Rebirth of the High Family's Beloved

Xiao Ling sat up straight, "Brother, you are not doing this for us, mother and son. If you really want to do this for us, you should have discussed it with me in advance. Now, not only did we fail to get rid of Jiang Yun, but someone also caught us with evidence."

Xiao Chengzhang also knew that what he did this time was not very smooth. Facing Xiao Ling's reproach, he felt a little embarrassed.

Who would have thought that not only was he preparing to attack Jiang Yun, but Xiao Ling was also preparing, and what a coincidence, they bumped into each other.

Xiao Ling looked at Xiao Chengzhang in silence and realized that what he had said was a bit too much.

No matter what, she is in the harem and there are limits to what she can do. She still needs her brother's help with many things.

Thinking of this, Xiao Ling's tone softened a little and said, "Brother, don't worry. I have already sent someone to the Imperial Prison to silence him."

"Are you sure the person is dead?"

Xiao Ling shook her head. The people she sent out have not returned to report yet, so the situation is unknown.

Xiao Chengzhang was a little anxious, "Why don't you send someone to check it out?"

Xiao Ling was also feeling a little uneasy, so he immediately ordered, "Yinshuang, go and ask Commander Zhou to come to the Feng Palace."

Yin Shuang, who was standing by, respectfully stepped back to invite the guest.

Not long after, Yin Shuang brought Zhou Chu back. Xiao Chengzhang hid behind the screen and listened quietly.

Although Zhou Chu was the commander of the imperial guards, he was not summoned by the queen alone very often. On the way here, he was wondering why the queen summoned him.

But he didn't expect that there was anything happening recently that had anything to do with the Queen. The only people who could be connected to the harem were the fake Yuxiu and Cailan.

Now that Cailan is the real murderer who assassinated the prince, the queen would never want to have anything to do with this matter, so the only one left is the fake Yuxiu.

After figuring out the connection, my originally uneasy heart calmed down.

As soon as he entered the Chaofeng Palace, Zhou Chu bowed and saluted, "This humble general greets the Queen."

Xiao Ling smiled and asked Zhou Chu to stand up, and went straight to the point: "Commander Zhou, please don't be polite. I called you here today because I heard that a palace maid escaped from the imperial prison. I wonder what the situation is like?"

Zhou Chu reported truthfully: "The maid has died, and her murderer is still being tracked down."

Xiao Chengzhang behind the screen breathed a sigh of relief and a smile appeared on his face. It would be better if he died.

Xiao Ling was relieved, however. In order to clean up the mess for her brother, her people were being hunted down. Although she knew that her people would not give her up even if they were caught, it would still cost her manpower.

Although she was worried, her expression remained calm. She said calmly, "I understand. I am also responsible for the supervision of the palace maids. If there is any situation later, you can inform me at any time."

Zhou Chu bowed and said, "Yes."

After Zhou Chu left, Xiao Chengzhang came out from behind the screen and said, "Sister, you are so good at this. The commander of the imperial guards is already under your control."

"Brother, you are joking. This Zhou Chu is not my man. He has always listened to His Majesty. He came here today because he must have guessed that I wanted to ask about the palace maid. But this question of mine inevitably aroused his suspicion. Brother, please don't come to the palace during this period of time, so as not to arouse His Majesty's suspicion."

"I see."

After Xiao Chengzhang left Chaofeng Palace, Xiao Ling's good expression that he had managed to maintain suddenly collapsed. He grabbed the precious teacup beside him and threw it to the ground, angrily saying: "Send someone to find Ding Si's whereabouts, and make sure to find him before Zhou Chu's people. After finding him, place him outside the palace and wait until the storm has passed."

Yinshuang winked at the young eunuch beside her, and the young eunuch picked up the broken teacups on the ground and left.

The entire Chaofeng Palace was filled with Xiao Ling's confidants. Knowing that Xiao Ling was in a bad mood, they naturally did not dare to say much.

Xiao Ling closed his eyes and pressed his forehead because of the headache. Yin Shuang immediately walked forward and continued to massage, which made Xiao Ling feel much better.

