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Ruan Yunqing thought about it, Xiao Pei has been with Xiao Changfu for so long, so he should know much more than him.

He hurriedly asked Xiao Pei if Xiao Changfu had done anything suspicious in the past few months.Seeing Xiao Pei's bewildered face, Ruan Yunqing pointed out the day when Zhao Shurong's accident happened, and asked, "Think about it carefully, is there anything suspicious about Xiao Changfu during the period from the beginning of July to around the Ghost Festival?"

Xiao Pei puffed his cheeks and thought for a while, still tilting his head in a daze, thinking hard.Suddenly he slapped his forehead and shouted: "You said that around the time of the Ghost Festival, I remembered something."

"Hurry up." Ruan Yunqing hurriedly urged.

Xiao Pei hurriedly said: "During the Hungry Ghost Festival, Xiao Changfu seemed to be very happy. In those few days, he was very happy every day, and it was rare that he didn't beat or scold me when he saw me, so I remember it very clearly."

Xiao Pei stomped his feet and said angrily: "It's a pity that Xiao Changfu only treats us little eunuchs as playthings, and never tells us any secrets. I only know that during the Ghost Festival, he made a fortune, the amount is not small , is enough for him to eat for a lifetime."

"In the past few days, Xiao Changfu was also dizzy with joy. When he was very drunk, he revealed a few words in front of me. He said that someone gave him 1 taels of silver and asked him to help with a matter. , the man was very happy, and rewarded him with a few rare treasures, Xiao Changfu was overjoyed when he saw Qian's eyes open, and he really didn't even know where he was going in those few days."

A few days before the Ghost Festival, it was the day when Zhao Shurong had an accident. It can be inferred that someone in the palace must have given Xiao Changfu a sum of money, asking him to find a chance to get rid of Zhao Shurong. The treasure sealed his mouth.

"Do you know who gave it to you?" If you know who gave the money, you will have evidence to directly testify against Xiao Changfu.

The little eunuch smiled wryly and said, "I don't know where to go. Xiao Changfu wouldn't even tell me these words. That day he was really happy and crazy, so he revealed such a sentence."

Ruan Yunqing carefully recalled the intelligence reports from the Eagle Army. Xiao Changfu had indeed received a lot of bribes from concubines in the harem, but the amount of those bribes was not large.The Eagle Army has thoroughly investigated Xiao Changfu and his minions. Such a large amount of money and money should not be missed, but why did they not find this money and these rare treasures in Xiao Changfu's house? Where's Bao?

The more he thought about it, the more strange he became, Ruan Yunqing asked Xiao Pei: "Does Xiao Changfu have any private vaults or other places in the palace?"

Xiao Pei thought for a while, then shook his head and said: "No. Xiao Changfu has always been cautious. Besides, although he is a celebrity in front of the empress, the official manager of this palace is still Eunuch Zheng. No matter how bold he is, he will not give away those silver coins. Put it in the palace, and put it in front of people's eyes as a handle."

Ruan Yunqing couldn't help laughing, isn't it, she was too impatient and confused.

I just thought about it, and I will send more Yingjun brothers out later to find out if Xiao Changfu has any relatives outside the house. His hometown is too far away from the capital, and the brothers who went to investigate have not come back yet, so just wait. Let's talk about the news over there.

Ruan Yunqing dragged that little Pei back, Xiao Changfu had to clean up his place, otherwise it would be difficult to explain tomorrow.

Xiao Pei continued to recall while walking, halfway, he hesitated and said, "I don't know the money, but I have seen one of those rare treasures."

Ruan Yunqing's eyes lit up, grabbed Xiao Pei's arm, and asked anxiously, "Where is it?"

Xiao Pei made him dizzy, and called out, "It's on him."

Upon hearing this, Ruan Yunqing turned around and ran to the valet's room, Xiao Pei also hurriedly chased after him, and followed Ruan Yunqing back to the valet's room where Xiao Changfu lived.

Pushing the door open, I saw Xiao Changfu lying on the ground drunk, sleeping in the dark. He was lying on the Arhat bed, curled up, and snoring loudly. At this moment, he was afraid that the knife was on his neck. will wake up.

Ruan Yunqing checked the movement in the room before stepping in, let Xiao Pei in, turned around and closed the door, and put the latch on it.

Xiao Pei pulled out a scarlet rope from Xiao Changfu's collar, "This is it."

Ruan Yunqing took it, and saw a red gold Maitreya Buddha tied to the end of the rope.This Buddha statue is about the size of a chicken egg, and it is made of pure gold. It is very exquisitely carved. Although it is small, even the folds of the monk's robe and facial features on the Buddha's body are carved meticulously and vividly. Those eyes are black and bright, shining brightly under the candlelight. When you turn them a little, those eyes seem to be alive, and they can produce countless changes with different angles.

Ruan Yunqing was secretly amazed, and after a closer look, she found that it was not an ordinary stone, but two rare glazed stones in a century.Ruan Yunqing has never seen the real thing, but only read a record in a book of natural history, saying that colored glaze stones are only produced in Xiyue Kingdom, and it is extremely difficult to get them. Xiyue pays tribute to Dongli all the year round. pieces.

Xiao Pei said: "Don't look at Xiao Changfu's many evils, but he is most afraid of ghosts and gods. Since he got this treasure, he has hung it on his body every day and never left it for a moment. Once I asked curiously, he even boasted to me for a long time, saying This thing is not even seen around the emperor, so I know it is a treasure."

