Peach Blossom.

The scene before her was something Caiwei had never expected!

She actually saw Emperor Si Yu lying straight on the ground, and a man in black was riding on Si Yu and breathing heavily. She looked again and found that the man in black was Chen Ji who was rumored to be dead!

Chen Ji stood up, wiped off the sweat, and his expression was as normal as ever.

Cai Ling still held Xie Cheng hostage and asked in a low voice: "Master, do you want to solve this problem as well?"

Chen Ji shook his head: "No, he is still useful."

Cai Ling asked: "What's the use?"

Chen Ji said: "The emperor ran in. It was a matter of public view. We cannot conceal it. Only if he stands outside can the palace people believe that the emperor is just staying here for the night."

Chen Ji took out a small bottle from his arms, poured out a small pill, stuffed it into Xie Cheng's mouth, and forced Xie Cheng to swallow it.

Xie Cheng coughed a few times because of being choked.

Chen Ji looked at Xie Cheng with a gloomy expression: "This medicine will not work within seven days. As long as you are obedient, I will let Cai Ling give you the antidote after seven days."

Xie Cheng didn't say a word. He lowered his head, not daring to look anyone in the eye, because his eyes were full of distrust towards these people.

Chen Ji ordered Cai Ling: "You must keep an eye on him at all times. Don't let him have any chance to tip off anyone! Take him out now!"

Caiwei heard this outside the door and looked around hurriedly. There was no place to hide nearby. She wanted to run, but it was too late.

Cai Ling pushed Xie Cheng out of the door and saw Cai Wei not far away, but none of the three said a word.

Caiwei glanced at Cailing, shuddered all over, and ran away quickly.

Cai Ling and Xie Cheng were standing outside the door.

Xiaowan was still kneeling beside Si Yu's body, feeling very sad.

"You keep crying like this, do you want to be discovered quickly?" Chen Ji's face was ferocious, and this question didn't sound like a question but a warning.

Xiaowan had to suppress her emotions and slowly stood up with the help of the ground. The moment she stood up, she almost fell down again.

Chen Ji lifted up Si Yu's body, looked at Xiao Wan again, and said sternly: "Why don't you come and help? What are you waiting for?"

Xiaowan was very scared and she didn't dare touch the dead person.

"Hurry up!" Chen Ji urged again.

Xiao Wan had no choice but to slowly move closer, stretching out her trembling hands, and helping Chen Ji to move Si Yu's body to the bed.

When Chen Ji put down the body, Si Yu's arm brushed Xiaowan's ear, and Xiaowan was so scared that she screamed immediately!

Chen Ji quickly turned around and covered Xiaowan's mouth.

Among the maids, Tao Ye's room was closest to Xiao Wan's bedroom.

Tao Ye heard Xiao Wan's scream in her room and hurried out the door. She saw Cai Ling and Xie Cheng standing outside Xiao Wan's door together and was very surprised: "Is Chief Steward Xie here? The emperor is here? Why didn't I hear it?"

Xie Cheng glanced at Tao Ye and didn't dare to say anything.

Cai Ling smiled, waved to Tao Ye, and pointed to Xiao Wan's door: "Keep your voice down, the emperor and Shu Yuan are inside!"

Tao Ye nodded and smiled, then went back to the house.

In the room, Xiaowan heard Taoye's voice and became even more nervous. She gasped and dared not make any sound.

Chen Ji let Xiao Wan go, covered Si Yu with a quilt, and lowered the gauze curtain around the bed.

Xiaowan left the bedside, stood farther away, and looked through the gauze curtain. Si Yu seemed to be sleeping.

How she wished that Si Yu was just asleep.

After Chen Ji arranged the body, he left the bedside and came to Xiaowan's side.

"We can't hide it like this... for long. The emperor cannot appear at the court tomorrow morning. All the civil and military officials in the court..." Xiaowan's voice was very low and a little hoarse.

Chen Ji gently embraced Xiao Wan, put his lips close to her ear, and whispered in the same low voice: "Now that things have come to this, we can only bite the bullet and do it."

