Chapter 41 part 2

Yan Shiqing immediately noticed where she was looking, and when she looked up, she found that there was a movable floor tile where the night clothes were originally placed.

Shen Qiaoyu couldn’t find anything in the night clothes, but she did notice that the tile was loose. Just out of curiosity, she started to move it and, to her surprise, she managed to pull it out.

Underneath the tile was a stack of worn-out letters.

Both of them stretched their necks to see. After taking the letters, they leaned in together and began to read, completely unaware of how ambiguous their current position was.

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This could also explain the bodies under the bed and the night clothes.

Unfortunately, several princes were infatuated with Lixiang.

The Crown Princess promised that once Lixiang had killed all the princes one by one, she would change her identity and marry her as the Queen.

From here, it could be seen that Lixiang had deep feelings for the Crown Princess and was manipulated by her.

Because she eventually died, while the historical Crown Princess successfully ascended the throne.

After Yan Shiqing finished reading the letters, she seemed to be able to perceive the profound affection of the woman in the letters. Feeling somewhat desolate, she couldn’t help but turn her head to look at Shen Qiaoyu.

Coincidentally, Shen Qiaoyu also looked over, and their eyes locked for a moment.

Only then did she realize the ambiguous posture they were in, quickly stepping back and coughing lightly to break the awkwardness. She whispered, ”Don’t think too much, it must have been the Crown Princess who killed her.”

“I think it’s not the Crown Princess. Otherwise, she wouldn’t have that terrified expression,” Yan Shiqing gently pushed her and said, “Let’s go out first and try something.”

“Alright.”

They quickly left and returned to the machine they used for the mission and entered the name of the Crown Princess.

Unexpectedly, the answer was incorrect.

Shen Qiaoyu instinctively looked at Yan Shiqing and asked, “What do you think?”

Yan Shiqing was still taken aback by the fact that Shen Qiaoyu relied on her like this for the first time and couldn’t help but curl her lips as she reasoned. “In fact, from the wording and phrasing of Princess Chang in the letter, we can see that she had strong feelings for Li Xiang. Otherwise, how could such a cautious person like her say ‘yes’ when Li Xiang asked if she could keep the letter?”

“Also, Princess Chang from history never married throughout her life, and there was no one in her harem. Later, people found a rotten wooden hairpin in her coffin, which was so worthless that even tomb raiders didn’t bother taking it away. Why would she bring something worthless into her coffin?”

“Those unofficial historical records speculate that Princess Chang and Li Xiang had feelings for each other, but the official historical records dare not include such information.”

Upon hearing this, Shen Qiaoyu pondered for a moment and gave the floor to Yan Shiqing to fill in the missing pieces.

But unexpectedly, even after several attempts, Yan Shiqing couldn’t get the names right.

Yan Shiqing frowned and began searching the room for clues.

Curiously, Shen Qiaoyu gave it a try.

This time, she filled in the name “Empress Xiaocheng, Li Yuan,” which was the posthumous title of Princess Chang after she ascended the throne.

Originally, it was just an attempt, but to their surprise, the answer was correct. With a clicking sound, the groove beneath the machine opened, revealing two stickers and undercover leads.

Yan Shiqing walked over and looked at the correct answer, somewhat startled. “Is it Princess Chang?”

“Yes, you just didn’t input the name correctly earlier.” Shen Qiaoyu glanced at the wax figure on the ground and said, “Have you heard of the saying that ‘the emperor is inherently unfeeling’? Princess Chang had no feelings for her. She died a tragic death.”

“Mhm.” Yan Shiqing gazed deeply at the wax figure and mused, “Who can say for sure that they understand matters of the heart? There aren’t always willing participants on both sides. It’s often more like a moth to a flame.”

Nevertheless, it seems that Director Chen is going to make a film about this. I hope there will be an opportunity to truly understand this story.

Shen Qiaoyu saw the melancholic expression on Yan Shiqing’s face and couldn’t help lightly tapping her shoulder, calling out, “Let’s go, we’ll go out and find other tasks. If we bump into other teams, we’ll just casually take them down.”

Yan Shiqing finally snapped out of it and glanced at her shoulders, which had just been gently touched, curling her lips.

Perhaps Shen Qiaoyu didn’t even realize it herself, but she no longer treated Yan Shiqing with the same aversion as before instead, unconsciously regarding her as a friend.

The two of them walked out the door.

But to their surprise, as soon as they opened the door, they bumped into a black-clothed person walking his dog.

Yan Shiqing couldn’t help but say, “The dog is so well-behaved, it didn’t even make a sound.”

Otherwise, they wouldn’t have been completely unaware.

Shen Qiaoyu: “…”

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