Wearing a book, hooking him up

On the second day, when the sky was just beginning to brighten, Jun Zechen walked out of Kunning Palace.

He was dressed in solemn and dignified court robes, his posture was as straight as a pine tree, and his aura was majestic and captivating.

Anshun followed him cautiously, with his head lowered and very respectful.

At this moment, His Majesty's majestic voice came from afar.

"Anshun, go secretly and thoroughly investigate the matter of Ling's murder of the queen."

Jun Zechen paused and continued.

"Remember, the Queen must not find out."

When Anshun heard this, he was shocked. What does Your Majesty mean?

Jun Zechen's eyes, which showed no emotion, stared straight ahead like a deep pool.

Yaoyao, what are you hiding from me?

The first ray of sunlight in the morning shines through the window into the bedroom.

Su Jingyao woke up slowly, and Jun Zechen had already left.

Her eyes revealed a hint of fatigue and melancholy. Because of what happened last night, her mood was still heavy, as if a huge rock was pressing on her, and she couldn't relax at all.

But Su Jingyao will never miss any details.

She sat on the bed expressionlessly. After a moment, she said calmly, "Miaoyun, go get Doctor Jin."

When Li Jing arrived at Kunning Palace, Su Jingyao was already leaning against the head of the bed, her jet-black hair neatly combed and her appearance tidied up.

She leaned there, like a quiet painting.

"Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you." Li Jing bowed respectfully.

"Please sit down."

Miaoyun brought a stool over swiftly and placed it next to Li Jing.

After Li Jing slowly sat down, Su Jingyao continued, "Take a look at the wine stains on the hem of my palace dress last night. Is there anything wrong?"

She suspected that the wine spilled on the palace skirt contained drugs that attracted snakes.

Afterwards, Su Jingyao ordered Miaoyun to bring some of the snakes that were chopped to death by the guards last night.

Li Jing used to do business and traveled far and wide, so he had a wide range of knowledge. Whether it was the specialties from all parts of the country or some strange and peculiar things in the neighboring countries, he had more or less some understanding of them.

Li Jing smelled the wine stains, frowned slightly, and then looked at the type of snake carefully.

"This snake is called the rock-dwelling pit viper, and it is a highly venomous snake." Li Jing said solemnly.

"The wine stains on your Majesty's palace skirt have dried, and it is difficult for me to tell whether they contain substances that attract snakes."

"But there are many people in the north who walk on the edge of a knife and can train rock vipers."

"Put young rock pit vipers in a special container and stimulate the snakes with special smells and vibrations of certain frequencies, and they will respond to these signals," Li Jing explained seriously.

After listening to this, Su Jingyao felt confused.

How could so many snakes be sent into the palace without anyone noticing?

This is incredible.

It seems that Jun Zechen needs to replace his guards. They are so useless!

Then Su Jingyao changed her mind and wondered if someone among the guards had ulterior motives and was involved in this matter?

Thinking of this, a sharp light flashed in Su Jingyao's eyes.

"Miaoyun, did the palace maid find out anything last night?"

"Master, the maid last night was named Yuan'er. I have carefully checked all her records since she entered the palace, including her identity before entering the palace. Yuan'er seems to have a lot of connections with the Ye family."

Miaoyun shook her head slightly as she spoke, seeming to be very confused by this discovery.

"But the Ye family has been abolished, and Concubine Ye is dead. Could it be that Yuan'er is going to avenge the Ye family herself?"

Seeing that her master didn't react, Miaoyun continued to ask questions.

"Master, even if Yuan'er was a member of the Ye family before, she wouldn't sacrifice her entire life to avenge the Ye family. Could it be that there is someone behind her?"

A solemn look appeared on Su Jingyao's face.

Ye Family...

The Ye family is a century-old family, and the Ye family was not completely wiped out by Jun Zechen, so it is not surprising that he can continue to control Yuan'er.

