I'm competing with the male lead for a woman[GL]

Chapter 28: Memories of the Past

In the capital city, at the Prince's mansion.

The fourth prince sat in the hall, holding a brush and painting a crape myrtle flower on the Xuan paper.

His expression was very focused, outlining the contours of the purple flower with the tip of his brush.

Whether it was the crimson or scarlet petals, whether it appeared in the courtyard or by the lake, it was equally bright and beautiful.

The fourth prince had liked the crape myrtle flowers in the imperial garden since he was a child.

But since he came of age and learned that crape myrtle flower was the imperial star, he no longer casually picked the purple flowers in the palace.

Because the palace belonged to the emperor and would eventually belong to the Crown Prince.

Even if the crape myrtle flowers in the imperial garden were blooming beautifully, he had no right to pick them and could only draw them on paper.

If a child made a mistake, others would say he was still young and immature. But if an adult made such a mistake, it would be tantamount to defying the emperor.

After finishing the last petal of the crape myrtle flower, the fourth prince finally put down his brush satisfactorily.

He looked up and found the steward of the mansion standing in front of him, who seemed to have been waiting here for a long time.

Well, it had been a long time, so it didn't matter now.

The fourth prince pinched the corners of the Xuan paper at the bottom, first lowered his gaze and unfolded the painting on the paper, then said to the steward, "What's the matter, just say it."

With the master's instructions, the steward dared to speak: "According to your highness's orders, the old slave has bribed the people in the Dali Temple. The news came that... the ways those people died were similar, and they were probably all killed by the same person, and a incence pill was found in their throats."

"Well, where did the incence pill come from?"

"It is said to be from Yanyu Building."

The fourth prince put down the painting in his hand, looked up at the steward, and said regretfully, "Although this mansion also wants to solve the case for my third brother, Yanyu Building belongs to the Bai family, and the backer behind the Bai family is the Crown Prince. So this matter is beyond our control."

"Moreover, if even you can get information from the Dali Temple, it is very likely that the Crown Prince deliberately released this news to confuse people. This mansion... does not believe it."

Hearing this, cold sweat broke out on the steward's forehead. He felt that the prince was probably secretly calling him foolish for believing in such news.

Thinking of the prince's orders to keep a close eye on Yanyu Building in recent days, it seemed that he really did not want to let this matter go.

So the steward still braved it and reported today's situation: "Your Highness, the spy lurking in Yanyu Building came to report that three new guests arrived at Yanyu Building today. One of the women had difficulty walking and was sitting in a wheelchair with a white cloth wrapped around her eyes. It seems that she is a blind woman."

The fourth prince repeated thoughtfully, "Blind woman in a wheelchair?"

"Yes."

"Interesting. This description reminds this palace of someone, but that person is always proud and arrogant, and he would never do something like this."