Red Mansion Rebirth: Ghost Phoenix

Wang Xifeng had a good sleep.

After all, according to the Crown Prince's order, before he and the Crown Princess returned, the palace guards had to conduct a thorough inspection and the concubines were not allowed to wander around.

He Ke originally planned to run around the garden in the back hall of the East Palace after waking up, pick plum blossoms, holly, and break lake ice. He even planned to pull an ice bed to the lake and have a good slide.

But when he woke up, he found out that not only had such a terrible thing happened the night before, but all the back halls of the East Palace had been sealed off!

He Ke was so angry that he wanted to find Wang Xifeng and cry.

But he was told that Empress Chenghui was frightened at night and caught a cold. She took tranquilizers and ginger soup, and was now sweating in her sleep.

The sensible He Ke stopped crying and making a fuss, but became anxious: "Let me go see Cheng Hui!"

Aunt Ji smiled and said, "And then?"

"I, I, I'm taking care of the patient!" He Ke was very smart and immediately found the most suitable reason.

Nanny Ji nodded with satisfaction.

The little princess is really smart, and the teaching was not in vain.

"But Chenghui loves the princess the most. If you go in to take care of her, do you think she can still sleep peacefully?" Nanny Ji asked gently, praising her filial piety, "The princess and Chenghui have been together for three years. They are not mother and daughter, but better than mother and daughter.

"The princess can care about Chenghui and be filial to him today, and she will be able to care about and be filial to her stepmother and father in the future.

"To reduce the worries of my parents, I can also be kind to my younger brothers and sisters.

"If the princess has this reputation of being filial and brotherly, her future life will be much better."

He Ke nodded, but his eyes were only looking towards Wang Xifeng's inner chamber. After the nanny finished speaking, he couldn't wait to ask, "Then I will go to Chenghui's window and just take a look inside. I won't make any sound and I won't go in. Is that okay?"

Nanny Ji smiled and said, "That is possible. But you may not be able to see it."

But I sighed helplessly in my heart.

The princess didn't want to hear anything about filial piety and brotherly love. In her heart and eyes, there was only one person, Wang Chenghui.

Sure enough, He Ke peered out the window for a long time, but could not see the bed or the desk. However, he could see the parrot on the shelf clearly.

"Ercai, Ercai! Look here!" He Ke couldn't help but teased the parrot in a low voice.

The parrot turned its head to look at her, spread its wings and flapped them, then retracted them, hid its face in its wings and pretended to sleep.

He Ke had no choice but to leave because he was bored.

Looking at the sky, it is almost noon.

An'er thought her master must be hungry, so she came in and gently woke him up.

Wang Xifeng had a good sleep and was in good spirits, but she pretended to be well dressed by wearing a warm hat and a thick coat, and sent a message out: "I don't get sick easily, and if I do, I'm afraid it will be serious.

"What if this disease spreads to a person? Don't harm my sister.

"Sister, please eat by yourself today.

"Sister has already finished her mourning. After dinner, when the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess come back, she should follow Nanny Ji to pay a visit to our parents so that they don't have to worry."

He Ke listened obediently, ate his meal, and found out that the Crown Prince and Crown Princess had returned, so he went to see the Crown Prince first, and then went to see the Crown Princess.

Lizheng Hall.

When the prince came back and saw He Ke, the second thing he did was to report to the Criminal Court.

Warden Chen lowered his head and reported carefully: "Zhang Zhu was not on duty last night, but after he got off duty in the afternoon, he said he felt dizzy and couldn't move, so he ate dinner in the duty room and then took a nap.

“During the second watch, the night watchman went to check, and he left the duty room.

"I haven't found the exact route yet, but I saw him flash by behind Guangtian Palace at three o'clock in the morning. He was wearing the proper clothes of a guard.

"The kitchen staff said that about a quarter of an hour after the third watch, they heard some movement in the kitchen, and when they went to check, they saw the shadow of a cat on the wall. They thought it was Wang Chenghui's black cat from Yiqiu Palace taking a walk at night, so they didn't take it seriously.

"This morning I found a plate of cakes and a bowl of soup missing. Now that I think about it, maybe it was Zhang Zhu who did it.

"At about 3:20 a.m., the guards were on patrol and passed by Yichun Palace when they seemed to see a dark shadow behind a tree. They immediately rushed over to check, but found nothing wrong. They thought they were seeing things.

“Further ahead is Yiqiu Palace.

"Because the Queen sent a message to the East Palace of Yi Qiu, it was allowed to burn paper last night. So Wang Chenghui took the little princess to pray and burn a lot of paper. They went back to their rooms at three o'clock in the morning.

"Jing Li was on guard last night. I asked him five or six times. He said that after the masters returned to their rooms, they heard Wang Chenghui tossing and turning for a long time. Then they heard the sound of birds singing, cats meowing, and people falling."

The prince frowned, "He also went to Yichun Palace? Did he question Wu Liangyuan and others?"

"We checked. There are no traces. It seems that they just passed by." Warden Chen lowered his head, "Cheng'en Hall checked itself first, but found nothing.

"When I checked again, I found nothing."

After self-examination, nothing was found.

The prince closed his eyes and rested his head tiredly on the back of the chair.

"The coroner examined Zhang Zhu's body.

"He ate very little before his death and did not run too much. He had no internal or external injuries. The sudden heart attack seemed to be a pre-existing disease, otherwise it would be impossible to explain why the heart vessels suddenly burst.

"Zhang Zhu looked horrified, obviously frightened.

"I have questioned the guards on the same shift with him, and they all said that because he was alone, he ate dinner and slept in the duty room, and then went on duty the next day.

"Because he is very good at martial arts, General Pang often takes him with him when His Highness goes out. So he has seen a lot of the world.

“So, ordinary things, such as just falling from a tree by mistake, should not make him so frightened that his expression would not be like that when he died.

“I speculate that it is possible that the black cat has sensitive ears, so it jumped out and called out from the tree, scaring him.

"After all, Jingli said that the cat's cry was extremely shrill. Not only him, but even Master Chenghui jumped up immediately - oh, when Jingli jumped out of the door to check the body, Chenghui just opened the window. Although his long hair was disheveled, his clothes were neat, and he didn't look like he had just woken up."

Chen Siyu reported all the matters to the prince.

The prince hummed, looked at him and nodded slowly: "Not bad. That's how we investigate the case."

Then he took a deep breath and said, "Before the New Year, dig up all the old cases in the palace over the past two or three years and check them again. See if there is anything related to Zhang Zhu.

"Don't make any noise."

Warden Chen suppressed his excitement, nodded his head, agreed, and walked out.

Qinghai brought hot tea to the prince and complained in a low voice: "These are all found and summarized by Han, he is simply greedy for the credit of his subordinates!"

"Being able to use capable people and letting them work for you is a skill." The prince rolled his eyes at him, "Do you think I don't know that you are greedy for the credit of Changying, and you are greedy for less?"

"But I never stopped Chang Ying from showing his face in front of you..." Qing Hai muttered, looked at the prince's face, and dared not say anything more, and quickly changed the subject:

"Since the seal on Yiqiu East Palace has been lifted, and Wang Chenghui is not actually sick from the shock, do you think we should summon her to serve dinner tonight?"