"Since Jun Yuerong is not dead, then Qingfeng, please go into the palace, tell His Highness the Crown Prince about this matter, and ask him to take people with us to retrieve the lair of the Ghost Palace, and Qinglian, tell the people outside Mingyue Villa Clean it up.”
Su Zimo coldly ordered that since the matter was almost settled, there was no need to stay and cause trouble.
"Okay! Master, Qinglian will tell Liu Yue now."
Qinglian turned around and went out.
Qing Feng was about to turn around and enter the palace, but saw Mo Niang at the door.
Seeing Mo Niang's expression, Qing Feng frowned. Qing Feng nodded to Mo Niang and strode away.
"Grandma Mo, why don't you come in?"
"Oh! Qi'er, Grandma Mo is coming in right now."
"Mo Niang, are you feeling better?" Su Zimo stood up, helped Mo Niang sit on a chair, and poured her a cup of tea.
"Momo, Mo Niang is okay. Mo Niang was at the door just now. I heard you say that Jun Yuerong is not dead. Is it true?"
Mo Niang held Su Zimo's hand, feeling a little nervous.
Su Zimo could feel that her palms were full of sweat.
She couldn't help but wonder why Mo Niang was so nervous about things in the palace.
"Mo Niang, according to the information we found, Jun Yuerong is very likely not dead."
"Really?" Mo Niang lowered her eyes with a thoughtful look on her face.
Jun Yuerong has been raised as her daughter. Once the emperor finds out that Yuerong is not dead, then the things that happened back then will definitely be revealed again.
Ji Wuer, you have caused us to be separated from each other for more than 20 years. This time, your daughter will take revenge in person to see if you can still escape.
If you take away other people's happiness and things that don't belong to you, one day you will suffer the consequences.
"Mo Niang, are you okay?"
Mo Niang suddenly came back to her senses and looked at Su Zimo with an unnatural smile.
Doubts flashed across Su Zimo's eyes.
"Momo, Mo Niang is fine. Mo Niang just came here to tell you that Mo Niang is feeling much better. I plan to go to the elixir store today. You don't have to worry about Mo Niang's health..."
"Mo Niang, you don't have to work on the medicine. You can do it after your body recovers completely."
"Momo, you are always idle like this. Mo Niang is also bored and panicked. She has something to do. The time should pass faster. Today, she will go for half a day. Mo Niang will come back to rest after half a day."
Mo Niang stood up, turned around and walked out hurriedly.
Seeing Mo Niang's hurried figure, Su Zimo was filled with surprise and suspicion. Mo Niang must be hiding something from her.
Su Zimo lowered her eyes and glanced sharply at a jade pendant on the chair.
Thinking that Mo Niang should have left it behind, Su Zimo picked up the jade pendant and looked at it. It was a round piece of fine mutton-fat jade with a soaring dragon engraved on it and a "chen" character in the middle.
When Mu Yunxuan looked at it, his eyes were full of doubts, "Why does Mother Mo have the special jade in the palace?"
"Yunxuan, do you think this is the special jade in the palace?"
Su Zimo looked at it carefully again.
"Yes, the color of this mutton-fat jade is very beautiful. It was the queen's favorite jade. This kind of jade gradually became a symbol of the royal family. The princes all carved dragons and the last word in their names. On jade, the princess's is engraved with a phoenix, and the last character of her name is also engraved on it. My mother also has one, with the character "xi" engraved on the jade."
"Then this fast jade has the character "Chen" engraved on it. Chen, who could it be?"
Jun Shaochen's name suddenly came to Su Zimo's mind.
"In the royal family, only the last character in the prince's name is Chen."
"Then what's the relationship between Mo Niang and this jade?"
Su Zimo suddenly remembered the look on her face when she mentioned the prince that day. In addition, Mo Niang had been acting strangely in the past few days. Is there any connection between Mo Niang and the prince...
In the palace, Jun Shaochen thought about it all night and decided to come over to test his father's attitude.
But before going to Emperor Haoyue, Jun Shaochen first asked people to go to the place where Concubine Yao passed by, and asked his confidants to spread the news about Concubine Li's death and the queen.
Sure enough, Concubine Yao was very upset when she heard the rumors. After returning to Yao Shu Palace, she felt even more uneasy.
In Yao Shu Palace, the more Concubine Yao thought about it, the more she felt that she had a chance to overthrow the Queen. However, she was worried that the news was unreliable, so she had no idea for a while.
"Qingyun, go immediately and let the third prince enter the palace to see me."
"Yes, your concubine."
In the royal study, Emperor Haoyue was immersed in processing official documents.
Eunuch Qin hunched over and walked in hastily, his figure reflected in the bright marble.
"My Emperor! His Royal Highness the Crown Prince wishes to see you."
Upon hearing this, Emperor Haoyue raised his head and said, "Let the prince come in."
