Courtesy

Shen Qiuyu is not only the daughter of Duke Song, but also the younger sister of the current queen. Although Duke Song has already set off for Hexi, but due to his relationship with the queen, it is difficult for the Zhang Jiansi to directly mention someone, so he can only let Gu Fang go to the palace. Ask for a statement.

When Gu Fang heard Tang Long's arrangement, he felt very dissatisfied: "Deputy Director Tang, please let Zhuang Zhou go, my behavior really damages the image of our Chief Appreciation Division!"

He stroked his hair, there were many people in the palace, he didn't want to be ashamed anymore.

"We don't have much image in the palm of our hand, you can go there boldly!" Tang Long said, "No one is more suitable than you, you are the emperor's senior brother, who dares to laugh at you, besides, I heard that Second Miss Shen is very unruly and capricious, and ordinary people may not be able to get anything out of her mouth."

"I'm just an ordinary person..." Why are you so confident that I can ask one, two, three from people's mouths?

"You are extraordinary." Tang Long put his hat high on him, "You saved Second Miss Shen's life, and she will definitely remember your life-saving grace!"

"But I..." Gu Fang wanted to cry but had no tears.

"Go quickly." Seeing that he still wanted ink, Tang Long's expression darkened, and he roared loudly.

"I'll go right away." Gu Fang was trembling, and went as soon as he went, why did he still get angry.

Gu Fang who said in the morning not to look for him until his hair grows back, took the initiative to enter the palace in the afternoon.

Although Shen Qiuyu is not Jun Ruohan's concubine, she is a girl who has not left the court after all, so he can't really go to her alone to question her.

After thinking about it, it would be more convenient to have the Queen present, after all, Shen Qiuyu doesn't seem like a person who will cooperate honestly.

The three of them sat under the hexagonal pavilion in the imperial garden, and there were several palace servants standing not far away to wait on them at any time.

Gu Fang took out the pen, ink, paper and inkstone prepared in advance and spread them out on the stone table: "Miss Shen, according to Concubine Lan's close maid, you went to see Concubine Lan yesterday afternoon, what is it?"

"Concubine Lan made snow ginseng soup earlier, and the queen mother liked it very much. I saw that the old lady liked it, so I naturally wanted to ask Concubine Lan for advice, and make it for the queen mother in the future." Shen Qiuyun was very cooperative, and asked what to say What, but his eyes never fell on Gu Fang, and he clearly resisted him or what he asked.

"Then?"

"After that, I will go back to Yongshou Palace." Shen Qiuyu said.

"When did you return to Yongshou Palace?" Gu Fang asked.

Shen Qiuyu frowned unhappily: "Probably after the sun goes down, I don't remember clearly.

"Can anyone testify against you?"

"There are maids, eunuchs and guards everywhere in the palace. I don't know who saw me and who didn't." Shen Qiuyu was obviously a little impatient.

"Qiu Yu, after all, you are the last person to see Concubine Lan. Gu Shaoshi is now helping you clear the suspicion. With your attitude, no one can help you." The queen finally couldn't stand it anymore, and reprimanded softly.

"Get rid of the suspicion for me?" Shen Qiuyu suddenly lost control of his emotions, "Have you already determined that I am the murderer? Okay, if you have evidence, arrest me. If there is no evidence... I will not accompany you."

Shen Qiuyu suddenly stood up, shook her sleeves and left.

Gu Fang was still holding the pen holder in his hand, looking at the farce in front of him, he was a little embarrassed: "Empress, did I ask something that I shouldn't have asked?"

Although she knew that Shen Qiuyu must be jealous of Shen Qiuyun being Jun Ruohan's queen, she never thought that the gap between the two sisters was already so deep.

The queen shook her head, and the frown between her brows never let go: "Qiu Yu is stubborn, please don't take it to heart, Young Envoy Gu."

"Your Majesty has beaten the evil minister. Whoever encounters this kind of thing will probably be the same as the second young lady. It is the minister's inappropriate words."

"If Young Envoy Gu can trust me, I will present Qiu Yu's confession in person tomorrow, can you see it?" Shen Qiuyun said.

Shen Qiuyu's attitude was very clear, even if Gu Fang was her savior, she was doomed to have nothing to ask, maybe no one except the queen could do this.

"The minister first thanked the majesty on behalf of the chief inspector, the majesty is tired." Gu Fang stood up and bowed to salute.

After saying goodbye to the queen, Gu Fang walked absent-mindedly with his own things, Shen Qiuyu's attitude is really worth pondering.

He only asked a few simple questions, probably not to the point of annoying people, and according to her, when she returned to Yongshou Palace, there was no one who could confirm when she would return to Yongshou Palace .

As far as he knew, although Shen Qiuyu was serving the Queen Mother, she was also served by her personal maid.

If you just asked Concubine Lan for advice on making soup, why didn't you bring your maid along with you?

"Hey..." The more Gu Fang thought about it, the more he felt a headache, and couldn't help but sigh.

"What are you so obsessed with?"

A familiar voice rang in his ears, Gu Fang didn't have time to raise his head, he only caught a glimpse of the corner of the robe, and he knelt down to salute consciously: "I pay homage to the emperor."

"Get up!" Jun Ruohan said.

