twenty-four

Xu You didn't know that she had been told to the emperor about her "skipping work" to play, she happily pestered the Wei guards to run around the horse farm several times, at first she was a little timid, hiding in the arms of the Wei guards only poked a round head out, and later found that the jujube red horse was too well-behaved under the control of the Wei guards, so she jumped into the saddle with courage and opened her eyes to feel the joy of the horse.

Horseback riding or something, it's so enjoyable!

If she didn't pay attention, she was a little late, and when Wei Wei personally sent her to the study, Zhao Chengjin was left alone in the room. He looked at the ceiling boredly, his eyes glancing out of the door from time to time, as if he had guessed that Xu Yu was going to play, so he was not too anxious.

As soon as Wei Wei entered the courtyard, Zhao Chengjin immediately saw Xu Yu in his arms, jumped up and rushed out, Xiao Yuan's face was full of smiles, his big eyes were crooked, and he said happily: "Xuetuan, you're back!" ”

Xu You "meowed", jumped straight into his arms, and buried his head in his chest and rubbed it. This is a very popular action for her, and every time she sees Zhao Chengjin, she can't help but rub him. Of course, other cats also have the stunt of licking their fur and fingers, so she can't do this job.

Don't look at Zhao Chengjin as if he was a spoiled young master, in fact, he was still very sensible, he thanked Wei Guards politely and thoughtfully, and cautiously asked where Xu Yu went.

Wei Guard's face suddenly turned red, and he was actually a little embarrassed and lowered his head, but his serious face was much gentler for a moment, and he muttered back: "I saw it in the Imperial Horse Guard, and walked around the horse farm with it a few times......" After he said the most, his voice was almost inaudible, buzzing like a mosquito, and then smiled stiffly at Zhao Cheng, turned his head and ran quickly.

When he walked away, Zhao Chengjin blinked his eyes and lowered his head to look at Xu You, and said with admiration: "The snow group is so powerful, even the Wei guards like you." "I didn't expect Guard Wei to look fierce, but he was also a very gentle person.

"Snow tuans like horseback riding?" On the way back to the palace, Zhao Cheng talked to her in a chattering manner, "Wait until next year, when I celebrate my birthday, ask my father for one, and then we will go horseback riding together, okay?" ”

Hey! Xu You's eyes lit up, and he involuntarily arched his feet and stood up, grabbed Zhao Chengjin's sleeve with a little excitement, and screamed a few times excitedly. One person and one cat were talking happily, not noticing that Shen Rong in the carriage had a very strange face, first dumbfounded, and then slowly eased up after a long time, but he still looked a little indigestion.

He felt that something was wrong when the fifth child was kicked out of the house before, and now it is even more so, this cat is not like a cat at all, but like a human. No wonder the people in the house say that it has spirituality, it is really extraordinary, Shen Rong looked at the snow ball, and quietly thought, if it is a human, it is also a very kind and gentle person.

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Xu You thought that Zhao Cheng would go back to the palace to complain to the princess about the hardships of going to the study, and then be coquettish by the way, pouting and begging for something, but he didn't expect him to adapt to this kind of life quickly, and even occasionally happily show off that he was always praised by the Taifu - this made Xu You feel more and more that this child is not only sensible, but also super adaptable.

Of course, this may just be because Zhao Chengjin is the child she likes, so in her opinion, he is really amazing!

Compared with Zhao Chengjin's sweetness, Xu You felt very uncomfortable, and she didn't know if it was an illusion, she always felt as if someone was following her. But who would be stalking a cat? If she was outside the palace, she could understand that someone wanted to arrest her and sell her, but in the palace, how could her worth be looked at.

Could it be ...... Is it the emperor?

Thinking of this, Xu Yu was a little hairy, especially in the past few days, she has patronized and played and has not done anything serious, that's all, but she also coaxed the guards around His Majesty the Emperor to play, and there is a * Which big mouth stabbed this matter in front of the emperor, otherwise, how could he suddenly remember to find someone to spy on her?

Xu You didn't dare to play anymore, she squatted on the roof and thought about it for a long time, and decided to handle the case honestly.

She first went to the north side of the imperial garden where the prince and Zhao Chengjin were injured to inspect for a long time, although this matter has passed for a long time, and the emperor has sent people to search for it many times, and the possibility of leaving clues is very small, but she still feels that she should go to the scene to take a look.

The prince and Zhao Chengjin were injured by the suddenly falling rockery, when the two little guys were playing in the stone pile, they didn't pay attention to the movement above, or Zhao Chengjin heard some sounds at the tip of his ears before he pushed the prince away to save his life, otherwise, he was hit by the big stone, and it is difficult to say whether the prince has a life at this time.

Xu You had studied trace science in school, and he saw the problem as soon as he got started, the friction marks at the rockfall on the top of the rockery were in different directions, and the big stone really did not fall by accident.

The north side of the Imperial Garden is relatively secluded, and there are not many people who come here to play on weekdays, so even if someone comes here to do something, I'm afraid no one will notice, otherwise, how could this case drag on until now There is still no clue.

