The corner of Fang Shu's mouth twitched, she didn't know whether to express her honor, or to rush up and beat him up, she hadn't made up her mind yet, her hand instinctively stretched out to reach for the handkerchief.
"give me back!"
I don't know when it was lost, I don't have any memory at all, I just remember that it disappeared for several days, that is to say, it is very likely that it was lost when I was out of the palace last time.
She put the handkerchief in her arms, maybe she didn't pay attention when changing clothes, or maybe...he stole it.
I remember that he bumped into her when I was in the inn last time. Although the stairs were small, no one touched her when they walked past, only him.
At that time he began to doubt her identity? Revealed so early
Fang Shu's heart beat suddenly accelerated, the shock was too big for her, and her movements froze involuntarily.
Li Zhai seemed to see it, and comforted him, "Don't be nervous, this time it's for handling a case, and I won't trouble you."
That's right, no matter what you say, you are a second-rank official in the imperial court, it is impossible to really care about a little girl like her, and she is doing things for the empress, so he should know.
The matter of Jinxiu has nothing to do with her, Fang Shu has no psychological burden, and she is relieved.
"You hide from me because you're afraid of my revenge." If it's a coincidence that you didn't see him once, it's not a coincidence twice.
He is different from other people. If someone from Shen Xingsi investigates the case, he will probably ask a few people. He will ask everyone, and he will not miss any details.
Everyone saw it yesterday, except her.
Because of the bandits recently, my parents sent troops to suppress them, and I left in a hurry, so I left my sister Changle to him to take care of. I was thinking about Changle in my heart, and I was somewhat distracted. I forgot to ask about the handkerchief, and I just remembered it today.
Fortunately, when I was leaving, I happened to meet a little girl named Mujin, who recognized Pazi at a glance, and told him a lot. He thought he still had some time, so he came back to block people.
I had a hunch in my heart that she was probably the girl I met outside the palace last time, who made them deflate a few times.
"Answer me a few questions, and I'll return the handkerchief to you." His expression became serious.
Fang Shu nodded.
He probably knew what he was going to ask, it was nothing more than Jinxiu's matter, it was impossible to say that Jinxiu's matter had nothing to do with her, it was more or less related, what should be said and what should not be said clearly.
For example, about the private fight between her and Jinxiu, once it got out, Jinxiu beat him up, saying that she forced her to jump off the building, which is pretty fucked up.
In fact, as long as it's not for wearing on the emperor at night, other things can save your life.
It is really helpless to go out of the palace to deceive people in order to buy books. Judging by Li Zhai's attitude, he no longer cares about it.
If Jinxiu were to blame her, she would tell the truth and tell the whole story of that day. Li Zhai was very smart, and she believed that Li Zhai could tell if she was lying or not. It's not good for the empress.
Why did Jinxiu kill her? Li Zhai may suspect that it was the empress who asked her to do it, and then find out about the empress.
Now that she has been staring at the empress, Fang Shu doesn't think it's a coincidence to investigate the harem for no reason.
In short, if she doesn't answer well now, it is very likely that the empress will be implicated.
"What's your relationship with Jinxiu?"
Sure enough, the problem was very difficult. To be honest, it was a friendship between friends. There must be a problem when they broke up suddenly, but she didn't know how many things Li Zhai had mastered, so it was impossible to tell the truth.
Fang Shu walked over, opened her mouth as if to answer, and suddenly took advantage of his inattention, tiptoed to reach for the handkerchief in his hand.
Although the handkerchief is really not important to her, it is a good distraction now.
Li Zhai didn't need to do anything, she couldn't reach her even if he raised his hand lightly, the difference in stature was too big.
Fang Shu originally thought that 1.65 meters was considered tall, but after meeting the emperor, she realized that it was not enough. She needs at least 1.7 meters to be just right for the emperor's height. After all, there are no high-heeled shoes in this era.
The flat shoes are not a little bit shorter, and I have to look up at people every time, especially men, the emperor is, and so is Li Zhai.
This guy was not much shorter than the emperor, he was also tall, thin and tall, when he raised his hand, the sleeves slipped off, revealing his fair and slender arms.
It's so flirtatious, she didn't wear anything under the official robe, only a touch of white was exposed inside the round collar, which looked like obscene clothes, but in fact, it was sewn on the robe, and it was made on the surface, like a fake two sets.
How could he be scolded for changing his official robes in private? But Fang Shu didn't dare to shake, because she also missed one piece of clothing.
There are three pieces of clothes in this era, obscene clothing, middle clothing, and outer clothing. She was missing one obscenity clothing, but at least she was wearing two. This guy only had one, and he was naked inside.
