Imperial Doctor Jiang's explanation brightened Leng Qingtang's eyes, which made him feel enlightened.

After thinking for a while, he nodded in agreement,

"Yes, the man probably replaced the abortion drug with poison, coaxed Gu Yunjin to eat it, and then killed Cai Yue who is in know. By the way, isn't there another eunuch in charge in her palace..."

Chang An, the eunuch in the Imperial Ceremony Office, thought of something and said behind the Master,

"Master, I have asked people of Weiyan Chamber just now. They all said that Mao was on duty last night. He was seen to go out of the Palace from 9 p.m. to 11 p.m., but he didn't come back yet. And yesterday, no strange people came in and out of Weiyan Chamber."

Leng Qingtang snorted,

"It's no doubt that the murderer is Mao."

Gu Yunxi's heart was filled with anger, like a huge stone on it, and her eyes condensed,

"Master, who dares to commit adultery with the concubine of the harem, causing one corpse and two lives?"

With a wicked glint in his eyes, Leng Qingtang said clearly,

"Those who can go in and out of the harem freely are either the bodyguards or the princes, but how can the bodyguards dare to bribe people around Gu Yunjin into killing her?"

With the piercing cold look on her face, Gu Yunxi took a deep breath and said,

"Seemingly, the man who can ask Mao to do it should be a big shot!"

Behind her, the eunuch Chang An suddenly said,

"Master, I came back from the Imperial Ceremonial Service after checking the materials last night. I once saw the Shenle Marquis go out of the Palace with his entourage hurriedly."

Being alert, Leng Qingtang looked at Gu Yunxi and Imperial Doctor Jiang and said,

“It was him again. He left the Palace in the middle of the night... Chang Lu, you go to the gate of divine prowess to check the records of leaving the Palace last night later. You must remember the time when the Shenle Marquis went in and out of the Palace.”

“Chang An, you take people to Weiyan Chamber again. Before the palace maids are sent elsewhere, you must ask them, find out the people close to Mao and useful clues, and leave no stone unturned to find Mao!”

They both bowed down and hurried to work.

"Huaian, you've worked hard today," Leng Qingtang turned around and implied,

"There's nothing to do for the time being. Go back to the Imperial Hospital and make good preparations. I'll contact you later."

“OK, I leave now.”

Imperial Doctor Jiang knew that there would be an important action waiting for them tonight. He raised his lips leisurely.

Seeing him walk away with the medicine box on his shoulder, Leng Qingtang lowered his dark eyes and saw the delicate face of the girl in a wandering state.

He shook his white-skinned hand in front of her eyes many times and finally she was awakened.

Her gloomy face distressed him. He took her hands and asked softly,

"Are you still sad about Gu Yunjin's death?"

Gu Yunxi answered nonchalantly,

“I can't express my feelings at this time. I’m painful and also angry, but it's not just for her. In the past ten years, she, Yunyao, and I grew up together. She became wicked after entering the Palace. She persecuted Yunyao many times just for her self-interest. Even if she ended up like this today, she never deserved my sympathy.”

“I’m just lamenting that the struggle in the Palace was fierce. Some people once took other people's lives in their hands. Did they ever expect that they would suffer from that one day? It's just the so-called karma.”

Leng Qingtang smiled agreeably, patted the girl on the shoulder, and said with emotion,

"Yunxi, you’ve really grown up."

...

In front of a building in the east of the Palace, there was a big empty space, and it was sunny from 9 a.m. to 11 a.m.

In the empty space, Nanny Dong watched the Third Princess Huanan Jixiang kicking shuttlecock, holding the Seventh Prince and basking in the sun,

The shuttlecock was very beautiful, whose feathers had seven colors. The bottom of the shuttlecock was made of gold-coated glass. Following the rhythm of the princess, it jumped up and down like a colorful phoenix butterfly, whose wings are very eye-catching in the sun.

Huanan Lin, the two-year-old Seventh Prince, watched attentively and giggled from time to time.

Huanan Xin leisurely trotted around a tree, shaking the cloth tiger in his hand. He had a good time and shouted as he ran,

"Oh, oh, haunted, haunted!"

More than ten meters away, under the shadow of the tile eaves, several concubines were chatting together and discussing gossips about Jieyu Jin's tragic death.

Instead of talking casually, Gu Yunyao and Concubine Shu listened nearby.

When Gu Yunyao got up in the morning, she was very angry at the intrusion of Lu Qiange and the Fourth Princess. Meanwhile, she just caught up with the news of Gu Yunjin's death. And then Concubine Shu took the Third Princess to tell her about it.

At that time, Concubine Shu found Gu Yunyao unhappy. After asking about the reason, Concubine Shu invited her to go out of the Palace for relaxing.

Here, several concubines gathered together and talked fully and delightfully,

"Oh, how terrible it is! It is said that Jieyu Jin's death is horrible!"

"Jieyu Jin was so healthy and young. How could she suffer from cerebral hemorrhage?"

"Well, writing poetry and juggling, she was in the limelight at the Autumn Festival last year. She died just in the beginning of the spring..."

Where there were more women, there would be more gossips. A little incident, whether good or bad in nature, would become the topic of women in the harem after dinner and imperceptibly be enlarged infinitely.

Concubine Shu and Concubine Yu were bored and looked at each other. Concubine Shu took the opportunity to comfort her,

"This year is really a bad year. Your child and Princess Xu died. Now even Jieyu Jin... That's why I want to advise you to be optimistic. Try not to make yourself angry and live your life for the moment."

Her eyes darkened. Gu Yunyao smiled reluctantly and was stunned as if thinking of something,

"You're absolutely right. I've already understood."

Ahead, a cluster of fiery red shone in their eyes.

"I salute here, Your Grace."