Xu Yu jumped down from the rockery and carefully observed the traces on the ground. It had rained the day before the incident, and most of the following months were sunny, and even if there was occasional rain, it was only like a cow's hair. There are still footprints on the grass, but Xu You can no longer verify which ones are the murderer's and which ones are left by the palace guards.

But a slip mark on the ground caught her attention, it was a long mark, Xu Yu concluded that this mark should have occurred in the two days of the crime, because the ground was slippery, so she fell - no, the man did not fall to the ground, otherwise there must have been a deep ass squat on the ground.

However, after slipping so far on his feet, how did he stabilize his body?

Xu You intuitively felt that this was the trace left by the murderer, as for the reason - the guards in the palace have always acted cautiously, and those who can be sent by the emperor to solve this case are the elite of the elite, who would be so frizzy and fall as soon as they arrived at the scene? Of course, this is even more unlikely to be left by the crown prince or Zhao Chengjin, those two young people have not grown up, how can their feet be so wide.

Only the murderer was flustered when he committed the crime, and it was normal for him to slip and fall accidentally in the middle of the night when the moon was dark and the wind was high.

If you slip from this place and don't fall, you may be holding on to something. Xu You's eyes moved up a little, and finally fell to the crumpled rockery in front of him. I fell at this height, and subconsciously stretched out my hand, so I held on to the rockery, so I didn't fall.

Xu Yu then took a step and paced in front of the rockery to take a closer look, there was no trace left on the rockery, not even a little oilskin, which is also normal, after all, it has been too long since the incident happened, and everything has been worn away.

But Xu You was not discouraged, if the clues at the scene of the crime were so easy to find, His Majesty the Emperor would not have such a headache. There is no outside the rockery, where is it? A flash of inspiration flashed in her mind, her eyes lit up, and she immediately became excited, and she pulled her four short legs and drilled into the hole of the rockery.

The most particular thing about the rockery is thin, wrinkled, leaky, and transparent, and the rockery of the Royal Garden is all dug from the bottom of Taihu Lake, and the craftsman's skillful hand has such a delicate scenery now. But the rockery full of holes is a big problem for the investigation of the case, and the guards can only do a superficial work, they can't smash this pile of stones.

So, Xu Yu patiently drilled into one hole after another, and drilled into the hole. Fortunately, the cat's skeleton is soft, so even if she has recently gained weight and her body is deformed, she can barely get into the hole.

She tossed and turned for nearly an hour, leaving no clean space on her body, before she finally found something that excited her. That's right, just some. In the hole about forty or fifty centimeters close to the ground, there were more than a dozen small Buddha beads lying in thin pieces, Xu You took one out, pulled it and looked at it for a long time, and recognized it as Huanghuali wood.

She's really talented! Xu You thought triumphantly, it was only the first day that he found such an important clue, which was worthy of one of their guard companies! She had completely forgotten the fact that the emperor had discovered that she had skipped work to play.

Xu You ran wildly towards the imperial study with a small Buddha bead in his mouth, sweeping away the panic and nervousness when he met His Majesty the Emperor for the first time, and his mood was quite excited at this time. She rushed into the courtyard gate of the imperial study like lightning, and the guards guarding the door were shocked and hurriedly chased after her, but it was too late, so she hurriedly shouted at the top of her voice: "Quick, stop it." ”

Fortunately, there were guards guarding the door of the study, and when he heard the voice, he immediately became vigilant, and the general walked a few steps forward, and when he saw Xu You, he couldn't help but be slightly stunned, and said, "Little kitten, why are you here again?" ”

Guarding outside the door was Xu You's acquaintance Wei Guard, as soon as he saw Xu You, the temperament of the whole person changed, just now he was a tough and strong guard, and immediately became a gentle and healing uncle.

Xu You was immediately honest, in view of the fact that this cute uncle had a relationship with her on horseback, Xu You stopped outside the door with a lot of face, put the Buddha beads in his mouth in front of him and hooked them with his small paws, squatted down, rolled up his tail, and obediently "meowed" at him with a pair of blue round eyes.

Wei felt as if he could understand her words, hesitated for a moment, and asked in a low voice, "You...... Do you want to get in? ”

Xu You hooked his tail and "meowed" again.

Wei Wei scratched his head in embarrassment, "Your Majesty is dealing with political affairs, and Lord Xu is here." As he spoke, the guard at the door had already chased after him, and this time he could be regarded as seeing Xu Yu clearly, and said, "Ha", and said, "Is this cat?" Didn't His Majesty let Lao Xu follow? ”

Xu You's head was immediately covered with black lines, sure enough, it wasn't her care, the person who followed her was really sent by His Majesty the Emperor.

However, she used her little paws to pull the Buddha beads back and forth in front of her and refused to leave, Wei Guards waited for a while, and finally surrendered, squatted down and reached out to rub her head, and said softly: "Okay, I'll go and report to you." ”