Scheming for the world is difficult to prove

  Xiao Huazi watched as Xu Ren arrived on time, and only then did he secretly let out a sigh of relief, suppressing the joy in his heart, and smiled slightly to himself. He cleared his throat lightly and adjusted his eunuch attire from the Imperial Palace, looking at Xu Ren with an expressionless gaze.

  Xu Ren lowered his eyes, hiding the complexity in them. As soon as he thought of Xiao Huazi using him to coerce him, he hated it so much that he wished he could cut him into a thousand pieces to vent his anger. On one hand, he was furious to the bone, but on the other hand, he had to admit that there was a faint glimmer of hope in his heart.

  Perhaps King Huai's body was not as weak as everyone had heard?

  Otherwise, he wouldn't have to be so ambitious, and even the harem's imperial concubines had already secured their own positions. Moreover, Emperor Bi was still young, so even if it took five years, or even ten years, he could still make plans and perhaps, possibly, maybe even wait for an opportunity to achieve great things.

  "Where is he?" Xiaohua looked at Xu Ren's back and saw that no one was following him, his heart skipped a beat, and a fierce glint flashed in his eyes. Could it be that Xu Ren dared to deceive him?

  The sharp glint in Xiaohua's eyes made Xu Ren shudder, and he secretly swallowed his saliva to calm the feeling of being stabbed in the back. He snorted coldly through his nose: "We're on our own, can we walk together?" Especially now that it was still broad daylight.

  Xiaohua's change is big, and his methods are indeed shocking. It's just that he lacks experience.

  No matter how great the change, no matter how fierce it is, it cannot change the fact that he has been staying in the deserted palace all these years. What is the deserted palace? It's a desolate and quiet cold palace, how can it be compared to the harem?

  Xiao Huazi also knew that he had been a bit anxious just now, but if Xu Ren dared to be hypocritical and ruin the princess's great affair, he would never forgive him.

  Seeing Xiao Huazi's expression ease up, Xu Ren didn't know why but he suddenly felt a sense of relief wash over him. This made his mood turn sour as he thought to himself that he was being coerced by a eunuch from the Cold Palace. He said in a bad temper: "Unless what I sent over is completely useless."

  If he really surrendered to Prince Huai... No, it won't work. Although Prince Huai may not be what he thinks he is.

  But the current emperor is not a foolish ruler, on the contrary, he is a ruthless and merciless king. Can Emperor Hui win against him? This variable is too great, he cannot gamble with his own life.

  Anyway, he is now the general manager of Liangjing Palace. Although it's far from his dream, at least he's no longer a small eunuch sweeping the floor in the miscellaneous courtyard. It's really not necessary to risk his life for this. However, on the other hand, if he's forced by Xiaohua to do things for Prince Hui and Prince Hui fails, he'll probably be implicated and can't escape with his life either.

  Xiao Huazi looked at Xu Ren, whose eyes were flickering with complex emotions, and felt a little uneasy in her heart, but her face didn't show it. She coldly snorted: "As long as you give it to her, she'll definitely come."

  Xu Ren let out a cold hum and somewhat impatiently stretched out his hand: "Antidote." But even if he didn't surrender to Prince Hui, he still had to do things for Prince Hui.

  Xiao Huazi crossed her arms over her chest: "I didn't see anyone, who knows if you have...".

  Xu Ren pointed ahead: "Isn't he here?" Now even if he killed Xiao Huazi, there's nothing he can do, King Huai will not let him off. Thinking about it, he couldn't move forward or backward, and was in a difficult situation. He hated Xiao Huazi to death.

  Xiao Huazi followed the direction of Xu Ren's suddenly raised finger and looked over, and indeed, he saw a person walking towards him not far away. He looked closely at the approaching person, his eyes lit up, and it was indeed the person the princess had asked him to find, exactly the same as the portrait the princess had shown him.

  "Xu Ren, you go bring people over, and then give us the wind."

  "You..." Xu Ren glared at Xiaohua with indignation.

  Xiao Huazi looked at the angry Xu Ren and suddenly smiled: "Xu Ren, we are now on the same boat, you can't escape, so just obediently serve your master, one day you will treat me as a benefactor." So he didn't feel guilty towards Xu Ren at all.

  "You..." Xu Ren glared at Xiaohua with a scowl.

