The Killer's Cleansing Manual

For the past five days, she has been struggling with how to deal with this matter, but has not come to a conclusion.

Yue stayed behind her, watching her frown, then relax, and hesitate for a long time before asking:

"Your Highness, are you in trouble? I wonder if I can help you solve the problem."

Qi Zhaomian came back to his senses, not knowing how to tell Yue Liu about this matter. He just shook his head and said, "It's just a small matter. There's nothing much to say."

Yue Liu returned to his original position, and Qi Zhaomian threw down a few fish food. "Has the person we sent to follow her reported back?"

Yue Liu shook his head, remembering something important, and took out a letter from his pocket:

"Not yet, but the previous investigation on Huang Yue has yielded some results."

Yellow Moon?

Qi Zhaomian took the letter, and Yue Liu consciously moved aside.

The breeze blew the letter paper, and the five pages were filled with content, which was indeed detailed enough.

But Qi Zhaomian read it patiently, but he couldn't find any characteristics similar to Lin Shanjuan among the many characteristics that belonged to Huang Yue.

The letter said that Huang Yue was cowardly, timid and inferior by nature, her status in the mansion was even lower than that of a maid, and she never left the courtyard all day.

He is weak and sickly, sentimental, delicate and sensitive, and gasps for breath with every step.

Qi Zhaomian read it twice, put the letter down, and became more certain of his guess.

Lin Shanjuan is not Huang Yue, probably because she has only recently replaced Huang Yue, so no one has noticed such a huge difference in her personality.

It’s a pity that the maid who served Huang Yue was poisoned to death, so there is no way to verify the more detailed information.

If it was Lin Shanjuan who poisoned her, then why did she kill him? Was it to silence him?

Countless speculations were formed and overturned in Qi Zhaomian's mind. She sat by the pond for a long time, until the sun was setting and Lin Shanjuan's inner guards came back, then she stopped to think about this problem temporarily.

"Your Highness, the Prince Consort went to the Imperial Palace today and stayed with His Majesty the entire day copying books. He has not been anywhere else. This is all the conversation I heard."

Going to the palace?

Why do you have to hide when meeting Qi Yili?

Qi Zhaomian took the thing from the inner guard without saying a word. After carefully reading the contents on it, he suddenly sneered.

"She has come back?"

Neiwei's scalp tingled: "No."

The prince consort copied slowly and hasn't finished yet.

Qi Zhaomian held the post in his palm, his face darkening a little. Thinking of the two of them plotting together that day, could they be talking about today's meeting?

She immediately lost interest in feeding the fish and said, "Let's go back to the room."

Yue Liu looked at her master in surprise as his expression changed in an instant. She didn't dare to ask, so she just responded and followed.

Qi Zhaomian was walking in front, and suddenly turned around and told Xiao'er, "When the prince consort comes back..."

Xiao'er listened with her ears perked up. After thinking for a moment, she turned back irritably and said, "Forget it!"

She and Lin Shanjuan were just using each other. They had agreed not to interfere with each other and were only husband and wife in name. Why should she break the rules and interfere with Lin Shanjuan's actions?

——Imperial Study——

As the sun set, Lin Shanjuan's hands were already stiff. After writing the last stroke, he threw the pen away.

Qi Yili was not much better. He finished writing first and helped Lin Shanjuan copy a small half of it. His eyes looked dull at the moment, and Lin Shanjuan could only think of the kidney deficiency caused by "a king who never holds court early every day".

"Sister Lin, we are now...friends in need...no!Friends in life and death!"

Lin Shanjuan was amused by his common name. She rubbed her aching hands:

"Be good next time and don't get punished again."

Qi Yili rested his head on the desk, frowning and sighing, "If I could have been the master of the Imperial Sister, I wouldn't have had this disaster."

He suddenly raised his head: "Otherwise, you go back and persuade the emperor sister, maybe..."

"Don't say maybe." Lin Shanjuan interrupted him, "Can I be the master of her? You think too highly of me."

Qi Yili looked dejected: "I thought the emperor would obey your orders."

Lin Shanjuan tried to imagine the situation he was talking about, then shook his head after a while: "I can't even imagine it. I'm the only one who's being manipulated by her."

Qi Yili sighed again, but at least this hurdle was over. He pulled himself together and stood up.

"It's getting late. I'll have dinner served. You can eat and go back quickly."

Lin Shanjuan looked at the sky and said, "Goodbye. I'll be out for the whole day. If I don't go back for dinner, I won't be able to answer her if she asks me. I'll go back first."

Qi Yili did not stop her again, but when she left the imperial study, he leaned against the door frame and begged pitifully.

"Brother-in-law, please come and see me next time you have a day off..."

The word "brother-in-law" almost made Lin Shanjuan trip. She looked at Qi Yili in shock. The latter waved his handkerchief at her with an earnest look on his face.

Before Lin Shanjuan could say anything, the horse was sensible and galloped back in a puff of smoke.

The imperial palace and the princess's residence were not far apart, and Lin Shanjuan returned to the princess's residence in just half an incense stick of time.

Although she had some snacks in the afternoon, she had not rested from mental and physical labor all day. Therefore, when she smelled the aroma of food, she almost instinctively went to Chaoxi Hall.

Qi Zhaomian picked up a piece of green vegetables with chopsticks and put it into his mouth. He glanced at the darkening sky outside and asked Xiao'er for the third time:

"Has the Prince Consort not returned yet?"

Xiao'er glanced outside and said timidly, "Your Highness, not yet."

Qi Zhaomian took a deep breath and simply put his chopsticks on the table. "Let's clear it."

Although she used to eat alone, she had gotten used to eating with Lin Shanjuan during this period. She was still a little uncomfortable with the lack of someone eating heartily at the table.

Normally, seeing her eating with big mouthfuls would increase my appetite as well. But today, without this little entertainment, my appetite has obviously decreased.

It's dark outside, why hasn't she come back yet?

Won’t you be back at night?

What's wrong with being so unruly? If someone saw her leaving the palace so early in the morning, wouldn't that give them another chance?

Qi Zhaomian's frown deepened. Just as he was about to add a clause to the agreement, "No staying out overnight!", Lin Shanjuan jumped in.

"Princess, have you eaten yet?"

Damn, I’m back late!

Xiao'er paused, but Qi Zhaomian raised his eyebrows slightly, "Xiao'er, there's no need to retreat."

Xiao'er breathed a sigh of relief, stepped back, and stood aside with her hands hanging down respectfully.

Lin Shanjuan looked happy, washed his hands hastily and sat down to eat.

Seeing that she had no intention of explaining, Qi Zhaomian snorted coldly. Lin Shanjuan was startled and put down his chopsticks guiltily.

She quickly poured Qi Zhaomian a cup of tea and said, "Princess, why don't you eat with me?"

Qi Zhaomian took it, took a sip of tea, put down the cup and asked, "Where did you go to relax today, Prince Consort?"

Lin Shanjuan hadn't thought of an excuse yet. Feeling a little guilty, he was just about to find a random excuse to prevaricate when he heard the man add:

"I have no intention of interfering. It's just that you are my consort. If you go out all day and come back late at night, it will cause gossip. I asked you this because I don't want to be criticized along with you."