The old woman hunched her body, her eyes momentarily flickering with a cold light, which then disappeared, replaced by a muddy gaze.

"Yes!"

The old woman picked up the feather shuttlecock and walked towards Xiaosuisui.

Step by step, extremely slowly.

Xie Pan’Er watched the old woman before her with great tension, her body subtly trembling with fear, and her palms sweating!

Their presence here with Xiaosuisui was not by chance, but intentional, as the Emperor had been poisoned, and everyone in the Wanhua Palace was a suspect.

So that’s why Princess Lianchun and Ji Youzhi acted this way.

Xiaosuisui stood here to find out who carried the same scent as the poison powder.

It was winter, extremely cold, and those of lower status in the Palace weren’t able to bathe daily; after all, they only received two sets of cotton clothes each winter.

Bathing too frequently was impractical given the difficulty in changing clothes.

Thus, Xiaosuisui’s method of identifying the culprit by scent was feasible.

Xie Pan’Er and Xiaosuisui intentionally waited there, using the feather shuttlecock as their signal. Once the feather shuttlecock was sent over, Xiaosuisui would question the person. If anything suspicious was confirmed, the Inner Guard would arrest them right there!

Now, Xiaosuisui had thrown away the feather shuttlecock, and the other party had helped to pick it up, but how could it be an old woman?

Moreover, Xie Pan’Er had never seen this old woman before.

"Suisui, did you make a mistake?"

Xie Pan’Er whispered to Xiaosuisui beside her ear.

Xiaosuisui shook her head, "Only she has the scent!"

Had they identified the suspect? 𝙧𝙚𝙚𝔀𝒆𝓫𝓷𝙤𝓿𝒆𝙡.𝒄𝙤𝓶

Xie Pan’Er couldn’t understand why an old woman would poison the Emperor.

"Princess! Here!"

The old woman came before Xiaosuisui, bending her waist, lowering her head, and respectfully handed the feather shuttlecock over to Xiaosuisui.

Xiaosuisui blinked and said, "Thank you, old lady! What’s your name? Which Palace do you belong to?"

Xiaosuisui smiled brightly, her face looking innocent and pure.

Hiding in the dark, Princess Lianchun spoke to Ji Youzhi.

"How does this little girl manage to make people drop their guard?"

If I didn’t know she was standing there with an agenda, even I would be charmed by her smile!

Ji Youzhi turned his head to glance at Princess Lianchun, and asked, "At this moment, shouldn’t you be wondering how that old woman knows Suisui’s identity instead?"

Princess Lianchun blinked her eyes and immediately realized.

"Right! How does she know Suisui’s identity?"

Xiaosuisui was also asking this question.

When she heard the old woman directly call her Princess, her already large black pupils grew even wider, blinking rapidly.

"Wow, old lady, you’re amazing! You actually know I’m the Princess!"

Upon hearing Xiaosuisui’s question, Ji Youzhi’s heart couldn’t help but tighten, "Oh no! Suisui is exposed!"

Sure enough, as soon as Xiaosuisui asked, the old woman’s eyes instantly turned sharp, reaching out to grab at Xiaosuisui, but Xiaosuisui sidestepped and dodged the old woman’s movement. She even gave the old woman a kick, directly knocking her to kneel on the ground!

"Seize her!" Captain Long Wu strolled over lazily, holding a sword with a demeanor that showed no concern for Xiaosuisui’s safety at all!

Joking aside, the reason he became a guard from a shadow guard was all because of her.

"What’s with the Captain of the Inner Guard?

I feel like he doesn’t seem to worry about Xiaosuisui’s safety at all!"

Ji Youzhi smiled helplessly, saying, "Captain Long Wu was once the Emperor’s top shadow guard leader. Just this past summer, when the Emperor traveled in disguise, Captain Long Wu was in charge of protection. But in just an encounter with Suisui, she disarmed him, making him a guard ever since."

Princess Lianchun: "..." Would love to know what’s going on in Captain Long Wu’s mind.

"Come on! Time for questioning!"

Princess Lianchun walked in front, Xie Pan’Er holding Xiaosuisui’s hand anxiously patting her chest.

"Oh gosh! That was terrifying; your situation earlier was too dangerous."

"It’s okay, she just had a little amateur skill, and she’s old, she can’t beat me!"

Held by Xie Pan’Er, Xiaosuisui skipped along joyfully!

"You! Don’t get complacent, if there’s even the slightest mistake, you won’t have time to cry if you see wrong!"