Ruan Yunqing nodded and searched carefully on the Buddha statue.

The general engraving master will leave his own exclusive mark on the carved thing after carving the finished product.Sculpture is a handicraft job. As long as it involves craftsmanship, the masters are very proud. Carving a mark is to make a name for themselves, and secondly, it is afraid that the carving will be damaged. The employer can search for the mark to find someone, so as not to burden others.Even if some employers are unwilling, these master carvers will leave marks on the inconspicuous places of the finished products. Outsiders can't see it, but among colleagues, they can spot it with just a glance.

There is a mason in the village where Ruan Yunqing lives, and the mason told him these words.

Sure enough, after looking around, I finally saw the word "Mei" in a very inconspicuous place beside the robe of the Buddha statue.

Ruan Yunqing was overjoyed, hurriedly found a pen and paper, and drew the general appearance and marks of the Buddha statue one by one, dried the ink, folded it up carefully, and carried it in her arms.

Xiao Pei didn't know what he was doing, so he had to stand aside and watch Ruan Yunqing busy with his work. When he was almost done, he put the Buddha statue back on Xiao Changfu and tidied it up, in case he noticed something was wrong when he got up.

The two of them tidied up the house, swept out the broken wine jug and buried it, cleaned the inside and the ground, and then they both left the house.

The two were sick and sympathetic to each other, and Ruan Yunqing had an idea. After getting along with him, Xiao Pei had become very dependent on him. When he left, he told Ruan Yunqing that he was working at Sixiang's office, and that the master he was with was dedicated to adding incense to the incense burners in Likun Palace. Deacon eunuch.Tell Ruan Yunqing to go to Si Xiang's place to find him when something happens, and he will definitely help.

Ruan Yunqing agreed with a smile, comforted him again, and hurried back to the service room.

Before entering the house, Ruan Yunqing walked around from the service room to the edge of the palace wall, in a large bush, took out the piccolo, played it twice, and Mo Zheng came out from behind him.

"Are you okay?"

"Don't guard!"

The two spoke at the same time, both speaking urgently and quickly.Ruan Yunqing was anxious to hand over the pattern just now to Mo Zheng, but Mo Zheng was worried about Ruan Yunqing's safety.

Mo Zheng has been following Ruan Yunqing ever since the crown prince sent him to Likun Palace. During the day, it is inconvenient for him to show up, so he hides on the beams or in some remote corner. There are guards patrolling the palace from time to time, and they dare not be too presumptuous , Even if it is covered by night, the secret guards must act carefully, lest they be found out.

Tonight, when Mo Zheng saw Xiao Changfu calling for someone, his heart ached. The crown prince told him to follow Ruan Yunqing's orders. As a secret guard, he must not act privately. When Ruan Yunqing entered Xiao Changfu's room, Mo Zheng lay on his stomach. On the roof, I lifted up two roof tiles and looked in, feeling anxious and angry, but I didn't dare to act without authorization, I was so aggrieved that I wanted to scold my mother.

Ruan Yunqing thanked him first, "Thank you, Guard Mo, I'm fine."

Mo Zheng rubbed the broken hair on his head, and said ruthlessly: "Don't be afraid, if Xiao Changfu dares to do anything, I will definitely go down and chop him up!"

Ruan Yunqing was grateful in his heart, and lamented that after meeting the prince, his situation has changed a lot. In the past, he had to take care of everything by himself. Now that he knows that the prince is behind him, he has enough confidence.

Ruan Yunqing smiled and said: "You must not. Although it would be a pleasure to chop him up, but in this way, His Royal Highness will also be harmed."

Mo Zheng said angrily: "You can't trust my skills? An old eunuch who is greedy for money and lust, I can crush him to death with two fingers. Don't worry, I will clean my hands and will never be caught by others. How can I hurt the prince?" ?”

"Of course I can trust Guard Mo's skills, but in matters in the palace, killing people is not the purpose. After killing this person, what benefits can be brought to the murderer in return is the most important thing."

This truth, Ruan Yunqing also suddenly realized after Zhao Shurong's death, when she speculated who was the murderer of her.He remembered what Gu Yuanwu had said to them. He said that there are no absolute enemies in the palace, and yesterday's enemies can work together for today's benefit.This thought made Ruan Yunqing suddenly enlightened. In this place where people would treat you as a human being only if you stepped into a high position, who would want to kill Zhao Shurong?

The answer is too easy to guess.It is so easy that everyone in the palace can guess it in the first time.After guessing who wants to kill someone, then the following matters only need to be followed and deduced logically.

Mo Zheng was the most impatient with these intrigues and power strife, he was disgusted by hearing this, hurriedly interrupted Ruan Yunqing, waved his hand and said: "OK, OK, anyway, I am following orders now, if you don't speak, I will never go to find you Xiao Changfu's troubles. I really don't know if these people in the palace are tired or not, but they are like a black-eyed chicken, they fight each other every day, it's really convincing, this is not how people live."

Ruan Yunqing smiled and shook her head, "It's okay if you don't understand, it means that Guard Mo is still clean."

If possible, Ruan Yunqing didn't want to understand these things, a few acres of fertile land, a thatched hut, working at sunrise and resting at sunset, peaceful and leisurely every day, that is the life he wants to live.I just don't know if he will have that day in his life.