Crossing the Datang Restaurant

He took a breath, and the depression in his heart faded a bit, he glanced at the person who was still kneeling on the ground, asked the maid next to him to tidy up the somewhat messed up temples, and said lightly: "Kneeling is useless, Get up first."

When they got up, Rong Yushu finally saw Tang Guang's appearance. He was still a little cold and expressionless, but at this moment he gave him a look, as if to reassure him that everything was his.

Unable to hide the sour feeling in his heart, Tang Siqing bowed his hands, thanked the princess, turned around, looked at Rong Yushu, his eyes were not as reproachful as Rong Yushu imagined, but slowed down, his voice was a little serious, as if not Without any deviation, said: "Do you have any doubts?"

Rong Yushu thought for a while and said: "I have been at the table before, I didn't go anywhere, and I didn't notice that someone came to my table, I went out once, and then I stayed in the peach blossom forest next to Yanting for a while , After returning, a maid came over to change the wine, acting a little strange."

Tang Siqing continued to ask: "When you were out, was anyone with you?"

Rong Yushu shook his head and said: "No, but in the peach blossom forest next to Yanting, a lady came over and asked me something, then Tang Shaoqing came over, after that lady left, Tang Shaoqing and I Back to the table."

His eyes fell on Tang Guang, and the latter replied without saying a word, "Yes."

The princess seemed to be angry after a while, and the expression on her face eased a lot, she continued: "Then do you remember, who is that young lady?"

Tang Guang nodded and said, "It's the daughter of Zhong Shu Ling Liu Shi."

A trace of surprise flashed between the princess' brows, she exchanged a glance with the young man standing below, then turned back, and said, "Miss Liu Suliu?"

Tang Guang nodded, the princess beckoned, signaled the maid next to her to go outside, summoned Liu Su, and summoned all the maids serving wine and dishes in the courtyard, and signaled to those waiting in the side hall, You can go back for now.

After a while, waiting for the maid to come over, saying that everyone was waiting in the yard, the princess got up and walked slowly to the door, and everyone followed her footsteps and went out together.

There was no one in the side hall. In the courtyard, the maids in pink dresses and the same makeup were standing neatly in the courtyard. They were still whispering, but when they saw the princess coming out, they all shut up and stood up neatly.

The princess pointed to a group of maids in front of her, there were about 30 to [-] people, and said, "That's all these people, go and see, where is that suspicious maid?"

Rong Yushu went down and looked at those women one by one. The more he looked, the more his heart became colder. Until the last row, Rong Yushu just swayed around roughly, and his heart sank unavoidably.

As expected, the other party came prepared, and among the twenty or thirty maids, none of them were there. Even though they just glanced at it unintentionally at that time, I should remember the appearance at that time clearly and never forget it.

When it came to the end, Rong Yushu couldn't help but start to measure in his heart. What if these people don't exist?

Although the spring feast is just an ordinary banquet, because of Princess Chengyang, there must be heavy guards outside. On the contrary, there are not many guards inside. It is expected that Princess Chengyang would not have expected that someone would sneak in. Steal from her room.

So the thief must be a family thief, but there are about a few hundred people busy up and down for the spring feast, not to mention how long it took to see each one, I am afraid that Princess Chengyang will definitely feel dissatisfied , plus I was already suspected, if it got more powerful, it was inevitable that the princess would not directly pull herself out to be punished in a fit of anger.

As if something flashed in his head, Rong Yushu walked past the group of people, returned to the princess, bowed and replied respectfully: "Princess Qi, Wan Sheng didn't notice the person who changed the wine for Wan Sheng at that time." .”

"Oh?" Princess Chengyang's voice was intriguing, she looked at Rong Yushu with great interest, and asked, "Then what should you do next?"

Rong Yushu's face remained unchanged, ignoring Tang Guang's tightly frowning brows behind him, and said, "Can Wansheng take a look at the princess' gilt hairpin?"

Princess Chengyang signaled slightly, and the maid next to her walked inside, took out the hairpin, and handed it to Rong Yushu.

Rong Yushu took a closer look at the hairpin. The workmanship of the hairpin is extremely exquisite. It seems to be made of gold. , shining brightly in the sun.

I touched the hairpin carefully, the straight part felt a little smooth, I wiped it again, looked at it in the sun, twisted my fingers, it was a little smooth, looked in the sun, it seemed to be something like grease.

Putting it under the nose and smelling it, there is a unique smell, which can't be said to be pleasant, but it can't be said to be extremely stinky. It just smells like medicine, but it's not as strong as medicine.

Suppressing the joy in his heart, Rong Yushu walked back and said respectfully to the princess, "Wan Sheng dares to ask, has the princess suffered any injuries recently? Especially her hands, which are similar to frostbite."

The princess said calmly: "The royal doctor in the palace prepared Qionghua ointment for me. I rub it on my hands every day and wash it off with water. It will prevent frostbite all year round in winter."

