Imperial Concubine Zhuang had a rather cold personality and had always disliked these mundane matters. She was most afraid of trouble, so when she saw Imperial Concubine Ye taking the matter over, she nodded and said, "Sister, you will take full charge of this matter. Ahem... ahem... I'm feeling a little unwell..."
The concubines in the palace were all very good at reading people's expressions. When they saw Consort Zhuang seeing off the guests, they all walked out of the palace quickly.
Concubine De walked up to Concubine Ye and said calmly, "Sister, I will go with you."
Concubine Ye raised her eyebrows slightly: "Sister and Concubine Ji have a good relationship, so it would be good to go and see them. Oh, and call Doctor Fu."
The group walked quickly towards Concubine Ji.
At this moment, Concubine Ji's palace was already in chaos.
Qiuyi was almost out of control because no one obeyed her. The situation only improved slightly when Ruyi came back.
No one dared to touch Concubine Ji's body. After Doctor Fu came up, Concubine Ye asked Doctor Fu to check.
Concubine Ji's clothes were intact, her face was pale, and her body was not very stiff.
Concubine Ye and others were sitting in the outer hall. Not long after, Imperial Physician Fu came out with a frown on his face.
"What's wrong?" Concubine Ye took the fragrant tea and took a sip.
Imperial Physician Fu said solemnly, "The cause of Concubine Ji's death has been determined. It was murder."
Homicide? !
As soon as these two words came out, the atmosphere in the whole place suddenly became cold!
If Concubine Ji committed suicide, then no one would be a suspect, but if Concubine Ji was murdered... the nature of this matter would be serious!
"Murder?" Concubine Ye frowned.
"It was murder, and it was a premeditated murder," said Doctor Fu. "Concubine Ji was poisoned, and that's why she died—"
"What was wrong with Concubine Ji yesterday?" Concubine Ye stared at Ruyi.
Because Ruyi was a palace maid who served Concubine Ji personally.
Ruyi's loyalty to Concubine Ji is unmatched by others, so even when Qiuyi winked at her, she still told him everything:
"Her Majesty, everything about your diet and sleep was normal yesterday, but—"
"Just what?" Concubine Ye had a premonition that this was the key point.
"Princess Yun came yesterday." Ruyi took a deep breath and finally said these three words.
Princess Yun is definitely one of the terrifying figures in the entire Qinglong Empire who should not be provoked.
So, when Concubine Ye heard these three words, her brows furrowed slightly, almost inaudibly!
"Princess Yun? Does she have any connection with Concubine Ji?"
Who doesn't know that Princess Yun is His Majesty's only princess? Who doesn't know that Princess Yun is favored? Who doesn't know that Princess Yun has a hot temper?
Since Ruyi had already spoken, she had disregarded her own life and death. Therefore, no matter how Qiuyi winked at her, she still insisted on telling him everything that happened yesterday.
Finally, Ruyi said in a strong voice, "After Princess Yun left yesterday, Concubine Ji took to her bed, claiming she wanted to sleep and wouldn't allow anyone to disturb her. Normally, this time isn't Concubine Ji's nap time. Therefore, I have reason to suspect that Princess Yun is responsible for Concubine Ji's death!"
Concubine Ye's brows furrowed more and more tightly. She had never expected that the investigation into Concubine Ji's death would also involve Princess Yun...
Who can afford to offend Princess Yun, who has no brains but thinks she is smart?
"Do you have any evidence to prove that Princess Yun is related to Concubine Ji's death?" Concubine Ye knew that Princess Yun was not to be provoked, so she took the initiative to help Princess Yun clear her suspicion.
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