"Yes, my emperor."
Emperor Haoyue folded the memorial that he had read and adjusted his pen and inkstone with elegant and noble movements.
Jun Shaochen also happened to come in.
"Father."
"Chen'er, it's rare for you to take the initiative to find my father."
There was a smile on the corner of Emperor Haoyue's lips, and it was obvious at a glance how much he doted on his son.
"Father, my son is unfilial. My father is busy with many things every day, but my son only cares about traveling around the mountains and rivers. He fails to understand and share the burden for his father."
"Oh!" When Emperor Haoyue heard this, a flash of light flashed in his eyes, with a look of relief on his face.
"It seems that my Chen'er has grown up too."
"Let the father worry about his son."
Jun Shaochen lowered his head guiltily and looked at those similar eyes. A smiling face flashed through Emperor Haoyue's mind. Could it be that he liked Chen'er so much because of those similar eyes
Manqi, I have failed you after all.
"Father, I have heard that my father also had a woman he loved deeply back then. I don't know..."
Emperor Haoyue suddenly raised his eyes to look at Jun Shaochen, doubts flashed across his eyes, why did Chen'er mention this matter? He suddenly felt that Chen'er came here for a purpose today.
"Did your father never doubt the cause of her death?"
In order to conceal his excitement, Jun Shaochen clenched his fists tightly.
Emperor Haoyue's eyes were filled with turmoil, and his face was full of pain.
"How could I not have doubted it? She died of a hemorrhage, leaving only the frail and sick Rong'er."
Emperor Haoyue looked at the scenery outside the imperial study room with a painful expression, and the tearing pain in his heart told him that he still loved the woman who had been dead for many years.
Jun Shaochen's heart ached a little bit. He died of hemorrhagic arrhythmia. Was he really dying of hemorrhagic arrhythmia? He really wanted to ask his father, what was he doing when his mother-in-law gave birth? Where was he when the queen exchanged the two children
"Father, I have heard that when Concubine Li Guifei gave birth, was the Queen also born at the same time as me?"
Jun Shaochen's throat rolled several times, but he still asked.
"Yes, the Empress of the Day and Concubine Li gave birth on the same day, and you and Rong'er were also born on the same day. On that day, a group of monsters broke into the city. My father led people to drive away the group of monsters. After he came back, he heard that Concubine Li had a difficult delivery. Death, all I remember at that time was that my whole sky collapsed."
Emperor Haoyue's face was filled with pain, and he turned his back to Jun Shaochen, obviously not wanting to say more.
"So, my father really believes that Concubine Li died in childbirth, right?"
Two lines of tears fell quickly from Jun Shaochen's handsome face.
"If you love Concubine Li so much, why do you bring women into the palace one after another?"
Jun Shaochen couldn't understand how he could accept other women after having a woman he loved deeply in his heart.
"Chen'er, my father also has difficulties."
"My father has so many difficulties, are they more difficult than a woman who has nothing but hopes that the person she loves will look at her every day?"
After saying that, Jun Shaochen turned around and left quickly.
When Emperor Haoyue turned around, he saw only a silhouette of a decisively leaving figure.
In Yao Shu palace, Jun Lintian strode in.
"Tian'er, you're here, my mother and concubine are almost dying of worry."
Concubine Yao stood up, took Jun Lintian's arm, and sat on the soft couch next to her.
"Mother and concubine, you suddenly asked your son to enter the palace, but what's the emergency?"
"Tian'er, half an hour ago, the concubine heard the maids in the palace whispering near the imperial garden that the death of Concubine Li was related to the queen. Although they spoke very quietly, the concubine still heard it. The concubine felt that This was a good time to overthrow the queen, but because I was afraid that the news would be unreliable, I asked Tian'er to come into the palace and give my mother and concubine some advice."
After hearing this, Jun Lintian frowned slightly, "Mother, no matter how unreliable this news is, there must be others in the palace who want to bring down the queen, which is also very beneficial to us."
"If this news is reliable, then the queen is completely finished, and there is no need for us to take action. Concubine Li is your father's favorite woman."
The evil in Concubine Yao's eyes flashed, the throne could only belong to Tian'er, and Jun Shaochen was not worthy at all. As long as the queen fell, Tian'er's chance would come.
"Mother, let's stand still for now. The news should have reached the Queen's ears by now. If it was really the Queen who did what happened back then, the Queen's character will definitely make her fall into disarray."
"Tian'er is right. If the concubine passes by now, she will inevitably end up with something wrong. What's worse, the queen will think that the rumor was spread by the concubine. Tian'er, it's good that the concubine asked Qingyun to invite you into the palace. , If it hadn't been for this incident in the cold palace, the mother-in-law would have been as impulsive as before and would have gone to find the queen long ago."
