When they arrived at the palace, they met Jiang Dejia before they arrived at Jiang Yuanhan's place.
She looked at Wen Mingxuan, whose face was still pale, and frowned slightly: "Is Mingxuan's health okay?"
"Reporting to Your Highness Princess, Wei Chen's health has recovered." Wen Mingxuan took a step forward and explained with his hands in hand.
Jiang Dejia looked to the side again and found that Wen Qingzhu actually had a smile on his face, as if he didn't care about Wen Mingxuan at all.
Just as she was about to speak, Jiang Yuanhan's voice came from behind.
"Sister! Sister!"
He ran over quickly, asked about Wen Mingxuan's health, and then took Wen Mingxuan away.
Wen Qingzhu turned to leave, but Jiang Dejia stopped her: "Wait!"
"I wonder what the princess has ordered?" Wen Qingzhu turned around with the usual smile of a noble lady in the capital.
Seeing her like this, Jiang Dejia's brows furrowed deeper and deeper: "What are you planning?"
"My wife doesn't know what the princess means?" Wen Qingzhu pretended to be confused.
Jiang Dejia thought of Fu Lie's secret letter to her, and finally let it go.
"It's okay, it's just that you and Mr. Hou shouldn't be so unfamiliar."
Wen Qingzhu said with a smile: "There is no such thing as alienation between husband and wife. If you have anything to do, just rest here for one night and it will be fine."
As soon as these words came out, Jiang Dejia blushed immediately and turned around and left without hesitation.
Looking at Jiang Dejia's hastily escaping back, the smile on Wen Qingzhu's face faded.
It seems that the Marquis secretly told Dejia something
Hopefully it won't ruin her plans.
Here at Zhaoxing Tower, the palace servant who had been serving closely in the past few days died inexplicably.
No matter whether Hei Jiren or Su Huo came over to investigate, there was no result.
The corpse of the palace man was always there.
When Wen Qingzhu left the palace, he met someone from the Shenxing Department who was leading someone into the palace.
The man wore a black mask with only his eyes exposed.
Wen Qingzhu didn't notice him originally, but she felt an uncomfortable gaze coming towards him, so she subconsciously glanced back.
He happened to meet a pair of dark and deep eyes, which had no warmth at all.
Seeing this made Wen Qingzhu feel cold in his heart.
She stopped immediately, but the man was being escorted forward by the people from the Punishment Department, and his eyes could no longer be seen.
Wen Qingzhu felt a little strange, who was that person
No matter who he is, there can be no emotion in his eyes.
Even those who have been trained to die since childhood have loyal emotions written in their eyes.
The man who just walked past didn't, not at all.
Wen Qingzhu hesitated for a moment, then turned around and got into the car, asking the carriage and horses to go to the Xishen Criminal Division.
In the backyard of the Shenxing Division, Wen Qingzhu met Hei Jiren.
This time, he even poured the tea and water with his own hands, and asked Wen Qingzhu concernedly if he was unhappy these days, which seemed extremely arrogant.
"Master Hei, if you let the emperor see you like this, you and I will get into trouble." Wen Qingzhu picked up the cup and said it without paying much attention.
Hei Jiren smiled: "Madam, don't worry, this is the Criminal Punishment Department. The Emperor trusts this villain, so he naturally gives him corresponding powers."
"Villain?" Wen Qingzhu sipped his tea and looked at Hei Jiren funny, "If Master Hei is a villain, I'm afraid there won't be many adults in this world."
Hei Jiren was still licking his face and smiling, and asked more earnestly: "Madam, are you worried about Yin Liuwan? Please rest assured, madam, she has already recruited them. As long as Prime Minister Pei starts, the Criminal Punishment Department will also immediately It started."
Wen Qingzhu shook his head and his face became serious: "When I left the palace just now, I met a man wearing a black mask. Only his eyes were exposed. If I guessed correctly, wearing such a mask, he must have been tattooed. Man, the person who took him into custody is from the Criminal Punishment Department, who is that person?"
