The real daughter died tragically and was reborn, and the whole family cried and begged for forgiven

Li Qingluo:?

She looked at Nan Jia and before she could ask anything, Nan Jia anxiously waved her hands and explained, "Luo'er, don't misunderstand. That was Pan Li, not me."

"And I questioned the maid carefully. She said that Pan Li fell in love with His Highness Prince Su because of his fierce and evil reputation. She said that she was born to admire strong men like His Highness Prince Su, who no one dared to offend but was not afraid of offending anyone."

"The maidservant also said that she had always dreamed of marrying into the Su Wang Mansion. Unfortunately, His Royal Highness Su Wang had never considered taking a concubine. That's why Pan Li is already eighteen and still hasn't been engaged. It's because Pan's parents and brothers dote on Pan Li and can't change her mind, so they haven't forced her to get married."

When Li Qingluo heard that Pan Li had such a secret, she immediately thought, "Could it be that...Pan Li was killed by Princess Qinyu because of His Royal Highness Prince Su?"

Nan Jia: "There have indeed been rumors in Jinling City that His Royal Highness Prince Su has not yet married at such an old age because he is waiting for Princess Qinyu."

Li Qingluo: "But if Princess Qinyu and His Royal Highness Prince Su are truly in love, why haven't they gotten married yet? One is a princess of two countries, the other is a prince of Daliang. Their backgrounds and social status are well-matched, so why should they wait for each other?"

Nan Jia sighed upon hearing this, "It seems you truly don't know. Princess Qinyu's marriage isn't something the Daliang Emperor can decide. After all, she's a Chu citizen, so the Chu Emperor had already promised her marriage to the Third Prince of the Western Regions."

"However, because the Third Prince is still young, I heard he just turned fourteen this year, so Qinyu will not marry into the Western Region Imperial Court until the end of this year."

Li Qingluo was greatly surprised.

With Qinyu's status, she has no control over her marriage and is going to marry to the Western Regions?

The Emperor and Empress of Daliang seemed to love her very much, but they could only watch helplessly or...did they also acquiesce to this marriage?

"Then what's the point of His Royal Highness Prince Su waiting like this?"

Seeing that she was genuinely concerned about the two, Nan Jia couldn't help but sigh, "You don't understand what I'm saying, do you? I told you not to misunderstand, and you really haven't misunderstood at all..."

Li Qingluo: "What did you say?"

She really didn't hear clearly.

Nan Jia: "I mean, I don't think His Royal Highness Prince Su is waiting for Princess Qinyu as the rumors say. Perhaps the rumors are just a misunderstanding."

"I think what His Royal Highness Prince Su is really waiting for is... the person he truly wants to be with."

Li Qingluo: "Daliang's laws are truly unfair. Why are women forced to marry when they turn twenty? Yet His Royal Highness Prince Su is already twenty-two, and the Emperor hasn't arranged a marriage for him yet."

"This father is too partial."

Nan Jia rushed over and covered Li Qingluo's mouth with her hands: "Do you want to die? Even at home, you can't talk nonsense about the Emperor like this!"

Li Qingluo: "Okay, okay, I know I was wrong. This isn't my place, and you're the only one here now. Come on, tell me more about Princess Qinyu."

"Then doesn't that mean she is a few years older than her future husband?"

Nan Jia: "A little over four, almost five."

"Let's not talk about her for now. Do you want to know about Li Qingzhu?"

Li Qingluo: "What happened to her?"

Nan Jia smiled and was about to explain everything in detail to Li Qingluo when Que'er called out from the courtyard, "Miss, there's a message from the restaurant saying there's an urgent matter and they want you to come over quickly."

Li Qingluo looked at Nan Jia with regret: "Then I can only make an appointment with you another day."

It was only after Li Qingluo parted with Nan Jia that he remembered Qing Yangzi.

Forget it, even if Nan Jia is not really dead now, the fate he ended up in is what he deserved for betraying Nan Jia.

Moreover, given His Royal Highness Prince Su's personality, not everything he saw that day was true.

Delicious restaurant.

Li Qingluo guessed that it was Yang Qinwu who came to see him.

Sure enough, he had already found out about 70% of what happened outside Zhaohua Palace on the night of the fifth day of the New Year. He had no idea what to do next, so he came to see Li Qingluo with some of the things she wanted to know.

He couldn't go to General Xiuli's mansion openly, so he could only make an appointment at the Zhenxiu Restaurant.

As soon as Li Qingluo sat down, Yang Qinwu handed him a piece.

"I heard that several noble ladies had an argument by the lake outside Zhaohua Palace that night because of this jade pendant."

Li Qingluo: "Just because of a jade pendant?"

Li Qingluo took the jade pendant and examined it carefully.

This jade pendant is obviously priceless. Whether it is its color, temperature, or weight when held in the hand, it is so unique.

Although she did not know how to appreciate what kind of jade this was, she was now a worldly-wise person and knew that this jade was definitely an extremely valuable item.

"Where did you find this jade pendant?"

Yang Qinwu: "Didn't I tell you last time that most of the palace maids and eunuchs who were on duty outside Zhaohua Palace that night have disappeared, and no one knows whether they are alive or dead?"