"How to do it?"

"Tomorrow morning, go find Concubine Zhou and tell her that the emperor died in his sleep..."

"Why go to find Concubine Zhou? Can she believe this cause of death?" Xiaowan looked at the corpse on the bed, feeling fear and confusion, and feeling numb in her heart.

"The emperor has only one son, so it is legitimate for him to ascend the throne. As his biological mother, Concubine Zhou is of course the biggest beneficiary! Who else should we look for if not her? She has the most experience among the concubines, but she has lived in depression for many years. Now you give her a chance to be proud, and she won't care about the cause of death!"

Xiao Wan didn't quite believe Chen Ji's words: "How is it possible? She and the emperor have such a good relationship..."

"How can there be true love in an imperial family?" Chen Ji smiled faintly.

Xiaowan thought about it and realized that Si Yu had many concubines and he was not devoted to Concubine Zhou alone, so perhaps there was really no question of whether they had any feelings for each other or not.

However, she still had many concerns: "Even if I can get past Concubine Zhou, there are still the Queen Mother, the Empress, the civil and military ministers..."

"These are the problems that Concubine Zhou needs to solve. You don't need to think about them." Chen Ji put his hands on Xiaowan.

Xiaowan was still uneasy, and the more she listened, the more confused she became.

Chen Ji suddenly pulled the letter out from Xiaowan's chest and stuffed it into himself.

"You..." Xiaowan stared at Chen Ji, not knowing what else to say.

Chen Ji chuckled: "Little girl, I have to leave quickly. Once the news of the emperor's death spreads, the palace and even the entire capital will be on high alert, and it will be difficult for me to leave!"

"Are you going to throw this whole mess to me?" There was a flash of anger in Xiaowan's eyes.

"How could that be? If I don't need you, I can just kill you and get these letters! I even dare to kill the emperor, so would I care about taking your life?" Chen Ji's smile was evil, but what he said sounded reasonable.

Xiaowan feels that Chen Ji is not a trustworthy person, but... does she have any other choice besides cooperating with Chen Ji?

"Just do as I say and steal Tao Ye's mirror, and then keep in touch with me at any time. I promise to help you solve every problem! Believe me, I will never let you down!" Chen Ji smiled slyly, showing his extreme self-confidence.

Xiaowan had nothing to say. She knew that even if Chen Ji would do something for her, it was not love, but just an alliance of interests!

Chen Ji put on a black mask, climbed out of the window, and left by climbing over the eaves and walls.

In the dark bedroom, only Xiao Wan was left... and Si Yu's body was lying on the bed...

At this moment, Xiaowan couldn't explain how scared she was. She didn't want to look at the bed, but when she didn't look at the bed, she always felt that there was movement on the bed... She couldn't help but look at the bed... Between looking and not looking, she felt that she was about to torture herself crazy!

How long is a night? It really depends on what a person is doing!

In the bedroom next door, Tao Ye was sleeping soundly.

Xiaowan heard Taoye's snoring, a carefree snoring, she was really envious!

Xiaowan didn't dare to turn off the lights all night, and she stayed away from the bed. She really wanted to leave this room! She regretted entering the palace as a concubine...

When it was late at night and everyone was asleep, Cai Ling locked Xie Cheng in a room and then quietly came to Cai Wei's room.

Caiwei had not slept either, and she was frightened when she saw Cailing.

Cai Ling walked to Cai Wei and whispered a few words: "In the master's principle, if you let outsiders know something that they shouldn't know, they must be silenced. You are my sister, I can't let anything happen to you, so I didn't say anything at the time. But if you reveal this to someone else, that person will definitely die! Do you understand?"

Caiwei felt uneasy after hearing this. She originally had the urge to tell Taoye, but now she didn't dare to do so.

Caiwei really wanted to ask, "When did you join Master Chen?", but she didn't dare to ask. She thought that even if she asked, Cailing would not tell her.

The way they get along with each other as sisters has always been simple and quick. After Cai Ling gave her instructions, she turned around and left without waiting for Cai Wei's response.

