Chapter 237
In the morning, a group of palace servants brought a mountain full of gifts over to the Mingyue Palace despite Emperor Lin just departing not long ago.
In the past, Emperor Lin only appreciated Lin Feilu and Xiao Lan, but this time together with Lin Zhanyuan, he gave him the Four Treasures of the Study and a bow-and-arrow riding outfit. The other things that the prince had once taken a liking to were all granted to the young boy all in one single morning.
Lin Feilu squatted beside the flower field and watered the flowers, watching Lin Zhanyuan circling excitedly around the presents. While he was running, he squealed, “It’s mine! It’s all for me!”
He had never received so many gifts.
Although he was a dense child, he knew that his Father Emperor was the most powerful person here in terms of authority as everyone had to listen to the words of the Emperor. Now that the most powerful person granted him so many things, he was naturally elated.
Xiao Lan smiled and sat aside. Her eyebrows were still gentle and she didn’t feel the pride of raising her eyebrows(1) after revenge.
(T/N: The phrase of raising eyebrows after revenge meant the arrogance and satisfaction that came out of an act that serves the opponent right. Can be used for both positive and negative scenarios)
Her character was evidently the same— despite the fact that she stood up to the challenge, she couldn’t erase the softness in her heart. Qingyan and Yunyou were very happy, both talking as they handled matters while beaming.
Yunuou asked Xiao Lan while pulling the line, “My Lady, what do you think His Majesty will do to Imperial Concubine Mei and Consort Hui? The crime of sinister deeds against a prince is punishable by death.”
Xiao Lan glanced at her reproachfully, “His Majesty has his own opinions on these things, so you don’t need to talk about it too much.”
Yunyou spit out her tongue. She entered the palace with Xiao Lan and practically grew up with her, so her character was a lot more direct than Qingyan. After a while, she ran to Lin Feilu and helped her water the flowers together, “Princess, do you think His Majesty will order Imperial Concubine Mei to be executed?”
Lin Feilu pulled up a weed hidden in the flowers and threw it aside. Her crisp voice was slightly nonchalant, “Isn’t Imperial Concubine Mei’s father still managing the flood in the Southern River? At most, she would be confined in the Cold Palace in solitude.”
The princess had always been smart, so if she said so, it must be true.
Yunyou was a little confused before she asked, “What about Consort Hui?”
Lin Feilu wiped his hands with a handkerchief, “At best, her rank in the harem would only drop, I guess.”
Yunyou almost lost her voice, “Huh? That’s it? That’s letting them off too easily, right?”
Xiao Lan scolded her from the side, “Yunyou, speak carefully.”
Yunyou quickly closed her mouth and said nothing more.
Three days later, the guards who searched for the assassin finally gained a lead. But the man was already dead and his corpse thrown into a dry well. The wound on his arm that was stabbed by scissors had become rotten. At the same time, the guards also found another corpse, which was the eunuch Liu San who had disappeared from the Yinshuang Palace.
Liu San was directly involved in the assassination of Lin Feilu. Therefore as soon as he died, Consort Hui completely removed herself from the incident.
The dead assassin’s identity was also discovered. He was just one of the guards patrolling in the palace and had nothing to do with Consort Hui. Now that everyone was dead, Imperial Concubine Mei could only make verbal claims without having any witness or evidence to prove that the man had followed the instructions of Consort Hui.
Consort Hui acted fiercely and swiftly, cutting off all potential clues that would lead to her.