Chapter 1047: The Source of the Leak
Qi Xuansu pondered. Seven chief eunuchs slain was equivalent to nearly wiping out the upper echelon of eunuchs in the Yu Kingdom. That meant the amount of dragon qi involved must have been immense.
In the Central Plains, the eunuchs of the Great Xuan Empire could unleash power comparable to that of Immortals with the dragon qi’s blessing. This alone proved how mysterious dragon qi was. While the Yu Kingdom was weaker than the Great Xuan Empire, sacrificing all its top eunuchs to create two temporary divine vessels was still reasonably plausible.
Qi Xuansu asked, “What evidence links this to Chief Deputy Chen?”
Chen Jianchou replied, “There are many who could kill seven chief eunuchs, but very few could kill them all without leaving a trace. Perhaps only Chief Deputy Chen is capable of this.”
Qi Xuansu looked at him with intrigue. “Please explain in detail.”
Chen Jianchou spoke slowly. “First, within the Daoist Mansion, Chief Deputy Chen oversees the royal palace’s affairs. Moreover, with her status as a princess, she can freely enter and exit the royal palace. Both Mansion Masters had never intervened in matters involving the royal family. Back then, you had yet to arrive in Poluo as well, so others had no way to interfere.
“Secondly, since the King fell ill, power shifted away from him, and Chief Deputy Chen took control of the palace as the princess and the Deputy Mansion Master. She had both the authority and opportunity to kill the eunuchs, not to mention the motive...”
Qi Xuansu fell silent in thought. He countered, “Even if Chief Deputy Chen held power, those eunuchs are no fools. One death is an accident. Two deaths, perhaps a coincidence. But anything above three will surely alert them. They would have sensed danger. They would’ve reported her to the Daoist Mansion to save their own lives. Even if someone tried to suppress everything, do you think the chief eunuchs would accept death quietly? If they were captured alive as you suggest, that’s even harder. After all, they were Heavenly Beings, not weaklings.”
Chen Jianchou was stunned.
He had thought Second Deputy Qi was gathering evidence to frame Chief Deputy Chen and bring her down. But now, it seemed he had misunderstood Second Deputy Qi’s intent.
Qi Xuansu did not press further. He simply instructed, “When you return, think carefully during your study breaks about what details you might have overlooked.”
Chen Jianchou could only oblige before following Ke Qingqing out.