When he thought about how the plan he had been planning for a long time had failed miserably because of his brother's unauthorized actions, he was filled with anger.

The two moves she had painstakingly planned were not successful at all.

Her first move was Zhen Yuxiu from Chonghua Palace. On the day of her wedding, she had ordered people to sprinkle snake-attracting powder on Yuxiu and released poisonous snakes on the route that the wedding team had to pass. Once Yuxiu entered Chonghua Palace and came into contact with Jiang Yun, the snake-attracting powder would be contaminated on Jiang Yun, and then Jiang Yun would die from the snake bite and poisoning.

Even if they investigated afterwards, they wouldn't be able to trace it back to her.

Unfortunately, she didn't expect a fake Yuxiu to come and knock the real Yuxiu unconscious in a side hall, causing her to not see Jiang Yun at all.

The second step is Cailan. Although Cailan's behavior of pushing Jiang Yun in public is very risky, as long as it can succeed, it is worth taking the risk.

Who could have thought that a palace maid would suddenly appear and push Cailan down? What a useless thing.

Thinking of the palace maid who suddenly rushed out and pushed Cai Lan, Xiao Ling finally remembered to ask, "Have you found out the identity of that palace maid?"

Yin Shuang's subordinate paused, "Your Majesty, the people sent out these days know nothing except that this palace maid is called Yu Yan."

"Useless! She couldn't even find a single maid. If she continues to search, she will ruin my good deeds. I will never let her off!"

Yan Ci, who had settled down under the guidance of the palace maid Jin Yao, sneezed fiercely, "Well, who missed me?"

Jin Yao burst out laughing, "The girl is really funny."

Yan Ci rubbed his nose and looked at the palace maid with two dimples when she smiled, "Don't call me girl, my name is Yan Ci, you can call me Ah Ci."

Jin Yao said, "I dare not, you are a female official, I should really address you as your mistress, calling you Miss is already presumptuous."

"In that case, just call me Ah Ci in private. It's very stressful to always call me sir or girl."

Jin Yao nodded happily and said with a smile, "Aci."

When Yan Ci first entered the palace, she naturally had to make connections. This palace maid named Jin Yao, as well as Jin Lang, Jin Zhu, and Jin Xia, who she had not met yet, were the four senior palace maids serving in the emperor's presence. If she became friends with the four of them, she would be able to get along comfortably in the emperor's presence.

As long as the emperor doesn't cause trouble for her and the new tax system is implemented smoothly, she can go home happily.

During this time in the palace, she could secretly investigate the person who wanted to harm Ayun.

Xie Chengyin returned to the Yongding Marquis Mansion and had just got off his horse when a figure suddenly rushed out and grabbed Xie Chengyin.

Qicun's first reaction was to draw his sword, but he was pushed to the side by a palm when he had only drawn half of the sword. He spun around before he could stand still.

"I've caught you!"

The familiar voice made Xie Chengyin frown, "Why are you here?"

Qiu Fuqiu pinched her waist with one hand and held Xie Chengyin with the other, fearing that he would run away.

"How dare you ask? I come here every day just to see Ah Ci, but you don't even let me in. You're too much, Xie Chengyin. Ah Ci isn't your family, but you don't allow us sisters to meet. If I really marry you in the future, you will have to keep Ah Ci in your pocket."

Xie Chengyin tried to pull his sleeve out of Qiu Fuqiu's hand, but failed after several attempts, so he gave up.

"What nonsense are you talking about? My friendship with Miss Thirteen is pure, there is nothing messy about what you said. The reason I don't let you see her is because she is not in the Yongding Marquis's Mansion at all."

"Who are you trying to fool? Didn't you ask Qicun to tell me that Ah Ci was with you? Now you're trying to fool me again?"

"Who fooled you? If you don't believe me, go in and see for yourself. The person has already entered the palace."

"Enter the palace?"

"Yes, the imperial lady-in-waiting appointed by His Majesty is now serving His Majesty."

Qiu Fuqiu was a little confused, "But didn't they say there was still some time left? Why is it earlier?"

"Who can guess what your majesty is thinking?"