The three of them returned to the Yanxi Palace, and sure enough, the well next to the pavilion had disappeared.

The three of them did not return to their room, but sat back in the pavilion.

While reviewing the current clues, Noble Lady Fucha suddenly thought of something, and her eyes lit up as she said, "There is another person, an old lady who used to live in the palace. She should know more about the queen."

Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan both looked at Noble Lady Fucha, who continued, "This person is Concubine Duan who lives in Yanqing Palace. However, Concubine Duan is in poor health and has never come to Jingren Palace to pay respects. I wonder if she is still alive."

Upon hearing this, Zhen Huan suggested, "Why don't we go to Yanqing Palace while it's still early?"

Shen Meizhuang nodded in agreement, and Noble Lady Fucha said angrily, "The road is a bit dangerous, I don't dare to go."

Zhen Huan wanted to persuade Noble Lady Fucha, but Shen Meizhuang said, "Then Huan'er and I will go first. We must think of a way to save ourselves."

Noble Lady Fucha blushed slightly, but did not say that she wanted to go with them.

Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang said goodbye to Noble Lady Fucha. After leaving the Yanxi Palace, Zhen Huan said, "Noble Lady Fucha is so timid."

Shen Meizhuang hummed and said, "We are lucky to meet her today, otherwise the two of us would be running around like headless flies."

The two of them walked hand in hand, slowly heading in the direction pointed by Noble Lady Fucha, always on guard against the triggering of the rules along the way.

Maybe they were really lucky today, they found Yanqing Palace smoothly.

The Yanqing Palace was empty, and the two men thought that Concubine Duan was gone. It was not until they heard a small cough that they followed the sound and left.

The door to the main hall of Yanqing Palace was wide open, and a woman who looked extremely sick was sitting on a mahogany chair.

Seeing Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang approaching, the woman stared at Zhen Huan again and again, coughed a few times and then asked, "Are you the new concubines entering the palace?"

Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang bowed to the woman and said, "I am the concubine Zhen Wan and I am the concubine Shen. I pay my respects to the Empress Duan. May the Empress be well."

Concubine Duan gently raised her hand and said, "Stop being so polite and sit down to talk."

After the three of them exchanged pleasantries, Zhen Huan asked first, "Madam, I heard that you were the first to enter the palace."

Concubine Duan nodded and continued, "I was only thirteen years old that year and was brought to the palace early. I served the Empress Dowager, who was then Concubine De, for three months before she was granted the title of Princess to the Emperor."

Concubine Duan wanted to say something when Jixiang suddenly came out with tea.

The three of them looked at Jixiang at the same time. Concubine Duan's frail body suddenly jumped up and she ran out of the hall in a flash.

Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang were two breaths slower, but they also ran out of the hall immediately.

Now I have figured out the framework of the rules. As long as I don't stay in the same room with the palace maids wearing the hairpin with the word "Fu" on it, I basically won't be caught.

But it was different for the eunuchs with swollen faces. If they walked slowly, they would be dragged away.

After Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang left the palace, they saw Concubine Duan sitting on a stone bench in the yard, looking sick again.

After Zhen Huan and Shen Meizhuang looked at each other, they slowly walked towards Concubine Duan.

Zhen Huan asked with concern: "My Lady, are you okay?"

Concubine Duan waved her hands and said, "She won't die yet."

Shen Meizhuang asked directly: "Madam, do you have any idea about the murderer who killed her?"

Seeing Shen Meizhuang pointing at the ground under her feet, Concubine Duan understood that she was talking about Fuzi.

Concubine Duan stroked her chest and said, "Tell me what you know."

Shen Meizhuang told all the clues she knew, and Concubine Duan listened calmly.

After a while, Concubine Duan looked at Zhen Huan and said, "There is only one person in this palace who can kill the queen."

Shen Meizhuang and Zhen Huan saw Concubine Duan pointing to the sky, and they thought about it and knew who it was.

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