"The people around the princess, who touched the hairpin, have they ever had chilblains or applied any medicine on their hands?"

Shaking his head, he said, "I don't like those things that are too greasy. Even they clean things at night and maintain them. When they are next to each other, they don't use those things."

Rong Yushu breathed a sigh of relief, handed the hairpin up, and said, "In other words, the ointment on this hairpin is not from the princess?"

Cheng Yang took the hairpin, put it under his nose and smelled it, frowned immediately, put it aside, and said very unhappy: "What is this smell, why is it so bad?"

The maid next to her quickly took it, sniffed it, and said she didn't know.

Tang Lin stepped forward, boldly took the things, observed carefully, and Rong Yushu quickly replied: "His Royal Highness, this is a kind of medicine called ointment. In winter, people will have frostbite on their hands. I mixed several herbs and oils and rubbed them on my hands to treat chilblains.”

Rong Yushu is very familiar with this kind of thing. Uncle Wu often bought these things to use back because of frostbite on his hands. They are not expensive and convenient. Apart from the smell, there are almost no shortcomings. It can be said that they are very popular among the general public. Used by the middle class and below.

The maid Qimei next to her said with some doubts: "But such a big smell, even the maids can't use it. The hands are the most important part. If they have frostbite, they will not be allowed to come out to serve wine. How can the guests like such a big taste?"

Rong Yushu smiled and said, "So, maybe it's not the maid serving the wine at all, but someone else?"

He gestured to the hairpin in Tang Lin's hand with his eyes, and said: "The person holding this hairpin must have frostbite on his hands, and he also applied medicine on his hands. Before doing this, he must have been extremely nervous. The ointment As the sweat gets on the hairpin, it stays."

The princess sneered, and ordered to the people next to her: "Bring over all those who have frostbite on their hands in Qinchun Garden, no matter whether they have medicine or not, bring them all to me." After a pause, Added: "Only women."

Rong Yushu stood beside him and waited quietly, but his mood began to calm down. There should be nothing wrong this time.Tang Guang, who was next to him, walked closer and squeezed Rong Yushu's hand imperceptibly. After finding out, Rong Yushu smiled at him, his eyes full of relief.

Tang Guang was still a little worried, Rong Yushu pinched his waist, blinked his eyes, and signaled him not to worry.

Turning his head, he happened to see the person standing next to him, smiling at him.

There was an inexplicable sense of self-confidence and pride on this man's face, giving the first impression that he was a winner in life. Coupled with his fine attire, Rong Yushu couldn't help feeling a little curious about this man.

There was a trace of doubt in my heart, but naturally I couldn't do anything in this situation, I just nodded slightly as a greeting.

Liu Su came here at this time, and was suddenly brought over by Princess Chengyang. No matter how good her mental quality was, she was a little frightened at this time.

Liu Su bowed profusely on the ground, and said in a soft but not weak voice: "Little girl Liu Su, see Your Highness the Princess."

"Please." The princess's tone softened. Liu Su was the daughter of Zhong Shuling Liu Shi, plus she was a woman, so her voice naturally didn't have the harshness just now.

Together, Liu Su scanned the surroundings, only to find a familiar person. His eyes lit up, but he found that the atmosphere around him was not very good. He suppressed the doubts in his heart and asked, "Princess asked the little girl to come What's the matter?"

The princess glanced at Rong Yushu, although the current situation is developing in another direction, she still needs to ask, and said: "How long have you and Rong Yushu stayed next to Yanting in the peach blossom forest?" How long?"

Liu Su's face turned red. She didn't know why she suddenly mentioned this. The atmosphere on the field was a bit arrogant and domineering, and she couldn't allow her to think, so she replied honestly: "From the time I saw Tang Shaoqing coming, to the time I left Go, I don't remember the time very clearly, but at least a quarter of an hour, maybe a little more."

Princess Chengyang's face softened a little, Tang Guang couldn't bear it any longer, he stepped out first and said, "Your Highness, from the time Rong Yushu left to the time he came back, there were two quarters of an hour, and about half of the time was seen by people." , it’s not enough time for a cup of tea, so how can I steal something in the princess’s yard?”

"Stealing things? How could it be?" Liu Su covered her mouth in surprise, obviously she couldn't believe this. The man's temperament looks so beautiful, how could he do such a thing?

The princess glanced at him and said, "Although he may not have stolen the item, but he found it there. After all, there should be a responsibility. This is also a chance for you to make up for what you have done. Do you understand?" One sentence was addressed to Rong Yushu.

"Yes. Wansheng must find someone." Rong Yushu stood up straight and nodded in response.Seeing that things were going in a different direction, Liu Su didn't want to leave for a while, thinking of waiting here for the truth to come out, so she stood aside and watched.

The people were gradually brought into the yard, most of them were rough servant girls, a simple woman in linen, after entering, Rong Yushu pointed out her sharply and said, "Don't bring it, I'm sure it's she."