The palace maids who walked out of the room, all of them were pale and palpitating, looking at the few remaining waiters, but they didn't dare to answer a single question, and hurriedly left to go elsewhere.

After another half an hour, these six interrogations finally came to an end, and the captains of the Jinyi Guard, who were tired and had back pain, got up one after another and showed the thick stack of examination records to Guangsheng.

Guangsheng looked at it, and there were several incidents of stealing, rumors, and bullying confessed in every detail, and even a palace maid secretly ran out to mess with a eunuch "vegetable household", but there were no useful clues.

Countless trivial things were written on the paper, but Guangsheng patiently turned the pages one by one, and suddenly, his hand stopped turning the page.

Li Sheng wanted to lean over to take a look, but after all, he didn't dare to make a mistake, and asked in a low voice, "Is there a clue?" ”

The maid who cleaned the lotus pond complained that there were always people on the pond who had moved her mud clearing boat for a while, and there were many footprints on the shore. ”

"It's not surprising, the lotus flowers are about to bloom, and it's not strange that some people want to pick a few stamens, and there are also people who secretly take a boat to play."

Li Sheng felt that this was not a doubt.

Guangsheng's eyes flashed and he asked, "Was there such a thing here before?" ”

Li Sheng thought for a moment, "She said it had never been before. “

He looked at the palace maid's hometown experience, "She has been here for eight years, so she shouldn't make a fuss." “

Lotus Pond in Nanyuan......

Guangsheng groaned in his heart - under the cover of night, the lotus lake was shining not far away, and the water waves were calm or there was a reflection of moonlight, and there was really nothing unusual to see.

"Do you want to send someone to guard it?"

Li Sheng asked, and Guangsheng shook his head, "It's too startling." ”

He looked at the courtyard of the palace maids, and ordered in a deep voice: "Let the palace maid who cleans the lotus pond keep an eye on this matter, and you can make up for her the identity of a secret agent of the Jinyi Guard-tell her, if she does a good job, I can let her get out of the palace and marry." ”

"This. But the palace maid of Nanyuan, how can we? ”

Guangsheng confidently said categorically: "If we can relieve the emperor's henchmen, we can forgive any transgressions, otherwise, let's wait for the tree to fall and scatter." ”

The two of them leaned on their waist cards and walked out along the long dark alley, the wind of the summer night was cool, the black cornices and palace walls on both sides seemed to stand next to the sky, and there was still no end in sight in the distance.

Guangsheng stood in this gloomy and silent place, and before he knew it, the heat of a hundred days had dissipated without a trace.

Endless pressure and responsibility came at him like a tidal wave. He took a deep breath, only to feel a sigh in his heart, he sighed, and even slowed down.

"My lord, what's wrong with you?"

Li Sheng's voice echoed around in the air, becoming more and more empty.

"I'm thinking...... If the commander is still there, I'm afraid that this case will not be difficult for him. ”

Of course, there is only one commander in Guangsheng's mouth. That's Ji Gang who is in prison.

When Ji Gang was mentioned, Li Sheng was also gloomy, and both of them were silent for a long time. Only then did I hear Guangsheng speak: "I want to try to see him again." ”

Li Sheng was so frightened that his soul flew out of the sky, and his heart was sour, but he still tried his best to dissuade him: "Don't do this, you do this." If he has angered the Holy ......"

Guangsheng fell silent again, but Li Sheng's heart was even more uneasy, and Guangsheng's temper was rather bending. If he had this idea, he would have to do it with all his might.

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It was already dawn when Guangsheng returned to the Hou Mansion, Xiao Gu was also startled when he saw him tired and hungry, and hurriedly cooked a pot of eggs and ginger vinegar noodles for him, and served it with thinly sliced Zhenjiang meat.

Xiao Gu saw that there was still no maid in his yard, and although a few little maids were loyal, they were not as clever as women, and when they asked, they knew that Guangsheng resolutely rejected the batch after batch of maids and beauties sent to him by the second lady.

This can be regarded as the number one who has been bitten by a snake for ten years, and is afraid of the well rope.

Seeing Guangsheng tired and going to bed with a pillow to sleep, she made a slight snoring sound after a while, and then she returned to the Tang Le Courtyard, and as soon as she walked into the courtyard door, she felt that the atmosphere was not right.

"Princess Yong'an has made a post, inviting the two ladies and four young ladies of our Hou Mansion to be guests!"

The little maid guarding under the porch couldn't hide the excitement in her heart, and lowered her voice to tell Xiao Gu.

Xiao Gu was startled at first, and then understood that Princess Yong'an must know about this family affair and wanted to see her future in-laws and daughter-in-law in person.

She remembered that Yuan Jian said that Princess Yong'an had a good temperament and had raised him, a "concubine" of unknown origin, for many years.

She entered the main room, but saw that there was a rush inside, Qingyi Bihe and a group of second-class maids were dressing up Ruyao in full swing.

"Xiao Gu, you are back, what about Hou Ye?"

Ruyao asked while stretching out her wrist to ask Bihe to put on the eighteen tourmaline inlaid jade bracelet for her.

Hearing that Guangsheng was busy outside until midnight before coming back, Ruyao couldn't hide her concern, "Master Hou is the pillar of this mansion, although official business is important, but it is also necessary."

It's ...... to take a break."

She was thinking about finding two fifty-year-old ginseng from her mother's dowry and sending them to Guangsheng, and suddenly she was in a hurry, and she was persuaded by Xiao Gu-

"Everything is yours, it's never too late to give it, but it's better to give it sooner rather than later."

After dressing up, Ruyao became more and more slim - a smoky willow-colored satin gauze shirt, a light blue moonlight skirt, a chic moon-rising bun on her head, and only a pearl begonia leaf pendant belt, the whole person looked delicate and elegant.

Mother Qin nodded with satisfaction, and whispered: "The rules in the princess's mansion are strict, and the girl doesn't need to be afraid, just remember to be respectful and admiring when you visit." ”

There are rules for the number of people who can meet the princess, and there are many sisters in the family, Ruyao can only bring two people to serve, she pointed to Qingyi, but left Bihe behind, and let Xiao Gu follow, "You have always been witty and calm, if there is anything wrong, you have to mention Qingyi." ”

When they went out of the second door, Ruzhen and Rusi were already waiting in the sedan chair, but Rucan was delayed, and the look on Wang's face became more and more unsightly, and he ordered in a cold voice: "Go to someone to see what she is stumbling on!" ”

At this time, Rucan finally trotted in, she was slightly panting, and she was lined with a hibiscus jade face that was red and pink, and a pair of carefully depicted willow eyebrows made her look a few years older, and her originally delicate and cute look was completely restrained.

Wang looked at the gold button peony pattern Shu brocade placket on her body, and the shrimp whisker bracelet with lotus leaf beads on her wrist, she only felt that it was too delicate and heavy, and frowned and had the heart to let her change, seeing her daughter's cautious smiling face, but she couldn't bear to say anything about her after all. (To be continued......)