Murong Yue, who returned to Lanyue Garden with thoughts, waited for a day and a night, but did not wait as expected when King Chen appeared. She wanted to ask Shui Feifei to find out the news, but was worried that King Chen would realize that he had learned about his condition. She had to forcefully suppress the urge to run to him and continued the waiting for the next day.

But unexpectedly, instead of waiting for the arrival of King Chen this day, he waited for someone who surprised her - Li Dequan.

After Li Dequan explained his purpose clearly, he spoke respectfully, "Princess, the emperor is now in Yihe Palace. He is furious and asks Concubine De to give him an explanation. Princess, look, Concubine De lets you enter the palace..."

Li Dequan did not say the following words, but the meaning was already very obvious. This time he was ordered to come to welcome Murong Yue into the palace, which must be the meaning of Concubine De.

"Concubine Li is dead?" Murong Yue said unexpectedly. Concubine Li is one of the four concubines in Beichen, and the daughter of Gu Qingyun, the Minister of Rites of the current dynasty. She died as soon as she said she died. Moreover, the murderer was Concubine De.

Why did Concubine De kill Concubine Li? This seems a bit unreasonable?

Murong Yue secretly considered in her heart that Concubine De and Concubine Li have never had any interest. If she only wanted to compete for favor, she would definitely not be able to kill Concubine Li. After all, Concubine De's position as the leader of the six palaces in the palace for more than ten years has been unshakable. So why did she kill Concubine Li?

It seems that it is time for me to enter the palace. Regardless of why Concubine De wants to enter the palace, this matter alone has already involved Concubine De, so she cannot let her sit idly by. If she can take this opportunity to weaken Concubine De's power in the palace, that would be the best!

Unfortunately, the plan he made at the beginning had changed again. Originally, Concubine Li was the best candidate, but now she is dead, so she can only start from other aspects!

"Thank you, Eunuch Li, Yue'er understands what to do!" Murong Yue smiled at Li Dequan. Li Dequan was kind, of course she understood.13acv.

"The slave is waiting outside. The princess is ready to enter the palace with him." Although Li Dequan is a popular man beside Emperor Beichen, he has never felt any arrogance in front of Murong Yue, but is polite in advancing and retreating without being humble or arrogant.

"It's a good father-in-law!"

After Murong Yue washed up under the service of Madam Xiao, she followed Li Dequan to Yihe Palace.

As soon as he entered Yihe Palace, he saw Huamei kneeling on the ground with tears on his face. Not far away, there was a white cloth-covered corpse lying. Obviously, it was the dead Concubine Li!

Concubine Shu and Concubine Hui each sat on both sides of the hall. Concubine Shu's face was calm and her eyes were deep, while Concubine Hui looked at Concubine Li not far below with pity and sadness. Concubine De sat beside Emperor Beichen with an ugly face. Emperor Beichen looked cold and had obvious anger in her eyes.

"Yue'er and all the ladies!" Murong Yue walked forward and bowed.

"Yue'er is here!" Beichen Emperor sat majestic in the main seat. When he saw Murong Yue enter the door, he just said lightly, which was not as kind as he used to be in the imperial study room. Obviously, Concubine Li's death made Beichen Emperor feel very bad. He had no intention of saying anything more to Murong Yue, and said directly:

"I guess Li Dequan has told you what happened today. This Concubine Li was discovered by the guards to drown in the lotus pond in the imperial garden early this morning. I have asked the guards in the palace to investigate. She was pushed down from the lotus pond, and there were traces of struggle on her body, which was obviously killed. Last night, a guard claimed that he saw the palace maid Huamei coming out of the imperial garden sneakily, which was obviously inseparable from the matter. But Huamei claimed that she had never left Yihe Palace last night, and there were Concubine De and a group of people in the Yihe Palace as evidence. Yue'er, I came to you today, but because the Concubine Li's body had been soaked in water all night, and you can't experience fingerprints by using your method. But there are other ways to find out the real culprit who killed Concubine Li?"

Murong Yue did not immediately answer Beichen Emperor's words, but said calmly: "Can Yue'er check the body of Concubine Li first?"

