After much deliberation, he felt that he should not report this matter to Jingtai, for the consequences could be unpredictable, and as to why he was tasked to investigate the case, it was probably first because it fell within the jurisdiction of the Imperial City Department.
Second, they must think he's clever enough not to really investigate, and even if he did find something, he wouldn't speak of it.
Third, it was to silence the rumors.
Investigating was indeed necessary; after all, the Consort's death was truly suspicious, and not investigating could damage the royal family's reputation and lead to endless speculation.
But this 'investigation' meant just going through the motions.
Jingtai would naturally not be too explicit about this, something that Chen Yuan needed to deduce on his own.
He even suspected now that Jingtai might already know the truth about the Consort's secret affairs.
"What do you want?"
