The coroner and the concubine doctor pursue the murderer in the Dali Temple

Chu Yunxi comforted him, "You can't be blamed for this. If Empress Xian wanted you to know, she would have told you. She didn't tell you because she probably didn't want to distract you."

Xiao Mubei nodded, "My mother has high hopes for me. She probably doesn't want me to be distracted. She told me since I was a child that a man should go to the battlefield, fight for the country, and make achievements. He should not be trapped in the harem and limit his horizons to this world..."

Chu Yunxi listened and looked. This bedroom was different from ordinary bedrooms. Apart from a large carved rosewood bed, there was only a dressing table. The rest of the room was like a man's study. There was a bookshelf piled with various books, and a desk with writing brushes, ink, paper and inkstone on it. Under the paperweight was a copy of a calligraphy work, which was the second of the four poems in "Longxi Xing" by Chen Tao.

He vowed to wipe out the Xiongnu without caring about his own life, and lost five thousand minks and silks in the dust of the Huns. It's a pity that his bones by the Wuding River are still the man in the spring girl's dream!

Chu Yunxi looked at the poem. Although the handwriting was beautiful, the ink was rich and strong enough to penetrate the back of the paper. It was obvious that the person who copied it had put in a lot of effort.

"This is the handwriting of Concubine Xian, right?"

"Yes, this was the last calligraphy that my mother left before leaving the palace. It has been placed here ever since."

Chu Yunxi praised: "Good calligraphy, I haven't asked the prince yet, where is your maternal grandfather from?"

"My maternal grandfather was General Mingrui, who was conferred the title by my father. He died in battle when my mother was fifteen. All five of my family's sons died in that battle. When my maternal grandmother heard the tragic news, she was deeply shocked and hanged herself that night. The general's mansion was disbanded overnight, leaving only my mother. My father took pity on my mother's loneliness and took her into the harem. Three years later, I was born."

Xiao Mubei sighed, his mother's life was too miserable.

Chu Yunxi was stunned when she heard this. A family of loyal and brave people, with only an orphan left, it seemed... somewhat similar to the life experience of the original owner Chu Yunxi. No wonder Xiao Mubei always seemed to have a sense of responsibility towards her, running around for her and asking Emperor Sui Ming to grant her marriage. I'm afraid that Emperor Sui Ming might have had this reason for sparing her life.

No wonder Empress Xian copied this poem and encouraged Xiao Mubei to go to the battlefield. She had a special feeling for military generals.

Chu Yunxi looked at the books on the bookshelf again, most of which were military books and strategies. Xiao Mubei said, "When my mother has nothing to do, she will read books and teach me after she finishes reading. I learned the art of war from my mother, and from my grandfather. I learned practical experience from your father. It is these three people who made me the current King of Dingbei."

Chu Yunxi praised: "Empress Xian is a woman of great wisdom, but it's a pity that she is trapped in the deep palace."

"That's right, so she asked to leave the palace later, probably because she couldn't adapt to the life in the palace."

"Yes," Chu Yunxi closed the military book in her hand, "A woman like her would not bother to play the dirty tricks of intrigue and deception in the harem. But here, if you don't offend others, it doesn't mean that others won't offend you. She is loved by everyone, and it is a sin in itself to be in this harem."

Xiao Mubei remained silent. He didn't understand this principle before. There would be less intrigue and deception in the military camp. However, after experiencing Lin Haifu's betrayal and now coming to the Dali Temple, he came into contact with more vicious cases. He gradually understood a lot of human nature. In the harem, this kind of human nature would be more vividly reflected.

"Okay, let's go check out other rooms, it's almost time." Chu Yunxi was the first to walk out of Concubine Xian's bedroom and went directly to the bedroom where Xiao Mubei lived when he was a child.

The layout here is somewhat similar to Xiao Mubei's bedroom in Dingbei Palace. It should be that Xiao Mubei arranged it according to this one later. However, Xiao Mubei has not lived here since he was thirteen years old. Chu Yunxi took a look around and saw nothing special, so she went out.

The rooms at the back are quicker to turn around, mainly because the servants' rooms don't contain much that would be useful to the case.

"Where are the palace maids, eunuchs and maids who used to serve in Fanghua Palace? Where are they now?" Chu Yunxi asked Xiao Mubei before walking out of the servants' room.

"You have met Qingxi. She is in the other courtyard. She grew up in Fanghua Palace. My mother brought her here from the General's Mansion. Her mother was from my grandmother's courtyard. After my grandmother committed suicide, her mother also died for her master, leaving behind Qingxi, who was just one year old. My mother raised her."

They all have miserable lives. No wonder Concubine Xian later took Qingxi to the villa but not anyone else.

"The others are all from the palace. After my mother left the harem, they were reassigned to other palaces. I don't go to the palace very often, so I don't know where they are now."

Xiao Mubei closed the door of Fanghua Palace and took Chu Yunxi back to Yongshou Palace.

It took almost an hour to go back and forth. When they returned, the twelfth prince had not come yet. They waited for a while before Nanny Huang brought him over.

The twelfth prince indeed looked like he had just woken up. He rubbed his eyes and asked, "Grandfather, I haven't slept enough. What's the matter that requires me to come here now?"

The Emperor took the twelfth prince's hand and said, "Twelve, that's your eighth sister-in-law. She has something to ask you. You have to answer obediently, understand?"

The twelfth prince turned his head and said, "No, I don't know her."

Chu Yunxi had already prepared for this. She took out a box of Lego and said, "Twelfth brother, do you know what this is?"

In her previous life, Chu Yunxi was a senior Lego fan. She put a lot of Lego that she bought from various channels in the Liyue bracelet. In her spare time, this was her magic tool to relax her mind. It was a pity that she was too busy now and she hadn't played with it for a long time.

The twelfth prince looked alert, but his eyes were attracted by the colorful Lego and he couldn't help but ask, "What is this?"

Chu Yunxi quickly assembled a little bird, and then said, "This is called Lego. You can assemble all kinds of things. You can assemble whatever you want. Do you want it?"

The twelfth prince was completely attracted. He left the emperor and ran over, picked up the bird and couldn't let it go. "I want it."

Chu Yunxi noticed with her sharp eyes that when the twelfth prince ran towards her, Nanny Huang seemed to stretch out her hand to stop him, but she held herself back.

She didn't think too much about it for the time being, and just said to the twelfth prince: "If you want it, just answer a few questions from Eighth Sister-in-law, okay? After you answer, Eighth Sister-in-law will give you this Lego."

"Okay." The twelfth prince answered without hesitation.

"Madame Huang, please go out first." Chu Yunxi said lightly. Madame Huang wanted to protest, but the emperor glared at her. She immediately dared not speak and went outside to wait obediently.

Chu Yunxi then pulled the twelfth prince aside and said, "Twelfth brother, think carefully. When you came to play with Grandfather Huang yesterday, did you see a black cat beside Grandfather Huang's bed?"