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The imperial concubine sighed, "Recuperate in peace? There are a lot of things in the imperial harem, and people from the various harem come to report every day. Not to mention that the Departmant Six is busy preparing for the plum feast and the New Year's welcome, I'm even busier here.

"Aren't there servants here?" Feng Ningyan smiled as he comforted her.

The Imperial Concubine looked at Feng Ningyan as if she had seen a ray of hope.

"Lian Yi, you must investigate the matter regarding Fang Hua Palace. You must find out the truth and hand over my innocence."

Feng Ningyan said seriously: "Empress, don't worry, this servant will definitely destroy the rumors."

The imperial concubine took some medicine and lay down to rest.

Feng Ningyan withdrew his bedchamber and sat in a pavilion in the palace compound blowing a cold wind, allowing his mind to calm down.

Everyone knew that the Fanghua Palace was in trouble yesterday, but why did someone think that it was the Imperial Concubine who did it?

If not for someone framing him, the news would not have spread so quickly, even to the point where Duan Huayin, the Southern Frontier Princess who did not interact much with others, had heard of it.

Thinking up to here, Feng Ningyan suddenly felt that it was a little strange.

Just then, the little loyal son of the young eunuch who was sent by the imperial concubine to investigate the two in the Plum Forest returned. When he saw Lian Yi, he immediately asked: "Sister Lian Yi, is the Empress in the hall?"

Feng Ningyan waved for Little Zhongzi to walk into the pavilion, "Imperial Noble Concubine has already gone to sleep. Have you found out who those two people are?

Little Zhong Zi said, "Yes, it's someone from the Awakening Realm. Xue Cai is already thirty years old, and has never been favoured by anyone. He spends most of his time reading buddhist scriptures and never takes a step out of the palace. That palace maid is called Le Fang, she eats and does things lazily, and does not submit to being restricted. The eunuchs are even more slow, so Xue Cai isn't as good as a palace maid when dressed normally … "

Hearing this, Feng Ningyan's brows furrowed. "So, it's impossible for the two of them to climb trees and pluck plums just to curry favor with Master."

This also meant that since their appearance in the Plum Garden was illogical, they must have other motives.

Feng Ningyan turned around and looked at the melted snow on the fake mountain. Thinking back to what happened this morning, he suddenly clenched his fists.

Did they purposefully say those words in the Plum Garden for the Imperial Consort to hear?

Why did they do this? Did someone want to let the imperial concubine know about the rumors in the palace, or did he want to anger the imperial concubine?

Ever since she entered the palace, the Fang Hua Palace was in a mess. Rumors had spread that the palace was detrimental to the Imperial Concubine.

It seemed that he had to investigate the outstanding cases in the palace as soon as possible and clear out the traitors. Only then would the imperial harem be at peace.

It was a pity that Li Wan had died and Su Cai'er was unconscious. Who would know about Shen Youhuang's evil deeds now?

The more Feng Ningyan thought about it, the angrier he got.

In the following day, Shangguan Jin and Zhuang Duxing investigated the culprit behind the fire in Fang Hua Palace but their minds were still in a mess.

They found that the oil was stolen from the kitchen of the Division. The knife Li Wanshuang used to kill people was left behind by the Emperor while he was eating roast lamb at Fanghua Palace. Other than that, there was no other clue.

The situation seemed to have reached a stalemate.

As for the imperial concubine, due to her weak body, she needed to rest, so Feng Ningyan couldn't tell her the truth.

That night, she donned the young eunuch's attire and quietly came to the Guanju Palace.

The Guanju Palace Palace's door was tightly locked, but she did not need to enter through the main entrance.

He went around to the back of the Guanju Palace and jumped up a large tree while it was still dark. Then, he threw out his hawk claw onto the sculpture on the roof of the palace.

