When Concubine Qian thought about what she heard this morning, she felt so sick that she couldn't eat for the whole day. She just wanted to get to the bottom of this matter and catch the murderer as soon as possible.

"Yeah, I didn't expect her to be such a person." Gu Junyao said absent-mindedly. She was naturally very happy after removing a stumbling block.

"By the way, I heard that Cheng Shaoyuan, who was transferred to Jiangnan, will soon enter the palace to investigate the case. With him, I believe the truth will soon come to light."

Even the noble lady who had lived in the deep palace for a long time had heard of Cheng Shaoyuan's name, which shows that he became famous at a young age and his reputation was indeed well-known.

"Cheng Shaoyuan?" When Gu Junyao heard the name, her heart moved. She hadn't seen him for a long time and didn't know how he was doing.

"Yeah, did you two know each other before?" Concubine Qian raised the corner of her mouth slightly, looking at the changes in Gu Junyao.

"I've only heard of it." Gu Junyao turned her eyes away guiltily. Seeing a few eunuchs and palace maids playing around, she raised her eyebrows and scolded them, "How dare you!"

After hearing the voice, the palace maids and eunuchs were so frightened that they immediately knelt down on their knees and kowtowed to her, "Mr. Gu, the humble lady..."

"How can you play here in broad daylight? How can you do that?" Concubine Qian couldn't stand it anymore and criticized them.

"Mr. Gu, please spare my life. I just have nothing to do, so..."

Several palace maids and eunuchs were trembling with fear. Seeing this scene, Concubine Qian also felt a headache. Ever since Concubine Shu was placed under house arrest, the palace has been in chaos. Eunuchs and palace maids were fighting everywhere, and the people from the Ministry of Internal Affairs took more or less things without anyone supervising them.

"Forget it, you all go down first." Concubine Qian glanced at the two of them impatiently, turned her head and looked at Gu Junyao and said, "I wonder who the emperor will rely on to manage the six palaces if Concubine Shu is really defeated this time."

Concubine Qian looked at Gu Junyao in front of her. Although she was not suitable to replace Concubine Shu in terms of her family background, the emperor valued her the most among the newcomers.

"Sister, your question has made me a little confused. The emperor has his own ideas." Gu Junyao looked ahead with a forced smile. Concubine Qian nodded slightly and left first because she had to pay her respects to the empress dowager. She was left alone walking in the back garden. She was curious and wanted to get closer to Cheng'en Palace, and sure enough, she met Cheng Shaoyuan.

"Brother Cheng..." When Gu Junyao saw him again, complex and indescribable emotions occasionally flashed in her eyes.

"Jun Yao, why are you here?" Cheng Shaoyuan stared at her clothes and pearl hairpins. Only the concubines in the palace could wear such gorgeous clothes. Could it be that she has become the emperor's woman? He has only been to Jiangnan once, why has the palace changed so much? "I am now Concubine Gu, Brother Cheng, are you safe during your trip to Jiangnan?" Gu Junyao asked with concern, and the lines on her bright face softened a lot.

"Gu Cairen?"

Cheng Shaoyuan's eyes were full of doubts, and Gu Junyao nodded slightly. Coincidentally, his companion asked him to go to the room to take a look, so Gu Junyao also went forward to join in the fun and see how they solved the case and whether he could find any clues.

"Talent, you'd better not go in with me. I'm afraid the scene inside will scare you." A servant looked at Gu Junyao worriedly, not wanting to scare this beauty. However, Gu Junyao looked at him calmly and walked in stubbornly with Cheng Shaoyuan.

"I found that you have changed a lot this time when I entered the palace." Cheng Shaoyuan could see some cold and arrogant temperament in her. She was not as lively and bright as before. He didn't know what she had suffered in the palace. Seeing that the servants were relatively humble and respectful to her, he thought that she must have been valued by the emperor.

The smile on Gu Junyao's lips quietly disappeared, and she said calmly: "This is all fate."

The two men walked into the house and brought their people behind the screen. The body had been sent to the Dali Temple, and the coroner would get the news as soon as possible to verify it. This time he came to the room to see if there were any traces left by Concubine Shu.

"Look, this wooden barrel seems to have scratches." Gu Junyao made a discovery and deliberately drew his attention there. Cheng Shaoyuan observed carefully and found that they were women's sharp nails, but he was not sure that they were Concubine Shu's.

"Brother Cheng, I don't know what kind of grudge there is between Concubine Shu and Concubine Xie Liang." Gu Junyao deliberately confused the audience, but Cheng Shaoyuan continued to observe everything around him without being disturbed.

"Someone must have moved the things here." Cheng Shaoyuan made a prompt decision.

"What's the meaning?"

Gu Junyao hurriedly asked behind him. Cheng Shaoyuan was about to reply when a servant came in and said to him, "Your Excellency, the Emperor has invited you. I heard that His Royal Highness Prince Zhao has brought his troops into the palace."

"Prince Zhao is back?" Cheng Shaoyuan's pupils suddenly shrank, which meant that she was back! "Yes."

After hearing the answer, Cheng Shaoyuan looked at Gu Junyao behind him anxiously and said, "Talent, I have to go to the Yangxin Palace first. You should leave the scene as soon as possible. The things here need to be protected."

"Brother Cheng..." Gu Junyao looked at him reluctantly. They finally met each other, but he was leaving in a hurry again. Her brows were knitted into a knot, and she left with a sad face.

Ju Xiang placed a cup of tea on the table and said to Rongpin, who looked calm, "Your Majesty, I saw Concubine Qian go to the Empress Dowager's palace again this morning."

"Let her be. Why tell me such a small thing?"

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"Your Majesty, people from the Dali Temple have sent many people to question you, asking whether you saw anything that night..." Ju Xiang was about to say something but stopped herself, thinking of the murder that happened that night. She and the Majesty were resting and were not disturbed at all. It was only the next morning that she heard the servants talking about it.

"The man who looked so heroic just now was Cheng Shaoyuan?"

Concubine Rong was sitting in front of the window. She had already seen the backs of him and Concubine Gu. The two looked like old acquaintances.

"Exactly."

Juxiang lowered her head and responded respectfully.

"Forget it. This matter has nothing to do with me." Concubine Rong looked as if it had nothing to do with her. No matter how the people from the Dali Temple came to ask her, she just said that she saw nothing.

In the Yangxin Palace, the Emperor was very pleased to see Rong Zhen returning with his troops. He said that he would hold a welcoming party for him tonight and asked everyone in the harem to get ready.

Although Rong Zhen was much more awake, his internal injuries were very serious. He could only barely straighten his back. When the emperor patted his shoulder heavily, he suddenly coughed violently. The emperor looked at him with a worried look and asked, "What's wrong with you?"

"It's nothing, just a minor injury..." Rong Zhen tried his best to hold back his cough. The emperor looked at the purple corners of his lips and quickly called the imperial physician to treat him.

Cheng Shaoyuan also walked in at this time and bowed respectfully, then saw the imperial physician taking his pulse. He saw that Rong Zhen's forehead was bulging with blue veins and his face was very pale.