Until noon, Yang Shu couldn't ask why. Cheng Zheng stayed in the Criminal Department and had lunch with Yang Shu, during which the officers of the Criminal Department came back and forth to say that someone from Duanhou Mansion was coming.

Cheng Zheng saw that it was Jinfeng coming, put down the dishes and chopsticks and got up, "What's the matter?" ”

Jin Feng replied, "The young lady asked her subordinates to come and ask the young master, do you want to go back to the house for dinner at noon?" ”

Cheng Zheng approached Jinfeng and said, "If you don't go back, you don't have to wait for me." Then Cheng Zheng took advantage of Yang Shu's inattention and stuffed a note to Jinfeng, and Jinfeng nodded knowingly, "The subordinates retired." ”

In the afternoon, Cheng Zheng and Yang Shu entered the palace together and went to Ninghe Palace, Jiaorong was no longer liked by the emperor, at least she was a princess, and there was no reason to be summoned to the Criminal Department. The two first went to the imperial study to see the emperor, and after reviewing the progress of the case, the emperor ordered someone to invite Jiaorong.

Jiaorong came, and after all parties met and saluted, there was no superfluous cliché, and the emperor said to Yang Shu and Cheng Zheng, "You ask, I will listen to it too." ”

"Yes," Yang Shu replied to the emperor first, and asked Jiaorong, "Dare to ask the third princess, a month ago, on the day the emperor held a banquet for the emperor's eldest grandson, did the princess ever go to the imperial garden?" Who have you met? ”

Cheng Zheng had already asked Jinfeng to come and explain, Jiaorong had already prepared and was confident, "At dusk that day, I went from Ninghe Hall to Qingxi Palace, and met Yonghou Cheng Yuanxin in the Imperial Garden. ”

"What did you say?"

"This," Jiaorong hesitated and looked at the emperor.

The emperor said sternly, "Just tell the truth about what you have done." ”

"Yes," Jiaorong responded, "I have been friends with Yuanxin since childhood, so I dragged him to build a phoenix and nine pearls. ”

The emperor asked, "Do you know what Fenghan Nine Beads is?" You are neither a grandparent nor a long, what do you want it to do? ”

"Father's forgiveness," if it was changed to usual, he would have already knelt down and begged for mercy when he was scolded by the emperor for his cowardly character, but today Jiaorong seems to have changed a person, and he has more courage than twelve, "The child is not going to use Fenghan Jiuzhu for himself, but to give it to the emperor's eldest sister." ”

"Really?" The emperor was skeptical.

"Exactly, the child knows that he is low, even if he has ten guts, he does not dare to wear Fenghan Jiuzhu. The child just wants to give it to the eldest sister of the emperor, the first day of June is the day of worship, the daughter wants to see the eldest sister wear the phoenix and nine pearls, and ask for God's blessing with the respect of the elder. ”

The emperor seemed to sigh, "Since the death of the queen, I haven't seen Fenghan Jiuzhu for more than ten years. ”

Jiaorong thought that it was the emperor's intention, and said happily, "The child should let people go to the Ninghe Hall to fetch it." ”

The emperor said in disgust, "Leave it to the Inner Servant Bureau, when does Fenghan Jiuzhu need to be created by you." ”

Kyaukrong regained her previous weakness, and replied timidly, "Yes, then there will be a Laonei Servant Bureau to transfer it to the eldest sister of the emperor." ”

The emperor said angrily, "When did I say that I would use the pearl hairpin you made? Ming An, notify the Inner Servant Bureau to dissolve and recreate another piece! ”

The biggest reaction at this moment is not Jiaorong, but Cheng Zheng, "Your Majesty, please think twice, in any case, this is the intention of the third princess, and it takes time to build Fenghan Nine Pearls, and now there are only five or six days before the first day of June, and the Inner Service Bureau may not be able to do it." ”

The emperor showed no mercy, "Then rush to work day and night." After speaking, the emperor seemed to suddenly feel tightened, and looked at Cheng Zheng coldly, "You are quite concerned about Jiaorong's affairs, and you plead for her?" ”

Cheng Zheng hurriedly knelt down, "The minister is just thinking about the fear of delaying the sacrifice to the sky, the minister has overstepped, and the emperor forgives the sin." ”

The emperor didn't speak, everyone in the hall lowered their heads, held their breath, and there was a dead silence. The emperor's eyes rolled suspiciously a few times, and Fang Heyan said with a pleasant face, "It's okay, I have never regarded you as an outsider, it is impossible to go beyond it, you get up." ”

Cheng Zheng didn't dare to relax, "The emperor raises love, the minister is terrified, and the minister must be cautious in his words and deeds in the future." ”

The emperor nodded with satisfaction, showing a look of kindness, "You grew up watching me, and I have always been optimistic about you." ”

Cheng Zheng was not flattered, but was jealous, and secretly pinched a cold sweat, "Thank you, Your Majesty." ”

The emperor said to Jiaorong, "You have made a phoenix with nine pearls this time, I have no greed in you, and I will not blame you, you go back and think about it behind closed doors, and there will be no more trespassing." ”

"Yes, thank you father, the child is leaving." Jiaorong is still like a humble and insignificant sand, and it can't enter the eyes of the emperor. Why the hell, is it because my biological mother was born as a palace maid? Will a lowly person never be taken seriously even if he gives birth to an heir? The eldest sister was born with a title, I am thirteen years old, no one is a righteous master, I am flattered everywhere, cautious everywhere, and welcome everywhere, but everywhere I am looked down upon and humiliated. I'm your daughter, too, and I have royal blood in my veins, so why do I deserve to be rejected forever? Why don't you give me a second glance no matter what I do? Is the status of the birth mother really so important? Does the distinction between the two really have to be so obvious? What can I do to be valued by you, to be loved and cherished by you like a sister, and to laugh and talk with you like a family? I'm willing to do anything, I'm really willing to do anything, please tell me what to do?