  Although he was not convinced, he still followed Xiaohua's instructions and led Hongying over. After that, he stood not far away from the two of them to block the wind, his ears perked up straight, but unfortunately, he couldn't hear anything.

  Hong Ying looked up and down at Xiao Huazi, her voice a little hoarse: "Who are you?"

  Xiao Huazi also looked her up and down, saying coldly: "Who I am is unimportant, the master has given you an order to carry out."

  "What makes you think I should believe you? And who is this master of yours?"

  Xiao Huazi quietly looked at her for a moment, and smiled slightly: "Hong Ying aunt doesn't need to be like this, if master can order me to find you, it's naturally all set, why do you need to pretend with me?"

  Hong Ying stared at Xiao Huazi and said slowly: "Does your master think that just because of a name, he can command me?"

  Xiao Huazi shook his head: "Master has another sentence, and wants me to tell you, auntie: perhaps you've forgotten your identity, forgotten your own name, and even forgotten your family members. However, Master says that you're a clever person, so consider your own way out."

  Her vermilion lips trembled slightly, her face also turned pale. Looking at the little eunuch in front of her, she found that no matter what she said, it all seemed so pale and powerless. Over the years, she had almost forgotten her own identity, forgotten her own name, and even deliberately tried to forget her family members. She thought everything could be buried, but then discovered that she was still under someone else's control.

  "What do you want me to do?" Hong Ying asked with a gloomy face.

  Xiao Huazi whispered in her ear, "Sneak into the Second Prince's palace at night and find out where the Grand Princess' body is hidden. Auntie doesn't need to do anything, just tell me the specific hiding place and I'll take care of it."

  Hong's face turned snow white, and she took a step back.

  Xiao Huazi stepped back and said calmly: "It shouldn't be difficult for Auntie to do these things with her abilities. Tomorrow at noon, I'll still be here waiting for you."

  Bàn Pō Yuán, main hall.

  Liao Qingyun looked at the four heavy words on the table, shining with gold, and a mocking smile curled up at the corner of his mouth: "I don't know who to sigh for?"

  He had actually anticipated such a result in his heart, and the current emperor's ruthlessness did not need to be doubted. How could he let it be buried in the dust? The extinction of the Liu family was only five years ago. Perhaps the blood flowing through the imperial clan was cold-blooded, and being ruthless and emotionless was their nature. In the hearts of ordinary people, they might lament their ruthlessness, but for those who were among them, perhaps it wasn't even worth mentioning.

  Gu Ling smiled coldly. In the heart of today's emperor, wasn't imperial power more important than anyone? So five years ago, he could unhesitatingly sentence to death the pregnant Empress Yuan, and imprison his own legitimate daughter in the Cold Palace. Now, issuing an order to eliminate some sons and daughters who dared to covet his throne was very normal, wasn't it?

  "I've checked the palace records and there's no report of any missing palace maid."

  Liao Qingyun's expression turned serious: "What about the Imperial Household Department?"

  Gu Ling nodded: "Shi Kaiyan has entered the palace, but this cannot be used as evidence. We have no way to prove to others the truth we know." Even if it's clear who the murderer is, all the evidence has been destroyed, making it almost impossible to provide proof.

  Liao Qingyun said: "Perhaps we should go find Shi Kaiyan?"

  "No, going to find Shi Kaiyan would be like beating the grass to scare away the snake. It's equivalent to telling the murderer that we already know the truth. Later on, even if they don't confess or become vigilant, we won't be able to get evidence to accuse them."

  Looking at the gold medal on the table, Liao Qingyun frowned and said: "Moreover, now there are people sending pamphlets and that person spreading rumors. As for whether they are the same person, we still have no clue."

  The murderer is who, I'm afraid the emperor has already had some idea in his heart.

  The main source that prompted the emperor to recklessly order an investigation is probably still the person who spread rumors in the palace, which shows that this rumor-spreader is not under the control of the emperor.

  So the emperor would give Gu Ling a golden token to let him investigate freely without any obstacles.

  He cast a glance at Gu Ling without changing his expression, and he didn't believe that Gu Ling didn't have any feelings in his heart. Was the emperor possibly using this golden token to test or hint at something?

  Otherwise, how could these four characters be bestowed?