As soon as she entered the side door, Fu Ling looked Qin Wan up and down, "Miss, are you alright?"
Qin Wan bent her lips, "Isn't this good?"
Fuling let out a long sigh of relief, and ordered the little girl Huan'er who followed her, "Quickly, go to the main entrance and tell your sister Baiying that our lady is back..."
Huan'er left in response, and Fu Ling glanced outside the door again, "Miss, His Royal Highness is back?"
Qin Wan nodded, "Why are you here?"
Fu Ling hurriedly said, "Earlier, the prince was also here, but just now someone came from the palace, and the prince went to the main courtyard. The prince said that you will be sent back later, and the slaves are waiting here, and Baiying is at the main entrance. I waited in the same direction because I didn’t know where to go.”
Qin Wan said "oh", but Qin Yan thought carefully, knowing that they might go through the side door.
"Okay, third brother, did you say what I'm going to do when I come back?"
Fu Ling shook her head, "I didn't say anything, I'll let someone go to the main courtyard to inform me later, the people from the palace haven't left yet."
Qin Wan nodded, the reason for the visitor from the palace was unknown, anyway, it was difficult for her to get close to her.
In this way, the two headed towards Songfengyuan, and when they reached the fork in the road not far from Songfengyuan, Bai Ying and Huan'er had been waiting for a long time. Huan'er went to the main courtyard to report.
After Huan'er left, Bai Ying hurriedly asked, "How is Miss?"
Qin Wan nodded, "His Royal Highness is back, there was a little fork today, and His Highness helped to settle it."
Bai Ying's eyes lit up slightly, and she breathed a sigh of relief, "That's good, that's good."
Qin Wan didn't say any more, and went straight back to Songfengyuan. The sky was gray when he went out in the morning. At this moment, gray clouds piled up on the horizon, and the cold wind became more and more violent. As the snow fell, she couldn't help but tightened her collar and walked two steps faster. When she returned to Songfengyuan, Qin Wan went into the inner room and changed her skirt. Just after changing her clothes, Qin Shuang came to her courtyard.
"Where were you this morning?"
Qin Shuang stared at Qin Wan with wide-open eyes, unwilling to let go of her face, Qin Wan gave her a rather mysterious look when he heard the words, "I went to the government office for an autopsy—"
Qin Shuang was taken aback for a moment, then his eyes widened, "What? An autopsy?! Didn't the third brother take you out?!"
Qin Wan nodded, "It's true that the third brother took me out."
Qin Shuang was puzzled, "Didn't the third brother say... that you won't be allowed to do these things? Besides, this is the capital city, isn't the capital's assistant not here? How could I let you go..."
"I'm here to help." Qin Wan said briefly while drinking tea. Qin Shuang knew that she would do an autopsy, so she didn't deliberately hide this from Qin Shuang.
Fu Ling said, "Miss Six, isn't it easy? It must be that other people's autopsy is not as good as our miss."
Qin Shuang thought for a while, and felt that Fu Ling's words were reasonable. Turning his eyes, Qin Shuang said as if thinking of something, "Is it that case? It's the one that happened in the capital recently..."
Qin Wan nodded, "That's the case."
Qin Shuang became a little interested when he heard it, "What did the test find out? Maybe the murderer was caught?"
Qin Wan shook his head, "I'm only in charge of the autopsy, and other clues need to be found by the officials of the government office. It's just to find out how the deceased died and whether there are any clues about the murderer."
Qin Shuang said again, "How did he die? Speaking of which, I still don't know what this case is."
Qin Wan looked at Qin Shuang for a moment, then shook her head, "It's better that you don't know."
Qin Shuang was slightly surprised, "What's wrong? Is it a cruel case?"
Qin Wan nodded, "And the dead are all women."
Qin Shuang subconsciously grabbed her neckline and tightened it tightly, "Okay, okay, then I still don't know."
The room was warm and cozy, and it was much more comfortable than the morning's rush. Qin Wan drank hot tea and felt a little sore in his back, but when he thought of Yan Chi again, he felt that the discomfort in his body disappeared a bit. , Qin Shuang looked at Qin Yan for a moment, "Why do I feel that you are a little different now? Have you found the key evidence?"
Qin Wan looked at Qin Shuang in confusion, not knowing what the difference was, Qin Shuang said, "You have a smile on your face, and you are very relaxed and gentle. Hmph, it's not the same as your usual old-fashioned look. .”
Qin Wan's heart skipped a beat when Qin Shuang said it, and he changed his mind and said, "We have indeed found some clues. If the officials of the government office search effectively, they may find something more useful."
Qin Shuang let out an "oh" and said suddenly, "You know, someone came from the palace just now."
Qin Wan smiled, "I heard about it, what's the matter?"
