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Chapter 148 The Five Powers of Imperial Concubine* (5)

"My queen, it's bad! It's bad! Concubine Li from Ning Huaxuan is gone!"

Just after the beginning of the morning, Qiao Yue rushed in, totally ignoring Song Yue Sheng who was having breakfast.

Song Yuesheng put down his bowl and chopsticks, and signaled her with his eyes to drink some water to calm down.

"Miss!"

Qiao Yue was almost dying of anxiety.

The news has already reached the Jiangxue Palace. If Your Majesty does not stop it, and His Majesty finds out first, he will definitely charge Her Majesty with lax management of the harem.

"If you don't tell me where Concubine Li went, how can I know where she is?"

Song Yuesheng held his chin.

"My lady, I'm afraid Qiao Yue is talking about passing away."

Combining Qiao Yue's expression, Qiao Xin deduced a possibility and she reminded him cautiously.

Qiao Yue nodded frantically.

Song Yuesheng was stunned.

How come the first death appeared so soon?

Regardless of the original plot or the plot invaded by the wild halo, Concubine Li left on the fifteenth day of January.

Now it is more than ten days earlier.

Song Yuesheng did not dare to delay at all and immediately asked Qiao Yue and Qiao Xin to go to Ning Huaxuan with her.

The first thing he saw was the maidservant lying outside the gate, covered in blood.

The scissors on the belly are most obvious.

The sharp blade reflected a cold light in the faint morning light, and the blood around the scissors had already solidified, forming a shocking picture.

Song Yuesheng heard Qiao Yue hiss.

Ugh.

After all, she is just a little girl who hasn't seen much.

She turned around, handed Qiao Yue a token, and whispered, "Qiao Yue, go to the Nine Punishments Department quickly. Tell them that a murder occurred in the harem and it was related to the Dali Temple. They dare not slack off."

The Jiuxingsi is a branch of the Ministry of Justice. It is not only in charge of cases outside the palace, but also all major and minor murder cases in the palace.

It’s just that things have different priorities. Things outside the palace take precedence over things inside the palace, and the emperor’s orders take precedence over concubines in the harem.

When slaves died, they were thrown into mass graves and only a few records were made in the books.

Even for concubines, if they did not have a strong maternal family, it would take two or three days to find out how they died, and the record in the book would at most have one or two more lines than that of a servant.

Walking into Ning Huaxuan, Song Yuesheng knew that watching the fun was a human nature since ancient times.

There were several concubines standing in the courtyard who were relatively close to Ning Huaxuan. Although the maids and eunuchs were standing far away, they were in groups of two or three, and it was obvious what had happened in the Bagua Main Hall.

"Ugh~ Imperial Concubine... Sister... Ugh... You... Wait for me... Ugh~"

Song Yuesheng turned around and saw Concubine Li holding the door with one hand and covering her chest with the other.

The nausea rising from her stomach made it impossible for her to speak properly.

Song Yuesheng waved her hand and asked her maid to take Concubine Li back to Cuili Palace quickly.

She shook her head helplessly.

Cuili Palace is far away from Ninghuaxuan, so is it necessary to join in the fun?

She walked straight into the hall.

Wen Man was sitting leisurely with her legs crossed. In front of her was a maid kneeling and crying quietly.

"Sister Song, before you came, I had already ordered people to guard all the entrances and exits of Ning Huaxuan to ensure that no one has left since the discovery. This maid is Sister Li's personal maid, she must know something."

Wen Man snorted coldly in her heart.

She said that Song Yuesheng pretended to be faint on purpose.

If he was really sick, how could he become so energetic overnight?

Song Yuesheng nodded at her, then walked over. Just as she was about to lift the white cloth, she heard Wen Man's worried voice.

"Sister Song, I am afraid of being frightened, so I covered myself with a piece of cloth."

Song Yuesheng smiled and replied, "It won't be too late to explain to the people from the Nine Punishment Department when they come."

Wen Man was stunned.

She actually forgot about the Nine Punishments Department.

The Jiuxingsi is known for their swiftness in solving cases, and they can solve any unsolved case, no matter how difficult it is.

Then she...

impossible.

She acted carefully and there were no witnesses last night, so no one would know.

Song Yuesheng took in her expression and then lifted a corner of the white cloth.

She paused for a moment and covered herself with the white cloth again.

Not the faceless one in the plot.

Li Jieyu's face was calm, with the corners of her mouth curved, as if she had just had a beautiful dream.

The poison was wrong, the time was wrong, only the first person who died was right.

Song Yuesheng restrained his expression.

That's it.

This isn’t the first time the plot has deviated from the norm.

Quarter of an hour later, Qiao Yue and the people from the Jiuxingsi arrived at Ning Huaxuan together.

The leader was Zhao Tisi.

After he came in, he looked directly at Song Yuesheng: "Empress Song, who was the first person to discover the deceased?"

Song Yuesheng shook his head slightly and said with a smile: "Master Tisi might as well ask Sister Wen. She stayed at Ninghuaxuan last night."

Only then did Zhao Tisi realize that there was another person sitting in the room.

