Rebirth: The flatterer prince I raised couldn't be so clingy

The young eunuch was brought by Eunuch Han.

Hearing this, Nei Guan Han hurriedly called him over.

After taking the thing from his hand, Han Neiguan only took a glance at it and frowned.

Concubine De sat up straight and asked at the right time: "Eunuch Han, what's wrong? Did you find anything?"

"My lady, look at this."

Han Neiguan thought for a moment, then spread out the dirty paper in his hand and showed it to Concubine De.

As expected, it was the receipt that Feng Zhanye sent in, which was the receipt for Chen Qi's purchase of arsenic.

"This day...when did Concubine Hui pass away?" Concubine De acted as if she was thinking and guided calmly. She watched as Nei Guan Han recalled for a long while, a hint of surprise flashed across his face.

Presumably, Emperor Yu's confidant already had the answer in his heart.

"It is... December 5th, three days after the date of this certificate."

"In that case, Concubine Hui was not necessarily killed by her maid Lan Yi. Perhaps there is another hidden story behind her death?" Concubine De continued to guide.

Han Neiguan shook his head: "From our perspective, it may not be the case."

"Why?" asked Concubine De.

"It is common for palace maids and guards to be close in this palace. It is hard to say whether Lan Yi has any connection with this guard. Madam Defei must not be deceived."

Han Nei Guan has been in the palace for a long time. He has seen many dirty things and has been accustomed to being a cunning person. Naturally, he is wary of everything.

"Besides, doesn't Madam Defei find it a little strange? The fire last night almost burned down the cold palace, but this evidence was buried in a corner and is safe and sound. It's just too much of a coincidence."

Defei's heart tightened. She had expected the eunuch who came to supervise her to be so meticulous, but she certainly didn't expect that he could guess to this extent.

Just as she was hesitating about what to say, a familiar figure walked over from a distance.

Shu Fei had a graceful appearance, dressed in a crimson purple dress, with pearls and jade in her hair sparkling, and no trace of time on her face.

When she looked up and saw Concubine De, she quickened her pace and walked over, bowed and smiled at the two of them.

"Sister Defei, I am happy to meet you, Internal Official Han."

Speaking of which, Defei and Shufei were old acquaintances. She responded by saying, "Sister is also an old acquaintance of mine. There is no need to be so polite. Where are you going?"

"My humble servant greets Empress Shufei." Han Neiguan also greeted her from the side.

Shu Fei nodded gently, her eyes swept across the certificate in Han Neiguan's hand, and she asked calmly, "The sun is shining today, and I heard from the palace servants that the flowers in the inner garden are blooming beautifully in spring. I was just about to go and see them, but why are you two at the gate of the cold palace?"

Concubine De looked at the busy palace servants in the cold palace and replied, "The emperor had a nightmare some time ago. For the sake of his health, Han Neiguan and I are cleaning up the filth in the cold palace."

"Is that so..." Shu Fei smiled knowingly, "So what did you find out?"

"There is indeed something, but I still have some doubts." Han Neiguan said hesitantly.

"Having doubts? Why?" Shu Fei asked curiously.

Han Neiguan didn't rush to answer. Instead, he seemed to suddenly remember something and bowed to Concubine Shu: "I remember that when Concubine Hui passed away, Concubine Shu was there?"

Defei was a little surprised and turned to look at Shufei.

Shu Fei nodded slightly: "Yes, what's wrong?"

"Then I would like to ask Madam Shufei, in your opinion, are there any signs that the maid Lan Yi who committed the crime that day and the guard Chen Qi knew each other?"

Shu Fei thought for a moment and answered confidently, "I really can't see any possibility of them being familiar with each other. With so many eyes staring at them that day, it would be difficult not to see any traces unless they were extremely well concealed."

Hearing this, Nei Guan Han fell silent again. If this item was presented to the emperor, it would surely cause a lot of trouble. It was hard to say whether there was any other trick involved. If he offended the wrong person, it would be a waste of time and effort.

He still needs to think carefully about whether to try to conceal it or report it.

Shu Fei seemed to see his hesitation and smiled: "Although I don't know what you found, but since it made Han Neiguan so embarrassed, it must be something important. I wonder what Sister De Fei thinks?"