The smile on Hei Jiren's face faded and he glanced outside the door. His subordinates instantly understood and stepped forward to close the door.
The room was so quiet that it was disturbing. Hei Jiren came out with a secret letter: "He is the man who successfully assassinated the Witch King. His name is Wu Mian. The situation in Cangzhou is worse than imagined. The emperor is starting to worry."
After reading the secret letter, Wen Qingzhu was slightly surprised.
This Wu Mian was actually sent from the northwest and has now arrived in the capital. This means that when problems began to arise in Cangzhou, Jiang Yue ordered him to be sent back.
He is an orphan who once stabbed the previous Witch King. Later, the Witch Clan sued for peace and demanded that Faceless be killed.
For the sake of peace, Jiang Yue agreed to this request, but the real Wu Mian did not die. Instead, he was secretly replaced, left the capital, and sent to the northwest for detention.
Now that the Wu clan seems to be making a comeback, Jiang Yue has already calculated the worst-case scenario.
Wen Qingzhu returned the secret letter to him: "Our emperor is still the same emperor. He sent Wu Mian back to the palace so openly. Sooner or later, the people in the Wu clan will know his true identity."
Hei Jiren nodded without saying much.
Wen Qingzhu stood up and said, "There's nothing wrong with me. Don't worry, Mrs. Hei's condition is slowly stabilizing."
"Thank you, madam." Hei Jiren bent even lower and respectfully sent Wen Qingzhu away.
When the door of the room opened, Wen Qingzhu and the others had been gone for a long time, but Hei Jiren was still bent over and motionless.
It wasn't until his subordinate came to report that Hei Jiren slowly stood up straight.
But his expression was extremely gloomy, and his subordinates were so frightened that they took three steps back, not daring to look directly into his eyes.
Hei Jiren stood with his hands behind his back and said calmly: "Let the people from Team C replace the people from Team B. What to do next? You must be familiar with the situation and don't need me to teach you."
When the subordinate thought of the tragic death of the members of Team A before, he felt cold all over and could not stand at all.
I can only answer tremblingly: "Yes, yes, I will do it now."
Not long after returning to the Hou Mansion, Wen Qingzhu just received the news.
Lady Noir was moved again.
Putting down the letter, Wen Qingzhu couldn't help laughing and said: "Hei Jiren doesn't want to expose his weaknesses, but why doesn't he understand that as long as it is a weakness, it will be exposed one day."
In the palace at this time, Jiang Yan was strolling slowly in the garden.
The palace attendants who were waiting for him were all cautiously surrounding him, fearing that something might happen to him due to his carelessness.
After a while, Jiang Yan met an eunuch who came over in a hurry.
He bowed his head and saluted Jiang Yan. When he turned to leave, Jiang Yan called out: "Wait a minute, weren't you the eunuch who was with Miss Yin before? Why haven't you seen Miss Yin these days?" "
The eunuch was shocked, why did Jiang Yan have such a good memory
He only went to Zhaoxing Tower once with Yin Liuwan, why was he so unlucky to be remembered
The eunuch knew that both Yin Liuwan and Du Weiniang were being held for interrogation.
If you are not careful, you may implicate Wanbi and the King of Chu.
He didn't want to admit it, but an older eunuch in Zhaoxing Tower recognized him: "Xiao Wuzi, haven't you been here with Miss Yin before? Have you forgotten?"
Xiao Wuzi could only nod: "Yes, yes, I have a bad memory. The Hanbing Palace has been very busy recently, and I haven't seen Miss Yin for a long time."
"Really? But I heard that Concubine Wan is not in the cold palace? Hanbing Palace has no master, what are you busy with?" Jiang Yan looked very innocent, but what he asked hit home.
Cold sweat broke out on Xiaowuzi's head: "What the prince said is that there are always things to deal with in Hanbing Palace, slave, slave is just a little slave, and he only obeys the orders from above."
"You seem to be afraid of me?" Jiang Yan showed a confused expression.
