Murong Yu changed his mind and turned to the nearby Cunmo Pavilion.
Sometimes there are many government affairs, and he is late at night after approving the memorials, so he rests in the palace and lives in Cunmo Pavilion.
Cunmo Pavilion is simple, elegant and quiet, few people come to Pingchang. He occasionally stayed overnight, so there were two servants in the pavilion. Naturally, these two servants belonged to him.
It was so late, the two servants thought that Yu Wang would not come, so they rested.
Murong Yu didn't make much noise because he didn't want the palace people to know.
He put Murong Ci on his bed and called twice, but she still didn't respond.
The Qiansha Palace Lantern was lit, and the dark red light faded away, illuminating her small face and extremely white lips.
Smooth forehead, beautiful curved eyelashes, straight nose, petal-thin lips, snow-white and delicate chin, small jade-like ear beads, smooth and delicate snow neck, jade-white skin break
He has always felt that the word "beautiful and delicious" is too exaggerated, and now he really feels that it is true.
Hungry
That feeling, so clear.
The slender fingers gently rubbed her delicate and smooth snowy cheeks. The indescribable soft touch caused his blood to run faster, and a burning heat suddenly surged in his chest.
Murong Yu secretly sighed, picked her up, and among those who pinched her, she woke up.
There was a deep darkness in front of his eyes, Murong Ci slowly opened his eyes, there was a moment of clarity and blankness.
Everything is quiet, dark and dead, where is this
In the dark background all around, there is only a snow-colored handsome face exuding a warm jade-like soft light, and only long steel-like arms tightly hugging her.
In an instant, her face became hot, and she pushed him away in a panic.
"This tea is prepared by the palace people every day, drink some."
He handed the teacup to her lips, his movements were clumsy and jerky, which showed that he had never served others like this before.
She awkwardly took the teacup and drank it while meditating. Could it be that this is the Cunmo Pavilion where he stayed overnight in the palace
what did he bring her here
Thinking of all the suspicious cases and murders that happened these days, thinking of the shocking moment in the Qingyuan Palace, and thinking of the few hours he had deliberately created for them to be alone tonight, she had to doubt his intentions and never let go of her vigilance. And guard back again.
Will this tea be tampered with by him
She had just woken up just now, her mind was still in confusion, so she drank it in a daze.
"This is the Cunmo Pavilion." Murong Yu saw the deep guard in her eyes, and his face turned cold, "You fainted just now."
"Thank you, my lord. I'm fine now, so I'll go back to the East Palace first."
Murong Ci stood up and walked out in a panic, somewhat embarrassed.
He quickly chased him out, "It's dead of night, it's not safe for you to go back to the East Palace alone, my king will escort you back."
She walked like flying, as if there was a big bad wolf chasing after her, "No need."
There was a car parked outside Cunmo Pavilion, and it was he who ordered it to go down when he came in.
She froze for a moment, then sat on the shoulder silently. I just fainted due to lack of energy. If I go back on foot, the consequences will be unimaginable. Taking a shoulder bus is the most sensible choice.
Walking forward, she looked back in a strange way, he was standing under the door of the pavilion, his snowy face was hidden by dim light and shadows, only the golden light on the black python robe flickered in the night wind, sharp and heart-piercing.
She turned her head and sat down, but felt a thorn in her back.
In the middle of the night, after running around, she was really tired.
The body that had been tense all the time relaxed, and those vigilance and defenses could finally be let go a little bit.
Murong Yu watched her being gradually swallowed by the darkness, his deep eyes narrowed coldly, always sharp and cool.
"The deceased, Changqing, was about forty-seven years old. His face was bluish-black, his lips were black-purple, and his tongue was black. There were no obvious injuries on his body, and he died of poisoning."
Shen Zhiyan carefully examined Chang Qing's body and came to a conclusion.
Then, he picked up the teacup from the table in Changqing's room, put it close to his nose and sniffed it, "It's arsenic."
To be cautious, he stabbed a long silver needle into the dead man's throat, took it out after a while, and the silver needle turned black.
"Arsenic enters the mouth, causing death from poison." He took off his thin white gloves, "I didn't expect so many things to happen last night."
"Chang Qing is suspicious, I will tell you slowly later. By the way, Xiao Yin is not clean." Murong Ci's expression was heavy.
"Really." He was quite shocked, and immediately checked Xiaoyin's descendants, and then apologized, "Your Highness, I was negligent. But how does Your Highness know?"
"It was Yu Wang who thought of this."
"This is very important." Shen Zhiyan frowned and analyzed, "Chang Qing dragged Xiao Yin up, so it is impossible not to know whether he is clean or not. Chang Qing committed suicide by taking poison, it is very likely that he wanted to keep Little Yin clean The secret."
She nodded slowly, "It is a serious crime to deceive the emperor if a servant is not clean. If it is light, he will be punished a hundred times, and if it is serious, he will be sentenced to death, but Chang Qing will not die. I feel that it is not Xiao Yin who is not clean by taking poison and committing suicide. own this secret, and
It was Xiaoyin's background. "
His elegant brows suddenly lit up, "From this point of view, Xiaoyin's life experience is not simple."
Then, Murong Ci uttered the findings of last night and her and Murong Yu's analysis, "Do you think Changqing may be a remnant of King Rui's party? Does Xiaoyin have anything to do with King Rui?" Could it be the remnants of King Rui's party lurking in the dark and making waves?"