He had never been to the harem before, and if Concubine Song had not sent people to the Jiuxing Division and moved out of the Dali Temple, he would never have shown up this time.

Apart from the late Empress Huixian and the much-rumoured Song Yuesheng, he did not know any of the concubines in the harem.

So he simply bowed to Wen Man and said, "Madam, are you the first person to discover it? What was the situation at that time?"

Wen Man felt uncomfortable.

What does "this lady" mean?

She is the imperial concubine!

Taoxiang too, why didn’t you remind her?

"This lady..."

Wen Man is fed up with this title.

She pointed at the maid who had been kneeling, and said impatiently, "This maid named Xiao Cong was the first to discover it. This morning, I heard her screaming, so I came over from the side hall, but I never thought that Sister Li had left."

"Thank you for telling me, Madam."

Zhao Tisi did not dare to slack off.

Although the first person to discover the crime had nothing to do with the concubines in the harem, it is hard to say who the perpetrator was.

He looked around and ordered two people to take the maid away, and the others to take away the body and several items he thought were suspicious.

"Don't worry, Concubine Song. I will solve the case as soon as possible."

Song Yuesheng nodded slightly at him: "Thank you."

As people from the Jiuxingsi came in and out, there were quite a few more people in Ning Huaxuan's yard.

Noticing that they wanted to leave, Song Yuesheng said coldly, "The Nine Punishment Department will investigate today's matter. I don't want to hear any rumors. If someone talks about it and gets involved, don't blame me for not reminding you."

"Yes, your concubine."

"Let's all leave." Song Yuesheng said lightly.

"Sparrow Spirit, what is the current mission value?"

The blue sparrow was jumping on the clouds in the sea of ​​stars. Hearing Song Yuesheng's voice, it summoned the task machine, pressed a button, and a number appeared on the screen.

"Sister Yue, the current mission value is 54%."

Song Yuesheng touched his chin thoughtfully.

It’s more than halfway.

"Ronghua Palace and Jiangxue Palace are close to each other. Sister Song, can you wait for me for a while?"

Wen Man followed a few steps, her long eyelashes trembling.

There is still some poison left. It would be best if we could frame Song Yuesheng.

Qiao Xin wanted to say something, but when she noticed Song Yuesheng's look, she swallowed it back.

Song Yuesheng was not a person who was afraid of trouble. She smiled and nodded at her: "Go ahead, sister. I'll be waiting outside Ning Huaxuan."

The Nine Punishers did not appear in the plot, and now...

Wen Man either has to carry her poison with her or find someone to take her place.

Song Yuesheng rubbed his fingers and walked out while whispering, "Qiao Xin and Qiao Yue, from today on, everything sent to Jiangxue Palace must be carefully checked."

The two nodded in agreement.

Although she said she was waiting, Wen Man actually followed Song Yuesheng out not long after he left.

The bag her maid carried was also very small.

Wen Man held Song Yuesheng's arm affectionately: "Sorry, Sister Song, I kept you waiting for so long."

"It's okay. I have nothing to do today."

Song Yuesheng took her arm away expressionlessly, with a hint of unquestionable coldness in his tone.

Given the distance between Jiangxue Palace and Ronghua Palace, she must be vigilant at all times to prevent any possibility of Wen Man getting close.

A hint of cruelty flashed across Wen Man's eyes, which disappeared in the blink of an eye, as if it was just an illusion. She still maintained a smile and chatted with Song Yuesheng, trying to cover up her true thoughts with superficial intimacy.

Song Yuesheng also continued to maintain a look of disgust.

In the eyes of outsiders, Song Yuesheng looked superior and disdained Wen Man's flattery. Wen Man seemed like a humble maid who tried her best to please her master.

When the two reached the fork in the road leading to the Imperial Garden, Wen Man suddenly stopped and found an excuse to go to the Imperial Garden.

Qiao Yue couldn't stand people who didn't keep their word, and snorted at the figure walking away.

"She said she wanted our queen to accompany her back, but now she's leaving all of a sudden. It's obvious that she just got promoted to imperial concubine and doesn't take our queen seriously."

"Don't say that. Maybe you want to enjoy the flowers."

Song Yuesheng checked and found that nothing was placed on him.

Perhaps the whispers along the way made Wen Man feel embarrassed, so she had to give up her plan to take action on the road.

Qiao Yue disagreed and stamped her feet angrily: "It's still winter now, and it snowed the day before yesterday. The plum garden in the northeast corner of the entire palace is the only one that still has flowers blooming. The Imperial Garden is all white, what kind of flowers is she appreciating?"

"Qiao Yue, be careful what you say."

Qiao Xin looked around and saw that there was no one around, so she spoke out to remind people.

"I'm sorry, Your Majesty." Qiao Yue lowered her head and bowed.

At this moment, a small round bottle fell out of Qiao Yue's sleeve.

Just as Qiao Yue was about to pick it up to see what it was, someone else picked it up wrapped in a handkerchief.

She slowly turned her head and saw the empress staring at the bottle with a serious expression, with a hint of anger between her brows.

"Miss?"