Xiaowan sat on the chair all night and dozed off two or three times. But every time she woke up suddenly after a doze, she felt a throbbing pain in her heart. This feeling always made her more awake.

As soon as the sun rose, Xiaowan opened the door and walked out. She saw Cailing and Xie Cheng standing outside the door.

There were several maids in the yard cleaning the courtyard, watering the flowers and feeding the birds. It was no different from any other day.

Xiao Wan was struggling, should she go to Concubine Zhou now? Could Chen Ji's method really solve the problem? What would Concubine Zhou's reaction be if she heard that Si Yu was dead?

Before she could make up her mind, a maid ran in and reported to her, "Shuyuan, Prince Consort Wang wants to see you! He said that it's a date that the emperor has scheduled, and today is the day for him to try the case!"

Try a case?

Xiaowan remembered that day when Wang Jing went to the palace to file a complaint, but because Tao Ye refused Si Yu's canonization, Si Yu was in no mood to continue investigating the case, so he promised to retry the case in ten days.

Today... Xiaowan counted on her fingers, isn't it exactly ten days?

This is really like adding insult to injury!

She was worried that Si Yu's failure to attend court would arouse suspicion among the court officials, but the court officials were outside the palace after all, and she didn't need to get rid of them for the time being. So why did Wang Jing come to her door and ask to see Si Yu?

"Your Majesty... Your Majesty hasn't gotten up yet..." Xiaowan actually began to stammer in front of the ordinary palace maid who usually served her.

Cai Ling supported Xiao Wan and said with a smile, "Didn't Shuyuan just say that the emperor was feeling unwell and asked Xie Zongguan to order the morning court to be cancelled? Even the morning court was cancelled, how could the emperor still try the case for Prince Consort Wang?"

Xiaowan glanced at Cailing and felt even more confused.

"We'll have to trouble Manager Xie to personally inform the Prince Consort! We can't let him wait in vain!" Cai Ling chuckled and pushed Xie Cheng out.

Xie Cheng had no choice but to go outside and meet Wang Jing: "Prince Consort Wang, the Emperor... the Emperor is not feeling well, I'm afraid I can't try the case for you today, so please go back first and come back another day!"

Wang Jing asked: "What day is it?"

"This...I can't really say for sure, but it definitely won't be today." Xie Cheng lowered his head and smiled reluctantly.

Wang Jing looked at Xie Cheng for a few times and felt something was strange. He couldn't tell what was strange, but he felt that it was different from before.

Cai Ling, who was standing behind Xie Cheng, also interrupted: "Please go back first, Prince Consort! When the emperor is better, he will naturally summon you!"

Wang Jing's eyes swept over Cai Ling again. He remembered that in the past, when Xie Cheng came out to answer questions, he was either alone or brought a little eunuch with him. He never brought a palace maid with him.

"Okay, then please ask Chief Steward Xie to greet the emperor on my behalf." Wang Jing said nothing more. He just bowed slightly to Xie Cheng and hurriedly left the palace.

Not long after Wang Jing walked out of the palace gate, he saw his elder brother Wang Dun riding a horse from afar. At this time, Wang Dun should be rushing to attend court.

Wang Jing, leaning on a crutch, waved hurriedly to Wang Dun.

When Wang Dun saw this, he reined in his horse, dismounted and walked to Wang Jing's side: "Are you going to seek justice for your brother's wife again? It's too early to enter the palace, isn't it? No matter how anxious you are, you should at least wait until after the morning court session!"

Wang Jing looked around and saw that there was no one nearby, so he whispered, "Brother, don't go to court today!"

"You're not going to court?" Wang Dun was puzzled: "Why?"

"I think there are some problems in the palace. It's best if you don't go there yet."

"What's the problem? I haven't asked for leave, so how can I not go?" Wang Dun said this and prepared to walk towards his horse again.

Wang Jing had no choice but to grab Wang Dun's sleeve, as if to warn him: "It's right to listen to me! I'm just afraid that once you go in today, it will be difficult for you to come out!"

Wang Dun was shocked.