Beichen Emperor was stunned when he heard this and looked at Murong Yue with some surprise. After all, for ordinary people, touching a corpse is very uncomfortable and even scary. Besides, Murong Yue is just a thirteen-year-old girl. It was really beyond Beichen Emperor's expectation that she could make such a request.

"Okay, Li Dequan, take my pair of ice silk gloves for Yue'er." Emperor Beichen nodded and ordered Li Dequan.

"Thank you, Your Majesty!" A trace of emotion flashed in Murong Yueqiu's eyes. It seemed that Beichen Emperor really loved her. Ice silk gloves were a holy product that was rare in a century. After wearing it, it was inseparable from swords and guns. What is even more commendable is that it is invincible for all poisons. The emperor's pair of ice silk gloves was obtained after conquering a family that had been passed down for thousands of years. Now, he could not help but hurt himself because he was worried about Concubine Li's body. He borrowed this glove for himself to use. How could he not prove that Beichen Emperor really loved him and put himself in his heart to have this thought.

Li Dequan carefully held the ice silk gloves in front of Murong Yue. Murong Yue respectfully bowed to Beichen Emperor, then put on the gloves, then walked to Concubine Li's body, squatted down, and slowly uncovered the white cloth covering Concubine Li's body.

"hiss……"

As soon as the white cloth was opened, a sound of breath sounded in Yharu's palace. Because Concubine Li's expression was too distorted at the moment, it seemed that she had seen such a terrible scene, or incredible scene, she left such an expression on her face.

Mu Yue was worried about the matter. Mu Rong Yue's face remained unchanged, but a trace of exploration flashed deep in her eyes. Her eyes looked at Li Fei's face for several times, and then, amid the screams of everyone, she opened Li Fei's mouth and penetrated her middle and index fingers.

Seeing this, Concubine Hui shouted lowly, turned her head away, and did not dare to look again. Concubine Shu lowered her head and did not continue to look. Concubine De covered her red lips in a frightened manner, as if this scene had challenged her limit and was about to vomit.

Obviously, Murong Yue's actions made these pampered empresses unacceptable.

Only Beichen Emperor looked at Murong Yue's actions with a constant expression, and was also surprised by Murong Yue's unexpected actions. However, he was already used to Murong Yue's unexpectedness and was not revealed as much as others!

After a while, Murong Yue withdrew her fingers and looked at Concubine Li carefully, taking the silk handed over by the palace servants beside her to wipe her fingers, and then carefully looking at Concubine Li's arms and each finger.

Then he stood up and said, "Your Majesty Li did not drowned, but was killed and threw herself into the lotus pond."

"Oh? Why did you say that?" Emperor Beichen was stunned for a moment. It was clear that the imperial physicians had already determined that Concubine Li drowned. Why did Murong Yue check it for a few times before making up this sentence?

"Emperor, although there is soil in the gap between the fingers of Concubine Li's concubine like other drowning people, before Yue'er came, she walked around the Imperial Garden to check the soil in the Imperial Garden. The soil in the Imperial Garden is soft and delicate and dark in color, but the soil in the gap between Concubine Li's nails is rough and hard and light in color. It is obviously not left behind by struggle in the Imperial Garden. Also, although Concubine Li has sand in her mouth, it has not penetrated deep into her throat. It is obvious that she was deliberately poured into the imperial garden. However, Concubine Li has no external injuries and no signs of poisoning. If Yue'er guessed correctly, Concubine Li should have been killed by someone."

After Murong Yue finished speaking this in one breath, he paused slightly and continued to speak: "The person who killed Concubine Li should have martial arts and a good cultivation level so that Concubine Li can be killed without resistance. The emperor can find the murderer based on this goal."

When Murong Yue said this, her eyes faintly glanced at Huamei, who was kneeling beside her. If she read it correctly, Huamei was a person with martial arts skills, but she didn't need to care whether she killed Concubine Li!

In her opinion, it doesn't matter who killed Concubine Li. It just involves the calculations in the palace. Even if Emperor Beichen found the wrong target and killed Huamei by mistake, if he could use this matter, it would be a good thing to break Concubine De's arm in addition to Huamei and to cut off Concubine De's arm.

