Dugu Jingyao is reborn as Li Chu's beloved

Cai'er had already provided a clue, so in order not to alert the enemy, they decided to release her first. However, before returning, the prince said, "If you arouse Lady Zhang's suspicion and ruin the plan, I will execute you with a sword. Do you understand?"

Cai'er was frightened and then kowtowed, saying, "Yes, yes, Your Highness, I won't bother you." After that, Cai'er was taken out by Feiyu.

Only the Crown Prince, the Crown Princess, Li Chu, and Li Tan were left in the hall. The atmosphere was so depressing that one could hear a pin drop.

Li Chu was the first to break the silence: "Father, Mother, I think what Cai'er said is true. How about we follow the clues she gave and find that palace maid?"

The prince actually doted on Zhang, and he didn't want this matter to be related to her. Because if it was she who instructed people to assassinate Chu'er, although Chu'er and Ruo'er would be safe, she would be charged with attempted assassination of the prince, and would be directly demoted to a commoner, sent to the cold palace, or beaten with a stick. It was a pity to think about it.

However, if it is true that Zhang and her family are colluding to assassinate Chu Er, then their intentions are truly despicable! If we let them off lightly, I'm afraid there will be another time! For the sake of his children, we must conduct a thorough investigation!

After thinking it over, the Crown Prince said, "Okay, let's do as Chu'er says. However, your extensive search of the palace will ultimately alert the enemy. Why don't you, Crown Princess, check the palace maids to see if there's anyone like the one Cai'er mentioned?"

The Crown Princess was extremely pleased to hear this. She bowed and said, "As you wish." Then she sat back in her seat.

After the incident, Li Chu asked Feng Shengyi to lock the man in black back in the secret room. In the main hall, He Lingyi saw Li Chu coming back and asked, "Your Highness, do you have any clues about the person who sent someone to assassinate you?"

Li Chu sat down and drank some tea, thinking that it was He Lingyi who was concerned about the progress of the case. He looked up at He Lingyi and was stunned when he saw He Lingyi's face, as if he had discovered something.

He Lingyi already had a crush on Li Chu, and the way Li Chu stared at her made her blush even more. Seeing that Li Chu's eyes hadn't moved away, He Lingyi asked, "Your Highness, why are you looking at me like this? I have something on my face."

Hearing this, Li Chu came back to his senses, and then said with some regret: "No, no, by the way, didn't you ask if there were any clues? There are none at the moment, let's check again!"

The reason why Li Chu didn't tell the truth was simple: when he looked up at He Lingyi, he suddenly noticed that she had a teardrop mole on her right eye. Moreover, she didn't go to Yunnan with him this time. In addition, she was eager to know the details of the case. This made Li Chu doubt whether He Lingyi was the so-called palace maid.

He Lingyi felt relieved when she heard that there were no clues.

A few days later, Li Chu said he wanted to go to the Eastern Palace again, but he deliberately sent Feng Shengyi away and asked He Lingyi to go to the Eastern Palace with him.

He Lingyi was still a little nervous, because His Highness usually took Feng Shengyi to the Eastern Palace, and rarely took her. So she asked, "Why is Your Highness taking me to the Eastern Palace today?"

Li Chu replied, "I had already agreed with my father and mother to go today, but something happened and I sent Feng Shengyi out. So today I'll let you go!"

He Lingyi heard that there was nothing wrong, but she still felt something was wrong. There was no point in overthinking it, she would know once she got there.

They soon arrived at the East Palace. The Crown Prince and the Crown Princess were already in the main hall. Li Chu and He Lingyi both stepped forward to pay their respects to the Crown Prince and the Crown Princess. The Crown Prince called them up, Li Chu sat down, and He Lingyi waited on the side.

Soon, a maid whispered to the nanny beside the Crown Princess, who then relayed the original words to the Crown Princess. The Crown Princess understood what she heard. She turned to look at He Lingyi and asked, "I remember your name is He Lingyi, right?"

He Lingyi was puzzled when she heard the Crown Princess' question, but she still bowed respectfully and replied, "Yes, Your Majesty."

The Crown Princess asked again, "How long have you been with Chu'er?"

He Lingyi replied: "It has been 6 years."

The Crown Princess nodded, indicating that she understood.

Then they started chatting about family matters, Yunnan, and Dugu Jingyao.

When talking about Dugu Jingyao, the Crown Princess felt that her son's eyes were shining, so she asked, "Chu'er, do you like Princess Yi'an?"

A blush appeared on Li Chu's face, and he thought: Did my mother find out something?