Hearing that these things might involve the long-dead King Rui, Shen Zhiyan was horrified, "Yu Wang's speculation is reasonable. It is very likely that Chang Qing was the eyes and ears of King Rui An in the palace. Now both Chang Qing and Xiao Yin are dead. There is no evidence of death, and this clue is also broken."
"King Rui and King Jing were defeated back then, and all the palace members cleaned it up. It seems that only a few fish slipped through the net. Except for Chang Qing, Liu An probably knew about the situation back then, but he wanted to ask us what we wanted. Probably unlikely."
"Changqing hides it very deeply, and Liu An may not know it."
"Little Yin has served Liu An for so many years, but Liu An has not found out that Xiao Yin is not clean. I always feel that Liu An is not simple, and he hides many secrets."
"Liu An has served His Majesty and been in charge of the inner court for so many years. If he has no skills, how could he gain a foothold in the imperial palace? His head has long since passed away." Shen Zhiyan was wearing a snow-colored light robe, with silver thread embroidered cloud patterns hanging down like flowing clouds, The whole thing is elegant and clear, "Although Xiaoyin, Changqing and Liu An are inextricably linked, but Liu An is good at dancing and has a deep city, so he has picked himself clean. It is difficult to get rid of him. Touch your nose with ashes."
Murong Ci knew the seriousness of this, and there was no need to touch Liu An without conclusive evidence of the crime.
Xiaoyin and Changqing committed suicide by taking poison, but there was no way to find out, and they entered a dead end.
And those three gray hairs have no direction at all.
He knew that His Highness and Yu Wang had already visited Xiaoyin's residence, and although he guessed that he might find nothing, he still wanted to go and have a look.
"After I left last night, didn't Yu Wang leave?"
"If he doesn't leave, I can't do anything about it." She was worried, worried that he would see something.
In fact, Shen Zhiyan wanted to know whether it was Yu Wang who proposed to go last night, or His Highness who proposed to visit Xiaoyin's residence.
He cupped his hands and said, "Your Highness, I'll go to Xiaoyin's residence first."
Afterwards, Ruyi brought the decoction, Murong Ci took the decoction and saw Qin Ruo walking in with a worried face.
Ruyi asked her, "What's wrong?"
Qin Ruo said to His Highness: "Your Highness, Jixiang was bitten by a cat when she was out of the palace to buy goods, and she bled a lot. The slave saw that she was seriously injured, so I came here to ask His Highness to allow her to go to the Imperial Hospital for medical treatment."
Ruyi was surprised and said, "Aren't cats docile and can bite people?"
A shock flashed in Murong Ci's mind, and he said, "Chuan Jixiang, I want to see her injuries."
Not long after, Qin Ruo came into the hall with auspiciousness to meet her.
Ji Xiang knelt on the ground, his face was pale, the pink and purple court lady's clothes were blood-stained, especially the sleeve of the left arm, which was torn and blood-stained, and a faint smell of blood permeated the air.
"Get up." Murong Ci said lightly.
"Your Highness, please take a look."
Qin Ruo let Ji Xiang sit down, and then pulled up the tattered sleeves.
Ruyi was speechless in shock, "That cat is too fierce to bite like this."
Jixiang wept silently in pain, biting his lips lightly, his lips were completely bloodless, presumably bleeding a lot. The left arm was scarred and covered with blood, with claw marks, tooth marks of different shades, and a wound where a piece of flesh was bitten off. There were also claw marks on the left shoulder, which was shocking.
"How did you get bitten?" Ruyi asked on behalf of His Royal Highness.
"On the way back to the palace, I saw a cat flying over from the side." Jixiang choked up, "I don't know why the cat is so fierce. It bit the arm of the servant and bit it several times. Fortunately, the people passing by were kind." , help the servants to beat that cat away"
"Qin Ruo, you will order someone to send her to the imperial hospital for medical treatment later. Jixiang, you should rest well these few days, and you don't have to come to wait on her." Murong Ci ordered, his bright eyes shining brightly.
"Thank you, Your Highness, for your kindness." Ji Xiang kowtowed to thank him, and then withdrew.
At this time, it was Duanrou Princess Murong Shi who walked past her. When Murong Shi saw her arm hurt like that, she was shocked and subconsciously avoided it.
Ruyi saw Princess Duanrou come in without notification, and looked at His Highness helplessly.
Murong Ci was quite speechless.
Murong Shi became gossipy and asked Ruyi curiously, "What's wrong with that maid and why she hurt like that?"
Ruyi replied, "I was bitten by a cat."
Thinking of the purpose of coming today, Murong Shi bowed dignifiedly to His Highness, smiling like a flower, "Your Highness, I have recited the first two chapters of Mencius, now I will recite them to you."
"After the Princess has memorized the entire chapter, I will find Ben Gong." Murong Ci picked up the teacup and drank tea.
"Alright." Murong Shi thought of another important matter and asked with concern, "Your Highness, I heard that you were assassinated yesterday, and your injuries are serious."
"It's just a skin injury, I don't care about the princess." Murong Ci's bright eyes rolled, and a trace of cunning flashed from the tip of his eyes, "The princess saw clearly the injury on the maid's arm just now."
"See it clearly." Murong Shi was puzzled, and His Highness asked what this was for.