Jun Lintian smiled gently and said, "My mother-in-law did the right thing this time. The more she keeps her composure, the more clearly she can see the enemy's weaknesses. When it comes to counterattack, the opponent will be unable to fight back."
Concubine Yao nodded, "Tian'er has gone through many twists and turns recently, and it seems that she has matured a lot. Concubine Mu is even more pleased to hear you say these words. Su Zimo framed you twice, and now her identity has changed." Different from the past, if Tian'er wants to take revenge, he has to take his time."
"Don't worry, mother and concubine, Tian'er will handle this matter well. Now that there is a turmoil in the palace, my father's character will definitely investigate the matter thoroughly. The prince is busy with Princess Yuerong's affairs and does not have much time. It is beneficial and harmless to us to be concerned about this matter." Jun Lintian's deep eyes flashed with a hint of pride. For some things, he might be able to achieve the results he wanted without him taking action.
In Fengyi Palace, the queen was enjoying a massage from the maid.
Suddenly, Nanny Huang, who was beside the queen, walked in hurriedly and whispered a few words in the queen's ear with a solemn expression.
After hearing this, the queen straightened up suddenly and waved the maid serving her to leave.
His face changed drastically, and he asked angrily: "Where did the news come from?"
"My Majesty, we haven't found out yet. There are rumors about this happening all over the palace right now. My emperor should be in the royal study at the moment. When the news reaches my emperor's ears, my Majesty should quickly think of a way to deal with it."
The worry flashed across Nanny Huang's eyes.
The queen frowned and thought for a while.
"Mother Huang, the people who knew about that matter are almost dead. Even if my emperor wants to investigate, there will be no clues."
But after thinking about it, the queen still felt a little uneasy.
Then he ordered: "Mother Huang, please leave the palace quickly, let my father and Yu'er enter the palace, and say that I have important things to discuss with them."
Aunt Huang raised her eyes and glanced at the Queen with a frown.
"Your Majesty, if you leave the palace now, I'm afraid it will make people more suspicious. I heard that Concubine Yao has already received the news. If there is no action at the moment, the third prince must have come to the palace to discuss the matter."
There was a cold expression between the Queen's brows, "That Jianren likes to add insult to injury the most. He is so calm now that it makes people confused. Hasn't the Emperor not received the news yet? Aunt Huang is afraid of attracting other people's attention when she leaves the palace. Then Aunt Huang will find a way to spread the news to my father."
"Yes, empress, I will go down and give you the instructions right now."
Aunt Huang retreated with a worried look on her face.
Jun Shaochen hid in the dark and heard the conversation between them clearly.
After Nanny Huang left, he left and took a pair of people to Mingyue Villa.
In the Mingyue Pavilion of Mingyue Mountain, Mu Yunhan brought Mu Yunyue with him and was chatting with Su Zimo and the others.
Qing He hurriedly walked into Mingyue Pavilion.
"Master, the Crown Prince is here."
"Go and ask the prince to go to the main hall. We will be there in a minute."
"good!"
"Oh! It's finally here. I've been so impatient waiting for it."
Su Qi complained, he was almost dozing off.
"You! Even if your butt is burning, you can't sit anywhere for a quarter of an hour. Today is good, you have been sitting for more than an hour." Su Zimo looked at his sleepy son angrily, both annoyed and funny. .
"Isn't it that the second uncle and aunt are here? Otherwise, I would have gone to teach Li Xiaonuan how to practice. There has been nothing much recently. She practices with Tongzi every day. Tongzi has her brother to teach her, and Xiaonuan has Tongzi to teach her. There is no need to teach her every day. Go to Dan Pavilion, I’m so bored these days.”
Su Qi stretched, "It's too boring when it's boring, and it's a jail sentence when it's exciting. This life is so unpredictable."
Su Zimo was completely speechless and shook her head. Her second son was completely hopeless, especially with this mouth. Who would he follow? His father. That would be even more impossible. It would be impossible to follow her. She couldn't. Without his nagging, Su Zimo was even worried that her son would not be able to marry a wife in the future.
"When you have nothing to do, read more books. Look at your brother. Recently, your brother has been taking care of my mother's account books, and the calculations are accurate. What about you? You don't even know how much two taels of silver are."
"Wow!" Su Qi said with an exaggerated expression, "Mom, you also know that your son has three fires in his butt. He is not a business material at all. He is a good young man in business. Father and mother, please focus on training me. Well, if you feel that my brother is too tired to be alone, then have another son inherit your family business, Qi'er will not go into business."
Su Qi's short legs stepped out of the threshold and looked up at the sky. It was still spring.
The weather is nice! Birds are singing everywhere and the flowers are fragrant and fragrant, making people feel good!
Mu Yunhan and Mu Yunyue shook their heads and laughed, and even Su Yue shook her head.
