Warm fragrance cloud around

Now that Xiuzhu is not dead, it is still in their hands. They even have resentment towards the instigator behind the scenes, and are willing to cooperate with witnesses. It is only a matter of time before the case is solved.

According to Xiuzhu's testimony, the main messenger behind the scenes is none other than the noble concubine De.

"You mean the little princess was also kidnapped by concubine De? Why?"

Xiuzhu's eyes dodged, as if he was still hesitating whether to speak up, but finally he gritted his teeth and gave up.

"Because the little princess broke her scandal! She is afraid that if the incident is exposed, she will lose her reputation and even drag down the family!"

"Drag the family?" Lin Junnuan raised his eyebrows and deliberately induced, "You mean, Shen Shangshu was also involved in this matter?"

"Otherwise, how could she extend her hand outside the palace? It's not like there are people from the Shen residence to support her!"

"Oh? You haven't explained yet, what kind of scandal is it?"

With a bitter look on Xiuzhu's face, she bit her lips and began to bargain, "You must swear first that you will spare my life!"

Lin Junnuan and Lin Junnuan looked at each other with serious expressions. It seemed that this was still a big secret, so they didn't agree to her immediately.

"Don't say you will die, but say, you may not have to die, think about it yourself!"

Xiuzhu's body froze, and she became mournful in a moment, and finally, with the mentality of fighting hard, she revealed a palace secret that had been hidden in her heart for a long time.

"You said... Concubine De had an affair with a palace guard? Is there any evidence?"

This is really breaking news. Why did you only encounter these romantic incidents today? Could it be that the year is unlucky?Lin Junnuan still subconsciously hoped that the news was fabricated. The imperial concubine cuckolded the emperor. It would be ugly to make a big fuss, and knowing too much is not a good thing.

"Of course they won't leave any evidence. The guard's name is Wood. Shen Shangshu has long tried to transfer him away from the imperial guards. Now he should be silenced."

"That's your one-sided story? There is no credibility," Cheng Jiangyun seemed to have not heard the big secret at all, and his expression did not waver at all, "Say something useful."

"The little princess is the evidence!" Xiuzhu was worried that she was useless and would be sent to die immediately, and her voice was raised a little anxiously, "The little princess ran into a private meeting between the two of them. The concubine has been fooled, but Concubine De is still worried that the little princess will accidentally say something, and then she will be completely finished, so she will plan to murder the little princess!"

If what Xiuzhu said is true, and the purpose of Concubine De is to seal the little princess's mouth, then she may have been killed by now!This realization lifted the hearts of both of them.

"It was you who killed Mingrui, how did you persuade her to lure the little princess out of the palace?"

"She, she seems to be in urgent need of money recently, so I gave her some money..."

"On the day of the incident, Mingrui excused himself not to leave the palace, did you instigate him?"

Knowing that she can't rely on others to save her, Xiuzhu didn't hide anything, she only hoped that the confession would be lenient.

"Of course not! Our plan is to let Mingrui and the little princess go out of the palace together. When the time comes, we will catch them all. Who knows that she was lucky enough to have diarrhea and didn't go with her. Later, Concubine De asked me to kill people to silence her."

Her words made Lin Junnuan recall one thing.When I heard that Mingrui didn't leave the palace because of diarrhea, something flashed through my mind, and now I finally figured out this sense of disobedience.

If Mingrui's diarrhea is an illusion created by her own medicine, then it can't be the instructions of the mastermind behind the scenes, let her go out of the palace with the little princess, and solve it by then, why bother to keep her in the palace, and then return to the palace. Take the trouble to silence it.

Then could it be that Mingrui secretly took the medicine against the intention of the messenger in order to save her life?Something was wrong too.

What was amiss was the behavior of another court lady, Zhu Qi.

Zhu Qi has always opposed Mingrui's temptation to leave the palace, but Mingrui couldn't go out for some reason, but Zhu Qi left the palace alone with the little princess... According to the testimony of other court ladies and eunuchs, Zhu Qi was The status in front of the little princess is higher than that of Mingrui, so it's always okay to persuade the little princess to go back the next day, right?

But Zhu Qi went out of the palace alone with the little princess, and after the little princess had an accident, he committed suicide in front of the emperor... Lin Junnuan had some guesses, but his face remained calm.

"Does anyone else know about your plan?" Cheng Jiangyun continued to ask Xiuzhu.

"Shen, Shen Shangshu knows about it, it was he who gave the idea to Concubine De, including the staff outside, they are also his people."

It's Shen Shangshu again, including the "Hero Gang" incident that was left unfinished last time. Doesn't he feel that his hands are stretched too far?

Lin Junnuan and Lin Junnuan exchanged a tacit look, and Cheng Jiangyun said to Xiuzhu: "We will verify your testimony one by one, and if it is confirmed to be accurate, we will intercede for you."

It can only be pleading, if this matter really involves the messy harem, in order to protect the face of the royal family, all the insiders must be handed over to the emperor for disposal.

**

After leaving the side hall temporarily used to hold prisoners, people from Dali Temple guarded it outside.

"Block the news, keep an eye on Concubine De, don't let her know that Xiuzhu and the two are in our hands." Cheng Jiangyun instructed his subordinates.