The changes before and after Jiaorong were all in Cheng Zheng's eyes, he was strong and decisive when he testified for Yuanxin, and he cowered when he talked about himself, how much strength did Yuanxin give her to support, how important it was in her heart, she was a weak woman and when she was so strong, Cheng Zheng sighed in his heart, this palace that the world envies has never given people happiness.

Cheng Zheng did not ask the emperor to release Yuanxin, first of all, he made the royal utensils privately, and the crime of breaking into the palace was determined to be inescapable, and the case was not closed, so it was inevitable that Yuanxin would be sentenced first. At least he had nothing to do with the theft, and he shouldn't be tried again, and it didn't make much difference if he was a day earlier or a day later.

Cheng Zheng asked the emperor, "At present, the charge of Yuanxin's theft has been cleared, but the clue has been broken." According to the ministers and Lord Cha's inquiries about the Imperial Forest Army who participated in the arrest that night, the man in black went to the Lile Hall after coming out of the Dust Washing Palace, and then arrested Yuanxin by mistake. Therefore, please go to the backyard of the Rite Hall to check, maybe there will be clues left. ”

Yang Shu also agreed, otherwise there was really no way to investigate. The emperor had some scruples, pondered for a moment, and then asked, "Didn't the head of the Lile Pavilion report that the backyard is no different?" ”

Yang Shu arched his hand and replied, "Back to the emperor, after all, the lord in charge only takes care of the things in the Lile Pavilion, and has no experience in handling cases, so it is inevitable that there will be omissions, and the focus of the investigation is not the same as what the minister asked. ”

The emperor nodded, there is only this way at present, this is already the second day, and if you don't know where to start, it will inevitably damage your face in front of the northerners. "Okay, you go check it out, but don't go near the few houses in the courtyard except for the two of you, and don't go near the few houses in the courtyard."

"Commandment."

"Your Majesty."

The emperor sighed lightly, "Ming'an, take them over." ”

Cheng Zheng and Yang Shu entered the backyard, two days have passed, what else can be found, and Jinfeng also came last night, and there was nothing to find, and the obvious traces are estimated to have been destroyed by the people who cleaned the yard. The courtyard was very quiet, and there was no one around, so Cheng Zheng and Yang Shu looked around carefully.

This pile of grass was lying on the ground irregularly, as if it had been pressed by something, Cheng Zheng picked up the grass in this place, revealing the covered soil, and could see a few vague footprints, could it be that the thieves hid here that night? If it will be found after dawn, then how did he get out, Yao Luo said that he has been sending people to guard the surroundings, and he has been strictly checked when he enters and exits, could it be that the people in the museum did it? Cheng Zheng called Yang Shu over, and the two continued to investigate after some discussion.

Cheng Zheng walked along this road to the end and didn't find anything, standing in place and looking around, his eyes paid attention to a tile in the corner of the wall, the bright yellow glazed tile has a gap the size of a copper coin in a corner of the wall, such a small gap and in the inconspicuous corner of the wall ordinary people will not find, Cheng Zheng approached to see the gap, white as new, it should have been broken in recent days. Cheng Zheng squatted down to pick up the grass and a few fallen leaves, saw this broken tile the size of a thumbnail, picked it up and looked up at the gap, it was a match.

But what does this mean, how hard is it to make the tiles crack like this? Cheng Zheng tried to imagine the scene at that time, and when he got up, he found a dead ant in the corner of the wall, and in the center of the ant was a black pill the size of a millet grain.

Cheng Zheng got up and walked towards Yang Shu and asked him if he had found anything, and Yang Shu said that there was nothing abnormal. Cheng Zheng nodded, and the two of them continued to investigate in the backyard until dusk. Aside from a single patch of pressed grass and vague footprints, no new discoveries have been made.

Yang Shu said, "The thieves are hiding here, it can be seen that it was done by outsiders, so I can only ask Yao Luo for the details of the entry and exit of the Lile Hall in the early morning of the day." ”

Cheng Zheng asked, "How can you see it?" ”

Yang Shu's sophisticated analysis, "If it is a person in the hall, he will definitely sneak back to his room when he comes back, why squat in the grass." ”

Cheng Zheng nodded, "What Master Cha said is reasonable. ”

Yang Shu took out a cold posture, "So the thieves will definitely find a way to get out before they are discovered, we will ask Yao Luo tomorrow, who is in and out that morning, but there is an exact waist card." ”

"As your lord says." Although Cheng Zheng already had the answer in his heart, he also wanted to know who the person squatting in the grass was and how to get out.

(The author said: The officials left a footprint, come and talk to the author about the unattainable ideals, talk about the hard life, and talk about the current reluctance~~~)