Transmigrated Female Official

After leaving Guangrentang, Ji Qiran immediately left the palace and headed straight for Yibin Pavilion.

As soon as he saw him dismount, the waiter at Yibinge Restaurant immediately came out to greet him: "Seventh Prince."

"Where is Boss Zhou?" Ji Qiran asked as soon as he entered the room.

"They're upstairs," the waiter replied.

Without saying a word, Ji Qiran went straight upstairs. Before he even reached the side room, he called out, "Zhou Yi—!"

At this moment, a slightly overweight, well-dressed middle-aged man came out of one of the private rooms. He turned around and said politely to the guests in the room, "Please enjoy your meal. I will have the waiter bring you the best wine in the restaurant later."

Someone inside said, "Boss Zhou, hurry back! We're waiting for you to have a drink!"

"okay."

After calming the guests in the private room, Zhou Yi quickly bowed to Ji Qiran, who was waiting at the door, and said, "Master, you have been waiting for a long time."

Ji Qiran gestured with his chin towards the door of the private room and asked, "Who's inside?"

Zhou Yi replied, "They are a few guards who just returned from Bingshan."

Upon seeing Zhou Yi's extremely polite and familiar attitude towards them, Ji Qiran's eyes suddenly lit up, and she guessed, "Are they the people who escorted Fourth Sister to Bingshan?"

Zhou Yi gave a sly smile and nodded, saying, "Master certainly has a good eye."

"What's going on?" Ji Qiran asked again.

"Don't worry, Master. There are people guarding there. The Fourth Princess has no chance of turning the tide."

"Alright." Ji Qiran didn't have time to ask any more questions and went straight to the point: "There is a servant in the palace named Du Yuan. His brother is a gambler and has accumulated a lot of debt. You should immediately have everyone investigate Du Yuan's whereabouts and see if he has paid off his debts overnight."

"Yes."

"We must find him as soon as possible and bring him to see me immediately."

"Understood." Seeing Ji Qiran's anxious expression, Zhou Yi didn't dare to delay and immediately set off.

To outsiders, Zhou Yi was simply the incredibly wealthy owner of Yibinge, a straightforward businessman. But little did they know, Yibinge was actually Ji Qiran's territory.

Years ago, Ji Qiran spent money to build Yibin Pavilion, and Zhou Yi's identity as the owner was merely a disguise. Furthermore, the pavilion housed a group of highly efficient people, all devoted to Ji Qiran's needs. When Chu Qingluo fell into the water, it was they who discovered that the scarred man, Brother Ma, was actually working for the Fourth Princess.

The reason why Yibin Pavilion was built in the very center of Yancheng City was because the area was bustling with traffic and people, making it convenient to gather information from all directions. It was also because of this that, with Ji Qiran's arrangements, the Sixth Princess, though deep in the palace, was able to keep a watchful eye on everything around her.

On the other hand, Ji Qiran himself also liked this place outside the palace, where he could enjoy a rare tranquility. Most importantly, he met Chu Yilin here, and then Chu Qingluo.

Over the years, Chu Yilin had personally handled many things for him, but now that Chu Yilin had become an expert, he was not as flexible as before. In urgent situations like this, Zhou Yi had no choice but to handle it.

Right now, there is another problem waiting for Ji Qiran to solve: where did the arsenic come from? And who mixed it into the tea?

The tea was brewed by Shaoyao herself, without anyone else handling it, and then placed directly on the table in the inner hall. Although Ziyan didn't drink it, he was indeed poisoned by arsenic. This means that Ziyan was poisoned between overhearing Longkui and the Eighth Princess's conversation in the Buddhist hall and before he went to Guangren Hall to find Chu Qingluo.

The arsenic in the tea was added later to frame Chu Qingluo. Besides Chu Qingluo and Shaoyao, only another group could have had access to the teapot and successfully poisoned it: the guards Longkui sent to search Guangrentang after the incident.

Having sorted out his thoughts, Ji Qiran immediately returned to the palace to check the list of the guards from that time. However, if he wanted to find out their background, asking Yao Man for help would be much more effective.

Although there was still some awkwardness between them, Yao Man wasn't the type to kick someone when they were down. She didn't say anything nice, but she still helped out.

So it didn't take Ji Qiran long to grasp the backgrounds of these people...

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Inside the Flying Immortal Palace.

The Eighth Princess had been making a ruckus in the inner palace for several hours. The Empress was already restless and wanted to go into the inner palace to find out what was going on, but she was desperately stopped by Long Kui and Rui An.

After waiting for another half an incense stick's time, a loud and clear cry finally came from the inner palace. Long Kui breathed a sigh of relief. If the Eighth Princess did not give birth to a phoenix heir soon, she would not be able to stop the Empress from repeatedly trying to break into the inner palace. At that time, the original plan would definitely not be able to be implemented.

Fortunately, the Eighth Princess finally proved herself.

As soon as the Eighth Princess gave birth, He Yujie immediately dismissed the other physicians and personally cleansed the baby.

After everyone had left, the Eighth Princess weakly asked, "How are you?"

He Yujie first sighed softly, then silently shook her head, and then handed the crying baby to her.

The baby's skin was incredibly fair and delicate. With thick eyebrows and a high nose, it was clear at a glance that he would grow up to be a strikingly good-looking person. And those chubby little hands made one want to take a bite.

The Eighth Princess covered her mouth, trying her best to hold back her tears.

A boy! His royal son...

The Eighth Princess reached out to hug her son, but He Yujie, still holding the prince, dodged away. "Princess, there's no time for sentimentality. His Majesty is waiting outside!"

At the same time, He Yujie's subordinate entered with a large medicine box slung over her shoulder. "Sir, you've arrived." After saying that, she put the medicine box on the ground and then deftly opened it... Inside, a baby girl lay peacefully, seemingly fast asleep.

"Quick, pick him up," He Yujie ordered.

She immediately picked up the baby girl, while He Yujie took out a small bottle from her pocket and fed the little prince the medicine inside. After a few moments of coaxing, the little prince seemed to fall asleep and stopped crying. Then, she placed the little prince in the specially made medicine box.

"Wait—!" the Eighth Princess couldn't help but shout, she really wanted to see him a few more times.

"It's too late, Princess!" Ignoring her reluctance, He Yujie closed the medicine box directly. "Princess, to achieve great things, one must first be patient!" After saying that, she took the baby girl from her subordinate and then gestured for him to put the medicine box back on his shoulder and wait aside.

At this moment, even if the Eighth Princess still wanted to cry, she had no choice but to swallow it down.

With everything prepared, He Yujie took a deep breath, held the baby girl, and stepped out the door...

Just as planned, her face was filled with surprise and excitement, and even glistened with tears. She walked along, shouting, "Congratulations! Congratulations, Your Majesty! Princess Xile has given birth to an heir!"