"Yes!"

It took a while to ask questions. At this time, the night was extremely dark, and the whole palace gradually fell into a peaceful sleep. Only the palace lanterns burned tirelessly until dawn.

Cheng Jiangyun looked at Lin Junnuan with concern, "I'll take you home first."

The harem is the emperor's harem, even if they are ordered to investigate the case, they have to leave before the palace gates are sealed off. There are a bunch of stinky men in Dali Temple, how can he rest assured that Ah Nuan will stay up there all night.

"it is good."

It was approaching the curfew time, and there were few pedestrians on the street. Cheng Jiangyun simply led people on horseback. The hooves of the horses galloped on the bluestone street.

Lin Junnuan leaned against his warm and solid chest, but he didn't have any thoughts, and he was still thinking about the case these days in his mind.

"Do you think Xiuzhu's words are credible?"

Cheng Jiangyun took her into his arms calmly before replying, "It should be credible, she is afraid of death."

"The concubine De is really... like that? What is she planning?"

Cheng Jiangyun paused for a moment before answering her, "The emperor and the empress have a deep relationship, and they don't often favor other concubines. Moreover, the reason why Concubine De can enter the palace is only to restrain Shen Shangshu."

Therefore, although Concubine De was ranked as the fourth concubine because of her father, she did not receive much favor. She was also young, not even a few years older than her, and had no children by her side. She stayed alone in the palace all year round, empty After being lonely, does it start to develop abnormally?

Even... Lin Junnuan had a wretched guess that there might be more than one Wood under the concubine's skirt.

But after all, it's nothing more than guesswork, or that sentence, everything depends on the evidence.

But Shen Shangshu has always been cautious, is it possible to leave something that can threaten him?A wise man must have a careless mind, and people will make mistakes, and loopholes will appear, and there must be some place that can be used as a breakthrough.

Moreover, the little princess might be in danger now, so she has to hurry up.

Perhaps it was because she was too tired that day, or Mr. Cheng's horse was running too smoothly, she fell asleep while thinking about it.

Cheng Jiangyun found that she had stopped talking, and her breathing gradually became more even. He leaned over and saw that she was asleep. He took off the cloak and put it on her, and subconsciously controlled the speed of the horse, almost taking small steps. Go to the gate of Chengyibo Mansion.

It's a pity that the journey is still too short, and it only takes a moment to arrive.

Although he really wanted to hold her and sit quietly like this, but also wanted her to lie on the bed and have a good rest, Cheng Jiangyun stopped in front of the uncle's house for a moment, and woke up the person in his arms.

"Ah Nuan wake up, you're home."

"Um……"

Lin Junnuan, who was still asleep, let out a snort, his half-open sleepy eyes were a little moist, and his small lips were pouted in dissatisfaction. His appearance looked really attractive, and Mr. Cheng tensed up, afraid of himself. Losing his composure, he simply turned over and got off the horse, and took her down steadily.

Only then did Lin Junnuan wake up from the daze, "Here we are, then I'll go in first, you should go back quickly, pay attention to safety on the road, and have a good rest."

Master Cheng watched her enter the uncle's mansion, and did not turn around until the gate was slowly closed.There are still more than three months, he can afford to wait.

**

People from Dali Temple took Xiuzhu and Xiaoxizi back to continue interrogating. At the same time, in Yonghe Palace, Concubine De, who had not heard from Xiaoxizi for a long time, was also worried all night.

Is there any accident?She has started to regret it now, maybe she should wait a few days before killing Xiuzhu's mouth, but during the injury examination in Dali Temple today, Xiuzhu was almost frightened and showed her feet. , or early addition as well.

Besides, Xiao Xizi didn't know anything, she just killed people out of personal grievances, even if she was found out later, she wouldn't be involved.

That's right, that's it, Xiuzhu's death has nothing to do with her!Concubine De recited this sentence in her heart for several times before she slowly relaxed.

"Go and see if Xiao Xizi is back. If so, let him come to see me tomorrow morning."

Concubine De told the maid who was watching the night to say that there was obviously something wrong with a young eunuch overnight, so she couldn't be too impatient.

"Yes."

The palace maid was about to lead the order to go out, but Concubine De called her back, "Light the incense first."

The sedative incense has an excellent effect on helping sleep, and it didn't take long after it was lit, although she still felt uneasy in her heart, Concubine De still fell into a deep sleep.

The next morning, there was no good news, "What did you say? Xiao Xizi didn't return all night?!"

"Go back to your mother, yes."

"What about Xiuzhu? Where is she?"

"Xiuzhu didn't come back last night either."

Concubine De felt that things had gradually slipped out of her control. She didn't know whether it was anxiety or anger, so she casually smashed a vase on the maid, "Then what are you still doing here, let someone find it!"

The maid did not dare to dodge, her forehead was bleeding heavily, she did not dare to complain, and was about to lead the order out, when a bright yellow figure slowly walked into the palace gate, everyone in the Yonghe Palace had already bowed their heads and knelt down, the whole palace was silent, only Concubine De Still burning with anger.

"Don't look for it, I know where they are."