which means he was not attacked by external force."

Concerning herself, Concubine Ning's mind raced, and she blurted out, "Couldn't he have been drugged and fallen into a coma before being thrown into the water tank? In this way, he would have sunk into the tank alive, and there would be no external injuries or signs of struggle on his body."

The Queen's eyes suddenly turned subtle when she looked at Concubine Ning.

This is how Fuqing was pushed into the Bi Bo Lake--

Yu Jin nodded: "It is possible. We need a doctor who is proficient in poisons to check it out. But I am more inclined to believe that he committed suicide."

"Why?" Emperor Jingming asked hurriedly.

Facing many curious eyes, Yu Jin said frankly: "In most cases, it is unlikely that an adult man would be drugged and knocked unconscious without any struggle."

Although some of them are missing, the physical strength of the eunuchs is still not comparable to that of most women.

"Doctor Chen--" Emperor Jingming called out.

An old doctor walked over, took out silver needles and other items from the medicine box and began to examine the body, but she had made up her mind to find an opportunity to retire and return home.

It's not enough to serve the nobles carefully, but I also have to touch corpses. Life is simply unbearable.

After a long while, Doctor Chen bowed to Emperor Jingming and said, "Your Majesty, this person has no obvious reaction to the poison."

There are numerous poisons in the world, and perhaps some of them can kill people without causing any abnormalities. In that case, he would be powerless to stop them.

At this point, it was almost certain that Eunuch Deng committed suicide.

Pan Hai walked out of the special inquiry room and bowed to Emperor Jingming: "Your Majesty, I found out two things."

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Pan Hai glanced at Concubine Ning, lowered his eyes and said, "Four years ago, Concubine Ning and Lady Chen had a conflict--"

Concubine Ning's face changed slightly, and she said angrily: "A little beauty is dead. Would I seek revenge on her daughter for such trivial matters? Even if I really want revenge, what does it have to do with Princess Fuqing? I'm not sure what's going on!"

"What about the second thing?" Emperor Jingming did not comment on Concubine Ning's words and continued to ask Pan Hai.

Pan Hai hesitated for a moment, then said, "The second matter is related to Concubine Xian."