Farewell Flower Festival

The next day, when Chaoyan went to deliver breakfast to Aunt Li, she stammered and said something: Yunxiang sneaked out last night and came back very late.

Aunt Li praised her loyalty and gave her the unfinished breakfast as a reward, asking her to keep an eye on Yunxiang's every move in the future. Chaoyan agreed reluctantly, and after leaving, she went to the kitchen to pour out the leftovers to feed the dog, and then went to Xueyin Palace to deliver breakfast. When she left, Eunuch Wu stuffed two hot vegetarian buns into her hands, and she accepted them with tears in her eyes, and told Eunuch Wu that she still had some things to deal with, and would come to work after that. Eunuch Wu asked her considerately if she needed help, and Chaoyan said not for the time being, indicating that she could handle it herself.

After returning, Chaoyan found Yunxiang alone and whispered to her that Aunt Li already knew about her and Eunuch Qian. Yunxiang's heart skipped a beat and her face turned pale, but she still refused to admit it and threatened Chaoyan not to talk nonsense, otherwise she would be in trouble.

"You sneaked out last night to meet Eunuch Qian, right?" Chaoyan said.

Yunxiang was so surprised that she couldn't speak. She felt that the person in front of her was completely different from the timid and cowardly person before. She was suddenly a little scared and denied it guiltily: "You, don't slander me. If you have the guts, show me the evidence."

Chao Yan said, "You can deceive yourself as much as you want. Anyway, it's you that Aunt Li wants to use as a target, not me. You think Aunt Li doesn't know your ambitions and wants to climb up by stepping on her shoulders. You think she will let you go easily. If I were you, I would think carefully about how to save my life next."

Yunxiang looked confused and asked, "Why are you telling me this?"

"Because I don't like Aunt Li very much either." After saying that, Chaoyan turned and left.

The fire has been lit, now all we have to do is wait and see the show.

In the evening, when no one was paying attention, Yunxiang sneaked out again. When she came back, she said she was not feeling well and went back to the house to rest early.

The next day, after Aunt Li had dinner, a young eunuch came over and gave Aunt Li a message, and then Aunt Li went out. Then Yunxiang sneaked into Aunt Li's room, stayed there for a while, and then sneaked out again.

The next day, when Chaoyan went to deliver breakfast to Aunt Li, no one answered when she knocked on the door. Her intuition told her that something had happened, so she shouted loudly, attracting Xier, Shuanger and others, and then Yunxiang also came over.

With so many witnesses, Chao Yan pushed the door open. When everyone entered the room and took a look, they were immediately frightened and their faces turned pale.

Aunt Li is dead!

The body was curled up on the ground, with black and blue lips and blood at the corners of the mouth, obviously dying of poisoning.

Xier, Shuanger and the others were so frightened that they were at a loss. Chaoyan quietly observed Yunxiang's reaction and thought to himself that she was really quick.

Yunxiang asked someone to notify Eunuch Qian, and then Eunuch Qian came with people. He first had the body carried out and then began to interrogate the person.

The first person to be interrogated was Yunxiang. As soon as Eunuch Qian asked a question, Yunxiang burst into tears and confessed to Chaoyan. She said that she saw Chaoyan sneak into Aunt Li's room last night, and after coming back, she hid something under the pillow. It must be poison.

Chaoyan laughed in her heart. She had long expected that Yunxiang would use her as a scapegoat. Since she knew the shameful secret between her and Eunuch Qian, she naturally could not let her stay. However, this frame-up was too crude. Who would hide the poison under the pillow after poisoning someone? To ward off evil spirits?

Everyone thought Chao Yan was dead this time, but unexpectedly, things took a turn for the better.

"The chief steward is here~"

Eunuch Qian was shocked and glanced at the people around him with hatred. He wondered who had the good intention to invite the chief steward over. When he saw another person walking in behind Eunuch Liu, Eunuch Qian turned pale with fright.

The other party is one of the three general managers of the Inner Court, Xiao Ting, who is in charge of palace maids who commit crimes. He is nicknamed the Living King of Hell. His methods of torturing people are simply horrifying. The palace maids and eunuchs are all terrified when they talk about him.

How come this living devil was invited here? Eunuch Qian was shocked and confused, and regretted not choosing an auspicious day to go out.

The first time Chaoyan saw the chief steward Xiao, she was attracted by his well-maintained figure. Standing next to the slightly fat eunuch Liu, he looked even taller and slender. There was no feminine air about him, and he didn't look like a eunuch at all. When she tried to steal a glance at his face again, she was suddenly swept by a pair of sharp eyes. She felt a chill on her back and immediately lowered her head and pretended to be a quail.

He is really a living devil who can kill people with just his eyes, Chaoyan complained in his heart.

Eunuch Liu spoke first to ask what was going on. Eunuch Qian carefully repeated what had happened, pointing at Chaoyan and saying that she was the poisoner. Chaoyan shook her head like a rattle.

Xiao Ting went over to check Aunt Li's body and decisively said the name of the poison: "Crane's Beak Poison."

Eunuch Qian flattered him, "You really have a sharp eye~" and then tentatively said, "The murderer has been caught, so there was no need to bother you to come here." As soon as he finished speaking, he was glared at by a sharp gaze. Eunuch Qian was so frightened that he dared not say anything more. Xiao Ting continued, "The man died four hours ago."

That was between eight and nine o'clock last night. Chaoyan calculated the time in her mind.

After examining the body, Xiao Ting went into the house again to check. When he came out, he said, "The poison is in the teapot." As he spoke, he raised his hand, with a silver needle between his fingers, which had turned black.

Eunuch Qian pointed at Chao Yan and said, "The poison is hidden under her pillow." He winked at Yun Xiang, who replied tremblingly to Xiao Ting, "I saw it all. The poison was hidden under her pillow... She was the one who poisoned Aunt Li to death."

Chao Yan quickly shook her head and said, "It's not me. I didn't hide any poison."

Xiao Ting said, "Whether it's hidden or not, we'll know once we check." He glanced at Zhao Yan and Yun Xiang sharply, "Check them first."

Soon, a young eunuch who had gone in to search came back holding something. It was a small medicine bag. Eunuch Qian looked confident of victory, but when he heard the young eunuch report to Eunuch Liu that it was found from under Yunxiang's pillow, he was so shocked that his eyes widened and he looked as if he had seen a ghost.

Xiao Ting opened the medicine bag, smelled it, and nodded.

Eunuch Liu immediately had Yunxiang brought over. When Yunxiang was dragged out of the house, she was terrified. Chaoyan followed her, thinking that it was her own fault.

Before, Aunt Li asked her to keep an eye on Yunxiang's every move, and Chaoyan also had this plan. If Yunxiang wanted to attack Aunt Li, she would be the best scapegoat, and she would definitely find an opportunity to frame her. This morning, after she found out that Aunt Li had been poisoned to death, she took advantage of the chaos and sneaked back to her room to check if her bed had been tampered with. Sure enough, she found a packet of poison under her pillow, so she moved the poison under Yunxiang's pillow.