"Huamei, what else do you have to say?" Beichen Emperor said coldly at Huamei, an invisible emperor majesty was pressing towards Huamei kneeling down like a solid substance.

When Huamei heard this, she kowtowed to Emperor Beichen and said, "Your Majesty, I really didn't kill Concubine Li. I am just a servant, so how can I have the courage to kill Concubine Li? I have no reason to do this!"

Speaking of this, Huamei turned to Murong Yue and begged: "Miss Murong, you must save me! I really didn't kill Concubine Li. You are so smart, you must be able to find a way to prove that you are not me, right! Miss Murong, I beg you!"

Murong Yue sighed leisurely and said with compassion: "Huamei, you have always respected me very much, why don't I want to save you? But Concubine Li... Because she was soaked in the lotus pond for too long, even if she had fingerprints on her body, it was destroyed. Even if I had the will, I was powerless to do it! Didn't you say that you had never left the house in Yihe Palace all night? Aunts and the others would definitely be able to make decisions for you. You are the most caring female official of Aunts, and she would not refuse to save her!"

"Empress..." Huamei quickly turned around and looked at Concubine De, who was pale and haggard, and said: "Empress, you must save me! I served you all night last night and had never left Yihe Palace for half a step. You should tell the emperor quickly!"

Seeing this scene, Concubine De swept across Murong Yue with a little inexplicable brilliance. What Murong Yue said just now was so meaningless. If she said that she really thought about Huamei, she would also want to rescue Huamei, but if she thought about it on the contrary, she would want to go further and push Huamei into a desperate situation.

Murong Yue met Concubine De's inquiring eyes, and her eyes were shimmering, and a hint of concern passed through her pupils in time. It was so sincere that it was unquestionable. Who wouldn't know how to act?

She didn't do much else in her previous life, but she acted all the time.

When Concubine De saw the care in Murong Yue's eyes, she was slightly stunned. Such sincere gaze was indeed the Murong Yue who had trust and attachment to her in the past. There would be no mistake. Maybe she was too worried!

Thinking of this, Concubine De turned to Beichen Emperor and said, "Emperor, what Huamei said is true. She was with me all night and did not go out. My concubine and all the palace servants in my concubine's palace can testify, the emperor..."

"I naturally believe what I love..." Emperor Beichen looked at Concubine De with a calm expression. After seeing the other party's stunning face, he said lightly: "It's just that the concubine was able to look at this thrush when she was not sleeping last night. But if the thrush left while the concubine was sleeping, how could the concubine suspect her most caring maid? Besides, this thrush is a person with skill. If she wants to do something and not be discovered, it is not difficult! She is just a maid. Don't be distracted by it because of this!"

In the last sentence, the tone of Beichen Emperor slightly sank, but it was these points that made Concubine De's face change, and her beautiful eyes narrowed, but she didn't dare to say more.

Now all the evidence points to Huamei. If I say more, I am afraid that not only will I not be able to save Huamei, but it will make the emperor even more distrust me.

Damn, who killed this Concubine Li, what was that person's intention, and why did he spill all the dirty water on her!

If she found out who was framed by herself, she would definitely make that person regret coming to this world!

Concubine De lowered her head gentlely under the majestic gaze of Beichen Emperor, but a trace of fierceness flashed in her low-key eyes, which made her stunning face suddenly become a little more ferocious, destroying the beauty of the reason.

"Huamei, someone has already witnessed you walking out sneakily from the imperial garden, covered with water and soil from the lotus pond. Today, the palace guards also found out from your room that they had not yet destroyed the clothes they wore last night. What else do you have to say? Could it be that the night guards you who are my are blind, or would they actually frame you as a little maid?"

Emperor Beichen shouted coldly that Concubine Li was one of her four concubines. Her death like this would not only damage the royal face. One day it was the Mid-Autumn Festival, and the envoys from various countries had arrived in the capital. If the envoys from those countries received the news, what would they think of them?

A concubine was actually able to be killed in the palace. Could it be that his palace walls three feet high in the north and nearly a thousand imperial guards were all decorated?
Chapter completed!