Ever since the death of the Imperial Concubine Min, the guards around the Guanju Palace have been much weaker. However, looking at the scenery and the extraordinary imposing manner of the palaces, one could still see the glory of the Guanju Palace all those years ago. They could feel how the Emperor Shen Chen Xuan doted on the Imperial Concubine Min.

She looked around carefully, then leapt up the corridor and headed straight for the door along the wall.

At this time, the nearest large window next to the door creaked open. A person put his arms on the windowsill and stuck his head out. He smiled and said, "You want to be a thief and walk through the main entrance?"

Hearing that, Feng Ningyan smiled and walked over, with a flip of his leg, he entered the hall.

"Am I late, or are you early?"

Shen Lingjue closed the window and stood in front of her with his hands behind his back. Borrowing the weak moonlight, he sized up her unfamiliar face.

Looking at her spirited eyes, he couldn't help but think of the nightmare he'd had for more than a year before he'd met her. Every night, he'd see her beautiful eyes filled with tears.

As if all of this was predestined, he recognized her at the banquet as the woman in his dream and unhesitatingly made a marriage proposal.

He said in a deep voice, "You are not late, and I am not early either. In this life and for the rest of my life, we just happened to meet …"

Feng Ningyan's heart was slightly moved, and she gently nestled into his embrace.

Only by staying by his side and sensing his aura would she be able to forget her worries and exhaustion.

She knew that they would meet again in a hurry tonight, so she buried her head in his chest, unwilling to get up.

"Are you very tired?" Shen Lingjue gently caressed her back. "If you're too tired, you can just return to the Duke Palaces …"

"No," Feng Ningyan knew that his heart ached for her, but how could she leave right now, "Shen Youhuang is already so arrogant as to commit murder and arson in the harem.

Shen Lingjue hugged her tightly in his arms. "Shen Youhuang has done a lot of evil deeds, so he naturally cannot be forgiven. I have already set up a heaven's net for him outside the palace, so there is no way he can escape this calamity. "

Feng Ningyan said solemnly, "It is an outside problem and the inside of the palace is also not quiet. It was strange that Wu Nianen died, Li Wan Xia took in the hallucinatory drugs to go crazy and kill people, and for someone to steal oil from the kitchen and create a fire to silence her, it is definitely not a small matter. "

As she said that, she remembered last night in Fang Hua Palace. Shen Youhuang pinched her chin, his eyes that were as dangerous as a poisonous snake's, and could not help but feel even more hatred.

"Shen Youhuang's ghost claws have already penetrated deep into the rear palace, so today is Fanghua Palace. Tomorrow, won't it be Chen Ming Palace, Hail Palace and even Qianyuan Palace? And now, someone in the palace was spreading rumors that the Imperial Consort had killed people because she was jealous of Su Caijun and Li Wan. The Imperial Consort was so angry that she almost lost her temper. Now, the clues were almost gone. Not a single day had passed. Shen Youhuang, that bastard, I really want to kill him... "

Shen Lingjue never thought that the palace's situation would actually be this bad. He clenched his teeth, and nodded: "Alright, since you want to stay and investigate everything, then I will naturally support you. But you mustn't do the same thing again. "

"The same thing?" Feng Ningyan looked up and glanced at him, not understanding what he meant.

Shen Lingjue said softly, "I remember when Lv Ruo was killed, you completely collapsed. Don't even mention solving the case, you can't even think about it. But then you calmed down and you found out, just by following the trail, who was the suspect and found out that the lethal weapon was the hairpin. "

Feng Ningyan suddenly thought of Lv Ruo, his heart tensed up, and could not help but lower his head in silence.

Lv Ruo's death was caused by her own hands, and to date, Feng Ningyan had actually failed to avenge Lv Ruo, causing her to feel even more dejected.

Seeing that she had lowered her head, and was depressed, Shen Lingjue held her face, and kissed her forehead, gently encouraging her: "Yan Er, you must be like Lian Yi, and have nothing to do with the dead. Only then can you jump out of the deep abyss of love, and stand at the top, and see everything clearly."