withered prosperity

The faces of everyone who had just calmed down changed again at this moment.

"Just now, I thought that the concubine was still alive, so I sent people to find her husband, but now... it seems that there is no need..." Yin Yutang shook, Hu Mingqi and Lin Zhian rushed forward, one on the left and one on the right. Hold him on the side.

Li Ke was still observing the situation in front of the house in the courtyard, Pei Buyi had already broken a branch to stir up the corpse.

"My lord, can you let Mr. Pei and I go to the house to have a look." Li Ke memorized what he saw, and Pei Buyi also lost the branch.

Yin Yutang closed his eyes and nodded.

"What's going on here!" Murong Yu stood in front of Zhaobi, stunned by the situation in front of her.

"Princess!" Maojiang's voice came from outside: "Come out quickly, the black wolf said there is danger!"

Upon hearing this, Hu Mingqi and Lin Zhian supported Yin Yutang with one hand, and Murong Yu with the other, and quickly retreated outside the door.

"Li Ke is still inside." Hu Mingqi glanced at Lin Zhian.

"It doesn't matter, Elder Li has great martial arts skills, even if there is any danger, he can still protect Mr. Pei." Lin Zhian kept walking until he walked in front of Mao Jiang.

"Princess, are you alright?" Mao Jiang looked Murong Yu up and down, and then bowed to Yin Yutang: "The Commander of the Chen Shenqi Battalion, Mao Jiang, has met His Royal Highness Cheng Wang."

Hei Lang jumped out suddenly and made a grinning expression at Yin Yutang.

"Presumptuous!" Mao Jiang turned pale with shock, quickly pressed the black wolf to the ground, and knelt down to apologize to Yin Yutang: "Please forgive me, Your Highness, this subordinate of mine was only frightened by the blood, lost his mind, I will definitely... ..."

"Forget it." Yin Yutang threw the short sword on the ground, and took off his blood-stained clothes: "I have seen too many things that I lost my normalcy today, and I am not bad for such a person."

The dagger fell right in front of Hei Lang, and Mao Jiang could feel Hei Lang shrank suddenly, then stopped struggling, and a low whine sounded from his throat.

Bai Yinuo and Gu Jingzhe also arrived, they briefly asked, Bai Yinuo volunteered to go to the yard to check the situation.

"He can't do it." Murong Yu leaned into Mao Jiang's ear and told him: "He has a good brain, but he is too timid."

Sure enough, Bai Yinuo immediately backed out, his face turned pale, and he covered his mouth to support the big tree next to him.

Immediately afterwards, Yin Zhan, Yin Chilian and others who heard the news also came one after another.

Everyone asked about the situation and stood aside, and no one dared to say anything or do anything.

Wei Heng walked over at this time.

He carried the medicine box, passed by Yin Yutang, and walked into the bloody smelling courtyard without looking away.

"Wei Heng seems a bit weird." Murong Yu whispered to Mao Jiang again: "He has always refused to enter Beijing, and he seems to have no interest in power and money, but as far as I can see, he is quite enthusiastic, and he is said to be addicted to strange diseases. , he is not the same as Pei Buyi..."

"Princess, if you put these thoughts in other places, such as dressing up for female celebrities in piano, chess, calligraphy, painting, etc., the king of the county will be very happy." Mao Jiang said to her seriously.

Murong Yu curled his lips, and when Mao Jiang was not paying attention, he found a wall and turned over.

Mao Jiang couldn't stop it in time, and couldn't shout loudly, so he couldn't help but cursed in his heart.

He was finally able to understand where the occasional violent air of the county king came from.

With such a younger sister, at least ten years of short life.

Murong Yu hooked the eaves and climbed into the corridor of the courtyard, and then ran to the front of the flower hall. She looked back at the blood pool-like courtyard, and then looked down at the path from the steps to the house.

The bloody footprints are very clear.

One line with a slight lightness is from the outside, and the third line is from the inside.

