Jiu Si looked back in shock, his eyes trembling. "Shizi Ye, you shouldn't threaten me like this."
Xiahou Qing slowly shook his head. His lips were extremely pale, without a trace of blood. He was as fragile as the last leaf on a branch on a winter night, but he stubbornly refused to leave the branch. "This isn't a threat. I'm asking you to fulfill my wish."
It wasn't an order or a compulsion, but a plea. The most peerless Shizi Ye in his heart would actually lower his head one day for a woman, an obsession that he couldn't give up. Jiu Si couldn't describe his current feelings. He only felt his throat clog up, making him unable to speak for a long time.
He raised his head to look at the sky. He couldn't find a single cloud in the blue sky. The sun was so bright that it was dazzling. He finally stepped back and said hoarsely, "This subordinate doesn't dare to disobey Shizi Ye's wishes."
Xiahou Qing smiled faintly, very gratified. "Thank you."
A moment later, he calmed down and said, "That's right. Jiu Si, what's the result of the matter I asked you to investigate? When we confronted that person in the ruined temple on that rainy night, how many people in the palace weren't in their positions? "
Jiu Si said, "Reporting to Shizi Ye, the flag we planted in the palace hasn't been lazy these days. It's just that the current situation in the palace is indeed treacherous. The slightest carelessness would alert the enemy, so we didn't dare to make any big moves. Today, we finally have some progress on the list of names. This subordinate has looked carefully. On that rainy night, coinciding with the case of Princess Helui's sudden death, many people entered and left the palace. However, this subordinate feels that one of them is very strange. "
"Who?"
Jiu Si thought for a moment. In Xiahou Qing's outstretched palm, he seriously wrote down the character "Yin" stroke by stroke.
Xiahou Qing immediately understood and couldn't help but frown. "You're talking about Sixth Prince Xiao Yunyi's birth mother, Yin Shi?"
Jiu Si's expression was grave. "Yes. As a concubine in the harem, she shouldn't have left the palace so casually. However, when Princess Royal was frightened and lost her beloved daughter, she fainted from the shock and pain. Yin Zhaoyi was very good at acupuncture when she was young, so she asked His Majesty to let her try acupuncture to help Princess Royal. His Majesty was burning with anxiety at the time and allowed it. Yin Zhaoyi left the palace the day before and didn't return until noon the next day. "
Xiahou Qing had a photographic memory. Soon, he dug out the woman who had kept a low profile for almost twenty years and had almost no presence in the harem from the sea of memories.
Her ancestors were sixth-rank doctors in the Imperial Hospital. Her ancestral moxibustion technique was unparalleled in the world. When she was young, she followed her grandfather into the palace to treat the illness of the late Emperor. Because of a moment of carelessness, she injured the Emperor's body and caused it to bleed. She should have been sentenced to death as a warning to others. Fortunately, Empress Zhou pitied her and interceded for her, saving the lives of her entire family.
Later on, when the Emperor ascended the throne, he suddenly had a headache. Because of his grandfather's death, he summoned Lady Yin to the palace to have a try. Because of this, she was favored by the Emperor and was conferred the title of concubine. It was a much-told story at that time. However, her temperament was indifferent and she was timid. In less than two years, she fell out of favor. She gave birth to a son, Xing Liu, but it was difficult to protect him. Later on, Empress Cao personally adopted her until today. "
Jiu Si said in a low voice, "Could this Lady Yin Zhaoyi, who has been enduring hardships, be the person we have been searching for?"
Xiahou Qing's slender fingers slowly rubbed the edge of the cup. "Whether it is her or not, we should get to know this Lady Yin Zhaoyi, who has endured for twenty years. Send someone to keep an eye on her. I have a premonition that she must have played a heavy role in these strange and unpredictable matters. Jiu Si, other than this matter, did you find anything else? "
Jiu Si said again, "I don't know if this matter is important or not, but the deposed concubine Lady Jiang, who fought with the Empress for the position of the eldest son of the Emperor's wife more than twenty years ago and lost. Last night, she died."
Xiahou Qing's brows showed deep thought. "Who did it?"
"The Sixth Prince, Xiao Yunyi. According to our people, Lady Jiang was alone with the Sixth Prince for an hour before she died. She let out an extremely presumptuous and wild laugh, and then it stopped abruptly. When the Sixth Prince stepped out of the Cold Palace, his sword was already covered in blood. Lady Jiang was beheaded under his sword for the crime of poisoning the Emperor."
The two short pieces of news did not add up to more than a few sentences, but they seemed to be mixed with an immeasurable storm. They had already lifted half of the roof of the luxurious Dragon City and were ready to destroy it at any time.
Xiahou Qing's fingers tightened around the cup. He straightened his back. In a short moment, countless waves flashed across his face. Then, he said seriously, "Did Prince Ke's Mansion accept my invitation?"
"Yes, but His Highness Prince Ke said that he is unwell and will not see anyone."
Xiahou Qing slammed the bottom of the cup on the small table. His face was like a fully drawn bow with an arrow on the string, ready to shoot at any time. "Drive. If he doesn't want to see me, then I will go see him."
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