"Little Prince..."
Before the palace servant could finish speaking, Qi Yu Ze grabbed her chin forcefully, "Can't you understand what I say?"
The palace servant did not expect the young Prince of Nanping to resort to violence so quickly and hurriedly begged for mercy, "My Lord, spare me, my Lord, spare me!"
Qi Yu Ze threw the palace servant aside. She rolled a few times from the impact, daring not to cry out in pain or say more. She scrambled up and crawled over to beg, "My Lord, forgive me, this servant did not mean to, it's just that..."
"Yu Ze, you're here!" a voice suddenly interrupted the palace servant.
The palace servant trembled in fear. Qi Yu Ze turned to look at the speaker. The bright yellow dragon robe was exceptionally conspicuous. Qi Yu Ze quickly stepped forward and bowed, saying, "Your humble servant greets His Majesty!"
"Yu Ze, come here and let me see you. I haven't seen you in months," Emperor Qi said with a smile as he walked over.
"Your Majesty." Qi Yu Ze walked over and bowed slowly.
Emperor Qi stepped forward, helped him up, and said slowly, "Yu Ze, we haven't seen each other for months, and you've become distant with me."
"Your Majesty, please forgive me!" Qi Yu Ze quickly replied.
Emperor Qi looked him over, sighed, and then asked, "Yu Ze, have you entered the hall?"
"No." Qi Yu Ze answered directly.
He felt Emperor Qi's gaze change.
Suddenly, a palace servant ran in, his face pale and his expression panicked, "Your... Your Majesty, the Seventh Princess is dead..."
Emperor Qi's face changed. He grabbed the servant and roared, "Say that again!"
The servant stammered in fear, "The Se-Seventh Princess is dead."
Qi Yu Ze's expression froze at the news. How could it be? How could the Seventh Princess be dead? Although he was not in the hall, with his skills, he would have known if anything had happened.
Emperor Qi walked in directly, with Qi Yu Ze following closely. The Seventh Princess had already been carried out by the palace servants. Her expression was peculiar, her eyes wide open as if she had encountered something unbelievable. She had no other wounds, the only mark being on her neck.
The imperial physician arrived, took one look, and immediately knelt on the ground in fright, "Your Majesty, the Seventh Princess..."
"Speak..." Emperor Qi's face was already filled with anger, and he roared.
The imperial physician could only tell the truth, "The Seventh Princess died of suffocation, struggling before her death..."
Emperor Qi could no longer listen and was furious, "I want to find the killer, find the killer!"
Qi Yu Ze looked at Emperor Qi's expression and then at the Seventh Princess. It was true that he felt regret; although the Seventh Princess's death meant his arranged marriage would not happen, he still didn't want a life to be destroyed like this.
Emperor Qi's rage put everyone in the imperial palace on edge.
As Qi Yu Ze was leaving the imperial palace, he was stopped by the imperial guards, "Little Prince, His Majesty has ordered that no one is allowed to leave the imperial palace."
Qi Yu Ze heard this and asked, "But has the killer of the Seventh Princess been caught?"
The imperial guards nodded and said in a low voice, "You probably won't be able to leave for the next few days, Little Prince."
Qi Yu Ze nodded and returned to the imperial palace. By chance, he encountered Zhang De Hai, who was by Emperor Qi's side. Upon seeing him, Zhang De Hai quickly walked over, bowed, and cupped his hands, "Little Prince."
He pulled Zhang De Hai aside and asked, "Eunuch Zhang, how did you know the Seventh Princess would be there?"
Zhang De Hai's face changed in surprise. He quickly said, "Little Prince, please don't mention this matter again. This old servant was also startled."
"Eunuch Zhang, the Seventh Princess died too strangely. How did you know?"
Seeing that Qi Yu Ze only wanted to know the cause, Zhang De Hai said in a low voice, "This old servant heard it from a palace servant. Thinking that the Seventh Princess was naturally foolish and how could she be worthy of the Little Prince's heroism? So, I thought of reminding the Little Prince. Who would have thought that the Seventh Princess would be targeted by a killer?"
If he had known, he might not have reminded the Little Prince at all. After all, the Little Prince was only marrying a foolish Seventh Princess, and he himself could have lost his life.
Qi Yu Ze heard this and asked, "Eunuch Zhang, do you remember that palace servant?"
Zhang De Hai said, "Little Prince, please don't make things difficult for this old servant anymore. This old servant is almost scared to death. If His Majesty finds out that this old servant informed the Little Prince, this old servant will have nowhere to be buried!"
"Eunuch Zhang, I don't know about others, but you are very cunning. How could you be discovered by His Majesty?"
Zhang De Hai chuckled awkwardly, "This old servant thanks the Little Prince for his compliment, but Little Prince, don't forget, this is the imperial palace, not the Nanping Prince's estate. This old servant's head is hanging precariously!"
Qi Yu Ze patted Zhang De Hai's shoulder and said, "Don't be afraid, I'm here. If anything happens, I'll take responsibility for you."
Zhang De Hai's eyes welled up with tears upon hearing this. Although he knew that these words might just be the young Prince of Nanping speaking casually, they were still heartwarming to hear.
"This old servant will rely on the Little Prince to save my life!"
After Qi Yu Ze parted ways with Zhang De Hai, he returned to his sleeping quarters. He had his own chambers in the imperial palace, bestowed upon him by His Majesty to facilitate his stay within the palace when he visited.
This time, it came in handy.
Qi Yu Ze tossed and turned on the bed, unable to sleep. Today's events were very strange. Who exactly killed the Seventh Princess?
The Seventh Princess was foolish. By rights, she should not have made enemies with anyone. Who would want to kill her so desperately?
What if the Seventh Princess accidentally saw someone?
After all, that was His Majesty's sleeping quarters, filled with His Majesty's people.
Qi Yu Ze's gaze became much deeper. It seemed that this trip to the capital would require him to spend more time here.
The next day, Qi Yu Ze heard that Zhang De Hai had been sent to the Ministry of Justice prison. He immediately went to the prison.
Inside the prison, Zhang De Hai had been tortured and was now a complete mess. Upon seeing him, he couldn't help but cry out, "Little Prince..."
"Eunuch Zhang, I will definitely find a way to get you out," Qi Yu Ze said word by word.