De Fei was a little confused about the gentle face in front of her, and said after a pause: "No matter what, this item is related to the cause of Hui Fei's death. Whether to re-examine it should be left to His Majesty to decide."

Han Neiguan couldn't refute it, so he could only sigh and say, "I understand."

It so happened that the palace maids in the cold palace had already completed the search, and apart from the receipt, they did not find anything else.

"Then, Madam Defei, shall we go to His Majesty and report the result now?" After counting the number of people, Neiguan Han held up the certificate and said to Madam Defei.

Defei nodded, exchanged a few words with Shufei, and then followed Han Neiguan to Emperor Yu.

On the way, the more Defei thought about it, the more she felt that Shufei's appearance today was strange. She couldn't help but whisper to Rong Xu beside her.

"Rong Xu, do we need to pass through the cold palace to go from Shu Fei's residence to the back garden?"

Rong Xu thought about it and whispered to Concubine De: "We can go this way, but it's a bit too long. If we go from Concubine Shu's palace to the back garden, there should be another shorter way."

Hearing this, Defei felt even more puzzled. She had always felt that although Shufei looked quiet, she was actually quite smart.

She and Shu Fei were not familiar with each other before, but today Shu Fei's words and actions seemed to be helping her, but the reason was hard to see.

However, now is not the time to think about this.

The Imperial Library was in front of them. The eunuch guarding the gate went in to pass the message, and then Eunuch Han took Concubine De in.

Emperor Yu was sitting at his desk reviewing memorials. When he saw Concubine De come in, he stood up to greet her.

When Concubine De was about to pay her respects, Emperor Yu stopped her and said, "My beloved concubine, there is no need to be polite. Your tranquilizing incense is very effective. I slept very well the whole night and did not have any dreams at all."

The man no longer looked depressed as he did yesterday. He was full of energy, the dark circles under his eyes had faded a little, and even his complexion looked better.

"It is my honor to share your majesty's worries." Defei smiled and let him pull her to sit aside.

"Since you are here, I guess the cleansing of the cold palace has been completed?" Emperor Yu said, looking at Eunuch Han.

"Your Majesty, that is right." Han Neiguan replied respectfully.

"Have you found anything?" Emperor Yu really wanted to know what was causing him to suffer from nightmares every night.

Concubine De spoke first: "Your Majesty, we did find something, but this thing is of great importance, and you need to personally review it."

Upon hearing this, Emperor Yu looked at Han Neiguan strangely, and Han Neiguan presented the evidence in his hand to Emperor Yu.

Emperor Yu took a look at it and seemed to be confused. He frowned and asked, "Who is this Chen Qi?"

"Your Majesty, this person is a palace guard on duty at the palace gate. I have sent someone to investigate and found that he was the one who released the Third Prince on the day Concubine Hui was murdered."

Nei Guan Han told the emperor everything in detail. When the emperor heard the name Feng Zhan Ye, who had not been mentioned for a long time, his expression became noticeably grim.

Upon seeing this, Nei Guan Han did not dare to say anything further. He just stopped there and let Emperor Yu's eyes scan the certificate back and forth several times.

Concubine De could sense that Emperor Yu's attitude was not right, so she took over the conversation and pointed to the date on the receipt.

"Your Majesty, look at this day. If this evidence is true, perhaps Concubine Hui is really giving you nightmares because she was wronged."

Emperor Yu did not care that the certificate was covered with ashes and took it from Han Neiguan's hand to look at it carefully.

"Was he also the one who came to the cold palace to reply that day?"

"Exactly."

After receiving a positive answer, Emperor Yu clenched the certificate in his hand and sat back in front of the desk thoughtfully.

"good very good!"

Emperor Yu's hands trembled, and he threw the inkstone on the table to the ground.

The inkstone was smashed to pieces, and bits of red ink splashed out like hideous blood stains, staining the golden dragon robe.

"He deceived the emperor and plotted to murder the concubine. I don't believe that a palace guard has such courage. Investigate! Investigate for me! I want to see who is backing him up!"

"Your Majesty, calm down!"

The palace maids in the room were frightened by Emperor Yu's sudden outburst and hurriedly knelt down to comfort him.

Concubine De just knelt down and looked at him coldly without saying a word.

"Prince Duan, where are you now?"