"After all, Xiao Yingzi is a person from Yong'an Hall, and I hope that the emperor will allow him to return to Yong'an Hall again. When I heard that there was still a family member on the outskirts of the city, please send his body back to his home on the outskirts of the city, and allow the family to do their best to bury him. Saying this, Shu E raised her head and looked at the emperor and Qin Meiren, "He has atoned for his sins with death, and I just hope that after he dies, he will not be charged with the crime again." ”

Shu E's eyes were red at the moment, but there was not a single tear. There are a lot of emotions in the eyes, which people can't read or guess, but they can't help but feel pity.

Yesterday in the bamboo forest, the emperor also saw her complicated eyes, and they were full of many things today, but yesterday, he saw her tears, rolling down one by one, falling to the ground, as if each one was like her heart, falling to the ground, broken completely.

That kind of eyes and such tears made him uneasy all day.

Today, she prayed to him with that look, but this time, she was a little more stubborn.

He couldn't refuse, even if it was ten times more difficult. He said yes to her, and he stood up and agreed. And she is only a few steps away.

The emperor is also looking at Shu E at the moment. No, as soon as Shu E entered the house, his eyes did not leave Shu E - among the eight people who entered the palace that day, the only woman who did not become her concubine, what was she doing in the bitter bamboo forest.

Shu E didn't speak anymore, but just saluted and thanked her. As soon as she raised her head, she inadvertently saw the emperor's eyes, just like ...... In the bamboo forest, it was like that when I fell. Shu E's heart was shocked, and she hurriedly lowered her head, no wonder since she entered this Yaoyang Pavilion, she always felt that something strange seemed to be surrounding her, which made the whole person very uneasy, and she just wanted to escape from this place quickly. It turned out that it was this look of eyes that looked at himself like this.

Shu E didn't see him bowing slightly to herself, and she didn't even glance at Xiao Yingzi's body again, she looked back and left, walking so decisively.

But she still saw it, the little eunuch of the Yaoyang Pavilion kneeling at her feet, still holding another bottle of Yingyu wine, kneeling in fear and confusion.

The anger in his chest seemed to be about to flare up. Qin beauty, why do you bother to do this. The person you found to corroborate the evidence, and you still have a bottle of wine in your hand, is it to prove that there is no problem with your Zhang family's Yingyu wine?

The incense from behind the begonia flowers and trees in the back garden, the jade muscle in his hand was scattered, and the queen mother coughed hoarsely and wheezed with fatigue and weakness. Now, it's Yingyu wine again. Scenes flashed back in front of Shu E's eyes, and she stopped, just wanting to snatch the bottle of wine and smash it on the ground of this Yaoyang Pavilion. But she held back, she sighed deeply, that's it, it's just another poor person.

The back door of the Qingshou Palace is open.

A few white candles outside Yong'an Hall reflect the clear and vast night sky in summer, adding a bit of mystery.

On a stretcher made of two wrist-thick pieces of wood, a man fell asleep. Just a white cloth covered his body and face. The stretcher was carried to the courtyard in front of Yong'an Hall, and Father-in-law Quanfu waved the tail in his hand and signaled to stop.

The emperor really sent Xiaoyingzi back.

The two guard-looking people bowed down and retreated, Quan Fu arched his hand, and said respectfully: "Mrs. Hui, Xiaoyingzi has been sent back, but the emperor instructed not to stop more, and not to enter the door of Yong'an Hall." As he spoke, he took out something from his sleeve and gave it to Shu E with both hands: "This thing can be auspicious and avoid evil, I hope Mrs. will collect it properly." ”

Shu'e took it with both hands and put it in her sleeve. With everyone in Yong'an Hall, they saluted together and thanked the emperor. Then he walked straight to Xiaoyingzi's corpse.

When the white cloth was removed, the blood flowing out of the corner of Xiaoyingzi's mouth had dried up. Shu E broke Xiao Yingzi's hand little by little, and took the bottle of Yingyu wine. Xiao Yingzi drank so cleanly, the bottle was empty, and only a smell of wine with the fragrance of flowers remained, which was in vain to make people sad.

The big red note, which had faded due to age, had fallen off most of the bottle after this pulling.

The wind was blowing. On early summer nights, the wind is also warm. But Shu E still shivered excitedly, holding the wine bottle in one hand, and pulling the placket with the other, turned to the people in Yong'an Hall who had been standing behind him, and said quietly: "It's so cold......"

Lilac was concerned and scared, but she still hurriedly walked over and grabbed Shu'e.

"Sister Lilac...... Isn't Xiaoyingzi ...... Coming back? Shu E said quietly. She held the clove in one hand, waved the bottle forward, as if pointing at something, and said sharply: "Look...... You see......"

Sure enough, a white candle in Ju Dou's hand was extinguished.

Ju Dou was so frightened that she let out an "ah", and the candle in her hand fell to the ground, but she finally didn't dare to pick it up again.

