Wen Yue's heart was sour, she took her innocent hand, and she was speechless for a while.

Innocence is the patriarch of the Dream Clan, extremely intelligent, at a young age, already thoughtful, even more powerful than some adults.

Just looking at the child in front of him, he was only four years old, and he said the words of guarding the palace side by side, which made people feel relieved and sad.

"Well, innocent, let's guard the palace side by side until your father and mother come back." Wen Yue patted Innocent's head, barely revealing a smile.

"Aunt Queen." Worry-free suddenly woke up, and the moment he saw Wen Yue, he immediately stretched out his hands to wrap around Wen Yue's neck. The little pink carved face rubbed between her neck, very intimate.

"Don't worry, I haven't seen my aunt recently, do you miss my aunt?" Wen Yue kissed the top of her hair and asked softly.

"Yes, but I miss my mother and father more." Carefree pouted, his eyes were full of tears, and his voice was a little aggrieved.

"Don't worry about it, aunt will accompany you first, and wait for your father and mother to come back, okay?" Her eyes were downcast, a little lonely.

In the huge room, because of the low mood of the three of them, there was a kind of bleak feeling, but Wen Yue always believed that Qiu Shuiman and Xiao Jue would definitely come back.

In the palace, because of the sudden death of the emperor, everyone was cautious, afraid of making mistakes.

It has reached the end of summer, and the lotus flowers in the lotus pond have lost their brightness and are showing signs of decay. The lotus leaves are dark green, making people feel that in just a few days, the last glory that belongs to it will be gone.

In the emperor's Lingxiao Palace, because of the sudden death of the emperor and the young and ignorant prince, Mu Xiaonan took on the important task of presiding over all matters.

In the hall, he stood under the dragon chair, facing everyone, with a serious expression.

"General, what you want has arrived." The guard-looking man walked in and handed a brocade box to Mu Xiaonan.

The people in the Lingxiao Hall were anxiously waiting for the result, but no one dared to speak, Mu Xiaonan looked at his colleagues who had been in the court together in the past, and looked compassionate.

"Everyone, please see, why did our emperor die suddenly." With a bit of gloom in his eyebrows, he slowly opened the brocade box.

Everyone thought it was going to be something terrible, but in fact, it was nothing more than a dark flower that everyone had never seen before.

"What is this?" The ministers asked curiously and horrified as they stared at the almost black flowers in the brocade box.

A flower, even if I have never seen it, but there are so many flowers and plants in this world, isn't it normal to have one or two that I have not seen, but General Mu put this flower on the main hall, which makes people feel untrustworthy, so they are frightened.

"This is the culprit who killed the emperor, we don't know what the name of this flower is, but it was found in the emperor's tea."

Mu Xiaonan's expression was condensed, if it wasn't for the careful investigation, I was afraid that no one would know about it in this life.

Seeing that no one spoke, Mu Xiaonan continued: "The emperor is busy with official affairs and is always tired, so when the official document is not finished in the middle of the night, he will drink a cup of strong tea to refresh himself, the color of this flower is quite similar to the tea that the emperor has drunk recently, so he did not find it, and then the imperial doctor checked all the food and drink used by the emperor, and then found out the secret." ”

Hearing this, the audience was in an uproar.

"It turns out that this flower is a poisonous flower!" Everyone was shocked in their hearts, and began to whisper below.

This poisoning is too timely, everyone thinks that the person who poisoned must be from the palace, otherwise how could it be so hidden, and even know what kind of tea the emperor has changed recently.

"Dare to ask the general, who is the one who poisoned him?" A bold minister asked tentatively.

But seeing Mu Xiaonan's sad expression, his voice was sad: "I haven't found it yet, but we have already checked everyone around the emperor, and first suspect the person who served tea to the emperor, everyone can rest assured, as long as we work together, our country will definitely get better." ”

After appeasing everyone, Mu Xiaonan left in a hurry to investigate who poisoned him.

In the Sunset Castle, the solemn atmosphere is no less than that of the Imperial Palace.

The family members who came and went were cautious, afraid that they would be punished by Princess Qiyang for doing something wrong.

The rotten lotus leaves in the pond were handled by the housekeepers dry and quiet, extremely diligent, and there was no laziness that made Princess Qiyang angry before.

Therefore, as far as the eye can see, the whole lotus pond is clean, but it looks a little empty because of the loss of a large number of lotus leaves.

The autumn water stood near the water, looking at the calm water, but their hearts were not as quiet as the lake, and they felt that the situation was more complicated.

"Any news?" Twilight Yuan walked over worriedly, and saw Xiao Jue's gloomy face with a serious expression.

"Hui Gongzi, there is news, the emperor died, not because of a sudden illness, but because he was assassinated, and someone poisoned the emperor's tea." Twilight said solemnly with an expressionless face.

"Poisoning? Then why didn't anyone find out that the emperor was poisoned before? Qiushui swept his eyes and asked as he looked at Twilight.

