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Chapter 401: Meeting the Ninth Thousand Year Old (46)
If a young maid in Xianyang Palace was missing, she would have to report it to Concubine Shu to let her know the movements of the people under her. What's more, a senior maid could not be arbitrarily determined in this palace.

But Beibei was not missing, but was found floating on the lotus pond, and then reported to Concubine Shu.

There were only bare stems left in the lotus pond, and the lotus leaves and lotus flowers were long gone, so it was easy to spot someone floating on the pond.

The water in the lotus pond is not very deep. If a normal person falls in, even if he can't swim, he can easily climb out. But under such conditions, people still drown in it?
The water is at most in the person's stomach. Can such a situation drown a person?
Unless the person falls into the water without being conscious.

The face of Concubine Shu was not very good. She sat at the head of the table, her whole face dark and gloomy, looking very oppressive. The palace servants below did not dare to speak at all, for fear that the anger would be transferred to them.

In the middle of the yard, there was a board with a person lying on it, and a layer of white cloth was covering it. A lot of water was seeping out from under the board, and the white cloth was bulging high at the abdomen, which looked like he had drunk a lot of water.

Lin Yan stood under the eaves, watching all this with an expressionless face.

Clearly two days ago, Beibei was kneeling in front of her, begging her to help her leave the palace. At that time, she was still alive, not as lifeless as she is now.

Did she fall into the water by herself? Not necessarily. Who would be so desperate as to jump into a lotus pond that couldn't drown people? Besides, there were no lotus flowers, lotus leaves, or lotus seeds in it. Even if she wanted to pick those things, she wouldn't go there.

So who killed her?

The death of a palace maid can be a big or small matter.

To put it simply, she was just a palace maid, there was nothing to worry about. She didn't have any background, so she could just give her family some silver to get rid of them.

But to put it in a broader sense, the one who was killed now was just a palace maid, so next time, maybe they will start to target the master? If they can get rid of a palace maid without anyone noticing, then can they directly kill the emperor next time?
This is a contempt for imperial power and deserves the death penalty!

It all depends on what the people above think.

The Concubine Shu didn't care about the life of a little maid, but she cared about her own life. This time, she only killed a maid next to her, but she might not be killed next time.

"Investigate for me! I want to know the truth. Who is it? How dare he slap me in the face like this? I will make him die miserably!"

Although Beibei was not an important maid, she represented the reputation of the Xianyang Palace. Being brutally murdered like this was also a slap in the face of Concubine Shu.
Soon, the Imperial Guards arrived, and following among them was Ye Xiao, the Nine Thousand Year Old Lord.

The emperor still favored Concubine Shu, so he paid special attention to what happened around her. After all, it was related to his life crisis, so he must find out the truth.

As Beibei's roommate, Lin Yan was questioned first.

"Beibei was out for a long time that day, but I didn't pay much attention to it because we weren't very familiar with each other. It was just that her mood was not very stable during those few days, probably because she missed her family. But she hadn't come back in the evening, so I wanted to look for her, but I didn't know where to look, so I reported it to Aunt Caixia."

Beibei didn't come back on time. She felt a little flustered that day, and she didn't know why. When the next morning came, she heard someone spread the news that Beibei had drowned. The death was so sudden and without any signs that people couldn't react at all.

Aunt Caixia came to testify that this was indeed the case. Because the palace maids could not go out casually at night, they did not let her go out to look for it, and waited until the next day.

All this happened so suddenly, and it was obvious at a glance that it was a murder. It seemed that the incident happened so suddenly that they had no choice but to do it.

Ye Xiao looked at the calm face, then looked down. His hands hanging by his side were shaking uncontrollably. His fingers were pinching the corners of his clothes helplessly, and he looked very uneasy.

Madam Shufei was very angry and started to curse at Ye Xiao, "Of course I know who is my people. Lord Ye, you should look for other clues if you have the time. Xiangcao is still your goddaughter. If you are so suspicious, it makes your recognition of her as a godparent seem a bit hypocritical."

Ye Xiao was not angry about her accusations. After all, these masters' brains were not very good, so he expressed his understanding.

"Your Majesty, this is just a process of investigating the case. It does not mean that we are suspecting Miss Xiangcao. Since there is no problem in Xianyang Palace, I will look for clues elsewhere." Ye Xiao did not answer, but the Imperial Guards did not have the courage to do so.

How could Concubine Shu not know that this was the procedure for handling the case? She was just very annoyed and had no place to vent her anger, so she just found an excuse to curse.

Seeing that no one was talking, she felt it was boring, so she waved her hand and asked them to leave.

Turning her head to look at Lin Yan who had been pursing her lips, she rubbed her brows and comforted her: "I know that you share a dormitory with her, so it is inevitable that you have some feelings for her. But this matter has nothing to do with you. Just do your own thing and don't think about those things."

"I understand." Lin Yan lowered her eyes, still feeling very low.

Afterwards, Concubine Shu gave her three days off, allowing her to relax and not be affected by other things.

How did Beibei die? Who killed her?

The lotus pond is located in a remote area. Since there are only bare poles in the pond, few people go there. So who is so cruel?
Lin Yan didn't think it was Concubine Shu who did it, because it seemed that until now, she had never heard of Concubine Shu's conspiracy. She always had the temper of taking revenge immediately and doing it if she was not satisfied. If a palace maid made her angry, she would definitely find a reason to execute her.

Why should it be done in secret? Would it cause trouble for herself for no reason? Besides, Beibei was her maid, what good would it do to harm her?
But all the questions could only be left to Ye Xiao to deal with. After all, Lin Yan was just a palace maid, she had no ability or qualifications to solve the case.

She just felt a little sad. A life passed away right in front of her eyes. She felt very depressed.

Just two days later, Ye Xiao found out the truth.

With him in the picture, many conspiracies could not be hidden at all, and with a little thought, they found clues in no time. The Imperial Guards seemed to be on a roll, and the mastermind behind the scenes was also found.