"Thank you, Your Majesty." Gu Fang stood up with an embarrassed expression on his face.

"Has the hair grown?" Jun Ruohan looked at his head and suppressed a smile to save him face.

Gu Fang rolled his eyes silently, and found that Little Lu Gongzheng was staring at him intently, so he could only give up: "No."

"Then why did you come into the palace?"

"What I said was that the emperor can't go to see me, but I didn't say that I can't enter the palace." Gu Fang said.

"Follow me to the front, and let me tell you about the progress of Concubine Lan's case." Jun Ruohan walked forward with his hands behind his hands, "Lu Sheng, let's go down first!"

"Yes."

After Lu Sheng left, Gu Fang caught up with Jun Ruohan.

"I think Second Miss Shen is quite strange." Gu Fang told Jun Ruohan what happened just now.

After hearing this, Jun Ruohan couldn't help but frowned: "She said she was going to ask Concubine Lan about Xueshen Tang?"

"Yes!"

"But Concubine Lan's snow ginseng soup is really good." Jun Ruohan said.

"Have you drank it too?" Gu Fang pouted and asked, he didn't even smell how strong the smell of vinegar was in his words.

"Of course, after a compliment, she made it every day and sent it here." The corner of Jun Ruohan's mouth raised a subtle arc.

"It's great to be an emperor!" Gu Fang said sourly, but after a while he suddenly clicked his tongue, "Are you saying that Shen Qiuyu is lying? She went to ask Concubine Lan to make soup not for the Queen Mother, but for you Bar!"

"It's not impossible." Jun Ruohan stretched out his hand and flicked on the branch in front of him, and the plum blossoms fell like rain in an instant, sprinkled all over the people behind him.

"Because you praised Concubine Lan, she became jealous and shā're:n by mistake." Gu Fang looked at the petals on his head and body, a little powerless, why didn't he find this guy so naive, "However, That's not right, Lan Fei's residence is still some distance away from the ice cellar, even if Shen Qiuyu killed someone, it's impossible to drag the body all the way without being found!"

"Since you said in the morning that the murderer may be a woman, and it is impossible for a woman to drag Concubine Lan's body from her residence to the ice cellar without being discovered, is it possible that Concubine Lan was not killed at her residence, but in the ice cellar?" Nearby, in order to dispose of the corpse, the murderer dragged the corpse into the ice cellar." Jun Ruohan said.

Gu Fang seemed to clear away the fog in front of him, and clapped his hands: "Yes, why didn't I think of it, then can I go to the ice cellar to have a look now?"

After all, he is in the palace, without Jun Ruohan's permission, he dare not move around at will.

"There's nothing left or right, I'll go with you." Jun Ruohan said.

Gu Fang smiled meanly: "It's really clingy."

"Ok?"

"Nothing, let's go!"

From the imperial garden to the cold palace, the distance is quite long, and the two of them just walked along the way in such a wobbly way.

"By the way, how is Concubine Wen?" Gu Fang thought of the thrilling moment last night, and still felt a little palpitating.

When it comes to Concubine Wen, Jun Ruohan's mood is obviously not too high: "It's nothing serious, I just keep talking about going to reunite with my second brother, and now I can't leave people by my side, I'm really afraid that she won't think about doing something stupid."

"No, she has noticed everything you have done these years." Seeing that there was no one around, Gu Fang quietly reached out and stroked his vest.

"I hope." Jun Ruohan took his hand and looked at it, "Has the skin healed?"

"How can it be so fast, at least I have to drink a few more bowls of pigeon soup." Gu Fang withdrew his hand and continued walking beside him.

Only then did Jun Ruohan smile again: "When I leave the palace, I will bring you a bowl."

After chatting, we arrived at the Suian Hall, which had become a ruin, and walking further back was the half-burned Leng Palace.

Gu Fang looked at everything in front of him and said: "There are very few people walking around here. If someone is killed here and then hides the body, it may not be discovered by others."

"That's right, it's freezing cold now, and ice food is no longer eaten in the palace. If it wasn't for the fire last night, and the eunuch who manages the ice cellar is careful, the body of Concubine Lan will not be discovered until when."

The two looked around outside the ice cellar, but found nothing, because even if there were traces of the fire last night, it must have been burned!

"It's getting dark, let's go back." Jun Ruohan looked up at Gu Fang who was still wandering around, "The truth is there, I won't run away."

Gu Fang nodded, and then reminded him: "I will come to the palace tomorrow morning, if you see me tomorrow, don't laugh anymore."

"I'll try my best." It's okay if he doesn't mention it, but when he mentions Jun Ruohan, he can't help but put his gaze on his head.

"Hey, do you think the queen has seen us... what's going on with us?" Gu Fang remembered what the queen said last night, what is "let the imperial doctor take a look, the emperor can rest assured".

"Yes!" Jun Ruohan said indifferently, "She knows that my sweetheart is none other than Gu Shaoshi, who is in charge of Jianjian."

"What?" Gu Fang exclaimed, "Really, really? She already knows?"

"know."

"That..." That's not embarrassing.

"Don't worry, she's measured and won't talk nonsense." Jun Ruohan pinched his shoulder and comforted him, "Let's go, I'll ask Lu Sheng to bring you a bowl of pigeon soup back home."

Gu Fang: "..."