The weather is too hot, and men are hotter than women, so it seems reasonable.
This matter cannot be used as an excuse, so Fang Shu had to find something else.
"The censor of the dignified capital refused to return my handkerchief!" Fang Shu continued to grab the handkerchief, but couldn't answer the question anyway.
"If you change the subject again, I will suspect that you have something to do with this matter."
Li Zhai is so smart, he can see through her little thoughts in an instant.
Fang Shu found out that she couldn't play with him, no matter how hard she tried, it was useless, but she had already pretended that the handkerchief was very important, so she had to play to the end and grab a few more.
She stretched out her left hand, and Li Zhai switched to his right hand, she stretched out his right hand, and Li Zhai switched to his left hand, he got off when she climbed up, as if playing with her, he asked while retreating, "Once a good friend, why did they break up all of a sudden? "
Sure enough, he knew something, Fang Shu didn't care about anything else, and quickly grabbed his skirt, "Be careful of your mother's flowers!"
He stepped back a few times, and he had already retreated to the edge, almost knocking over the flower of the empress.
"Your Majesty likes this one the most. If you break it, you will be in trouble." This is not a lie, your Majesty really likes this one.
Fang Shu hasn't figured out how to answer his question yet, so she can only talk about him temporarily, and wait for her to think about it before answering.
Li Zhai lowered his eyes and glanced at it. It was a white flower that bloomed beautifully and was tender and tender. One could tell that it had been carefully reared. For some reason, his eyes lit up.
Fang Shu inexplicably had a bad premonition.
Sure enough, the guy raised his thumb and middle finger, aiming at the head of the flower, seemingly unintentionally asking, "Since it's your mother's favorite flower, if someone accidentally knocks it off, will the person who takes care of it be punished?"
Fang Shu: "..."
How despicable!
Can't help but stare at him.
"Oops," he said very unconcernedly, "my hand slipped."
He flicked off the head of the blooming flower, and the petals fell lightly. Li Zhai aimed at the second flower, with an innocent smile on his handsome face, "The first flower was blown away by the wind, and the second one was blown away by the wind. What excuse are you looking for?"
Fang Shu: "..."
Her heart is bleeding, and she also likes this white rose. The last wave of flowering is over, and it will be gone after it blooms.
I couldn't help being a little annoyed, she was so stupid, she actually came to the door to tell others about her weaknesses.
Sighing, she said honestly, "Jinxiu and I were indeed friends before, but because the empress decided to entrust me with a very important matter instead of Jinxiu, so... we broke up."
It implies that he is competing for favor, and that the most important thing is the auction of books, which is very important and can be muddied.
"Since it's so simple, why didn't you say it earlier." Almost thought that she was the one who forced Jinxiu to jump off the building.
Fang Shu rolled his eyes at him, "You know that the handkerchief is mine, and you know my relationship with Jinxiu, so you must have asked someone else to ask, have they told you that I have a bad reputation in Changchun Palace?"
Li Zhai nodded, "Everyone says you are a shameless, shameless and bad woman."
This remark was more of a joke, which meant that he didn't believe it, and Fang Shu was a little surprised.
"I can see that your nature is not bad." Last time outside the palace, they helped her deal with the hooligans, and she helped the emperor bargain, so there must be a reason and effect.
Fang Shu was even more surprised. People who lived together for a long time couldn't tell, but he could see it
"My eyes are bright, they can't fool me." Li Zhai returned to the subject, "Tell me, where were you before Jinxiu jumped off the building? What were you doing? Who were you with?"
"I accidentally fell into the river and took leave to rest in the dormitory. I was alone, and they were all working in the front yard."
"That is to say, there is no witness?"
"It doesn't count. Although I am alone in the dormitory, Jinxiu is in the front yard. There are so many eyes watching her. It is impossible for me to do anything to her."
"What is your impression of Jinxiu?"
Fang Shu couldn't tell, "I'm a little paranoid, and I care a lot about my mother. If my mother asked me to do it, she would hate me and make trouble for me everywhere."
"She's a female official, and I'm just a third-class handyman. There's nothing I can do about it, and I don't know what kind of trouble she has. She actually jumped off the building. Now everyone will think I did it. She must want to use this Take revenge on me."
"If you really retaliate against you, you will be in prison now." Li Zhai hit.
Fang Shu shook her head, "You don't understand, it's the kind of invisible revenge. I can hear people scolding me behind my back every day, saying that I caused Jinxiu to jump off the building. I'm under a lot of pressure."
This sentence is half true and half false. The pressure is a little bit, but not that great.
"Is Your Majesty treating you well?" Li Zhai asked suddenly.
Fang Shu froze for a moment, "What's wrong?"