Mu Yunxuan looked amused, "Qi'er, Mingyue Villa and the Mu family are all responsibilities on the shoulders of you two brothers. Don't say this. Qi'er should share the responsibility with your brother."
"Dad, when it comes to alchemy, Qi'er is interested. When it comes to doing business, Qi'er is an idiot. Where is Qi'er? In a few years, I want to travel and hang a pot to help the world."
Su Qi said seriously. If he hadn't been young and his mother was worried about going out, he would have gone out long ago. It would be really boring to stay in one place for a long time.
"It's up to you! Anyway, I don't have much hope for you."
Su Zimo pursed her lips. If Qi'er didn't like it, he might not do it if the knife was put on his neck.
While talking, several people had already arrived in the main hall.
Jun Shaochen sat quietly, frowning, wondering what he was thinking about? Su Zimo thought of the piece of jade that Mo Niang had dropped.
"I have met His Highness the Crown Prince."
Several people saluted together.
Jun Shaochen stood up, put away his emotions, and put on a bright smile, "Master, Yun Xuan, you don't have to be polite."
Then he looked at Mu Yunhan and Mu Yunyue, "Yunhan, Yue'er, I didn't expect you to be at Mingyue Villa as well."
"Back to Your Highness, I happened to have something to discuss with my eldest brother today, so I brought Yue'er with me."
"Seeing that your family is getting along so happily, I am really envious."
Jun Shaochen smiled knowingly. The queen had treated him well over the years, but after all, the relationship between mother and son was not deep. He always felt that something was missing
Su Zimo and the others chose to remain silent. After all, Jun Shaochen was the prince and held a high position of authority. There were some things for which they had better not say anything!
Su Zimo lowered her eyes and watched Su Qi take a few steps forward, knowing that this little ancestor could not stop talking.
"Your Highness, we are a family, and of course we should live together happily. If Your Highness is lucky enough to be..."
Su Qi's eyes widened. It seemed that he shouldn't say this now, otherwise his mother would get angry.
"Qi'er, why didn't you say half of what you said?"
Jun Shaochen looked at him expectantly.
"Haha!" Su Qi smiled slyly, "Your Highness, what's the matter? We have some clues about the Ghost Palace, because Your Highness is the one who will thoroughly investigate this matter, so I'll just wait for Your Highness to come over and make a decision."
Suzy suddenly changed the topic.
"Now that we have a clue, we should resolve this matter quickly. My father is also waiting for the outcome of this matter."
When he thought of Jun Yuerong, Jun Shaochen had an indescribable feeling in his heart. Although they were brothers and sisters, they had no feelings. Every time Yuerong saw him, he had a cold face and never even called him "royal". Brother, he doesn't have much affection for his sister Yuerong.
"Zi Mo thinks so too. We suspect that Princess Yuerong is not dead and is in the ghost palace. After all, Zi Mo will leave for Li Xia Kingdom in two days. If the matter is not resolved, I will always feel uneasy and get a reliable news, two days are enough to resolve the matter."
"Okay! In order to avoid long nights and nightmares, act now."
It would have been better if Jun Yuerong had not died! He wanted to ask her why she did this.
"Then let's set off! Let's lead the way for His Highness." Su Yue stood up and said with a gloomy face. He would only feel at ease if he found the murderer.
In the ghost palace, Chunyu Qinghua was a little restless and uneasy. Thinking of those messy footsteps last night, he had a bad feeling in his heart.
"Brother Hua, from last night to now, you have been restless just because of a few footprints. This is not like you."
Jun Yuerong looked at Chunyu Qinghua with some displeasure. He was making too much of a fuss. People passed by outside every day and would leave footprints. It was natural.
"Rong'er, I always feel like something is wrong. Otherwise, let's evacuate here first!"
Chunyu Qinghua looked at Jun Yuerong pleadingly.
"No, Brother Hua, do you know that in order to have a safe place to live, how much effort I have put into building this ghost palace, and for a few footprints, do you let me leave the underground palace that I worked so hard to create? Moreover, Rong'er has listened to Brother Hua and has not touched Mingyue Villa, but has just ambush near Mingyue Villa. How could Su Zimo and the others find this place?"
Jun Yuerong retorted loudly. Her plan hadn't started yet, and she hadn't made her experience the feeling of life being worse than death. How could she give up.
"Rong'er, I'm not asking you to give up, but to leave temporarily. The prince will investigate the matter thoroughly. Su Zimo and Mu Yunxuan also helped investigate your matter. They only spent a few hours on the fake princess matter. It's broken, and the flaw that Han Wuzuo didn't see was seen by Su Zimo, then Su Zimo will definitely suspect that you are not dead."
Chunyu Qinghua analyzed it carefully. He always felt that Su Zimo was hiding too deeply. There were some things that she would not reveal even if she saw through them inadvertently. This kind of person, like him, would cause fatal harm to others.