Chapter 28 - The Calmness in the Desolation and Solitude

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Suddenly the atmosphere of heavy air in the study seemed to be freezing the two, so Ruyi sent another two cups of hot tea, waiting outside.

The sunlight coming in diagonally from the window still illuminated half of the study, which looked half cloudy and half sunny, half dull and half colorful.

The room side they were in was just dim, and they saw that the other half side was bright and shining, with dust and flowing light flying, and it was beautiful.


In the quiet, Murong Ci suddenly said,

"Maybe it's for the best to leave aside the case of Concubine Zhao for now.
The only clues that can be checked now are these two silver gray hairs."


Shen Zhiyan pondered for a while before saying,

"I'll go to the Spring Wuyuan Courtyard."


"This Prince will go with you."


"It's this subordinates' honor, Your Royal Highness."


The two hurriedly ate lunch before heading to Spring Wuyuan Courtyard.


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Since the Crown Prince's first visit, Madam Li, the chief court-lady of the Spring Wuyuan, have been feeling worried that the Prince would come again, so she gritted her teeth and ordered the Palace people to clean the entire Spring Wuyuan Courtyard thoroughly.


'If the Prince comes again and sees everything as clean as new, he may be in a good mood and transfer her away from the Spring Wuyuan Courtyard',

she thought.


She had been in the Spring Wuyuan Courtyard for twenty years.
But she still had some pursuits in life.
Gradually, she became like those hopeless people, living like a walking-dead, waiting for death here.

When the Prince showed up again, she couldn't help but admire herself for her own intuition and for being so prescient.


The Spring Wuyuan now had a new look.
She had a better face, and laughed with a smile:

"What is the order of Your Royal Highness?
All the servants needed will be sent to serve Your Royal Highness."


"Have you cleaned the Spring Wuyuan Courtyard?"
Murong Ci felt that the air was much fresher, and the smell that would faint people dissipated.


"After Your Royal Highness left yesterday, this servant was deeply sorry for what had happened and ordered it to be cleaned by the Palace people inside and out.
How about this servant leads Your Royal Highness to look around today?"
Madam Li smiled flatteringly, and took His Highness around to prove that her work was not superficial.


"Alright."
Murong Ci winked at Shen Zhiyan.


"This Lord is..."
Madam Li raised her eyes and glanced at Shen Zhiyan.


"He's Master Shen Zhiyan, the Vice-Minister of the Dali Temple."
Murong Ci introduced.


"This servant pays respects to Master Shen."
Madam Li was a little flustered.


'The Dali Temple took charge of the murder case?
And the Vice-Minister of the Dali Temple came all the way to the Spring Wuyuan Courtyard especially for the death of former Concubine Bai and Concubine Mo...
Just for two commoners?'

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