As soon as she said this, Cuiyun and Qiqing's expressions changed slightly.

The palace maid mourned, "The fourth girl treated me very well. I didn't want her to die in such an unclear way, so I risked my life to come here to testify..."

"Your Majesty, please make the decision!" She kowtowed heavily.

The emperor's face darkened and he looked directly at Cuiyun and Qiqing, "Is this true?"

"It was true that the fire was very serious at that time. It was for Taoyun's sake that I kept her out..." Cuiyun begged, "It's definitely not what she said, Your Majesty! Please give me a clear warning!"

"Yes, Your Majesty!" Qi Qing also explained: "At that time, the entire palace was on fire. After Cuiyun went in and found no sign of the fourth girl, we naturally thought that the fourth girl was not in the palace, so we stopped Tao Yun. This was also our intention. For the sake of her safety!"

The two of them brushed the matter aside in just a few words, making Lin Ruqian furious.

He finally figured it out, there was clearly something wrong with these two people!

After Lin Zhiyu was silent for a while, he said: "Your Majesty, can you please invite the maid next to the Queen to come to confront you? There is also the person who cooked the medicine."

"What do you want to do?" The emperor was displeased, "Is Lin Aiqing suspicious of the Queen?"

Lin Zhiyu kowtowed, "Something is strange, I have no choice but to do this, please forgive me."

Even though he was unhappy, under those scorching eyes, the emperor had no choice but to reluctantly invite the queen over.

At that time, Prince Song Mo, who heard the news, also rushed over.

"Father." After he saluted, he looked anxiously at Lin Zhiyu and the others. Seeing their faces full of numbness and grief, he guessed the result and his heart sank.

"Why are you here?" The emperor rubbed his forehead.

"Father." The prince handed over his hand, "When I sent Jiang Yan, the commander of the imperial army, to inspect the scene, I discovered something."

"They found traces of gold oil in the ruins of Changqing Palace."

His words made waves. Lin Qiming was the first to lose his composure. He looked at him suddenly and lost his voice, "What?!"

"What is gold oil?" Lin Ruqian was confused.

Lin Mobai couldn't hide his excitement and explained in a low voice, "That is a lubricating oil specially used in the military. It has extremely low flammability. A spark can almost ignite into a raging fire after being used."

Lin Ruqian was no longer calm now, his eyes widened in shock.

Doesn't that mean that there is another hidden reason behind this scandal?

"Are you sure it's gold oil?" The emperor also became serious.

"My son has confirmed it, and it is indeed similar. Even if it is not, it can prove that there are traces of man-made things, and there was still humanity at the time. At night, they all felt exhausted, and they all took a nap. When they woke up, That fire is already burning.”

The prince said firmly: "So this must not be an accident."

At this time, the queen also arrived with a group of people.

She was supported by the palace maid, her eyes were red, and she fell to her knees on the ground as soon as she came in, "Your Majesty!"

"What is the queen doing?" The emperor quickly helped her up.

"Your Majesty!" the queen sobbed, "It's my concubine's fault! It's my concubine's lax discipline! This is what caused the disaster!"

"How come?" The emperor frowned.

The queen sobbed and waved her hand, signaling the maid next to her to bring the things up.

"I only found out after listening to the reports from others that Xiuhong had actually sent ginseng soup to Baoer behind my back."

The palace maid presented a stack of silver notes, and the queen burst into tears. "When I found out, I immediately sent someone to look for her, but they couldn't find her. I only found this stack of silver notes in her room." ticket."

"So you didn't ask Xiuhong to give that bowl of ginseng soup to Lin Baoer?" The emperor was surprised. "Yes..." the queen covered her face sadly, "I was tired very early last night because I drank the tranquilizer. All the maids in Deshan Palace can testify for me that I never let Xiuhong go to Bao'er. I gave you ginseng soup."

"I never thought that... just this negligence of my concubine would allow her to do such a thing without authorization... directly harming Bao'er..."

The queen sobbed, her face full of self-blame, "If your majesty wants to punish me, then punish me. It is indeed my concubine's lack of discipline that made Xiuhong do such things..."

Seeing her like this, the emperor was naturally distressed and hurriedly hugged her into his arms and comforted her, "Okay, this matter has nothing to do with you. If you can't find her now, send someone to look for her. I don't believe she can really disappear without a trace." No trace!"

The clues were broken here again. Everyone in the Lin Mansion was very angry, but there was nothing they could do. They couldn't blame the Queen. In the end, they could only swallow their anger.

"Your Majesty..." Lin Qiming wanted to say something else, but was stopped by the emperor. He waved his hand and said: "Lin Aiqing, I know you are eager to find out, but you see, all the evidence now takes time, and we can't find it yet. For this reason, why don’t I hand this matter over to Mr. Wang, and you can help investigate this matter with him, okay?”

Lin Qiming was unwilling. He pursed his lips and slowly lowered his head for a long time.

"Yes."

The emperor's ability to allow him to investigate the matter personally was already a concession. If he continued to pursue the matter, he might make the emperor angry, and he was afraid that it would be difficult to investigate the matter again in the future.

Lin Zhiyu also understood this truth, and the hands on his knees clenched into fists, and the veins popped out.

"That's right." The emperor suddenly said, looking at Lin Mobai, "The border war is tense. Lin Zhonglang should return quickly. Don't delay the war, otherwise I won't be able to explain to the people!"

Lin Mobai was silent for a long time, "Yes."

Song Qingqing looked at him worriedly.

Lin Ruqian wiped her face, holding back tears, her eyes red.

They are really useless, they can't find anything, and I don't know if my mother will scold them when she wakes up later.

"I'm tired, retreat." The emperor waved his hand.

Qianqing Palace returned to calm, and everyone retreated.

But just as they stepped out of the palace gate, a eunuch stumbled over and his sharp voice reached everyone's ears.

"The fourth girl has been found! The fourth girl has been found!"

Lin Mobai quickly grabbed his collar, shocked and angry, "What do you mean you found it?!"

Was Bao'er's body found?

The eunuch shrank his head in fear, and then said happily: "The fourth girl is still alive!"

Several people suddenly opened their eyes in disbelief.

Among them, Lin Qiming was the most excited, "Where is she?!"

"exist……"

Before the eunuch could say anything, Lin Baoer's soft and excited shouts rang out not far away, "Daddy! Big brother! Second brother! Third brother!"

This voice attracted everyone's attention. Lin Ruqian rubbed his red eyes and made sure he saw it correctly, then rushed towards Lin Baoer.

"Baoer!"

But there was someone faster than him.

Lin Qiming rushed over in a few steps, and then took Lin Baoer into his arms.

He almost cried after feeling the living little person in his arms.


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