Chapter 1049 Deeper Investigation (Part One)

There was a signal from a secret guard outside. Qian Zhuo went out and soon returned to the inner hall. She said to Yun Shang softly, "Your majesty, the secret guard reported that a maid died in the Xiangyi Palace today. She is the one who was found to have secretly sent a letter to the guard who was patrolling the palace a few days ago."

"Oh?" Yun Shang paused and stared at the lines on the table for a long time. Then she looked up at Qian Zhuo and asked, "Has our secret guards follow the guard who received the letter?"

Qian Zhuo nodded slightly and said, "It's not convenient for the secret guards to follow the imperial guards, but they have already sent a message to our spies among the imperial guards, asking them to pay more attention and report it in time if there is anything unusual."

"I see..." Yun Shang murmured. She frowned and thought for a moment before she said hurriedly, "Bring the guard here and let the secret guards interrogate him secretly."

Qian Zhuo nodded and left.

Yun Shang stayed in the palace for a while, and Qi Ruihai came to report. Yun Shang put the book aside and asked Pei Lan to bring in Qi Ruihai.

"Your Majesty, I found a small piece of paper in the maid's room. It seems to be the same paper with the pattern and material I brought back before." Qi Ruihai held the small piece of paper in his hands and presented it to Yun Shang. "On this piece of paper, there is half of your majesty's private seal."

Hearing this, Yun Shang was a little surprised. She quickly took the paper and looked at it carefully. It was indeed her private seal. Although it was only half, Yun Shang could see it.

Yun Shang held the paper in her hand. It was so small that it was almost difficult to

"I've sent my secret guards to interrogate the guard. All the imperial guards are all strictly trained, and there's nothing we can do with them in ordinary interrogations. We'd better leave him to the secret guards. The secret guards I sent to keep an eye on the Xiangyi Palace are mainly focused on two places. One is the surroundings of the palace, and the other is Lady Li's bedroom. The maids live in the back hall, so they didn't pay much attention to them. "

Qi Ruihai nodded slightly and said, "I see."

"I'm telling you this because I feel a little strange. There are three maids living with Ming Qian. They were not in the room because they got up early today to serve Lady Li. But in the middle of the night, except for one on duty at most, everyone should be there. Didn't anyone notice that Ming Qian got up and went out at midnight? Besides, I don't think it's the first time that Ming Qian has done this. " Yun Shang looked up at the screen embroidered with bamboo in the distance.

"I understand."

Yun Shang nodded, "Besides, the detailed information of Ming Qian should be recorded in the Neishi Bureau. Have someone send it to me."