"This is because the mother-in-law hopes that Chong'er will be well, and is also worried that Chong'er will meet a bad guy, so even if it costs the mother-in-law's life, she will not let the bad guy hurt Chong'er, no matter who that person is."
Empress Jieyu said, hugging the fourth prince tighter. The mentality of a mother animal protecting her cubs made people moved.
"Master, treat the child well, mother and concubine, don't worry." The fourth prince said, "This time I took the child away to test the effectiveness of his martial arts practice."
"So, do you think you are injured like this? Why do you have to fight so hard?"
Chu Jieyu stroked his head and asked kindly.
What?!
The alarm bells rang in the hearts of the Fourth Prince, who did not quite understand the meaning of Chu Jieyu's words.
"Concubine Mother knows that Chong'er is afraid that I will be worried, but how many thoughts does a little guy like you have? Do you think you can deceive Concubine Mother?"
It turned out that his mother already knew about his injury. He was afraid that she would worry about it, so he concealed it. In the end, he still couldn't deceive Chu Jieyu.
"I'm sorry, concubine, Chong'er doesn't want you to worry. It's just a small injury and it won't matter. It will be fine after a while. Chong'er knows what's appropriate."
As for whether the injury was really just a minor injury as the fourth prince said, or whether he deliberately did not want to make Chu Jieyu worry and downplayed the injury as minor, it actually didn't matter.
Chu Jieyu knew that even blaming could not change the facts.
"It's better to let the imperial doctor take a look. Even if it's a minor injury, you can't just treat it casually."
"But if someone spreads the gossip... and it's just a stab wound, I can cure it myself. Concubine, don't alarm the imperial doctor. If my father finds out, he will scold Chong'er again.
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Seeing that she couldn't defeat the fourth prince, Chu Jieyu had no choice but to give up.
Therefore, the fourth prince showed the trophies to Chu Jieyu and said that his purpose was also to hope that Chu Jieyu would be safe.
Of course Empress Jieyu knew that everything the fourth prince did was for herself, but she still hoped that the child would think more about herself.
Suddenly, the fourth prince remembered that when he stepped into Yanggui Palace before, he seemed not to have seen Tang Wan'er.
Did something happen? Are you sick or something?
He was suddenly very worried.
"Mother, that, she... Tang..."
"Miss Yujing is fine. I look like you were scared." Chu Jieyu said with a smile.
"Then why is she not in Yanggui Palace? Could it be that another empress wanted her to go, or..."
Or is he attracted by his father?
When he thought of this, the fourth prince's heart sank to the bottom, his face lost all energy, and he looked helpless.
"Why do you kid have so many random thoughts sometimes? The deadline for the case is coming soon, and the girl is working hard to investigate the case."
"Case? Is it a case where the soul of the child's birth mother, Concubine Chen, appeared?"
The fourth prince asked.
"No. It's a series of murders of maids in the palace. Although, Miss Yujing still suspects that the two are related. The Queen has given a thorough order for Miss Yujing to continue to investigate the case, and the officials in the inner court are also at her disposal.
"
It turned out that in just a few days, another victim appeared.
The second victim was found hanging in his room.
When the eunuch in the chamber saw this situation, he insisted that it was suicide. Suicide by hanging was very common in the palace. Previously, when Tang Wan'er was in Yuanyi Bureau, the maid in the room she lived in was like this.
However, Tang Wan'er only took a quick look and realized that it was definitely not suicide.