"This, my subordinates don't know, but I heard that it seems to have something to do with a black flower." Twilight Yuan is a person from Sunset Castle, and the news itself is not well-informed, and under the auspices of Mu Xiaonan, he is more wary of Sunset Castle, and it is already the limit to be able to find out these things.

"Black flowers, are they—" The autumn water stared at him, remembering the coldness.

"What is it, Man'er, do you know something?" Xiao Jue then asked.

"Dusk Yuan, you first see if there is anyone from Princess Qiyang around, wait on the side, if there is someone, report it immediately." The autumn water will be far away, and a pair of beautiful eyebrows will be condensed.

"Let's talk about it now." Xiao Jue's eyes were serious, and his brows were slightly frowned.

"That witness, who died of poisoning, was actually poisoned by the Nether Flower." Qiushui opened his lips and slowly spit out these words, Xiao was not surprised. As early as before, Qiu Shuiman said that the person who was arrested was killed by an inexplicable poison.

He just didn't know his name all along.

"Does it have anything to do with the emperor's death?" Xiao Jue asked.

Hearing this, Qiu Shuiman nodded: "Of course it matters, flowers that are close to black are not common, and there are several colors of nether flowers, but the most memorable thing is black, the emperor was poisoned and died, and it was not found for so many days that it was because of poisoning, and it was only found after the imperial doctor checked the emperor's tea, which only explained one point." ”

Qiu Shuiman's gaze became sharper, this time, the murderer was so bold. She already had a hunch in her heart, this matter must have something to do with Princess Qiyang, although she didn't know why Princess Qiyang made small moves at this juncture, but the evidence gradually became clear.

"What does that mean?" Xiao Jue was a little nervous, but he was afraid that this time, there would be a fierce battle, and they didn't know when they would be able to get out of this ghost place.

"This poison is the same as the last time we saw it, after it is used on the human body, it will disappear after a while, so when you check the body itself, you will not find anything."

Listening to Qiu Shuiman's explanation, Xiao Jue quickly understood that the emperor's death and the death of the prisoner that day could not be said to be directly related, but at least it could not be separated.

"Looks like I'm going to Nether Heights." Qiu Shuiman frowned, and quickly stretched, time is precious, she must strive to see Leng Qiao as soon as possible.

"Shall I come with you?" Xiao Jue suddenly hugged Qiu Shuiman tightly, he was very worried that Qiu Shuiman would be in danger.

"No need, Xiao Jue, now that the two of us are in Sunset Castle, we are already under surveillance, and I promised Leng Qiao, about the Nether Flower, I can't tell outsiders, so, I'll go by myself." She must convince Leng Qiao and find out the truth.

"Alright then, Man'er, you be careful, if there is any situation, send me a signal immediately." Xiao reluctantly kissed Qiu Shuiman's forehead, his eyebrows and eyes stretched, but he was faintly worried.

"Yes, don't worry."

Leaving Sunset Castle, Autumn Water rode a fast horse and headed for the Netherworld Villa.

It was late in the day, and the setting sun was at the head, reflecting the heaviest strokes of late summer, followed by a sudden desolation.

She didn't dare to delay for a moment, she only wanted to reach the Netherworld Villa as soon as possible.

A few days ago, Leng Qiao was still in Sunset Castle, and after testifying, she actually went back to Netherworld Villa without saying a word, she was really a little strange, so if you go, you should also ask.

When it was nearly evening, it was the quietest, and there was no wind, but the autumn water rode a fast horse, and in the fierce wind, the long hair flew flying, and the white clothes were like snow, rendering a slightly heavy dusk.

"Envoy, why are you here?"

It was already an hour later when the autumn water arrived at the Netherworld Mountain Villa, and at this time, the stars were overhead, and the wind was rising, blowing fiercely in the distant mountains and forests.

Seeing Leng Chen, Qiu Shuiman finally breathed a sigh of relief.

"Leng Chen, is your eldest brother here?" She spoke quickly, the panic in the corners of her eyes showing her urgency.

"My eldest brother will be back soon, is there anything wrong with you?" Leng Chen looked at Qiu Shui Man curiously, the corners of his lips were a little playful, it must be a big deal to make Qiu Shui Man, who has always been cold, anxious.

"Well, does your eldest brother always go out at this time? It's not that you eat Nether Flowers for a living, why did your eldest brother go out? ”

Obviously, Leng Chen subconsciously evaded: "I don't know, my eldest brother has been busy recently, you can wait a while, my eldest brother really only needs a while to come back." ”

Although Leng Chen was secretive, the autumn water was clear, and Leng Chen really didn't know.

"Okay."

With a strong true qi coming, Qiu Shuiman knew that it was Leng Qiao who came, Leng Qiao was handsome, but he always suppressed his appearance with a cold temperament, which made people feel that in addition to indifference, he was ordinary.

In fact, as long as you come into contact, you will find that Leng Qiao is not ordinary.

"Big brother, the envoy is looking for you." Leng Chen shouted, a light flashed in Qiu Shuiman's eyes, but she quickly retracted.

"Well, what's the matter?" Leng Qiao still had a cold face.

"That's right, the emperor is poisoned, a black flower, but there is no sign of poisoning on his body."