Qin Shuang said excitedly, "What's the matter, those are the people in the palace! I never thought that one day I would be so close to the palace. What do you think the people in the palace are here for? "
Qin Wan said casually, "Perhaps it has something to do with the New Year's Eve feast."
Qin Shuang quickly stared at Qin Wan, "What New Year's Eve feast? How do you know?"
Qin Wan's heart tightened when Qin Shuang asked her, and then she realized that she was a little careless. With Nine Girls' temperament, she probably wouldn't know this, but... But Nine Girls grew up in the capital anyway.
"In the past, uncle and aunt had to enter the palace every year during Chinese New Year. It seems that there was a banquet in the palace."
Qin Shuang didn't doubt it at all, but said in surprise, "Is the New Year's Eve dinner going to the palace to eat? My God, if only I could go one day..."
Qin Wan smiled. It is true that officials can bring their family members, but usually they only bring their wives and their own children. It is absolutely impossible for her and Qin Shuang to enter the palace. The scene, until now, she still remembers the high palace walls and the long and deep palace road, she is sure that Qin Shuang will not like that place.
"Not to mention anything else in the palace, there must be a lot of etiquette, you won't like it."
Qin Shuang snorted softly, "But it's the palace after all, even if it's just to see the excitement."
Qin Guan smiled without saying a word, and said a few words to Qin Shuang. Suddenly, Mrs. Hu brought people to the Songfeng Courtyard. Mrs. Hu took Madam Yu with her, and Madam Yu followed a few girls carrying food boxes. He came to deliver lunch to Qin Wan, and Mrs. Hu smiled, as if she wanted to reward Qin Wan, "Guan'er, your third brother has already said that you have worked hard today, and all these small dishes are from you." I asked the kitchen to stir fry it after I came back, this soup has been brewed since the morning, and Shuang’er just happened to be there, so you sisters can have dinner together.”
Qin Wan only felt that Hu Shi was extremely enthusiastic, and Qin Shuang also looked at Qin Wan thoughtfully. Hu Shi was good to them all at first, but she suddenly became so enthusiastic towards Qin Wan, it must be something Qin Wan did...
Qin Wan and Qin Shuang were seated, and Mrs. Hu looked happily at the servants who had prepared the meals, "Guan'er, you should eat more, and Shuang'er too. Auntie still has to prepare for tomorrow's New Year's banquet, so let's go first." let's go."
Qin Wan and Qin Shuang stood up to express their thanks, and Hu walked out step by step.
As soon as Mrs. Hu left, Qin Shuang stared at Qin Wan, "What's going on?"
Qin Wan still had breakfast in the morning, and at the moment he felt that his stomach felt a little ragged, so he simply sat down and moved his chopsticks, "That's what I told you just now, maybe I helped a little today Bar."
Qin Shuang looked at Qin Wan again for a few moments, then changed direction and sat next to Qin Wan, then served Qin Wan vegetables with chopsticks and said, "I knew it, it's always right to follow you."
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In Prince Cheng's mansion, Yan Qi frowned and looked at his first confidant Zhong Yuan, "You said they never came out after entering Prince Gong's mansion? Then Prince Gong's son also left?"
Zhong Yuan nodded, "That's what the people who came back told me. Not long after they entered, the guard came out and drove away in a carriage. The people below could see clearly that the guard came out alone, and two quarters of an hour later , Prince Gong came out with two people, they rode away on horseback, and did not see Prince Rui and the man in white during the whole process."
Yan Qi frowned fiercely, "How is that possible?! Lao Qi must have come to see Lao Ba in the palace, but no one else has seen him after Lao Ba has left? He must not have gone to listen to Princess Gong's lecture on Buddhism, right?"
Zhong Yuan hesitated for a moment, "Master, actually...it's not impossible."
Yan Qi raised her foot and kicked Zhong Yuan, "Talking about Buddha?! Are you out of your mind? Lao Qi is a murderous demon king without batting an eyelid. Are you telling me a joke when you talk about Buddha?! "
Yan Qi was furious, Zhong Yuan didn't dare to argue with him, but said with a bitter face, "Where did Prince Rui go? After Prince Gong left, our people stayed on guard for more than half an hour, and there was no one there." come out."
Yan Qi frowned tightly, "Lao Qi must have left long ago, you trash!"
Yan Qi cursed fiercely, and then chuckled again, "Old Qi probably got rid of them on purpose, heh, he hid the person well, but I can also see that the identity of that person is probably not simple .”
Zhong Yuan followed Yanqi to Yizhuang, squinted his eyes and said, "Why isn't it simple?"
Yan Qi looked at Zhong Yuan and said, "Do you think there is something strange about that young man?"
Zhong Yuan thought for a while, then shook his head, "This subordinate is standing behind and couldn't see her face clearly."
