Chapter 1920: Chapter 1917: Something Unusual
“If it’s really as you say, and Deng Jieyu has a son, with the Fifth Imperial Son now receiving the Emperor’s favor, how could she allow herself to be exposed for using witchcraft of Gu in the Imperial Harem? That would be a capital crime.”
“By that time, everything would be lost. If she were truly intelligent, wouldn’t she use it at a critical moment?” Ye Muyu showed respect but no awe towards the Emperor, thus she spoke in ambiguous terms, implying that using the Gu technique on the Emperor before his death to leave a will for her son would be beneficial.
Chu Heng listened to her bold speech, reaching out to pinch her cheek.
Ye Muyu, in pain, quickly clung to his hand, wanting to retrieve her face: “Ah, it hurts, it hurts, let go quickly.”
“Don’t talk nonsense,” Chu Heng advised with a smile.
Ye Muyu snorted at him: “I’m not speaking too plainly, just hinting to you that I understand the danger of speaking carelessly.”
“What you say makes some sense, but even Xiao Tianhao couldn’t find any evidence of Deng Jieyu contacting Gu insects; there must be more to this,” Chu Heng replied.
“Moreover, there are times when the timing changes.” Although Chu Heng said this, he analyzed countless possibilities in his mind.
He thought of something, his gaze focused, and he didn’t continue the sensitive conversation with Ye Muyu.
“Didn’t you say there was smoked pork rib mung bean soup? I’d like to try it.” Chu Heng was indeed somewhat hungry.
Chu Heng handed Nuanbao to Chun Xing, leading Ye Muyu into the kitchen.
The large kitchen was particularly quiet, pletely unlike the usual scene of casual conversations about daily life.
Hearing that Chu Heng wanted to try the smoked pork rib mung bean soup, the kitchen maid hurriedly took over the task: “Master, should I bring it to the front hall for you, or…?”
“Serve the dishes, let’s start with the soup.”
Besides this ordinary soup dish, there was also a medicinal soup prepared to nourish Ye Muyu’s health.
Arriving at the backyard, Ye Muyu quickly entered the adjacent bathroom, clamoring to change clothes, plaining about the smell of oil and smoke on her body.
Chu Heng went to pick out the clothes she wanted to change into, handing them over, and worriedly called Su Mei in to take care of Ye Muyu.
“Don’t get the bandage on your arm wet,” Chu Heng cautioned with concern.
Ye Muyu was already sitting in the bath tub and unhappily retorted: “I’m not a child.”
Chu Heng shook his head helplessly, returned to the inner room, and after lighting the incense, sat on the soft couch, slowly grinding inks. Various thoughts flashed through his mind, and once the ink was ready, he consecutively wrote several secret orders, sending secret guards to investigate the whereabouts of King of Huainan and others.
At the same time, he sent several letters of superstition to Xiao Tianhao.
Xiao Tianhao sat in the high hall of the yamen, looking at the folded documents in front of him, containing everything the Imperial Guard had recently investigated.
Especially concerning the palace; ever since the rumors of Deng Jieyu using witchcraft of Gu spread, even though the Dowager Empress and Emperor Xuanming had explicitly manded that it was a falsehood.
However, Emperor Xuanming favoring Deng Jieyu was too conspicuous.
The rumors were never pletely eliminated in private; instead, more people were discussing them, albeit secretly, not openly.
At this time.
Xiao Tianhao seized the opportunity, disguising his investigations into the identity of each Palace Attendant through the Imperial Household Department, also arranging his people to investigate those showing unusual behavior in the palace during this period.
Especially those within Deng Jieyu’s palace.
Xiao Tianhao investigated in secrecy.
He truly found some peculiar points.
Even the palace lady who initially betrayed Imperial Concubine Qi Zhao Yi, he also found some anomalies.
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