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

Queen Mother Rong tightened her grip on the cup, but her expression remained unchanged. "Little girl, why don't you answer my question? Who is prettier, me or your mother?"

Chu Yunxi looked at her for a long while, the corners of her lips curled up, "Has the Queen Mother also asked my eldest brother? I wonder how he answered?"

Queen Mother Rong said unhappily: "Little girl, don't worry about his answer. I want to hear your answer."

Chu Yunxi said honestly: "You are beautiful."

Queen Mother Rong smiled and said, "You are a good girl. You dare to tell the truth. Unlike your pedantic brother, he is unwilling to admit that I am prettier than your mother no matter how you ask."

Chu Yunxi also smiled, "In fact, the Queen Mother must know that when a man loves a woman, he doesn't just look at her appearance. What's more important is that the two people have similar temperaments, can support each other, and achieve each other. The Queen Mother is an understanding person. You and father are destined to be together in this life after all. It has nothing to do with my mother. If you want to blame someone, you can only blame fate. If you could have spent some time together, you might have become a good story."

Queen Mother Rong was somewhat melancholy after hearing what Chu Yunxi said, and she sighed deeply, "Girl, you are really insightful. I have been obsessed with this for my whole life and it is difficult for me to get rid of this obsession, but you can explain it clearly in just a few words."

Chu Yunxi also picked up the cup and said, "Empress Dowager, those involved are confused, but those who are on the sidelines can see things more clearly. In fact, you are looking at this matter from an outsider's perspective. What else can you say except that fate plays tricks on people? There are always many regrets in this world. Have you ever thought that it is because you didn't get your father in the end that you will miss him all your life? If the two of you really get together, will your personalities be suitable? Can the barriers between countries really be broken? Can you really tolerate all the shortcomings of each other? In the end, will all the beauty in your heart be worn out and gradually drift apart?"

Queen Mother Rong was stunned when she heard what Chu Yunxi said. She murmured, "Is it really like this?"

"There are too many infatuated men and women in this world. All the beauty in their minds is probably because they have never been together, so why not keep this beauty? In the heart, there is always a corner and a person who can warm all the memories. Isn't this better than getting it?"

Queen Mother Rong didn't speak for a long while, and then she said, "I'm tired. You should stay at Derong Palace tonight. We'll talk tomorrow."

Chu Yunxi said anxiously: "Empress Dowager, my elder brother..."

"Go and have a rest." Empress Dowager Rong called the palace maid in and asked her to take Chu Yunxi downstairs to have a rest. Chu Yunxi had no choice but to follow the palace maid out.

The palace maid arranged her in a side hall and left. Chu Yunxi knew that she was definitely being monitored, but she calmed down. Now she was certain that her elder brother Chu Yuanxi was in the hands of Empress Dowager Rong, but she didn't know whether her father's body was also here.

Xiao Mubei and Hei Mu must be in the dark, but they cannot show up now. The more people who hide temporarily, the better it will be for them.

Chu Yunxi lay on the bed with her eyes open, not feeling sleepy at all. Suddenly, the tiles above her head moved. Chu Yunxi opened her eyes wide and watched the tile slowly move away, and Xiao Mubei's handsome face appeared on the roof.

Chu Yunxi's eyes curved up, and she waved towards the roof. Xiao Mubei also raised the corners of his lips, and he mouthed, "Don't be afraid, I'm here."

Chu Yunxi nodded and mouthed, "I'm not afraid."

Xiao Mubei took out an oil-paper bag, aimed at Chu Yunxi's bed, and threw it down from the roof. It landed on the quilt silently.

Chu Yunxi sat up, opened the oil paper package, and saw a bag of peeled sugar-roasted chestnuts inside. Her heart warmed, and she didn't know when Xiao Mubei bought it.

Chu Yunxi picked up one and put it in her mouth. She felt that the chestnut was very sweet, so sweet that it touched her heart. She raised her head and made a heart shape to Xiao Mubei with her hand.

The secret sweetness between the young couple made Hei Mu shudder all over. When did their serious prince become a young boy who was just beginning to fall in love? After the tiles were put down, he couldn't close the smile on the corners of his lips, as if he was not in the dangerous Nandi Palace at this moment.

The night passed quickly. Chu Yunxi slept peacefully because she knew Xiao Mubei was there. This night was actually the best sleep she had since she left the house.

When she woke up, it was already bright outside. Chu Yunxi stretched and felt refreshed.

There was a knock on the door. Chu Yunxi jumped out of bed and opened the door. The people outside and inside the door were both stunned. Chu Yunxi was the first to react and asked in a trembling voice, "Brother?"

The tall and mighty young man in front of her was her elder brother Chu Yuanxi, but he looked much thinner, a little different from the young man with great martial arts skills and high spirits in Chu Yunxi's memory.

Chu Yuanxi couldn't believe his eyes. When he heard Chu Yunxi calling him, he woke up as if from a dream. He grabbed Chu Yunxi's arm and said, "Little sister, why are you here? Did Queen Mother Rong capture you?"

Chu Yunxi hurriedly shook her head, "Brother, I came to find you. No one arrested me. I found a way to get into the palace by myself. How are you? Are you injured?"

Chu Yuanxi took Chu Yunxi for a walk to make sure she was safe and sound without any injuries. He was relieved and said, "I'm fine, but I was locked up by Queen Mother Rong for some time. Someone suddenly came to release me this morning and told me to go see someone. I didn't expect to see you here."

"Not only me, my second brother is here too," Chu Yunxi whispered. Seeing Chu Yuanxi getting nervous again, she hurriedly said, "Don't worry, my second brother is safe outside the palace now. What we need to think about is how to get out. Have you found out the whereabouts of our father's body?"

Chu Yuanxi pulled Chu Yunxi to sit down and said, "Not yet, but I heard from the young emperor's personal eunuch that the young emperor used medicine to keep his father's bones from decaying, and specially built an ice coffin to store it, and then brought it back to the palace and handed it over to Queen Mother Rong. I guess my father's bones should be in an ice cellar now, but I searched the Derong Palace and couldn't find the ice cellar. Because I stayed too long, I was accidentally discovered by Queen Mother Rong and locked me up. But she didn't abuse me. She just came to see me every day and coaxed me with good food and drink. But no matter how I scolded or negotiated, she refused to let me go. I don't know what she was thinking."

Chu Yunxi pondered for a while and said, "Perhaps, she wants to find the shadow of her father in you. Her obsession is very deep."

Chu Yuanxi slammed the table fiercely and said angrily: "I didn't expect that the Queen Mother of Nan Di would be so shameless!"