Demoted from wife to concubine? Reborn, the mistress of a noble family plots another high-status mar

Chapter 622

Shen Yue agreed to step in and help get rid of Zhou Zhilan.

At this time, Murong Chen was being watched, which made it difficult for him to move around. He couldn't use the palace's spies, and it was even more difficult for him to contact the Zhou family.

We can only wait and see.

No one from the Zhou family could see Zhou Zhilan; the Emperor forbade anyone to see her.

at night.

Shen Yue disguised himself as a eunuch and went to Yongning Palace.

"Miss!"

As Qi Yumin was preparing to take a bath, the man came in. Hearing the sound, she instinctively became frightened and hurriedly closed the doors and windows.

"You... how did you get into the palace...?"

The next day.

"Your Majesty, Lady Zhou has committed suicide by running into a wall."

Yun Xiyue was surprised and quickly led her people to the Cold Palace.

The body has already been carried out.

"Master."

Murong Yu sent Ghost Hand to examine the body.

"She's dead. She died last night, but not from hitting the wall. Someone stabbed her in the temple with a needle, and she was pushed and hit the wall after she lost consciousness."

"It was a homicide."

"And she is already two months pregnant."

"..."

Yun Xiyue didn't dare to go over and look. "Who could it be?"

The first person suspected was Qi Yumin.

Qi Yumin was summoned for questioning.

She has an alibi.

Ghost Hand said, "It's not her."

Murong Yu asked in confusion, "How can you be so sure?"

Ghost Hand laughed and said, "Because there were no fingerprints on the deceased's body."

"Fingerprints?" Murong Yu suddenly became very interested; he had discovered many secrets about the Ghost Hand.

Moreover, some of the things he said made sense to him that he had never heard of before.

Seeing his interest, Ghost Hand didn't hesitate to tell him.

"Everyone's fingerprints are different, look."

“This is Yue’er’s, this is the Emperor’s, and this is mine. And this is Eunuch Fu’s. Everyone’s fingerprints are unique. The murderer will leave fingerprints when committing the crime. By comparing the fingerprints, we can find the murderer.”

Then he showed them the fingerprints he had taken from Zhou Zhilan.

They are indeed different.

Murong Yu found it very useful and had it recorded so that it would be easier for the Dali Temple to investigate cases in the future.

The fingerprints of everyone on duty were compared, and none of them matched.

"Could it be someone from outside the palace?" asked Pei Heng, the Vice Minister of the Court of Judicial Review.

Murong Yu sneered inwardly, "I'll leave this matter to you to investigate. Make sure you find out the truth."

Pei Heng cupped his hands and said, "Your subject obeys the decree."

The body was taken back to Dali Temple. After ten days, when the murderer was not found, the Zhou family was allowed to take it back for burial.

Zhou Zhilan's adultery was a capital offense.

After being stripped of her title as a concubine, she was no longer eligible to be buried in the imperial mausoleum.

"Who does Your Majesty think this person is?" Pei Shang followed them into the Imperial Study.

Murong Yu sneered, "We know who it is, but we have no evidence. Now, there's no way to prove it."

However, he has already made arrangements.

The Zhou family already knows who killed their daughter.

Because Xiang Mama, who was by Zhou Zhilan's side, did not die, she was sent out of the palace and returned to the Zhou family. She had told Madam Zhou that the person behind it was Prince Rui.

"Then why didn't she say anything? How foolish!" Madam Zhou cried.

The old woman said, "Because Miss is pregnant... and is the child of Prince Rui. Miss doesn't want her child to be without a father in the future."

Madam Zhou's eyes filled with tears. "Does Prince Rui know that Zhilan is pregnant with her child?"

Granny Xiang nodded. "I know. I told Prince Rui during our last meeting..."

Prince Rui had promised to take her out of the palace, so Zhou Zhilan gritted her teeth and held back from revealing that the person was Prince Rui.