Legend of the Embroiderer

Su Mengyao and Crown Prince Li Zhao are now fully focused on tracking down the source of the rumors in the palace. They know that they must find the mastermind behind the rumors as soon as possible to quell this increasingly intense and unfounded accusation storm.

But as the investigation deepened, they found themselves in a maze-like dilemma.

In this huge palace, there are as many people as stars, and rumors are like the invisible wind, passing through every corner.

Its transmission path is as intricate and complex as a spider web, making it difficult to grasp. Every clue seems to point in a different direction, making it difficult to know where to start.

Every possible witness has his or her own thoughts and either remains silent or provides ambiguous information, bringing the entire investigation to a standstill.

What's worse is that in the face of such a serious situation, some palace servants began to shirk responsibility from each other out of self-protection instinct.

Everyone who should have been working together to find out the truth is now acting on their own, even fabricating lies to cover up their own mistakes.

This chaotic situation undoubtedly added great difficulty to Su Mengyao and Li Zhao's investigation work, causing the progress to be extremely slow.

Just when the two were racking their brains and thinking hard about the matter but still at a loss, the god of fate finally showed them a ray of favor.

It was a sunny afternoon with a gentle breeze. Su Mengyao decided to put aside her heavy workload and take a stroll in the palace garden, hoping to find a moment of peace and tranquility.

As you step into this beautiful garden, the first thing that catches your eye is the patches and clusters of colorful flowers that compete with each other for splendor.

They seem to be carefully painted by the magical painter of nature, and each one exudes a unique and charming charm. Red like fire, pink like clouds, white like snow, yellow like gold...

These gorgeous flowers are clustered together, like colorful clouds in the sky, blooming with their most brilliant and dazzling brilliance.

Among these clusters of flowers, colorful butterflies are like lively elves, dancing their wings lightly, flying, and playing happily among the flowers.

Sometimes they rest on the petals, gently flapping their wings, and complementing the flowers; sometimes they chase and play, leaving graceful arcs in the air.

The butterflies and flowers together form a beautiful and intoxicating natural picture.

Standing in the center of the garden, Su Mengyao was completely immersed in the harmonious, beautiful and dreamy scene before her.

She slowly closed her eyes, took a deep breath of the fresh air filled with the fragrance of flowers, felt the cool breeze on her cheeks, and her mood gradually became relaxed and happy.

The originally tense nerves gradually relaxed, and the inner anxiety and worries disappeared.

Just as Su Mengyao turned around and prepared to leave this refreshing place, suddenly, a gentle breeze passed by silently.

The wind rustled through the treetops, and along with it, a piece of white paper fluttered down from the branches above my head like a lonely fallen leaf.

It seemed to have its own consciousness, and landed right at Su Mengyao's feet.

Su Mengyao was stunned at first, then she bent down subconsciously and carefully picked up the note lying quietly on the ground.

Her fingers gently touched the paper, feeling an inexplicable tactile sensation. Then, she slowly unfolded the note, her eyes instantly drawn to the densely packed black text on the paper.

When she saw the words clearly, her heart suddenly tightened. It turned out that the note was filled with all kinds of unbearable rumors!

Her brows, which had originally been as relaxed as the warm spring sun, were now tightly twisted into a knot, as if locked tightly by an invisible lock.

It felt like there was a burning fire of anger in her heart that was rising at an alarming rate. The scorching flames licked every inch of her thoughts, making her breathing become rapid.

Just as this anger was about to completely overwhelm her reason like a surging tide, an extremely subtle detail suddenly caught her sight.

Hidden in the corner of the note was a line of extremely blurry handwriting! The words were like the flickering stars in the night sky, looming and seemingly about to be blown away by the wind and disappear without a trace.

Su Mengyao's heart trembled suddenly, and she quickly calmed her mind, locking her eyes on the mysterious words. She approached the note carefully, afraid to miss any clues.

Although the handwriting was so blurry that it was difficult to distinguish, Su Mengyao did not give up easily. She stared at the note with wide eyes, concentrating on not missing any tiny fluctuations and changes.

Time passed minute by minute, and sweat gradually soaked her forehead, but she remained motionless, focused on the mystery before her like a sculpture.

Finally, after a long and arduous effort, she was able to make out a few strokes.

Although these strokes were incomplete and intermittent, they were like fireflies in the darkness, instantly igniting the dying fire of hope deep in Su Mengyao's heart.

Without any hesitation, Su Mengyao turned around quickly, walked quickly to Li Zhao, and told him her recent discovery truthfully.

Li Zhao took the note from Su Mengyao with a serious expression and examined it carefully and meticulously.

A moment later, a bright light suddenly flashed in his eyes, and his excitement was beyond words: "Yao'er, I think this may be the key clue we have been searching for!"

Hearing Li Zhao's words, Su Mengyao nodded heavily in agreement.

Her beautiful eyes gleamed with an incomparable determination, like the brightest stars in the night sky. "That's right, we must quickly find out who the owner of this name is and find out if he has any connection to these rumors."

Her tone was extremely firm. Although the road ahead was still foggy and full of unknowns, she had already made up her mind that no matter what difficulties and obstacles she encountered, she would bravely explore the truth and uncover the mystery hidden behind it.

Li Zhao and Su Mengyao knew that this matter was of great importance. After careful consideration, they resolutely decided to dig deeper along this clue.

They immediately issued a secret order to their trusted confidants, requiring them to be extremely alert and further strengthen the close surveillance of all personnel in the palace, especially those who were related to this mysterious name and not to miss any clues.

Meanwhile, Su Mengyao was also busy. Drawing on her connections and keen insight accumulated over many years in the palace, she quietly began gathering clues in a more meticulous manner.

Whether it was the private gossips of the palace maids and eunuchs, or the seemingly casual conversations between the concubines in the palace, she saw them all and remembered them in her heart.

She also cleverly used various opportunities to secretly visit some key people who might know the inside story, trying to pry more valuable information and solid evidence from these people to consolidate their ongoing difficult investigation.