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At the gate of the Eastern Kingdom's capital, three people stood in front of the gate, looking at the majestic imperial city.

Qingfeng looked at the busy city gate, his mind racing, "According to the master's instructions, I found some clues."

Xiang Liu demands to investigate the identities, relationships and secrets of Dong Huang, Rao Yan, Prince Zhao and Concubine De.

Xiao Le: "You are awesome."

Qingfeng: "Generally~ I found out that Concubine De had a personal maid before she got married. She left the palace and lived in a small house in the suburbs."

Xiao Le: "Well, luckily I didn't enter the city first."

Qingfeng: "Let's go!"

Qingfeng seemed to be very familiar with the route and led the way. The three of them came to a small courtyard. There was a simple little house in the courtyard, and a man was watering the vegetable garden in the courtyard.

Qing Feng shouted, "Is Aunt Gui here?!"

The woman inside looked up, thinking it was her good friend's child who came to see her, but it turned out to be a boy she didn't know. She retracted her smile and became a little wary.

"Who are you looking for?" The woman walked to the railing and communicated across the fence.

Qingfeng tried to get closer, "Are you Aunt Gui?"

"Do you have anything to do with Aunt Gui?"

Qingfeng: "Aren't you?"

"No."

Qingfeng tried hard to suppress his smile. According to the information he knew, there was only one lady of the right age living in this cottage, and she would grow vegetables in the yard every morning. It seemed that Aunt Gui was on guard against outsiders.

"Oh~!" Qingfeng put his hand on Xiao Le and looked at him. The two looked at each other, "It seems we have found the wrong place~"

Raising his eyebrows, Xiao Le understood.

Qingfeng smiled and said to Aunt Gui, "Sorry to bother you, we'll leave first."

The two turned around, and Xiao Le took out a short flute while Aunt Gui was off guard, and started playing it. His divine power was to control humans.

Aunt Gui's eyes were dazed. She put down the tools in her hands and walked to the door to open it for them.

The three of them entered the house, luckily Aunt Gui was the only one at home.

The two parties sat opposite each other at the table. Xiao Le stopped playing. As long as he did not take back his divine power, Aunt Gui's divine power would not lose its effect.

Xiao Le asked, "Are you Aunt Gui, who served Chu Xiangsi in the palace when she was young?"

Aunt Gui: “Yes.”

Xiao Le: "What kind of person is Chu Xiangsi?"

Aunt Gui said slowly, "The princess is very friendly and easy-going, she is beautiful and generous, she has strong abilities and great powers, and she is also very good to her servants."

Although Aunt Gui was being controlled, when she talked about Chu Xiangsi, one could still see her admiration and longing for Chu Xiangsi.

Qing Feng frowned and looked at Xiao Le, "Is this Consort De she's talking about?"

Xiao Le continued, "Then why didn't she let you be a maid in marriage and go to the South together?"

Aunt Gui: "The princess said that the palace is a place of cruelty. She felt sorry for me because I was tired in the palace and wanted me to be happy, so she gave me a lot of gold and silver and sent me out of the palace."

Xiao Le: "Has she always been so nice to everyone around her?"

Aunt Gui: “Yes.”

Xiao Le: "Then is there anyone she has a grudge against?"

Aunt Gui: “No.”

This made Xiao Le feel troubled. He looked at Qingfeng and asked, "Anything else you want to ask?"

Qingfeng scratched his head. Is this how it starts? He is kind to people and has no enemies. What else can he ask? "I don't have any other clues..."

"Then...shall we go to the next stop first?" Aunt Gui's family will be back soon.

Qingfeng: "Okay."

The two stood up. Qingfeng didn't even look at him. He patted Dugu's shoulder and said, "Dugu, don't sleep."

Dugu's body trembled, and she stood up unsteadily, holding on to the table. Dugu was blind, so she usually kept her eyes closed, so it was embarrassing for Qingfeng to see that she was dozing off.

After the three of them walked away, Xiao Le cast a spell to take back the divine power, and Aunt Gui regained consciousness.

The three of them were walking on the road. Qingfeng bought a candy man and handed it to Dugu. He discussed intelligence with Xiao Le, and Dugu followed obediently between the two of them.

Qingfeng: "I thought I could find out what bad things Concubine De had done, who her enemies were, and then ask them for some secrets. Who knew she had such a good reputation when she was young."

Xiao Le: "Could it be that the people close to her have a very one-sided impression of her?"

Qing Feng: "A palace maid working under her praised her for her good character. Has she grown crooked over the past decade?"

Xiao Le: "Where are we going next?"

Qingfeng: "Go into the city and check on Crown Prince Zhao and Raoyan. Both of their mothers died of complications during childbirth. Crown Prince Zhao's mother was a beauty presented as tribute by a minister. Raoyan's mother is unknown. Let's check Crown Prince Zhao's mother first."

"The minister died of illness. His son is now doing business at home. Let's go and see what we can find out."

Xiao Le: "Then let's go."

At the Jia Mansion, the three men lied that they had business to discuss and were welcomed into the mansion by the servants. When Mr. Jia came to the front hall, in order not to waste time there, the three men got familiar with each other. Dugu guarded the door, Xiao Le played music, and Qingfeng assisted on the side.

Mr. Jia is only thirty-six or thirty-seven years old, and he became a master only because his father died.

Xiao Le: "Your father sent a beauty into the palace in his early years. How much do you know about her?"

Master Jia: "I only know that she became pregnant right after entering the palace, and died after giving birth to the current crown prince. I was too young to remember anything at that time, so I don't know anything else."

How can a young man take care of the trivial matters at home?

No clues now? Qingfeng was not giving up. "Ask him how many years he has lived in this house."

Xiao Le: "How many years have you lived in this house?"

Master Jia: "I don't know, this is my ancestral home."

Qingfeng: "Let him take us to his father's study to see if there are any clues left."

Xiao Le: "Okay, let's go."

Master Jia took the lead and led a few people to the study without letting the servants notice anything unusual.

Study, closed door. Xiao Le asked Mr. Jia to stand at the door while the three of them searched in the study.

After standing and searching for a while, Dugu sat down at the desk to look for it. Qingfeng poked his head out from behind the bookcase and said, "Dugu, don't sleep secretly!"

Xiao Le: "If she wants to sleep, let her sleep. She must have been tired from investigating the road conditions at night."

Dugu was obedient. Seeing that there was too much dust on the table, he leaned back in the chair and continued to sleep.

Qingfeng felt wronged, "I'm tired from driving the carriage at night..."

Xiao Le ignored him and said, "Hurry up and find it!"

Dugu didn't know how long he had slept. He only heard a cheer beside his ear. He opened his eyes and didn't move. He found that two people were huddled together with something in their hands.

Qingfeng: "Awake? We found the letter that the beauty wrote to Lord Jia."

The letter contained only a few short sentences, implying that she wanted Lord Jia to introduce her to the palace, but she did not mention who she was or why she wanted to enter the palace. She only wrote one sentence at the end, "You know who I am."

Qingfeng: "It seems that this is an old acquaintance. I am sure that Lord Jia can tell who she is by the handwriting."

"And they have a deep friendship." Xiao Le walked up to Master Jia and asked, "Do you know what the title of that beauty is?"

I don’t know her name, but she is the prince’s biological mother after all, so she must have a title.

Master Jia: "It is said that it is a Li character, and a person of high rank."

Xiao Le: "Li? Which Li?"

Master Jia: "Li means gorgeous."

The three of them looked at each other. This word, this description, inevitably made people think of the dancer Li.