I don’t know how long I walked around, but I finally came to the giant sycamore tree in the middle of the long street.

Yuan Tong'er had only heard about this tree from Li Xinu and Cui Xiaoyi, but now that she saw it with her own eyes, she felt it was really amazing.

I saw that this tree was as big as four people could surround it, and its branches were so lush that it blocked the sky and the sun. What was said to be broken by lightning before was just one of its branches.

There are red silk hangings on the trees, and people under the trees are paying homage and making wishes.

Cui Xiaoyi got a wooden sign tied with red silk from somewhere and gave it to Yuan Tong'er, and said to her very kindly: "Miss Yuan, this tree is auspicious. You also want to pay your respects and make a wish. It will be here soon." It’s the Chinese New Year, and it’s also a good time!”

Yuan Tong'er took the red silk and saw the words "Everything you ask for comes true" written on the wooden sign. She didn't know what to wish for.

She never quite believed this.

But looking at Cui Xiaoyi's smiling face, it was hard to win over his kindness. She clasped her hands together, so why not believe him once? Then I thought silently in my heart: All my wishes and wishes will come true, and all my deeds will be smooth!

After reciting silently, she slowly opened her eyes.

The crowd was surging, but Qu Baiyu and Cui Xiaoyi were missing.

Yuan Tong'er looked around and called "Master Qu" several times, but couldn't find them.

She sighed softly, why was this person like this? He left without even calling her. My heart suddenly felt low, and I hated being abandoned for no reason!

Still holding the red silk in her hand, she looked at the tall sycamore tree and found a lower branch to ensure that she could throw the red silk up.

She lifted up the red silk and threw it towards the giant sycamore tree. The red silk thread danced gracefully and hung on the branch she had chosen.

On the second floor of the restaurant on one side of the long street, facing the window, Qu Baiyu's eyes always fell on the figure under the giant sycamore tree who was looking at the red silk with his hands to shade the sun.

Cui Xiaoyi followed on one side, looking at his father with a bold guess in his eyes, and his smiling face smiled even deeper.

Qu Baiyu looked back at him, "What are you laughing at?"

Cui Xiaoyi hurriedly suppressed his smile and answered the question unreasonably: "Don't worry, our people are following you secretly, and they can't hurt Miss Yuan!"

"Why is this king worried?"

Qu Baiyu continued to ask.

Cui Xiaoyi panicked, "Uh... Miss Yuan is closely related to this case. She might be a key figure in this case, otherwise no one would want to kill her. I care about this case, so naturally..."

"okay."

Qu Baiyu stepped back from the window, "Has everyone in the yard come out?"

Cui Xiaoyi nodded, "Come out! Not only did he come out, his subordinates also accidentally revealed Miss Yuan's footprints to them. If Xizuo was really hiding in the yard, he would have followed Miss Yuan by now."

"It's just that my subordinates don't understand..."

Cui Xiaoyi paused, and seeing that Qu Baiyu did not interrupt him, he continued: "Since I have almost determined who Xi Zuo is, why did I use Miss Yuan to take such a risk and take this step?"

Qu Baiyu looked at the tea leaves floating in the tea cup with a deep look in his eyes.

Both the Li Family Escort and Yuan Ji died of hallucinogenic poison in Nanliang, and the connection between the Li Family Escort and Yuan Ji is that rainy night seventeen years ago.

That rainy night was the day when Concubine Dao in the palace gave birth. As luck would have it, Concubine Dao was from Nanliang.

But when he went to the palace to look for Yuan Ji's identity, he couldn't find out anything, as if this person had never appeared in the palace at all.

Li Xinv said that there was no doubt that Yuan Ji was a chamberlain in the palace, but he still needed to confirm whether Yuan Ji was the concubine's wife.

If the information brought back by Cen Huan really confirmed this conjecture, he always felt that it would be an extremely serious royal scandal.

But he is still not sure what role Yuan Tong'er plays here.

He also needs to determine whether Yuan Tong'er's appearance at the murder scene was accidental or whether she was deeply involved in the case.

"It concerns the royal family's face, so we need to be cautious."

Qu Baiyu said lightly, took a sip of tea, and then looked at the giant sycamore tree outside the window.

In the afternoon, there were fewer people on the long street. Qu Baiyu suddenly stood up and walked towards the window with a little haste.

"What about her?"

he asked blurtly.

Cui Xiaoyi was not in a hurry. He smiled secretly and said, "Sir, the secret guards are watching."

Qu Baiyu coughed lightly and said, "I'll report while I'm exploring."

The sun was getting brighter and brighter, and Yuan Tong'er wandered aimlessly on the long street alone. Shopping alone lost a lot of fun.

She sighed, might as well go back to sleep. As we walked we came to an unknown alley.

"Tsk tsk! It's getting more and more exquisite! If you wear women's clothes, wouldn't you be more charming than a woman?"

Suddenly, there was an uncomfortable shouting in the alley, and Yuan Tong'er's love for gossip was instantly aroused, so she poked her head in and looked inside.

A familiar handsome face appeared in her sight, it was the beautiful fourth prince!

The beautiful fourth prince was surrounded by a group of people in rich and expensive clothes. Yuan Tong'er also recognized the one at the head, who was the fifth prince.

I remember that day in the palace. Yuan Tong'er couldn't help but worry about the fifth prince's attitude towards the fourth prince.

"A man with such an appearance, what is he but a monster?!"

The fifth prince sneered, looking at the fourth prince with disgust.

There were four other people with him, and they pinned the fourth prince to the ground so that he could not move. There was another person who was trying to put an extremely kitsch and gorgeous women's dress on the fourth prince.

"Fourth Master, I advise you to be more sensible, put on these clothes, and sing a song again. If the singing goes to your heart, the younger one will be bold enough to help you ask for a favor from Fifth Master, and this matter will be over... "

The man smiled flatteringly, looking at the fourth prince with a gleaming look in his eyes.

The fourth prince was born with a bright moon and a clear breeze, and was dressed like an immortal in white clothes. At this time, he was being suppressed and couldn't break free with his hands.

The cold wind blew against his thin body, and the hairline on his forehead fell down, giving him a full sense of fragmentation.

"Fourth Master, I will help you change your clothes..." the man said, and a pair of dirty hands reached for the Fourth Prince's belt.

Yuan Tong'er hurriedly took a step forward, and then heard a "bang" and the man flew out.

Everyone was stunned on the spot. They didn't expect that the seemingly soft fourth prince could actually use some fists and kicks.

It's just that his two fists are no match for his four hands. He only kicked the person in front of him, but he couldn't get rid of the person behind him who was restraining him.

The person who was kicked over by the fourth prince became angry and got up, and started to fight with fists and kicks.

The fifth prince frowned and stopped the man.

Yuan Tong'er hid aside, watching the beaten and dying fourth prince only hating himself for being unable to do anything to him.

"I just found out today that the fourth brother also has a fierce personality? In the past, I thought that the fourth brother was as slutty as your mother!"

The fifth prince raised his eyebrows and cursed provocatively.

When the fourth prince heard the word mother, he struggled to get up from the ground, but was pinned to the ground again.

The boy laughed after hearing this, took out an ink-colored medicine bottle from his arms, and said to the fifth prince, "Master, if you want to see a prodigal, there are many ways to do it."

He poured the pills out of the bottle and showed them to the fifth prince.

Yuan Tong'er didn't know what kind of pills they were, but seeing their dirty expressions and saying something about "libertine or not", she probably guessed something.

The fifth prince's eyes flickered, and he smiled maliciously: "You still know how to play! It's just that..."

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