She walked through the flower hall along the footprints, walked along the corridor, and approached the room where the princess lived. At this moment, there was only one line of footprints left that was very clear.

Those drops of blood must have dripped from the sword that King Cheng was holding.

King Cheng killed someone in the princess' room?

King Cheng seems to know martial arts, but is he good at martial arts?In such a chaotic scene, how did he not get hurt at all?

Murong Yu looked at the door, Wei Heng's medicine box was on the table, and he seemed to have entered the room.

"Mr. Pei? Doctor Wei? Elder Li?" She called out one by one.

"It's too bloody inside, so the princess shouldn't come in." Li Ke answered her inside.

"It's fine, it's fine, I'm not afraid." Murong Yu quickly stepped into the room: "I'm strong, so I'll come in and help you out by lifting things."

She bypassed the outer hall where the seats were placed, and ran into the inner room.

The scene in the bedroom is scary.

This room is quite big, it was originally furnished in a simple and elegant manner, but it has been completely destroyed at this moment.

The tables, chairs and screens were all torn apart, but the bloodstains were not too much. Princess Cheng's corpse was lying half-lying and half-sitting against the bed, her head hanging limply. On the other side of the room was a man dressed as a guard lying face down on the ground .

Pei Buyi was examining the man's body, Wei Heng was examining the princess's, and Li Ke was standing there with a dignified expression.

"Princess." Seeing her coming in, Li Ke frowned imperceptibly: "This is not a child's play, please ask the princess to avoid it first."

However, in just a few days, so many big things happened, and the pavilion master unfortunately went to retreat, Li Ke was also extremely anxious.

"Most of you are from the Chaomu Pavilion, and you are all men. I'll stay here and watch, but it's actually not bad." Murong Yu advised him: "It doesn't sound good to say that the princess died in the pavilion, but the murderer Those who inherited the palace seem to have found the murderer for Bai Chunchun's death at this moment, so why should Elder Li be too worried?"

"It's not easy to say that. After all, it all happened on Qianqiu Mountain." Li Ke didn't understand the truth, but people's words are formidable. If someone with a heart spreads falsehoods, it will damage the reputation of Chaomu Pavilion.

"If it's just Bai Chunchun, I'm afraid there will be a big fuss, but after the death of the princess, no one will dare to speak." Murong Yu pointed him: "It is estimated that Princess Cheng will end up with a serious illness and death, Bai Chunchun, what do you say? It is also very possible that he accidentally slipped during a night tour."

Li Ke froze for a moment, then nodded.

He was flustered just now, and he never thought that the cause of Princess Cheng's death would definitely be concealed.

"The princess is the same as that female disciple of your school." Because she is a noble woman, she is not allowed to touch the corpse at will. Wei Heng has finished inspecting the corpse at this time, and said to Li Ke: "It should be the murderer who tried to tear her waist and abdomen but failed." , strangled her neck in a rage."

"A sword pierces the heart." Pei Buyi also finished reading: "The sword of the prince."

The dagger was narrow and long, which fit the scar on the man's heart very well.

"Eh?" It was Murong Yu who realized something was wrong: "Why is there not even a maid in this room?

It was only after she said this that the other people present realized this. After all, they were people in the Jianghu, and they didn't understand the ostentation of such a wealthy family.

Murong Yu walked around the house again, picking up a lot of bits and pieces on the ground.

"There are a lot of butterflies in the mountain!" She fiddled with the broken blue butterfly in her hand suspiciously: "But how can I remember that when I came last time, it was around this time, and I didn't see so many butterflies!

"There should be some kind of balm burning in this room." Wei Heng pointed to the smoker beside him and explained his doubts: "This balm should be mainly made of nectar and pollen, so it attracts wild butterflies in the mountains. "

"They are just fussy." Murong Yu took out a handkerchief from his waist, wrapped the butterflies and stuffed them into his sleeves. "I think these butterflies look pretty good. Take them to Hei Lang to see what species they are, and ask him to catch some to play with later."