Yu Xuanji passed in front of the building, followed by two boy servants. When he saw these concubines, they stopped to practice Taoist etiquette.

When several young masters saw Yu Xuanji, they immediately gathered together with smiles. At that time, the scene that all concubines surrounded him was very lively.

"Taoist priest Yu, you're here."

"I dare ask Taoist priest Yu where you are going to."

Yu Xuanji, who was so attractive, became a High Priest when he was young. Therefore, he was very favored by the young concubines in the harem.

Whenever there was a forum to teach Taoism in the Palace, there was almost no vacancy.

Seeing this, Concubine Shu sneered, approached Gu Yunyao, and whispered,

"Look, these little goblins are acting as if they have never seen a man. They even don't think about who Yu Xuanji is. He deceives Emperor by virtue of his beauty. On the surface, he is a High Priest, but in fact, he is just a toy-boy! "

"Sister... It will cause trouble if others hear your words."

The word "toy-boy" was harsh. Gu Yunyao could not blame Princess Shu, so she had to call her bitterly and shake her head.

Surrounded by many concubines, his delicate and attractive face always wore a shallow and alienated smile. Under the sun, his eyes were shining like stars, and his voice was clear and pleasant,

"At the Spring Banquet tonight, I will climb the bell tower and ring the auspicious bell. This time, I need to go to the bell tower and sweep the dust in red."

Lady-in-waiting Jiang looked frightened. His face was tense and slightly pale. He pulled the High Priest's big red sleeve and said,

"High Priest Yu, it's time to ring the bell. There have been too many evil things in the Palace recently. Two concubines have been dead. Even the Imperial Noble Concubine is infected with evil diseases. Do you think there is really evil? I'm so scared!"

"Yes, I'm afraid, too," said a new Maiden, holding Yu Xuanji's hand,

"My heart is beating fast at the moment. High Priest Yu, just touch it, touch it!"

Other young masters followed her example and rushed to Yu Xuanji's arms. Everyone said,

"Yes, I'm also scared..."

"High Priest Yu, touch mine first..."

"Mine!"

"Please don't be impatient!"

Yu Xuanji felt a headache because of the noise. He had to raise his voice indifferently, smiled, and said coldly,

"You can rest assured that after the Spring Banquet, I will ask Emperor to choose an auspicious day to do a blessing ceremony, so as to reassure everyone. I have something to do now. I'm sorry I can't accompany you here..."

"Ah, High Priest Yu, don't leave..."

Seeing the handsome man dressed in red decisively squeezing out of the crowd and rushing forward, the young concubines couldn't catch up again. They could only continue gossiping bitterly.

Not far away, Yu Xuanji noticed Prince Chen who was playing happily.

"Oh, oh, haunted, haunted!"

When he heard his yelling, Yu Xuanji squinted his eyes and suddenly remembered something. He then turned around and walked towards him.

"Prince Chen, I want to know where is the ghost that you yell at?"

Prince Chen suddenly stopped, looked at High Prince with beautiful eyes, and smiled foolishly,

"Eh, here's another beautiful uncle. I have just heard those sisters talking that the Palace is haunted recently, and so I shouted!"

"Oh? So, are you afraid of ghosts?"

Yu Xuanji smiled coldly and his eyes were cunning.

Prince Chen suddenly shook his body and shivered. It seemed that he had witnessed something terrible, and nodded in panic:

"Of course, I am. If you are haunted by a ghost, you will die."

There was a childish voice nearby. The Seventh Prince shouted to Nanny Dong,

"Pee, pee..."

Nanny Dong smiled and led the Seventh Prince under a tree. She untied his trouser belt quickly.

Yu Xuanji raised his eyebrows and thought that Leng Qingtang had told him something about Prince Chen.

If he wanted to find out the truth, this was the time.

When he made up his mind, Yu Xuanji had a gentle attitude and coaxed in a soft voice,

"Prince Chen, I know there is a divine spring in the world. If you bathe in it, you won't be invaded by ghosts. If you take a sip, you won't suffer from all kinds of diseases."

Prince Chen blinked and asked with a smile,

"Where is it? Where is the divine spring?"

Yu Xuanji pointed to the Seventh Prince who began to pee and joked,

"Your Highness, have you seen it? That water column is the divine spring. It only appears once in a thousand years and will disappear later. Your Highness, don't delay any longer. Go to take a bath and drink the water of it quickly!"

Prince Chen's face darkened quietly and he instinctively found out the intention of Yu Xuanji.

He was not really stupid.

In order not to be exposed for the time being, he pretended to be stupid. He also killed someone on a dark and windy night!

Now, should he let this seemingly insulting temptation destroy his plan for which he had been tolerating over years?

Opposite him, the beautiful eyes as sharp as hawks and falcons were shining. He was like a vigilant hunter, watching every change on his face.

His fists were held in his sleeves and his heart was already furious.

However, only for that ultimate goal, he must be patient.

Tolerance was painful and sometimes was a test of dignity.

"Ha, ha, there is a divine spring. I'll go. I'll go."

In an instant, Prince Chen opened his mouth like a ladle and smiled foolishly. He immediately fell at the feet of Seventh Prince, allowing urine to spread all over his head and wet his collar and skirt.

Nanny Dong was shocked, but she didn't dare to disturb the Seventh Prince who was urinating, so she nervously didn't make any sound until the Seventh Prince finished urinating.

Yu Xuanji quietly watched all this, a ray of light flashed in his eyes, and he smiled insidiously.

Saw that Prince Chen was spilled by the boy's urine, the Third Princess covered her mouth, laughed, and then ran to shout to the concubines not far away,

"Hey, come and see. This fool drinks my seventh brother's urine. Ha, it's so interesting..."