Li Yu had not appeared all day, which attracted the emperor's attention. He said to Jinzhong:

"Where's Li Yuren? She's been slacking off for so long, isn't she thinking of leaving the palace?"

Jin Zhongxin said that Li Yu should have evolved into a giant by now, but he replied with a normal expression:

"Your Majesty, I haven't seen Li Yu come out of his room. I've asked him several times, but he hasn't responded. I don't dare to force my way into his room. Your Majesty, what do you think we should do?"

Hongli's face darkened. Although he was angry, he did not let Jinzhong lead him into trouble. Even if Li Yu was feeling unwell, he would not hide in the room all day without eating or drinking. He was probably unconscious in the room, or something had happened to him.

Hongli ordered: "Go and break the door to see what Li Yu is doing in the room. If he is unconscious, send a doctor to check on him!"

An unknown amount of time passed before Jinzhong hurried back, "Your Majesty, Li Yu is missing. I broke open his door, but didn't see him."

"Such a big living person is missing?" Hongli frowned, and had a bad premonition in his heart. He directly ordered the leader of the guards to go and find the person.

The chief of the guards sent many people to look for him, but after a whole day, they still couldn't find him. Several times, people passed by the abandoned pavilion where Li Yu was buried, but they just took a look and left.

It was not until seven days later that the mystery of Li Yu's disappearance was finally solved when a lingering stench of corpse began to emerge from the well where Li Yu was thrown.

Li Yu died inexplicably in a well, which attracted Hongli's attention. After the guards salvaged the body, Hongli sent a coroner to perform an autopsy.

The body had been dead for too long and had turned into a giant. The coroner could only preliminarily determine that the body was thrown into the well after death, and could not find out anything else.

Jinzhong inserted the needle into Li Yu's scalp. Because of the hair blocking the view, according to the current methods of the coroner, it was still possible to find out if the person had just died, but it would be difficult after seven days of death.

The case became an unsolved case and the matter was left unresolved.

Hongli needed a chief eunuch by his side, so he promoted Jinzhong, Li Yu's most trusted apprentice, to be the new chief eunuch.

Jinzhong suddenly became the most important person in front of the emperor and attracted the attention of the concubines. In the past, most of the rewards were given to Li Yu, but now they were all given to Jinzhong, and Jinzhong's wallet soon became fatter.

If there is any regret, the only one is that after Li Yu died, his property was confiscated by the guards and put into Hongli's private treasury.

The eunuch chief's ability to make money should not be underestimated. Hongli's private treasury was slightly enriched as a result. Hongli didn't even have time to feel sad about Li Yu's death. He was just happy that Li Yu's private property was so much, comparable to the amount he had raided the homes of several corrupt officials.

After Wei Yanwan became a concubine, she encountered some troubles. Ling Yunche was like a ghost and would come to find Wei Yanwan whenever he had the chance. This had never happened before.

In the past, it was Wei Yanwan who looked for opportunities to find Ling Yunche, and every time she saw him, she would be urged to go back by Ling Yunche not long after.

Once again, on the way back from paying respects, Ling Yunche stopped Wei Yanwan and looked at her with deep sorrow. Those who didn't know would think that Wei Yanwan had done something infuriating to him:

"Yan Wan, I didn't realize you were such a vain woman before. Concubine Xian told me that you are now a concubine and more glorious than before. I'm afraid you will no longer look down on a mere guard like me."

Chunchan frowned, looking at the crazy talk of the guard in front of her, she could not bear it any longer, and directly reached out and slapped the guard twice in the face, shouting:

"Shut up! The master is a concubine appointed by the emperor himself. How can a guard like you slander her?"

Ling Yunche's face suddenly turned red, and it was obvious that Chunchan had exhausted all her strength.

"You're just a palace maid, why did you hit me?" Ling Yunche's cheeks felt hot and painful, and his cloudy eyes became clear for a moment. After questioning Chunchan, he looked at Wei Yanwan with even more disappointment:

"You've become a phoenix in a day, and you even allow people around you to slap me at will. Have you forgotten everything we did in the past? Are you really like Concubine Xian said, that you don't love me anymore? Yanwan, you've let me down..."

Wang Chan on the side couldn't help it either, the veins on his forehead were throbbing. As early as when he was transferred to serve Wei Yanwan, Eunuch Jinzhong had instructed him that there might be a guard who didn't know his place by Wei Yanwan's side, who dared to criticize Wei Yanwan, and whose appearance and temperament had a vulgar aura.

If you meet him, just give him a slap in the face without showing any mercy.

Eunuch Jinzhong is indeed very good at predicting things!

Isn't it his time to show off now?

Wang Chan was very excited. Before Ling Yunche could finish speaking, Wang Chan raised his hand and slapped Ling Yunche twice again.

Wang Chan didn't save any effort at all. The corner of Ling Yunche's mouth was broken and blood was flowing. There were also traces of blood on his cheeks, and his face soon became swollen.

Wei Yanwan didn't want to make a big deal out of it, fearing that it would cause bad consequences. Seeing Ling Yunche's swollen face, Wei Yanwan was overwhelmed. Why were the people Jinzhong sent to serve her so reckless?

Chunchan sensed Wei Yanwan's uneasiness and patted her hand soothingly, saying, "Don't worry, my lady. Even if the case gets to the Ministry of Punishment, that guard will be in the wrong. You're a concubine appointed by the Emperor himself, so he can't do anything to you."

Wei Yanwan relaxed a little, thinking that Jinzhong was so reliable, and Chunchan was sent by him, so she must be reliable as well.

Wei Yanwan thought for a moment and said:

"Ling Yunche, please go. I have never said I like you or anything like that. You are just being sentimental. I will let you go this time. If you make trouble again next time, I will send you to the Ministry of Punishment."

Ling Yunche was a bully. Wei Yanwan really had nothing to do with him now, but he was convinced that Wei Yanwan liked him. Even though Wei Yanwan said so, he still had no intention of changing his mind. He endured the severe pain in his cheek and still wanted to speak.

Wang Chan slapped Ling Yunche several times again, and Ling Yunche's teeth were almost knocked out. He couldn't utter a word.

Feeling that he could not defeat Wang Chan, Ling Yunche left in disgrace. At night, with a face full of wounds, he went to find Empress Xian to drink alone. Ruyi applied medicine to Ling Yunche with heartache.

As a result, he ran into Hongli who came to see Ruyi.

Looking at Empress Xian and Ling Yunche sitting in the corridor applying medicine, Hongli was stunned.

I even suspected that I was dreaming.

Late at night, a single man and a single woman were touching each other.

Ruyi noticed Hongli, but she did not feel guilty. Instead, she slowly bowed to the emperor with a faint smile on her lips: "Your Majesty, I pay my respects to you. May your Majesty be blessed with good health..."

"Who is he?" Hongli asked with a sullen face.

Ruyi still didn't realize that the emperor was angry. Without waiting for the emperor to call her, she stood up, smiled and walked forward, saying coquettishly:

"He is just a guard. Your Majesty, why did you come to see me tonight..."

"presumptuous!!"

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