Rebirth of the Phoenix Princess novel Chapter 730

"Oh?" Yun Shang raised her head and looked at Cai Yi up and down, "Who were sent by you to guard the Mingcui Palace last night. Could you bring them here? I have some question to ask them. I'm just curious how could Lady Liu get out of the eastern side hall of Mingcui Palace and arrive at the Yancui Lake?"

Cai Yi frowned and kept silent for a while before she answered in a low voice, "Two eunuchs, Xiang Fu and Xiang Wen, were guarding Mingcui Palace last night. To be honest, Your Highness, I haven't seen them since this morning. I have been looking for them since I heard Lady Liu was drown."

"They are missing?" Yun Shang raised her eyebrows, lost in thought.

Cai Yi's face also darkened. Then she said, "I can't make a conclusion yet. The servants who went to find the two of them have been there for about a quarter of an hour. The result should be coming soon."

Yun Shang thought for a while, and her hand, which was tapping on the table, paused slightly. "Since it still needs a while, you can go get me the files of the two eunuch first."

Cai Yi nodded slightly. "The files are kept in Neishi Bureau. I'll go get them now." Then she left.

Yun Shang frowned. Yesterday, many people witnessed that she punished Lady Liu at Luoxia Pavilion by Yancui Lake. The two eunuchs who guarded Lady Liu disappeared and Liu's corpse appeared in the lake. Everything was more like a trap specially aimed at her. But she didn't know who set up the trap.

"Your Highness, do you think Cai Yi is not reliable?" Qin Yi whispered when she squatted down and poured a cup of tea for Yun Shang.

Yun Shang thought for a while and shook her head. "Since Liu Wenan selected her to serve me in the Zhaoxia Palace, she should be reliable. However, she had served Xia Huanyu in Talji Palace before, she must've hoped that she could get Xia Huanyu's favor one day. Liu Wenan sent her to the Zhaoxia Palace all of a sudden. She must be a little reluctant, so she didn't look very hospitable, but she did what she should do. I don't suspect her. But Xiang Wen and Xiang Fu..."

Yun Shang squinted slightly, "I have an intuition that there must be something wrong with them."

However, before Cai Yi could send the information about Xiang Wen and Xiang Fu, the officer of Neishi Bureau had come. It was Lord Qi whom she had met by the Yancui Lake.

Lord Qi was very polite to Yun Shang. After being led in by the servants, he bowed to Yun Shang in a hurry and said, "It's my honor to meet Your Highness. I'm the officer of Neishi Bereau Qi Ruihai."

Seeing this, Yun Shang smiled, "Lord Qi, you're being too polite. Please rise. Qin Yi, take a seat for Lord Qi."

Qin Yi hurriedly put a seat behind Qi Ruihai who then thanked her and sat down.

Yun Shang lifted her hand and removed the teacup lid before she looked up at Qi Ruihai and asked, "Lord Qi, are you here for Lady Liu's case?"

Qi Ruihai didn't expect that Yun Shang would go straight to the point. He was stunned for a moment and then quickly smiled. "Yes, Your Highness. I didn't expect you have already heard about it. Though Lady Liu is not of high rank, she is still the Emperor's concubine. The Empress asked me to investigate this matter thoroughly. I've just interrogated her maids and they told me that Lady Liu had an argument with Your Highness at the Yancui Lake yesterday. I think if Your Highness could tell me about it, it may be helpful for the case."

Hearing this, Yun Shang couldn't help sneering in her heart. Qi Ruihai was a smart man. Although he had a good official tone, he actually wanted to interrogate her. No wonder the Empress sent him to investigate...

Yun Shang smiled and nodded slightly, "As you said, we did have some conflict. Yesterday, On my way back to Zhaoxia Palace after I discussed something with His Majesty in Meeting Hall, the maid, Cai Yi, whom His Majesty sent to serve me reported that the maid I brought into the Palace had a conflict with Lady Liu at the Luoxia Pavilion by the Yancui Lake. My maid is impetuous. I was afraid that she would offend the noble people in the Palace, so I hurried there."

Yun Shang picked up the teacup and took a sip. Then she continued, "As soon as I arrived at the Luoxia Pavilion, I heard Lady Liu slander His Majesty and me. Slandering the Emperor is considered a felony, but I am an outsider and have no right to deal with it, so I asked Cai Yi to report it to the Emperor. Unexpectedly, Lady Liu didn't realize her mistake and contradicted me in front of everyone. Then I ordered Cai Yi to slap her twenty times according to the rules of the Palace, but in fact, only one slap was made, and Lady Xiang came. I thought that Lady Xiang must have something to talk to me, so I asked Cai Yi to deal with Lady Liu. Then I went back to the Zhaoxia Palace with Lady Liu."

Yun Shang frowned and sighed slightly. "Later, I heard fromCai Yi that she reported it to Lord Liu and sent two eunuchs to watch Lady Liu before His Majesty's disposal. But it's strange that we found the two eunuchs who were sent to guard Lady Liu have been missing this morning." "Missing?" Lord Qi looked surprised.