"Although several bodies of unknown causes were later found in various corners of the palace, in fact, not all the palace guards on duty that night disappeared."

"I also know that this matter involves the secrets of the palace. If I am not careful, even a captain of the Imperial Guard like me will lose my life. But since the lady has entrusted me with this, I will carefully investigate it when I return to the palace."

"Finally... I found out that it was the Empress."

Li Qingluo's brows skipped a beat.

Then he understood, "The Queen wants to kill people to silence them!"

"What happened between Qinyu and Panli that night must have been something the Queen didn't want the world to know, so that's why she did this!"

"Qin Yu was sentenced to confinement in a palace outside the palace. She nearly killed the daughter of a minister, and the niece of the Grand Consort. This punishment is extremely light, but the Emperor seems to have acquiesced to it."

"The Pei family... the emperor, the queen... they all have only one connection behind them..."

Yang Qinwu didn't quite understand.

How is it related to the Pei family again?

It was not surprising that he didn't know that the Pei family was on the side of the deposed prince. After all, the Pei family had always been very secretive in doing things.

Li Qingluo: "How did you get this jade pendant? Also, how can you be sure that it was the Queen who wanted to silence the witnesses? Could it be that Princess Qinyu planted someone in the palace to do this?"

Nan Jia was kidnapped together with himself by the Pei family this time. Li Qingluo heard what the two people who were killed by butterflies in the dungeon that day said, and he knew that it was an important person who gave this order to the Pei family.

Who is this noble person, and who wants to kill Pan Li?

Obviously, it must be related to this matter.

Yang Qinwu: "I told you last time that a colleague of mine who I'm close to happened to be on duty outside Zhaohua Palace that night. He was the one who found this jade pendant."

"Our Imperial Guard is directly under His Majesty's command. Normally, we only follow His Majesty's orders, so nothing will happen easily. But seeing those palace servants disappear or die one after another, he may have sensed something, and he has been feeling uneasy for quite some time."

"I was concerned about this matter, so I watched him day and night, and that's when I noticed his abnormality."

"Just a few days ago, he was led into a palace owned by a promised queen. Strangely, there was no one guarding the palace that day."

"If I hadn't tracked him and caught him, he might have followed that strange scent and broken into the Queen's bedroom."

"That promised lady wasn't usually favored. I went back and inquired about it and found out that she was bathing at the time. So if my colleague had really barged in, I'm afraid both he and the promised lady would have been doomed."

In order to kill a guard, you also get rid of a concubine?

It's really too much to spend!

Maybe it's a two-birds-with-one-stone approach?

"When we returned to the dormitory, we found that his things had been searched through."

"My colleague then realized the danger and took out the jade pendant."

"He said he found the jade pendant in a patch of grass by the lake, right near where Miss Pan fell into the water that night."

"Just then, we found another senior palace maid who passed by the lake that night but was not on duty. She was close to the virtuous concubine, and perhaps that was why she escaped."

"She and I are from the same hometown. Knowing we were secretly searching for clues about that night, she came to us and said she had passed by the lake from afar that night and vaguely heard the noble ladies arguing about a jade pendant."

"She turned her head and saw Miss Pan holding a small white object in her hand."

"But she doesn't know any more."

Li Qingluo picked up the jade pendant. Isn’t this the little white thing?

Yang Qinwu: "As for discovering that it was the Empress who did it, that's a very easy task for us Imperial Guards. We should pay a little attention and investigate who the missing palace maids had contact with before they disappeared or got into trouble."

"There aren't so many coincidences in this world, right? They all happen to be related to Fengqi Palace, right?"

Li Qingluo had to admit that Yang Qinwu was quite capable.

Otherwise, he wouldn't have been able to chop off Li Kechuan's leg so neatly and escape with a clean escape.

Li Qingluo looked at Yang Qinwu again: "Do you know who this jade pendant belongs to?"

Yang Qinwu shook his head. "That's what I haven't found yet. Actually... it's not impossible, but if I continue investigating, I'm afraid my life will be in danger."

Li Qingluo didn't make things difficult for him and let him leave.

"Go, ask Mei Shuang to treat him to a hot pot meal with the best wine and food, and don't charge."

After instructing Que'er, Li Qingluo took the jade pendant and observed it himself.

Could this thing belong to Princess Qinyu?

Ask His Royal Highness Prince Su, maybe you will know!

Once this thought popped up in Li Qingluo's mind, he couldn't hold it back.

It's time to return those shoes to him.

Also, he doesn’t know what’s happening to him now…

Li Qingluo stuffed the jade pendant into his arms and asked someone to call Wu Quan over.

"Please take a letter to Guiyuan for me."

On the way home, Madam Zheng jumped onto the carriage and said, "Miss, you asked me to investigate Liu Qingzhu's matter, and I have found out."

Li Qingluo was taking a nap, but he immediately opened his eyes when he heard the news.

Nan Jia originally wanted to tell her, but Li Qingluo suddenly had to go out, so before leaving, she asked Nanny Zheng to quickly check what was going on.

I didn't expect to receive a reply so soon.

Madam Zheng said excitedly, "Miss, Liu Qingzhu has been kicked out of Prince Yun's Mansion!"