Hearing this, Xiao Wuzi was almost crying. He was so frightened that he knelt down and said, "Your Highness! I'm not afraid of you. You are so gentle and kind. How can I be afraid of you?"
Even though he said that, Xiao Wuzi's body, which was shaking like chaff, was quite honest.
The palace people in Zhaoxing Tower naturally saw it.
Jiang Yan let go of the palace man's hand, walked to Xiao Wuzi, and stretched out his hand: "Don't be afraid, I won't do anything to you. Miss Yin is -"
The moment Jiang Yan's hand touched Xiao Wuzi's shoulder, Xiao Wuzi suddenly stood up and pushed Jiang Yan away as if he was possessed.
Jiang Yan, who was originally weak, had no strength, and this time he was unprepared, so he fell backwards unprepared.
The palace people in Zhaoxing Tower were so frightened that they rushed to catch Jiang Yan.
Xiaowuzi's eyes suddenly turned red and he was about to pounce.
But the people in Zhaoxing Tower stopped Xiao Wuzi and shouted for help.
The Imperial Guards not far away heard the call for help and hurried over here.
On the way, he met Prince Ning who was about to go to Chengming Palace. He stopped a forbidden soldier and asked about it, and learned that it was the eunuch of Hanbing Palace who assassinated Prince Runan.
Prince Ning felt that this incident was a bit strange. He should not have gone there under normal circumstances.
But Du Weiniang was still detained in the Shenxing Department. Although she was well taken care of, she was still unable to get rid of the suspicion, which made Prince Ning very irritated.
After a moment of hesitation, Prince Ning followed.
However, as soon as he arrived at the scene, Xiao Wuzi had already been subdued by the Forbidden Army, but he looked like he was possessed by an evil spirit. He bared his teeth and claws crazily, staring at Jiang Yan and making a hissing sound.
The timid palace maid looked at it and was very scared.
Suddenly, a black stone was thrown out of Xiao Wuzi's sleeve, and it fell to the ground and rolled several times.
Jiang Yan, who had already calmed down, suddenly became excited when he saw the black stone. He pointed at Xiao Wuzi in disbelief: "It was you who stole the holy stone!"
The moment the black stone was thrown out, Xiao Wuzi became quiet, a little frightened and at a loss.
"what happens… "
Then, he saw Jiang Yan trying to key the black stone regardless of the obstruction, but when he was about to pick it up, he vomited blood and fainted.
"Your Majesty! Your Majesty!"
The scene suddenly became chaotic, but Prince Ning was here. He shouted loudly, glanced at Xiao Wuzi, who was stunned, and ordered the palace servants to send Jiang Yan back to the palace.
In addition, he sent someone to invite the people from the Department of Punishment to come over. He himself looked at the black stone on the ground and lost his mind.
"Someone, go pick up that stone!"
King Ning gave the order, and his followers went over to pick up the stones.
But the moment the follower touched the stone, his eyes suddenly turned red, he drew his sword and looked towards Prince Ning.
But before the knife fell, Prince Ning kicked it faster.
The attendant immediately fainted.
Prince Ning saw that there was something wrong with the black stone.
After the people from the Criminal Investigation Department arrived and asked what happened, Hei Jiren turned his attention to the black stone on the ground.
Prince Ning also looked at the black stone and said, "When my followers touched this stone just now, it was as if they were possessed by evil spirits and drew their swords to look at people. Lord Hei thought, what is this thing? Just now, I heard that the Crown Prince After all, you were the one who stole the holy stone."
He turned to look at Hei Jiren: "Master Hei, does he know what the holy stone is?"
Hei Jiren took a deep breath and said nothing. He just walked over and squatted down, stretched out his hand and stopped on top of the black stone.
Although there was no contact, the cold aura coming from the stone still made Hei Jiren feel fear in his heart.
Hei Jiren took a deep breath, used all his strength, and picked up the stone.
The moment the stone touched his palm, an evil thought instantly spread to the depths of his heart.
Countless negative emotions surged up at this moment. Hei Jiren was well prepared and suppressed his luck, and his mood slowly calmed down.