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After Die'er sent the old woman and child off, she walked over with a dark expression.

"Miss, this mother-in-law doesn't look like the one who poisoned her. The only ones left are Imperial Physician Liu and Eunuch Zhao." Die'er looked at Qiao Qiao with a frown and said.

"I've heard of Imperial Physician Liu before. He's an elder level Imperial Physician of the Imperial Physician Courtyard. With a teacher under Imperial Physician Baili, there's no need to doubt his character." Qiao Qiao still frowned and lightly shook his head.

"Then …" Die'er's sharp eyes darted around, "Then that leaves Eunuch Zhao!"

"This Eunuch Zhao …" Qiao Qiao could not help but lower his eyebrows. "I have never heard of him before. Perhaps Yan Mo Chen picked him up after he ascended to the throne. But as for his background, I still need to ask around."

"Yes, this servant will go now." Hearing Qiao Qiao's words, Die'er immediately bowed and prepared to leave.

"Wait!" Qiao Qiao's face remained unchanged as he hastily called out to Die'er.

Die'er turned around and saw that Qiao Qiao was still leisurely writing on the paper. The brush in his hand was sonorous and forceful. It was unknown what was written on the paper.

"Alright, find someone to hand this over to the Qing Jue Palace." As he spoke, Qiao Qiao took off the pear flower hairpin and handed it to Die'er along with the Xuan paper.

"Yes, this servant will go now." Die'er took the paper and hairpin that Qiao still held in her hand, and walked out of the palace with a stern expression.

Qiao Qiao's face continued to change, as he felt that this matter was not as simple as it seemed.

He was so deep in thought that he didn't even notice a figure quietly walking in from the doorway.

Yan Mo Chen's lips curled up into a smile as he walked in slowly. When he saw that the woman in front of him was frowning and her eyes were sharp, her entire body seemed to be covered with thorns, causing him to be unable to get close. He took a large step forward and slowly stopped a foot away from her.

"What are you thinking about?" He waved his palm in front of Joe's eyes.

Only now did Qiao Qiao come back to his senses. Seeing this man who had suddenly barged in, he couldn't help but panic and take a few steps back.

"When did you come in?"

"Just now." Yan Mo Chen turned around and looked behind him, "Why don't you have a maid in this palace?"

"I don't like it." Qiao Qiao still shook his head and looked towards the door. He saw that Yan Mo Chen did not bring a servant with him, but he had retracted his gaze.

"How is it going?" Yan Mo Chen frowned and asked Qiao Qiao.

"The matter has been too long, it's hard to investigate." Joe shook his head and sighed.

"Actually, I'm afraid not many people in this imperial harem would want to harm you." Yan Mo Chen stood with his hands behind his back, as if giving Joe some clues.

"But speculation and suspicion alone cannot be used as evidence of a final conviction." Qiao Qiao still lowered her eyebrows. What Yan Mo Chen said was not unknown to her, but no one could make a blank conclusion as to who was the mastermind behind this.

Yan Mo Chen pursed his lips, but did not deny it.

"Do you need me to do something?"

"No need." Joe shook his head.

Yan Mo Chen raised his eyebrows again. It seemed that this woman's stubborn personality had not changed at all.

"Then this is for you." Yan Mo Chen said as he took out a gold plate from his sleeve and handed it to Qiao Zhong, "With this, you can stay in the harem."

Qiao Qiao's eyes still turned slightly but she did not move. She really did not need Yan Mo Chen's charity.

"Keep it. After all, I will not always be by your side for self-defense." Yan Mo Chen could see the deep meaning in Qiao Qiao's eyes, he slowly placed the gold plate on the table.

Qiao Qiao still raised her eyebrows hurriedly. What Yan Mo Chen had done was getting harder and harder for her to see clearly. He should still hate her now, shouldn't he? Why would he suddenly treat her so well …

"Also, Eunuch Zhao is my man, so I can remove his suspicion. I don't need to spend any more time on him." Yan Mo Chen's eyes could not help but let out a smile.

"How did you know …" Qiao Qiao still raised his head in surprise and looked into Yan Mo Chen's eyes, which were full of smiles.

Yan Mo Chen did not speak a word, but a gentle smile plastered on his face, changing unpredictably.

"Thank you." Qiao Qiao still lowered her head. Although it was a good thing that she had obtained this information from Yan Mo Chen, the result had placed her in a deadlock. Since Imperial Physician Liu, Eunuch Zhao, and the old woman were able to remove all suspicion, how did the Crane Head Red manage to get into the soup?

Could it be that the red-crowned crane had grown legs?!

"Give me a cell." Qiao Qiao's tone was still gentle, but he no longer had the sharp tongue that would have opposed Yan Mo Chen's needles.

"You want to interrogate Yu Qing Ao?" Yan Mo Chen frowned and asked.

"Yes, we can only do it on his body now." Qiao Qiao still nodded.

"Aren't you afraid of alarming the snake by beating the grass?" Yan Mo Chen asked with a frown.

"Chaos!" Qiao Qiao still had a face full of pride as he spoke in a concise manner.