But not only did the Ye family not conserve their strength, they also openly exposed their members in the palace.

Aren’t they afraid that Jun Zechen will wipe them out in one fell swoop?

The reason why Jun Zechen did not kill the entire Ye family was because Jun Zechen had just ascended the throne and the previous emperor implemented benevolent policies.

If he killed too many people after ascending the throne, it would easily cause fear among the people in the court.

Moreover, even if the Ye family wanted to make a comeback, they should not target a woman like her.

Anyone who could do such a thing must have a deep hatred for her.

And in this palace, the people who hated her the most were Concubine Ye and Concubine Lin...

But they are already dead...

Last night Ling Yue thought her father was dead, so she made a desperate attempt to kill her.

Her father was living well outside the Great Wall, so why did Ling Yue get such news?

Someone must have deceived Ling Yue and used her as an excuse to kill someone.

But if Ling Yue wants to believe it, he must at least have a token of General Ling’s death.

Some members of the Ye family were exiled to the frontier by Jun Zechen...

Could it be that someone from the Ye family had secretly contacted Ling Yue?

Just when Su Jingyao was puzzled, Xilu hurried in with a hint of anxiety and excitement on his face.

"Master, I found this in the peach forest."

Xilu said as he presented what he had in his hand.

Su Jingyao took a casual glance and found that what Xilu presented to her was actually a human skin mask. Her eyes widened instantly and her face was full of shock.

Upon hearing this, Li Jing took two steps at a time, quickly took the human skin mask, and examined it carefully with great concentration.

Seeing that Doctor Jin was studying the mask, Xilu continued.

"Yesterday, I ordered people to carefully check the road from the cold palace to the peach forest, but nothing was found."

"But I thought about it carefully later. The cold palace already has guards, and even our people are monitoring Ling. It is impossible for Ling to escape easily."

As Xilu spoke, he frowned slightly, with a thoughtful look on his face.

"Afterwards, I searched the peach forest extensively and found traces of the soil around a peach tree being turned over."

"Sure enough, after digging deeper, we found this human skin mask."

Su Jingyao looked at Xilu with appreciation. Although Xilu didn't talk much, he was indeed very thoughtful.

After seeing this human skin mask, the doubts that had been bothering me for a long time finally had an answer.

Concubine Ye, she is not dead!

A complicated light flashed in Su Jingyao's eyes.

She was almost certain that someone had used a human skin mask to replace Concubine Ye and rescued her.

Thinking of this, my heart sank.

Perhaps there are former members of the Ye family among the palace guards. After all, as a military family, there will always be some who slip through the net.

After Li Jing took a look, his expression became solemn.

"My queen, this human skin mask is well made and extremely rare. The guards of the Shenwu Gate search people entering and leaving the palace every day. They are experienced and it is impossible for such an object to pass through the Shenwu Gate."

"Unless... it has not been inspected by the Shenwu Gate."

Su Jingyao figured out some things and looked more relaxed. As long as everything came to light, there was nothing to be afraid of.

"The dowry for the Five Nations marriage will not go through the Shenwu Gate, but will be inspected by your majesty's personal guards, and they will only check whether there are weapons and other items."

"It's easy to avoid detection with a human skin mask."

Su Jingyao narrowed her eyes slightly as she spoke, as if she was thinking about something.

Li Jing also frowned.

"So the master suspects that someone in the Five Countries has joined forces with Concubine Ye?" Li Jing frowned even more tightly, his eyes full of doubt.

Su Jingyao couldn't be sure either.

Concubine Ming, Concubine Lan, Concubine Xuan, Concubine Ya, and Concubine Ning, they serve as pawns in the marriage alliance, and their role is to ensure the harmony between the two countries.

Why do we need to help Concubine Ye?

Could it be that... some of the concubines from these countries are here to serve as spies?

The Ye family wants to collaborate with the enemy and commit treason?

A hint of danger appeared in Su Jingyao's eyes.

Ah.