"Playing? Butterflies?" Only Pei Buyi took it seriously: "Pearl powder, occasionally poisonous, not good."

Murong Yu pretended not to hear, walked up to the dead body of the princess, and reached out to touch it.

"Princess." Wei Heng had sharp eyes and quick hands, and pushed her wrist away: "No."

"Why not?" Murong Yu's eyes widened. She had an ordinary appearance, but these eyes were black and white, shining brightly.

"Very poisonous." Pei Buyi also walked over.

"The princess should not act hastily." Li Ke also came over to stand in front of her.

"Okay!" Murong Yu rolled his eyes and said to Wei Heng, "Doctor Wei is really thoughtful and responsive!"

"Good to say."

"If you two have come to a conclusion, let's go out first!" Li Ke said to everyone: "I will send someone over to collect the corpse."

The four walked out of Lian Bao Xuan.

Maojiang was the first to step forward.

"I didn't do anything." After Murong Yu finished speaking, she felt that she had repeated this sentence many times today, and couldn't help but feel a little sad.

"I also ask the princess not to worry the subordinates." Mao Jiang sighed.

"Okay, okay, I understand." Murong Yu couldn't stand him like this.

Over there, Pei Buyi, Wei Heng and Li Ke were already replying to Yin Yutang.

"Did the princess notice anything unusual?"

Murong Yu was surprised to hear Mao Jiang asking herself in a low voice.

"The princess is smart and smart, and she will definitely discover the subtleties that others miss."

Murong Yu smiled, and then his expression became serious.

She replied the four words of Maojiang: "There are many doubts."

This night in Chaomu Pavilion, almost no one was able to fall asleep.

Standing at the window, Yan Hai looked at the brightly lit courtyard buildings in all directions, and then at the dimly lit Mingyue Tower.

From this position, you can't see Bu Tianya.

He returned to the table and poured his guests a glass of wine.

The wine is brought by the guests. The best sweet-scented osmanthus is brewed in winter, and the taste of the wine is light and not intoxicating. The sweet-scented osmanthus from last year is now even more mellow and sweet.

"My lord, you've worked hard." He raised his glass without any sincerity.

"My lord?" Yin Yutang sat opposite him, with no expression on his face: "I can't hear you calling me like that, you'd better call me Yin Twelve."

"I used to be able to call you twelve, but now I can't." Yan Hai took a sip of the wine, the wine was golden and slightly turbid, and the mouth was full of fragrance. "Now you are King Cheng, and I'm just a commoner who has nothing to rely on, how can I be so disrespectful?"

"I never dreamed that Lord Cuiwei would say such a thing to me one day." Yin Yutang drank the wine in his glass in one gulp: "The prince and the people, Yin Twelve and Lord Cuiwei, so many years have passed in a blink of an eye. Now, you and I can still sit and drink like this, it's really a strange thing to think about."

"See you in the morning, leave in the evening..."

Yin Yutang looked at him puzzled.

"My lord passed by the mountain gate of Chaomu Pavilion, did you see these two sentences?"

"Of course I saw it. I heard that the name of Chaomu Pavilion is because of these two sentences." Yin Yutang poured himself another glass of wine: "Day and night, separate and unite, fight for fame and fortune, In the blink of an eye, life is nothing but an illusion.”

"You told me back then that to live in the world as a human being, one should have some ambition and make great achievements in order to live up to it."

"You told me back then that if you live in the world as a human being, you have no shame in singing wildly, drinking wine and wielding swords."

The two looked at each other and laughed at the same time.

Yan Hai laughed for a while, then stopped, staring blankly at the wine in the glass.

Yin Yutang laughed for a long time until he covered his eyes with his hands and leaned his head back on the chair.

"I've been dreaming about that time in the middle of the night all these years. No matter what the process is, what finally woke me up was the song Cuiwei sang on the sea that night." After a long time, Yin Yutang said quietly: "I still remember the phrase 'The years flow to the east, laughing at the mediocrity and inaction in the world, only I can live forever in this life'..."