After being reborn, I went on a killing spree in the imperial court.

"Hey Fan Qingli, are you going to commit suicide out of guilt?!"

Cao Yuan held him down.

Fortunately, Cao Yuan happened to walk in, otherwise she would have been responsible for someone's death again.

"I just wanted to clear my head."

“I thought about it for a long time in jail, but I can’t remember anything about that night.”

"I just remember a woman pouring me a drink, and I just kept drinking it, but I don't remember anything after that."

"They used their feminine wiles on you, and their charm on me! I initially thought they were just trying to win us over, but I never expected..."

Fan Qingli raised her eyelids slightly to look at her.

Cao Yuan thought he had misunderstood something, so she quickly explained, "Nothing happened between us."

"Let's not talk about that anymore. The wine from that day must have been tampered with."

"Even if there's something in the wine, I, Fan Qingli, would never do such a despicable thing!"

"you sure?"

Cao Yuan turned her head and suddenly sensed someone outside. She yanked the door open and pulled the person inside.

"You've been eavesdropping on our conversation again! I think I've been too lenient with you!"

Cao Yuan grabbed Luo Jiulan by the neck, and Luo Jiulan was unable to speak.

Luo Jiulan opened his mouth as if to say something, but Cao Yuan let go of him.

"Cough cough..."

"Your Highness, please calm down. This servant only wanted to tell you that dinner is ready. I had no intention of eavesdropping."

He hurriedly knelt down and explained.

"I ask you, did you tamper with our wine?" Cao Yuan questioned coldly.

Luo Jiulan looked at her innocently, "Your Highness, you've misunderstood me. How could I do such a thing?"

"The wine was taken from the kitchen by me and Rong Xiaoniang. I only remember that I went to the kitchen with Rong Xiaoniang to get the wine yesterday. Rong Xiaoniang's face was injured, and I went to the icehouse to get ice to apply to her face. She was the only one in the kitchen at the time."

"Therefore, this servant is not sure whether the wine was tampered with. This servant did nothing, but was simply following the rules to serve Your Highness well."

Luo Jiulan hurriedly explained.

"She was beaten? Was it Qin Sima who did it?"

Luo Jiulan shook her head. "I don't know if it's the same this time, but Qin Sima has a habit of beating his concubines. I've heard of concubines being beaten to death. This servant has no idea who did it this time."

"Oh, right, I just remembered that after I took the prince back to his room that night, I heard a lot of noise from Lord Fan's room next door!"

"Can you hear Lord Fan's voice?"

"No, I only heard Rong Xiaoniang's shouts and some sounds of things being smashed."

"You heard it, why didn't you go and see? Aren't you curious?"

His words aroused Cao Yuan's suspicion.

"How dare this servant disturb the guests' enjoyment!"

"You..." Fan Qingli's eyes widened in anger, her teeth grinding, her hands clenched into fists, she really wanted to rush up and teach this man a lesson right away.

Luo Jiulan shrank back in fright, her eyes darting around. "You really can't blame me, sir. Everyone in this manor knows that when Rong Xiaoniang is serving people, she likes to call out... Everyone in our manor knows."

As he spoke, he nervously watched Fan Qingli, as if afraid that he might suddenly explode.

Upon hearing this, Fan Qingli's face instantly turned extremely gloomy. His gaze was fixed on Luo Jiulan, his eyes filled with anger and shame.

Cao Yuan, standing to the side, blushed slightly, clearly feeling shy and embarrassed about the topic.

The entire scene suddenly became unusually quiet.

"Understood, you go down first."

Tears welled in Luo Jiulan's eyes as she looked at Cao Yuan with a pleading expression.

"Why are you looking at me like that? I'm telling you to go back and wait for my summons."

"Thank you, Your Highness! Thank you, Your Highness!"

Luo Jiulan showed a relaxed expression.

Cao Yuan fell into deep thought again.

According to him, the room should have been very messy, but when she went there in the morning, the room was very tidy.

There were only clothes and a corpse; nothing else was unusual.

Two days have passed, the room must have been cleaned, and any traces would have been removed long ago.

It seems the only way to investigate is through the body.

"You should rest first. I'll go to the government office tomorrow to see what the coroner's autopsy results are."

"Your Highness!" Fan Qingli called out to her from behind.

"Your Highness, please uphold justice for me. I, Fan Qingli, will follow Your Highness's lead from now on."

"Even if you don't say these things, I will still find out."

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bang bang bang...

Cao Yuan had just finished taking a shower when someone knocked on the door.

Jinzhu opened the door, and Luo Jiulan was standing outside holding a soup bowl.

"You are……"

Who is Jinzhu?

Cao Yuan was sitting in front of the dressing table combing her hair.

"Yes……"

Jinzhu didn't recognize him and didn't know who he was.

Luo Jiulan shouted loudly into the room, "Your Highness, it's me. May I come in?"

"come in."

Luo Jiulan smiled at Jinzhu and walked right past her into the room.

"Your Highness, seeing that Miss Jinzhu is out of danger, I specially asked the kitchen to make her some black gold soup."

"Me?" Jinzhu asked in surprise.

"Yes, Miss Jinzhu, this black gold soup has a calming and soothing effect. You must have been frightened outside. Drinking this will help you get a good night's sleep."

Jinzhu looked at Cao Yuan, unsure whether she should take it or not.

"If he gave it to you, just drink it."

As soon as she finished speaking, Jinzhu took the bowl down. "Thank you. May I ask your name, sir?"

“My name is Alan, and I’m just a servant, not some young master.”

"Yes, I'm sorry, Alan."

"It's alright. Miss Jinzhu, just be careful not to wander off alone in the manor from now on," Luo Jiulan instructed.

"By the way, Jinzhu, didn't you say a woman released you? Do you know who it was?"

"We didn't say much at the time, and she didn't say her name."

"You must remember what she looked like and what she wore, right?" Cao Yuan asked curiously.

"She wore a jade hairpin in her hair and a light purple gauze dress."

"Purple gauze? I seem to remember that the one who died in Fan Qingli's room was wearing a purple gauze."

"It's Miss Rong! I never expected that Miss Rong would save Miss Jinzhu before she died." Luo Jiulan's tone was filled with surprise.

After Jinzhu finished her soup, Luo Jiulan took the soup bowl away.

"Jinzhu, you should get some rest tonight."

"Your Highness, am I stupid and have I held you back?"

“If Jinzhu hadn’t been arrested, you probably would have cleared Lord Fan’s name long ago.”

Cao Yuan said dismissively, "So what if he's been arrested! Who told Fan Qingli to be a womanizer? How can he be compared to you?"

Hearing this, Jinzhu felt a little relieved, but still felt guilty. "Jinzhu is really useless. I have lived in the military camp with His Highness since I was a child and have not learned any martial arts. I still have to rely on others to save me."

Jinzhu looked dejected, feeling that it was all her fault that Fan Qingli had ended up in prison.

Cao Yuan took her hand and comforted her, "Jinzhu, you've grown up with me since you were little, I consider you my little sister. Don't think about these things!"

Jinzhu nodded, "How about this, Your Highness, teach me how to defend myself, so I can save myself!"

"Alright, alright! I'll teach you when we get back to the capital. Go to sleep now!"

Cao Yuan affectionately stroked Jinzhu's nose.

"Get some rest. Come with me to the government office tomorrow."