Yan Qi's eyes were slightly cold, and he actually didn't see Qin Wan's face clearly, but now recalling Qin Wan's figure in the dim light, he always felt that something was wrong, "That person gave me the feeling that he was a future He's a grown-up man, and he looks very young, and his body is quite feminine, weird, weird... "
Zhong Yuan's expression changed, "Then master, shall we continue to arrange people to watch over the two princes?"
Yan Qi squinted her eyes and shook her head, "Lao Qi just came back, and I heard that the errands were done well, as for Lao Ba, he is a master who doesn't matter, and accidentally made a big fuss, but let the emperor know about me Get in the way." He paused for a while, "Let's ignore Lao Qi and Lao Ba, just stare at the government office and see what they are doing these two days, I still don't believe it, just a half-grown man Child, can the prince turn the tide?"
Saying that, Yan Qi sneered, "Keep an eye on me! By the way, let's take a look at the connection between the Zhongyonghou Mansion and the East Palace. I really didn't expect that Lao Qi was actually connected with the Zhongyonghou Mansion."
Zhong Yuan hurriedly said, "Your Highness, if you haven't succeeded before, will Prince Rui's son..."
Yan Qi shook his head, "It's impossible for him to know, I can see it, even if his life is safe, Father still wants him to stay in Beijing, so Zheng Zhixin will have a chance in the Shuoxi Army."
When this matter was mentioned, Yan Qi only showed a half smile on his face.
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As night fell, a figure hurriedly walked into the side hall of the East Palace.
"Meet His Royal Highness the Prince."
It was a great gift for Zheng Baishi to kneel down. Not far in front of him, Yan Che was sitting behind the desk, the dim light on the desk illuminated his flickering face, "Zheng Qing, get up quickly."
Yan Che's voice was gentle, and when Zheng Baishi got up, there was a thin smile on his face. Yan Che looked at it, and his eyes lit up slightly, "Zheng Qing came at night, could it be that the case has progressed?"
Zheng Baishi nodded immediately, "I came here just to tell His Highness the Crown Prince that the case has a direction this morning. In the afternoon, Zhan Butou led a thorough search. Just now, the third deceased who appeared before his death has been found. Now, we have got a lot of clues about the whereabouts of the third deceased, and we only need to continue to investigate to find out where she went that day."
Yan Che's eyes lit up slightly when he heard the words, "Oh? There is actually progress at this time?"
There was a lot of surprise in Yan Che's words, Zheng Baishi nodded quickly, "Exactly, I came here to reassure His Royal Highness, although the Holy Majesty said to solve the case before New Year's Eve, but now there is progress If the scope of the murderer's appearance is determined before tomorrow, then the day to solve the case will be just around the corner."
Yan Che stood up and walked out from behind the desk, "That's the reason, Zheng Qing, how did you find new clues?"
As soon as he asked this question, Zheng Baishi's eyes flickered a bit, "It's... thanks to Zhongyonghou's help."
"Marquis Zhongyong?" Yan Che was slightly surprised, "What's going on? Tell me quickly."
Zheng Baishi smiled deeply, "That's right, there is a strange person beside Zhongyonghou. With these clues, Zhan Butou led people to find the place where the deceased ate and waited to ask with the portrait, and sure enough, someone still remembered the deceased..."
Yan Che raised his eyebrows, "The strange person around Zhongyonghou?"
Zheng Baishi nodded, but he didn't say anything clearly for a while, he and the prince are monarchs and ministers, Zhongyonghou and the prince are also monarchs and ministers, although in Zheng Baishi's view, Zhongyonghou's mansion will not hide the prince, but the prince still doesn't know, so let Zhongyonghou himself Telling the prince the truth, Zheng Baishi smiled deeply at the thought of this, "Exactly, if the prince has any doubts, you can ask Zhongyonghou at that time."
Yan Che saw what Zheng Baishi meant, so he didn't force it, not to mention that he had a lot of things in his hands, he only cared about whether the case made progress, but he didn't have the time to study how the case progressed, but at this juncture The scene suddenly gave him hope, but it still made him a little excited, "I didn't know there was such a strange person by his side." Yan Che said, "If I knew about this palace, I would have asked him earlier. Why did I wait until now?" Now."
Qin Shu didn't care about punishment and prison, Yan Che naturally couldn't blame Qin Shu for recommending him too late, Zheng Baishi smiled and said, "His Royal Highness doesn't know, this strange person just arrived in the capital not long ago, you should have asked earlier Master Hou, there is nothing he can do if he thinks about it."
Originally, Yan Che was not very curious, but what Zheng Baishi said made his heart ache, "What does Zheng Qing mean by this? This person has just been recruited by Zhongyonghou?"
Zheng Baishi thought of Qin Wan's appearance, but put it off again, "Your Highness said so, so don't worry, Your Highness, you will see this person sooner or later—"