Yusui Chang'an

Chapter 1069: Words Left on the Corpse
Xier's words didn't mean anything, but the Queen took them to heart.

After careful calculation, the person who had the greatest opportunity and the most ability to take action must be Concubine Xian. He immediately sent his confidants to the Ye Ting Prison to investigate thoroughly.
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The Queen was unhappy, and Concubine Xian was also anxious and angry.

Because Qin Zhixu was hanged in the Qin Palace, both the court and the people had complaints about the Qin Palace, and there was even an imperial censor who impeached Chu Chengye for this matter.

In addition, the affairs of Zhao Huaqiong and Xiao Siming caused discord between Chu Chengye’s two most trusted confidants.

In order to prevent the Xiao and Zhao families from becoming enemies, Concubine Xian tried her best to persuade the emperor to grant the marriage, which turned the marriage between the two families from being criticized into being congratulated and envied.

Waving off the ginseng soup brought by the palace maid, Concubine Xian patiently asked about Jia Yu's injuries. Hearing that he needed to rest for a while, she asked the palace maid to send some nourishing herbs tomorrow.

The confidant reported the information obtained from the imperial physician and learned that Chu Chengyao was really asleep. The first person Concubine Xian suspected was the crown prince.

Not only did she send more people to keep a close eye on the Crown Prince, the Empress, and the Duke of Qin's Mansion, she also told her people to be extra cautious and to be careful that the Crown Prince might kill two birds with one stone and put the blame on her or Chu Chengye.

After finishing her business, she heard that the emperor had summoned the new beauty Yi to sleep with him tonight. Concubine Xian sneered:

"It would be better if she could become more capable and completely charm His Majesty."
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The Duke's Mansion of the State of Qin.

When Qin Zongliang received the news that Chu Chengyao was in a coma, in addition to thinking that it was Chu Chengyao's trick, the first person he suspected was Chu Chengye.

He wanted to ask Meng Jie, but before he could see him, Meng Jie and Doctor Wu were invited into the Prince of Jin's Mansion again.

The housekeeper came from the outer courtyard and said that he was the old woman who buried Shunyi and found words tattooed on Shunyi's body.

Qin Zongliang called the old woman and asked carefully about the location of the tattoo. He was planning to open the coffin to see the words himself. Fortunately, the old woman was smart. When she wiped Shunyi's body and changed his clothes before burial, she used paper and pen to copy the words on Shunyi's body.

Qin Zongliang unfolded the paper and saw four messy and crooked characters, and he couldn't tell whether they were written by Shunyi. After thinking for a while, Qin Zongliang rewarded the maid generously, copied the characters again, and asked Xue Ren to send them to the prince for identification.

Xue Ren was out for an hour. Not only did he find the prince to recognize the handwriting, he also met Meng Jie who was returning to Buyehou to get something for Doctor Wu.

"Your Highness said that although the handwriting is messy, there are two places where the strokes were made. It is indeed Shunyi's habit. It should be Shunyi's handwriting."

Qin Zongliang: "Shunyi is smart and loyal to her aunt. She carved the words on her body. She must have discovered something. Check carefully and don't miss any clues."

Xue Ren responded respectfully: "I met Meng Jie before returning home. According to him, the King of Jin accidentally ate the medicinal herbs from Pingnan and will wake up after sleeping for a few days."

"Pingnan again... What a coincidence?"
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Lin House.

Before daybreak, the servants of the Lin residence began to get busy.

Several masters also got up early and dressed up. Just after breakfast, guests who came to congratulate them arrived one after another.

Although it was a family dinner and only relatives and friends were invited, ten tables had to be set up based on the number of people who came.

Needless to say, all the members of the Gu family were present, including Chu Chengyi, Chu Chengping, Feng Sinian and his sister, An Zhixian, Master Ran, and Master Meng, all of whom came early to congratulate.

Lin Jinan stood beside Lin Siyuan to welcome the guests, and greeted and thanked every friend and relative who congratulated him. His ease, modesty and politeness attracted praise from the elders.

Wang Huizhao followed behind her parents and glanced at them through the gap, then a shy smile spread across her pretty face.