"You're defending her inside and out." It's fine for a normal person to get rid of herself. She not only wants to get rid of herself, but also wants to get rid of the queen.
They keep implying that Jinxiu danced by herself because of jealousy.
But she obviously misunderstood. First, it is impossible for someone to make fun of his life to get revenge on others, no matter how paranoid that person is.
Second, this matter is mainly directed at the Queen. It is a pretense to ask other people to ask questions. I feel that she knows more, so I just paid special attention to it.
Fang Shu was about to say something more, but Li Zhai interrupted her, "What time is it?"
Fang Shu looked up at the sky as she said, "It's almost time?"
Not sure. After all, there is no watch here, so I can only judge by looking at the sun. It feels inaccurate. If the earth rotates faster one day, sometimes slower, the whole time will be out of order.
Li Zhai nodded, "It's time to go back and bring the baby."
He is not stupid, he has already seen that Fang Shu, like Mu Jin, is loyal to the empress and will not reveal anything else to him, so there is no need to waste any more time.
Returning the handkerchief to Fang Shu, she lifted her foot and walked out, leaving Fang Shu alone for some reason.
With a baby
Li Zhai did not leave, and the reason why he left and returned was not simply to return the handkerchief, but also for other reasons.
When Jinxiu saw Fang Shu's handkerchief, she suddenly panicked. Why? Either Fang Shu threatened her, or she had a guilty conscience.
One of them is a female official, the other is a third-class handyman, and the female official's family has nothing to worry about. It can be said that Fang Shu has nowhere to threaten her.
On the other hand, Jinxiu is a confidant of the empress and has quite connections in Changchun Palace, so she looks more like the latter no matter how you look at it.
What did she do to Fang Shu? This matter is big enough to make a woman officer who has seen the world flustered.
If it's something she can't handle, she will definitely discuss it with someone she trusts. Judging from her defense of the queen, she will probably go to the empress.
If this matter has something to do with her jumping off the building, it is more likely to find the empress. Since Fang Shu is incapable of threatening her, who will be threatening her
There is no one else but the empress, but she trusts the empress the most. With the handkerchief in his hand, she is naturally worried that he has some evidence against the empress, and she is also afraid of what Fang Shu will say, so she will tell the empress about it soon. .
He came back to verify whether his thoughts were correct, to be precise, to eavesdrop.
When I was talking to Fang Shu just now, I suddenly caught a glimpse of Jinxiu's figure in the corridor. She was being carried on her back, and she had to run outside with such a serious injury.
It seems that half of his conjecture has been verified.
He left the Changchun Palace, but still did not leave. Instead, he found a corner, climbed over the wall to enter, and followed the wall carefully to the roof, avoiding other people as much as possible, walking in the backyard.
It was already past lunch time when I was talking to Fang Shu. Changchun Palace had the habit of taking a nap. After dinner, everyone would not run around, and almost all slept in their own bedrooms, which meant that there was no one in the backyard, only him.
He jumped off the roof and leaned against the wall to approach the window. The mother's house had windows at the front and back, and one window faced the backyard.
Opening a little gap in the window, he saw Jinxiu being carried in the room.
"Your Majesty, I feel that there is something wrong with this servant. Those two people seem to be targeting Your Majesty." She must admit that she was threatened by her Majesty, as if she had already confirmed that it was her who did it.
The figure of the empress was blocked by the screen, and he couldn't see clearly. He wanted to open the window to have a look again, but the old wooden window creaked.
He immediately realized that something was wrong, and hurriedly backed away, but it was too late, a few hairpins passed through the window and shot straight at him, he dodged two, and one was unavoidable, so he got hit. The hairpin is thin and the wound is small, so it doesn't hurt, but there is some numbness, and it seems that medicine has been smeared on it.
Yin Fei was inspecting the rice in the yard. Even if some crabs were raised according to her instructions, the growth was still not good. I don't know what was missing.
Just as I bent down and was about to pull out one to see if there was something wrong with it, there was a sudden sound of a heavy object falling to the ground behind me.
Yin Fei withdrew her hand and looked behind her. There was nothing there, but she only vaguely felt that the grass in the corner seemed to be pressed down by something.
The grass is a little tall, and he left it on purpose to cover the wall. When it rains, water will accumulate at the base of the wall, and some parts will become moldy and emit an unpleasant smell. Covering it with grass can also disperse the smell.
After thinking about it, he raised his foot and walked over. Just as he was getting closer, his ankle suddenly tightened. Li Zhai lay on the ground, his face pale and weak.
"Look for Shangguan Yun..."
Yin Fei frowned, "What do you want him for?"
"Help me take the baby..."