Shocked, then confused … Qiao Qiao could not help but secretly frown. Why was this sentence so familiar after being said? It was as though she had heard it somewhere before …

Yan Mo Chen's face stiffened, a light flashed past his eyes. Didn't he say that he was bringing Qiao Qiao to attack the Demon Palace for the first time? So it turned out that she still remembered …

When he thought of the source of the words, Qiao Qiao's face could not help but turn slightly red. He bit the tip of his tongue. He could not help but mention that pot because the one between her and Yan Mo Chen was a frozen piece of the past.

"Cough cough, since that's the case, I'll arrange it for you." Yan Mo Chen let out a light cough, disturbing the awkward atmosphere in the air.

"I also have to trouble you to buy two Embroidered Uniform Guard guards for me." Joe added.

"Alright." Yan Mo Chen answered without even thinking.

"That …" Qiao still wanted to say something but hesitated. After thinking for a moment, she finally opened her mouth, "Meng Shi, he …."

The moment Meng Shi said this, Qiao Qiao saw Yan Mo Chen's expression change. His face was ashen, as if she had committed some big taboo. His cold gaze swept across the crowd and his thin lips parted as he shouted, "Dead!"

Qiao Qiao was still shocked. Meng Shi was dead?! Why!

However, before she could ask, all she could see was Yan Mo Chen's lonely figure walking away.

She could not help but frown. She did not know what had happened between Meng Shi and Yan Mo Chen that had actually become a taboo in front of Yan Mo Chen. It seemed like she needed to investigate this matter thoroughly.

Two hours later...

Two men dressed in the clothes of the Embroidered Uniform Guard walked in leisurely.

There was still joy on Qiao Qiao's face. It seemed that although Yan Mo Chen had left in a fit of anger, he had still complied with his promise and sent a reliable Embroidered Uniform Guard over to her so quickly.

"Your subordinate greets the lady." The two Embroidered Uniform Guards bowed to Qiao Qiao as they spoke.

"Get up."

"Thank you, Miss." The two of them slowly stood up, only to see one of them looking at Qiao Qiao who was sitting in front of them, but there was an unquestionable look in his eyes.

"Huang …" "The Emperor …" The man stuttered as if he didn't dare to admit it.

Qiao Qiao's brows remained raised as he looked at the changed expression of the Embroidered Uniform Guard. He could not help but raise his brows and look over.

With just a single glance, Qiao Qiao was still standing in place, a joyous light shooting out from her eyes.

"Tracing back!" You are going back! " In this palace, it was still the most exciting thing for Qiao Qiao to be able to see his old acquaintances.

"Yes, yes, this subordinate is going back, Emperor …"

"Miss Huang!" Qiao Qiao immediately cut her off and smiled faintly at her. After all, if too many people knew that she was the Emperor of Qiao, it would be difficult for them to find out. Besides, even though the person beside Yan Mo Chen was a reliable person, there would still be a leak.

"Yes, yes, it's Miss Huang. Your subordinate is too excited." Go back to Joe's words and say,

"Miss, this subordinate knew that Miss would definitely return." As he spoke, he bent his legs once more and knelt on the ground. Earlier, the person he knelt on was the young lady from the Qian Qing Palace, and this time he knelt on the same old Bo Le. He will always remember this in his heart.

"Hurry up." Qiao Qiao still hurried forward to support her tracing. Seeing tracing, she was extremely happy in her heart.

"Miss, you are …"

As he stood up and was about to ask further, Qiao Qiao's eyes swept over them and said to the Embroidered Uniform Guard, "You may go down first. If there is a quest, I'll tell you later."

"Yes." The Embroidered Uniform Guard cupped his hands and left.

"Go back, come, sit here." After that person left, Qiao Qiao still had a face full of joy as she pointed at the table and chairs at the side, and said to Tracing Time, "I really didn't expect that I would be able to meet you again."

Looking back, he scratched his head in embarrassment. After all, he hadn't really helped the emperor when Qiao Guo was exterminated. But he had always believed that the emperor would definitely return.

"Go back, tell me, where is Meng Shi?" Qiao Qiao still knew that the Embroidered Uniform Guard was the only one who could explain Meng Shi's matter clearly.

"Lord Meng Shi, he …" "He …" When Meng Shi was mentioned, a trace of sadness could not help but appear in his eyes, which were already blaming themselves.

"What happened to him?" Qiao Qiao asked anxiously. Could it be that Yan Mo Chen was speaking the truth? Meng Shi was really dead? But why was it that Meng Shi was Yan Mo Chen's man from the very beginning?

"Lord Meng Shi has been killed …" Tracing his scalp, he replied.

"Killed …" Joe was still mumbling under his breath, and clattered on the chair. "Why?"

Lady, please do not lament. Lord Meng Shi was the one who first opposed the overthrow of the Emperor to change the nation of Qiao to a worryfree nation, and your subordinate's status is low so I naturally do not know what happened between Lord Meng Shi and the current emperor. In short, in the end, Lord Meng Shi was sent to the Sky Prison. She explained in a low voice.

Qiao Qiao's eyes were still empty. So Meng Shi had caused this disaster because he opposed Yan Mo Chen's usurpation of the throne. She could even imagine what kind of face Yan Mo Chen, who had been deeply injured by her, had and just what kind of face did he have?

By that time, Yan Mo Chen would definitely be feeling terrible …

Qiao Qiao's brows were still lowered and filled with bitterness. Why was she tormenting Yan Mo Chen like this, torturing him like this …