This question alarmed the two palace maids who were chatting, and when they saw that it was Ruo'an and Ziyan, they left in a hurry after saluting.

Ruoan was puzzled: "What did they just say?" I didn't hear ......."

"It's nothing, it's just some tongue-chewing words......"

"Oh...... Let's go back then......" Ruoan said, leading Bai Xue to continue on his way.

Ziyan wrinkled her eyebrows and pondered for a moment, then stopped Ruoan and said, "Sister, you go to the palace gate and wait for me first, I have something left in the queen mother's bedroom...... I want to go back and get it? ”

"What's that?"

"Uh...... A jade pendant, it may have been dropped there, I will be back soon, sister, you go to the palace gate first and wait for me......" Ziyan urged.

"Then I'll accompany you, it's so dark......"

"I'm fine, I'll just go by myself, I'll be back soon...... Sister wait for me to ......" Ziyan ran back after speaking, seemingly very anxious, Ruo'an didn't call her again when she saw this, and led Bai Xue to wait for her at the gate of the palace first.

Ziyan's destination was obviously not the Empress Dowager's dormitory, but to the Xuanhe Painting Academy.

The words of the two palace maids made Zi Yan feel very strange, and made her move her mind to investigate, after all, this was He Qishan's concern all along, and she had to share it for him, although she didn't know what kind of danger her reckless actions would bring.

But her intuition told her that although she was apprehensive about visiting the Xuanhe Painting Academy at night, it was still worth a trip.

The guards of the Xuanhe Painting Institute are very lax on weekdays, after all, the high-quality paintings are not kept here, but there is a special place to place them. In addition to the high position and power of Lord Luo, the rest are all some painters who have no fame and paint portraits of the emperor's concubines. On weekdays, I do some work of repairing and framing ancient paintings, and few masters come, so the guards here are not very strict.

Besides, after nightfall, there are few people there, although Ziyan has never visited late at night, but she still has heard of it, and they all say that it is easy to be an errand in Xuanhe Painting Academy. Although there is not much oil and water, it is expensive to be leisurely, so I naturally want to go in. It still depends on ability.

Lord Luo has a mansion outside the palace and almost does not stay in the painting academy, except in special circumstances. The painting academy and the place where the concubines live are separated by many floors, and it is naturally far away from the queen mother's bedroom. Ziyan almost trotted there. After all, Ruoan was still waiting for her, and she couldn't afford to spend too long.

I was finally able to see the door of the art academy, and sure enough, there was not even a gatekeeper at the door, after all, there was a pile of sketches, nothing of value, and it was no wonder that the guards were lax.

Ziyan looked at it for a while and walked around to the back door. stepped forward and pushed, and there was secret joy in my heart. The door was not locked...... She was ready to climb over the wall, which saved her trouble.

Pushing the door and flashing in, the courtyard was pitch black, except for the dim light of the two lanterns, there was nothing else, all the rooms were dark, Ziyan took a deep breath, slipped to the door of the guard, glanced in, and saw the two little eunuchs sleeping Zhengxiang, where there was a little bit of standing guard on duty.

Ziyan took a deep breath, opened the window softly, and slowly hooked out the key on the table......

Fortunately, the two of them slept very hard, and they didn't notice it, Ziyan softly closed the window, and then held the key and went straight to the hall.

When the door was opened, the fragrance of paper and ink came from the pavement, rolls of silk cloth and pulp paper were neatly arranged on the shelves, and the frames were inlaid with unfinished paintings.

A look at the furnishings in this house, Ziyan knew that this was Luo Tian's place, there were antiques and books on the shelves around him, as well as the paintings of the past dynasties, and on the oversized table, there was a row of brushes of different sizes, and the felt was spread on the countertop, and it was a good wool material when you touched it.

Ziyan couldn't help but be speechless: This Luo Tian is quite good at enjoying it, and even the felt is so high-end......

Ziyan looked around, and saw that there was nothing special, so she went around to the back of the desk and turned it over, and after looking for it, she didn't find anything special, she couldn't help but feel a little lost, she sat on Luo Tian's chair in a daze, and her eyes couldn't help but look at a painting on the wall.

It's strange to say, this Lord Luo hung such a picture on the wall in a dignified manner, and it was quite terrible to look at it in the middle of the night......

It was a sword-wielding immortal, similar to the exorcist Zhong Kui, staring at the scene of angry eyes, killing demons, and the blood-red cinnabar robe was particularly eye-catching in this dark room.

Ziyan stepped forward to observe carefully, the paper roll was yellowed, and at a glance, she knew that it had been some years, and then looked at the payment, sure enough, it was painted by Luo Tian more than ten years ago.

This painting is mediocre, it can't be said to be a fine product, why does Luo Tian hang it here? Shouldn't the average painter's study be mostly Meilan bamboo chrysanthemum or something? emphasizes his own elegant sentiments, but this Luo Tian has hung a demon slaying picture, could it be that he has a ghost in his heart? Do you want to rely on this painting to be courageous?

Ziyan didn't have time to think too much before she heard footsteps and talking at the door.

