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"It's very good." Youlan said without hesitation, "Sister Yuegui is older than the slave, and she always gives way to the slave. Although she is occasionally jealous and feels that the empress is too indulgent to the slave, she is actually very good to the slave. .”

"What about the chestnut cake? Does she often make it for the imperial concubine?" Chu Huanyan asked again.

Youlan nodded, "Yes, the empress likes the chestnut cake made by Sister Yuegui very much, so she often makes it on weekdays. However, in the past few days, the empress's spleen and stomach have not been very good. In fact, it is not suitable for eating chestnut cake. Maybe Sister Yuegui forgot ”

Not suitable for eating but you still made it? A dark color flashed between Chu Huanyan's eyebrows.

She did not continue to ask and quickly asked Youlan to leave first.

The osmanthus oil and chestnut cake beside the well, together, really made Yue Gui's suspicion even deeper.

Because of the black shadow and the poison, the entire Yingxue Palace became more and more panicked. Throughout the whole day, almost all the eunuchs and maids in Yingxue Palace huddled in their rooms and did not go out unless they could.

Faced with the interrogation by Qin Li and the guards, they cooperated obediently and seemed to know everything, but they really didn't find anything suspicious.

In a blink of an eye, it's evening.

Chu Huanyan went to Concubine Xue's bedroom to check the situation. Concubine Xue still hadn't woken up. In addition to Shen Chi, Yue Gui and You Lan, there were two other little maids staying with her in the palace.

Chu Huanyan didn't say anything more and left after checking it. However, not long after she left, Shen Chi also found an excuse and left the dormitory.

"Miss Chu."

On the corridor, Shen Chi called Chu Huanyan and the two of them, looked at each other, and walked behind a secluded rock in the back garden.

"Who is that black shadow?" Shen Chi got straight to the point.

Last night, Qin Li came to him quietly and said that he needed a favor. When the time came, a packet of medicinal powder would be found in Yingxue Palace, and he only needed to say that it was consistent with the poison in the imperial concubine.

"It's Yunchen." Chu Huanyan replied.

"That guard next to you who is highly skilled in martial arts?"

"That's right." Chu Huanyan nodded.

Although there are guards guarding the outside of Yingxue Palace, according to Yun Chen's skills, it is not too difficult to sneak in without anyone noticing and then find a weakly guarded place to escape.

Of course, that was before. Now that the number of guards in Yingxue Palace has increased several times, even Yun Chen may not be able to sneak in.

"Are you doing this to clear yourself of suspicion?" Shen Chi looked at Chu Huanyan and asked again.

"It won't be possible to clear me, but many people in Yingxue Palace still doubt me, which is very detrimental to the investigation, so I want to divert their attention."

Shen Chi did not speak immediately. Chu Huanyan's doing so could indeed temporarily alleviate the suspicion on her, but... it was only temporary.

"Tomorrow is the third day. His Royal Highness is still in prison. Do you have any idea who the murderer is?"

"I doubt Laurel."

"Is there any evidence?" Shen Chi asked immediately.

Chu Huanyan briefly told Shen Chi about the well and the chestnut cake.

"It sounds like Yue Gui is indeed very suspicious, but..."

"It's just that these two points alone are difficult to use as evidence to convict her." Chu Huanyan took over Shen Chi's words.

After all, Yuegui has been with Concubine Xue for many years, and she is an old man in Yingxue Palace. It would be unconvincing to rashly identify her as the murderer without sufficient evidence.

"You don't have much time left. It's only one day. Is there any way you can prove that Yuegui is the murderer?" Shen Chi said with a little worry, "His Royal Highness is still in the prison at the moment. If you can't investigate in time, If the murderer is known, he may not be implicated."

Chu Huanyan took a deep breath and looked up at Shen Chi, "I have two ways, but..."

"It's just what?" Shen Chi asked, "Since there is a way, then hurry up and do it, why are you still hesitating?"

"The first method is a bit dirty." Chu Huanyan paused, "Do you still remember the cloth that was dug out and wrapped in the medicine powder paper package? The cloth was torn from a complete piece of cloth, and I asked Yun Chen to remove it. The remaining fabric was hidden in a tree in Laurel’s yard.”

"Do you want to use this as evidence to prove that Yue Gui is the black shadow?" Shen Chi frowned, "Then why put it on the tree instead of hiding it in the room?"

"Because I haven't thought about it yet." Chu Huanyan was silent for a while, "After all, the fact that Yuegui is the murderer is just a guess, there is no complete evidence, and this method is really despicable. If Yuegui is not the murderer, I will have killed her."

Shen Chi also fell silent. After a while, he asked.

"What about the second method you mentioned?"

"Use Concubine Xue as bait, move the people around her away, and see if Yue Gui will take action a second time."

Yingxue Palace was guarded by guards. Just as she had thought before, if the person who poisoned the poison was really instigated by someone else, he should not have had any contact with the instigator yet.

Concubine Xue was not poisoned to death, which meant that the poisoner's mission had not been completed. If given another chance, the other party might take the risk and attack again.

"This is impossible." Shen Chi directly rejected Chu Huanyan's idea, "The emperor values ​​Concubine Xue very much and uses Concubine Xue as bait. If something happens, your life will be lost."

"Tomorrow is the third day. If the truth cannot be found out, my life may not be saved."

"But..." Shen Chi frowned tightly, looking at Chu Huanyan's determined look, her heart was still full of objections, "I still don't agree with you doing this. If the emperor knows that you used Concubine Xue without permission, If you set up a trap, even if the murderer is found, the emperor may not be able to spare you in his rage."

"I see."

"Now that you understand, why don't you..."

In the middle of Shen Chi's words, when he met Chu Huanyan's eyes, he felt a thump in his heart.

"Do you want to meet the saint and ask for permission?"

Although Shen Chi felt that it was too risky for Chu Huanyan to do this, and it was difficult for Emperor Xiao to agree to this matter.

But Chu Huanyan still went to the imperial study room to ask for an audience with Emperor Xiao the next morning.

Emperor Xiao had just left the morning court. He was wearing a bright yellow dragon robe and was majestic. He was sitting behind the dragon table. After listening to Chu Huanyan's purpose, his face suddenly sank.

"You are so brave!" Emperor Xiao slapped the dragon table in front of him with his palm, so frightened Eunuch Zheng who was standing aside that his eyelids twitched.

Chu Huanyan stood there, her expression not changing much, "Your Majesty, I will definitely ensure the safety of the noble concubine. In order to catch the murderer, I hope your Majesty will allow it."

Emperor Xiao refused very simply, "It is absolutely impossible for me to take risks with Zhi'er just to catch the murderer!"

Chu Huanyan slowly raised her head and looked directly at Emperor Xiao.

"If the murderer cannot be found, can the Emperor guarantee that the person behind it will not attack again? And if it does happen again, can the Emperor be sure that the imperial concubine can still escape like this time?"