Hua Fu had already gone back to the room to get a piece of clothing, draped it on Shu'e's body, and said to Quanfu: "Madame is frightened today and is tired, so please ask the father-in-law to send Xiaoyingzi home, okay?" The last sentence was asking Shu'e.

Shu E didn't turn around, just nodded. Quanfu saluted Shu E and carried the body away with the guards. Gonggong Lin sent it away, and the expression on his face was very sad.

Shu E stopped talking and let Hua Fu and Lilac send her to the inner room. Shu E didn't let the two stay to serve, and just sat alone.

There are still too many unsolvable doubts in her heart, but she really can't think about them anymore.

It's not that I'm not afraid, it's the first time I see a dead person, and it's in front of myself, I die so tragically, I was killed and died.

The Yingyu wine that I drank was true, but it was not so violent and deadly poison.

Who hurt himself, and who hurt Xiaoyingzi?

The moment she walked out of the Sunshine Pavilion, Shu E's heart was still full of persistence to get to the bottom of the matter, but now, she seemed to have seen that after the water came out, in the mud on the riverbed, the deep white bones were telling the truth.

On the way back, Shu'e, who was excited by sadness and righteous indignation, walked fast and urgently, accidentally tripped over a stone, and paused slightly. Liuquan, Hua Fu, and Lilac hurriedly followed and helped her.

Shu E retracted her arm, stubbornly refusing to let go, but just asked, "Mama Su, why did you hold me when Xiaoyingzi drank that bottle of wine?" ”

Liuquan's hand stretched out in the air, and he paused for a moment before retracting it. just said slowly in the shrewd and penetrating voice that she had unique after serving in this palace for twenty years: "This is also what the Queen Mother meant." ”

Shu E turned around, her eyes became unusually bright with disbelief and anger, "Queen Mother...... Did the Queen Mother let you watch her kill Xiaoyingzi and be indifferent? Or does the Queen Mother want you to borrow her hand to kill Xiaoyingzi? ”

Before the words were finished, both Waffle and Lilac were so frightened that they kept stopping them. They covered her mouth, looked around in a panic, and took her hand again, telling her to hurry back.

Hua Fu just paid it back, Lilac heard this, obviously saying that Qin Meiren killed Xiaoyingzi. But how could that be? But at this time, she was not allowed to distinguish in detail, she could only hold Shu'e's hand and tell her not to make a noise.

Shu E walked a little slower, but Liuquan still followed slowly, still in the same tone, and said slowly: "Rest the matter." ”

When Shu E heard these four words, it seemed that a trapped beast saw the light in the dark cage, and when it finally reached hope, it would involuntarily take a step back.

"The things in this palace can be strange, but they can't be left unexplained. Mrs. Yong'an drank poisoned wine, and the person who sent the poisoned wine committed suicide in fear of sin. This may not be the truth, but it is the least implicated outcome. Of course, Madame can find out the truth, but I am afraid that there is more than one innocent death at that time. This is what the Queen Mother means. ”

The voice of the flowing spring seemed to echo in my ears all the time. She was right, and Shu E was powerless to refute it. Even if Xiao Yingzi did something in Shu E's wine, Xiao Yingzi didn't mean to harm her, if she wanted to harm her, it would be too light to faint for a few hours. Besides, Shu E deeply believed Xiao Yingzi's words before he died, so sincere, he said, Madam, Xiao Yingzi is not sorry for you.

He had only been with him for a few months, and he had not given him any benefit. Now, because of himself, he died inexplicably.

It's just that if Xiaoyingzi didn't do anything in the wine, then ......

Shu E is a spirit, yes, what a clever means!

I'm afraid the fact is that the bottle of Yingyu wine I drank is itself problematic!

……

Shu'e finally cried.

Perhaps this is the price of patience, the knockout of teeth and the swallowing of blood, and the sorrow of no one.

So she just lay on the table, letting the tears fall on her arms, clenching her teeth tightly, not letting the struggle and moaning in her heart be heard by others.

Suddenly felt that there seemed to be something on his left arm, and Shu E remembered that it was something that Quanfu gave to him, "seeking good fortune and avoiding evil". Shu E was not afraid of the so-called ghosts and gods, but when she saw this dark yellow Jinpa, she thought that this thing was to avoid evil, but she couldn't help but be a little afraid.

Things in the world are like this, when you see the spell to drive away ghosts and avoid evil, you will always remind yourself of what kind of evil things have happened here; The existence of the mascot seems to be to remind people that there is still the so-called "bad luck".

Although I understand these truths, if there is really something that can be good and avoid evil, it is better than nothing.

Shu E opened the brocade pa, a piece of turquoise and transparent jade buckle, hanging Yin Hong's blood-like silk. The weather is hot, but this piece of jade is cold to the touch. The gentle and soft luster smoothed the fire in Shu'e's heart little by little.

Such a green color seems to be the bamboo that is moist, reporting peace for itself.

"Ah......h This veil, this jade buckle......