"Strange, the key is clearly on the table, huh? How do you wake up and it's gone? ”

"You don't know where to throw it, you love to mess around......"

"I didn't, I remember it very well...... It's on the table......

"Okay, hurry up and find it, if you lose it, see how Lord Luo cleans you up!"

When Ziyan heard this, she quickly hid, and while the two of them were checking the next room, she waited for an opportunity to sneak out, threw the key around the corner, covered the door and retreated.

Ziyan's heart was pounding, and she strode towards the palace gate, her heart was very panicked, if it weren't for the reminder of the two palace maids, she would probably be difficult to suspect Luo Tian for the rest of her life, plus Luo Tian and He Hongxin were close friends before, after Lord He's accident, Luo Tian immediately cleared up the relationship, and then drew a demon slaying diagram and hung it in the house, the whole thing seems to be inextricably linked, what happened in the middle? What does it have to do with the death of the former queen?

A series of questions came to Ziyan's mind, making her both nervous and excited, but after calming down and thinking about it, a painting can't prove anything, and there is still conclusive evidence to prove He Hongxin's innocence, so that He Qishan can completely let go of this knot.

Ruo'an was almost asleep waiting at the gate of the palace before he vaguely saw Ziyan's figure walking quickly.

"Why has it been so long? Nothing happened, right? Ruoan asked, rubbing his eyes.

"I didn't ...... I chatted with Master He for a few words, and my sister waited for a long time......" Ziyan explained awkwardly.

"Oh, that'......s fine, it's understandable for the little couple to get closer," Joan quipped.

"Sister!" Ziyan blushed and pretended to be angry.

Ruoan hurriedly smiled: "Okay, do you want to make you happy, let's go back, I'm really tired......"

Ziyan nodded, secretly breathed a sigh of relief in her heart, and accompanied Ruo'an back to the palace.

Without waiting for the door, I saw Princess Yuning standing in front of the palace from a distance, looking at the mournful appearance of Wangfu Stone, and when I saw that the person who came was not the prince but Ruo'an, the expression on my face was ugly.

"You're back? What about the prince? Yu Ning asked.

Ruoan handed the reins to Ziyan, walked up to Princess Yuning and responded: "The prince is still in the palace, discussing state affairs with His Royal Highness the Prince, let us rest first, don't wait for him to ......"

"Uh...... Didn't he say when he would be back? "Princess Yuning is a little unwilling.

"No...... Sister, you still have a wound on your head, let's go back and rest, don't stand here and blow the wind......" Ruoan advised.

"The princess doesn't wait for the princess, isn't it possible for you to take advantage of it......" Hongling muttered and complained, although the voice was not loud, Ruo'an and Ziyan still heard it clearly.

"You can eat indiscriminately, you can't talk nonsense, I advise someone to keep to themselves, and don't do some thankless things!" Ziyan said, glancing at Hongling.

Hongling was angry in her heart, but because she had just offended the prince and received the punishment, she had palpitations in her heart, and she didn't dare to be too arrogant, so she had to grit her teeth and endure it.

"Okay, don't make any noise, if my sister is willing to wait, then wait, I'll go back and rest first, my body can't bear it, Hongling, take care of my sister, take a cloak and put it on, be careful of catching a cold...... I'll quit first......" Joan said, saluting, turning and entering.

Seeing Ruo'an and Ziyan walking away, Hongling dared to speak: "Look at them, ...... so arrogant"

"Okay, let's not say a word, she looks really tired, it's come to this point, the prince must not come back, let's go back too......" Princess Yuning said, and also turned around and walked back, Hongling pouted, helplessly following behind, as if she was very dissatisfied with Princess Yuning's obedience to Ruo'an's words.

This night was very heavy, Ruoan seemed to feel like a heavy object in his body falling on him, even if he was lying in bed, he felt very tired.

Leng Chen didn't come back until the next night, Ruo'an was going to sleep, but as soon as he lay down, Leng Chen pushed the door and came in.

"Sleeping?" Leng Chen asked.

Ruoan sat up and smiled, "No, just lay down...... How's it going, is there any progress? ”

Leng Chen sighed lightly: "I'm going to go to that village......"

"The village? The village where Voodoo used to be? ”

"Hmm...... It's Sheng Zi's hometown...... I'm going to go on a trip......" Leng Chen sighed lightly.

"Uh...... Haven't General Huo and His Royal Highness the Crown Prince already been there? The queen mother is sick now, does the prince have to go at this time? Joan asked.

Leng Chen nodded: "I'll leave early tomorrow morning, I'll just come back and tell you...... I'll go with Leng Yang......"

"Uh...... What's going on? "If An sees that Leng Chen's intention to go has been decided, he knows that there must be something wrong.

Leng Chen sighed: "Sheng Zi said before, the woman who was burned by fire during the sacrifice and then drowned by water...... Found ......"

Ruo An immediately took a breath: "Found it?" …… Still alive? ”

"With such a serious injury, how can you live...... It's just a corpse......"

"Uh...... So what's so special about this bone? Do you have to go in person? (To be continued......)